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Patent Details for Tuesday, November 04, 2014
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| US 08875374 | Vontell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. Vontell (Manchester, Connecticut); Ronald W. Brush (Ringwood, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An installation method makes use of a tool that includes a block and a plate. The block is configured to align the installation tool with a U-shaped component. The plate extends from the block and is configured to hold a flexible component, such that the flexible component is accurately located within the U-shaped component. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/633648 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Tools or Bench Devices Not Otherwise Provided For, for Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging or Holding B25B 27/0092 (20130101) Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 29/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08875510 | McEnerney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bryan William McEnerney (Canoga Park, California); Andrew J. Zillmer (Canoga Park, California); Charles Thomas Kudija, Jr. (Canoga Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc. (Canoga Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bryan William McEnerney (Canoga Park, California); Andrew J. Zillmer (Canoga Park, California); Charles Thomas Kudija, Jr. (Canoga Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A solar receiver includes a cavity that is operable to receive concentrated solar energy and a heat exchanger in thermal-receiving communication with the cavity. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of thermal capacitors. Each of the plurality of thermal capacitors has a regular geometry. The plurality of thermal capacitors defines open flow passages there between and at least two of the plurality of thermal capacitors have a different size. The plurality of thermal capacitors has a packing factor of greater than 74% with regard to the volume of the heat exchanger. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/472905 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 6/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For F24J 2/07 (20130101) F24J 2/34 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/46 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08875520 | Zeaton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory W. P. Zeaton (Indianapolis, Indiana); David L. Sutterfield (Greenwood, Indiana); Sean F. Sullivan (Tremonton, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory W. P. Zeaton (Indianapolis, Indiana); David L. Sutterfield (Greenwood, Indiana); Sean F. Sullivan (Tremonton, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas turbine engine adapter is provided. In one form the adapter is segmented and may be attached to a gas turbine engine support ring. The adapter can provide a channel that may receive part of a gas turbine engine component such as, but not limited to, a plug nozzle. The adapter can include a load bearing support to counteract axial forces experienced by the plug nozzle during operation of the gas turbine engine. A compressible seal can be provided between the plug nozzle and the adapter. A leaf seal can also be provided to seal between segments of the adapter. The plug nozzle can be discouraged from rotating relative to the adapter. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/634606 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 1/04 (20130101) F02K 1/08 (20130101) F02K 1/80 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2240/14 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/67 (20130101) Y02T 50/672 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08875576 | Swanson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul D. Swanson (Santee, California); Richard L. Waters (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul D. Swanson (Santee, California); Richard L. Waters (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An in-plane, monolithically-integrated, inertial device comprising: a support structure and first and second spring mass systems springedly coupled to the support structure. The first spring mass system comprises first and second time domain digital triggers configured to measure rotation and displacement respectively of the support structure about a first axis and along an orthogonal second axis respectively. The second spring mass system comprises third and fourth time domain digital triggers configured to measure acceleration and displacement respectively of the support structure about the second axis and along the first axis respectively. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/425631 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/504.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08875589 | Mancinho et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Derek J. Mancinho (Laramie, Wyoming); Myat S. Win (Nottingham, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Derek J. Mancinho (Laramie, Wyoming); Myat S. Win (Nottingham, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for testing the efficiency of a test HEPA filter, the system comprises a dilution system and a sampling system. The dilution system processes samples collected upstream of the test HEPA filter. The dilution system has a test portion and a calibrated portion. The calibrated portion aids in determining the dilution ratio of the test portion thereby rendering the dilution system self-calibrating. The sampling system receives upstream samples via the dilution system, and downstream samples collected directly downstream of the test HEPA filter. The sampling system incorporates a flow rate balancing system to ensure accurate counts with respect to samples collected upstream and downstream of the test HEPA filter. The sampling system works well with particle counters fitted with relatively weak fans to draw in samples for counting; this is achieved by connecting the sampling system to both the inlet and exhaust outlet of a particle counter. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/474205 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/863.30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08875816 | Steltz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erik E. Steltz (Melrose, Massachusetts); Jeffrey L. Weeks (South Easton, Massachusetts); Lee Sword (Hollis, New Hampshire); Annan Michael Mozeika (Groton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A lightweight mobile robot includes a chassis less than 500 pounds and two independent tracked drives including a drive wheel assembly, four or more independently suspended bogie assemblies, an idler wheel assembly, a compliant front shoe fixedly coupled to an independently suspended bogie assembly positioned adjacent the idler wheel assembly, and a compliant elastomer track entraining the drive wheel, road wheels, idler wheel assembly and compliant front shoe. The bogie assembly includes a serpentine suspension arm having a corresponding road wheel rotatably mounted at a distal end thereof, the bogie arm swingable through a range entirely beneath the chassis. The serpentine suspension arm provides clearance for adjacent road wheels to swing past one another without making contact with any portion of the adjacent bogie assembly. The compliant elastomer track has center guides and peripheral drive features protruding therefrom for engaging the drive wheel, road wheels, and idler wheel. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/828484 |
| ART UNIT | 3611 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 5/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Motor Vehicles; Trailers B62D 55/104 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/01 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08875976 | Schultz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Patrick Schultz (Blacksburg, Virginia); Kevin Creehan (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aeroprobe Corporation (Christiansburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Patrick Schultz (Blacksburg, Virginia); Kevin Creehan (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to tools and methods for disposing, coating, repairing, or otherwise modifying the surface of a metal substrate using frictional heating and compressive/shear loading of a consumable metal against the substrate. Embodiments of the invention include friction-based fabrication tooling comprising a non-consumable member with a throat and a consumable member disposed in the throat, wherein consumable filler material is capable of being introduced to the throat in a continuous manner during deposition using frictional heating and compressive/shear loading of the filler material onto the substrate. Preferred embodiments according to the invention include such tools operably configured for applying a force or displacement to the filler material during deposition. Especially preferred embodiments can include using various powder-type consumable materials or combinations during the deposition process to obtain a continuous compositional gradient in the filler material yielding a functionally graded coating on the substrate. |
| FILED | Monday, April 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/442201 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/2.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08876168 | Pompeii |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael A. Pompeii (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Pompeii (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An axi-symmetric adapter is provided for attaching to a pre-filter bag as a pre-filter assembly for use with chemical, biological, and radiological filtration systems. The bag has an annular retention ring, with the assembly being insertable into a cavity of an M98 Filter Bank or other Navy-designated Collective Protection System filter housing. The adapter includes tang, groove, flange mezzanine rings. The tang ring has an exterior bevel edge and terminates a reverse side of the adapter. The groove ring possesses inner and outer cylindrical walls that define a circular channel and terminate an obverse side of adapter. The flange ring extends radially inward from the inner cylindrical wall for engaging the retention ring. The mezzanine ring connects the flange and groove rings together. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/199961 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 46/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 46/0024 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08876295 | Scanlon |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael V. Scanlon (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael V. Scanlon (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for displaying information via a light source on rotating helicopter blades of an aircraft such as a helicopter is provided. The light source may be a laser light source and the light therefrom may be directed onto the aircraft blade by one or more motion controlled mirrors and a computer controller. A sensor is capable of determining the position of helicopter blades during rotation, such that light may be projected upon only the moving blade at precisely timed intervals, so as to form perceivable graphics and/or messages thereon. In addition, the method may be utilized for displaying graphics and/or messages on rotating propellers of fixed wing aircraft. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/407838 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus or Arrangements for Taking Photographs or for Projecting or Viewing Them; Apparatus or Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Accessories Therefor G03B 21/562 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08876743 | Galea et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anna M. Galea (Stow, Massachusetts); Kristen LeRoy (Somerville, Massachusetts); John Player (Wayland, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vivonics, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anna M. Galea (Stow, Massachusetts); Kristen LeRoy (Somerville, Massachusetts); John Player (Wayland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A conformable material for an orthotic device including a plurality of fibers each including a plurality of filaments encapsulated by a first thermoplastic material. A second thermoplastic material is configured to bind the plurality of fibers and form the conformable material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/506428 |
| ART UNIT | 3772 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Splint, brace, or bandage 62/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08876953 | Yaghi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Omar M. Yaghi (Los Angeles, California); David Kyle Britt (Los Angeles, California); Bo Wang (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Omar M. Yaghi (Los Angeles, California); David Kyle Britt (Los Angeles, California); Bo Wang (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions useful for gas storage and separation are provided. More particularly, compositions and methods for CO2 storage and separation are provided comprising an open metal organic framework. |
| FILED | Friday, June 18, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/377805 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 2253/204 (20130101) B01D 2257/504 (20130101) B01D 2258/06 (20130101) B01D 2259/4541 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/226 (20130101) B01J 20/3458 (20130101) B01J 2220/56 (20130101) Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG] Y02C 10/04 (20130101) Y02C 10/08 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 95/90 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877029 | Peffer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robin M. Peffer (Valencia, Pennsylvania); Edward F. Rakiewicz (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Michael J. Pawlik (Glenshaw, Pennsylvania); Michelle S. Miles (Mercer, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robin M. Peffer (Valencia, Pennsylvania); Edward F. Rakiewicz (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Michael J. Pawlik (Glenshaw, Pennsylvania); Michelle S. Miles (Mercer, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for applying a coating on aluminum substrates by anionic or cationic electrodeposition of an electrodeposition coating including an aqueous dispersion of one or more lanthanide series elements having a +3/+4 oxidation state and phosphated epoxy resin made by phosphating a polyepoxide with both phosphoric acid and an organophosphonic acid and/or an organophosphinic acid. The coating has a reduced tendency to form pinholes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/876591 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/486 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877096 | Pan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhengwei Pan (Bogart, Georgia); Yi-Ying Lu (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhengwei Pan (Bogart, Georgia); Yi-Ying Lu (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Phosphors based on transition metal-activated gallates, particularly Cr3+- and Ni2+-activated zinc germanium gallates, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments such phosphors can exhibit persistent infrared phosphorescence for as long as 400 hours. Such phosphors can be used, for example, as components of a luminescent paint. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/394627 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/01 (20130101) C04B 35/16 (20130101) C04B 35/457 (20130101) C04B 2235/3203 (20130101) C04B 2235/3206 (20130101) C04B 2235/3208 (20130101) C04B 2235/3213 (20130101) C04B 2235/3215 (20130101) C04B 2235/3224 (20130101) C04B 2235/3227 (20130101) C04B 2235/3229 (20130101) C04B 2235/3241 (20130101) C04B 2235/3279 (20130101) C04B 2235/3284 (20130101) C04B 2235/3286 (20130101) C04B 2235/3287 (20130101) C04B 2235/3298 (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 5/22 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/623 (20130101) C09K 11/662 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09K 11/682 (20130101) C09K 11/685 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/502 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877109 | Cavallaro |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul V. Cavallaro (Raynham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul V. Cavallaro (Raynham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Crimp-imbalanced fabric systems are accomplished by varying the levels of yarn crimp within a single fabric layer and across layers of a multi-layer fabric system. The method includes developing a crimp in the yarn (utilized for producing a fabric layer) by optionally pulling the yarn through a solution that substantially coats the yarn. The optionally removable coating has a thickness that ensures a proper amount of crimp in the yarn. The tension in the yarn is controlled; the yarn is weaved; and a crimp is applied in the yarn. Once the crimp is applied, families of the crimped yarn are utilized as a single layer or multiple layer system to increase performance attributes including enhanced energy absorption. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/065788 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/258 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877172 | Jiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shaoyi Jiang (Redmond, Washington); Andrew Keefe (Seattle, Washington); Hong Xue (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaoyi Jiang (Redmond, Washington); Andrew Keefe (Seattle, Washington); Hong Xue (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Zwitterionic polymer and mixed charge copolymer bioconjugates, methods for making and using the bioconjugates. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/463677 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/4826 (20130101) A61K 47/48176 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877340 | Chu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jack O. Chu (Manhasset Hills, New York); Christos Dimitrakopoulos (Baldwin Place, New York); Marcus O. Freitag (Sleepy Hollow, New York); Alfred Grill (White Plains, New York); Timothy J. McArdle (Mahopac, New York); Chun-Yung Sung (Poughkeepsie, New York); Robert L. Wisnieff (Ridgefield, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack O. Chu (Manhasset Hills, New York); Christos Dimitrakopoulos (Baldwin Place, New York); Marcus O. Freitag (Sleepy Hollow, New York); Alfred Grill (White Plains, New York); Timothy J. McArdle (Mahopac, New York); Chun-Yung Sung (Poughkeepsie, New York); Robert L. Wisnieff (Ridgefield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A graphene layer is formed on a crystallographic surface having a non-hexagonal symmetry. The crystallographic surface can be a surface of a single crystalline semiconductor carbide layer. The non-hexagonal symmetry surface of the single crystalline semiconductor carbide layer is annealed at an elevated temperature in ultra-high vacuum environment to form the graphene layer. During the anneal, the semiconductor atoms on the non-hexagonal surface of the single crystalline semiconductor carbide layer are evaporated selective to the carbon atoms. As the semiconductor atoms are selectively removed, the carbon concentration on the surface of the semiconductor-carbon alloy layer increases. Despite the non-hexagonal symmetry of the surface of the semiconductor-carbon alloy layer, the remaining carbon atoms can coalesce to form a graphene layer having hexagonal symmetry. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/844029 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/408 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877367 | Holme et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy P. Holme (San Francisco, California); Friedrich B. Prinz (Woodside, California); Philip B. Van Stockum (Redwood City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy P. Holme (San Francisco, California); Friedrich B. Prinz (Woodside, California); Philip B. Van Stockum (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In an All-Electron Battery (AEB), inclusions embedded in an active region between two electrodes of a capacitor provide enhanced energy storage. Electrons can tunnel to/from and/or between the inclusions, thereby increasing the charge storage density relative to a conventional capacitor. One or more barrier layers is present in an AEB to block DC current flow through the device. The AEB effect can be enhanced by using multi-layer active regions having inclusion layers with the inclusions separated by spacer layers that don't have the inclusions. The use of cylindrical geometry or wrap around electrodes and/or barrier layers in a planar geometry can enhance the basic AEB effect. Other physical effects that can be employed in connection with the AEB effect are excited state energy storage, and formation of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). |
| FILED | Thursday, December 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/928346 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01G 9/048 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 28/40 (20130101) H01L 29/127 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7022 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877517 | Cuppoletti |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Cuppoletti (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | John Cuppoletti (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining the amount of pore forming bacterial toxin protein in a sample is provided, the method including the steps of a) forming a membrane comprising a lipid bilayer and a receptor, b) contacting the membrane with an ion solution and the sample, c) measuring ion flow through the membrane, d) comparing the ion flow through the membrane to a standard curve, and e) determining the amount of pore forming bacterial toxin protein in the sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/327897 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/447 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877571 | Trujillo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jovan Trujillo (Phoenix, Arizona); Curtis Moyer (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jovan Trujillo (Phoenix, Arizona); Curtis Moyer (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of anodizing aluminum using a hard mask and related embodiments of semiconductor devices are disclosed herein. Other methods and related embodiments are also disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/313284 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877674 | Dagle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert A. Dagle (Richland, Washington); Yong Wang (Richland, Washington); Guanguang Xia (Pasco, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert A. Dagle (Richland, Washington); Yong Wang (Richland, Washington); Guanguang Xia (Pasco, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Carbon monoxide (CO) is selectively reacted with hydrogen (H2) over a ruthenium (Ru) on alumina catalyst at a temperature of about 210 to about 290° C. To be a viable option for micro catalytic fuel processing devices, highly active, selective, and stable catalysts must be demonstrated with as large a temperature window for feasible operation as possible. We have studied the effects of metal loading, preparation method, pretreatment conditions, and choice of support on the performance of Ru-based catalysts for such applications. Catalyst testing results and catalyst characterization using XRD and BET are discussed. In one example, operating at a gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 13,500 hr−1, a 3% Ru/Al2O3 catalyst yielded CO outputs less than 100 ppm in a temperature range from 240° C. to 285° C., while not exceeding a hydrogen consumption of 10%. This catalyst was further successfully demonstrated in a microchannel device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/413129 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/04 (20130101) B01J 23/462 (20130101) B01J 35/002 (20130101) B01J 35/006 (20130101) B01J 35/1019 (20130101) B01J 2219/00781 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/586 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 2203/047 (20130101) C01B 2203/0445 (20130101) |
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| US 08877677 | Rossin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph A. Rossin (Columbus, Ohio); Gregory W. Peterson (Belcamp, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph A. Rossin (Columbus, Ohio); Gregory W. Peterson (Belcamp, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a novel filtration media and process for removing toxic materials from streams of air at ambient conditions using the novel filtration media. The filtration media is comprised of porous zirconium hydroxide onto which at least one reactive moiety is impregnated. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/914334 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/400 |
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| US 08877824 | Leventis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas Leventis (Rolla, Missouri); Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis (Rolla, Missouri); Chakkaravarthy Chidambareswarapattar (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides a series of new and improved porous polyamide aerogels derived from multifunctional aromatics that combine the high mechanical strength of aramids with the pore structure of aerogels. The polyamide aerogels have a hyperbranched structure, relatively low density, high porosity and are derived from functionalized monomers having more aromatic groups than functional groups. The present disclosure also provides a new method for producing the porous polyamide aerogels by polymerizing an aromatic multifunctional carboxylic acid with an isocyanate at moderate reaction condition followed by drying with liquid CO2. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/909574 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | General Building Constructions; Walls, e.g Partitions; Roofs; Floors; Ceilings; Insulation or Other Protection of Buildings E04B 1/88 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08878048 | Ho et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Frank F. Ho (Yorba Linda, California); Charles Hyunsang Suh (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank F. Ho (Yorba Linda, California); Charles Hyunsang Suh (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A solar cell structure including a silicon carrier defining a front side and a back side, and including an N-type portion having an exposed portion on the front side of the carrier and a P-type portion having an exposed portion on the front side of the carrier, the N-type portion and the P-type portion defining a P-N junction, and a solar cell defining a front side and a back side, wherein the solar cell is connected to the front side of the carrier such that the back side of the solar cell is electrically coupled to the exposed portion of the N-type portion, and wherein the front side of the solar cell is electrically coupled to the exposed portion of the P-type portion. |
| FILED | Monday, May 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/781219 |
| ART UNIT | 1757 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/1421 (20130101) H01L 31/184 (20130101) H01L 31/0725 (20130101) H01L 31/0735 (20130101) H01L 31/1844 (20130101) H01L 31/1852 (20130101) H01L 31/1892 (20130101) H01L 31/02021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/06875 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/544 (20130101) |
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| US 08878114 | Zollars et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bryon G. Zollars (Georgetown, Texas); Steve M. Savoy (Austin, Texas); Michael W. Mayo (Austin, Texas); Daniel R. Mitchell (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanohmics, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bryon G. Zollars (Georgetown, Texas); Steve M. Savoy (Austin, Texas); Michael W. Mayo (Austin, Texas); Daniel R. Mitchell (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Detectors and methods for gathering, detecting and analyzing electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. A radiation detector includes one or more positive lenses to direct radiation to mirrors or to a photodetector. Coordinates of directed radiation are measured and interpreted to determine the angle of arrival. A color filter mosaic may be present to determine wavelengths of detected radiation. Temporal characteristics of the radiation may be measured. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/587017 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/206.100 |
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| US 08878127 | Ramsey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of North Carolina of Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina of Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Michael Ramsey (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Kevin Schultze (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A miniature electrode apparatus is disclosed for trapping charged particles, the apparatus including, along a longitudinal direction: a first end cap electrode; a central electrode having an aperture; and a second end cap electrode. The aperture is elongated in the lateral plane and extends through the central electrode along the longitudinal direction and the central electrode surrounds the aperture in a lateral plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to define a transverse cavity for trapping charged particles. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/840653 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 49/0031 (20130101) H01J 49/424 (20130101) H01J 49/4235 (20130101) |
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| US 08878157 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Judy Wu (Lawrence, Kansas); Jianwei Liu (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel method for fabrication of hybrid semiconductor-graphene nanostructures in large scale by floating graphene sheets on the surface of a solution is provided. Using this approach, crystalline ZnO nano/micro-rod bundles on graphene fabricated using chemical vapor deposition were prepared. UV detectors fabricated using the as-prepared hybrid ZnO-graphene nano-structure with graphene being one of the two electrodes show high sensitivity to ultraviolet light, suggesting the graphene remained intact during the ZnO growth. This growth process provides a low-cost and robust scheme for large-scale fabrication of semiconductor nanostructures on graphene and may be applied for synthesis of a variety of hybrid semiconductor-graphene nano-structures demanded for optoelectronic applications including photovoltaics, photodetection, and photocatalysis. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/655656 |
| ART UNIT | 2896 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02376 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02425 (20130101) H01L 21/02527 (20130101) H01L 21/02554 (20130101) H01L 21/02603 (20130101) H01L 21/02628 (20130101) H01L 21/02658 (20130101) H01L 29/0676 (20130101) H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 33/18 (20130101) H01L 33/0087 (20130101) |
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| US 08878161 | Lumb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Lumb (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael K. Yakes (Alexandria, Virginia); María González (Washington, District of Columbia); Christopher Bailey (Washington, District of Columbia); Robert J. Walters (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Lumb (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael K. Yakes (Alexandria, Virginia); María González (Washington, District of Columbia); Christopher Bailey (Washington, District of Columbia); Robert J. Walters (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A strain-balanced quantum well tunnel junction (SB-QWTJ) device. QW structures are formed from alternating quantum well and barrier layers situated between n++ and p++ layers in a tunnel junction formed on a substrate. The quantum well layers exhibit a compressive strain with respect to the substrate, while the barrier layers exhibit a tensile strain. The composition and layer thicknesses of the quantum well and barrier layers are configured so that the compressive and tensile strains in the structure are balanced. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/198735 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/151 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08878245 | Parikh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Primit Parikh (Goleta, California); Sten Heikman (Goleta, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Primit Parikh (Goleta, California); Sten Heikman (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A transistor device having non-alloyed ohmic contacts formed by a process that improves the contact morphology and reduces metal spiking into the semiconductor layers. During fabrication, a regrowth mask is deposited on the semiconductor device. A portion of the regrowth mask and the epitaxial semiconductor layers is removed, defining areas for selective regrowth of a highly-doped semiconductor material. The remaining portion of the regrowth mask forms a regrowth mask residual layer. After regrowth, ohmic contacts are formed on the regrowth structures without the use of a high-temperature annealing process. The regrowth mask residual layer does not need to be removed, but rather remains on the device throughout fabrication and can function as a passivation layer and/or a spacer layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/904064 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/452 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/7787 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/66462 (20130101) |
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| US 08878249 | Lu 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) | Jing Lu (Goleta, California); Stacia Keller (Santa Barbara, California); Umesh K. Mishra (Montecito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for growing high mobility, high charge Nitrogen polar (N-polar) or Nitrogen face (In,Al,Ga)N/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs). The method can provide a successful approach to increase the breakdown voltage and reduce the gate leakage of the N-polar HEMTs, which has great potential to improve the N-polar or N-face HEMTs' high frequency and high power performance. |
| FILED | Friday, April 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/861808 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/194 |
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| US 08878340 | Fedorov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrei G. Fedorov (Atlanta, Georgia); Craig Green (Atlanta, Georgia); Yogendra Joshi (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices or systems that include a composite thermal capacitor disposed in thermal communication with a hot spot of the device, methods of dissipating thermal energy in a device or system, and the like, are provided herein. In particular, the device includes a composite thermal capacitor including a phase change material and a high thermal conductivity material in thermal communication with the phase change material. The high thermal conductivity material is also in thermal communication with an active regeneration cooling device. The heat from the composite thermal capacitor is dissipated by the active regeneration cooling device. |
| FILED | Friday, August 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/014903 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/532 |
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| US 08878433 | Fleming et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy Paul Fleming (Edgewood, New Mexico); Michael Raymond Lambrecht (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Peter Jerome Mardahl (Albuquerque, New Mexico); John Davis Keisling (Belen, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Paul Fleming (Edgewood, New Mexico); Michael Raymond Lambrecht (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Peter Jerome Mardahl (Albuquerque, New Mexico); John Davis Keisling (Belen, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A conventional (non-relativistic) magnetron provides megawatt-levels of power. The magnetron includes a fourteen vane slow wave structure that surrounds a fourteen turn helical cathode. An upstream coaxial waveguide is surrounded by a dish-shaped flange that accommodates a reflector chamber in communication with an upstream void and a downstream interaction chamber. The vanes of the slow wave structure are shaped to define fourteen resonant chambers therebetween with each of the resonant cavities having a wedge portion in communication with a neck portion. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/620640 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices: Systems 315/39.300 |
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| US 08878505 | Temkin |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Deanna K. Temkin (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deanna K. Temkin (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems to translate a pulse power demand of a pulse load to a constant power draw, and to maintain a desired peak output voltage over time. A power converter (PC) provides power from a power source to a charge store, which provides pulse power to the load. A PC controller continuously monitors an output current of the PC and an output voltage of the charge store, and controls the PC to draw constant power from the source, at a level indicated by a power command. A peak voltage controller periodically adjusts the power command, such as to compensate for time-varying effects, based on a peak voltage reference and the output voltage of the charge store measured at times of synchronization pulses. The peak voltage controller generates the synchronization pulses based on rising edges of a pulse current, or receives the synchronization pulses from the radar system controller. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/532891 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Power supply or regulation systems 323/283 |
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| US 08878742 | Jenn |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David C. Jenn (Monterey, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David C. Jenn (Monterey, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments in accordance with the invention include a linearly polarized dipole antenna with an unbalanced microstrip feed line. More specifically, embodiments in accordance with the invention utilize a fed dipole connected to a microstrip feed line, and separated a gap distance from a parasitic dipole not connected to the microstrip feed line. When an electrical signal is input to the microstrip feed line, the microstrip feed line creates a current flow in the fed dipole which induces a nearly equal current on the parasitic dipole that is out of phase. The result is a current flow, I, in the same direction in both fed and parasitic dipoles allowing for efficient radiation of the linearly polarized dipole antenna. Embodiments in accordance with the invention eliminate the need for a balun circuit thereby reducing the size, complexity and feed loss of the feed circuit. Embodiments in accordance with the invention are effective for dipoles with relatively small ground planes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/760386 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 9/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08879147 | Schonbrun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ethan Schonbrun (Newton Highlands, Massachusetts); Kenneth B. Crozier (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ethan Schonbrun (Newton Highlands, Massachusetts); Kenneth B. Crozier (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Microscopy methods and apparatus in which one or more microfabricated optical elements (e.g., one or more Fresnel zone plates) operate as one or an array of objective lenses. A single object or a plurality of objects may be scanned in parallel. A single, low-numerical-aperture relay optic can be used with the one or more optical elements eliminating the need for one or more confocal pinhole apertures. When an array of optical elements is used, hundreds to thousands of objects can be imaged or inspected simultaneously onto a two-dimensional imaging device, such as a CCD array. The microfabricated optical elements can be readily configured for imaging with a solid immersion medium. Imaging resolutions on the order of one wavelength of the illumination source, and less, can be achieved. |
| FILED | Friday, May 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/319123 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/1885 (20130101) G02B 21/0052 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08879232 | Ziriax et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Ziriax (Fredericksburg, Virginia); John D'Andrea (San Antonio, Texas); James A. Comeaux (Converse, Texas); Shwu-Jen Lu (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Ziriax (Fredericksburg, Virginia); John D'Andrea (San Antonio, Texas); James A. Comeaux (Converse, Texas); Shin-Tsu Lu (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and device to temporarily incapacitate a subject for a prolonged period by first applying to said subject a continuous pulsed electric waveform to incapacitate the subject, followed by applying a second intermittent pulsed electric waveform to the subject, which safely maintains the incapacitation of the subject with forced breathing. |
| FILED | Saturday, March 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/411556 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Circuits or Apparatus Specially Designed for Use in Equipment for Killing, Stunning, or Guiding Living Beings H05C 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08879350 | Khailany et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brucek Kurdo Khailany (San Francisco, California); Brian Matthew Zimmer (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A processor and a system are provided for tuning a supply voltage for data retention. The contents of data storage circuitry are read and a data verification indication corresponding to the contents is computed. Then, the supply voltage provided to the data storage circuitry is reduced to a low voltage level that is intended to retain the contents of the data storage circuitry. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/672616 |
| ART UNIT | 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static Stores G11C 14/0054 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08879426 | Quilling et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark L. Quilling (Sunnyvale, California); Prasanta Bose (Sunnyvale, California); Ken Payne (Littleton, Colorado); Andrew Zimdars (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark L. Quilling (Sunnyvale, California); Prasanta Bose (Sunnyvale, California); Ken Payne (Littleton, Colorado); Andrew Zimdars (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A distributed coordination and control protocol may enable a set of mobile, self-organizing, robotic relay nodes to adaptively seek positions in such an environment that establishes a network, meeting desired coverage in terms of connected warfighters. Distributed coordination of robotic relay nodes may allow the network to dynamically adapt as positions of warfighters change and/or the network demands change. An algorithm is provided that may be scalable to a large number of robots and may be robust to random deployment of robots, robot platform failures, channel dynamics, and changing warfighter positions. |
| FILED | Friday, September 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/876045 |
| ART UNIT | 2411 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/255 |
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| US 08879583 | Brock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. Brock (San Diego, California); Lawrence T. Short Bull (San Diego, California); Hale B. Simonds (Santee, California); Charles E. Dempsey (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided for conditioning a received signal prior to transmission. The signal is separated into different signal components in respective contiguous frequency channels. Each signal component is routed through either time domain or frequency domain processing circuitry and simultaneously a sample of the signal component is routed through control signal generation circuitry. The time domain processing circuitry contains a delay such that if any portion of the signal component exceeds a reference voltage signal, a switch is opened using a control signal generated by the control signal generation circuitry to blank that portion of the signal for that particular frequency channel. The outputs of each frequency channel are then combined into an output signal for transmission. A processor may be used to automatically configure various components within the time domain and frequency domain processing circuitry to prevent excessive power signals from being transmitted. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/759946 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/109 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08879593 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chul Soo Kim (Springfield, Virginia); William W. Bewley (Falls Church, Virginia); Mijin Kim (Springfield, Virginia); Charles D. Merritt (Fairfax, Virginia); Chadwick Lawrence Canedy (Washington, District of Columbia); Joshua Abell (University Park, Maryland); Igor Vurgaftman (Odenton, Maryland); Jerry R. Meyer (Catonsville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chul Soo Kim (Springfield, Virginia); William W. Bewley (Falls Church, Virginia); Mijin Kim (Springfield, Virginia); Charles D. Merritt (Fairfax, Virginia); Chadwick Lawrence Canedy (Washington, District of Columbia); Joshua Abell (University Park, Maryland); Igor Vurgaftman (Odenton, Maryland); Jerry R. Meyer (Catonsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser apparatus configured for epitaxial-side-down mounting on a heat sink. The laser apparatus includes a semiconductor laser structure and at least one post on a substrate where the laser structure and post are separated from each other by a channel. The laser structure and the posts optionally are coated with a heat-spreading material layer and are configured so that the maximum height of the posts is about the same as the maximum height of the laser structure. When the laser apparatus is mounted to a heat sink in an epi-down configuration using solder applied to the top of the laser structure and the at least one post, the channels between the at least one post and the laser structure provide a relief flow path for the solder and ensure that the laser structure does not come directly into contact with the solder. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/802887 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/005 (20130101) H01S 5/022 (20130101) H01S 5/22 (20130101) H01S 5/024 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/183 (20130101) H01S 5/0224 (20130101) H01S 5/02248 (20130101) H01S 5/02268 (20130101) H01S 5/02272 (20130101) H01S 5/02469 (20130101) H01S 2301/176 (20130101) |
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| US 08879595 | Mawst et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Luke J. Mawst (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin); Jeremy D. Kirch (Middleton, Wisconsin); Thomas F. Kuech (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Luke J. Mawst (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin); Jeremy D. Kirch (Middleton, Wisconsin); Thomas F. Kuech (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Semiconductor structures, quantum cascade structures and lasers including the structures are provided. The semiconductor structures include a substrate, a metamorphic buffer layer structure over the substrate, and a quantum cascade structure including a superlattice of quantum wells and barriers over the metamorphic buffer layer structure. The substrate may be GaAs and the quantum cascade structure may be an InGaAs/InAlAs superlattice, including one or more barriers of AlAs. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/283855 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0251 (20130101) H01L 21/0262 (20130101) H01L 21/02395 (20130101) H01L 21/02461 (20130101) H01L 21/02463 (20130101) H01L 21/02466 (20130101) H01L 21/02505 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02546 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/3402 (20130101) H01S 5/3403 (20130101) H01S 2304/04 (20130101) |
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| US 08879598 | Shur et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Shur (Latham, New York); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Alexander Dobrinsky (Loudonville, New York); Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina); Jinwei Yang (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A device including one or more layers with lateral regions configured to facilitate the transmission of radiation through the layer and lateral regions configured to facilitate current flow through the layer is provided. The layer can comprise a short period superlattice, which includes barriers alternating with wells. In this case, the barriers can include both transparent regions, which are configured to reduce an amount of radiation that is absorbed in the layer, and higher conductive regions, which are configured to keep the voltage drop across the layer within a desired range. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/184649 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0254 (20130101) H01L 21/02518 (20130101) H01L 29/15 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/06 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/342 (20130101) H01S 5/0421 (20130101) H01S 5/3216 (20130101) H01S 5/34333 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08879800 | Trojanova et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jana Trojanova (Prague, Czech Republic); Saad J. Bedros (West St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jana Trojanova (Prague, Czech Republic); Saad J. Bedros (West St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system include receiving an image to process for an image recognition system, determining a quality of the received image, and creating a point distribution model for an active shape model, wherein the point distribution model has a number of points defining an outline of the image, the number of points being determined as a function of the quality of the image. A further method includes selecting a target local appearance model for fitting a point as a function of the determined quality of the received image to determine the location of the point. Yet a further method includes matching the probe image to a plurality of target images using a quality driven cascade classifier. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/161069 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/036 (20130101) G06K 9/00281 (20130101) G06K 9/00597 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/621 (20130101) G06K 9/6209 (20130101) G06K 9/6257 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08879875 | Dromaretsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daylight Solutions, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Daylight Solutions, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Dromaretsky (San Diego, California); Michael Pushkarsky (San Diego, California); Brandon Borgardt (Escondido, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical fiber switch (16) for alternatively redirecting an input beam (14) comprises a redirector (18) and a redirector mover (20). The redirector (18) is positioned in the path of the input beam (14) along a directed axis (344A). The redirector (18) redirects the input beam (14) so that a redirected beam (46) alternatively launches from the redirector (18) (i) along a first redirected axis (354) that is spaced apart from the directed axis (344A) when the redirector (18) is positioned at a first position (348), and (ii) along a second redirected axis (356) that is spaced apart from the directed axis (344A) when the redirector (18) is positioned at a second position (350) that is different from the first position (348). The redirector mover (20) moves the redirector (18) about a movement axis (366) between the first position (348) and the second position (350). The redirector mover (20) includes a stator component (320A) and a rotor component (320B) that moves relative to the stator component (320A). The input beam (14) is directed along the directed axis (344A) substantially between the stator component (32A) and the redirector (18) prior to the input beam (14) being redirected by the redirector (18). |
| FILED | Thursday, November 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/689581 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/495 (20130101) G01S 7/4818 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/0001 (20130101) G02B 6/351 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/3512 (20130101) G02B 6/3528 (20130101) G02B 6/3558 (20130101) G02B 6/3582 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08879919 | Peach et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert C. Peach (Rockledge, Florida); Charles Middleton (Rockledge, Florida); Richard DeSalvo (Satellite Beach, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. Peach (Rockledge, Florida); Charles Middleton (Rockledge, Florida); Richard DeSalvo (Satellite Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A communications device includes a transmitter device having first and second optical sources and generating respective first and second modulated optical carrier signals at first and second optical carrier frequencies based upon an input signal. The communications device also includes an optical waveguide coupled to the transmitter device, and a receiver device coupled to the optical waveguide and including an FM-PM discriminator having a transfer function with a positive slope portion and a negative slope portion so that the first optical carrier frequency is positioned on the positive slope portion and the second optical carrier frequency is positioned on the negative slope portion. |
| FILED | Friday, September 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/228976 |
| ART UNIT | 2636 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/506 (20130101) H04B 10/676 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880030 | Agrawal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dakshi Agrawal (Monsey, New York); Thai V. Le (White Plains, New York); Mudhakar Srivatsa (White Plains, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dakshi Agrawal (Monsey, New York); Thai V. Le (White Plains, New York); Mudhakar Srivatsa (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, system and computer program product for disseminating information to mobile communication devices from a content provider via a core network. In an embodiment, the content provider sends specified information to the core network, and the content provider sends an information dissemination policy and a time release policy to the core network. The core network determines a time distribution plan for disseminating the specified information, and disseminates the specified information to one or more of the mobile communication devices in accordance with the dissemination policy from the content provider and the time distribution plan. The core network enables the one or more of the mobile devices to release the specified information to a user or users of the one or more of the mobile devices in accordance with the time release policy from the content provider. |
| FILED | Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/417952 |
| ART UNIT | 2646 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/411 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880223 | Raj et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anil K. Raj (Pensacola, Florida); Adrien M. Moucheboeuf (Pensacola, Florida); Roger W. Carif (Cantonment, Florida); Timothy L. Hutcheson (Pensacola, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Institute for Human and Maching Cognition (Pensacola, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anil K. Raj (Pensacola, Florida); Adrien M. Moucheboeuf (Pensacola, Florida); Roger W. Carif (Cantonment, Florida); Timothy L. Hutcheson (Pensacola, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A multisensory interface for a tele-robotic surgical control system. The invention allows the surgeon to use natural gestures and motions to control the actions of end effectors in the robotic surgical apparatus. Multiple feedback mechanisms are provided to allow the physician a more intuitive understanding of what is being controlled, along with a greater situational awareness. Prior art robotic end effectors are inserted into the patient through a small incision—as is already known in the art. The invention presents an improved method of controlling these effectors. |
| FILED | Monday, July 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/549622 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 19/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 19/28 (20130101) A61B 19/56 (20130101) A61B 19/2203 (20130101) A61B 2019/464 (20130101) A61B 2019/2292 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/02 (20130101) Y10S 901/09 (20130101) Y10S 901/33 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880246 | Karpenko et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Karpenko (Marina, California); Isaac Michael Ross (Monterey, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Karpenko (Marina, California); Isaac Michael Ross (Monterey, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus are presented for spacecraft operation in which a control problem is formulated using a control law or steering law as a path constraint or as a dynamic constraint, and the control problem is solved to provide a guidance command trajectory for use in operating spacecraft control momentum gyroscopes to guide the spacecraft from an initial state to a desired final state. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/967263 |
| ART UNIT | 3669 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/24 (20130101) B64G 1/36 (20130101) B64G 1/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64G 1/288 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880275 | Del Savio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James A. Del Savio (East Providence, Rhode Island); Richard P. Berube (Portsmouth, Rhode Island); Stuart K. Beazley (Kingston, Rhode Island); Ryan K. Miller (Middletown, Rhode Island); Peter Licis (Tiverton, Rhode Island); Alberico Menozzi (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Del Savio (East Providence, Rhode Island); Richard P. Berube (Portsmouth, Rhode Island); Stuart K. Beazley (Kingston, Rhode Island); Ryan K. Miller (Middletown, Rhode Island); Peter Licis (Tiverton, Rhode Island); Alberico Menozzi (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A vehicle control system is provided that includes an internal communications system. The vehicle control system further includes a controller configured to communicate with a plurality of independent vehicle systems via the internal communications system. The controller stores and accesses a plurality of libraries of system processes having data associated with the plurality of vehicle components. The controller maintains an operational state for the vehicle during an operational failure of at least one of the plurality of independent vehicle systems. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/527658 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G05D 1/0022 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880452 | Zemore et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael G. Zemore (King George, Virginia); Robert C. Heflin, Jr. (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Shannon S. Jernigan (King George, Virginia); Charles S. Rozanski (Hughesville, Maryland); Graham C. Pierson (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Kevin G. Stottlar (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Regina A. Eller (King George, Virginia); Gary D. Smoller (King George, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael G. Zemore (King George, Virginia); Robert C. Heflin, Jr. (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Shannon S. Jernigan (King George, Virginia); Charles S. Rozanski (Hughesville, Maryland); Graham C. Pierson (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Kevin G. Stottlar (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Regina A. Eller (King George, Virginia); Gary D. Smoller (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer-implemented method is provided for performing mishap risk assessment within a system. The method includes providing a first set of data including risk information associated with at least one hazard within the system, correlating all input first set of data with a second set of data defined as a plurality of mishaps of the system such that the hazard correlates with each mishap to assess mishap potential, storing the correlated first and second sets of data, and performing mishap risk assessment within the system based the correlated data including the first and second sets of data. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/385461 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880844 | Bhattacharjee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Abhishek Bhattacharjee (Princeton, New Jersey); Margaret Martonosi (Skillman, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abhishek Bhattacharjee (Princeton, New Jersey); Margaret Martonosi (Skillman, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A chip multiprocessor includes a plurality of cores each having a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) and a prefetch buffer (PB). Each core is configured to determine a TLB miss on the core's TLB for a virtual page address and determine whether or not there is a PB hit on a PB entry in the PB for the virtual page address. If it is determined that there is a PB hit, the PB entry is added to the TLB. If it is determined that there is not a PB hit, the virtual page address is used to perform a page walk to determine a translation entry, the translation entry is added to the TLB and the translation entry is prefetched to each other one of the plurality of cores. |
| FILED | Friday, March 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/723012 |
| ART UNIT | 2185 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/205 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880853 | Arimilli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Satya P. Sharma (Austin, Texas); Randal C. Swanberg (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Satya P. Sharma (Austin, Texas); Randal C. Swanberg (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A wake-and-go mechanism is provided for a data processing system. The wake-and-go mechanism recognizes a programming idiom that indicates that a thread is spinning on a lock. The wake-and-go mechanism updates a wake-and-go array with a target address associated with the lock and sets a lock bit in the wake-and-go array. The thread then goes to sleep until the lock frees. The wake-and-go array may be a content addressable memory (CAM). When a transaction appears on the symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) fabric that modifies the value at a target address in the CAM, the CAM returns a list of storage addresses at which the target address is stored. The wake-and-go mechanism associates these storage addresses with the threads waiting for an event at the target addresses, and may wake the thread that is spinning on the lock. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/024327 |
| ART UNIT | 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/38 (20130101) G06F 9/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/461 (20130101) G06F 9/524 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880943 | Carey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Matthew W. Markland (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Matthew W. Markland (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Restarting event and alert analysis after a shutdown in a distributed processing system, including: identifying a shutdown condition of the distributed processing system, the incident analyzer including a plurality of event analyzers and a monitor that monitors the plurality of event analyzers; and determining whether the shutdown was a planned shutdown or an unplanned shutdown; if the shutdown was planned, storing an identification of the last event in an event log that was injected in an event queue at the time of the planned shutdown and restarting event and alert analysis using the next event identified in the event log; and if the shutdown was unplanned, for each event analyzer, identifying the last event included in the last event pool that the event analyzer closed; and restarting event and alert analysis at the event analyzer using the next event received by the event analyzer after the identified last event. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/166027 |
| ART UNIT | 2114 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/1438 (20130101) G06F 11/1471 (20130101) G06F 11/3404 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2201/86 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08880944 | Carey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Matthew W. Markland (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Restarting event and alert analysis after a shutdown in a distributed processing system includes identifying a shutdown condition of the distributed processing system; determining whether the shutdown was a planned shutdown or an unplanned shutdown; if the shutdown was planned, storing an identification of the last event in an event log that was injected in an event queue at the time of the planned shutdown and restarting event and alert analysis using the next event identified in the event log; and if the shutdown was unplanned, for each event analyzer, identifying the last event included in the last event pool that the event analyzer closed; and restarting event and alert analysis at the event analyzer using the next event received by the event analyzer after the identified last event. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/677970 |
| ART UNIT | 2114 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/1438 (20130101) G06F 11/1471 (20130101) G06F 11/3404 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2201/86 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter C. Li (McLean, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter C. Li (McLean, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method involves detecting operational social disruptive events on a global scale, assigning disease event staging and warnings to express data in more simplistic terms, modeling data in conjunction with linguistics analysis to establish responsive actions, generating visualization and modeling capabilities for communicating information, and modeling disease propagation for containment and forecasting purposes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/629706 |
| ART UNIT | 2174 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30672 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 19/3493 (20130101) 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 10/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08881288 | Levy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Renato Levy (North Potomac, Maryland); Hongjun Li (Potomac, Maryland); Peng Liu (State College, Pennsylvania); Margaret Lyell (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intelligent Automation, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Renato Levy (North Potomac, Maryland); Hongjun Li (Potomac, Maryland); Peng Liu (State College, Pennsylvania); Margaret Lyell (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of generating graphical models for providing security analysis in computer networks that in one embodiment includes the steps of generating a type abstract graph independent of particular networks that models abstract dependency relationships among attributes and exploits; generating network-specific attack graphs by combining the type abstract graph with specific network information; monitoring an intruder alert; and generating a real-time attack graph by correlating the intruder alert with the network-specific attack graph. The real-time attack graph can be generated using reachability checking, bridging, and exploit prediction based on consequence alerts and may further include the step of calculating the likelihood of queries using a Bayesian network model. The method may also include the steps of inferring unobserved attacks that may have been missed by intrusion detection sensors, and projecting on which hosts and using what exploits additional intruder attacks may occur. The method may further include the step of comparing alternate actions by computation, wherein the alternate actions include the step of patching some vulnerabilities, and wherein the specific network information includes network topology. The specific network information may also include firewall rules. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/589738 |
| ART UNIT | 2438 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/577 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/1408 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE45230 | Giannakis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Georgios B. Giannakis (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Yan Xin (St. Paul, Minnesota); Zhengdao Wang (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, linear complex-field encoding techniques are proposed. For example, transmitter of a wireless communication system includes an encoder and a modulator. The encoder linearly encodes a data stream to produce an encoded data stream. The modulator to produce an output waveform in accordance with the encoded data stream for transmission through a wireless channel. The modulator generates the output waveform as a multicarrier waveform having a set of subcarriers, e.g., an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) waveform. The encoder linearly encodes the data stream so that the subcarriers carry different linear combinations of information symbols of the data stream. |
| FILED | Monday, April 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/858734 |
| ART UNIT | 2631 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/295 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08875702 | McKinney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Walter McKinney (Morgantown, West Virginia); Dave Frazer (Fairmont, West Virginia); Bean Chen (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Walter McKinney (Morgantown, West Virginia); Dave Frazer (Fairmont, West Virginia); Bean Chen (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A sonic aerosol generator is provided that provides a constant concentration of particulate aerosol over a long exposure time to an animal. The concentration of aerosols is maintainable for greater than 30 hours at concentrations of 15 mg/m3 or more. The aerosol generator is used to expose subject to high concentrations of aerosols that more accurately represents the levels that may be seen in a workplace environment. |
| FILED | Monday, August 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/871453 |
| ART UNIT | 3778 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 11/001 (20130101) A61M 11/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 15/0086 (20130101) A61M 16/16 (20130101) A61M 16/161 (20130101) A61M 2205/07 (20130101) A61M 2205/3331 (20130101) A61M 2205/3368 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08876739 | Salarian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arash Salarian (Zurich, Switzerland); Fay Horak (Portland, Oregon); Kamiar Aminian (Le Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arash Salarian (Zurich, Switzerland); Fay Horak (Portland, Oregon); Kamiar Aminian (Le Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | According to one embodiment of the present invention, the system for clinical assessment of movement disorders (iTUG) is comprised of a) a protocol to assess gait, balance, and mobility; b) a plurality of wearable sensors including accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, optical sensors, and goniometers to record kinematics data obtained from a patient during said protocol; c) means for wirelessly transmitting said kinematics data to a storage and data processing server; and d) a plurality of statistical and biomedical signal processing methods to analyze said kinematic data and derive a plurality of metrics (outcomes) to objectively quantify movement disorders. A specially important outcome for the assessment of movement disorders is described, namely, the quantification of the onset and offset parameters during turning. A method for quantification of said onset and offset turning parameters involves 1) collecting data to measure the angle of the trunk during turning, 2) modeling said angle using a mathematical model, and 3) using numerical optimization and estimation methods for fitting the model in the data to determine said onset and offset turning parameters. |
| FILED | Friday, July 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/842843 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/681 (20130101) A61B 5/4023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/6828 (20130101) A61B 5/6831 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08876740 | Canney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael S. Canney (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin); Michael R. Bailey (Seattle, Washington); Lawrence A. Crum (Bellevue, Washington); Vera A. Khokhlova (Seattle, Washington); Tatiana D. Khokhlova (Seattle, Washington); Wayne Kreider (Seattle, Washington); Joo Ha Hwang (Bellevue, Washington); Oleg A. Sapozhnikov (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael S. Canney (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin); Michael R. Bailey (Seattle, Washington); Lawrence A. Crum (Bellevue, Washington); Vera A. Khokhlova (Seattle, Washington); Tatiana D. Khokhlova (Seattle, Washington); Wayne Kreider (Seattle, Washington); Joo Ha Hwang (Bellevue, Washington); Oleg A. Sapozhnikov (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for non-invasive treatment of tissue using high intensity focused ultrasound (“HIFU”) therapy. A method of non-invasively treating tissue in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology, for example, can include positioning a focal plane of an ultrasound source at a target site in tissue. The ultrasound source can be configured to emit HIFU waves. The method can further include pulsing ultrasound energy from the ultrasound source toward the target site, and generating shock waves in the tissue to induce boiling of the tissue at the target site within milliseconds. The boiling of the tissue at least substantially emulsifies the tissue. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/085368 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 2017/00084 (20130101) A61B 2018/00005 (20130101) A61B 2019/5236 (20130101) A61B 2019/5276 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08876743 | Galea et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anna M. Galea (Stow, Massachusetts); Kristen LeRoy (Somerville, Massachusetts); John Player (Wayland, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vivonics, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anna M. Galea (Stow, Massachusetts); Kristen LeRoy (Somerville, Massachusetts); John Player (Wayland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A conformable material for an orthotic device including a plurality of fibers each including a plurality of filaments encapsulated by a first thermoplastic material. A second thermoplastic material is configured to bind the plurality of fibers and form the conformable material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/506428 |
| ART UNIT | 3772 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Splint, brace, or bandage 62/5 |
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| US 08876795 | Fiering et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason O. Fiering (Boston, Massachusetts); Mark J. Mescher (West Newton, Massachusetts); Erin E. Pararas (Swampscott, Massachusetts); Jeffrey T. Borenstein (Newton, Massachusetts); William F. Sewell (Sherborn, Massachusetts); Sharon G. Kujawa (Bedford, Massachusetts); Michael J. McKenna (Southborough, Massachusetts); Ernest S. Kim (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason O. Fiering (Boston, Massachusetts); Mark J. Mescher (West Newton, Massachusetts); Erin E. Pararas (Swampscott, Massachusetts); Jeffrey T. Borenstein (Newton, Massachusetts); William F. Sewell (Sherborn, Massachusetts); Sharon G. Kujawa (Bedford, Massachusetts); Michael J. McKenna (Southborough, Massachusetts); Ernest S. Kim (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An implantable drug delivery apparatus for delivering a drug into a bodily fluid in a bodily cavity of a patient over a period of time includes a drug supply reservoir to supply drug into a delivery channel and an actuator for delivering the drug to a predetermined location in the bodily cavity of the patient, such as, for example, a cochlea of a human ear. The drug is loaded into the delivery channel while producing substantially negligible flow at an outlet of the delivery channel. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/364583 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 5/14276 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 2210/0668 (20130101) |
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| US 08877074 | Bachman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Bachman (Irvine, California); Guann-Pyng Li (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Bachman (Irvine, California); Guann-Pyng Li (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for producing micromachined devices, including sensors, actuators, optics, fluidics, and mechanical assemblies, using manufacturing techniques of lead frames, substrates, microelectronic packages, printed circuit boards, flex circuits, and rigid-flex materials. Preferred embodiments comprise using methods from post-semiconductor manufacturing to produce three-dimensional and free-standing structures in non-semiconductor materials. The resulting devices may remain part of the substrate, board or lead frame which can then used as a substrate for further packaging electronic assembly operations. Alternatively, the devices may be used as final components that can be assembled within other devices. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/112925 |
| ART UNIT | 1716 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices B81B 2203/0109 (20130101) B81B 2203/0118 (20130101) Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 1/00182 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B81C 1/00253 (20130101) |
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| US 08877161 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Regents Research Institute, Inc. (Augusta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Regents Research Institute, Inc. (Augusta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Yu (Augusta, Georgia); Han-Chung Wu (Taipei, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods relating to interfering with the interaction of gangliosides, such as GM1, with their ligands are provided. For example, methods are provided for treating infections by blocking the infectious agent from binding with GM1 using GM1-like peptides. Also provided are methods of inhibiting ligands from binding to GM1 on the surface of cells and for neutralizing anti-GM1 antibodies in neurological diseases. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/655767 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 49/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08877183 | Foster et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Washington, District of Columbia); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (Washington, District of Columbia); NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources (DEITR) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Paul Foster (Slidell, Louisiana); Paulo Cesar Rodriguez (Metarie, Louisiana); James Milton Hill (New Orleans, Louisiana); Augusto Ochoa (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and therapeutic treatments of ocular diseases are provided including applying peg-Arginase I to affected eyes. Methods are provided that simultaneously treat inflammation and neovascularization of eyes while promoting healing. Methods are provided to treat lesions or infections of an eye. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/828669 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48215 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 305/03001 (20130101) |
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| US 08877188 | Agarwal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandeep K. Agarwal (Houston, Texas); Michael B. Brenner (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sandeep K. Agarwal (Houston, Texas); Michael B. Brenner (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of non-dermal fibrosis, including lung (or pulmonary) fibrosis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/100528 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 39/395 (20130101) A61K 39/395 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6884 (20130101) G01N 2333/705 (20130101) G01N 2800/12 (20130101) |
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| US 08877195 | Akassoglou |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Katerina Akassoglou (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Katerina Akassoglou (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an isolated antibody that binds a fibrin or fibrinogen γC domain. In various aspects, the antibody inhibits microglial adhesion to the fibrin or fibrinogen γC domain, inhibits Mac-1 binding to the fibrin or fibrinogen γC domain, and/or suppresses clinical symptoms of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE). Various methods of using the antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, vectors, cells comprising the vectors, and antibody generating methods are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/425020 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/145.100 |
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| US 08877199 | Rader et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christoph Rader (Olney, Maryland); Sivasubramanian Baskar (Elicott City, Maryland); Michael R. Bishop (Williams Bay, Wisconsin); Ivan Samija (Zagreb, Croatia); Jessica M. Suschak (Jefferson, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christoph Rader (Olney, Maryland); Sivasubramanian Baskar (Elicott City, Maryland); Michael R. Bishop (Williams Bay, Wisconsin); Ivan Samija (Zagreb, Croatia); Jessica M. Suschak (Jefferson, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to antibodies that are reactive to the cell surface of CD19+ B cells, including B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) cells, and compositions and methods for using such antibodies, including in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with CD19+ B cells, such as B-CLL. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/320630 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/005 (20130101) C07K 16/3061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/55 (20130101) C07K 2317/56 (20130101) C07K 2317/565 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56972 (20130101) G01N 33/57426 (20130101) |
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| US 08877204 | Srivastava et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pramod K. Srivastava (Avon, Connecticut); Robert J. Binder (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Connecticut Health Center (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pramod K. Srivastava (Avon, Connecticut); Robert J. Binder (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the use of alpha (2) macroglobulin complexes isolated from the serum of a mammal. The invention also relates to methods for making such complexes and compositions comprising alpha (2) macroglobulin complexes, isolated from the serum of a mammal, wherein such compositions are used in methods for the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious disease. The invention also relates to methods for treating and preventing cancer and infectious disease using such complexes comprising, isolated from the serum of a mammal. The invention also encompasses methods for production of alpha (2) macroglobulin complexes. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/546106 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/57 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/57 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 2039/605 (20130101) A61K 2039/6031 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08877209 | Kawaoka et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Middleton, Wisconsin); Gabriele Neumann (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Middleton, Wisconsin); Gabriele Neumann (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a composition useful to prepare influenza viruses, e.g., in the absence of helper virus, using vectors which include tandem transcription cassettes containing PolI and/or PolII promoters. |
| FILED | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/113244 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/145 (20130101) A61K 48/0091 (20130101) A61K 2039/525 (20130101) A61K 2039/5252 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2760/16043 (20130101) C12N 2760/16051 (20130101) C12N 2760/16134 (20130101) C12N 2760/16143 (20130101) C12N 2760/16151 (20130101) C12N 2760/16161 (20130101) C12N 2760/16234 (20130101) C12N 2760/16243 (20130101) C12N 2760/16251 (20130101) C12N 2760/16261 (20130101) |
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| US 08877212 | Robinson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard T. Robinson (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Andrea M. Cooper (Saranac Lake, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trudeau Institute (Saranac Lake, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard T. Robinson (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Andrea M. Cooper (Saranac Lake, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes compositions for both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method of identifying an active M. tuberculosis infection. In another embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method of monitoring a M. tuberculosis infection. In yet another embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method of monitoring a patient's response to treatment for an active M. tuberculosis infection. In a further embodiment, the present invention contemplates a method of monitoring a patient's response to treatment for an active M. tuberculosis infection. |
| FILED | Monday, February 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/764289 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/68 (20130101) |
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| US 08877213 | Nakhasi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hira L. Nakhasi (Potomac, Maryland); Angamuthu Selvapandiyan (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Alain Debrabant (Silver Spring, Maryland); Robert C. Duncan (Hyattsville, Maryland); Poonam Salotra (New Delhi, India); Gannavaram Sreenivas (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); Indian Council of Medical Research (New Delhi, India) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hira L. Nakhasi (Potomac, Maryland); Angamuthu Selvapandiyan (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Alain Debrabant (Silver Spring, Maryland); Robert C. Duncan (Hyattsville, Maryland); Poonam Salotra (New Delhi, India); Gannavaram Sreenivas (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Targeted disruption of the centrin gene leads to attenuation of growth in the Leishmania. Preferred embodiments of the invention provide attenuated strains of Leishmania useful for the preparation of immunogenic preparations including vaccines against a disease caused by infection with a virulent Leishmania strain and as tools for the generation of immunological and diagnostic reagents. Other preferred embodiments provide related immunogenic compositions, methods of generating an immune response, methods for producing a vaccine, and methods of forming attenuated strains of Leishmania. |
| FILED | Monday, November 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/946809 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/522 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/36 (20130101) |
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| US 08877442 | Quake et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California); Hei-Mun C. Fan (Fremont, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California); Hei-Mun C. Fan (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method, device and a computer program for haplotyping single cells, such that a sample taken from a pregnant female, without directly sampling the fetus, provides the ability to non-invasively determine the fetal genome. The method can be performed by determining the parental and inherited haplotypes, or can be performed merely on the basis of the mother's genetic information, obtained preferably in a blood or serum sample. The novel device allows for sequence analysis of single chromosomes from a single cell, preferably by partitioning single chromosomes from a metaphase cell into long, thin channels where a sequence analysis can be performed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/313909 |
| 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 | 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 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2521/537 (20130101) C12Q 2537/165 (20130101) |
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| US 08877447 | Janssen-Heininger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger (Charlotte, Vermont); Niki Reynaert (Maasmechelen, Belgium) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Vermont and State Agriculture College (Burlington, Vermont); Universiteit Maastricht (Maastricht, Netherlands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger (Charlotte, Vermont); Niki Reynaert (Maasmechelen, Belgium) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention, in some aspects, relates to systems and methods for determining oxidized proteins, including glutathionylated proteins such as S-glutathionylated proteins. The systems and methods of the invention can be used in vitro (e.g., in cell or tissue culture) or in vivo, for example, to diagnose a person having an oxidative stress condition. For instance, in some cases, the invention can be used to spatially determine the location and/or concentration of oxidized proteins within cells and/or tissues (e.g., through visual detection). In one set of embodiments, a glutathionylated or otherwise oxidized moiety on a protein may be reacted with a detection entity, which may be, for example, fluorescent, radioactive, electron-dense, able to bind to a signaling entity or a binding partner in order to produce a signal, etc. As a specific example, a glutathionylated moiety on a glutathionylated protein may be reacted with an alkylating agent to form an alkylthio moiety; the alkylthio moiety may include a detection entity or otherwise be able to interact with a signaling entity. In some embodiments, other moieties on the protein may be altered or blocked before reaction of the protein with the detection entity. Such moieties on the protein may be, for instance, non-oxidized or non-glutathionylated moieties able to react with the detection entity. As a particular example, in a protein containing a glutathionylated moiety and non-glutathionylated thiol moieties, the thiol moieties may first be altered or blocked prior to reaction of the protein with the detection entity. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for determining oxidized proteins, which may include components such as detection entities, alkylating agents, blocking agents, reducing agents, signaling entities, binding partners, antibodies, instructions, and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/698300 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/58 (20130101) G01N 33/6842 (20130101) G01N 33/6893 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/24 (20130101) G01N 2800/122 (20130101) |
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| US 08877448 | Kawaoka et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Middletown, Wisconsin); Gabriele Neumann (Nanuet, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Middletown, Wisconsin); Gabriele Neumann (Nanuet, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a composition useful to prepare influenza A viruses, e.g., in the absence of helper virus. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/106080 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 08877462 | Gerngross et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tillman U. Gerngross (Hanover, New Hampshire); Stefan Wildt (New York, New York); Byung-kwon Choi (Hanover, New Hampshire); Juergen Hermann Nett (Enfield, New Hampshire); Piotr Bobrowicz (Hanover, New Hampshire); Stephen R. Hamilton (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Robert C. Davidson (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GlycoFi, Inc. (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tillman U. Gerngross (Hanover, New Hampshire); Stefan Wildt (New York, New York); Byung-kwon Choi (Hanover, New Hampshire); Juergen Hermann Nett (Enfield, New Hampshire); Piotr Bobrowicz (Hanover, New Hampshire); Stephen R. Hamilton (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Robert C. Davidson (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to eukaryotic host cells having modified oligosaccharides which may be modified further by heterologous expression of a set of glycosyltransferases, sugar transporters and mannosidases to become host-strains for the production of mammalian, e.g., human therapeutic glycoproteins. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules and combinatorial libraries which can be used to successfully target and express mammalian enzymatic activities such as those involved in glycosylation to intracellular compartments in a eukaryotic host cell. The process provides an engineered host cell which can be used to express and target any desirable gene(s) involved in glycosylation. Host cells with modified oligosaccharides are created or selected. N-glycans made in the engineered host cells have a Man5GlcNAc2 core structure which may then be modified further by heterologous expression of one or more enzymes, e.g., glycosyltransferases, sugar transporters and mannosidases, to yield human-like glycoproteins. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/408432 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
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| US 08877476 | Newcomer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marcia E. Newcomer (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Sue G. Bartlett (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Nathaniel C. Gilbert (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcia E. Newcomer (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Sue G. Bartlett (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Nathaniel C. Gilbert (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A soluble and stable form of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) has been made, 5-Lox is the enzyme which initiates leukotriene biosynthesis by catalyzing the two-step transformation of arachidomc acid to leukotriene A4 (LTA4). The soluble and stable 5-LOX is suitable for a number of applications, including, but not limited to, high throughput screening of 5-LOX inhibitors, structural analysis of the enzyme's active site, designing inhibitors based on the three-dimensional structure of the enzyme's active site, and synthesis of LTA4. Using Stable-5-LOX, the crystal structure for 5-LOX has been resolved and the amino acids defining the active site determined. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/700507 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0069 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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) Enzymes C12Y 113/11034 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08877721 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Longcheng Li (San Francisco, California); Rajvir Dahiya (Pacifica, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Longcheng Li (San Francisco, California); Rajvir Dahiya (Pacifica, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions, pharmaceutical preparations, kits and methods for increasing expression of a gene product in a cell by contacting the cell with a small activating RNA (saRNA) molecule comprising a ribonucleic strand that is complementary to a non-coding nucleic acid sequence of the gene. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 11, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/910722 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/133 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/13 (20130101) C12N 2310/53 (20130101) |
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| US 08877728 | Gollin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susanne M. Gollin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Rahul Atul Parikh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Xin Huang (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the discovery that, in human cancer, an 11q deletion of ATM together with an increase in ATR and CHEK1 expression correlates with resistance to ionizing radiation which could be overcome by inhibition of the ATR/CHEK1 pathway. It provides for methods of identifying patients unlikely to exhibit an adequate response to radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy who may benefit from ATR/CHEK1 pathway inhibition, as well as methods of treating said patients. |
| FILED | Monday, June 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/914321 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| 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 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5091 (20130101) G01N 33/57484 (20130101) |
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| US 08877752 | Manetsch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roman Manetsch (Tampa, Florida); Richard Matthew Cross (Brandon, Florida); Niranjan Kumar Namelikonda (Tampa, Florida); Dennis Edward Kyle (Lithia, Florida); Tina Susanna Mutka (Tampa, Florida); Alexis Nichole LaCrue (Temple Terrace, Florida); Jordany Richarlson Maignan (Tampa, Florida); Fabian Ernesto Saenz (Quito, Ecuador) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roman Manetsch (Tampa, Florida); Richard Matthew Cross (Brandon, Florida); Niranjan Kumar Namelikonda (Tampa, Florida); Dennis Edward Kyle (Lithia, Florida); Tina Susanna Mutka (Tampa, Florida); Alexis Nichole LaCrue (Temple Terrace, Florida); Jordany Richarlson Maignan (Tampa, Florida); Fabian Ernesto Saenz (Quito, Ecuador) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are 4(1H)-quinolone derivatives effective in inhibiting or eliminating the viability of at least one of the stages in the life-cycle of the malarial parasite, and to show a reduced propensity to induce resistance to the compound by the target parasite. In particular, the compounds can be derivatives of phenoxyethoxy-quinolones, and including, but not only, 7-(2-phenoxyethoxy)quinolin derivatives. These compounds may be administered by themselves, with at least one other derivative compound, or with other antimalarial compounds, to an animal or human subject. The therapeutic compositions can be and formulated to reduce the extent of a Plasmodium infection in the recipient subject, or to reduce the likelihood of the onset or establishment of a Plasmodium infection if administered prior to the parasite contacting the subject. The therapeutic compositions can be formulated to provide an effective single dose amount of an antimalarial compound or multiple doses for administering over a period of time. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/661300 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/56 (20130101) C07D 215/233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 413/04 (20130101) |
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| US 08877765 | Weissman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allan M. Weissman (Bethesda, Maryland); Yili Yang (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allan M. Weissman (Bethesda, Maryland); Yili Yang (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features pyrimido-dione-quinoline compounds having improved solubility, pharmaceutical compositions of substituted pyrimido-dione-quinoline compounds and methods of treating a patient suffering from cancer, the method comprising administering to a patient one or more pyrimido-dione-quinoline compounds of the invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/304980 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 239/70 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08877772 | Gelbard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harris A. Gelbard (Pittsford, New York); Stephen Dewhurst (Rochester, New York); Val S. Goodfellow (Encinitas, California); Colin Loweth (San Marcos, California); Torsten Wiemann (Encinitas, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harris A. Gelbard (Pittsford, New York); Stephen Dewhurst (Rochester, New York); Val S. Goodfellow (Encinitas, California); Colin Loweth (San Marcos, California); Torsten Wiemann (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compounds having an inhibitory effect on Mixed Lineage Kinases, having a structural Formula, Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing the compounds, synthetic intermediates, and methods of using the compounds, independently or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for treating diseases and conditions which are affected by Mixed Lineage Kinase inhibition. Also provided are methods of treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders which comprise the inhibition of Mixed Lineage Kinases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 25, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/131193 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 487/04 (20130101) |
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| US 08877773 | Shekhar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anantha Shekhar (Indianapolis, Indiana); Philip L. Johnson (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anantha Shekhar (Indianapolis, Indiana); Philip L. Johnson (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions that down regulate the activity of orexins to treat panic disorder and panic-like responses associated with hypercapnic conditions are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/503609 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2800/52 (20130101) G01N 2800/56 (20130101) G01N 2800/301 (20130101) |
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| US 08877791 | Cantley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lewis Cantley (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Matthew G. Vander Heiden (Somerville, Massachusetts); Heather R. Christofk (Carlsbad, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lewis Cantley (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Matthew G. Vander Heiden (Somerville, Massachusetts); Heather R. Christofk (Carlsbad, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and methods of treating cancer, diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disease, and benign prostatic hyperplasia using compounds that selectively inhibit pyruvate kinase M2 and an assay measuring chemical modulation of pyruvate kinase activity. |
| FILED | Monday, August 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/376285 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) A61K 31/381 (20130101) A61K 31/402 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/4184 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08877795 | Graef et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Isabella A. Graef (Woodside, California); Mamoun Alhamadsheh (Fremont, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isabella A. Graef (Woodside, California); Mamoun Alhamadsheh (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions thereof which find use in increasing stability of TTR tetramers reducing its tendency to misfold and form aggregates. Also provided herein are methods for using these compounds and compositions for increasing stability of TTR and thereby decreasing aggregate formation by TTR. Also disclosed herein are methods to screen for candidate compounds that increase stability of TTR. Also disclosed herein are heterobifunctional compounds that include a TTR binding compound connected to a targeting moiety via a linker, for use in disrupting PPIs of a target protein. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/696505 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/428 (20130101) A61K 31/433 (20130101) A61K 31/4196 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 231/12 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) |
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| US 08877796 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Machigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaomeng Wang (Saline, Michigan); Shanghai Yu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Wei Sun (Yunnan, China PRC); Sanjeev Kumar (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Duxin Sun (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Peng Zou (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Donna McEachern (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Yujun Zhao (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods in the field of medicinal chemistry. The compounds and compositions provided herein relate to spiro-oxindoles which function as antagonists of the interaction between p53 and MDM2, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/944587 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/407 (20130101) A61K 31/407 (20130101) A61K 31/454 (20130101) A61K 31/454 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/675 (20130101) A61K 31/675 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 487/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 491/107 (20130101) C07D 495/10 (20130101) |
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| US 08877797 | McKnight et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven L. McKnight (Dallas, Texas); Andrew A. Pieper (Iowa City, Iowa); Joseph M. Ready (Carrollton, Texas); Jef K. De Brabander (Flower Mound, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This technology relates generally to compounds and methods for stimulating neurogenesis (e.g., post-natal neurogenesis, including post-natal hippocampal and hypothalamic neurogenesis) and/or protecting neuronal cell from cell death. Various compounds are disclosed herein. In vivo activity tests suggest that these compounds may have therapeutic benefits in neuropsychiatric and/or neurodegenerative diseases such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, normal aging, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of a neuro-active drug, retinal degeneration, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, physiological weight loss associated with various conditions, as well as cognitive decline associated with normal aging, chemotherapy, and the like. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/770706 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/403 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4439 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/08 (20130101) C07D 209/56 (20130101) C07D 209/86 (20130101) C07D 209/88 (20130101) C07D 401/06 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 403/06 (20130101) C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 413/06 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) C07D 495/04 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 5/022 (20130101) |
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| US 08877802 | Caron et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marc G. Caron (Hillsborough, North Carolina); Tatyana D. Sotnikova (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Raul R. Gainetdinov (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke Univerity (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc G. Caron (Hillsborough, North Carolina); Tatyana D. Sotnikova (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Raul R. Gainetdinov (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating a subject for Parkinson's disease comprises administering said subject a phenylisopropylamine in an amount effective to treat said Parkinson's disease. In some embodiments the method is used to treat at least a motor symptom of Parkinson's disease; in some embodiments the method is used to treat at least a non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/460046 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/36 (20130101) A61K 31/137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08877809 | Washington |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ilyas Washington (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ilyas Washington (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of retarding formation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina and of treating or ameliorating the effects of a disease characterized by an accumulation of a lipofuscin pigment in a retina are provided. These methods include the step of administering to a patient in need thereof a substituted C20-retinoid in an amount sufficient to reduce accumulation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina. Further provided are methods of retarding formation of A2E and/or ATR-dimer by replacing an all-frans-retinal (ATR) substrate with a C20-D3-retinal substrate under conditions sufficient to impede the formation of A2E. Compositions for retarding formation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina containing a substituted C20-retinoid and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/733631 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/135 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08877830 | Bowman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher N. Bowman (Boulder, Colorado); Christopher Kloxin (Newark, Delaware); Hee Young Park (Hwasung, South Korea); Diana Leung (Westminster, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher N. Bowman (Boulder, Colorado); Christopher Kloxin (Newark, Delaware); Hee Young Park (Hwasung, South Korea); Diana Leung (Westminster, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for inducing reversible chain cleavage of polymer chains in a crosslinked polymeric material or during polymerization of a polymeric material. Reversible cleavage of the polymer backbone is capable of relieving stress in the polymeric material as the bonds reform in a less stressed state. The invention also provides mixtures for making crosslinked polymeric materials, methods for making polymeric materials capable of reversible chain cleavage, materials made by the methods of the invention, and linear monomers containing reversible chain cleavage groups which are useful in the materials and methods of the invention. The mixtures of the invention may be dental restorative compositions used for forming dental restorative materials. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/344328 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 2/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 2/50 (20130101) C08F 265/06 (20130101) C08F 2438/03 (20130101) |
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| US 08877896 | Kumar-Singh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tufts University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tufts University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajendra Kumar-Singh (Boston, Massachusetts); Siobhan M. Cashman (Boston, Massachusetts); John Harry Sweigard (Dorchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, compositions, methods, and kits for identifying potential therapeutic agents for treatment of complement based ocular diseases are provided herein. The methods and kits include a complement component 3 (C3) protein or derivative that is contacted to ocular cells or tissue. Another embodiment of the invention herein provides for diagnosis and/or prognosis of a complement-associated ocular disease. Compositions, methods and kits for regulating or treating a complement-related condition using at least one of CD46 protein, CD55 protein, and a recombinant chimeric soluble terminator of activated complement (STAC) protein or source of the STAC protein. The STAC protein includes an amino acid sequence including at least two of an amino acid sequence of a CD59 protein, an amino acid sequence derived from a CD46 protein, and an amino acid sequence derived from a CD55 protein, optionally further comprising a linker to connect amino acid sequences. |
| FILED | Monday, December 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/692734 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/70596 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/564 (20130101) G01N 2333/4716 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) G01N 2800/16 (20130101) |
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| US 08877898 | Markiv et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anatoliy Markiv (Brentford, United Kingdom); Ravi Venkata Durvasula (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Angray Singh Kang (Leyton, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anatoliy Markiv (Brentford, United Kingdom); Ravi Venkata Durvasula (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Angray Singh Kang (Leyton, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention provide for the facile generation of a stable recombinant fusion polypeptides with intrinsic fluorescent properties. The recombinant antibodies may be suitable for qualitative and/or quantitative immunofluorescence analysis. Generally, the fluorescent polypeptides include a fluorescent domain comprising a C-terminus and an N-terminus; a first antibody domain covalently linked to the C-terminus; and a second antibody domain covalently linked to the N-terminus. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/096695 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0058 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/30 (20130101) C07K 16/32 (20130101) C07K 2317/62 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/60 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/04 (20130101) |
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| US 08877914 | Berzofsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jay A. Berzofsky (Bethesda, Maryland); Takahiro Okazaki (Yokohama, Japan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay A. Berzofsky (Bethesda, Maryland); Takahiro Okazaki (Yokohama, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions comprising a vector including a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a peptide having the sequence X1LYQYMDDV, wherein X1 is any hydrophobic amino acid. The compositions are used to induce an immune response against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/796614 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/385 (20130101) A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/57 (20130101) A61K 2039/645 (20130101) A61K 2039/5158 (20130101) A61K 2039/6018 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/16222 (20130101) C12N 2740/16234 (20130101) |
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| US 08877936 | Grubbs et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert H. Grubbs (South Pasadena, California); Cheol Keun Chung (Westfield, New Jersey); Jean-Baptiste Bourg (Monrovia, California); Kevin Kuhn (Annandale, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Grubbs (South Pasadena, California); Cheol Keun Chung (Westfield, New Jersey); Jean-Baptiste Bourg (Monrovia, California); Kevin Kuhn (Annandale, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to olefin metathesis, more particularly, to tri- or tetra-substituted imidazolinium salts which are precursors to N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands with tri- or tetra-substituted imidazolinium rings, organometallic ruthenium complexes comprising gem di-substituted imidazolinium NHC ligands, organometallic ruthenium complexes comprising tri- or tetra-substituted imidazolinium NHC ligands, and to olefin metathesis methods using them. The catalysts and methods of the invention have utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and industrial chemistry. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/936917 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 67/333 (20130101) C07C 67/333 (20130101) C07C 67/475 (20130101) C07C 67/475 (20130101) C07C 67/475 (20130101) C07C 69/007 (20130101) C07C 69/74 (20130101) C07C 69/157 (20130101) C07C 2101/10 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 233/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 15/0046 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/08 (20130101) |
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| US 08877939 | Sharpless et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | K. Barry Sharpless (La Jolla, California); Valery Fokin (Oceanside, California); Vsevold A. Rostovtsev (Wilmington, Delaware); Luke Green (Basel, Switzerland); Fahmi Himo (Solna, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | A copper catalyzed click chemistry ligation process is employed to bind azides and terminal acetylenes to provide 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole triazoles. The process comprises contacting an organic azide and a terminal alkyne with a source of reactive Cu(I) ion in human blood plasma to form by cycloaddition a 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole. The source of reactive Cu(I) ion can be, for example, a Cu(I) salt, Cu(II) ion in the presence of a reducing agent, or copper metal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/078106 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/1805 (20130101) B01J 2231/327 (20130101) B01J 2531/16 (20130101) B01J 2531/96 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 249/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 249/06 (20130101) C07D 403/06 (20130101) |
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| US 08877940 | Rahme et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Laurence Rahme (Brookline, Massachusetts); Francois Lepine (Lavaltrie, Canada); Melissa Starkey (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Biliana Lesic-Arsic (Paris, France) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (Quebec, Canada); The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurence Rahme (Brookline, Massachusetts); Francois Lepine (Lavaltrie, Canada); Melissa Starkey (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Biliana Lesic-Arsic (Paris, France) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to benzimidazole-benzamide derivatives, and the use thereof, e.g., to treat infections. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/000600 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/4184 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 235/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 263/58 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) |
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| US 08877942 | Filatov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mikhail Filatov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Andrei Cheprakov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Sergei A. Vinogradov (Wynewood, Pennsylvania); Artem Y. Lebedev (Culver City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mikhail Filatov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Andrei Cheprakov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Sergei A. Vinogradov (Wynewood, Pennsylvania); Artem Y. Lebedev (Culver City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to 2,2′-di-substituted dipyrrins. The invention also relates to methods for the preparation of 2,2′-disubstituted dipyrrins, and to the use of 2,2′-disubstituted dipyrrins in, for example, sensing, imaging and laser applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/902401 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/44 (20130101) C07D 209/62 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 3/003 (20130101) |
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| US 08879352 | Witte et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russell S. Witte (Tucson, Arizona); Leonardo Gabriel Montilla (Tucson, Arizona); Ragnar Olafsson (Tucson, Arizona); Charles M. Ingram (Tucson, Arizona); Zhaohui Wang (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona); Charles Greenlee (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell S. Witte (Tucson, Arizona); Leonardo Gabriel Montilla (Tucson, Arizona); Ragnar Olafsson (Tucson, Arizona); Charles M. Ingram (Tucson, Arizona); Zhaohui Wang (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona); Charles Greenlee (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices are disclosed for obtaining data of a sample, particularly data capable of being processed to produce an image of a region of the sample. An exemplary device includes a light-beam source, an acoustic-wave source, an optical element, and an acoustic detector. The optical element is transmissive to a light beam produced by the light-beam source and reflective to acoustic waves produced by the acoustic-wave source. The optical element is situated to direct the transmitted light beam and reflected acoustic wave simultaneously along an optical axis to be incident at a situs in or on a sample to cause the sample to produce acoustic echoes from the incident acoustic waves while also producing photoacoustic waves from the incident light beam photoacoustically interacting with the situs. The acoustic detector is placed to receive and detect the acoustic echoes and the photoacoustic waves from the situs. The acoustic detector can comprise one or more hydrophones exploiting the acousto-electric effect. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/517942 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0093 (20130101) A61B 5/0095 (20130101) A61B 5/7257 (20130101) A61B 8/08 (20130101) A61B 8/0825 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/1702 (20130101) G01N 29/0672 (20130101) G01N 29/2418 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2291/02475 (20130101) |
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| US 08879813 | Solanki et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eyenuk, Inc. (Woodland Hills, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eyenuk, Inc. (Woodland Hills, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kaushal Mohanlal Solanki (Woodland Hills, California); Chaithanya Amai Ramachandra (Woodland Hills, California); Sandeep Bhat Krupakar (Woodland Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments disclose systems and methods that aid in screening, diagnosis and/or monitoring of medical conditions. The systems and methods may allow, for example, for automated identification and localization of lesions and other anatomical structures from medical data obtained from medical imaging devices, computation of image-based biomarkers including quantification of dynamics of lesions, and/or integration with telemedicine services, programs, or software. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/266749 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/14 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0061 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 3/40 (20130101) G06T 7/0014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08880146 | Schepkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victor D. Schepkin (Tallahassee, Florida); Cathy W. Levenson (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention enables a safe and noninvasive assessment of tumor resistance using one diffusion or sodium MRI scan over the entire tumor. The evaluation can be done before therapy and can help select a strategy of treatment. The invention can be used in different types of tumors in most parts of the human body. The level of tumor resistance can be determined reproducibly and quickly. The results can be used immediately to create individualized therapy. The invention allows clinicians to avoid ineffective therapies, which may be more harmful than useful, or come up with the other more appropriate alternatives. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/719864 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/4839 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08880165 | Greenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Neil Talbot (Montrose, California); Jerry Ok (Canyon Country, California); Jordan Neysmith (Canyon Country, California); Dao Min Zhou (Saugus, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Neil Talbot (Montrose, California); Jerry Ok (Canyon Country, California); Jordan Neysmith (Canyon Country, California); Dao Min Zhou (Saugus, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a method of bonding a hermetically sealed electronics package to an electrode or a flexible circuit and the resulting electronics package, that is suitable for implantation in living tissue, such as for a retinal or cortical electrode array to enable restoration of sight to certain non-sighted individuals. The hermetically sealed electronics package is directly bonded to the flex circuit or electrode by electroplating a biocompatible material, such as platinum or gold, effectively forming a plated rivet-shaped connection, which bonds the flex circuit to the electronics package. The resulting electronic device is biocompatible and is suitable for long-term implantation in living tissue. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/009769 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/375 (20130101) A61N 1/0543 (20130101) A61N 1/3758 (20130101) A61N 1/36046 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/563 (20130101) H01L 23/4985 (20130101) H01L 2224/16225 (20130101) H01L 2224/16225 (20130101) H01L 2224/32225 (20130101) H01L 2224/32225 (20130101) H01L 2224/73204 (20130101) H01L 2224/73204 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/14 (20130101) H01L 2924/01019 (20130101) H01L 2924/01046 (20130101) H01L 2924/01077 (20130101) H01L 2924/01078 (20130101) H01L 2924/01079 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/0306 (20130101) H05K 3/321 (20130101) H05K 3/328 (20130101) H05K 3/361 (20130101) H05K 3/423 (20130101) H05K 3/4015 (20130101) H05K 3/4652 (20130101) H05K 3/4691 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 2201/1028 (20130101) H05K 2201/09127 (20130101) H05K 2201/10287 (20130101) H05K 2201/10295 (20130101) H05K 2201/10977 (20130101) H05K 2203/0733 (20130101) H05K 2203/1446 (20130101) |
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| US 08880354 | Wilkes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jon G. Wilkes (Little Rock, Arkansas); Dan A. Buzatu (Benton, Arkansas); Pierre Alusta (Little Rock, Arkansas); Bruce Pearce (White Hall, Arkansas); Ryan M. Kretzer (Baltimore, Maryland); Inessa Im (Little Rock, Arkansas); Richard D. Beger (White Hall, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon G. Wilkes (Little Rock, Arkansas); Dan A. Buzatu (Benton, Arkansas); Pierre Alusta (Little Rock, Arkansas); Bruce Pearce (White Hall, Arkansas); Ryan M. Kretzer (Baltimore, Maryland); Inessa Im (Little Rock, Arkansas); Richard D. Beger (White Hall, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for preprocessing magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) data of brain tissue for pattern-based diagnostics is disclosed. The MRS preprocessing system includes an MRS preprocessing module that executes an operation that normalizes MRS spectrum data, recalibrates and scales the normalized MRS spectrum data, and then renormalizes the scaled MRS spectrum data. The resulting preprocessed MRS data is used to assist in identifying abnormalities in tissues shown in MRS scans. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/509539 |
| 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 Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/4625 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08880378 | Cook et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WSU Research Foundation (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Diane J. Cook (Pullman, Washington); Parisa Rashidi (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Several embodiments of systems and methods for adaptive smart environment automation are described herein. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method includes determining a plurality of sequence patterns of data points in a set of input data corresponding to a plurality of sensors in a space. The input data include a plurality of data points corresponding to each of the sensors, and the sequence patterns are at least partially discontinuous. The method also includes generating a plurality of statistical models based on the plurality of sequence patterns, and the individual statistical models corresponding to an activity of a user. The method further includes recognizing the activity of the user based on the statistical models and additional input data from the sensors. |
| FILED | Monday, April 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/858751 |
| ART UNIT | 2864 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 15/02 (20130101) G05B 2219/2642 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06N 99/005 (20130101) 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 50/08 (20130101) G06Q 50/12 (20130101) |
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| US 08880380 | Pydimarry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kishore K. Pydimarry (Dublin, Ohio); Duane T. Detwiler (Powell, Ohio); John E. Renaud (Niles, Michigan); Neal M. Patel (Pottstown, Pennsylvania); Byungsoo Kang (Irvine, California); Chandan K. Mozumder (Mishawaka, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan); The University of Notre Dame Du Lac (Notre Dame, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kishore K. Pydimarry (Dublin, Ohio); Duane T. Detwiler (Powell, Ohio); John E. Renaud (Niles, Michigan); Neal M. Patel (Pottstown, Pennsylvania); Byungsoo Kang (Irvine, California); Chandan K. Mozumder (Mishawaka, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Crashworthiness designing of a structure using a Hybrid Cellular Automata (HCA) algorithm where field states are computed using finite element analysis (FEA) and the material distribution of the structure is updated at each iteration using cellular automata method. The HCA algorithm optimizes the topology of the structures to achieve certain performance within the limits of various constraints applied to ensure crashworthiness of the structures. The HCA algorithm may also be applied to designing of structures to be fabricated by an extrusion method having the same cross section along the direction of extrusion or stamped structures having thickness varying across the structure. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/340192 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/5018 (20130101) G06F 17/5095 (20130101) G06F 2217/06 (20130101) |
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| US 08880844 | Bhattacharjee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Abhishek Bhattacharjee (Princeton, New Jersey); Margaret Martonosi (Skillman, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abhishek Bhattacharjee (Princeton, New Jersey); Margaret Martonosi (Skillman, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A chip multiprocessor includes a plurality of cores each having a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) and a prefetch buffer (PB). Each core is configured to determine a TLB miss on the core's TLB for a virtual page address and determine whether or not there is a PB hit on a PB entry in the PB for the virtual page address. If it is determined that there is a PB hit, the PB entry is added to the TLB. If it is determined that there is not a PB hit, the virtual page address is used to perform a page walk to determine a translation entry, the translation entry is added to the TLB and the translation entry is prefetched to each other one of the plurality of cores. |
| FILED | Friday, March 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/723012 |
| ART UNIT | 2185 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/205 |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter C. Li (McLean, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter C. Li (McLean, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method involves detecting operational social disruptive events on a global scale, assigning disease event staging and warnings to express data in more simplistic terms, modeling data in conjunction with linguistics analysis to establish responsive actions, generating visualization and modeling capabilities for communicating information, and modeling disease propagation for containment and forecasting purposes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/629706 |
| ART UNIT | 2174 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30672 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 19/3493 (20130101) 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 10/10 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Baifang Zuo (Simpsonville, South Carolina); William David York (Greer, South Carolina); Shivakumar Srinivasan (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Baifang Zuo (Simpsonville, South Carolina); William David York (Greer, South Carolina); Shivakumar Srinivasan (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbomachine combustor includes a combustion chamber; a plurality of micro-mixer nozzles mounted to an end cover of the combustion chamber, each including a fuel supply pipe affixed to a nozzle body located within the combustion chamber, wherein fuel from the supply pipe mixes with air in the nozzle body prior to discharge into the combustion chamber; and wherein at least some of the nozzle bodies of the plurality of micro-mixer nozzles have axial length dimensions that differ from axial length dimensions of other of the nozzle bodies. |
| FILED | Friday, February 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/021298 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Burners F23D 14/62 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Casings, Linings, Walls or Doors Specially Adapted for Combustion Chambers, e.g Firebridges; Devices for Deflecting Air, Flames or Combustion Products in Combustion Chambers; Safety Arrangements Specially Adapted for Combustion Apparatus; Details of Combustion Chambers, Not Otherwise Provided for F23M 99/005 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/10 (20130101) F23R 3/286 (20130101) F23R 2900/00002 (20130101) F23R 2900/00014 (20130101) |
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| US 08875612 | Klett et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James W. Klett (Knoxville, Tennessee); Thomas R. Muth (Knoxville, Tennessee); Dan L. Cler (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are several examples of apparatuses for suppressing the blast and flash produced as a projectile is expelled by gases from a firearm. In some examples, gases are diverted away from the central chamber to an expansion chamber by baffles. The gases are absorbed by the expansion chamber and desorbed slowly, thus decreasing pressure and increasing residence time of the gases. In other examples, the gases impinge against a plurality of rods before expanding through passages between the rods to decrease the pressure and increase the residence time of the gases. These and other exemplary suppressors are made from an intermetallic material composition for enhanced strength and oxidation resistance at high operational temperatures. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/987354 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Alloys C22C 19/03 (20130101) Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 21/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F41A 21/34 (20130101) |
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| US 08876464 | Jones et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russel B Jones (North Palm Beach, Florida); Judson J Krueger (Jupiter, Florida); William L Plank (Tequesta, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (Jupiter, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russel B Jones (North Palm Beach, Florida); Judson J Krueger (Jupiter, Florida); William L Plank (Tequesta, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A sequential impingement cooling insert for a turbine stator vane that forms a double impingement for the pressure and suction sides of the vane or a triple impingement. The insert is formed from a sheet metal formed in a zigzag shape that forms a series of alternating impingement cooling channels with return air channels, where pressure side and suction side impingement cooling plates are secured over the zigzag shaped main piece. Another embodiment includes the insert formed from one or two blocks of material in which the impingement channels and return air channels are machined into each block. |
| FILED | Monday, February 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/176730 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/188 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08876971 | Curtis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Calvin J. Curtis (Lakewood, Colorado); Alexander Miedaner (Boulder, Colorado); Maikel Van Hest (Lakewood, Colorado); David S. Ginley (Evergreen, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Calvin J. Curtis (Lakewood, Colorado); Alexander Miedaner (Boulder, Colorado); Maikel Van Hest (Lakewood, Colorado); David S. Ginley (Evergreen, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Liquid-based precursors for formation of Copper Selenide, Indium Selenide, Copper Indium Diselenide, and/or copper Indium Galium Diselenide include copper-organoselenides, particulate copper selenide suspensions, copper selenide ethylene diamine in liquid solvent, nanoparticulate indium selenide suspensions, and indium selenide ethylene diamine coordination compounds in solvent. These liquid-based precursors can be deposited in liquid form onto substrates and treated by rapid thermal processing to form crystalline copper selenide and indium selenide films. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/813234 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 18/1204 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0322 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/541 (20130101) |
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| US 08877069 | Valdez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carlos A. Valdez (San Ramon, California); Joe H. Satcher, Jr. (Patterson, California); Roger D. Aines (Livermore, California); Sergio E. Wong (Livermore, California); Sarah E. Baker (Dublin, California); Felice C. Lightstone (Fremont, California); Joshuah K. Stolaroff (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlos A. Valdez (San Ramon, California); Joe H. Satcher, Jr. (Patterson, California); Roger D. Aines (Livermore, California); Sergio E. Wong (Livermore, California); Sarah E. Baker (Dublin, California); Felice C. Lightstone (Fremont, California); Joshuah K. Stolaroff (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is provided that substantially increases the efficiency of CO2 capture and removal by positioning a catalyst within an optimal distance from the air-liquid interface. The catalyst is positioned within the layer determined to be the highest concentration of carbon dioxide. A hydrophobic tether is attached to the catalyst and the hydrophobic tether modulates the position of the catalyst within the liquid layer containing the highest concentration of carbon dioxide. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/369088 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 19/0005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 53/8671 (20130101) B01D 2257/504 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/182 (20130101) B01J 2531/16 (20130101) B01J 2531/26 (20130101) B01J 2531/0258 (20130101) B01J 2531/845 (20130101) B01J 2531/847 (20130101) Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/20 (20130101) C02F 1/66 (20130101) C02F 2103/007 (20130101) Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG] Y02C 10/04 (20130101) Y02C 10/06 (20130101) |
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| US 08877098 | Elliott et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington); Genifuel Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington); Genifuel Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas C. Elliott (Richland, Washington); James R. Oyler (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Processing of wet biomass feedstock by liquid-phase catalytic hydrothermal gasification must address catalyst fouling and poisoning. One solution can involve heating the wet biomass with a heating unit to a pre-treatment temperature sufficient for organic constituents in the feedstock to decompose, for precipitates of inorganic wastes to form, for preheating the wet feedstock in preparation for subsequent removal of soluble sulfate contaminants, or combinations thereof. Processing further includes reacting the soluble sulfate contaminants with cations present in the feedstock material to yield a sulfate-containing precipitate and separating the inorganic precipitates and/or the sulfate-containing precipitates out of the wet feedstock. Having removed much of the inorganic wastes and the sulfate contaminants that can cause poisoning and fouling, the wet biomass feedstock can be exposed to the heterogeneous catalyst for gasification. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/069333 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 21/18 (20130101) B01J 23/75 (20130101) B01J 23/78 (20130101) B01J 23/462 (20130101) B01J 39/02 (20130101) Disposal of Solid Waste B09B 3/00 (20130101) B09B 3/0083 (20130101) Destructive Distillation of Carbonageous Materials for Production of Gas, Coke, Tar, or Similar Materials C10B 53/02 (20130101) Production of Producer Gas, Water-gas, Synthesis Gas From Solid Carbonaceous Material, or Mixtures Containing These Gases; Carburetting Air or Other Gases C10J 3/78 (20130101) C10J 2300/0916 (20130101) C10J 2300/0923 (20130101) C10J 2300/0979 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 3/08 (20130101) C10L 5/44 (20130101) C10L 9/086 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/10 (20130101) Y02E 50/14 (20130101) Y02E 50/30 (20130101) |
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| US 08877176 | Culiat |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cymbeline T. Culiat (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cymbeline T. Culiat (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for promoting wound healing and treating muscle atrophy in a mammal in need. The method comprises administering to the mammal a Nell1 protein or a Nell1 nucleic acid molecule. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/029189 |
| 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 | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/70 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/486 (20130101) |
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| US 08877367 | Holme et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy P. Holme (San Francisco, California); Friedrich B. Prinz (Woodside, California); Philip B. Van Stockum (Redwood City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy P. Holme (San Francisco, California); Friedrich B. Prinz (Woodside, California); Philip B. Van Stockum (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In an All-Electron Battery (AEB), inclusions embedded in an active region between two electrodes of a capacitor provide enhanced energy storage. Electrons can tunnel to/from and/or between the inclusions, thereby increasing the charge storage density relative to a conventional capacitor. One or more barrier layers is present in an AEB to block DC current flow through the device. The AEB effect can be enhanced by using multi-layer active regions having inclusion layers with the inclusions separated by spacer layers that don't have the inclusions. The use of cylindrical geometry or wrap around electrodes and/or barrier layers in a planar geometry can enhance the basic AEB effect. Other physical effects that can be employed in connection with the AEB effect are excited state energy storage, and formation of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). |
| FILED | Thursday, December 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/928346 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01G 9/048 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 28/40 (20130101) H01L 29/127 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7022 (20130101) |
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| US 08877388 | Ihlefeld et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jon Ihlefeld (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul G. Clem (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Cynthia Edney (Sandia Park, New Mexico); David Ingersoll (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ganesan Nagasubramanian (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Kyle Ross Fenton (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon Ihlefeld (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul G. Clem (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Cynthia Edney (Sandia Park, New Mexico); David Ingersoll (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ganesan Nagasubramanian (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Kyle Ross Fenton (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a higher power, thin film lithium-ion electrolyte on a metallic substrate, enabling mass-produced solid-state lithium batteries. High-temperature thermodynamic equilibrium processing enables co-firing of oxides and base metals, providing a means to integrate the crystalline, lithium-stable, fast lithium-ion conductor lanthanum lithium tantalate (La1/3-xLi3xTaO3) directly with a thin metal foil current collector appropriate for a lithium-free solid-state battery. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/478766 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/305 |
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| US 08877390 | Weng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wei Weng (Woodridge, Illinois); Zhengcheng Zhang (Naperville, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oakbrook, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei Weng (Woodridge, Illinois); Zhengcheng Zhang (Naperville, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oakbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds may have general Formula IVA or IVB. where, R8, R9, R10, and R11 are each independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, CN, NO2, alkyl, haloalkyl, and alkoxy groups; X and Y are each independently O, S, N, or P; and Z′ is a linkage between X and Y. Such compounds may be used as redox shuttles in electrolytes for use in electrochemical cells, batteries and electronic devices. |
| FILED | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/113499 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/038 (20130101) H01G 11/64 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/0567 (20130101) H01M 10/0568 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) H01M 10/4235 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 08877506 | Roberts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffery Roberts (Livermore, California); Roger D. Aines (Livermore, California); Eric B. Duoss (Dublin, California); Christopher M. Spadaccini (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffery Roberts (Livermore, California); Roger D. Aines (Livermore, California); Eric B. Duoss (Dublin, California); Christopher M. Spadaccini (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus, method, and system of reservoir interrogation. A tracer is encapsulating in a receptacle. The receptacle containing the tracer is injected into the reservoir. The tracer is analyzed for reservoir interrogation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/546925 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 47/1015 (20130101) |
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| US 08877906 | Gellman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel Helmer Gellman (Madison, Wisconsin); Pil Seok Chae (Madison, Wisconsin); Phillip D. Laible (Villa Park, Illinois); Marc J. Wander (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Aumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin); UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel Helmer Gellman (Madison, Wisconsin); Pil Seok Chae (Madison, Wisconsin); Phillip D. Laible (Villa Park, Illinois); Marc J. Wander (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides amphiphiles for manipulating membrane proteins. The amphiphiles can feature carbohydrate-derived hydrophilic groups and branchpoints in the hydrophilic moiety and/or in a lipophilic moiety. Such amphiphiles are useful as detergents for solubilization and stabilization of membrane proteins, including photosynthetic protein superassemblies obtained from bacterial membranes. |
| FILED | Monday, September 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/608385 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 15/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08877995 | Baird et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lance Awender Baird (Prospect Heights, Illinois); Stanley Joseph Frey (Palatine, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lance Awender Baird (Prospect Heights, Illinois); Stanley Joseph Frey (Palatine, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Pyrolysis fuels and methods for processing pyrolysis fuel are provided. In one embodiment, a method of processing pyrolysis fuel converts biomass to pyrolysis fuel including pyrolysis oil and char particles. Also, the method includes resizing a portion of the char particles so that substantially all resized char particles have a largest dimension no greater than about 5 microns. |
| FILED | Friday, December 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/328539 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds 585/242 |
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| US 08878053 | Cousins |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter John Cousins (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter John Cousins (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A bipolar solar cell includes a backside junction formed by an N-type silicon substrate and a P-type polysilicon emitter formed on the backside of the solar cell. An antireflection layer may be formed on a textured front surface of the silicon substrate. A negative polarity metal contact on the front side of the solar cell makes an electrical connection to the substrate, while a positive polarity metal contact on the backside of the solar cell makes an electrical connection to the polysilicon emitter. An external electrical circuit may be connected to the negative and positive metal contacts to be powered by the solar cell. The positive polarity metal contact may form an infrared reflecting layer with an underlying dielectric layer for increased solar radiation collection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/495577 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0236 (20130101) H01L 31/0745 (20130101) H01L 31/1804 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/52 (20130101) Y02E 10/547 (20130101) |
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| US 08878140 | Akers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Douglas William Akers (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Lyle Gene Roybal (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas William Akers (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Lyle Gene Roybal (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatuses, methods, and systems relating to radiological characterization of environments are disclosed. Multi-detector probes with a plurality of detectors in a common housing may be used to substantially concurrently detect a plurality of different radiation activities and types. Multiple multi-detector probes may be used in a down-hole environment to substantially concurrently detect radioactive activity and contents of a buried waste container. Software may process, analyze, and integrate the data from the different multi-detector probes and the different detector types therein to provide source location and integrated analysis as to the source types and activity in the measured environment. Further, the integrated data may be used to compensate for differential density effects and the effects of radiation shielding materials within the volume being measured. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/608775 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/395 |
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| US 08878473 | Bredemann |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael V. Bredemann (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael V. Bredemann (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The time required to reverse current flow in an electric motor is reduced by exploiting inductive current that persists in the motor when power is temporarily removed. Energy associated with this inductive current is used to initiate reverse current flow in the motor. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/152067 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Motive power systems 318/400.210 |
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| US 08878495 | Perisic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Milun Perisic (Torrance, California); Christopher P. Lawrence (Mississagua, California); Ray M. Ransom (Big Bear City, California); Lateef A. Kajouke (San Pedro, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Milun Perisic (Torrance, California); Christopher P. Lawrence (Mississagua, California); Ray M. Ransom (Big Bear City, California); Lateef A. Kajouke (San Pedro, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are provided for an electrical system. The electrical system, for example, includes a first load, an interface configured to receive a voltage from a voltage source, and a controller configured to receive the voltage through the interface and to provide a voltage and current to the first load. The controller may be further configured to, receive information on a second load electrically connected to the voltage source, determine an amount of reactive current to return to the voltage source such that a current drawn by the electrical system and the second load from the voltage source is substantially real, and provide the determined reactive current to the voltage source. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/222961 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/48 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 3/18 (20130101) H02J 7/04 (20130101) H02J 7/32 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 40/30 (20130101) Y02E 60/12 (20130101) |
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| US 08879137 | Stewart et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard E. Stewart (San Ramon, California); Stephen P. Vernon (Pleasanton, California); Paul T. Steel (Livermore, California); Mark E. Lowry (Castro Valley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Stewart (San Ramon, California); Stephen P. Vernon (Pleasanton, California); Paul T. Steel (Livermore, California); Mark E. Lowry (Castro Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A high sensitivity transient grating ultrafast radiation to optical image converter is based on a fixed transmission grating adjacent to a semiconductor substrate. X-rays or optical radiation passing through the fixed transmission grating is thereby modulated and produces a small periodic variation of refractive index or transient grating in the semiconductor through carrier induced refractive index shifts. An optical or infrared probe beam tuned just below the semiconductor band gap is reflected off a high reflectivity mirror on the semiconductor so that it double passes therethrough and interacts with the radiation induced phase grating therein. A small portion of the optical beam is diffracted out of the probe beam by the radiation induced transient grating to become the converted signal that is imaged onto a detector. |
| FILED | Monday, March 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/423498 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 26/001 (20130101) Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/015 (20130101) G02F 1/293 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 2201/30 (20130101) G02F 2202/10 (20130101) G02F 2202/13 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 4/00 (20130101) G21K 2201/06 (20130101) Transmission H04B 10/505 (20130101) |
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| US 08879253 | Minano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Juan Carlos Minano (Madrid, Spain); Pablo Benitez (Madrid, Spain) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLC (Altadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juan Carlos Minano (Madrid, Spain); Pablo Benitez (Madrid, Spain) |
| ABSTRACT | An optoelectronic cooling system is equally applicable to an LED collimator or a photovoltaic solar concentrator. A transparent fluid conveys heat from the optoelectronic chip to a hollow cover over the system aperture. The cooling system can keep a solar concentrator chip at the same temperature as found for a one-sun flat-plate solar cell. Natural convection or forced circulation can operate to convey heat from the chip to the cover. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/866546 |
| ART UNIT | 2885 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/648 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08879876 | Rinzler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Foro Energy, Inc. (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Foro Energy, Inc. (Littleton, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles C. Rinzler (Boston, Massachusetts); Mark S. Zediker (Castle Rock, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | There are provided optical fiber configurations that provide for the delivery of laser energy, and in particular, the transmission and delivery of high power laser energy over great distances. These configurations further are hardened to protect the optical fibers from the stresses and conditions of an intended application. The configurations provide means for determining the additional fiber length (AFL) need to obtain the benefits of such additional fiber, while avoiding bending losses. |
| FILED | Friday, October 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/057567 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/443 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/4402 (20130101) G02B 6/4413 (20130101) G02B 6/4415 (20130101) |
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| US 08879878 | Bigot-Astruc et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marianne Bigot-Astruc (Marcoussis, France); Denis Molin (Draveil, France); Pierre Sillard (Le Chesnay, France) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Draka Comteq, B.V. (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marianne Bigot-Astruc (Marcoussis, France); Denis Molin (Draveil, France); Pierre Sillard (Le Chesnay, France) |
| ABSTRACT | A depressed graded-index multimode optical fiber includes a central core, an inner depressed cladding, a depressed trench, an outer depressed cladding, and an outer cladding. The central core has an alpha-index profile. The depressed claddings limit the impact of leaky modes on optical-fiber performance characteristics (e.g., bandwidth, core size, and/or numerical aperture). |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/534793 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/0288 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/0365 (20130101) G02B 6/03605 (20130101) G02B 6/03683 (20130101) |
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| US 08880834 | Fitch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Blake G. Fitch (Croton-on-Hudson, New York); Michele M. Franceschini (White Plains, New York); Ashish Jagmohan (Irvington, New York); Todd Takken (Brewster, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Persistent data storage is provided by a computer program product that includes computer program code configured for receiving a low latency store command that includes write data. The write data is written to a first memory device that is implemented by a nonvolatile solid-state memory technology characterized by a first access speed. It is acknowledged that the write data has been successfully written to the first memory device. The write data is written to a second memory device that is implemented by a volatile memory technology. At least a portion of the data in the first memory device is written to a third memory device when a predetermined amount of data has been accumulated in the first memory device. The third memory device is implemented by a nonvolatile solid-state memory technology characterized by a second access speed that is slower than the first access speed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/160590 |
| ART UNIT | 2188 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/0611 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 3/0659 (20130101) G06F 3/0688 (20130101) G06F 12/02 (20130101) |
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| US 08881159 | Eichenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexandre E. Eichenberger (Chappaqua, New York); John K. P. O'Brien (South Salem, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machine Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexandre E. Eichenberger (Chappaqua, New York); John K. P. O'Brien (South Salem, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Mechanisms are provided for allocating threads for execution of a parallel region of code. A request for allocation of worker threads to execute the parallel region of code is received from a master thread. Cached thread allocation information identifying prior thread allocations that have been performed for the master thread are accessed. Worker threads are allocated to the master thread based on the cached thread allocation information. The parallel region of code is executed using the allocated worker threads. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/070811 |
| ART UNIT | 2195 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/5066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08877172 | Jiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shaoyi Jiang (Redmond, Washington); Andrew Keefe (Seattle, Washington); Hong Xue (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaoyi Jiang (Redmond, Washington); Andrew Keefe (Seattle, Washington); Hong Xue (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Zwitterionic polymer and mixed charge copolymer bioconjugates, methods for making and using the bioconjugates. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/463677 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/4826 (20130101) A61K 47/48176 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877476 | Newcomer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marcia E. Newcomer (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Sue G. Bartlett (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Nathaniel C. Gilbert (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcia E. Newcomer (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Sue G. Bartlett (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Nathaniel C. Gilbert (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A soluble and stable form of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) has been made, 5-Lox is the enzyme which initiates leukotriene biosynthesis by catalyzing the two-step transformation of arachidomc acid to leukotriene A4 (LTA4). The soluble and stable 5-LOX is suitable for a number of applications, including, but not limited to, high throughput screening of 5-LOX inhibitors, structural analysis of the enzyme's active site, designing inhibitors based on the three-dimensional structure of the enzyme's active site, and synthesis of LTA4. Using Stable-5-LOX, the crystal structure for 5-LOX has been resolved and the amino acids defining the active site determined. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/700507 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0069 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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) Enzymes C12Y 113/11034 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08877824 | Leventis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas Leventis (Rolla, Missouri); Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis (Rolla, Missouri); Chakkaravarthy Chidambareswarapattar (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides a series of new and improved porous polyamide aerogels derived from multifunctional aromatics that combine the high mechanical strength of aramids with the pore structure of aerogels. The polyamide aerogels have a hyperbranched structure, relatively low density, high porosity and are derived from functionalized monomers having more aromatic groups than functional groups. The present disclosure also provides a new method for producing the porous polyamide aerogels by polymerizing an aromatic multifunctional carboxylic acid with an isocyanate at moderate reaction condition followed by drying with liquid CO2. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/909574 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | General Building Constructions; Walls, e.g Partitions; Roofs; Floors; Ceilings; Insulation or Other Protection of Buildings E04B 1/88 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08877939 | Sharpless et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | K. Barry Sharpless (La Jolla, California); Valery Fokin (Oceanside, California); Vsevold A. Rostovtsev (Wilmington, Delaware); Luke Green (Basel, Switzerland); Fahmi Himo (Solna, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | A copper catalyzed click chemistry ligation process is employed to bind azides and terminal acetylenes to provide 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole triazoles. The process comprises contacting an organic azide and a terminal alkyne with a source of reactive Cu(I) ion in human blood plasma to form by cycloaddition a 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole. The source of reactive Cu(I) ion can be, for example, a Cu(I) salt, Cu(II) ion in the presence of a reducing agent, or copper metal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/078106 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/1805 (20130101) B01J 2231/327 (20130101) B01J 2531/16 (20130101) B01J 2531/96 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 249/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 249/06 (20130101) C07D 403/06 (20130101) |
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| US 08877951 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kansas State University Research Foundation (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kansas State University Research Foundation (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongwang Wang (Manhattan, Kansas); Stefan Bossmann (Manhattan, Kansas); Byungjun Kollbe Ahn (Goleta, California); Xiuzhi Susan Sun (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Superparmagnetic acid-functionalized nanoparticle catalysts are provided along with methods of using the same to protonate an oxygen atom of a carbon-oxygen bond. Particularly, the catalysts comprise a nanoparticle having a ferromagnetic core surrounded by a metal oxide shell. The nanoparticle is at least partially coated with an acid-functionalized siloxane compound. The acid-functionalized nanoparticles may be used to catalyze any number of reactions that can be catalyzed in the presence of protons. The ferromagnetic core permits the nanoparticle catalyst material to be separated from the reaction medium through application of a magnetic field and reused. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/351786 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/48 (20130101) |
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| US 08877957 | Montchamp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jean-Luc Montchamp (Fort Worth, Texas); Olivier Berger (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jean-Luc Montchamp (Fort Worth, Texas); Olivier Berger (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Shown is the preparation and subsequent elaboration of P-chiral compounds that can be used as a building block for many P-chiral ligands used, for example, in asymmetric catalytic reactions. Specifically, a synthesis is shown for RP(O)(OR*)CH2OH, with R=H, Ph, aryl, alkyl, and R*=menthol (and other chiral alcohol-derived moieties), especially HP(O)(OMen)CH2OH (Men=L-menthol). This versatile building block is easily synthesized via reaction of inexpensive starting materials, H3PO2, menthol as the chiral auxiliary, and paraformaldehyde. |
| FILED | Friday, June 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/912393 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/3276 (20130101) C07F 9/4866 (20130101) C07F 9/4875 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 9/5728 (20130101) |
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| US 08878157 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Judy Wu (Lawrence, Kansas); Jianwei Liu (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel method for fabrication of hybrid semiconductor-graphene nanostructures in large scale by floating graphene sheets on the surface of a solution is provided. Using this approach, crystalline ZnO nano/micro-rod bundles on graphene fabricated using chemical vapor deposition were prepared. UV detectors fabricated using the as-prepared hybrid ZnO-graphene nano-structure with graphene being one of the two electrodes show high sensitivity to ultraviolet light, suggesting the graphene remained intact during the ZnO growth. This growth process provides a low-cost and robust scheme for large-scale fabrication of semiconductor nanostructures on graphene and may be applied for synthesis of a variety of hybrid semiconductor-graphene nano-structures demanded for optoelectronic applications including photovoltaics, photodetection, and photocatalysis. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/655656 |
| ART UNIT | 2896 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02376 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02425 (20130101) H01L 21/02527 (20130101) H01L 21/02554 (20130101) H01L 21/02603 (20130101) H01L 21/02628 (20130101) H01L 21/02658 (20130101) H01L 29/0676 (20130101) H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 33/18 (20130101) H01L 33/0087 (20130101) |
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| US 08879147 | Schonbrun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ethan Schonbrun (Newton Highlands, Massachusetts); Kenneth B. Crozier (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ethan Schonbrun (Newton Highlands, Massachusetts); Kenneth B. Crozier (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Microscopy methods and apparatus in which one or more microfabricated optical elements (e.g., one or more Fresnel zone plates) operate as one or an array of objective lenses. A single object or a plurality of objects may be scanned in parallel. A single, low-numerical-aperture relay optic can be used with the one or more optical elements eliminating the need for one or more confocal pinhole apertures. When an array of optical elements is used, hundreds to thousands of objects can be imaged or inspected simultaneously onto a two-dimensional imaging device, such as a CCD array. The microfabricated optical elements can be readily configured for imaging with a solid immersion medium. Imaging resolutions on the order of one wavelength of the illumination source, and less, can be achieved. |
| FILED | Friday, May 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/319123 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/1885 (20130101) G02B 21/0052 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08879352 | Witte et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russell S. Witte (Tucson, Arizona); Leonardo Gabriel Montilla (Tucson, Arizona); Ragnar Olafsson (Tucson, Arizona); Charles M. Ingram (Tucson, Arizona); Zhaohui Wang (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona); Charles Greenlee (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell S. Witte (Tucson, Arizona); Leonardo Gabriel Montilla (Tucson, Arizona); Ragnar Olafsson (Tucson, Arizona); Charles M. Ingram (Tucson, Arizona); Zhaohui Wang (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona); Charles Greenlee (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices are disclosed for obtaining data of a sample, particularly data capable of being processed to produce an image of a region of the sample. An exemplary device includes a light-beam source, an acoustic-wave source, an optical element, and an acoustic detector. The optical element is transmissive to a light beam produced by the light-beam source and reflective to acoustic waves produced by the acoustic-wave source. The optical element is situated to direct the transmitted light beam and reflected acoustic wave simultaneously along an optical axis to be incident at a situs in or on a sample to cause the sample to produce acoustic echoes from the incident acoustic waves while also producing photoacoustic waves from the incident light beam photoacoustically interacting with the situs. The acoustic detector is placed to receive and detect the acoustic echoes and the photoacoustic waves from the situs. The acoustic detector can comprise one or more hydrophones exploiting the acousto-electric effect. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/517942 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0093 (20130101) A61B 5/0095 (20130101) A61B 5/7257 (20130101) A61B 8/08 (20130101) A61B 8/0825 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/1702 (20130101) G01N 29/0672 (20130101) G01N 29/2418 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2291/02475 (20130101) |
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| US 08880146 | Schepkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victor D. Schepkin (Tallahassee, Florida); Cathy W. Levenson (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention enables a safe and noninvasive assessment of tumor resistance using one diffusion or sodium MRI scan over the entire tumor. The evaluation can be done before therapy and can help select a strategy of treatment. The invention can be used in different types of tumors in most parts of the human body. The level of tumor resistance can be determined reproducibly and quickly. The results can be used immediately to create individualized therapy. The invention allows clinicians to avoid ineffective therapies, which may be more harmful than useful, or come up with the other more appropriate alternatives. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/719864 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/4839 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08880378 | Cook et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WSU Research Foundation (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Diane J. Cook (Pullman, Washington); Parisa Rashidi (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Several embodiments of systems and methods for adaptive smart environment automation are described herein. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method includes determining a plurality of sequence patterns of data points in a set of input data corresponding to a plurality of sensors in a space. The input data include a plurality of data points corresponding to each of the sensors, and the sequence patterns are at least partially discontinuous. The method also includes generating a plurality of statistical models based on the plurality of sequence patterns, and the individual statistical models corresponding to an activity of a user. The method further includes recognizing the activity of the user based on the statistical models and additional input data from the sensors. |
| FILED | Monday, April 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/858751 |
| ART UNIT | 2864 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 15/02 (20130101) G05B 2219/2642 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06N 99/005 (20130101) 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 50/08 (20130101) G06Q 50/12 (20130101) |
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| US 08880385 | Ascenzi |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Maria-Grazia Ascenzi (Santa Monica, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maria-Grazia Ascenzi (Santa Monica, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the characterization of human bone microstructure that is applicable to methods of characterizing and predicting fracture initiation, propagation, and arrest. These methods involve the collagen orientation in proximity of osteocyte lacunae, such as the lacunar-ECM interface and perilacunar region, and the role that collagen orientation plays in micro-biomechanics. In particular, collagen orientation at the lacuna-matrix interface optimizes the magnitude of stresses during the elastic phase. Further, the role of collagen-apatite orientation at the interface between matrix and osteocyte lacuna delays micro-crack initiation, propagation, and arrest. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/809509 |
| 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 19/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 19/3437 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) G06T 7/20 (20130101) |
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| US 08880844 | Bhattacharjee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Abhishek Bhattacharjee (Princeton, New Jersey); Margaret Martonosi (Skillman, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abhishek Bhattacharjee (Princeton, New Jersey); Margaret Martonosi (Skillman, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A chip multiprocessor includes a plurality of cores each having a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) and a prefetch buffer (PB). Each core is configured to determine a TLB miss on the core's TLB for a virtual page address and determine whether or not there is a PB hit on a PB entry in the PB for the virtual page address. If it is determined that there is a PB hit, the PB entry is added to the TLB. If it is determined that there is not a PB hit, the virtual page address is used to perform a page walk to determine a translation entry, the translation entry is added to the TLB and the translation entry is prefetched to each other one of the plurality of cores. |
| FILED | Friday, March 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/723012 |
| ART UNIT | 2185 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/205 |
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| US RE45230 | Giannakis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Georgios B. Giannakis (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Yan Xin (St. Paul, Minnesota); Zhengdao Wang (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, linear complex-field encoding techniques are proposed. For example, transmitter of a wireless communication system includes an encoder and a modulator. The encoder linearly encodes a data stream to produce an encoded data stream. The modulator to produce an output waveform in accordance with the encoded data stream for transmission through a wireless channel. The modulator generates the output waveform as a multicarrier waveform having a set of subcarriers, e.g., an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) waveform. The encoder linearly encodes the data stream so that the subcarriers carry different linear combinations of information symbols of the data stream. |
| FILED | Monday, April 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/858734 |
| ART UNIT | 2631 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/295 |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08877201 | Deora et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rajendar K. Deora (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Meenu Mishra (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Neelima Sukumar (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajendar K. Deora (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Meenu Mishra (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Neelima Sukumar (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated protein or peptide selected from the group consisting of Bordetella colonization factor A (BcfA) protein and antigenic fragments thereof is described, along with an isolated nucleic acid encoding the same, antibodies that bind to the same, methods of producing an immune response in a mammalian subject in need thereof by administering the proteins, peptides or antibodies, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/680823 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/099 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/235 (20130101) C07K 16/1225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56911 (20130101) G01N 2333/235 (20130101) |
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| US 08877211 | Chowdhury et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shafiqul I. Chowdhury (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Hui Yong Wei (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shafiqul I. Chowdhury (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Hui Yong Wei (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A BHV-1 mutant virus has been made that incorporates into a single virus two or more deletions in one or more of three genes—glycoprotein N, glycoprotein E and Us9. Specifically, a BHV-1 UL49.5Δ30-32 CT-null virus was made and tested. This mutant virus was then used to incorporate additional changes, e.g., the glycoprotein E cytoplasmic-tail deletion, the Us9 deletion, or both. This triple mutant BHV-1 UL49.5Δ30-32 CT-null/gE CTΔ/Us9Δ virus will be superior to the current BHV-1 mutants because the mutant virus will not be shed following reactivation, will be a DIVA based on gE CT-specific serum antibodies, and will induce better protective response by inducing higher SN titers and better cellular immune response. This new virus will have sufficient viral replication in the nasal epithelium and will be a good vaccine for protection of cattle from BHV-1. The new mutant viruses can also be used as vectors for exogenous genes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/325182 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/552 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2710/16734 (20130101) C12N 2710/16762 (20130101) C12N 2710/16771 (20130101) |
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08877480 — Trichoderma strains that induce resistance to plant diseases and/or increase plant growth
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary E. Harman (Geneva, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary E. Harman (Geneva, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method for enhancing growth of plants which comprises contacting a Trichoderma strain with the plant or a plant seed under conditions effective for the Trichoderma strain to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed, thereby creating a plant-Trichoderma system. The plant or plant seed is grown under conditions effective to sustain the plant-Trichoderma system in a planting medium and to enhance plant growth, where the Trichoderma strain is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma atroviride strain WW10TC4 (ATCC accession number PTA 9707), Trichoderma harzianum strain RR17Bc (ATCC accession number PTA 9708), Trichoderma harzianum strain F11Bab (ATCC accession number PTA 9709), and combinations thereof. Also, disclosed are methods of enhancing resistance of plants to abiotic stress, increasing nitrogen use efficacy in plants, reducing nitrous oxide emissions in air, reducing leaching of nitrates into soil and water, and enhancing sequestration of carbon from air. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/218657 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 63/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12C - C12Q, Relating to Microorganisms C12R 1/885 (20130101) |
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08877481 — Trichoderma strains that induce resistance to plant diseases and/or increase plant growth
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary E. Harman (Geneva, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary E. Harman (Geneva, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method for enhancing growth of plants which comprises contacting a Trichoderma strain with the plant or a plant seed under conditions effective for the Trichoderma strain to colonize the roots of the plant or a plant grown from the plant seed, thereby creating a plant-Trichoderma system. The plant or plant seed is grown under conditions effective to sustain the plant-Trichoderma system in a planting medium and to enhance plant growth, where the Trichoderma strain is selected from the group consisting of Trichoderma atroviride strain WW10TC4 (ATCC accession number PTA 9707), Trichoderma harzianum strain RR17Bc (ATCC accession number PTA 9708), Trichoderma harzianum strain F11Bab (ATCC accession number PTA 9709), and combinations thereof. Also, disclosed are methods of enhancing resistance of plants to abiotic stress, increasing nitrogen use efficacy in plants, reducing nitrous oxide emissions in air, reducing leaching of nitrates into soil and water, and enhancing sequestration of carbon from air. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/218685 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 63/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12C - C12Q, Relating to Microorganisms C12R 1/885 (20130101) |
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| US PP25022 | Mehlenbacher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting by and Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shawn A. Mehlenbacher (Corvallis, Oregon); David C. Smith (Corvallis, Oregon); Rebecca L. McCluskey (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct cultivar of Corylus plant named ‘Dorris’ characterized by a spreading plant habit and low vigor, yellowish-green developing and fully expanded leaves during the spring and summer, resistance to eastern filbert blight caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller, presence of random amplified polymorphic DNA markers 152-800 and 268-580, expression of incompatibility alleles S1 and S12 in the styles, and DNA fingerprints at 14 of 24 microsatellite marker loci differ from both parents OSU 309.074 and ‘Delta’, and from one parent at an additional 9 marker loci. |
| FILED | Monday, December 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/694675 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/152 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08876043 | Thomas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russell H. Thomas (Yorktown, Virginia); Michael J. Czech (Issaquah, Washington); Ronen Elkoby (Los Angeles, California) |
| 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) | Russell H. Thomas (Yorktown, Virginia); Michael J. Czech (Issaquah, Washington); Ronen Elkoby (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The aircraft exhaust engine nozzle system includes a fan nozzle to receive a fan flow from a fan disposed adjacent to an engine disposed above an airframe surface of the aircraft, a core nozzle disposed within the fan nozzle and receiving an engine core flow, and a pylon structure connected to the core nozzle and structurally attached with the airframe surface to secure the engine to the aircraft. |
| FILED | Monday, August 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/214469 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08876740 | Canney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael S. Canney (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin); Michael R. Bailey (Seattle, Washington); Lawrence A. Crum (Bellevue, Washington); Vera A. Khokhlova (Seattle, Washington); Tatiana D. Khokhlova (Seattle, Washington); Wayne Kreider (Seattle, Washington); Joo Ha Hwang (Bellevue, Washington); Oleg A. Sapozhnikov (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael S. Canney (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin); Michael R. Bailey (Seattle, Washington); Lawrence A. Crum (Bellevue, Washington); Vera A. Khokhlova (Seattle, Washington); Tatiana D. Khokhlova (Seattle, Washington); Wayne Kreider (Seattle, Washington); Joo Ha Hwang (Bellevue, Washington); Oleg A. Sapozhnikov (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for non-invasive treatment of tissue using high intensity focused ultrasound (“HIFU”) therapy. A method of non-invasively treating tissue in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology, for example, can include positioning a focal plane of an ultrasound source at a target site in tissue. The ultrasound source can be configured to emit HIFU waves. The method can further include pulsing ultrasound energy from the ultrasound source toward the target site, and generating shock waves in the tissue to induce boiling of the tissue at the target site within milliseconds. The boiling of the tissue at least substantially emulsifies the tissue. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/085368 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 2017/00084 (20130101) A61B 2018/00005 (20130101) A61B 2019/5236 (20130101) A61B 2019/5276 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877636 | Hunter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary W Hunter (Oberlin, Ohio); Jennifer C Xu (Olmsted Township, Ohio); Laura J Evans (Fairview Park, Ohio); Michael H Kulis (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Gordon M Berger (Akron, Ohio); Randall L Vander Wal (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Adminstrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary W Hunter (Oberlin, Ohio); Jennifer C Xu (Olmsted Township, Ohio); Laura J Evans (Fairview Park, Ohio); Michael H Kulis (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Gordon M Berger (Akron, Ohio); Randall L Vander Wal (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods that incorporate nanostructures into microdevices are discussed herein. These systems and methods can allow for standard microfabrication techniques to be extended to the field of nanotechnology. Sensors incorporating nanostructures can be fabricated as described herein, and can be used to reliably detect a range of gases with high response. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/036887 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/666 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08878626 | Zmuidzinas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonas Zmuidzinas (Pasadena, California); Peter K. Day (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonas Zmuidzinas (Pasadena, California); Peter K. Day (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A traveling wave kinetic inductance parametric amplifier comprises a superconducting transmission line and a dispersion control element. The transmission line can include periodic variations of its dimension along its length. The superconducting material can include a high normal state resistivity material. In some instances the high normal state resistivity material includes nitrogen and a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, niobium and vanadium. The traveling wave kinetic inductance parametric amplifier is expected to exhibit a noise temperature below 100 mK/GHz. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/277214 |
| ART UNIT | 2843 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08876753 | Roberts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin Roberts (North Hills, California); David B. N. Lee (Encino, 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, Office of the General Counsel (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin Roberts (North Hills, California); David B. N. Lee (Encino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A peritoneal-based artificial kidney processes peritoneal fluid without need for additional fluids. Spent dialysate is separated into a protein-rich stream and a protein-free stream. The protein-rich stream is regenerated using a sorbent assembly, and its protein composition can be modified by removal of selected protein(s). Alternatively, the spent dialysate is first processed in a sorbent assembly and then separated into the protein-rich and protein-free streams. Immobilization of urease allows more protein rich fluid to be regenerated and re-circulated into the peritoneal cavity for toxin removal and allows practicable development of portable and wearable artificial kidneys. |
| FILED | Friday, April 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/458087 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 1/28 (20130101) A61M 1/1696 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877227 | Ravi |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nathan Ravi (Chesterfield, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan Ravi (Chesterfield, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to reversible hydrogel systems. Particularly, the hydrogel of the present invention is made up of copolymers that can be a hydrogel when in an oxidized state and can be a solution when in a reduced state. A solution of the copolymer can be oxidized to form a hydrogel; and the hydrogel can be reduced to form a solution of the copolymer. Reversible nanogels can also be formed from a dilute solution of the copolymers. The hydrogel is formed with nanoparticles embedded therein to form a nanocomposite whose refractive index and modulus can be controlled by varying the amounts of nanoparticles and the polymer concentration of the hydrogel, respectively. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/019412 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/16 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 9/5192 (20130101) A61K 31/785 (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 27/50 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 08877571 | Trujillo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jovan Trujillo (Phoenix, Arizona); Curtis Moyer (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jovan Trujillo (Phoenix, Arizona); Curtis Moyer (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of anodizing aluminum using a hard mask and related embodiments of semiconductor devices are disclosed herein. Other methods and related embodiments are also disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/313284 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP25022 | Mehlenbacher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting by and Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shawn A. Mehlenbacher (Corvallis, Oregon); David C. Smith (Corvallis, Oregon); Rebecca L. McCluskey (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct cultivar of Corylus plant named ‘Dorris’ characterized by a spreading plant habit and low vigor, yellowish-green developing and fully expanded leaves during the spring and summer, resistance to eastern filbert blight caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller, presence of random amplified polymorphic DNA markers 152-800 and 268-580, expression of incompatibility alleles S1 and S12 in the styles, and DNA fingerprints at 14 of 24 microsatellite marker loci differ from both parents OSU 309.074 and ‘Delta’, and from one parent at an additional 9 marker loci. |
| FILED | Monday, December 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/694675 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/152 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08877462 | Gerngross et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tillman U. Gerngross (Hanover, New Hampshire); Stefan Wildt (New York, New York); Byung-kwon Choi (Hanover, New Hampshire); Juergen Hermann Nett (Enfield, New Hampshire); Piotr Bobrowicz (Hanover, New Hampshire); Stephen R. Hamilton (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Robert C. Davidson (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GlycoFi, Inc. (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tillman U. Gerngross (Hanover, New Hampshire); Stefan Wildt (New York, New York); Byung-kwon Choi (Hanover, New Hampshire); Juergen Hermann Nett (Enfield, New Hampshire); Piotr Bobrowicz (Hanover, New Hampshire); Stephen R. Hamilton (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Robert C. Davidson (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to eukaryotic host cells having modified oligosaccharides which may be modified further by heterologous expression of a set of glycosyltransferases, sugar transporters and mannosidases to become host-strains for the production of mammalian, e.g., human therapeutic glycoproteins. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules and combinatorial libraries which can be used to successfully target and express mammalian enzymatic activities such as those involved in glycosylation to intracellular compartments in a eukaryotic host cell. The process provides an engineered host cell which can be used to express and target any desirable gene(s) involved in glycosylation. Host cells with modified oligosaccharides are created or selected. N-glycans made in the engineered host cells have a Man5GlcNAc2 core structure which may then be modified further by heterologous expression of one or more enzymes, e.g., glycosyltransferases, sugar transporters and mannosidases, to yield human-like glycoproteins. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/408432 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 08880416 | Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David E Williams (Stafford, Virginia); Stephen J McElroy (Manassas, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David E Williams (Stafford, Virginia); Stephen J McElroy (Manassas, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for creating in a facility on-demand routes for powered industrial vehicles to transport cargo efficiently. In one embodiment, an on-demand route generation module receives receiving a request to move cargo. The module analyzes data about the current location, the current tasking, and the driver availability of PIVs in operation. Based on the information, the module creates an on-demand route through the facility and sends a notification to an assigned PIV to pick up the cargo and carry it on the defined on-demand route. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/615129 |
| 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 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 10/06 (20130101) G06Q 10/08 (20130101) G06Q 10/047 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06Q 10/0833 (20130101) G06Q 10/06311 (20130101) G06Q 10/06316 (20130101) G06Q 10/08355 (20130101) G06Q 50/02 (20130101) G06Q 50/04 (20130101) G06Q 50/08 (20130101) G06Q 50/28 (20130101) Traffic Control Systems G08G 1/202 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08875580 | Yost et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William T. Yost (Newport News, Virginia); Karl Elliott Cramer (Yorktown, Virginia); Daniel F. Perey (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Adminstrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William T. Yost (Newport News, Virginia); Karl Elliott Cramer (Yorktown, Virginia); Daniel F. Perey (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for evaluating and/or quantifying damage to wire strands of a wire caused during installation of a crimped wire connector, involves launching an ultrasonic wave having known characteristics into a wire at a location that is either the crimp or is adjacent the crimped wire connector, and detecting changes in the characteristics (e.g., amplitude and/or phase shift) of the wave as it is propagates along a length of the wire. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/324527 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/598 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08877207 | Cimini et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Annamaria Cimini (L'Aquila, Italy); Barbara D'Angelo (L'Aquila, Italy); Soumen Das (Orlando, Florida); Sudipta Seal (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida); University of l'Aquila (L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Annamaria Cimini (L'Aquila, Italy); Barbara D'Angelo (L'Aquila, Italy); Soumen Das (Orlando, Florida); Sudipta Seal (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a composition immunologically targeted to Alzheimer's disease (AD), the composition containing amine functionalized nanoparticles of Cerium oxide coated with polyethylene glycol and bearing an antibody specific for an amyloid-beta antigen associated with AD. The invention also includes a medication manufactured with the targeted nanoceria particles and methods of treatment by administering the targeted nanoceria particles to patients in need thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, July 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/184660 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48538 (20130101) A61K 47/48861 (20130101) A61K 47/48907 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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