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Patent Details for Tuesday, December 09, 2014
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| US 08904736 | Clifton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Clifton (Bloomfield, Indiana); Dean L. Jones (Bloomington, Indiana); Philip S. Mitchell (Springville, Indiana); David Myers (Bloomfield, Indiana); James M. Pruett (Montgomery, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Clifton (Bloomfield, Indiana); Dean L. Jones (Bloomington, Indiana); Philip S. Mitchell (Springville, Indiana); David Myers (Bloomfield, Indiana); James M. Pruett (Montgomery, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A vehicle is disclosed having a mast assembly mounted to a sidewall of the vehicle. The mast is pivotally mounted and can be held in a first stowed position by way of a first clamp member. The mast is pivotal relative to the sidewall, to an essentially vertical and erect position, and held in the second position by way of a second clamp. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/623561 |
| ART UNIT | 3638 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/1235 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 5/0004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08904809 | Yuan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sidney W. K. Yuan (Los Angeles, California); Tung T. Lam (Fullerton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sidney W. K. Yuan (Los Angeles, California); Tung T. Lam (Fullerton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments are directed to a thermoelectric device comprising a thermoelectric element, a first heat switch and a second heat switch. The thermoelectric element may comprise a first component in electrical contact with a second component at an interface. The first component may comprise a first material and the second component may comprise a second material different from the first material. The first heat switch may comprise a first terminal in thermal contact with the interface and a second terminal in thermal contact with a thermal reservoir. The second heat switch may comprise a first terminal in thermal contact with the interface and a second terminal in thermal contact with a thermal load. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/050555 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration Machines, Plants or Systems; Combined Heating and Refrigeration Systems; Heat-pump Systems F25B 21/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 2013/008 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 35/32 (20130101) |
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| US 08904887 | Tockstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael A. Tockstein (Long Beach, California); James P. Nokes (Torrance, California); Jon V. Osborn (Thousand Oaks, California); Dhruv N. Patel (Cerritos, California); Alan R. Hopkins (Los Angeles, California); John S. Williams (Palos Verdes Estates, California); Gary N. Harper (El Segundo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Tockstein (Long Beach, California); James P. Nokes (Torrance, California); Jon V. Osborn (Thousand Oaks, California); Dhruv N. Patel (Cerritos, California); Alan R. Hopkins (Los Angeles, California); John S. Williams (Palos Verdes Estates, California); Gary N. Harper (El Segundo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A radio-frequency transparent window having internal conduits for the passage of cooling fluid is configured for simulating a highly uniform thermal environment for testing a device intended for use in space. The device to be tested is placed within a chamber in which a vacuum condition is maintained by a radio-frequency transparent pressure window under a pressure seal. Within the chamber, the thermal window is positioned adjacent, but not in contact with, the pressure window. A radio frequency signal is capable of passing directly through both the thermal window and the pressure window to permit communication with the device being tested within the housing. The thermal window is not in contact with the device so there in no conduction of heat from the device. Radiant heat transfer may occur from the device to the thermal window. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/299095 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 7/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 17/002 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08904891 | Gronli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy D. Gronli (Rockford, Illinois); Richard A. Himmelmann (Beloit, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy D. Gronli (Rockford, Illinois); Richard A. Himmelmann (Beloit, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A wiper for a translating ram with recessed features includes a first element conforming to the recessed features of the translating ram; and a second element conforming to the external surface of the translating ram. The first element and second element conform to the cross-section of the translating ram when placed axially adjacent. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/185945 |
| ART UNIT | 3658 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Shafts; Flexible Shafts; Elements or Crankshaft Mechanisms; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing Elements; Bearings F16C 29/0685 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Gearing F16H 25/2418 (20130101) F16H 2025/204 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08904915 | Howland |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles A Howland (Temple, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Warwick Mills, Inc. (New Ipswich, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles A Howland (Temple, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular and field adaptable body armor system includes a plurality of flexible, air-permeable, thermally vented plates arranged in fixed relationships that provide flexible, modular, field-adaptable protection for the torso and extremities without excessive weight or heat burden. The TVA plates include protective cards suspended in a parallel, louvered relationship between inner and outer mesh layers, thereby permitting air to flow therebetween while providing a flexible, compressible, modular barrier that protects the torso and extremities against projectiles. In embodiments, the outer mesh layer resists penetration and compresses cards together to intercept a projectile that would otherwise pass therebetween. Protective cards can include thermally pressed and flexed laminated UHMWPE. TVA panels can be removed and exchanged in the field according to the requirements of each mission. In embodiments, the TVA plates are laced together and/or attached to an underlying fabric carrier garment. |
| FILED | Friday, March 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/256475 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F41H 5/0471 (20130101) F41H 5/0492 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08904934 | Scheid |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric Scheid (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Scheid (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A segmented flexible linear shaped charge for use with an explosive device. The segmented flexible linear shaped charge includes a flexible explosive core and a plurality of axially spaced housing segments having rigidity greater than that of the core. |
| FILED | Friday, January 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/016891 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F42B 3/08 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08904935 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lance Brown (La Plata, Maryland); Keith Chamberlain (Indian Head, Maryland); Gordon Banks (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lance Brown (La Plata, Maryland); Keith Chamberlain (Indian Head, Maryland); Gordon Banks (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A shape charge holder includes a platform where all the charges are symmetrically positioned about equidistance from each adjacent charge and about an equal distance from a center point. The center point is generally the centroid of the platform. The holder has an explosive bridge fixture which enables simultaneous detonation of at least three shape charges. The charges are angularly mounted in sockets having holes through the platform. When detonated, each jet formed by the exploding shape charge proceeds to a convergence point located orthogonal to the platform. The holder includes a supporting structure that establishes a standoff distance of the platform/charges from a target. In operation, the explosive fixture is attached to each charge and is filled with an explosive that extends to each charge. The explosive fixture includes a single igniter assuring that when the explosive is detonated, so are the shape charges. |
| FILED | Friday, May 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/986709 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F42B 3/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08904936 | Treadway et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sean Kevin Treadway (Mooresville, North Carolina); John R. Cogar (Mooresville, North Carolina); Andrew Nicholas Lloyd (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Corvid Technologies (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean Kevin Treadway (Mooresville, North Carolina); John R. Cogar (Mooresville, North Carolina); Andrew Nicholas Lloyd (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A barrier for reduction of a shock wave. The barrier has a spatially graded structure in which a density of the structure varies across a thickness thereof. The graded structure includes a polymer having hollow containers dispersed in the polymer to provide the density of the graded structure. The barrier can be included in at least one of 1) an explosive device, 2) a war head, 3) a demolition charge, and 4) an explosive containment. These devices have an exterior housing and at least one partitioned segment inside the housing with the partitioned segment including the barrier for reduction of the shock wave. Partitioned sections of the explosive devices are selectively or in total detonated. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/215715 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 3/02 (20130101) Blasting F42D 5/045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08904940 | Pann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sokha Pann (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Samuel R. Koski (Bowling Green, Virginia); John F. Busic (King George, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sokha Pann (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Samuel R. Koski (Bowling Green, Virginia); John F. Busic (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A grenade device produces a delayed bang upon coupling to a pressurized canister containing gas. The device includes an annular housing, an awl, a sleeve, a diaphragm, a base and a cap. The housing has first and second axial ends and an internal bulkhead disposed therebetween with a choke flow-through orifice. The awl extends axially outward from the bulkhead. The sleeve connects to the housing at the first axial end. The diaphragm is disposed between the sleeve and the housing to form an annular chamber. The cap inserts into the housing at the second axial end and receives the canister facing the awl. The base connects to the housing at the second axial end. When the canister is compressed towards the device the awl punctures the canister to release the gas, which flows through the choke orifice to pressurize the chamber, and the diaphragm ruptures upon exceeding a pressure threshold. |
| FILED | Friday, July 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/554151 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 8/12 (20130101) F42B 12/46 (20130101) F42B 27/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08905103 | Conner |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert D. Conner (Panama City, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert D. Conner (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A tool defines a piston/cylinder with first and second chambers on either side of the piston. A sealable port couples the first chamber to ambient environment. One end of the tool (i) defines a volume that is open to ambient environment, and (ii) has a cartridge coupled thereto such that the volume remains open to ambient environment. The cartridge defines (i) a chamber filled with a meltable material, and (ii) a channel coupling the material-filled chamber to ambient environment. A melting device in thermal communication with the meltable material simultaneously heats an air/water mixture in the second chamber and melts the meltable material. An element releasably coupled to the tool spans a region within the cartridge that lies within the channel. The element incorporates a check valve separating the volume defined by the tool and ambient environment. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/766942 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 37/0046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08905164 | Capouellez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James A. Capouellez (Lake Orion, Michigan); Bijan Khatib-Shahidi (Novi, Michigan); Leo J. Greene (New Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Capouellez (Lake Orion, Michigan); Bijan Khatib-Shahidi (Novi, Michigan); Leo J. Greene (New Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A vehicle has a sacrificial buoyancy structure for attenuating damage to the vehicle body due to an under-vehicle explosion. The vehicle has a primary hull, connector plates disposed along the primary hull, track assemblies mounted to the connector plates, and gussets attaching the connector plates to the primary hull. The connection of the gussets to the primary hull is sacrificial in that a sufficient amount of explosive force detaches the gussets, connector plates and track assemblies from the primary hull, whereby the gussets, connector plates and track assemblies absorb a portion of the explosive force. The vehicle further has cross rods disposed between the connector plates and affixed thereto. The vehicle also has a sacrificial buoyancy hull beneath the primary hull attached to the cross members wherein the buoyancy hull, connector plates and primary hull form an enclosed buoyancy compartment enabling the vehicle to float on water. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/847754 |
| ART UNIT | 3611 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 7/042 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08905282 | Miller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason E. Miller (Linton, Indiana); Brent Terry (Bedford, Indiana); Garric Henry (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason E. Miller (Linton, Indiana); Brent Terry (Bedford, Indiana); Garric Henry (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An accessory mounting apparatus is provided for coupling to a vehicle roll bar. The accessory mounting apparatus illustratively includes a driver side clamping device configured to be secured to a driver side upright of the roll bar, and a passenger side clamping device configured to be secured to the passenger side upright of the roll bar. Protective sleeves cooperate with the clamping devices to protect the roll bar from damaging contact therewith. A laterally extending cross member extends between the driver side clamping device and the passenger side clamping device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/180906 |
| ART UNIT | 3782 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, or Vehicle Parts, Not Otherwise Provided for B60R 7/14 (20130101) B60R 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60R 2011/0001 (20130101) Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 23/52 (20130101) F41A 27/22 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08905335 | Mulder |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edwin J. Mulder (Laplata, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edwin J. Mulder (Laplata, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A casting nozzle includes a monolithic nozzle body made from a cured photopolymer. A conductive metal coats the exterior surfaces of the nozzle body to a thickness in the range of about 2-about 4 ten-thousandths of an inch. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456266 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing 239/589 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08905357 | Harvey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Jeffrey Harvey (Nederland, Colorado); Shane Eric Stamm (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MMA Design, LLC (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Jeffrey Harvey (Nederland, Colorado); Shane Eric Stamm (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A thin membrane structure for stabilizing a spacecraft is provided. The spacecraft has a first end and a second end. The spacecraft has a center of pressure and a center of gravity. The thin membrane structure comprises a module secured to the spacecraft and a structure having a polygonal base and a plurality of triangular side panels meeting in a point opposite the base with the point secured to the module. Prior to deployment, the structure is entirely contained within the module. Subsequent to deployment, the structure expands to a pyramidal shape with the distance between the center of pressure and the center of gravity increasing to a length greater than approximately one-half the length of the spacecraft. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/924586 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/172.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08905624 | Howe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harold W. Howe (Butte, Montana); Peter A. Lucon (Butte, Montana); Jeffrey D. Thornton (Butte, Montana); Brian Jay Seaholm (Butte, Montana) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Harold W. Howe (Butte, Montana); Peter A. Lucon (Butte, Montana); Jeffrey D. Thornton (Butte, Montana); Brian Jay Seaholm (Butte, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for controlling a mixing system at a peak energy efficiency point, maximum response point or reduced sound generation point based on displacement, velocity, acceleration or jerk operating conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, August 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/806752 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 11/0266 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906216 | Detor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew J. Detor (Somerville, Massachusetts); Christopher A. Schuh (Ashland, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew J. Detor (Somerville, Massachusetts); Christopher A. Schuh (Ashland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Bipolar current electrodeposits a nanocrystalline grain size. Polarity Ratio relates the absolute value of time integrated amplitude of negative polarity and positive polarity current. Grain size can be controlled in alloys of two or more components, one of which being a metal, and one of which being most electro-active. Typically the more electro-active material is preferentially lessened in the deposit during negative current. The deposit is relatively crack and void free. Grain size is typically a function of deposit composition, which is typically a function of Polarity Ratio. Specified grain size can be achieved by selecting a corresponding Polarity Ratio. Coatings can be in layers, each having a grain size, which can vary layer to layer and also in a graded fashion. A finished article may be built upon a substrate of electro-conductive plastic, or metal, including steels, aluminum, brass. The substrate may remain, or be removed. |
| FILED | Monday, September 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/231918 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for the Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Production of Coatings; Electroforming; Apparatus Therefor C25D 3/56 (20130101) C25D 5/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906244 | Burke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert A Burke (Rockville, Maryland); Alan S Edelstein (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming a device having nanopillar and cap structures on a substrate in which the substrate is first coated with a first resist having a first exposure dose to electron beam radiation, and that after coating the first resist with a second resist having a second exposure dose less than the first resist. Electron beam lithography is then used sequentially to form the nanopillars and cap structures or, alternatively, a template for the nanopillar and cap structures. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/659963 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Decorative Effects; Mosaics; Tarsia Work; Paperhanging B44C 1/227 (20130101) Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/2037 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906283 | Crosby et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alfred J. Crosby (Amherst, Massachusetts); Douglas P. Holmes (Amherst, Massachusetts); Edwin P. Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Charles J. Rand (Amherst, Massachusetts); Kyriaki Kalaitzidou (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfred J. Crosby (Amherst, Massachusetts); Douglas P. Holmes (Amherst, Massachusetts); Edwin P. Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Charles J. Rand (Amherst, Massachusetts); Kyriaki Kalaitzidou (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Biomimetic stimuli-responsive surfaces and articles of manufacture, together with methods of fabrication and related methods of use. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/012643 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 53/02 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 3/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 3/0056 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906285 | Aksay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Hak Fei Poon (Niskayuna, New York); Sibel Korkut (Princeton, New Jersey); Chuan-hua Chen (Thousand Oaks, California); Joy Wagner Saville (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Dudley A. Saville (Princeton, New Jersey); Hak Fei Poon (Niskayuna, New York); Sibel Korkut (Princeton, New Jersey); Chuan-hua Chen (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An stable electrohydrodynamic filament is obtained by causing a straight electrohydrodynamic filament formed from a liquid to emerge from a Taylor cone, the filament having a diameter of from 10 nm to 100 μm. Such filaments are useful in electrohydrodynamic printing and manufacturing techniques and their application in liquid drop/particle and fiber production, colloidal deployment and assembly, and composite materials processing. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/092152 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Typewriters; Selective Printing Mechanisms,, i.e Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From a Forme; Correction of Typographical Errors B41J 2/06 (20130101) Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/003 (20130101) D01D 5/0023 (20130101) D01D 5/0038 (20130101) D01D 5/0061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906322 | Huang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lotien Richard Huang (Brookline, New Jersey); James Christopher Sturm (Princeton, New Jersey); Robert Hamilton Austin (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and devices for separating particles according to size. More specifically, the present invention relates to a microfluidic method and device for the separation of particles according to size using an array comprising a network of gaps, wherein the field flux from each gap divides unequally into subsequent gaps. In one embodiment, the array comprises an ordered array of obstacles in a microfluidic channel, in which the obstacle array is asymmetric with respect to the direction of an applied field. |
| FILED | Monday, October 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/647239 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 15/34 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5027 (20130101) Separating Solids From Solids by Sieving, Screening, Sifting or by Using Gas Currents; Separating by Other Dry Methods Applicable to Bulk Material, e.g Loose Articles Fit to be Handled Like Bulk Material B07B 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/44704 (20130101) G01N 27/44773 (20130101) G01N 27/44791 (20130101) G01N 30/02 (20130101) G01N 30/02 (20130101) G01N 30/0005 (20130101) G01N 30/6095 (20130101) |
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| US 08906444 | Kaplan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts); Amanda Murphy (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts); Amanda Murphy (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for modifying silk polymer by coupling a chemical moiety to a tyrosine residue of a silk polymer is described herein for the purpose of altering the physical properties of the silk protein. Thus, silk proteins with desired physical properties can be produced by the methods described herein. These methods are particularly useful when the introduction of cells to a mammal is desired, since modifications to the silk protein affect the physical properties and thus the adhesion, metabolic activity and cell morphology of the desired cells. The silk protein can be modified to produce, or modify, a structure that provides an optimal environment for the desired cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/479709 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Derivatives of Natural Macromolecular Compounds C08H 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 89/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08906484 | Black, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Benson Black, Jr. (Redondo Beach, California); Patrick J. Thrash (Corona, California); Robert Eugene Turley (Huntington Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Benson Black, Jr. (Redondo Beach, California); Patrick J. Thrash (Corona, California); Robert Eugene Turley (Huntington Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure is directed to a composite armor system and method of manufacturing the same including a composite armor system that includes a first bulk bonded fibrous layer, a second bonded fibrous layer bonded to the first bulk bonded fibrous layer and a third bonded fibrous layer. At least one release layer is disposed between the second bonded fibrous layer and the third bonded fibrous layer and a joining mechanism that joins the second bonded fibrous layer to the third bonded fibrous layer through apertures in the release layer into a joined bonded substratum layer. The release layer prevents bonding between the second bonded fibrous layer and the third bonded fibrous layer at opposite portions of the release layer contacting both the second bonded fibrous layer and the third bonded fibrous layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/462228 |
| ART UNIT | 1786 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/12 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/0478 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 428/911 (20130101) |
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| US 08906501 | Long et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey W Long (Alexandria, Virginia); Jeffrey C Owrutsky (Silver Spring, Maryland); Christopher N. Chervin (Washington, District of Columbia); Debra R Rolison (Arlington, Virginia); Joseph S. Melinger (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey W Long (Alexandria, Virginia); Jeffrey C Owrutsky (Silver Spring, Maryland); Christopher N. Chervin (Washington, District of Columbia); Debra R Rolison (Arlington, Virginia); Joseph S. Melinger (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is an article having: a substrate and a RuO2 coating having nanoparticles of RuO2. Also disclosed herein is an article having: a substrate and a RuO2 coating. The coating is made by: immersing the substrate in a solution of RuO4 and a nonpolar solvent at a temperature that is below the temperature at which RuO4 decomposes to RuO2 and warming the substrate and solution to ambient temperature under ambient conditions to cause the formation of the coating. |
| FILED | Friday, November 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/954800 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) 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 18/1216 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C23C 18/1225 (20130101) C23C 18/1245 (20130101) C23C 18/1283 (20130101) C23C 18/1291 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) |
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| US 08906699 | Naasani |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Imad Naasani (Manchester, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Life Technologies Corporation (Carlsbad, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Imad Naasani (Manchester, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for functionalized fluorescent nanocrystal compositions and methods for making these compositions. The compositions are fluorescent nanocrystals coated with at least one material. The coating material has chemical compounds or ligands with functional groups or moieties with conjugated electrons and moieties for imparting solubility to coated fluorescent nanocrystals in aqueous solutions. The coating material provides for functionalized fluorescent nanocrystal compositions which are water soluble, chemically stable, and emit light with a high quantum yield and/or luminescence efficiency when excited with light. The coating material may also have chemical compounds or ligands with moieties for bonding to target molecules and cells as well as moieties for cross-linking the coating. In the presence of reagents suitable for reacting to form capping layers, the compounds in the coating may form a capping layer on the fluorescent nanocrystal with the coating compounds operably bonded to the capping layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/597056 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/588 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906787 | Park et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiwoong Park (Ithaca, New York); Mark Levendorf (Mansfield, Ohio); Cheol-Joo Kim (Ithaca, New York); Lola Brown (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments of the present invention include a versatile and scalable process, “patterned regrowth,” that allows for the spatially controlled synthesis of lateral junctions between electrically conductive graphene and insulating h-BN, as well as between intrinsic and substitutionally doped graphene. The resulting films form mechanically continuous sheets across these heterojunctions. These embodiments represent an element of developing atomically thin integrated circuitry and enable the fabrication of electrically isolated active and passive elements embedded in continuous, one atom thick sheets, which may be manipulated and stacked to form complex devices at the ultimate thickness limit. |
| FILED | Saturday, October 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/046947 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/09 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 3/02 (20130101) H05K 3/06 (20130101) H05K 3/36 (20130101) |
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| US 08906814 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jung Ah Lee (Malden, Massachusetts); Randall M. Hill (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Paula T. Hammond (Newton, Massachusetts); Gregory C. Rutledge (Newton, Massachusetts); Kevin C. Krogman (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jung Ah Lee (Malden, Massachusetts); Randall M. Hill (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Paula T. Hammond (Newton, Massachusetts); Gregory C. Rutledge (Newton, Massachusetts); Kevin C. Krogman (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the invention relates to a method of preparing metal oxide coated substrates for various potential applications, and the coated substrate formed thereby. |
| FILED | Monday, August 17, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/542174 |
| ART UNIT | 1786 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class D06, of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials D06M 11/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class D06M 11/45 (20130101) D06M 11/46 (20130101) D06M 11/78 (20130101) D06M 2200/25 (20130101) |
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| US 08906869 | Cheng |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin Q. Cheng (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The inventors have determined, contrary to the prior art and experience, how to successfully use triciribine to treat ovarian cancer by one or a combination of (i) administering triciribine only to patients which according to a diagnostic test described below, exhibit enhanced sensitivity to the drug; (ii) use of a described dosage level that minimizes the toxicity of the drug but yet still exhibits efficacy; or (iii) use of a described dosage regimen that minimizes the toxicity of the drug. The invention further encompasses a number of miRNAs, which are altered in human ovarian cancer, with the most significantly deregulated miRNAs being miR-214, -199a*, -200a, -100, -12Sb, and let-7 cluster. Further, the invention illustrates that frequent deregulation of miR-214, -199a*, -200a and -100 in ovarian cancers and their alterations are associated with high grade and late stage tumor. |
| FILED | Monday, July 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/936864 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/706 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57449 (20130101) |
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| US 08906978 | Costantino et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | EnerG2 Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | EnerG2 Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henry R. Costantino (Woodinville, Washington); Aaron Feaver (Seattle, Washington); William D. Scott (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application is generally directed to activated carbon materials and methods for making the same. The disclosed methods comprise rapidly freezing synthetically prepared polymer gel particles. The methods further comprise drying, pyrolyzing, and activating steps to obtain an activated carbon material of high porosity. The disclosed methods represent viable manufacturing processes for the preparation of activated carbon materials. |
| FILED | Monday, October 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/047935 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/0021 (20130101) C01B 31/10 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 8/22 (20130101) C08G 8/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/12 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 5/04 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/058 (20130101) H01G 11/34 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/96 (20130101) H01M 8/0234 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Y02E 60/50 (20130101) Y02E 60/325 (20130101) |
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| US 08907000 | Khabashesku et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Valery Khabashesku (Houston, Texas); Ramanan Krishnamoorti (Bellaire, Texas); Baburaj Eranezhuth (Pearland, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Houston System (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Valery Khabashesku (Houston, Texas); Ramanan Krishnamoorti (Bellaire, Texas); Baburaj Eranezhuth (Pearland, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanocomposite having a nanomaterial dispersed into a polymer matrix, in one embodiment exfoliated nanoclay dispersed in a polyurea matrix. A method of making PU-nanocomposites for coatings for improved mechanical properties, in one embodiment the method comprises obtaining and treating a nanomaterial, dispersing the nanomaterial into a pre-polymer matrix, mixing the pre-polymer matrix under heating to form a coating; and depositing the coating on a substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, October 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/896074 |
| ART UNIT | 1768 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/346 (20130101) C08K 3/346 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 75/02 (20130101) |
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| US 08907225 | Deshpande 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) | Nishkamraj U Deshpande (Novi, Michigan); H. Fred Barsun (Bloomington, Indiana); Ron Shoultz (Crane, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and an apparatus for mitigating electrical failures caused by intrusive structures. Such structures can be tin whiskers forming on electrical circuits. In an illustrative embodiment, nano-capsules are filled with some type of insulative and adhesive fluid that is adapted to bind to and coat an intrusive structure, e.g., a whisker, making the whisker electrically inactive and thereby reducing the electrical faults that can be caused by the whisker. In another illustrative embodiment, randomly oriented nano-fibers having an elastic modulus higher than tin or any other whisker material is used to arrest a growth or movement of a whisker and further reduce a likelihood that a whisker can cause an electrical fault. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/221833 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/0275 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 3/305 (20130101) |
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| US 08907260 | Restaino et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sergio R. Restaino (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Scott W. Teare (Poluadera, New Mexico); Jonathan R. Andrews (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sergio R. Restaino (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Scott W. Teare (Poluadera, New Mexico); Jonathan R. Andrews (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An atmospheric aberration sensor that uses two optically correlated images of a scene and the Fourier transform capabilities of a lens or other focusing element. The sensor receives light via an f-number matching element from a scene or from an external optical system and transmits it through a focusing optical element to an updateable display element such as a spatial light modulator or micro mirror array, which modulates the real time image from the focusing element with previous template image of the same extended scene. The modulated image is focused onto an autocorrelation detection sensor, which detects a change in centroid position corresponding to a change of the tip/tilt in the optical path. This peak shift is detected by centroid detection and corresponds to the magnitude of global wavefront tip/tilt. With a lenslet array and detector array, the system can also measure local tip/tilt and higher order aberrations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/482304 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 9/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 26/06 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/741 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08907276 | Nelson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl D. Nelson (Plymouth, Minnesota); Kenneth Salit (Plymouth, Minnesota); Ben Luey (Denver, Colorado); Mike Anderson (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for measuring the population of atoms in a vapor cell comprises collecting a sample of atoms, applying radio frequency (RF) spectroscopy to the sample such that a first portion of the atoms are in an upper ground state and a second portion of the atoms are in a lower ground state, and applying light to the sample to produce a first fluorescence such that all atoms are left in the lower ground state. The method further comprises measuring a population of the atoms in the upper ground state based on the first fluorescence, applying an RF pulse to the sample to transfer the atoms in the lower ground state to the upper ground state, and applying light to the sample after the RF pulse is applied to produce a second fluorescence. A population of all the atoms in the sample is then measured based on the second fluorescence. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/759400 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Time-interval Measuring G04F 5/14 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/46 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Generation of Oscillations, Directly or by Frequency-changing, by Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate in a Non-switching Manner; Generation of Noise by Such Circuits H03B 17/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08907337 | Marks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Lian Wang (Evanston, Illinois); Myung-Han Yoon (Evanston, Illinois); Yu Yang (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/791599 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/7869 (20130101) H01L 29/78681 (20130101) H01L 51/0562 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08907438 | Nallon |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric C. Nallon (Woodbridge, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An organic diode operated in photovoltaic mode is used as a sensor for nitroaromatic electron accepting compounds. While illuminated by a light source with a wavelength within the organic materials absorption the device produces a small photovoltaic response due to inefficient separation of charges. Upon exposure to an electron accepting compound, the device produces an increase in photovoltaic activity due to more efficient charge separation, producing a larger measurable open circuit voltage. Upon removal of the compound the measured voltage decreases and returns to near its baseline value. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/962278 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/61 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/448 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08907546 | Hackenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wesley S. Hackenberger (State College, Pennsylvania); Jun Luo (State College, Pennsylvania); Thomas R. Shrout (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania); Kevin A. Snook (State College, Pennsylvania); Shujun Zhang (State College, Pennsylvania); Fei Li (State College, Pennsylvania); Raffi Sahul (State College, Pennsylvania) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Wesley S. Hackenberger (State College, Pennsylvania); Jun Luo (State College, Pennsylvania); Thomas R. Shrout (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania); Kevin A. Snook (State College, Pennsylvania); Shujun Zhang (State College, Pennsylvania); Fei Li (State College, Pennsylvania); Raffi Sahul (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The application is directed to piezoelectric single crystals having shear piezoelectric coefficients with enhanced temperature and/or electric field stability. These piezoelectric single crystal may be used, among other things, for vibration sensors as well as low frequency, compact sonar transducers with improved and/or enhanced performance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/206971 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 11/00 (20130101) C30B 29/30 (20130101) C30B 29/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C30B 33/04 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 41/1875 (20130101) |
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| US 08907686 | Huebschman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin D. Huebschman (Beltsville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ARmy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin D. Huebschman (Beltsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and apparatus for testing devices. In some embodiments, a method for testing a device includes operating the device in a stress inducing mode using a first set of conditions for a first period of time; determining a first value for a plurality of device parameters after the first period of time; operating the device in the stress inducing mode using the first set of conditions for a second period of time; determining a second value for the plurality of device parameters after the second period of time; and determining if one or more components of the device has at least one of failed or physically changed by comparing the first and second values for the plurality of device parameters. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/364556 |
| ART UNIT | 2868 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/750.10 |
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| US 08908032 | Bergström et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Morten Bergström (Bjärred, Sweden); Carl-Axel Alm (Lund, Sweden); Mathias Walter (Arlöv, Sweden) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Axis AB (Lund, Sweden) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Morten Bergström (Bjärred, Sweden); Carl-Axel Alm (Lund, Sweden); Mathias Walter (Arlöv, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | Surveillance camera comprising a camera housing and a transparent view port cover, the camera housing including a top surface and a side surface, the side surface is extending along the periphery of the top surface is connected to the top surface, the transparent view port cover is asymmetrically arranged on the camera housing, is arranged to cover an opening in the camera housing, is curved, and is protruding over the top surface of the camera housing. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/855039 |
| ART UNIT | 2444 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Signalling or Calling Systems; Order Telegraphs; Alarm Systems G08B 13/19619 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08908161 | Krusor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brent S. Krusor (Fremont, California); Christopher L. Chua (San Jose, California); Thomas Wunderer (Palo Alto, California); Noble M. Johnson (Menlo Park, California); Bowen Cheng (Atherton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brent S. Krusor (Fremont, California); Christopher L. Chua (San Jose, California); Thomas Wunderer (Palo Alto, California); Noble M. Johnson (Menlo Park, California); Bowen Cheng (Atherton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Approaches for substantially removing bulk aluminum nitride (AlN) from one or more layers epitaxially grown on the bulk AlN are discussed. The bulk AlN is exposed to an etchant during an etching process. During the etching process, the thickness of the bulk AlN can be measured and used to control etching. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/217821 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/67086 (20130101) H01L 21/67253 (20130101) H01L 22/12 (20130101) H01L 22/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/0079 (20130101) |
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| US 08908178 | Hanson 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) | Frank E. Hanson (San Diego, California); Charles S. Bendall (El Cajon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method involves obtaining a first beam image on a focal plane of a first camera and a second beam image on a focal plane of a second camera from light scattered by ambient atmospheric aerosols in the path of a laser beam. First and second projected beam images are formed, representing the respective first and second beam images in the projected scenes of the respective first and second cameras. First and second ambiguity planes are then formed from the respective first and second projected beam images. An intersection of the first and second ambiguity planes is then determined, identifying the position of the laser beam. A source of the laser beam is then determined, along with a camera-source plane. A beam elevation angle with respect to this plane is then determined, as well as beam azimuth angles with respect to lines between the respective camera and the source. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/785060 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/53 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SRC, Inc. (North Syracuse, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRC, Inc. (North Syracuse, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Morgan Peck (Liverpool, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a method for use in a cognitive radio. A Fourier transform of a time domain signal is performed to obtain a series of frequency domain samples covering substantially the entire predetermined RF spectrum, the time domain signal corresponding to the RF waveform, each frequency domain sample being characterized by a predetermined waveform characteristic. The predetermined waveform characteristic of each frequency domain sample is evaluated in each subcarrier block to obtain a subcarrier block activity level for each subcarrier block. A subcarrier block is selected when its subcarrier block activity level is greater than a predetermined threshold. |
| FILED | Friday, January 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/739088 |
| ART UNIT | 2414 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/0053 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 72/0453 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08908530 | Lau et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard Lau (Morganville, New Jersey); Heechang Kim (Marlboro, New Jersey); Bruce Siegell (Shrewsbury, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TTI Inventions C LLC (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Lau (Morganville, New Jersey); Heechang Kim (Marlboro, New Jersey); Bruce Siegell (Shrewsbury, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for optimizing the efficiency of data sharing among a set of radio nodes in a radio environment is provided. The technique includes identifying a data unit and assigning it a class, identifying a connectivity type, computing a significance factor based on connectivity type and assigned class, mapping the significance factor to a priority factor, and scheduling output of the data unit based on the priority factor. A scheduler algorithm can be used for scheduling output. The class can be assigned based on which nodes of the set of radio nodes possess copies of the data unit at a given time. An arbitration process can be used to determine the priority factor. A significance factor weighting algorithm, based on how many nodes will be receiving the data and on how much a node needs the data, can be used to determine the significance factor. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/855359 |
| ART UNIT | 2464 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 47/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 47/14 (20130101) H04L 47/2433 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 40/20 (20130101) H04W 40/248 (20130101) H04W 84/18 (20130101) |
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| US 08908724 | Brueck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven R. J. Brueck (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Xiang He (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Steve Benoit (Laporte, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven R. J. Brueck (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Xiang He (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Steve Benoit (Laporte, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | In some aspects of the present application, an apparatus for producing an interference pattern on a photosensitive portion formed on a surface of a sample is disclosed. The apparatus can include an optical system for providing interference between two coherent spherical wavefronts impinging on a thin-film photosensitive material formed on a surface of a sample, wherein a plane of the surface normal of the sample is arranged at an angle with respect to a plane defined by center propagation vectors of the two coherent spherical wavefronts; and one or more actuating elements operable to actuate one or more optical elements in the optical system, the sample, or both the one or more optical elements and the sample in one or more degrees of freedom to control a relative magnitude of a longitudinal and a transverse chirp of the interference pattern. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/843332 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 27/0927 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 5/06 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08908801 | Whitaker |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George Whitaker (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Whitaker (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and methods are provided to realize an input waveform using wavelet processing and reconstruction via separated antenna array systems having different beam paths and different frequency components which can include phased array transmitters to recreate the input waveform. One aspect of the invention can include a wavelet function used for the examples shown herein which includes a first and second moments of a statistical function, i.e. the mean and variance used with an inverse wavelet to create rectangular pulses that lend themselves to use in the invention herein. Other embodiments of the invention can use other input waveform separation functions paired with signal separation and recombination at a focus point. A selected function can be matched to its application associated with avoidance of sending the input waveform along a single beam path, a desired a focus point, and separation of an input signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/053883 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 19/17 (20130101) H01Q 21/22 (20130101) H01Q 21/225 (20130101) Transmission H04B 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 7/0617 (20130101) H04B 11/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08908919 | Walton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William C. Walton (Severn, Maryland); Christopher M. Gifford (Laurel, Maryland); Marc A. Kolodner (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Donald A. Ruffle (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A detection system includes processing circuitry configured to receive overhead image data divided into a plurality of image chips and receive metadata associated with the image data. The metadata includes ground sample distance information associated with the image data and provides an indication of ground area represented by each pixel within the image chips. The processing circuitry is further configured to screen the image chips for candidate detections based on a multi-stage screening process and determine whether to classify candidate detections as target detections. The process includes an intensity based screening stage, an object extraction stage that employs binary shape features to extract objects from detect positions identified based on an output of the intensity based screening stage, and a candidate detection identification stage employing template based and structural feature criteria to identify candidate detections from an output of the object extraction stage. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/893542 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — 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 9/0063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/6262 (20130101) G06K 9/6288 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08909051 | Zulfiqar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oracle International Corporation (Redwood City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oracle International Corporation (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arslan Zulfiqar (Madison, Wisconsin); Pranay Koka (Austin, Texas); Herbert D. Schwetman, Jr. (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In a multi-chip module (MCM), integrated circuits are coupled by optical waveguides that convey optical signals. The optical waveguides provide dedicated point-to-point optical links between all pairs of the integrated circuits. Moreover, for a given point-to-point optical link between a given pair of integrated circuits, other integrated circuits in the integrated circuits steal access on the given point-to-point optical link when communicating information to one of the given pair of integrated circuits so that the given point-to-point optical link is shared by more than the given pair of integrated circuits. Furthermore, the integrated circuits recover errors in messages in the optical signals corrupted by collisions on the given point-to-point optical link using erasure coding. In this way, the MCM may provide an optical network with increased bandwidth relative to a point-to-point optical network. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/648140 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 14/0273 (20130101) H01J 14/0284 (20130101) Multiplex Communication H04J 14/0256 (20130101) H04J 14/0257 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04J 14/0275 (20130101) H04J 14/0278 (20130101) |
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| US 08909130 | Burmeister et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aaron Burmeister (San Diego, California); Narek Pezeshkian (San Diego, California); Hoa G. Nguyen (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aaron Burmeister (San Diego, California); Narek Pezeshkian (San Diego, California); Hoa G. Nguyen (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A relay device deployment system comprising: a deployer configured to be mounted on a mobile platform; a node radio mounted to the deployer; a self-righting, self-contained, wireless relay device releasably stowed in the deployer, a deployment mechanism mounted to the deployer; and a processor mounted inside the deployer. The processor is operatively coupled to the node radio and the deployment mechanism. The node radio is configured to operate as a node in the network. The deployment mechanism is configured to deploy the relay device. The processor is configured to monitor the network's strength and to send a signal to the deployment mechanism to deploy the relay device when the network strength drops below a threshold value. The relay device comprises an extendable antenna. The relay device is configured to be deployed from the deployer to a support surface and to operate as a node in an ad hoc telecommunications network. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/832103 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08909264 | Higuchi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Evan Y. Higuchi (Kaneohe, Hawaii); Nackieb M. Kamin (Kapolei, Hawaii); Adrianne Tom (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Evan Y. Higuchi (Kaneohe, Hawaii); Nackieb M. Kamin (Kapolei, Hawaii); Adrianne Tom (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a server system is provided for receiving, processing and reporting sensor data from remote sources. The server system comprises a database; a Geographic Information System (GIS) application; and programs for receiving geographic sensor data from the remote sources representative of geospatial-type information through connections to a computer network and to a cellular network transmitted by the remote sources through computer network communication protocols or short message service (SMS) cellular network communication protocols; processing the received geographic sensor data for storage in the database; and displaying the processed geographic sensor data through the GIS application to users via the cellular network or the computer network. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/628110 |
| ART UNIT | 2645 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/466 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08909319 | Larson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Blake Timothy Larson (Saint Paul, Minnesota); Arthur Guy Erdman (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MRI Robotics LLC (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Blake Timothy Larson (Saint Paul, Minnesota); Arthur Guy Erdman (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for radially compressing bodily tissue and performing medical procedures from a selected one of a plurality of circumferential positions and angles, a selected one of a plurality of different elevations and elevational angles. Some embodiments include a tissue-compression fixture having members that are configured to be moved to radially compress bodily tissue such that each of a plurality of areas of biological tissue are exposed between the plurality of members, and wherein the fixture is compatible with use in an MRI machine in operation; an actuator having a receiver for a medical-procedure probe; and a computer system operatively coupled to the actuator to move the probe. The computer receives user commands, and based on the commands, moves the actuator to a selected one of a plurality of different positions around the tissue-compression fixture and then extends the probe into the patient. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/423800 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0555 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 6/0435 (20130101) A61B 8/406 (20130101) A61B 10/0233 (20130101) A61B 19/201 (20130101) A61B 2017/3409 (20130101) A61B 2019/205 (20130101) Details, Components, or Accessories for Machine Tools, e.g Arrangements for Copying or Controlling; Machine Tools in General Characterised by the Construction of Particular Details or Components; Combinations or Associations of Metal-working Machines, Not Directed to a Particular Result B23Q 39/00 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 65/7802 (20130101) Containers for Storage or Transport of Articles or Materials, e.g Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding Containers; Accessories, Closures, or Fittings Therefor; Packaging Elements; Packages B65D 2519/00059 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jacoby Larson (La Mesa, California); Nghia Xuan Tran (San Diego, California); Michael Bruch (San Diego, California); Aaron Burmeister (San Diego, California); Ryan Halterman (San Diego, California); Jason Lum (Santa Clara, California); Mark Tjersland (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacoby Larson (La Mesa, California); Nghia Xuan Tran (San Diego, California); Michael Bruch (San Diego, California); Aaron Burmeister (San Diego, California); Ryan Halterman (San Diego, California); Jason Lum (Santa Clara, California); Mark Tjersland (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A single-scanning system for a robot can include a base and a nodding mechanism that pivotably attached to the base. A single-scan sensor such as a lidar or laser sensor can be fixed to the nodding mechanism, and a controller can be connected to the single-scan sensor and motor via a gear arrangement. The controller can manipulate nodding characteristics such as nodding range and nodding angular velocity dynamically, during operation of the robot, either in response to a command from a remote user, robot autonomy system, or according to written instructions included in the controller. An encoder disk can interconnect the nodding mechanism to the controller. With this configuration, the encoder disk can receive sensor data from the single-scan sensor, for further transmission to said controller. A transceiver can route sensor data to the remote user, and can also receive commands from the remote user. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/480869 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/259 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08909576 | Akopyan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Filipp Akopyan (New Windsor, New York); John V. Arthur (Mountain View, California); Rajit Manohar (Ithaca, New York); Paul A. Merolla (Palo Alto, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California); Alyosha Molnar (Ithaca, New York); William P. Risk, III (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Filipp Akopyan (New Windsor, New York); John V. Arthur (Mountain View, California); Rajit Manohar (Ithaca, New York); Paul A. Merolla (Palo Alto, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California); Alyosha Molnar (Ithaca, New York); William P. Risk, III (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An event-driven neural network includes a plurality of interconnected core circuits is provided. Each core circuit includes an electronic synapse array has multiple digital synapses interconnecting a plurality of digital electronic neurons. A synapse interconnects an axon of a pre-synaptic neuron with a dendrite of a post-synaptic neuron. A neuron integrates input spikes and generates a spike event in response to the integrated input spikes exceeding a threshold. Each core circuit also has a scheduler that receives a spike event and delivers the spike event to a selected axon in the synapse array based on a schedule for deterministic event delivery. |
| FILED | Friday, September 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/235341 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/049 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06N 3/063 (20130101) |
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| US 08909586 | Horwood |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joshua T. Horwood (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Numerica Corp. (Loveland, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua T. Horwood (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention characterizing the uncertainty of the orbital state of an Earth-orbiting space object hereof using a Gauss von Mises probability density function defined on the n+1 dimensional cylindrical manifold |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/612375 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 3/00 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey M. Aristoff (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Numerica Corp. (Loveland, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey M. Aristoff (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention are directed to reducing the computational cost of propagating the uncertainty in the state of an object, which requires the numerical solution of an initial value problem (IVP) ensemble, by means of a computer. The present invention uses an implicit-Runge-Kutta-based (IRK) method that exploits the proximity of the initial conditions within the IVP ensemble. More specifically, one of the IVPs can be solved over a given time span consisting of one or more time steps with an IRK method, and the resulting trajectory can be recorded. The system of equations that arises on each time step of the IRK method can be solved using various iterative methods. The remaining IVPs can be solved over the same timespan using the same IRK method and time steps, together with the recorded trajectory from the first propagation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/611665 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/13 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08909589 | Horwood |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joshua T. Horwood (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Numerica Corp. (Loveland, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua T. Horwood (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention characterizing the uncertainty of the orbital state of an Earth-orbiting space object hereof using a Gauss von Mises probability density function defined on the n+1 dimensional cylindrical manifold |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/612226 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/13 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08909737 | Gao 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) | Wei Gao (State College, Pennsylvania); Arun K. Iyengar (Yorktown Heights, New York); Mudhakar Srivatsa (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques are disclosed for caching provenance information. For example, in an information system comprising a first computing device requesting provenance data from at least a second computing device, a method for improving the delivery of provenance data to the first computing device, comprises the following steps. At least one cache is maintained for storing provenance data which the first computing device can access with less overhead than accessing the second computing device. Aggregated provenance data is produced from input provenance data. A decision whether or not to cache input provenance data is made based on a likelihood of the input provenance data being used to produce aggregated provenance data. By way of example, the first computing device may comprise a client and the second computing device may comprise a server. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/017807 |
| ART UNIT | 2441 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 15/167 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 67/2842 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08909833 | Prusia |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ronald Norman Prusia (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald Norman Prusia (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for streaming data. Systems allow read/write across multiple or N device modules. Device modules on a bus ring configure at power up (during initialization process); this process informs each device module of its associated address values. Each ringed device module analyzes an address indicator word, which identifies an address at which a read/write operation is intended for, and compares the address designated by the address indicator word to its assigned addresses; when the address designated by the address indicator word is an address associated with the device module, the device module read/writes from/to the address designated by the address indicator word. Memory controller (ring controller or master bus) is not required to ‘know’ which memory chip/device module in a daisy chain the address command word is intended for. Therefore, system embodiments allow streaming without consideration of a number of memory chips/device modules on bus. The bus isolates modules like object oriented programming. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/627301 |
| ART UNIT | 2111 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 13/4247 (20130101) G06F 13/4282 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stanislav Emelianov (Austin, Texas); Bo Wang (Austin, Texas); Jignesh Shah (San Jose, California); Konstantin Sokolov (Austin, Texas); Jimmy Su (Austin, Texas); Yun-Sheng Chen (Austin, Texas); Wolfgang Frey (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislav Emelianov (Austin, Texas); Bo Wang (Austin, Texas); Jignesh Shah (San Jose, California); Konstantin Sokolov (Austin, Texas); Jimmy Su (Austin, Texas); Yun-Sheng Chen (Austin, Texas); Wolfgang Frey (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to methods and systems relating to temperature dependent photoacoustic imaging are provided. In such methods and systems, a tissue sample may be exposed to thermal energy and electromagnetic radiation to generate an acoustic signal, which may be detected. The amplitude of the acoustic signal may be determined and correlated with a tissue property, such as the presence or absence of macrophages or foam cells. |
| FILED | Monday, July 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/190334 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0095 (20130101) A61B 5/02007 (20130101) A61B 6/481 (20130101) A61B 8/12 (20130101) A61B 8/0891 (20130101) A61B 8/5223 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/1702 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Renxun Wang (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New Span Opto-Technology Inc. (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Renxun Wang (Miami, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for evaluation tear film thickness and thinning dynamics in an eye with or without wearing a contact lens using a specially configured optical reflectometer. The method and system may address the beam aiming flexibility on the tear film surface by incorporation of a galvanometer scanner with the fiber coupled optical reflectometer. The tear film thickness, tear film thinning dynamics, and tear film breakup thickness can be determined. The system can also be combined with spectral domain OCT or swept source OCT for ophthalmology applications. The advantage is fast and high precision tear film evaluation that can also be extended to water film on contact lens evaluation for the determination of contact lens hydrophilic properties. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/342814 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 3/1225 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08905928 | Hayes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tamara Hayes (Portland, Oregon); Zachary Beattie (Hillsboro, Oregon); Chad Hagen (Portland, Oregon); Misha Pavel (Portland, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tamara Hayes (Portland, Oregon); Zachary Beattie (Hillsboro, Oregon); Chad Hagen (Portland, Oregon); Misha Pavel (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatuses for monitoring the sleep of a subject in a home environment. In embodiments, load cells placed under bed supports may be coupled to a computing device that may process the load cell data to detect disordered breathing. In some embodiments, a computing device may apply a pattern recognition algorithm to load cell data to distinguish between normal movements and movements associated with a sleep disorder. In an embodiment, apparatuses and methods for monitoring sleep may perform functions associated with detection of sleep disturbances and/or identify a sleep disorder. |
| FILED | Friday, July 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/384386 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/11 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/024 (20130101) A61B 5/113 (20130101) A61B 5/0816 (20130101) A61B 5/0826 (20130101) A61B 5/1102 (20130101) A61B 5/4812 (20130101) A61B 5/4818 (20130101) A61B 5/6887 (20130101) A61B 5/6891 (20130101) A61B 5/7264 (20130101) A61B 5/7267 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/345 (20130101) |
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| US 08906343 | Pandey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ravindra K. Pandey (East Amherst, New York); Raoul Kopelman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Anurag Gupta (Hamburg, New York); Munawwar Sajjad (Clarence Center, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York); The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Amherst, New York); Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravindra K. Pandey (East Amherst, New York); Raoul Kopelman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Anurag Gupta (Hamburg, New York); Munawwar Sajjad (Clarence Center, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A PAA nanoparticle containing a covalently linked fluorescent dye and a post-loaded tetrapyrrolic photosensitizer. |
| FILED | Friday, August 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/566444 |
| ART UNIT | 1619 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 41/0071 (20130101) A61K 47/489 (20130101) A61K 49/00 (20130101) A61K 49/0002 (20130101) A61K 49/0032 (20130101) A61K 49/0052 (20130101) A61K 49/0093 (20130101) A61K 49/126 (20130101) A61K 51/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 51/0451 (20130101) A61K 51/1244 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 15/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08906356 | Wittrup et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | K. Dane Wittrup (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); David V. Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | K. Dane Wittrup (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); David V. Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to mutant IL-2 polypeptides that act as receptor antagonists. The mutant IL-2 polypeptides bind CD 25 but do not activate the IL-2 receptor. Also provided are methods of using the mutant IL-2 polypeptides, for example, to treat a patient who has cancer or a viral infection. The mutant polypeptides can also be used in various delivery systems. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/741552 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/55 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906358 | Fischer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Laurent Fischer (Sainte Foy les Lyon, France); Shaden Kamahwi (Rockville, Maryland); Jesus Valenzuela (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Hamide Aslan Suau (Divarbakir, Turkey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Merial Limited (Duluth, Georgia); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary Of The Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurent Fischer (Sainte Foy les Lyon, France); Shaden Kamahwi (Rockville, Maryland); Jesus Valenzuela (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Hamide Aslan Suau (Divarbakir, Turkey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method for effectively and reproducibly infecting canines with Leishmania infantum using sand flies to vector the parasite. The inventive method comprises several steps, including ensuring canines are naïve to Leishmania, infecting the canines using bites of Leishmania-infected sand fly bites, and evaluating successful transmission of the Leishmania parasites. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/841949 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01K 2227/10 (20130101) A01K 2267/0337 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08906359 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pin Wang (Arcadia, California); Lili Yang (Arcadia, California); David Baltimore (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are provided for delivery of a polynucleotide encoding a gene of interest, typically an antigen, to a dendritic cell (DC). The virus envelope comprises a DC-SIGN specific targeting molecule. The methods and related compositions can be used to treat patients suffering from a wide range of conditions, including infection, such as HIV/AIDS, and various types of cancers. |
| FILED | Monday, May 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/887908 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.100 |
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| US 08906360 | Deisseroth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karl Deisseroth (Palo Alto, California); Edward S. Boyden (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl Deisseroth (Palo Alto, California); Edward S. Boyden (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods for light-activated cation channel proteins and their uses within cell membranes and subcellular regions. The invention provides for proteins, nucleic acids, vectors and methods for genetically targeted expression of light-activated cation channels to specific cells or defined cell populations. In particular the invention provides millisecond-timescale temporal control of cation channels using moderate light intensities in cells, cell lines, transgenic animals, and humans. The invention provides for optically generating electrical spikes in nerve cells and other excitable cells useful for driving neuronal networks, drug screening, and therapy. |
| FILED | Monday, July 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/459636 |
| 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 | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 2217/05 (20130101) A01K 2227/40 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2227/703 (20130101) A01K 2227/706 (20130101) 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 2/18 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/137 (20130101) A61K 31/353 (20130101) A61K 31/405 (20130101) A61K 31/4172 (20130101) A61K 35/30 (20130101) A61K 35/30 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/3604 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/0622 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/705 (20130101) C07K 2319/60 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/15043 (20130101) C12N 2740/15071 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6872 (20130101) G01N 2500/04 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 530/82 (20130101) |
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| US 08906374 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hyung Kim (Los Angeles, California); Yanping Wang (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hyung Kim (Los Angeles, California); Yanping Wang (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for treating a malignant neoplastic cell proliferative disorder or disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an mTOR inhibitor and an effective amount of a CD4 lymphocyte depleting agent. Such methods find utility in the treatment of certain subsets of malignant neoplastic cell proliferative disorders or diseases, e.g. renal cell carcinoma and melanoma. The invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an mTOR inhibitor and an effective amount of a CD4 lymphocyte depleting agent in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/641434 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/436 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/436 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2812 (20130101) |
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| US 08906381 | Iannacone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matteo Iannacone (Boston, Massachusetts); Frank Alexis (Greenville, South Carolina); Pamela Basto (Somerville, Massachusetts); Elliott Ashley Moseman (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Jinjun Shi (Boston, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Omid C. Farokhzad (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Ulrich von Andrian (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Elena Tonti (Riccione, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); President and Fellows of Harvard College (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matteo Iannacone (Boston, Massachusetts); Frank Alexis (Greenville, South Carolina); Pamela Basto (Somerville, Massachusetts); Elliott Ashley Moseman (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Jinjun Shi (Boston, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Omid C. Farokhzad (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Ulrich von Andrian (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Elena Tonti (Riccione, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and systems for delivery of nanocarriers to cells of the immune system. The invention provides synthetic nanocarriers capable of eliciting an immune system response in the form of antibody production, wherein the nanocarriers lack any T cell antigens. In some embodiments, the invention provides nanocarriers that comprise an immunofeature surface, which provides high avidity binding of the nanocarriers to antigen presenting cells. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such nanocarriers. The present invention provides methods of designing, manufacturing, and using such nanocarriers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, October 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/123887 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/0002 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2760/20234 (20130101) |
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| US 08906382 | Wisniewski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Wisniewski (Staten Island, New York); Fernando R. Goni (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Wisniewski (Staten Island, New York); Fernando R. Goni (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods for treating human amyloid disease by administration of modified Aβ peptide immunogens. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/553566 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/4711 (20130101) |
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| US 08906387 | Kay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Kay (Los Altos, California); Dirk Grimm (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Kay (Los Altos, California); Dirk Grimm (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Recombinant adeno-associated viral (AAV) capsid proteins are provided. Methods for generating a library of recombinant adeno-associated viral capsid proteins are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/472260 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2750/14122 (20130101) C12N 2750/14143 (20130101) |
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| US 08906393 | Kaplan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey B. Kaplan (Monsey, New York); Nataliya V. Balashova (Hamilton, New Jersey); Scott C. Kachlany (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Evguenii Vinogradov (Ottawa, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey B. Kaplan (Monsey, New York); Nataliya V. Balashova (Hamilton, New Jersey); Scott C. Kachlany (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Evguenii Vinogradov (Ottawa, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Polysaccharide-containing extracts isolated from a host cell containing nucleotide sequences encoding genes pamA, pamB and pamC, wherein the extract is capable of inhibiting biofilm formation produced by gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria and fungi, and methods to inhibit biofilm formation or remove biofilms that have already formed. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/359277 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| 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 43/16 (20130101) A01N 63/02 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0053 (20130101) A61K 31/715 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (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 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 29/16 (20130101) A61L 29/085 (20130101) A61L 29/085 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/16 (20130101) A61L 2300/404 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/0003 (20130101) C08B 37/0036 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/00 (20130101) C08L 5/00 (20130101) C08L 5/00 (20130101) C08L 5/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/90 (20130101) C12N 9/1048 (20130101) C12N 15/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/04 (20130101) |
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08906414 — Methods and compositions for improving bioavailability of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roland Douglas Shytle (Largo, Florida); Jun Tan (Tampa, Florida); Adam Smith (Lutz, Florida); Brian Giunta (Tampa, Florida); Cyndy Davis Sanberg (Spring Hill, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida); Natura Therapeutics, Inc. (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roland Douglas Shytle (Largo, Florida); Jun Tan (Tampa, Florida); Adam Smith (Lutz, Florida); Brian Giunta (Tampa, Florida); Cyndy Davis Sanberg (Spring Hill, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods of increasing the bioavailability of catechins are presented. Compositions for increasing the bioavailability of catechins include compositions where the catechin is added to a solution of ethanol and water; compositions where the catechin is encapsulated within a nanoparticle; and compositions in which a nanoparticle complex is formed between the catechin and the nanoparticle. Each of these compositions was shown to increase bioavailability of EGCG and is useful in treating diseases such as Alzheimer's and HIV-associated dementia. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/768380 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/489 |
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| US 08906417 | Lippard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen J. Lippard (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Shanta Dhar (Athens, Georgia); Omid C. Farokhzad (Waban, Massachusetts); Frank X. Gu (Waterloo, Canada); Nagesh Kolishetti (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions, preparations, formulations, kits, and methods useful for treating subjects having cancer or at risk of developing cancer. Some embodiments of the invention may comprise a composition comprising a plurality of particles comprising a platinum(IV) therapeutically active precursor. |
| FILED | Friday, November 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/075443 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/143 (20130101) A61K 9/5107 (20130101) A61K 9/5115 (20130101) A61K 31/555 (20130101) A61K 33/24 (20130101) A61K 47/48092 (20130101) A61K 47/48869 (20130101) A61K 47/48915 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08906444 | Kaplan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts); Amanda Murphy (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts); Amanda Murphy (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for modifying silk polymer by coupling a chemical moiety to a tyrosine residue of a silk polymer is described herein for the purpose of altering the physical properties of the silk protein. Thus, silk proteins with desired physical properties can be produced by the methods described herein. These methods are particularly useful when the introduction of cells to a mammal is desired, since modifications to the silk protein affect the physical properties and thus the adhesion, metabolic activity and cell morphology of the desired cells. The silk protein can be modified to produce, or modify, a structure that provides an optimal environment for the desired cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/479709 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Derivatives of Natural Macromolecular Compounds C08H 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 89/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08906468 | Bowman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Bowman (New Kensington, Pennsylvania); Harry Muschar (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Bowman (New Kensington, Pennsylvania); Harry Muschar (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of applying a low gloss coating to a substrate such as the exterior surface of an aircraft is disclosed. The coating composition comprising a polyene, a polythiol, a flatting agent and a coloring pigment is applied to the substrate and given a first dosage of UV radiation followed by a second dosage in which the second dosage is greater than the first resulting in an ultralow gloss coating. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/282640 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 4/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09D 7/005 (20130101) |
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| US 08906603 | Castro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arnold R. Castro (Monroe, Georgia); Huiying Wang (Lake Oswego, Oregon) |
| 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) | Arnold R. Castro (Monroe, Georgia); Huiying Wang (Lake Oswego, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods and devices for the detection of anti-lipoidal antibodies and the diagnosis of disease, for example, syphilis, are described. In particular, oxidized cardiolipins, which may be conjugated with a variety of attachment molecules, such as BSA, KLH, biotin, synthetic protein MAPS, IgY, streptavidin, or avidin, are described. Such oxidized cardiolipin, alone or complexed with one or more attachment molecules, are useful to detect anti-lipoidal antibodies in subjects, for example, when used in lateral flow devices. Lateral flow devices are described that permit the detection of anti-lipoidal antibodies and that permit the co-detection of nontreponemal and treponemal antibodies in biological samples. |
| FILED | Monday, February 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/027224 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/92 (20130101) G01N 33/564 (20130101) G01N 33/571 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/20 (20130101) G01N 2469/20 (20130101) |
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| US 08906609 | Smirnov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sergei Smirnov (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Xian Wang (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sergei Smirnov (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Xian Wang (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for the detection of biochemical analytes by measuring variations in ionic conductance resulting from the hybridization of a biological analyte (e.g. oligonucleotides) with a capturing element immobilized on a membrane substrate having nano-sized pores. |
| FILED | Friday, March 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/723351 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
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| US 08906616 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Broad Institute, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Broad Institute Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Feng Zhang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Le Cong (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Patrick Hsu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Fei Ran (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/290575 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906626 | Oliphant et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arnold Oliphant (Sunnyvale, California); John R. Stuelpnagel (Encinitas, California); Mark S. Chee (Encinitas, California); Scott L. Butler (Sandwich, United Kingdom); Jian-Bing Fan (San Diego, California); Min-Jui Richard Shen (Poway, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Illumina, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arnold Oliphant (Sunnyvale, California); John R. Stuelpnagel (Encinitas, California); Mark S. Chee (Encinitas, California); Scott L. Butler (Sandwich, United Kingdom); Jian-Bing Fan (San Diego, California); Min-Jui Richard Shen (Poway, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for detecting nucleic acids by (a) providing a sample having target nucleic acids, each nucleic acid having contiguous first, second, and third domains; (b) contacting the sample with probe sets to form hybridization complexes, wherein each probe set includes (i) a first probe having a sequence that is complementary to the first domain; and (ii) a second probe having a sequence substantially complementary to the third domain; (c) extending the first probes along the second domains of the complexes while the complexes are immobilized on a solid support; (d) ligating the extended first probes to the second probes to form templates; (e) amplifying the templates with primers that are complementary to the first and second priming sequences to produce amplicons; and (f) detecting the amplicons on the surface of a nucleic acid array. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/604872 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 1/6834 (20130101) C12Q 1/6834 (20130101) C12Q 1/6837 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2525/155 (20130101) C12Q 2563/131 (20130101) C12Q 2563/179 (20130101) |
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| US 08906630 | Weiser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey N. Weiser (Merion, Pennsylvania); Jane M. Gould (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey N. Weiser (Merion, Pennsylvania); Jane M. Gould (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses methods, assays and kits for the detection of pathogenic bacteria in a patient and for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary diseases associated with pathogenic bacteria from pulmonary diseases not associated with pathogenic bacteria. |
| FILED | Friday, February 25, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/065906 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56911 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/4737 (20130101) G01N 2800/12 (20130101) |
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| US 08906662 | Nataro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Nataro (Charlottesville, Virginia); Fernando Ruiz-Perez (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Nataro (Charlottesville, Virginia); Fernando Ruiz-Perez (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions and methods for treating inflammation due to an immune response. Non-limiting example compositions include class-2 SPATE proteins that are capable of cleaving proteins involved in an inflammatory immune response in a patient. Example compositions include at least one mucin-cleaving class-2 SPATE protein. Further example compositions include protein involved in intestinal colonization (Pic). Non-limiting example methods include methods of decreasing inflammation in a patient having inflammation and methods of perturbing immune response in a patient having a disease or condition in which an active immune response is attributable to a cause of the disease or condition, by administering to the patient a composition including at least one class-2 SPATE protein capable of cleaving proteins involved in an inflammatory immune response. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/516234 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/164 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/482 (20130101) A61K 2035/11 (20130101) Detergent Compositions; Use of Single Substances as Detergents; Soap or Soap-making; Resin Soaps; Recovery of Glycerol C11D 3/386 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/52 (20130101) |
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| US 08906681 | Kelly et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffery W. Kelly (LaJolla, California); Joshua L. Price (Vineyard, Utah); Elizabeth K. Culyba (Arlington, Massachusetts); Evan T. Powers (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (LaJolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffery W. Kelly (LaJolla, California); Joshua L. Price (Vineyard, Utah); Elizabeth K. Culyba (Arlington, Massachusetts); Evan T. Powers (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A chimeric therapeutic polypeptide of a pre-existing therapeutic polypeptide is disclosed, as are a method of enhancing folded stabilization and a pharmaceutical composition of the glycosylated chimer. The pre-existing and chimeric polypeptides have substantially the same length, substantially the same amino acid residue sequence, and exhibit at least one tight turn containing a sequence of four to about seven amino acid residues in which at least two amino acid side chains extend on the same side of the tight turn and are within less than about 7 Å of each other. The chimeric therapeutic polypeptide has the sequon Aro-(Xxx)n-(Zzz)p-Asn-Yyy-Thr/Ser (SEQ ID NO:001) within that tight turn sequence such that the side chains of the Aro, Asn and Thr/Ser amino acid residues project on the same side of the turn and are within less than about 7 Å of each other. That sequon is absent from the pre-existing therapeutic polypeptide. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/565502 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/1077 (20130101) C07K 14/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/70 (20130101) |
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| US 08906682 | June et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl H. June (Merion Station, Pennsylvania); Bruce L. Levine (Cherry Hill, New Jersey); David L. Porter (Springfield, Pennsylvania); Michael D. Kalos (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Michael C. Milone (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a human. The invention includes relates to administering a genetically modified T cell to express a CAR wherein the CAR comprises an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain, a costimulatory signaling region, and a CD3 zeta signaling domain. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/938947 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 2039/5156 (20130101) A61K 2039/5158 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0636 (20130101) C12N 2501/515 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08906694 | Kavallieratos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Konstantinos Kavallieratos (Miami, Florida); Nikolaos M. Tsoukias (Miami, Florida); Lissette I. Lozano-Lewis (San Miguel, Peru) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are methods of detecting the presence and/or concentration of nitric oxide using organometallic complexes and changes in fluorescence. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/850572 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/119 |
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| US 08906702 | Zahn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Zahn (Princeton, New Jersey); Lawrence Anthony Sasso, Jr. (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Zahn (Princeton, New Jersey); Lawrence Anthony Sasso, Jr. (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluidic device including a main channel, wherein a first inlet fluidly connects to an upstream end of the main channel and introduces magnetic beads into a first side of the main channel A second inlet is fluidly connected to the upstream end of the main channel and introduces a sample stream into a second side of the main channel A first magnet disposed adjacent to the second side of the main channel pulls the magnetic beads towards a sidewall of the second side, and thus into the sample stream A second magnet disposed downstream from the first magnet and adjacent to a first side of the main channel subsequently pulls the magnetic beads towards a sidewall of the first side, and thus out of the sample stream A detection region is disposed at or downstream from the second magnet and in the first side of the main channel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 31, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/123547 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 3/502776 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2200/0636 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2400/043 (20130101) B01L 2400/0478 (20130101) |
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| US 08906830 | Agnew et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Heather Agnew (Pasadena, California); Rosemary Rohde (Pasadena, California); Steven Millward (Monrovia, California); Arundhati Nag (Pasadena, California); James R. Heath (South Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heather Agnew (Pasadena, California); Rosemary Rohde (Pasadena, California); Steven Millward (Monrovia, California); Arundhati Nag (Pasadena, California); James R. Heath (South Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to capture agents for the detection and/or separation of one or more targets in a sample. Described herein are multi-ligand capture agents comprising two or more ligands, and related compositions, methods and systems. In certain embodiments, the capture agents disclosed herein can be used for performing assays, including but not limited to assays for the detection and/or separation of targets. |
| FILED | Friday, February 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/035718 |
| 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 | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 249/04 (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 2523/109 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 30/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/531 (20130101) G01N 33/54306 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906845 | Krishna et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Neel K. Krishna (Norfolk, Virginia); Kenji M. Cunnion (Norfolk, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Neel K. Krishna (Norfolk, Virginia); Kenji M. Cunnion (Norfolk, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides peptide compounds that regulate the complement system and methods of using these compounds. Specifically the disclosure provides an isolated, purified peptide of 30 amino acids derived from human astrovirus protein, called CP1. The peptide compounds disclosed include peptide mimetics, peptide analogs and/or synthetic derivatives of CP1 having, for example, internal peptide deletions and/or substitutions, deletions and/or substitutions at the N-terminus and C-terminus, and that are able to regulate complement activation. The disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of the peptide compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, or excipient for treating a disease or condition associated with complement-mediated tissue damage. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/809371 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — 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 38/162 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 14/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2770/12022 (20130101) C12N 2770/12033 (20130101) |
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| US 08906854 | Jonker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Johan W. Jonker (Gronigen, Netherlands); Michael Downes (San Diego, California); Ronald M. Evans (La Jolla, California); Jae Myoung Suh (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The method provides methods and compositions for treating metabolic disorders such as impaired glucose tolerance, elevated blood glucose, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia, obesity, and fatty liver. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/184621 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 38/1825 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/1825 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08906860 | Raychaudhuri et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pradip Raychaudhuri (Oak Park, Illinois); Alexander V. Lyubimov (Chicago, Illinois); Zebin Wang (Malden, Massachusetts); Robert Costa (Oak Park, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides agents, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions and method for inhibiting tumor cell proliferation by inhibiting FoxM1B activity, expression, or nuclear localization in a tumor cell. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/840092 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1709 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/4703 (20130101) C07K 14/4738 (20130101) C07K 2319/09 (20130101) C07K 2319/10 (20130101) |
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| US 08906863 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | R. Holland Cheng (Davis, California); Li Xing (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | R. Holland Cheng (Davis, California); Li Xing (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a peptide/nucleic acid composition for oral/mucosal, dual-modal activation of immune protection systems. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/224151 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/29 (20130101) A61K 2039/541 (20130101) A61K 2039/542 (20130101) A61K 2039/5258 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/10 (20130101) C07K 16/1063 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/55 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2319/40 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2710/14143 (20130101) C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) C12N 2740/16234 (20130101) C12N 2770/28123 (20130101) C12N 2770/28134 (20130101) C12N 2770/28142 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin Q. Cheng (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The inventors have determined, contrary to the prior art and experience, how to successfully use triciribine to treat ovarian cancer by one or a combination of (i) administering triciribine only to patients which according to a diagnostic test described below, exhibit enhanced sensitivity to the drug; (ii) use of a described dosage level that minimizes the toxicity of the drug but yet still exhibits efficacy; or (iii) use of a described dosage regimen that minimizes the toxicity of the drug. The invention further encompasses a number of miRNAs, which are altered in human ovarian cancer, with the most significantly deregulated miRNAs being miR-214, -199a*, -200a, -100, -12Sb, and let-7 cluster. Further, the invention illustrates that frequent deregulation of miR-214, -199a*, -200a and -100 in ovarian cancers and their alterations are associated with high grade and late stage tumor. |
| FILED | Monday, July 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/936864 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/706 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57449 (20130101) |
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| US 08906888 | Saha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Uttam Saha (Thornhill, Canada); Gary H. Posner (Baltimore, Maryland); Mehmet Kahraman (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cytochroma Inc. (Markham, Ontario, Canada); Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Uttam Saha (Thornhill, Canada); Gary H. Posner (Baltimore, Maryland); Mehmet Kahraman (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel 16,23-diene 25-oxime ether analogs of 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3, compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds as inhibitors of CYP24. In particular, the novel compound of the invention are useful for treating diseases which benefit from a modulation of the levels of 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3, for example, cell-proliferative disorders. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/912395 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 401/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906896 | Bierbach |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ulrich Bierbach (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Ulrich Bierbach (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Acridine containing cisplatin compounds are disclosed that show greater efficacy than other cisplatin compounds for treating cancer. The compounds are compounds of Formula I wherein the variables are defined herein. |
| FILED | Friday, October 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/125214 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/47 (20130101) A61K 31/47 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 15/0093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906905 | Perlmutter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Hirsch Perlmutter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); George Konstantine Michalopoulos (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Tunde Hidvegi (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Hirsch Perlmutter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); George Konstantine Michalopoulos (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Tunde Hidvegi (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of treatment of clinical disorders associated with protein polymerization comprising administering, to a subject, an effective amount of carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine or another carbamazepine-like compound. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that, in cells having a genetic defect in α1-antitrypsin, carbamazepine was able to decrease levels of the mutant protein. Furthermore, carbamazepine reduced the hepatic load of mutant α1-antitrypsin and the toxic effect of that mutant protein accumulation, hepatic fibrosis, in vivo using a mouse model of the disease. As patients having this defect in α1-antitrypsin exhibit toxic accumulations of the protein, treatment according to the invention may be used to ameliorate symptoms and signs of disease. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/362606 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/55 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/155 (20130101) |
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| US 08906908 | Carroll et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina); Dignity Health (Phoenix, Arizona); Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina); Dignity Health (Phoenix, Arizona); Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | F. Ivy Carroll (Durham, North Carolina); Bruce E. Blough (Raleigh, North Carolina); Hernan A. Navarro (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); S. Wayne Mascarella (Hillsborough, North Carolina); Ana Zamfira Muresan (Raleigh, North Carolina); M. Imad Damaj (Richmond, Virginia); Ronald J. Lukas (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides hydroxybupropion analogues capable of inhibiting the reuptake of one or more monoamines and/or acting as antagonists at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds may selectively bind to one or more monoamine transporters, including those for dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin and/or may selectively bind to one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Such compounds may be used to treat conditions that are responsive to modification of monoamine levels and/or antagonism of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, including drug dependency, depression, and obesity. |
| FILED | Monday, November 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/680710 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/5375 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 265/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906937 | Padmanabhan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Radhakrishnan Padmanabhan (Bethesda, Maryland); Nagarajan Pattabiraman (North Potomac, Maryland); Niklaus Mueller (Denver, Colorado); Kuppuswamy Nagarajan (Bangalore, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Radhakrishnan Padmanabhan (Bethesda, Maryland); Nagarajan Pattabiraman (North Potomac, Maryland); Niklaus Mueller (Denver, Colorado); Kuppuswamy Nagarajan (Bangalore, India) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating a Flavivirus infection in a subject are disclosed. The methods comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a Flavivirus inhibitor, e.g., a Flavivirus serine protease inhibitor. These methods are useful in treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating Flavivirus infections such as, for example, West Nile Virus, Dengue Virus, and Japanese Encephalitis Virus. |
| FILED | Friday, September 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/033086 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4709 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/26 (20130101) C07D 277/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 405/14 (20130101) C07D 409/06 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) C07D 417/06 (20130101) C07D 417/12 (20130101) |
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| US 08906942 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Che-Hong Chen (Fremont, California); Daria Mochly-Rosen (Menlo Park, California); Wenjin Yang (Foster City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds that function as modulators of aldehyde dehydrogenase activity; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The present invention provides therapeutic methods involving administering a subject compound, or a subject pharmaceutical composition. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/717056 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 405/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906945 | Moir et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Donald T. Moir (Concord, Massachusetts); Daniel Aiello (Worcester, Massachusetts); Norton P. Peet (North Andover, Massachusetts); John D. Williams (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Microbiotix, Inc. (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald T. Moir (Concord, Massachusetts); Daniel Aiello (Worcester, Massachusetts); Norton P. Peet (North Andover, Massachusetts); John D. Williams (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Organic compounds showing the ability to inhibit effector toxin secretion or translocation mediated by bacterial type III secretion systems are disclosed. The disclosed type III secretion system inhibitor compounds are useful for combating infections by Gram-negative bacteria such as Salmonella spp., Shigella flexneri, Pseudomonas spp., Yersinia spp., enteropathogenic and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli, and Chlamydia spp. having such type III secretion systems. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/263071 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/16 (20130101) A61K 31/34 (20130101) A61K 31/36 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) A61K 31/216 (20130101) A61K 31/381 (20130101) A61K 31/407 (20130101) A61K 31/427 (20130101) A61K 31/429 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/4152 (20130101) A61K 31/4184 (20130101) A61K 31/4245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/5375 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) |
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| US 08907043 | James et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ken James (Somerville, Massachusetts); Brochini Stephen (London, United Kingdom); Varawut Tangpasuthadol (Bangkok, Thailand); Joachim B. Kohn (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ken James (Somerville, Massachusetts); Brochini Stephen (London, United Kingdom); Varawut Tangpasuthadol (Bangkok, Thailand); Joachim B. Kohn (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to polyarylates comprising repeating units having the structure: as well as their preparation and use as cell growth substrates. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/361268 |
| 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 | 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 17/10 (20130101) A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/34 (20130101) A61L 31/06 (20130101) A61L 31/06 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 2219/00722 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 63/19 (20130101) C08G 63/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 63/6856 (20130101) C08G 63/6858 (20130101) C08G 64/12 (20130101) C08G 64/045 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 69/00 (20130101) C08L 69/00 (20130101) C08L 69/00 (20130101) C08L 69/00 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 40/14 (20130101) |
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| US 08907054 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pinfen Yang (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Priyanka Sivadas (Valencia, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pinfen Yang (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Priyanka Sivadas (Valencia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for modulating Dpy-30 binding activity. The compositions may include peptides or peptidomimetics thereof that are related to radial spoke protein 3 (RSP3) or absent, small, homeotic discs 2-like protein (Ash2L) and that bind to Dumpy-30 protein (Dpy-30). |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/569583 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08907057 | Chan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Chan (Houston, Texas); Hideto Kojima (Otsu Shiga, Japan); Tomoya Terashima (Otsu, Japan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence Chan (Houston, Texas); Hideto Kojima (Otsu Shiga, Japan); Tomoya Terashima (Otsu, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns methods and compositions that employ peptides that target dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. In particular, the peptides are used to target therapeutic agents, such as proteins, liposomes, or viral particles comprising therapeutic polynucleotides, to one or more peripheral neuropathies or neuropathic pain, for example. In particular cases, the peripheral neuropathies or neuropathic pain is caused directly or indirectly by DRG neuronopathy. |
| FILED | Friday, February 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/175387 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) |
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| US 08907060 | Pastan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ira H. Pastan (Potomac, Maryland); Masanori Onda (Rockville, Maryland); Satoshi Nagata (Sioux Falls, South Dakota); David Fitzgerald (Rockville, Maryland); Robert Kreitman (Potomac, Maryland); Byungkook Lee (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ira H. Pastan (Potomac, Maryland); Masanori Onda (Rockville, Maryland); Satoshi Nagata (Sioux Falls, South Dakota); David Fitzgerald (Rockville, Maryland); Robert Kreitman (Potomac, Maryland); Byungkook Lee (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides mutated Pseudomonas exotoxins (PE) that have reduced immunogenicity compared to PEs containing the native sequence. The PEs of the invention have one or more individual mutations of positions of the native sequence of PE that reduce antibody binding to one or more PE epitopes. Nucleic acids encoding the mutated PEs, chimeric molecules comprising them, compositions comprising the chimeric molecules and methods of using them, are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/997202 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 47/48484 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/21 (20130101) C07K 2319/33 (20130101) |
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| US 08907073 | Sauka-Spengler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tatjana Sauka-Spengler (Oxford, United Kingdom); Sonja Jane McKeown (Lower Templestowe, Australia); Paola A. Betancur (Belmont, California); Marianne Bronner Hansen (La Canada, California) |
| ABSTRACT | DNA enhancer sequences are provided for use in constructs to identify early stage embryonic cells. The enhancer sequences can be used in parallel with short-hairpin RNA in a vector construct for endogenously regulated gene knockdowns. The disclosed enhancer sequences can be used to isolate a selected population of early stage embryonic cells. |
| FILED | Friday, April 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/857899 |
| 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 | Peptides C07K 14/4702 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 2330/51 (20130101) C12N 2830/008 (20130101) C12N 2830/15 (20130101) C12N 2830/30 (20130101) C12N 2830/42 (20130101) C12N 2830/85 (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) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) C12Q 1/6897 (20130101) |
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| US 08907075 | Gunderson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel Ian Gunderson (Piscataway, New Jersey); Rafal Goraczniak (Hillsborough, New Jersey) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel Ian Gunderson (Piscataway, New Jersey); Rafal Goraczniak (Hillsborough, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for modulating the expression of a protein of interest are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/570389 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1135 (20130101) C12N 15/1137 (20130101) C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/315 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/3231 (20130101) C12N 2310/3519 (20130101) C12N 2310/3521 (20130101) |
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| US 08907104 | Myers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew G. Myers (Boston, Massachusetts); Jason D. Brubaker (Cheshire, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The tetracycline class of antibiotics has played a major role in the treatment of infectious diseases for the past 50 years. However, the increased use of the tetracyclines in human and veterinary medicine has led to resistance among many organisms previously susceptible to tetracycline antibiotics. The recent development of a modular synthesis of tetracycline analogs through a chiral enone intermediate has allowed for the efficient synthesis of novel tetracycline analogs never prepared before. The present invention provides a more efficient route for preparing the enone intermediate. |
| FILED | Monday, November 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/076924 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 237/26 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 231/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 261/12 (20130101) C07D 261/20 (20130101) C07D 413/06 (20130101) C07D 498/18 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/1856 (20130101) C07F 7/1892 (20130101) |
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| US 08908554 | Cormode et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | AT and T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, Georgia); Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AT and T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, Georgia); Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Graham Cormode (Morristown, New Jersey); Philip Korn (New York, New York); Srikanta Tirthapura (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Aggregates are calculated from a data stream in which data is sent in a sequence of tuples, in which each tuple comprises an item identifier and a timestamp indicating when the tuple was transmitted. The tuples may arrive out-of-order, that is, the sequence in which the tuples arrive are not necessarily in the sequence of their corresponding timestamps. In calculating aggregates, more recent data may be given more weight by multiplying each tuple by a decay function which is a function of the timestamp associated with the tuple and the current time. The tuples are recorded in a quantile-digest data structure. Aggregates are calculated from the data stored in the quantile-digest data structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/755621 |
| ART UNIT | 2472 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 12/2602 (20130101) H04L 43/00 (20130101) H04L 43/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 43/106 (20130101) |
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| US 08908989 | Geisler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wilson S. Geisler (Austin, Texas); Jeffrey S. Perry (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and composition for denoising digital camera images are provided herein. The method is based on directly measuring the local statistical structure of natural images in a large training set that has been corrupted with noise mimicking digital camera noise. The measured statistics are conditional means of the ground truth pixel value given a local context of input pixels. Each conditional mean is the Bayes optimal (minimum mean squared error) estimate given the specific local context. The conditional means are measured and applied recursively (e.g., the second conditional mean is measured after denoising with the first conditional mean). Each local context vector consists of only three variables, and hence the conditional means can be measured directly without prior assumptions about the underlying probability distributions, and they can be stored in fixed lookup tables. |
| FILED | Monday, August 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/965073 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — 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 9/6256 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/002 (20130101) |
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| US 08909343 | Towe |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce C. Towe (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce C. Towe (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for neurostimulation and/or neurotelemetry of electrically-excitable biological tissue. Embodiments include implanting single or multiple semiconductor diodes and applying a high frequency electrical volume current. Neurostimulation embodiments include local rectification of the volume current by the diode, which can provide a pulsating electrical waveform capable of locally stimulating neural tissue, hi neurotelemetry embodiments, semiconductor diodes can be placed in contact with excitable tissue and a low level electrical carrier wave can be passed through the tissue and implanted diode whereby low level tissue bioelectric events intermodulate with the carrier wave and encode bioelectrical effects. Remote detection and amplitude demodulation of the volume-conducted carrier wave can allow recovery of the bioelectrical waveform and provide a neurotelemetry function, hi other embodiments, implanted diodes are placed in series with a pressure switch or piezoelectric material which enables their function only with the focal application of an acoustic pressure wave. This enables a selectivity amongst multiple diode channels by acoustic wave focusing or alternately by a process of range-gating of a surface applied electrical current to the arrival time of an acoustic wave at a particular device. |
| FILED | Friday, May 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/321770 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/378 (20130101) A61N 1/3605 (20130101) A61N 1/37223 (20130101) |
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| US 08909345 | Danilov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yuri P. Danilov (Middleton, Wisconsin); Mitchell E. Tyler (Middleton, Wisconsin); Kurt A. Kaczmarek (Madison, Wisconsin) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Yuri P. Danilov (Middleton, Wisconsin); Mitchell E. Tyler (Middleton, Wisconsin); Kurt A. Kaczmarek (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | In a patient suffering from neural impairment, stimulation is provided to sensory surfaces of the face and/or neck, or more generally to areas of the body that stimulate the trigeminal nerve, while performing an activity intended to stimulate a brain function to be rehabilitated. The simulation may then be continued after the performance of the activity has ceased. It has been found that the patient's performance of the activity is then improved after stimulation has ceased. Moreover, it tends to improve to a greater extent, and/or for a longer time, when the post-activity stimulation is applied, as compared to when postactivity stimulation is not applied. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/340144 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g Devices for Locating or Stimulating Reflex Points in the Body; Artificial Respiration; Massage; Bathing Devices for Special Therapeutic or Hygienic Purposes or Specific Parts of the Body A61H 21/00 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/0548 (20130101) A61N 1/36103 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08904810 | Schabron et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John F. Schabron (Laramie, Wyoming); Greg Wong (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Wyoming Research Corporation (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John F. Schabron (Laramie, Wyoming); Susan S. Sorini-Wong (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the inventive technology may involve the use of layered, insulated PCM assemblage that itself comprises: modular insulating foam material 8 that, upon establishment as part of the assemblage, defines inner foam material sides 9 and outer foam material sides 10; thin reflective material 11 established against (whether directly in contact with or not) at least either the inner foam material sides or the outer foam materials sides, and modular, enclosed PCM sections 12 established between the modular insulating foam material and the interior center. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/561059 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigerators; Cold Rooms; Ice-boxes; Cooling or Freezing Apparatus Not Otherwise Provided for F25D 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F25D 2303/0843 (20130101) F25D 2303/0844 (20130101) F25D 2331/804 (20130101) |
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| US 08904850 | Allendorf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark D. Allendorf (Pleasanton, California); Alex L. Robinson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark D. Allendorf (Pleasanton, California); Alex L. Robinson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | We have demonstrated that a surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor coated with a nanoporous framework material (NFM) film can perform ultrasensitive water vapor detection at concentrations in air from 0.05 to 12,000 ppmv at 1 atmosphere pressure. The method is extendable to other MEMS-based sensors, such as microcantilevers, or to quartz crystal microbalance sensors. We identify a specific NFM that provides high sensitivity and selectivity to water vapor. However, our approach is generalizable to detection of other species using NFM to provide sensitivity and selectivity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/253274 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/29.10 |
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| US 08905713 | Bunker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ronald Scott Bunker (Niskayuna, New York); Benjamin Paul Lacy (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald Scott Bunker (Niskayuna, New York); Benjamin Paul Lacy (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An article is described, including an inner surface which can be exposed to a first fluid; an inlet; and an outer surface spaced from the inner surface, which can be exposed to a hotter second fluid. The article further includes at least one row or other pattern of passage holes. Each passage hole includes an inlet bore extending through the substrate from the inlet at the inner surface to a passage hole-exit proximate to the outer surface, with the inlet bore terminating in a chevron outlet adjacent the hole-exit. The chevron outlet includes a pair of wing troughs having a common surface region between them. The common surface region includes a valley which is adjacent the hole-exit; and a plateau adjacent the valley. The article can be an airfoil. Related methods for preparing the passage holes are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, May 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/790675 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/186 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2230/10 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/67 (20130101) Y02T 50/672 (20130101) Y02T 50/676 (20130101) |
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| US 08905772 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois); Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois); Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Yonggang Huang (Glencoe, Illinois); Heung Cho Ko (Urbana, Illinois); Mark Stoykovich (Dover, New Hampshire); Won Mook Choi (Champaign, Illinois); Jizhou Song (Evanston, Illinois); Jong Hyun Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea); Dae Hyeong Kim (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are stretchable, foldable and optionally printable, processes for making devices and devices such as semiconductors, electronic circuits and components thereof that are capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Strain isolation layers provide good strain isolation to functional device layers. Multilayer devices are constructed to position a neutral mechanical surface coincident or proximate to a functional layer having a material that is susceptible to strain-induced failure. Neutral mechanical surfaces are positioned by one or more layers having a property that is spatially inhomogeneous, such as by patterning any of the layers of the multilayer device. |
| FILED | Friday, August 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/974963 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/4867 (20130101) H01L 21/6835 (20130101) H01L 23/4985 (20130101) H01L 25/50 (20130101) H01L 25/0655 (20130101) H01L 27/14601 (20130101) H01L 2221/68359 (20130101) H01L 2224/05624 (20130101) H01L 2924/01019 (20130101) H01L 2924/01046 (20130101) H01L 2924/01057 (20130101) H01L 2924/01079 (20130101) H01L 2924/3025 (20130101) H01L 2924/09701 (20130101) H01L 2924/12044 (20130101) H01L 2924/13091 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/03 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/16 (20130101) H05K 1/036 (20130101) H05K 1/0283 (20130101) H05K 1/0393 (20130101) H05K 3/207 (20130101) H05K 2201/0133 (20130101) H05K 2203/0271 (20130101) |
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| US 08906135 | Luebke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Luebke (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania); Hunald Nulwala (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania); Chau Tang (Green Brook, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Luebke (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania); Hunald Nulwala (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania); Chau Tang (Green Brook, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for separating a target gas from a gaseous mixture using 1,2,3-triazolium ionic liquids is presented. Industrial effluent streams may be cleaned by removing carbon dioxide from the stream by contacting the effluent stream with a 1,2,3-triazolium ionic liquid compound. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/223488 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/78 (20130101) B01D 53/1475 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 2252/20436 (20130101) |
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| US 08906468 | Bowman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Bowman (New Kensington, Pennsylvania); Harry Muschar (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Bowman (New Kensington, Pennsylvania); Harry Muschar (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of applying a low gloss coating to a substrate such as the exterior surface of an aircraft is disclosed. The coating composition comprising a polyene, a polythiol, a flatting agent and a coloring pigment is applied to the substrate and given a first dosage of UV radiation followed by a second dosage in which the second dosage is greater than the first resulting in an ultralow gloss coating. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/282640 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 4/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09D 7/005 (20130101) |
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| US 08906542 | Johnson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois); Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Johnson (Naperville, Illinois); Youngsik Kim (Fishers, Indiana); Eungje Lee (Naperville, Illinois); Wen Chao Lee (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A sodium-ion electrochemical cell described herein comprises a cathode, an anode, and a non-aqueous sodium-containing electrolyte therebetween. The electrolyte comprises a sodium salt dissolved in a liquid organic carrier. The cathode comprises at least one transition metal chalcogenide compound in an initial discharged or partially discharged state and having the formula NaxMX2Cln, wherein 0<x≦1; M is at least one transition metal having a +3, +4, or +5 fully discharged oxidation state, i.e., when x is 1. X is at least one chalcogen selected from the group consisting of S and Se, and n is 0 when the discharged oxidation state of M is +3, n is 1 when the discharged oxidation state of M is +4, and n is 2 when the discharged oxidation state of M is +5. In some embodiments, the cathode comprises NaxVS2, NaxTiS2, or a combination thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/709877 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/525 (20130101) H01M 10/054 (20130101) H01M 10/056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/0525 (20130101) |
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| US 08906551 | Chan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Candace K. Chan (Phoenix, Arizona); Michael A. Miller (San Antonio, Texas); Kwai S. Chan (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Candace K. Chan (Phoenix, Arizona); Michael A. Miller (San Antonio, Texas); Kwai S. Chan (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure is directed at an electrode for a battery wherein the electrode comprises clathrate alloys of silicon, germanium or tin. In method form, the present disclosure is directed at methods of forming clathrate alloys of silicon, germanium or tin which methods lead to the formation of empty cage structures suitable for use as electrodes in rechargeable type batteries. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/452403 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/134 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906553 | Hagh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nader Marandian Hagh (Franklin Park, New Jersey); Farid Badway (Old Bridge, New Jersey); Ganesh Skandan (Easton, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEI Corporation (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nader Marandian Hagh (Franklin Park, New Jersey); Farid Badway (Old Bridge, New Jersey); Ganesh Skandan (Easton, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A cathode electrode material for use in rechargeable Li-ion batteries, based on the integration of two Li-based materials of NASICON- and Spinel-type structures, is described in the present invention. The structure and composition of the cathode can be described by a core material and a surface coating surrounding the core material, wherein the core of the cathode particle is of the formula LiMn2-xNixO4−δ (0.5≦x≦0 & 0≦δ≦1) and having a spinel crystal structure, the surface coating is of the formula Li1+xMxTi2-x(PO4)3 (M: is a trivalent cation, 0.5≧x≧0) having a NASICON-type crystal structure. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/036493 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/231.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906572 | Krishnan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lakshmi Krishnan (Clifton Park, New York); Gary William Yeager (Rexford, New York); Grigorii Lev Soloveichik (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A polymer-electrolyte membrane is presented. The polymer-electrolyte membrane comprises an acid-functional polymer, and an additive incorporated in at least a portion of the membrane. The additive comprises a fluorinated cycloaliphatic additive, a hydrophobic cycloaliphatic additive, or combinations thereof, wherein the additive has a boiling point greater than about 120° C. An electrochemical fuel cell including the polymer-electrolyte membrane, and a related method, are also presented. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/690721 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/1023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/1039 (20130101) H01M 8/1051 (20130101) H01M 8/1086 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906575 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yu Seung Kim (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Piotr Zelenay (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Christina Johnston (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu Seung Kim (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Piotr Zelenay (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Christina Johnston (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrochemical cell assembly that is expected to prevent or at least minimize electrode contamination includes one or more getters that trap a component or components leached from a first electrode and prevents or at least minimizes them from contaminating a second electrode. |
| FILED | Monday, March 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/412364 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/0291 (20130101) H01M 8/1004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906610 | Brodie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eoin L. Brodie (Piedmont, California); Todd Z. DeSantis (Livermore, California); Ulas Karaoz (Berkeley, California); Gary L. Andersen (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eoin L. Brodie (Piedmont, California); Todd Z. DeSantis (Livermore, California); Ulas Karaoz (Berkeley, California); Gary L. Andersen (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Herein is described methods for a high-sensitivity means to measure the incorporation of stable isotope labeled substrates into RNA following stable isotope probing experiments (SIP). RNA is hybridized to a set of probes such as phylogenetic microarrays and isotope incorporation is quantified such as by secondary ion mass spectrometer imaging (NanoSIMS). |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/023538 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 1/6837 (20130101) C12Q 1/6837 (20130101) C12Q 2545/114 (20130101) C12Q 2565/627 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6848 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906657 | Retsina et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | API Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | API Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Theodora Retsina (Atlanta, Georgia); Vesa Pylkkanen (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides processes to convert biomass into energy-dense biomass for combustion, alone or in combination with another solid fuel. Some embodiments provide processes for producing fermentable sugars and energy-dense biomass from cellulosic biomass, comprising extracting the feedstock with steam and/or hot water to produce an extract liquor containing hemicellulosic oligomers, dissolved lignin, and cellulose-rich solids; separating the extract liquor, to produce dewatered cellulose-rich solids; hydrolyzing the dewatered cellulose-rich solids, thereby removing a portion of the cellulose, to produce intermediate solids (with higher energy density) and a hydrolysate; drying the intermediate solids to produce energy-dense biomass; and recovering fermentable sugars from the hydrolysate. The energy-dense biomass may be pelletized into biomass pellets, which may have a similar energy density as torrefied pellets from wood. The hemicellulosic oligomers may be further hydrolyzed to produce additional fermentable sugars. The fermentable sugars may be fermented to ethanol or another product. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/829355 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/165 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906772 | Sumant |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anirudha V. Sumant (Plainfield, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anirudha V. Sumant (Plainfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for forming graphene layers on a substrate. The system and methods include direct growth of graphene on diamond and low temperature growth of graphene using a solid carbon source. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/481110 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906803 | Okandan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Murat Okandan (Edgewood, New Mexico); Gregory N. Nielson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Accessing a workpiece object in semiconductor processing is disclosed. The workpiece object includes a mechanical support substrate, a release layer over the mechanical support substrate, and an integrated circuit substrate coupled over the release layer. The integrated circuit substrate includes a device layer having semiconductor devices. The method also includes etching through-substrate via (TSV) openings through the integrated circuit substrate that have buried ends at or within the release layer including using the release layer as an etch stop. TSVs are formed by introducing one or more conductive materials into the TSV openings. A die singulation trench is etched at least substantially through the integrated circuit substrate around a perimeter of an integrated circuit die. The integrated circuit die is at least substantially released from the mechanical support substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/063152 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/78 (20130101) H01L 21/76877 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 23/481 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906971 | White et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark G. White (Spring Hill, Florida); Shetian Liu (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mississippi State University (Starkville, Mississippi) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark G. White (Spring Hill, Florida); Shetian Liu (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel process and system in which a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen synthesis gas, or syngas, is converted into hydrocarbon mixtures composed of high quality gasoline components, aromatic compounds, and lower molecular weight gaseous olefins in one reactor or step. The invention utilizes a novel molybdenum-zeolite catalyst in high pressure hydrogen for conversion, as well as a novel rhenium-zeolite catalyst in place of the molybdenum-zeolite catalyst, and provides for use of the novel catalysts in the process and system of the invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/806340 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 29/26 (20130101) B01J 29/48 (20130101) B01J 29/076 (20130101) B01J 29/166 (20130101) B01J 29/0341 (20130101) B01J 29/7815 (20130101) B01J 29/7876 (20130101) B01J 37/0201 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 2/334 (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 1/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10L 3/12 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08907061 | Chromy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brett A. Chromy (Danville, California); Paul Henderson (Dublin, California); Paul D. Hoeprich, Jr. (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brett A. Chromy (Danville, California); Paul Henderson (Dublin, California); Paul D. Hoeprich, Jr. (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods and systems for assembling, solubilizing and/or purifying a membrane associated protein in a nanolipoprotein particle, which comprise a temperature transition cycle performed in presence of a detergent, wherein during the temperature transition cycle the nanolipoprotein components are brought to a temperature above and below the gel to liquid crystalling transition temperature of the membrane forming lipid of the nanolipoprotein particle. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/352548 |
| 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 11/02 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/799 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08907105 | Luebke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Luebke (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania); Hunaid Nulwala (Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania); Chau Tang (Green Brook, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Luebke (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania); Hunaid Nulwala (Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania); Chau Tang (Green Brook, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions of matter that are ionic liquids, the compositions comprising substituted 1,2,3-triazolium cations combined with any anion. Compositions of the invention should be useful in the separation of gases and, perhaps, as catalysts for many reactions. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/223465 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08907164 | Udvardi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Udvardi (Ardmore, Oklahoma); Jiading Yang (Ardmore, Oklahoma); Eric Worley (Gordonville, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundations, Inc. (Ardmore, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Udvardi (Ardmore, Oklahoma); Jiading Yang (Ardmore, Oklahoma); Eric Worley (Gordonville, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides coding and promoter sequences for a VS-1 and AP-2 gene, which affects the developmental process of senescence in plants. Vectors, transgenic plants, seeds, and host cells comprising heterologous VS-1 and AP-2 genes are also provided. Additionally provided are methods of altering nutrient allocation and composition in a plant using the VS-1 and AP-2 genes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/090114 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/415 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8261 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08907273 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tsung-Chi Chen (Richland, Washington); Keqi Tang (Richland, Washington); Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington); Gordon A. Anderson (Benton City, Washington); Erin M. Baker (West Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washgington, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tsung-Chi Chen (Richland, Washington); Keqi Tang (Richland, Washington); Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington); Gordon A. Anderson (Benton City, Washington); Erin M. Baker (West Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion manipulation method and device is disclosed. The device includes a pair of substantially parallel surfaces. An array of inner electrodes is contained within, and extends substantially along the length of, each parallel surface. The device includes a first outer array of electrodes and a second outer array of electrodes. Each outer array of electrodes is positioned on either side of the inner electrodes, and is contained within and extends substantially along the length of each parallel surface. A DC voltage is applied to the first and second outer array of electrodes. A RF voltage, with a superimposed electric field, is applied to the inner electrodes by applying the DC voltages to each electrode. Ions either move between the parallel surfaces within an ion confinement area or along paths in the direction of the electric field, or can be trapped in the ion confinement area. A predetermined number of pairs of surfaces are disposed in one or more chambers, forming a multiple-layer ion mobility cyclotron device. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/292437 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/289 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08907280 | Larson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt W. Larson (Cedar Crest, New Mexico); Hyrum S. Anderson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jason W. Wheeler (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Various technologies described herein pertain to compressive sensing electron microscopy. A compressive sensing electron microscope includes a multi-beam generator and a detector. The multi-beam generator emits a sequence of electron patterns over time. Each of the electron patterns can include a plurality of electron beams, where the plurality of electron beams is configured to impart a spatially varying electron density on a sample. Further, the spatially varying electron density varies between each of the electron patterns in the sequence. Moreover, the detector collects signals respectively corresponding to interactions between the sample and each of the electron patterns in the sequence. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/622943 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08907321 | Tansu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nelson Tansu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Hongping Zhao (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Guangyu Liu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Ronald Arif (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lehigh Univeristy (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nelson Tansu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Hongping Zhao (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Guangyu Liu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Ronald Arif (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A III-nitride based device provides improved current injection efficiency by reducing thermionic carrier escape at high current density. The device includes a quantum well active layer and a pair of multi-layer barrier layers arranged symmetrically about the active layer. Each multi-layer barrier layer includes an inner layer abutting the active layer; and an outer layer abutting the inner layer. The inner barrier layer has a bandgap greater than that of the outer barrier layer. Both the inner and the outer barrier layer have bandgaps greater than that of the active layer. InGaN may be employed in the active layer, AlInN, AlInGaN or AlGaN may be employed in the inner barrier layer, and GaN may be employed in the outer barrier layer. Preferably, the inner layer is thin relative to the other layers. In one embodiment the inner barrier and active layers are 15 Å and 24 Å thick, respectively. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/967367 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/32 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08907439 | Kay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randolph R. Kay (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David V. Campbell (Tijeras, New Mexico); Subhash L. Shinde (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jeffrey L. Rienstra (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Darwin K. Serkland (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael L. Holmes (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Seethambal S. Mani (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Joy M. Barker (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Dahwey Chu (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Thomas Gurrieri (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randolph R. Kay (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David V. Campbell (Tijeras, New Mexico); Subhash L. Shinde (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jeffrey L. Rienstra (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Darwin K. Serkland (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael L. Holmes (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Seethambal S. Mani (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Joy M. Barker (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Dahwey Chu (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Thomas Gurrieri (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular, scalable focal plane array is provided as an array of integrated circuit dice, wherein each die includes a given amount of modular pixel array circuitry. The array of dice effectively multiplies the amount of modular pixel array circuitry to produce a larger pixel array without increasing die size. Desired pixel pitch across the enlarged pixel array is preserved by forming die stacks with each pixel array circuitry die stacked on a separate die that contains the corresponding signal processing circuitry. Techniques for die stack interconnections and die stack placement are implemented to ensure that the desired pixel pitch is preserved across the enlarged pixel array. |
| FILED | Monday, June 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/163909 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/432 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08909716 | Archer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles J. Archer (Rochester, Minnesota); Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Joseph D. Ratterman (Rochester, Minnesota); Brian E. Smith (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles J. Archer (Rochester, Minnesota); Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Joseph D. Ratterman (Rochester, Minnesota); Brian E. Smith (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Administering truncated receive functions in a parallel messaging interface (‘PMI’) of a parallel computer comprising a plurality of compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PMI and through a data communications network, including: sending, through the PMI on a source compute node, a quantity of data from the source compute node to a destination compute node; specifying, by an application on the destination compute node, a portion of the quantity of data to be received by the application on the destination compute node and a portion of the quantity of data to be discarded; receiving, by the PMI on the destination compute node, all of the quantity of data; providing, by the PMI on the destination compute node to the application on the destination compute node, only the portion of the quantity of data to be received by the application; and discarding, by the PMI on the destination compute node, the portion of the quantity of data to be discarded. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/892153 |
| ART UNIT | 2453 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 15/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08909993 | Felton |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mitchell D. Felton (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Verifying speculative multithreading in an application executing in a computing system, including: executing one or more test instructions serially thereby producing a serial result, including insuring that all data dependencies among the test instructions are satisfied; executing the test instructions speculatively in a plurality of threads thereby producing a speculative result; and determining whether a speculative multithreading error exists including: comparing the serial result to the speculative result and, if the serial result does not match the speculative result, determining that a speculative multithreading error exists. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/709729 |
| ART UNIT | 2113 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/3001 (20130101) G06F 9/3842 (20130101) G06F 9/3851 (20130101) G06F 9/30014 (20130101) G06F 9/30087 (20130101) G06F 11/3624 (20130101) G06F 11/3632 (20130101) G06F 11/3648 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08910178 | Archer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles J. Archer (Rochester, Minnesota); Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Joseph D. Ratterman (Rochester, Minnesota); Brian E. Smith (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles J. Archer (Rochester, Minnesota); Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Joseph D. Ratterman (Rochester, Minnesota); Brian E. Smith (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Executing computing tasks on a parallel computer that includes compute nodes coupled for data communications, where each compute node executes tasks, with one task on each compute node designated as a master task, including: for each task on each compute node until all master tasks have joined a global barrier: determining whether the task is a master task; if the task is not a master task, joining a single local barrier; if the task is a master task, joining the global barrier and the single local barrier only after all other tasks on the compute node have joined the single local barrier. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/206581 |
| ART UNIT | 2199 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/522 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08905772 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois); Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois); Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Yonggang Huang (Glencoe, Illinois); Heung Cho Ko (Urbana, Illinois); Mark Stoykovich (Dover, New Hampshire); Won Mook Choi (Champaign, Illinois); Jizhou Song (Evanston, Illinois); Jong Hyun Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea); Dae Hyeong Kim (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are stretchable, foldable and optionally printable, processes for making devices and devices such as semiconductors, electronic circuits and components thereof that are capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Strain isolation layers provide good strain isolation to functional device layers. Multilayer devices are constructed to position a neutral mechanical surface coincident or proximate to a functional layer having a material that is susceptible to strain-induced failure. Neutral mechanical surfaces are positioned by one or more layers having a property that is spatially inhomogeneous, such as by patterning any of the layers of the multilayer device. |
| FILED | Friday, August 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/974963 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/4867 (20130101) H01L 21/6835 (20130101) H01L 23/4985 (20130101) H01L 25/50 (20130101) H01L 25/0655 (20130101) H01L 27/14601 (20130101) H01L 2221/68359 (20130101) H01L 2224/05624 (20130101) H01L 2924/01019 (20130101) H01L 2924/01046 (20130101) H01L 2924/01057 (20130101) H01L 2924/01079 (20130101) H01L 2924/3025 (20130101) H01L 2924/09701 (20130101) H01L 2924/12044 (20130101) H01L 2924/13091 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/03 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/16 (20130101) H05K 1/036 (20130101) H05K 1/0283 (20130101) H05K 1/0393 (20130101) H05K 3/207 (20130101) H05K 2201/0133 (20130101) H05K 2203/0271 (20130101) |
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| US 08906169 | Bagwell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger B Bagwell (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Brian M Park (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Maureen L Mulvihill (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Gabriela Hernandez Meza (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Dana B Mallen (Yardley, Pennsylvania); Paul L Frankhouser (Miami Beach, Florida); Josue R Crespo (Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico); Debora L Demers (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices and methods for the effective clearing of artificial tubes, especially in-situ clearing of artificial tubes in a living being are covered in this disclosure. An elongated clearing member includes either a fixed or an adjustable element that selectively defines the portion of the elongated clearing member that is insertable within the artificial tube. The proximal end of the clearing member is releasably secured to the driving mechanism and the driving mechanisms may comprise a wide variety of repetitive motion drivers such as voice coil motors, piezoelectric actuators, pneumatic actuators, DC motors, etc. These devices/methods may comprise a free-standing console for hands-free operation or may comprise hand-held versions. The distal working end of the clearing member may comprise tips of differing functions, including an irrigation/aspiration feature. |
| FILED | Monday, October 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/052917 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/018 (20130101) A61B 19/34 (20130101) A61B 2019/343 (20130101) Containers Specially Adapted for Medical or Pharmaceutical Purposes; Devices or Methods Specially Adapted for Bringing Pharmaceutical Products into Particular Physical or Administering Forms; Devices for Administering Food or Medicines Orally; Baby Comforters; Devices for Receiving Spittle A61J 15/00 (20130101) A61J 15/0026 (20130101) Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 1/0078 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 25/00 (20130101) A61M 2025/0019 (20130101) Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 9/0436 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906270 | Schlichting et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory J. Schlichting (Golden, Colorado); Andrew M. Herring (Nederland, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory J. Schlichting (Golden, Colorado); Andrew M. Herring (Nederland, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates generally to a polymeric composition and a method for making and using the polymeric composition, more specifically to a polymeric composition and a method for making and using the polymeric composition in the form of a membrane. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/052968 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 61/42 (20130101) B01D 71/82 (20130101) B01D 2325/22 (20130101) B01D 2325/26 (20130101) Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/44 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 5/2231 (20130101) C08J 2343/02 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/32 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 43/02 (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 143/02 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/122 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/1034 (20130101) H01M 8/1048 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) H01M 2300/0082 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) |
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| US 08906284 | Crosby et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alfred J. Crosby (Amherst, Massachusetts); Edwin P. Chan (Montgomery Village, Maryland); Ryan C. Hayward (Northampton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfred J. Crosby (Amherst, Massachusetts); Edwin P. Chan (Montgomery Village, Maryland); Ryan C. Hayward (Northampton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A wrinkled adhesive surface is prepared by swelling a laterally confined elastomer layer with a polymerizable monomer composition. Swelling the elastomer layer spontaneously produces a wrinkled surface, and the wrinkles are then stabilized by polymerizing the polymerizable monomer composition. The stabilized wrinkled surfaces prepare by the method can exhibit substantially enhanced adhesion relative to smooth surfaces of the same material. The stabilized wrinkled surfaces can also exhibit adhesion that is repeatable through many cycles of contact with and separation from another surface. The adhesive characteristics of the stabilized wrinkled surfaces can be tailored by manipulating the size of the wrinkles. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/464306 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 33/424 (20130101) B29C 33/3842 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29C, Relating to Particular Articles B29L 2031/756 (20130101) Adhesives; Non-mechanical Aspects of Adhesive Processes in General; Adhesive Processes Not Provided for Elsewhere; Use of Materials as Adhesives C09J 7/021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09J 2201/28 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906415 | Bhaduri et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sarit Bhaduri (Holland, Ohio); Darcy E. Wagner (Maumee, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Calcium phosphate nanowhisker particles, methods of making and method of using are described. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/661215 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/489 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08906667 | San et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ka-Yiu San (Houston, Texas); George Bennett (Houston, Texas); Henry Lin (Houston, Texas); Irene Martinez (Houston, Texas); Jiangfeng Zhu (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ka-Yiu San (Houston, Texas); George Bennett (Houston, Texas); Henry Lin (Houston, Texas); Irene Martinez (Houston, Texas); Jiangfeng Zhu (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of increasing cellular NADPH levels by expressing one or more genes that encode an enzyme that causes the production of NADPH. The system is combined with other enzymes that require NADPH, thus improving the overall yield of the desired product. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/439497 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/484 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/30 (20130101) C07K 14/33 (20130101) C07K 14/315 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/395 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0006 (20130101) C12N 15/70 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 17/06 (20130101) C12P 23/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08906787 | Park et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiwoong Park (Ithaca, New York); Mark Levendorf (Mansfield, Ohio); Cheol-Joo Kim (Ithaca, New York); Lola Brown (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments of the present invention include a versatile and scalable process, “patterned regrowth,” that allows for the spatially controlled synthesis of lateral junctions between electrically conductive graphene and insulating h-BN, as well as between intrinsic and substitutionally doped graphene. The resulting films form mechanically continuous sheets across these heterojunctions. These embodiments represent an element of developing atomically thin integrated circuitry and enable the fabrication of electrically isolated active and passive elements embedded in continuous, one atom thick sheets, which may be manipulated and stacked to form complex devices at the ultimate thickness limit. |
| FILED | Saturday, October 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/046947 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/09 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 3/02 (20130101) H05K 3/06 (20130101) H05K 3/36 (20130101) |
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| US 08906984 | Ajayan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pulickel M. Ajayan (Houston, Texas); Ashavani Kumar (Houston, Texas); Anubha Goyal (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pulickel M. Ajayan (Houston, Texas); Ashavani Kumar (Houston, Texas); Anubha Goyal (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Metal/metal oxide nanoparticle-embedded polymer films were synthesized in situ wherein the polymerizing agent was utilized for both reduction and polymerization (such as curing). This in situ method avoids the use of any external reducing agent/stabilizing agent and leads to a uniform distribution of nanoparticles in the polymer matrix. In some embodiments, additional heating can be utilized to form the nanoparticles embedded in the polymer film. |
| FILED | Friday, August 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/537851 |
| ART UNIT | 1768 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08J 2383/04 (20130101) |
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| US 08907104 | Myers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew G. Myers (Boston, Massachusetts); Jason D. Brubaker (Cheshire, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The tetracycline class of antibiotics has played a major role in the treatment of infectious diseases for the past 50 years. However, the increased use of the tetracyclines in human and veterinary medicine has led to resistance among many organisms previously susceptible to tetracycline antibiotics. The recent development of a modular synthesis of tetracycline analogs through a chiral enone intermediate has allowed for the efficient synthesis of novel tetracycline analogs never prepared before. The present invention provides a more efficient route for preparing the enone intermediate. |
| FILED | Monday, November 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/076924 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 237/26 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 231/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 261/12 (20130101) C07D 261/20 (20130101) C07D 413/06 (20130101) C07D 498/18 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/1856 (20130101) C07F 7/1892 (20130101) |
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| US 08907321 | Tansu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nelson Tansu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Hongping Zhao (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Guangyu Liu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Ronald Arif (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lehigh Univeristy (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nelson Tansu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Hongping Zhao (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Guangyu Liu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Ronald Arif (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A III-nitride based device provides improved current injection efficiency by reducing thermionic carrier escape at high current density. The device includes a quantum well active layer and a pair of multi-layer barrier layers arranged symmetrically about the active layer. Each multi-layer barrier layer includes an inner layer abutting the active layer; and an outer layer abutting the inner layer. The inner barrier layer has a bandgap greater than that of the outer barrier layer. Both the inner and the outer barrier layer have bandgaps greater than that of the active layer. InGaN may be employed in the active layer, AlInN, AlInGaN or AlGaN may be employed in the inner barrier layer, and GaN may be employed in the outer barrier layer. Preferably, the inner layer is thin relative to the other layers. In one embodiment the inner barrier and active layers are 15 Å and 24 Å thick, respectively. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/967367 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/32 (20130101) |
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| US 08907322 | Gaska et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Michael Shur (Latham, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Michael Shur (Latham, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A light emitting diode is provided, which includes an n-type contact layer and a light generating structure adjacent to the n-type contact layer. The light generating structure includes a set of quantum wells. The contact layer and light generating structure can be configured so that a difference between an energy of the n-type contact layer and an electron ground state energy of a quantum well is greater than an energy of a polar optical phonon in a material of the light generating structure. Additionally, the light generating structure can be configured so that its width is comparable to a mean free path for emission of a polar optical phonon by an electron injected into the light generating structure. The diode can include a blocking layer, which is configured so that a difference between an energy of the blocking layer and the electron ground state energy of a quantum well is greater than the energy of the polar optical phonon in the material of the light generating structure. The diode can include a composite contact, including an adhesion layer, which is at least partially transparent to light generated by the light generating structure and a reflecting metal layer configured to reflect at least a portion of the light generated by the light generating structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/161961 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/06 (20130101) H01L 33/10 (20130101) H01L 33/22 (20130101) H01L 33/385 (20130101) H01L 33/405 (20130101) |
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| US 08907337 | Marks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Lian Wang (Evanston, Illinois); Myung-Han Yoon (Evanston, Illinois); Yu Yang (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/791599 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/7869 (20130101) H01L 29/78681 (20130101) H01L 51/0562 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08907447 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mingliang Wang (San Diego, California); Huikai Xie (Gainesville, Florida); Khai D. T. Ngo (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Mingliang Wang (San Diego, California); Huikai Xie (Gainesville, Florida); Khai D. T. Ngo (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Various methods and systems are provided for power inductors in silicon (PIiS) In one embodiment, a PIiS includes a magnetic core of magnetic material embedded in a silicon substrate, and a conductive winding having a plurality of turns, where adjacent turns of the conductive winding have a space therebetween, and where at least a portion of the magnetic core is encircled by the conductive winding In another embodiment, a DC to DC converter includes a PIiS, which includes a magnetic core of magnetic material embedded in a silicon substrate, a conductive winding having a plurality of turns, where at least a portion of the magnetic core is encircled by the conductive winding, and a cap layer of magnetic material disposed on at least one side of the silicon substrate The DC to DC converter also includes an integrated circuit mounted on the cap layer of the power inductor in silicon. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/579423 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 17/043 (20130101) H01F 27/027 (20130101) H01F 27/2871 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 28/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08907506 | Marin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony Marin (Blacksburg, Virginia); Shashank Priya (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Multi-Mechanism Energy Harvesters (MMEHs) combining magnetostrictive and inductive mechanisms with a shape and size similar to an AA battery. Included are MMEHs with (a) an inductive mode: a cylindrical tube, a rod lengthwise within the tube, permanent magnets with opposing polarities at opposing ends of the tube, an annular oscillatory magnet in the tube and between the magnets and around the rod; and a primary coil around the tube and oscillatory magnet, such that relative movement between the magnet and coil induces electrical current in the coil; and (b) a magnetostrictive mode comprising: piezoelectric cymbal transducers on opposing ends of the tube and comprising a magnetostrictive material surrounded by a secondary coil, such that movement of the magnetostrictive material induces voltage in the secondary coil. During use, electrical energy can be harvested from the relative motion between the magnet and coil and from the magnetostrictive material. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/757076 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| 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 7/08 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 41/125 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Dynamo-electric Machines H02K 35/02 (20130101) Electric Machines Not Otherwise Provided for H02N 2/186 (20130101) |
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| US 08908554 | Cormode et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | AT and T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, Georgia); Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AT and T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, Georgia); Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Graham Cormode (Morristown, New Jersey); Philip Korn (New York, New York); Srikanta Tirthapura (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Aggregates are calculated from a data stream in which data is sent in a sequence of tuples, in which each tuple comprises an item identifier and a timestamp indicating when the tuple was transmitted. The tuples may arrive out-of-order, that is, the sequence in which the tuples arrive are not necessarily in the sequence of their corresponding timestamps. In calculating aggregates, more recent data may be given more weight by multiplying each tuple by a decay function which is a function of the timestamp associated with the tuple and the current time. The tuples are recorded in a quantile-digest data structure. Aggregates are calculated from the data stored in the quantile-digest data structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/755621 |
| ART UNIT | 2472 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 12/2602 (20130101) H04L 43/00 (20130101) H04L 43/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 43/106 (20130101) |
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| US 08908787 | Piazza et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniele Piazza (Lodi, Italy); John Kountouriotis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Michele D'Amico (Milan, Italy); Kapil R. Dandekar (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniele Piazza (Lodi, Italy); John Kountouriotis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Michele D'Amico (Milan, Italy); Kapil R. Dandekar (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method allows reconfigurable multi-element antennas to select the antenna configuration in MIMO, SIMO and MISO communication system. This selection scheme uses spatial correlation, channel reciprocal condition number, delay spread and average Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) information to select the antenna radiation pattern at the receiver. Using this approach, it is possible to achieve capacity gains in a multi-element reconfigurable antenna system without modifying the data frame of a conventional wireless communication system. The capacity gain achievable with this configuration selection approach is calculated through numerical simulations using reconfigurable circular patch antennas at the receiver of a MIMO system that employs minimum mean square error receivers for channel estimation. Channel capacity and Bit Error Rate (BER) results show the improvement offered relative to a conventional antenna selection technique for reconfigurable MIMO systems. |
| FILED | Monday, January 25, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/146332 |
| ART UNIT | 2631 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/1257 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01Q 3/24 (20130101) H01Q 9/0407 (20130101) H01Q 13/10 (20130101) Transmission H04B 7/0434 (20130101) H04B 7/0689 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08906285 | Aksay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Hak Fei Poon (Niskayuna, New York); Sibel Korkut (Princeton, New Jersey); Chuan-hua Chen (Thousand Oaks, California); Joy Wagner Saville (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Dudley A. Saville (Princeton, New Jersey); Hak Fei Poon (Niskayuna, New York); Sibel Korkut (Princeton, New Jersey); Chuan-hua Chen (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An stable electrohydrodynamic filament is obtained by causing a straight electrohydrodynamic filament formed from a liquid to emerge from a Taylor cone, the filament having a diameter of from 10 nm to 100 μm. Such filaments are useful in electrohydrodynamic printing and manufacturing techniques and their application in liquid drop/particle and fiber production, colloidal deployment and assembly, and composite materials processing. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/092152 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Typewriters; Selective Printing Mechanisms,, i.e Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From a Forme; Correction of Typographical Errors B41J 2/06 (20130101) Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/003 (20130101) D01D 5/0023 (20130101) D01D 5/0038 (20130101) D01D 5/0061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906973 | Rhine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wendell E Rhine (Belmont, Massachusetts); Decio Coutinho (Belmont, Massachusetts); Kiranmayi Deshpande (Marlborough, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (Northborough, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wendell E Rhine (Belmont, Massachusetts); Decio Coutinho (Belmont, Massachusetts); Kiranmayi Deshpande (Marlborough, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed and claimed herein are hybrid silica aerogels containing non-polymeric, functional organic materials covalently bonded at one or both ends to the silica network of the aerogels through a C—Si bond between a carbon atom of the organic material and a silicon atom of the aerogel network. Methods of their preparation are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/307919 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 33/1585 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08907337 | Marks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Lian Wang (Evanston, Illinois); Myung-Han Yoon (Evanston, Illinois); Yu Yang (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/791599 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/7869 (20130101) H01L 29/78681 (20130101) H01L 51/0562 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08907578 | Hruby et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vladimir Hruby (Newtown, Massachusetts); Nathaniel Demmons (Mason, New Hampshire); Eric Ehrbar (Newton, Massachusetts); Bruce Pote (Sturbridge, Massachusetts); Nathan Rosenblad (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Busek Co., Inc. (Natick, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Hruby (Newtown, Massachusetts); Nathaniel Demmons (Mason, New Hampshire); Eric Ehrbar (Newton, Massachusetts); Bruce Pote (Sturbridge, Massachusetts); Nathan Rosenblad (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An autonomous method for minimizing the magnitude of plasma discharge current oscillations in a Hall effect plasma device includes iteratively measuring plasma discharge current oscillations of the plasma device and iteratively adjusting the magnet current delivered to the plasma device in response to measured plasma discharge current oscillations to reduce the magnitude of the plasma discharge current oscillations. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621342 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing a Reactive Propulsive Thrust, Not Otherwise Provided for F03H 1/0075 (20130101) Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05H 1/54 (20130101) |
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| US 08908738 | Dergachev |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alex Dergachev (Acton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Physical Sciences, Inc. (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex Dergachev (Acton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser device includes a pump source, a ring resonator, a gain medium disposed in the ring resonator, and a holographic output coupler to partially transmit the laser radiation. The gain medium is configured to receive radiation from the pump source and generate laser radiation. |
| FILED | Monday, October 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/251794 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/083 (20130101) H01S 3/113 (20130101) H01S 3/0812 (20130101) H01S 3/08031 (20130101) |
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| US 08909040 | Parker, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States as Represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allen R Parker, Jr. (Lancaster, California); Hon Man Chan (Canyon Country, California); Anthony (Nino) Piazza (Palmdale, California); William Lance Richards (Palmdale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for multiplexing a network of parallel fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor-fibers to a single acquisition channel of a closed Michelson interferometer system via a fiber splitter by distinguishing each branch of fiber sensors in the spatial domain. On each branch of the splitter, the fibers have a specific pre-determined length, effectively separating each branch of fiber sensors spatially. In the spatial domain the fiber branches are seen as part of one acquisition channel on the interrogation system. However, the FBG-reference arm beat frequency information for each fiber is retained. Since the beat frequency is generated between the reference arm, the effective fiber length of each successive branch includes the entire length of the preceding branch. The multiple branches are seen as one fiber having three segments where the segments can be resolved. This greatly simplifies optical, electronic and computational complexity, and is especially suited for use in multiplexed or branched OFS networks for SHM of large and/or distributed structures which need a lot of measurement points. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/759210 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/35 (20130101) Transmission H04B 10/071 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08906332 | Szogi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ariel A. Szogi (Florence, South Carolina); Matias B. Vanotti (Florence, South Carolina); Michael J. Rothrock (Bangor, Maine) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ariel A. Szogi (Florence, South Carolina); Matias B. Vanotti (Florence, South Carolina); Michael J. Rothrock (Bangor, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for passive capture of ammonia in an enclosure containing material that gives off ammonia. The invention allows for the passage of gaseous NH3 through microporous hydrophobic gas-permeable membranes and its capture in a circulated acidic solution with concomitant production of a concentrated non-volatile ammonium salt. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/048375 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 2251/50 (20130101) B01D 2251/70 (20130101) B01D 2257/406 (20130101) B01D 2258/06 (20130101) B01D 2258/0266 (20130101) Ammonia; Cyanogen; Compounds Thereof C01C 1/28 (20130101) C01C 1/164 (20130101) C01C 1/185 (20130101) C01C 1/242 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 51/412 (20130101) C07C 51/412 (20130101) C07C 51/412 (20130101) C07C 51/412 (20130101) C07C 55/07 (20130101) C07C 59/08 (20130101) C07C 59/265 (20130101) |
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| US 08906384 | De Los Santos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teresa B. De Los Santos (Miller Place, New York); James J. Zhu (Niantic, Connecticut); Fayna Diaz-San Segundo (Ronkonkoma, New York); Marvin J. Grubman (Southold, New York); Marla J. Koster (Cutchogue, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Teresa B. De Los Santos (Miller Place, New York); James J. Zhu (Niantic, Connecticut); Fayna Diaz-San Segundo (Ronkonkoma, New York); Marvin J. Grubman (Southold, New York); Marla J. Koster (Cutchogue, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A member of the bovine type III IFN family, boIFN-λ3, was identified and characterized. We expressed boIFN-λ3 using a recombinant replication defective human adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) and demonstrated antiviral activity against foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) and vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in bovine cells in vitro. Cattle were inoculated with Ad5-boIFN-λ3 followed by intradermolingual or aerosol FMDV challenge. Results demonstrated that the type III IFN family is conserved in bovines and that treatment of cattle with boIFN-λ3 alone or in combination with IFN-α is able to confer delayed and reduced severity of FMD. Furthermore inoculation with Ad5-boIFN-λ3 alone conferred full protection against aerosol challenge for at least 7 days after administration suggesting that type III IFN used in combination with FMD vaccines could fill one of the current gaps in emergency vaccination against FMDV. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/976129 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/555 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08906654 | Hughes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Hughes (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are novel Kluyveromyces marxianus strains NRRL Y-50798 and Y-50799, that were obtained by UV-C irradiation of wild-type K. marxianus NRRL Y-1109 cultures. The UV-C-mutagenized strains were incubated under anaerobic conditions on xylose or glucose medium for a period of 5 months at 46° C. before being selected. These mutagenized strains have potential application in large-scale industrial conversion of lignocellulosic sugars to fuel ethanol given their ability to ferment at temperatures at 46° C. and above. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/747691 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US PP25156 | Freyre |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rosanna Freyre (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (Marianna, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rosanna Freyre (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | ‘R10-108’ is a new Ruellia plant distinguished by having excellent landscape performance, and flowering, white flowers, and no fruiting, as disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, June 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/507162 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/263.100 |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08907322 | Gaska et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Michael Shur (Latham, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Michael Shur (Latham, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A light emitting diode is provided, which includes an n-type contact layer and a light generating structure adjacent to the n-type contact layer. The light generating structure includes a set of quantum wells. The contact layer and light generating structure can be configured so that a difference between an energy of the n-type contact layer and an electron ground state energy of a quantum well is greater than an energy of a polar optical phonon in a material of the light generating structure. Additionally, the light generating structure can be configured so that its width is comparable to a mean free path for emission of a polar optical phonon by an electron injected into the light generating structure. The diode can include a blocking layer, which is configured so that a difference between an energy of the blocking layer and the electron ground state energy of a quantum well is greater than the energy of the polar optical phonon in the material of the light generating structure. The diode can include a composite contact, including an adhesion layer, which is at least partially transparent to light generated by the light generating structure and a reflecting metal layer configured to reflect at least a portion of the light generated by the light generating structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/161961 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/06 (20130101) H01L 33/10 (20130101) H01L 33/22 (20130101) H01L 33/385 (20130101) H01L 33/405 (20130101) |
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| US 08907578 | Hruby et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vladimir Hruby (Newtown, Massachusetts); Nathaniel Demmons (Mason, New Hampshire); Eric Ehrbar (Newton, Massachusetts); Bruce Pote (Sturbridge, Massachusetts); Nathan Rosenblad (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Busek Co., Inc. (Natick, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Hruby (Newtown, Massachusetts); Nathaniel Demmons (Mason, New Hampshire); Eric Ehrbar (Newton, Massachusetts); Bruce Pote (Sturbridge, Massachusetts); Nathan Rosenblad (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An autonomous method for minimizing the magnitude of plasma discharge current oscillations in a Hall effect plasma device includes iteratively measuring plasma discharge current oscillations of the plasma device and iteratively adjusting the magnet current delivered to the plasma device in response to measured plasma discharge current oscillations to reduce the magnitude of the plasma discharge current oscillations. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621342 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing a Reactive Propulsive Thrust, Not Otherwise Provided for F03H 1/0075 (20130101) Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05H 1/54 (20130101) |
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U.S. State Government
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| APPLICANT(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl J. S. Lenox (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A fire resistant PV shingle assembly includes a PV assembly, including PV body, a fire shield and a connection member connecting the fire shield below the PV body, and a support and inter-engagement assembly. The support and inter-engagement assembly is mounted to the PV assembly and comprises a vertical support element, supporting the PV assembly above a support surface, an upper interlock element, positioned towards the upper PV edge, and a lower interlock element, positioned towards the lower PV edge. The upper interlock element of one PV shingle assembly is inter-engageable with the lower interlock element of an adjacent PV shingle assembly. In some embodiments the PV shingle assembly may comprise a ventilation path below the PV body. The PV body may be slidably mounted to the connection member to facilitate removal of the PV body. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/631788 |
| ART UNIT | 3635 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Roof Coverings; Sky-lights; Gutters; Roof-working Tools E04D 13/172 (20130101) E04D 2001/3447 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0482 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 10/12 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
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| US 08904721 | Pantelides et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chris P. Pantelides (Salt Lake City, Utah); Lawrence D. Reaveley (Draper, Utah); Clayton A. Burningham (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris P. Pantelides (Salt Lake City, Utah); Lawrence D. Reaveley (Draper, Utah); Clayton A. Burningham (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Anchoring devices and systems are disclosed for use with elongated reinforcement members such as FRP, SRP, metallic bars, or cables. Such devices and systems impart a compressive stress into a static structure having the elongated reinforcement member running therethrough or therealong. An anchoring system can include an anchor block that includes a front end surface for contacting the static structure, an axial bore for receiving the elongated reinforcement member, and clamping members that, when closed, exert a radial clamping force on a reinforcement member in the axial bore. A tensioning and anchoring system may include one or more tensioners integrally connected to an anchor block. At least one sleeve may be secured to the anchor block and cooperate with a bolt that displaces the anchor block to place a tensile force on the elongated reinforcement member and impart a compressive force on the static structure. |
| FILED | Friday, October 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/896335 |
| ART UNIT | 3633 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Construction of Bridges, or Viaducts; Assembly of Bridges E01D 19/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E01D 2101/28 (20130101) Structural Elements; Building Materials E04C 5/085 (20130101) E04C 5/127 (20130101) Scaffolding; Forms; Shuttering; Building Implements or Aids, or Their Use; Handling Building Materials on the Site; Repairing, Breaking-up or Other Work on Existing Buildings E04G 21/121 (20130101) |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08907553 | Sharifi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fred Sharifi (Poolesville, Maryland); Myung-Gyu Kang (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Henri Lezec (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred Sharifi (Poolesville, Maryland); Myung-Gyu Kang (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Henri Lezec (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A cold cathode field emission electron source capable of emission at levels comparable to thermal sources is described. Emission in excess of 6 A/cm2 at 7.5 V/μm is demonstrated in a macroscopic emitter array. The emitter is comprised of a monolithic and rigid porous semiconductor nanostructure with uniformly distributed emission sites, and is fabricated through a room temperature process which allows for control of emission properties. These electron sources can be used in a wide range of applications, including microwave electronics and x-ray imaging for medicine and security. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/569245 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 1/304 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 08905176 | Elson |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fiore Industries, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fiore Industries, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Todd Elson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus for remotely disabling a vehicle using modulated microwave energy. The modulation characteristics are preferably tailored for different types of vehicles. This approach enables the use of a low power radiation source, which minimizes injury to people and property and which enables the use of portable devices, such as for use on law enforcement or military vehicles. |
| FILED | Monday, March 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/784427 |
| ART UNIT | 3618 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 3/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, or Vehicle Parts, Not Otherwise Provided for B60R 25/04 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 13/0068 (20130101) |
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Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 08904721 | Pantelides et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chris P. Pantelides (Salt Lake City, Utah); Lawrence D. Reaveley (Draper, Utah); Clayton A. Burningham (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris P. Pantelides (Salt Lake City, Utah); Lawrence D. Reaveley (Draper, Utah); Clayton A. Burningham (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Anchoring devices and systems are disclosed for use with elongated reinforcement members such as FRP, SRP, metallic bars, or cables. Such devices and systems impart a compressive stress into a static structure having the elongated reinforcement member running therethrough or therealong. An anchoring system can include an anchor block that includes a front end surface for contacting the static structure, an axial bore for receiving the elongated reinforcement member, and clamping members that, when closed, exert a radial clamping force on a reinforcement member in the axial bore. A tensioning and anchoring system may include one or more tensioners integrally connected to an anchor block. At least one sleeve may be secured to the anchor block and cooperate with a bolt that displaces the anchor block to place a tensile force on the elongated reinforcement member and impart a compressive force on the static structure. |
| FILED | Friday, October 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/896335 |
| ART UNIT | 3633 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Construction of Bridges, or Viaducts; Assembly of Bridges E01D 19/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E01D 2101/28 (20130101) Structural Elements; Building Materials E04C 5/085 (20130101) E04C 5/127 (20130101) Scaffolding; Forms; Shuttering; Building Implements or Aids, or Their Use; Handling Building Materials on the Site; Repairing, Breaking-up or Other Work on Existing Buildings E04G 21/121 (20130101) |
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Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08905421 | Hansen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Department of Veterans Affairs, Technology Transfer Program (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Department of Veterans Affairs, Technology Transfer Program (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew H. Hansen (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Gary D. Goldish (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A manual wheelchair including a frame, a drive wheel connected to the frame, having a first axis of rotation and configured to rotate relative to the frame, a push rim connected to the frame, having a second axis of rotation extending substantially parallel to the first axis of rotation of the drive wheel and configured to rotate relative to the frame, wherein the second axis of rotation of the push rim is offset from the first axis of rotation of the drive wheel in a direction orthogonal to the first axis of rotation of the drive wheel, and a transmission configured to transmit rotation of the push rim to rotation of the drive wheel. Additionally, the wheelchair may also include multispeed fixed-gear hubs for propulsion on different terrain and removable or rotatable push rims for easier transfers. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/827840 |
| ART UNIT | 3611 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Transport, Personal Conveyances, or Accommodation Specially Adapted for Patients or Disabled Persons; Operating Tables or Chairs; Chairs for Dentistry; Funeral Devices A61G 5/022 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08909491 | Park et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yeonjoon Park (Yorktown, Virginia); Sang Hyouk Choi (Poquoson, 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) | Yeonjoon Park (Yorktown, Virginia); Sang Hyouk Choi (Poquoson, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method for measuring multi-point interferometric angle changes beginning with an interferometric device capable of measuring at least one main point and at least one reference point. The method includes recording interferometric intensity changes on two or more spots using the main point and the reference point, and determining a sequence having a plurality of peak, local maximas and a plurality of valley, local minimas. The method includes sampling a first, partial sequence and comparing it to a neighboring, partial sequence using a perturbation analysis and additional calculation(s) to compile all phase angle changes for all measured points. Also provided is a computer implemented method to enable nanometer resolution sensitivity in a noisy signal and for characterization of a material in an interferometric device. |
| FILED | Monday, March 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/411891 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/02083 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/45 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, December 09, 2014.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
You can use the Command F or Control F to find a specific patent you are interested in.
HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2014/fedinvent-patents-20141209.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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