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| US 08950086 | Andriacchi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the LeLand Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Andriacchi (Los Altos Hills, California); David Scott Fisher (Terre Haute, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The therapeutic system of the preferred embodiments includes a foot platform having a lateral segment and a medial segment. The foot platform is coupled to the foot of the patient and supports the body force of the patient. The foot platform functions to move the foot from an equilibrium position to an activated position. The transition of the foot between equilibrium position and activated position, preferably occurs substantially instantaneously once the foot platform supports greater than substantially half of the body force. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/786320 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — SELECT * FROM codes_techcenter; |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 5/14 (20130101) A61F 5/0127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08951302 | Pryor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Howard I. Pryor (Washington, District of Columbia); Ira Spool (Newton, Massachusetts); David M. Hoganson (Boston, Massachusetts); Joseph P. Vacanti (Winchester, Massachusetts); Jeffrey T. Borenstein (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Howard I. Pryor (Washington, District of Columbia); Ira Spool (Newton, Massachusetts); David M. Hoganson (Boston, Massachusetts); Joseph P. Vacanti (Winchester, Massachusetts); Jeffrey T. Borenstein (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides method of fabricating a scaffold comprising a fluidic network, including the steps of: (a) generating an initial vascular layer for enclosing the chamber and providing fluid to the cells, the initial vascular layer having a network of channels for fluid; (b) translating the initial vascular layer into a model for fluid dynamics analysis; (c) analyzing the initial vascular layer based on desired parameters selected from the group consisting of a characteristic of a specific fluid, an input pressure, an output pressure, an overall flow rate and combinations thereof to determine sheer stress and velocity within the network of channels; (d) measuring the sheer stress and the velocity and comparing the obtained values to predetermined values; (e) determining if either of the shear stress or the velocity are greater than or less than the predetermined values, and (f) optionally modifying the initial vascular layer and repeating steps (b)-(e). The invention also provides compositions comprising a vascular layer for use in tissue lamina as well as a medical devices having a vascular layer and kits. |
| FILED | Friday, October 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/576826 |
| ART UNIT | 3738 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/062 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5008 (20130101) |
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| US 08951480 | Satyamurthy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nagichettiar Satyamurthy (Los Angeles, California); Jorge R. Barrio (Agoura Hills, California); Bernard Amarasekera (Winnetka, California); R. Michael Van Dam (Glendale, California); Sebastian Olma (Muenster, Germany); Dirk Williams (Northridge, California); Mark A. Eddings (San Pedro, California); Clifton Kwang-Fu Shen (Westlake Village, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nagichettiar Satyamurthy (Los Angeles, California); Jorge R. Barrio (Agoura Hills, California); Bernard Amarasekera (Winnetka, California); R. Michael Van Dam (Glendale, California); Sebastian Olma (Muenster, Germany); Dirk Williams (Northridge, California); Mark A. Eddings (San Pedro, California); Clifton Kwang-Fu Shen (Westlake Village, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular chemical production system includes multiple modules for performing a chemical reaction, particularly of radiochemical compounds, from a remote location. One embodiment comprises a reaction vessel including a moveable heat source with the position thereof relative to the reaction vessel being controllable from a remote position. Alternatively the heat source may be fixed in location and the reaction vial is moveable into and out of the heat source. The reaction vessel has one or more sealing plugs, the positioning of which in relationship to the reaction vessel is controllable from a remote position. Also the one or more reaction vessel sealing plugs can include one or more conduits there through for delivery of reactants, gases at atmospheric or an elevated pressure, inert gases, drawing a vacuum and removal of reaction end products to and from the reaction vial, the reaction vial with sealing plug in position being operable at elevated pressures. The modular chemical production system is assembled from modules which can each include operating condition sensors and controllers configured for monitoring and controlling the individual modules and the assembled system from a remote position. Other modules include, but are not limited to a Reagent Storage and Delivery Module, a Cartridge Purification Module, a Microwave Reaction Module, an External QC/Analysis/Purification Interface Module, an Aliquotting Module, an F-18 Drying Module, a Concentration Module, a Radiation Counting Module, and a Capillary Reactor Module. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/058526 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — 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 19/004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 19/126 (20130101) |
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| US 08951505 | Pashley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Henry Pashley (Augusta, Georgia); Franklin Chi-Meng Tay (Augusta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Health Sciences University Rsearch Institute, Inc. (Augusta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Henry Pashley (Augusta, Georgia); Franklin Chi-Meng Tay (Augusta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are systems, methods, compositions and kits for mineralizing tissue, particularly dental tissue. The methods, compositions and kits may be used to strengthen and prevent weakening of the tissue. For example, the methods, compositions and kits may be used for treating and filling cavities in teeth caused by tooth decay. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/576058 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 6/033 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 6/087 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 89/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08951512 | Blaser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin J. Blaser (New York, New York); Ilseung Cho (New York, New York); Laura Cox (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin J. Blaser (New York, New York); Ilseung Cho (New York, New York); Laura Cox (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to characterizing changes in mammalian gastrointestinal microbiota associated with antibiotic treatment and various disease conditions (such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, insulin-deficiency or insulin-resistance related disorders, glucose intolerance, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver, abnormal lipid metabolism, short stature, osteoporosis, and other disorders of bone formation and mineralization, etc.) and related diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Therapeutic methods of the invention involve the use of probiotics, prebiotics, or narrow spectrum antibiotics/anti-bacterial agents that are capable of restoring healthy mammalian bacterial gastrointestinal microbiota. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/100977 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.400 |
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| US 08951515 | Lollar |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John S. Lollar (Decatur, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Lollar (Decatur, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating patients with Factor VIII deficiency by administration of modified porcine factor VIII are disclosed. The particular modified porcine factor VIII is one in which most of the B domain has been removed through genetic engineering. This modified factor VIII is particularly useful for treatment of hemophiliacs, especially those undergoing bleeding episodes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/431085 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/37 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/755 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08951519 | Wisniewski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas M. Wisniewski (Staten Island, New York); Fernando Goni (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical agents and compositions useful for the treatment and prevention of amyloid disease in a subject. The invention further relates to isolated antibodies that recognize a common conformational epitope of amyloidogenic proteins or peptides that are useful for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of amyloid disease. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/773264 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 39/0007 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) |
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| US 08951527 | Isenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey S. Isenberg (Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania); David D. Roberts (Bethesda, Maryland); Justin Maxhimer (Elkridge, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washingtion, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey S. Isenberg (Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania); David D. Roberts (Bethesda, Maryland); Justin Maxhimer (Elkridge, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is the discovery that cell and tissue survival can be dramatically increased following radiation exposure through inhibition of the interaction between TSP-1 and CD47. This effect is shown using antisense molecules, peptides, and antibodies, which can now be used as radioprotectant agents. These agents find application in minimizing, reducing and/or preventing tissue damage following intentional and accidental radiation exposure, as well as increasing the therapeutic efficacy of radiation therapies by protecting non-target tissue from incidental radiation damage and by increasing tumor ablation following radiation treatment. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/057447 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/39 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 2005/1094 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/78 (20130101) C07K 14/70596 (20130101) C07K 16/18 (20130101) C07K 16/2803 (20130101) C07K 2316/96 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1138 (20130101) C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/3233 (20130101) |
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| US 08951539 | Das et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Soumen Das (Orlando, Florida); William Self (Orlando, Florida); Sudipta Seal (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Soumen Das (Orlando, Florida); William Self (Orlando, Florida); Sudipta Seal (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of using cerium oxide nanoparticles to promote angiogenesis are described. In a particular embodiment, a method of promoting angiogenesis in animal tissue comprises contacting the tissue with a composition comprising cerium oxide nanoparticles effective for stimulating proliferation of endothelial cells associated with the tissue. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/490891 |
| ART UNIT | 1611 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 33/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/811 (20130101) Y10S 977/915 (20130101) |
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| US 08951542 | Irvine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darrell J. Irvine (Arlington, Massachusetts); Jaehyun Moon (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides delivery systems comprised of stabilized multilamellar vesicles, as well as compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The stabilized multilamellar vesicles may comprise prophylactic, therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/265924 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/35 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) |
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| US 08951571 | Hammer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel A. Hammer (Villanova, Pennsylvania); Ivan Julian Dmochowski (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Gregory Patrick Robbins (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Masaya S. Jimbo (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Michael J. Therien (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Neha P. Kamat (Granger, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel A. Hammer (Villanova, Pennsylvania); Ivan Julian Dmochowski (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Gregory Patrick Robbins (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Masaya S. Jimbo (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Michael J. Therien (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Neha P. Kamat (Granger, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are polymer vesicles comprising polymersomes, a radiofrequency absorbing moiety, a protein or a polysaccharide associated with the inner leaflet of the membrane and a therapeutic or diagnostic cargo. The invention also concerns the use of these polymer vesicles for selective electromagnetic energy-induced delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/548801 |
| 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 9/0009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/1075 (20130101) A61K 9/1273 (20130101) |
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| US 08951721 | Pollack et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael G. Pollack (San Diego, California); Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Vijay Srinivasan (Durham, North Carolina); Richard B. Fair (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (San Diego, California); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael G. Pollack (San Diego, California); Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Vijay Srinivasan (Durham, North Carolina); Richard B. Fair (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to droplet-based surface modification and washing. According to one embodiment, a method of splitting a droplet is provided, the method including providing a droplet microactuator including a droplet including one or more beads and immobilizing at least one of the one or more beads. The method further includes conducting one or more droplet operations to divide the droplet to yield a set of droplets including a droplet including the one or more immobilized beads and a droplet substantially lacking the one or more immobilized beads. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/615666 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 13/0071 (20130101) B01F 13/0076 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/0268 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 3/502792 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 7/525 (20130101) B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2200/0673 (20130101) B01L 2300/089 (20130101) B01L 2300/0654 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0861 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2300/1827 (20130101) B01L 2400/043 (20130101) B01L 2400/0406 (20130101) B01L 2400/0415 (20130101) B01L 2400/0424 (20130101) B01L 2400/0427 (20130101) B01L 2400/0436 (20130101) B01L 2400/0442 (20130101) B01L 2400/0448 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 35/00029 (20130101) G01N 2035/00158 (20130101) G01N 2035/00237 (20130101) |
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| US 08951722 | Bystryak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allied Innovative Systems, LLC (Budd Lake, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Allied Innovative Systems LLC (Budd Lake, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Simon Bystryak (Budd Lake, New Jersey); Rasa Santockyte (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved assay for detecting an analyte in a fluid sample includes a step of conducting a photochemical reaction, in which a substrate conversion catalyzed by a photosensitizer into a product of the photochemical reaction is temporary inhibited when the reaction mixture is irradiated with a light at a wavelength within a light absorption spectrum of the photosensitizer. The photosensitizer (or an enzyme to catalyze producing thereof) is attached to an entity having an affinity to the analyte, such entity is bound to the analyte prior to irradiation. To achieve temporary inhibition, certain additives are used such as ascorbic acid or its derivatives. The assay may increase the sensitivity of ELISA 20- to 100-fold. |
| FILED | Saturday, November 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/530728 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| 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 1/28 (20130101) C12Q 1/682 (20130101) C12Q 1/703 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/533 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/542 (20130101) G01N 33/569 (20130101) G01N 33/56911 (20130101) G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 33/56988 (20130101) G01N 33/56994 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 436/905 (20130101) |
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| US 08951723 | Burbelo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter D. Burbelo (Washington, District of Columbia); Joseph Kovacs (Bethesda, Maryland); Michael J. Iadarola (Chevy Chase, 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) | Peter D. Burbelo (Washington, District of Columbia); Joseph Kovacs (Bethesda, Maryland); Michael J. Iadarola (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for the diagnosis or detection of active, latent, or prior infection with human herpesvirus 8 in a subject sample. |
| FILED | Friday, February 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/201317 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2710/16422 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56994 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/03 (20130101) |
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| US 08951729 | Neitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jay Neitz (Seattle, Washington); Maureen Neitz (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay Neitz (Seattle, Washington); Maureen Neitz (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides to methods for diagnosing eye-length related disorders, including myopia. The invention also provides methods for treating and limiting eye-length related disorders, including myopia. In addition, the invention provides certain haplotypes associated with eye-length related disorders, including myopia and Bornholm Eye Disease. |
| FILED | Friday, January 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/349877 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) |
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| US 08951732 | Pollack et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael G. Pollack (San Diego, California); Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Philip Paik (Chula Vista, California); Allen Eckhardt (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael G. Pollack (San Diego, California); Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Philip Paik (Chula Vista, California); Allen Eckhardt (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of amplifying a nucleic acid, the method comprising cycling an amplification-ready droplet through a temperature gradient to locations within the temperature gradient suitable for effecting steps in an amplification reaction. |
| FILED | Monday, June 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/665788 |
| 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 1/6846 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6846 (20130101) C12Q 2527/15 (20130101) C12Q 2527/101 (20130101) |
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| US 08951740 | Westbrook et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aya M. Westbrook (Cypress, California); Robert H. Schiestl (Encino, California); Bo Wei (Rancho Palos Verdes, California); Jonathan Braun (Tarzana, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method for detection of inflammatory disease in a subject that comprises assaying a test sample of peripheral blood from the subject for a marker of DNA damage. An elevated amount of marker present in the test sample compared to control sample is indicative of inflammatory disease activity, including sub-clinical inflammation. The method can be adapted for quantitatively monitoring the efficacy of treatment of inflammatory disease in a subject. Markers of DNA damage include single- and/or double-stranded breaks in leukocytes, oxidative DNA damage in leukocytes, or a marker of nitric oxide oxidative activity (protein nitrosylation in leukocytes). The inflammatory disease can be inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease). The invention may also be used for detection of other types of inflammatory disease, such as non-immune intestinal inflammatory disease (diverticulitis, pseudomembranous colitis), autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, uveitis, vasculitis), or non-immune lung diseases (asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, and interstitial pneumonitis). This unexpected discovery of markers of genotoxicity present in circulating leukocytes enables detection of inflammation occurring at a localized site with a relatively simple and minimally invasive assay using peripheral blood. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/865798 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| 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 1/686 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/447 (20130101) G01N 33/5014 (20130101) G01N 33/6875 (20130101) |
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| US 08951769 | Huh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jin Hoe Huh (Davis, California); Robert Fischer (El Cerrito, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin Hoe Huh (Davis, California); Robert Fischer (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved active DEMETER polypeptides with internal deletions are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, April 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/265533 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/2434 (20130101) C12N 9/2497 (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 1/6844 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6844 (20130101) C12Q 2521/531 (20130101) C12Q 2531/119 (20130101) C12Q 2537/164 (20130101) |
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| US 08951793 | Tran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dat Tran (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Ethan M. Shevach (Rockville, 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) | Dat Tran (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Ethan M. Shevach (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods of isolating and using a population of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in a variety of preventative and therapeutic approaches to autoimmune diseases, graft-versus-host disease and transplant rejection. |
| FILED | Friday, August 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/060043 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2035/122 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0636 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/15 (20130101) C12N 2501/23 (20130101) C12N 2501/51 (20130101) C12N 2501/515 (20130101) |
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| US 08951794 | Dewji et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nazeen Dewji (San Diego, California); S. Jonathan Singer (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nazeen Dewji (San Diego, California); S. Jonathan Singer (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates generally to neurodegenerative disorders and more specifically to a group of presenilin/G-protein/c-src binding polypeptides and methods of use for modulating signaling and progression of Alzheimer's disease. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/399516 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4711 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08951797 | Jaenisch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rudolf Jaenisch (Brookline, Massachusetts); Konrad Hochedlinger (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for reprogramming somatic cells to generate multipotent or pluripotent cells. Such methods are useful for a variety of purposes, including treating or preventing a medical condition in an individual. The invention further provides methods for identifying an agent that reprograms somatic cells to a less differentiated state. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/646411 |
| 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 67/0273 (20130101) A01K 67/0275 (20130101) A01K 2217/05 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4702 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0696 (20130101) C12N 15/85 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8509 (20130101) C12N 15/8775 (20130101) C12N 2830/003 (20130101) C12N 2830/006 (20130101) |
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| US 08951798 | Palecek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Timothy Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Dongtai, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Timothy Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Dongtai, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for generating high-yield, high-purity cardiomyocyte progenitors or cardiomyocytes from pluripotent cells are described. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is first activated in pluripotent cells, e.g., by inhibition of Gsk-3 to obtain a first population of cells. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is then inhibited in the first cell population to induce cardiogenesis under fully defined, growth factor free culture conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, October 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/650687 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/16 (20130101) C12N 2501/155 (20130101) C12N 2501/415 (20130101) C12N 2501/727 (20130101) C12N 2506/02 (20130101) C12N 2506/45 (20130101) |
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| US 08951938 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Young-Tae Chang (Singapore, Singapore); Young-Hoon Ahn (New York, New York); Yun Kyung Kim (Singapore, Singapore); Bridget Wagner (Medford, Massachusetts); Hyman A. Carrinski (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Paul Clemons (Medford, Massachusetts); Stuart Schreiber (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York); President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Young-Tae Chang (Singapore, Singapore); Young-Hoon Ahn (New York, New York); Yun Kyung Kim (Singapore, Singapore); Bridget Wagner (Medford, Massachusetts); Hyman A. Carrinski (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Paul Clemons (Medford, Massachusetts); Stuart Schreiber (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the use of rosamine derivative compounds, as described herein, in detecting differentiated forms of a cell type of interest in a sample and in screening for compounds which inhibit differentiation of the cell type of interest. The candidate compound has the following structure: |
| FILED | Monday, December 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/340933 |
| 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 | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5061 (20130101) G01N 33/5073 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 436/80 (20130101) |
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| US 08951971 | Ruoslahti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erkki Ruoslahti (La Jolla, California); Lianglin Zhang (La Jolla, California); Douglas Hanahan (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for and involving selectively targeting tumor lymphatics. |
| FILED | Friday, September 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/026377 |
| 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 38/00 (20130101) A61K 47/48353 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 2319/01 (20130101) C07K 2319/10 (20130101) C07K 2319/20 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) G01N 33/5088 (20130101) G01N 33/57415 (20130101) G01N 33/57434 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08951978 | Molitoris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce A. Molitoris (Indianapolis, Indiana); David M. Bedwell (Birmingham, Alabama); Ruben M. Sandoval (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce A. Molitoris (Indianapolis, Indiana); David M. Bedwell (Birmingham, Alabama); Ruben M. Sandoval (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Various aspects related to the preparation of congeners of the aminoglycosides gentamicin such as the congener C2 and using this compound or derivatives thereof and pharmaceutically active salts to treat diseases that involve genetic mutations which introduce a missense or premature stop codon into a gene. Still other aspects include treating human or animal patients with the gentamicin congener C2 and derivatives and pharmaceutical salt thereof to overcome, or to at least mitigate, the symptoms of disease and disorders such as some forms of Becker's or Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Hurler's Syndrome and Cystic Fibrosis that have as their etiology the presence of a premature stop codon in a gene whose proper expression is necessary for good health. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/315190 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — 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 31/7034 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08951979 | Inturrisi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles E. Inturrisi (Torrington, Connecticut); Qinghao Xu (New York, New York); Sandra M. Garraway (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles E. Inturrisi (Torrington, Connecticut); Qinghao Xu (New York, New York); Sandra M. Garraway (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This application describes methods and compositions for reducing, inhibiting and/or treating pain that involve use of ERK2 inhibitors. |
| FILED | Friday, June 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/997836 |
| 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 31/506 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1137 (20130101) C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2799/025 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 207/11024 (20130101) |
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| US 08951980 | Dhurandhar |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nikhil V. Dhurandhar (Baton Rogue, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikhil V. Dhurandhar (Baton Rogue, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention generally relates to methods for treating or preventing the symptoms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, methods for reducing excessive fat from the liver, methods of improving glycemic control, and methods for treating or preventing liver dysfunction, that comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of Adenovirus 36 E4orf1 protein or functional variant thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, July 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/178986 |
| 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 38/162 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 48/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2710/10333 (20130101) |
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| US 08951992 | Nathan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carl Nathan (Larchmont, New York); Sabine Ehrt (New York, New York); Omar Vandal (New York, New York); Crystal Darby (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl Nathan (Larchmont, New York); Sabine Ehrt (New York, New York); Omar Vandal (New York, New York); Crystal Darby (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods and compounds for inhibiting bacterial growth and treating a bacterial infection in a subject. These methods involve providing an inhibitor of intrabacterial pH homeostasis, including inhibitors of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv3671c gene encoded membrane protease. Methods for identifying novel compounds that disrupt intrabacterial pH homeostasis and their use for inhibiting bacterial growth and treating a bacterial infection in a subject are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, July 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/000788 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — 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 1/36 (20130101) C12N 9/88 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 9/99 (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 1/18 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/84 (20130101) G01N 2333/35 (20130101) |
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| US 08952012 | Chicco |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam J. Chicco (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for screening whether a candidate compound inhibits delta-6 desaturase activity are disclosed. Also disclosed is a transgenic mammal which overexpresses a gene encoding delta-6 desaturase and an animal model of a cardiometabolic disorder or disease that includes the transgenic mammal. A method of treating a cardiometabolic disorder or disease is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, May 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/902435 |
| 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 | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/027 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (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 1/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) G01N 2800/04 (20130101) G01N 2800/32 (20130101) |
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| US 08952019 | Gangjee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aleem Gangjee (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Larry H. Matherly (Farmington Hills, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duquesne University of The Holy Ghost (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aleem Gangjee (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Larry H. Matherly (Farmington Hills, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for treating cancer tumors, particularly ovarian cancer tumors, is described, where fused cyclic pyrimidine having a cancer treating ability is selectively delivered to an FR expressing cancerous tumor. |
| FILED | Friday, September 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/020136 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 487/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08952061 | Goldfarb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam N. Goldfarb (Charlottesville, Virginia); Loretta L. Delehanty (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam N. Goldfarb (Charlottesville, Virginia); Loretta L. Delehanty (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses the signaling pathway involved erythroid repression by iron deficiency. Further disclosed is anon-toxic small-molecule compound which potently reverses the erythroid repression caused by iron deficiency. The present invention further encompasses novel compounds for inhibition of red cell production, useful, for example, in the treatment of polycythemia vera, a malignancy causing uncontrolled red cell production. These inhibitory compounds also promote megakaryocytic lineage commitment and may therefore be useful for augmentation of platelet production. The present invention further discloses isocitrate reversal of iron deprivation. |
| FILED | Monday, November 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/680325 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/19 (20130101) A61K 31/194 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 69/704 (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 1/25 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30867 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/102 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 12/08 (20130101) H04W 80/08 (20130101) |
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| US 08952130 | Choe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Senyon Choe (Solana Beach, California); George Allendorph (San Diego, California); Michael J. Isaacs (Redwood City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California); joint Center for Biosciences (Incheon, South Korea) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Senyon Choe (Solana Beach, California); George Allendorph (San Diego, California); Michael J. Isaacs (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to chimeric polypeptide having TGF-beta activity, nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, and host cells for producing the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/712069 |
| 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 14/495 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08952133 | Khan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shaharyar Khan (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gencia Corporation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaharyar Khan (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for delivering polynucleotides are provided. One embodiment provides a non-viral vector comprising a recombinant polynucleotide-binding protein comprising a protein transduction domain operably linked to a targeting signal. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/399434 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
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| US 08952207 | Daugulis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Olafs Daugulis (Houston, Texas); Hien-Quang Do (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Houston System (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Olafs Daugulis (Houston, Texas); Hien-Quang Do (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a one-step method for efficiently converting carbon-hydrogen bonds into carbon-carbon bonds using a combination of aryl halides, a substrate, and a copper salt as catalyst. This method allows faster introduction of complex molecular entities, a process that would otherwise require many more steps. This invention is particularly relevant for the organic synthesis of complex molecules such as, but not limited to, pharmacophores and explosives. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/208286 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 37/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 17/269 (20130101) C07C 17/269 (20130101) C07C 17/269 (20130101) C07C 17/269 (20130101) C07C 25/18 (20130101) C07C 25/22 (20130101) C07C 25/24 (20130101) C07C 41/30 (20130101) C07C 41/30 (20130101) C07C 43/225 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 49/813 (20130101) C07C 253/30 (20130101) C07C 253/30 (20130101) C07C 255/50 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/06 (20130101) C07D 213/89 (20130101) C07D 215/04 (20130101) C07D 237/08 (20130101) C07D 239/26 (20130101) C07D 239/74 (20130101) C07D 249/08 (20130101) C07D 263/32 (20130101) C07D 263/57 (20130101) C07D 277/22 (20130101) C07D 277/66 (20130101) C07D 307/79 (20130101) C07D 333/06 (20130101) C07D 333/12 (20130101) C07D 333/54 (20130101) C07D 413/04 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) |
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| US 08952214 | Boucher, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard C. Boucher, Jr. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Wanda O'Neal (Cary, North Carolina); Barbara Grubb (Hillsborough, North Carolina); Marcus Mall (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard C. Boucher, Jr. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Wanda O'Neal (Cary, North Carolina); Barbara Grubb (Hillsborough, North Carolina); Marcus Mall (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A nonhuman transgenic mammal is described whose genome comprises a promoter construct operably linked to a heterologous DNA encoding an epithelial sodium channel β subunit, wherein said promoter construct directs expression of the epithelial sodium channel β subunit in lung epithelial cells of said animal, and wherein said transgenic mammal has increased lung mucus retention as compared to the corresponding wild-type mammal. The animal is useful in screening compounds for activity in treating lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
| FILED | Friday, June 25, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/823243 |
| 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 | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/18 |
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| US 08952333 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hengyong Yu (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Ge Wang (Blacksburg, Virginia); Ming Jiang (Beijing, China PRC); Jiansheng Yang (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hengyong Yu (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Ge Wang (Blacksburg, Virginia); Ming Jiang (Beijing, China PRC); Jiansheng Yang (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for improved computed tomography (CT) and, more specifically, to methods for improved single photon computed tomography (SPECT) using exact and stable region of interest (ROI) reconstructions. This technology can be extended across all tomographic modalities. Embodiments provide a method and a system for reconstructing an image from projection data provided by a single photon emission computed tomography scanner comprising: identifying a region of interest in an object; defining an attenuation coefficient and object boundary; computing the generalized Hilbert transform of the data through the defined region of interest and a known subregion; and reconstructing the image with improved temporal resolution at lower radiation doses, wherein the reconstructing comprises performing a reconstruction method that yields an exact and stable reconstruction. Embodiments also provide a method and a system for reconstructing an image from projection data provided by a single photon emission computed tomography scanner comprising: identifying a region of interest in an object; defining an attenuation coefficient and object boundary; and reconstructing the images by minimizing the high order total variation while minimizing the data discrepancy. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/938303 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/037 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/006 (20130101) G06T 2211/416 (20130101) |
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| US 08952693 | Lake et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David S Lake (Rochester, Minnesota); Kiaran P McGee (Rochester, Minnesota); Armando Manduca (Rochester, Minnesota); Yogesh K Mariappan (Rochester, Minnesota); Richard L Ehman (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David S Lake (Rochester, Minnesota); Kiaran P McGee (Rochester, Minnesota); Armando Manduca (Rochester, Minnesota); Yogesh K Mariappan (Rochester, Minnesota); Richard L Ehman (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for calculating a mechanical property of a material using a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system is provided. The method is particularly robust to image data having low signal-to-noise ratio (“SNR”). An MRI system is used to acquire magnetic resonance elastography (“MRE”) data from a subject containing the material. Exemplary materials include lung tissue. Images are reconstructed from the MRE data and used to produce a wave image from which a spatial frequency spectrum is produced. A principal frequency of the spatial frequency spectrum is produced and used to calculate a mechanical property of the material. For example, shear stiffness may be calculated. |
| FILED | Monday, April 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/453653 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/56358 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08954131 | Weaver et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John B. Weaver (Hanover, New Hampshire); Jose R. Conejo-Garcia (East Thetford, Vermont); Steven N. Fiering (Orange, New Hampshire); Adam M. Rauwerdink (W. Lebanon, New Hampshire); Uciane K. Scarlett (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John B. Weaver (Hanover, New Hampshire); Jose R. Conejo-Garcia (East Thetford, Vermont); Steven N. Fiering (Orange, New Hampshire); Adam M. Rauwerdink (W. Lebanon, New Hampshire); Uciane K. Scarlett (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for diagnosing certain types of cancers provides a nanoparticle agent to be uptaken by cancer cells for diagnosis and treatment of certain cancers. A compound containing nanoparticles is directed toward a tumor site, and then a predetermined time period passes to allow the nanoparticles to be uptaken by the cancer cells. Imaging is then performed on the nanoparticles by an appropriate imaging device to determine the concentration of nanoparticles uptaken by the cancer cells. Finally, image data provided by the imaging device is analyzed to determine the concentration of nanoparticles and thereby determine whether a tumor is present. The nanoparticle agent can further be employed as a treatment of certain cancers. After the uptake of nanoparticles into the cells, a predetermined field applied to the nanoparticles for a sufficient period of time activates the magnetic cores of the nanoparticles to include hyperthermia-mediated destruction of the cancer cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/912570 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/0515 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 25/00 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/4808 (20130101) G01R 33/5601 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/0045 (20130101) |
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| US 08954139 | Hopenfeld et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Angel Medical Systems, Inc. (Fair Haven, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Angel Medical Systems, Inc. (Fair Haven, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce Hopenfeld (Salt Lake City, Utah); Steven R. Johnson (Fair Haven, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A heart monitor is disclosed. The monitor computes ST segment deviations and stores the results in heart rate based histograms. Periodically, the monitor analyzes the histogram data to determine a normal range of ST deviation for a particular heart rate range. The monitor computes heart rate dependent ischemia detection thresholds based on the upper and lower boundaries of the normal range. |
| FILED | Monday, February 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/170894 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0006 (20130101) A61B 5/0452 (20130101) A61B 5/686 (20130101) A61B 5/02028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/02405 (20130101) A61B 5/04012 (20130101) A61B 5/7282 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954157 | Faraji et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (San Fernando, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boozarjomehr Faraji (Valencia, California); Kevin Jun Ha (Los Angeles, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (La Cresenta, California); James Singleton Little (Newhall, California); Robert J Greenberg (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a non-destructive method of inspecting a bond, particularly a braze bond, in a hermetic package. The invention involves a unique hermetic package design adapted for ultrasonic inspection and a method of inspecting the package. This package and non-destructive inspection process are particularly useful in implantable neural stimulators such as visual prostheses. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/179252 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/375 (20130101) A61N 1/0526 (20130101) A61N 1/0543 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36046 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/00 (20130101) G01N 29/26 (20130101) |
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| US 08954283 | Shaughnessy, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John D. Shaughnessy, Jr. (Roland, Arkansas); Bart Barlogie (Little Rock, Arkansas); Fenghuang Zhan (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Shaughnessy, Jr. (Roland, Arkansas); Bart Barlogie (Little Rock, Arkansas); Fenghuang Zhan (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Gene expression profiling is a powerful tool that has varied utility. It enables classification of multiple myeloma into subtypes and identifying genes directly involved in disease pathogenesis and clinical manifestation. The present invention used gene expression profiling in large uniformly treated population of patients with myeloma to identify genes associated with poor prognosis. It also demonstrated that over-expression of CKS1B gene, mainly due to gene amplification that was determined by Fluorescent in-situ hybridization to impart a poor prognosis in multiple myleoma. It is further contemplated that therapeutic strategies that directly target CKS1B or related pathways may represent novel, and more specific means of treating high risk myeloma and may prevent its secondary evolution. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/587383 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6841 (20130101) C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/18 (20130101) G06F 19/20 (20130101) G06F 19/24 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gabriel Suciu (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Brian Merry (Andover, Connecticut); Michael E. McCune (Colchester, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriel Suciu (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Brian Merry (Andover, Connecticut); Michael E. McCune (Colchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A tip turbine engine provides an axial compressor rotor that is counter-rotated relative to a fan. A planetary gearset couples rotation of a fan to an axial compressor rotor, such that the axial compressor rotor is driven by rotation of the fan in a rotational direction opposite that of the fan. By counter-rotating the axial compressor rotor, a final stage of compressor vanes between the final stage of compressor blades and inlets to the hollow fan blades of the fan are eliminated. As a result, the length of the axial compressor and the overall length of the tip turbine engine are decreased. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/089450 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02C 3/073 (20130101) F02C 3/107 (20130101) F02C 7/36 (20130101) Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 3/068 (20130101) Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 25/045 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2260/40311 (20130101) Gearing F16H 48/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08950270 | Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David L. Williams (Colleyville, Texas); Ron McCullough (Burleson, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Textron Innovatons Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Williams (Colleyville, Texas); Ron McCullough (Burleson, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The test fixture includes a housing, a first grip, and a second grip. The first grip and the second grip are each configured to clamp onto an upper surface and lower surface of a material coupon. The test fixture also includes an upper input jaw and a lower input jaw each configured to clamp onto the material coupon near a center of the upper surface and the lower surface of the material coupon. The test fixture is configured to load the material coupon in a first direction and a second direction. The first grip and the second grip are each configured to clamp onto the material coupon at a location which accordingly results in a desired testing ratio regardless of a variation in thickness of the material coupon. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/347488 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 3/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2203/0023 (20130101) G01N 2203/0048 (20130101) G01N 2203/0405 (20130101) G01N 2203/0435 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08950275 | Gray et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeremy P. Gray (Clarkston, Michigan); Tyrus J. Valascho (Clarkston, Michigan); Michael S. Patterson (Macomb, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United Stated of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy P. Gray (Clarkston, Michigan); Tyrus J. Valascho (Clarkston, Michigan); Michael S. Patterson (Macomb, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for tracked vehicle dynamometer testing. The dynamometer system may be configured as a treadmill electric chassis dynamometer having dual, parallel endless belts positioned as substantially flat surfaces with cleats, i.e., the tracks of a test vehicle and a dynamometer vehicle. The track assemblies of the test vehicle and the dynamometer vehicle are generally vertically, mechanically coupled in close contact with each other via a retention fixture. The testing may be conducted in a climatic chamber to simulate various environmental conditions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/935099 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 17/0072 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bryce Wallis (Reno, Nevada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Materials and Devices, Inc. (Reno, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bryce Wallis (Reno, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | A forward closure system includes a cylindrical frame. A pair of lune-shaped base sections are mounted to an inside surface of the frame. First and second opposed lune-shaped shell assemblies, each assembly including at least an outer shell section and an inner shell section, are rotatably mounted independently of each other at opposed ends along the rotation axis, the inner section and base sections of each shell assembly nested within the outer section when the forward closure system is in an open position, mating edges of the outer sections abutting one another when the forward closure system is in a closed position. An actuator is coupled to each outer shell section. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/426434 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Hinges or Suspension Devices for Doors, Windows or Wings E05D 7/081 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Devices for Moving Wings into Open or Closed Position; Checks for Wings; Wing Fittings Not Otherwise Provided For, Concerned With the Functioning of the Wing E05F 15/121 (20130101) Apparatus for Launching Projectiles or Missiles From Barrels, e.g Cannons; Launchers for Rockets or Torpedoes; Harpoon Guns F41F 3/077 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08950332 | Iden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel E. Iden (Sparta, New Jersey); Colin M. Smith (Morristown, New Jersey); Ryan T. Hooke (Sparta, New Jersey); Yao H. Chen (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel E. Iden (Sparta, New Jersey); Colin M. Smith (Morristown, New Jersey); Ryan T. Hooke (Sparta, New Jersey); Yao H. Chen (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-lethal, hand or rifle fired grenade which widely disperses non-lethal pellets—using a flexible multipocket bladder type device which is mounted on a rigid internal frame. The grenade provides a wide distribution arc of rotation for the pellets, as the pellets are located in pockets about the bladder, which is blown outward to expel the pellets. Further, as the propellant is located within the flexible multipocket bladder, the hot gases and embers cannot escape—thereby helping to protect the target individuals from exposure to such potentially hazardous materials. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/031149 |
| 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 12/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08950334 | Hooke |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ryan Hooke (Bangor, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan Hooke (Bangor, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A pre-deformed obturator for a projectile launched from a rifled tube includes an annular ring with a forward planar surface normal to the central longitudinal axis of the obturator. A top cylindrical surface extends aft from the forward planar surface and normal to the forward planar surface. A plurality of projections are formed on the top cylindrical surface and are configured to engage the rifling of the tube. An opening is formed in an aft end of each of the plurality of projections for receiving propellant gas. The opening may also be contiguously formed in the aft surface of the obturator radially inward of each projection. Propellant gas enters the openings in the aft of the obturator and expands the obturator to provide an efficient gas seal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/079044 |
| 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 14/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08950699 | van der Westhuizen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jacob Johannes van der Westhuizen (South Jordan, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacob Johannes van der Westhuizen (South Jordan, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A rotor system is disclosed for a reactive drive rotary wing aircraft. Apparatus and methods are disclosed for maintaining the rigidity of the rotor and eliminating play between flight controls and the rotor by mounting swashplate actuators to a flange rigidly secured to the mast. Apparatus and methods are disclosed for thermal management of the rotor in order to avoid bearing failure or loss of bearing preload. Methods include modulating the temperature of oil pumped over one or more of the mast bearing, swashplate bearing, and spindle bearing. The temperature of air passively or actively drawn through rotor may also be modulated to maintain bearing temperature within a predetermined range. Structures for reducing pressure losses and drag on components due to air flow through the rotor are also disclosed. A rotor facilitating thermal management by oil and air flow is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/199681 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 27/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 27/025 (20130101) B64C 27/32 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08950755 | Redfern et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert C. Redfern (Media, Pennsylvania); Constantine V. Pappas (Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania); Ronnie L. Ball (Turnersville, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. Redfern (Media, Pennsylvania); Constantine V. Pappas (Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania); Ronnie L. Ball (Turnersville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A handheld tool is for facilitating installation of a resilient, elongate, generally rectangle-profiled gasket designed to tightly fit inside and along the partially obstructed perimetric channel of a watertight doorway onboard a marine vessel. As typically embodied, the inventive tool includes a straight handle (e.g., shaft or rod) and a head. The head includes a right-triangle profiled section and an L-shape-profiled section. The handle is perpendicularly connected to the hypotenuse surface of the right-triangle profiled section. The L-shape-profiled section has two interior surfaces forming an interior right angle that faces away from the hypotenuse surface. The bisector of the interior right angle is parallel to the handle and perpendicular to the hypotenuse surface. A user holds the inventive tool by the handle, controls the gasket so that a rectangular corner portion of the gasket fits inside the L-shape-profiled section's interior right angle, and forcefully manipulates the gasket into the channel. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/233888 |
| ART UNIT | 3727 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Seal for a joint or juncture 277/644 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08950961 | Chapin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Curtis M. Chapin (Fort Worth, Texas); Sarah Sutton (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis M. Chapin (Fort Worth, Texas); Sarah Sutton (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for applying filler material onto an object are provided. An apparatus may include a body and an applicator head attached to the body. The apparatus may also include a magnetic member coupled to the applicator head and arranged to attract filler material to a heating surface of the applicator head. The applicator head may be configured to apply the filler material attracted to the heating surface against an object. The heating surface may be configured to apply heat to the filler material attracted to the heating surface to melt the filler material onto the object. |
| FILED | Monday, June 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/159362 |
| ART UNIT | 3751 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing F16B 2001/0035 (20130101) Pistons; Cylinders; Sealings F16J 15/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08951473 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fei Wang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Timothy M. Swager (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fei Wang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Timothy M. Swager (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The application generally describes devices, systems, and methods for determination of one or more analytes. Embodiments described herein may be useful as sensors for analytes such as explosives, chemical warfare agents, and/or toxins. In some cases, chemiresistor or chemFET sensor devices for monitoring volatile organics, especially chemical warfare agents such as sarin, are described. Some embodiments comprise functionalized carbon nanotube/conjugated polymer composites (6) as sensing material. In some embodiments, the polymer is poly(3-hexylthiophene), 3PHT, optionally substituted with calixarenes, or hexafluoroisopropanol susbstituted polythiophene, HFIP-PT. Biosensing embodiments are also described, as well as methods of manufacturing the devices. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/920612 |
| ART UNIT | 1779 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0273 (20130101) C01B 2202/02 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 2261/94 (20130101) C08G 2261/146 (20130101) C08G 2261/148 (20130101) C08G 2261/3223 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/414 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/953 (20130101) Y10S 977/957 (20130101) |
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| US 08951496 | Hadidi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Amastan LLC (Storrs, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amastan Technologies LLC (North Andover, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kamal Hadidi (Somerville, Massachusetts); Makhlouf Redjdal (Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Feed material comprising uniform solution precursor droplets is processed in a uniform melt state using microwave generated plasma. The plasma torch employed is capable of generating laminar gas flows and providing a uniform temperature profile within the plasma. Plasma exhaust products are quenched at high rates to yield amorphous products. Products of this process include spherical, highly porous and amorphous oxide ceramic particles such as magnesia-yttria (MgO—Y2O3). The present invention can also be used to produce amorphous non oxide ceramic particles comprised of Boron, Carbon, and Nitrogen which can be subsequently consolidated into super hard materials. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/693737 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 21/064 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/36 (20130101) Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 5/06 (20130101) C01F 17/0043 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/44 (20130101) C04B 35/443 (20130101) C04B 35/563 (20130101) C04B 35/583 (20130101) C04B 35/62665 (20130101) C04B 2235/443 (20130101) C04B 2235/3206 (20130101) C04B 2235/3217 (20130101) C04B 2235/3222 (20130101) C04B 2235/3225 (20130101) C04B 2235/5436 (20130101) C04B 2235/5481 (20130101) Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 1/30 (20130101) |
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| US 08951542 | Irvine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darrell J. Irvine (Arlington, Massachusetts); Jaehyun Moon (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides delivery systems comprised of stabilized multilamellar vesicles, as well as compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The stabilized multilamellar vesicles may comprise prophylactic, therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/265924 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/35 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) |
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| US 08951639 | White et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott R. White (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Moore (Savoy, Illinois); Nancy R. Sottos (Champaign, Illinois); Benjamin J. Blaiszik (Urbana, Illinois); Mary M. Caruso (Oakdale, Minnesota); Christian L. Mangun (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott R. White (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Moore (Savoy, Illinois); Nancy R. Sottos (Champaign, Illinois); Benjamin J. Blaiszik (Urbana, Illinois); Mary M. Caruso (Oakdale, Minnesota); Christian L. Mangun (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making capsules includes forming a mixture including a core liquid, a polyurethane precursor system, a first component of a two-component poly(urea-formaldehyde) precursor system, and a solvent. The method further includes emulsifying the mixture, adding a second component of the two-component poly(urea-formaldehyde) precursor system to the emulsified mixture, and maintaining the emulsified mixture at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form a plurality of capsules that encapsulate at least a portion of the core liquid. The capsules made by the method may include a polymerizer in the capsules, where the capsules have an inner capsule wall including a polyurethane, and an outer capsule wall including a poly(urea-formaldehyde). The capsules may include in the solid polymer matrix of a composite material. |
| FILED | Friday, March 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/421986 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 13/20 (20130101) B01J 13/22 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 75/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08951828 | Lai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secrectary of the Department 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) | William W. Lai (Ridgecrest, California); Alfred J. Baca (Rancho Cucamonga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making electronic devices based on derivatized ladder polymer poly(benzo-isimidazobenzophenanthroline) (BBL) including photovoltaic modules and simple thin film transistors in planar and mechanically flexible and stretchable constructs. |
| FILED | Friday, November 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/667063 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/035 (20130101) H01G 11/58 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0003 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0044 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0046 (20130101) H01L 51/0545 (20130101) |
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| US 08951895 | Brenner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kevin Andrew Brenner (Alpharetta, Georgia); Raghunath Murali (Mableton, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Andrew Brenner (Alpharetta, Georgia); Raghunath Murali (Mableton, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved complementary doping methods are described herein. The complementary doping methods generally involve inducing a first and second chemical reaction in at least a first and second portion, respectively, of a dopant source, which has been disposed on a thin film of a semiconductor or semimetal material. The chemical reactions result in the introduction of an n-type dopant, a p-type dopant, or both from the dopant source to each of the first and second portions of the thin film of the semiconductor or semimetal. Ultimately, the methods produce at least one n-type and at least one p-type region in the thin film of the semiconductor or semimetal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/957329 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/041 (20130101) H01L 29/66 (20130101) H01L 29/127 (20130101) H01L 29/413 (20130101) H01L 29/0665 (20130101) H01L 29/1045 (20130101) H01L 29/1606 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/66439 (20130101) |
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| US 08951971 | Ruoslahti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erkki Ruoslahti (La Jolla, California); Lianglin Zhang (La Jolla, California); Douglas Hanahan (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for and involving selectively targeting tumor lymphatics. |
| FILED | Friday, September 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/026377 |
| 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 38/00 (20130101) A61K 47/48353 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 2319/01 (20130101) C07K 2319/10 (20130101) C07K 2319/20 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) G01N 33/5088 (20130101) G01N 33/57415 (20130101) G01N 33/57434 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08952028 | Chen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wenyong Chen (Temple City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | City of Hope (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wenyong Chen (Temple City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating or preventing chemoresistance or relapse growth of cancer cells are provided. Methods of treating or preventing resistance to tyrosine kinase based chemotherapeutic treatment in hematologic and solid tumors are provided. BCR-ABL drug resistance in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and models for conducting further study on the same are presented. The methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more SIRT1 modulators to the cells or subject in need thereof. The methods may be administered in combination with, prior to or subsequent to chemotherapy or may be administered to counteract the effect of a spontaneous genetic mutation. Methods of using SIRT1 inhibitors to treat or prevent insulin and transferrin-induced resistance are also presented. A novel cell model to study mechanisms of acquired chemoresistance is also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/026554 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/05 (20130101) A61K 31/05 (20130101) A61K 31/366 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/366 (20130101) A61K 31/404 (20130101) A61K 31/404 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) |
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| US 08952321 | Barket, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dennis Barket, Jr. (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Brookston, Indiana); Mark Gregory (Lafayette, Indiana); Jason Springston (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FLIR Detection, Inc. (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis Barket, Jr. (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Brookston, Indiana); Mark Gregory (Lafayette, Indiana); Jason Springston (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Person-portable mass analysis instrumentation configured to perform multidimensional mass analysis is provided. Mass analysis instrumentation can include a housing encompassing components of the instrumentation with the housing of the instrumentation defining a space having a volume of equal to or less than about 100,000 cm3. Instrument assemblies are also provided that can include a housing coupled to an instrument component isolation assembly, wherein the component isolation assembly is isolated from an environment exterior to the housing. Exemplary instrument assemblies can include at least first and second components configured to provide analysis with a housing of the instrument at least partially encompassing the first and second components and the first component being rigidly affixed to the housing. An isolation assembly can also be provided that is rigidly affixed to the second component with the isolation assembly being isolated from received inputs of the housing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/981024 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 30/722 (20130101) G01N 2035/00326 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 49/0022 (20130101) |
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| US 08952752 | Huettner |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven E. Huettner (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nuvotronics, LLC (Radford, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven E. Huettner (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A power-combined amplifier and method are provided. In one aspect, the power-combined amplifier and method overcome problems associated with decreased output power efficiency caused by phase mismatch between constituent amplifiers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/712676 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 1/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08952823 | Xie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jian Xie (Carmel, Indiana); Jie Chen (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jian Xie (Carmel, Indiana); Jie Chen (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An early warning and monitoring system is disclosed for battery cells and battery packs. During normal cycling of a battery, surface temperature, voltage, current and impedance may be monitored to determine if abnormalities exist in the battery and/or battery structure. The abnormalities may be advantageously detected using battery temperature characteristics, where the characteristics are subject to rule-based processing to determine impending battery failure. By receiving advance notice of failure, a warning signal may be transmitted to provide notice and/or allow corrective action to be taken. |
| FILED | Friday, January 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/355320 |
| ART UNIT | 2682 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/3606 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/3651 (20130101) G01R 31/3675 (20130101) |
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| US 08953154 | Galea et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anna M Galea (Stow, Massachusetts); Kristen J. LeRoy (Somerville, Massachusetts); Gordon Hirschman (Cohoes, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vivonics, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anna M Galea (Stow, Massachusetts); Kristen J. LeRoy (Somerville, Massachusetts); Gordon Hirschman (Cohoes, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An orientation tracking system including a first tracking system subject to drift. A second tracking system is configured to provide an output for calibrating the first tracking system to reduce the drift of the first tracking system. The second tracking system includes at least one inclinometer, each inclinometer including a light source adjacent one side of the inclinometer, a light sensor adjacent an opposing side of the inclinometer, and a light obscuring material within the inclinometer for obscuring the light between the light source and light sensor to indicate an orientation of the inclinometer. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/558736 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/138 |
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| US 08953166 | Bowlan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pamela Bowlan (Atlanta, Georgia); Rick Trebino (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wetland Optics, LLC. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pamela Bowlan (Atlanta, Georgia); Rick Trebino (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Various methods and systems are provided for generation of a laser pulse with massive pulse-front tilt (PFT) and its use for measurement of laser pulses. In one embodiment, a method includes directing a laser pulse into an etalon and propagating the laser pulse through the etalon to form a tilted pulse. Another embodiment involves directing pulses into an etalon and propagating the pulses through the etalon in opposite directions to form a pair of massively tilted pulses that are tilted in opposite directions. In another embodiment, a system includes a Fresnel biprism configured to produce a pair of pulses from an input pulse and a lens configured to direct each pulse through an opening (or openings) in an input surface of an etalon, where the etalon is configured yield a pair of pulses tilted in opposite directions, each pulse having a massive PFT. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/205766 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — 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 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08953314 | Fedorov |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrei G. Fedorov (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrei G. Fedorov (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A fully-passive, dynamically configurable directed cooling system for a microelectronic device is disclosed. In general, movable pins are suspended within a cooling plenum between an active layer and a second layer of the microelectronic device. In one embodiment, the second layer is another active layer of the microelectronic device. The movable pins are formed of a material that has a surface tension that decreases as temperature increases such that, in response to a temperature gradient on the surface of the active layer, the movable pins move by capillary flow in the directions of decreasing temperature. By moving in the direction of decreasing temperature, the movable pins move away from hot spots on the surface of the active layer, thereby opening a pathway for preferential flow of a coolant through the cooling plenum at a higher flow rate towards the hot spots. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/102314 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/689 |
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| US 08953848 | Ivanov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Iankov Ivanov (College Park, Maryland); John S. Baras (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems involving image processing extract from an image and estimate unique intrinsic characteristics (scanner pattern) of a biometric scanner, such as area type fingerprint scanner. The scanner pattern is permanent over time, can identify a scanner even among scanners of the same manufacturer and model, and can be used to verify if a scanner acquired an image is the same as the scanner used for biometric enrollment, i.e., to authenticate the scanner and prevent security attacks on it. One method comprises selecting pixels from an enrolled and query image, masking useful pixels from the images, computing a similarity score between the common pixels of the enrolled and query useful pixels, and comparing this score with a threshold to determine whether the query image has been acquired by the same scanner as the enrolled image. The method can further comprise inverting the pixel values and/or filtering the selected pixels. |
| FILED | Monday, November 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/071607 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00013 (20130101) G06K 9/00087 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00577 (20130101) G06K 2009/00583 (20130101) |
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| US 08953909 | Guckenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elizabeth T. Guckenberger (Montverde, Florida); Ronald J. Guckenberger (Montverde, Florida) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth T. Guckenberger (Montverde, Florida); Ronald J. Guckenberger (Montverde, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for visually superimposing a first image that may be in motion over and/or under a second image that may be in motion, the system including at least one generating device to provide a first image and a second image, a display device to display the first image and second image superimposed with each other, and an adjustment device for reconfiguring the first image and/or the second image to a size in agreement with a non-adjusted first image and/or second image, to a size in agreement with the display device, and/or to a size acceptable by a user. The first image or the second image is displayed in a different media than the other image to allow for a distinction to be made between movements occurring in both images. A method for visually superimposing a first image that may be in motion over and/or under a second image that may be in motion is further disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/066707 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/00 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 19/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08954125 | Corcoles Gonzalez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez (Mount Kisco, New York); Jiansong Gao (Boulder, Colorado); Dustin A. Hite (Boulder, Colorado); George A. Keefe (Cortlandt Manor, New York); David P. Pappas (Louisville, Colorado); Mary E. Rothwell (Ridgefield, Connecticut); Matthias Steffen (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Chang C. Tsuei (Chappaqua, New York); Michael R. Vissers (Erie, Colorado); David S. Wisbey (Lafayette, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez (Mount Kisco, New York); Jiansong Gao (Boulder, Colorado); Dustin A. Hite (Boulder, Colorado); George A. Keefe (Cortlandt Manor, New York); David P. Pappas (Louisville, Colorado); Mary E. Rothwell (Ridgefield, Connecticut); Matthias Steffen (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Chang C. Tsuei (Chappaqua, New York); Michael R. Vissers (Erie, Colorado); David S. Wisbey (Lafayette, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Low-loss superconducting devices and methods for fabricating low loss superconducting devices. For example, superconducting devices, such as superconducting resonator devices, are formed with a (200)-oriented texture titanium nitride (TiN) layer to provide high Q, low loss resonator structures particularly suitable for application to radio-frequency (RF) and/or microwave superconducting resonators, such as coplanar waveguide superconducting resonators. In one aspect, a method of forming a superconducting device includes forming a silicon nitride (SiN) seed layer on a substrate, and forming a (200)-oriented texture titanium nitride (TiN) layer on the SiN seed layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/192597 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 99/002 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 39/14 (20130101) H01L 39/223 (20130101) H01L 39/2416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 1/201 (20130101) H01P 1/2013 (20130101) H01P 3/003 (20130101) H01P 3/026 (20130101) |
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| US 08954400 | Brown |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard H. Brown (Otis Orchards, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard H. Brown (Otis Orchards, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved solution for managing structured data, and in particular generating compressed data based on the structured data. A schema that defines the structure of the data is used to generate a dictionary. The dictionary includes a set of dictionary entries, each configured to generate compressed data for a corresponding pattern defined by the schema. Additional compression can be implemented based on the structured data itself. The compressed data can be communicated between systems to reduce transmission time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/940886 |
| ART UNIT | 2171 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 7/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08954608 | Tomic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mihajlo Tomic (San Diego, California); Michael R. Hughes (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mihajlo Tomic (San Diego, California); Michael R. Hughes (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for synchronizing network clocks comprising the following steps: measuring with a first magnetometer the geomagnetic field at a first network node; processing data measured by the first magnetometer to generate first sensor spatially-coherent data; measuring with a second total field magnetometer the Earth's magnetic field at a second network node, wherein the second magnetometer is physically separated from the first magnetometer by a distance of up to one kilometer; processing data measured by the second magnetometer to generate second sensor spatially-coherent data; transmitting the first sensor spatially-coherent data from the first network node to the second network node; calculating a clock drift between the first and second network nodes based on the first sensor spatially-coherent data and the second sensor spatially-coherent data; and adjusting the second node system clock to match the first node system clock based on the calculated clock drift. |
| FILED | Friday, January 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/355141 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/248 |
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| US 08954811 | Carey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for administering incident pools for incident analysis in a distributed processing system are provided. Embodiments include an incident analyzer receiving a plurality of incidents from an incident queue. The incident analyzer also assigns each received incident to an incident pool having a predetermined initial period of time. The predetermined initial period of time is the time within which the incident pool is open to the assignment of incidents. The incident analyzer calculates an arrival rate that incidents are assigned to the incident pool. The incident analyzer also extends based on the arrival rate, for each incident assigned to the incident pool, the predetermined initial period of time by a particular period of time. |
| FILED | Monday, August 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/567601 |
| ART UNIT | 2114 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/47.200 |
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| US 08954909 | Andraus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zaher Andraus (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Karem A. Sakallah (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mark Liffiton (Bloomington, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and methods are provided for verifying a hardware design for an electronic circuit. The method may include: providing a hardware design description for the electronic circuit; extracting a set of design constraints from the hardware design description, where the set of design constraints represents the electronic circuit in terms of signals and logical operations performed on the signals; creating an abstraction model from the set of design constraints, where the abstraction model abstracts one or more of the logical operations in the set of design constraints by replacing the abstracted logical operations with uninterpreted functions; and property checking the abstraction model in relation to one or more design properties. When a violation in the electronic circuit is detected by the property checking step, the feasibility of the violation is then checked and, if the violation is deemed infeasible, the abstraction model is refined. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/094992 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/504 (20130101) G06F 17/5045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08955095 | Roesch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin F. Roesch (Eldersburg, Maryland); Ronald J. Gula (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Verizon Corporate Services Group, Inc. (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Level 3 Communications LLC (Broomfield, Colorado); Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin F. Roesch (Eldersburg, Maryland); Ronald J. Gula (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus is disclosed for increasing the security of computer networks through the use of an Intrusion and Misuse Deterrence System (IMDS) operating on the network. The IMDS is a system that creates a synthetic network complete with synthetic hosts and routers. It is comprised of a network server with associated application software that appears to be a legitimate portion of a real network to a network intruder. The IMDS consequently invites inquiry and entices the intruder away from the real network. Simulated services are configured to appear to be running on virtual clients with globally unique, class “C” IP addresses. Since there are no legitimate users of the virtual network simulated by the IMDS, all such activity must be inappropriate and can be treated as such. Consequently, the entire set of transactions by an intruder can be collected and identified rather than just those transactions that meet a predefined attack profile. Also, new exploits and attacks are handled just as effectively as known attacks, resulting in better identification of attack methodologies as well as the identification and analysis of new attack types. Since the IMDS only has to be concerned with the traffic going to its simulated hosts it additionally eliminates the bandwidth limitation that plagues a traditional IDS. |
| FILED | Monday, June 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/153541 |
| ART UNIT | 2432 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/1491 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08955104 | Arbaugh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William A. Arbaugh (Ellicott City, Maryland); Nick Louis Petroni, Jr. (Glassboro, New Hampshire); Timothy Jon Fraser (Redmond, Washington); Jesus Maria Molina-Terriza (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William A. Arbaugh (Ellicott City, Maryland); Nick Louis Petroni, Jr. (Glassboro, New Hampshire); Timothy Jon Fraser (Redmond, Washington); Jesus Maria Molina-Terriza (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A host system integrity monitor for monitoring memory, operating systems, applications, domain manager, and other host system's structures of interest is isolated and independent of the CPU and operating system of commodity systems. The system requires no modifications to the protected (monitored) host's software, and operates correctly even when the host system is compromised. Either arranged as a stand-alone computer on the add-in card which communicates with the monitored host system through the PCI bus, or as the co-processor based monitor located on the motherboard of the host system, or residing on one of the virtual CPU while the monitored system resides on another virtual CPU, or residing within the domain manager of the host system, the monitor monitors the integrity of the examined structure by calculating hash values of the structure, comparing them with expected hash values, and sending error reports once the discrepancy between these values is detected. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/658806 |
| ART UNIT | 2438 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/348 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 11/3495 (20130101) |
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| US 08955122 | Gu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guofei Gu (Atlanta, Georgia); Phillip Andrew Porras (Cupertino, California); Martin Fong (Redwood City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guofei Gu (Atlanta, Georgia); Phillip Andrew Porras (Cupertino, California); Martin Fong (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for detecting malware infection. One embodiment of a method for detecting a malware infection at a local host in a network, includes monitoring communications between the local host and one or more entities external to the network, generating a dialog warning if the communications include a transaction indicative of a malware infection, declaring a malware infection if, within a predefined period of time, the dialog warnings includes at least one dialog warning indicating a transaction initiated at the local host and at least one dialog warning indicating an additional transaction indicative of a malware infection, and outputting an infection profile for the local host. |
| FILED | Friday, April 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/098334 |
| ART UNIT | 2453 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/3495 (20130101) G06F 21/552 (20130101) G06F 21/564 (20130101) G06F 21/566 (20130101) G06F 21/577 (20130101) G06F 2221/2101 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/1416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/1458 (20130101) H04L 2463/144 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Seth A. Miller (Longmont, Colorado); David H. Stark (Evergreen, Colorado); William H. Francis, IV (Boulder, Colorado); Viswanadham Puligandla (Flower Mound, Texas); Edward N. Boulos (Troy, Michigan); John Pernicka (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | EverSealed Windows, Inc. (Evergreen, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth A. Miller (Longmont, Colorado); David H. Stark (Evergreen, Colorado); William H. Francis, IV (Boulder, Colorado); Viswanadham Puligandla (Flower Mound, Texas); Edward N. Boulos (Troy, Michigan); John Pernicka (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A vacuum insulated glass unit (VIGU) comprises a first pane of a transparent material and a second pane of a transparent material. The second pane is spaced apart from the first pane to define a cavity therebetween. At least one of a spacer and an array of stand-off members is disposed between the first and second panes to maintain separation therebetween. A first adhesive layer forms at least a portion of a gas-tight connection between the first pane and the second pane. A highly hermetic coating is disposed over the adhesive layer, where the coating is an inorganic layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/152201 |
| ART UNIT | 3635 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Fixed or Movable Closures for Openings in Buildings, Vehicles, Fences or Like Enclosures in General, e.g Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates E06B 3/66342 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E06B 2003/6638 (20130101) |
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| US 08950392 | Vollhardt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | K. Peter C. Vollhardt (Oakland, California); Rachel A. Segalman (Pleasanton, California); Arunava Majumdar (Orinda, California); Steven Meier (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | K. Peter C. Vollhardt (Oakland, California); Rachel A. Segalman (Pleasanton, California); Arunava Majumdar (Orinda, California); Steven Meier (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for converting solar energy to chemical energy, and, subsequently, to thermal energy includes a light-harvesting station, a storage station, and a thermal energy release station. The system may include additional stations for converting the released thermal energy to other energy forms, e.g., to electrical energy and mechanical work. At the light-harvesting station, a photochemically active first organometallic compound, e.g., a fulvalenyl diruthenium complex, is exposed to light and is photochemically converted to a second, higher-energy organometallic compound, which is then transported to a storage station. At the storage station, the high-energy organometallic compound is stored for a desired time and/or is transported to a desired location for thermal energy release. At the thermal energy release station, the high-energy organometallic compound is catalytically converted back to the photochemically active organometallic compound by an exothermic process, while the released thermal energy is captured for subsequent use. |
| FILED | Monday, July 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/002645 |
| ART UNIT | 3749 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/16 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/20 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0586 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 14/005 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 204/90 (20130101) |
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| US 08951004 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); Benjamin E. Heneveld (Newmarket, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, Germany); Mikro Systems, Inc. (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); Benjamin E. Heneveld (Newmarket, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A cooling arrangement (82) for a gas turbine engine component, the cooling arrangement (82) having a plurality of rows (92, 94, 96) of airfoils (98), wherein adjacent airfoils (98) within a row (92, 94, 96) define segments (110, 130, 140) of cooling channels (90), and wherein outlets (114, 134) of the segments (110, 130) in one row (92, 94) align aerodynamically with inlets (132, 142) of segments (130, 140) in an adjacent row (94, 96) to define continuous cooling channels (90) with non continuous walls (116, 120), each cooling channel (90) comprising a serpentine shape. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/657923 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/187 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2250/185 (20130101) F05D 2260/22141 (20130101) |
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| US 08951303 | Dehoff et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ryan R. Dehoff (Knoxville, Tennessee); Randall F. Lind (Loudon, Tennessee); Lonnie L. Love (Knoxville, Tennessee); William H. Peter (Knoxville, Tennessee); Bradley S. Richardson (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan R. Dehoff (Knoxville, Tennessee); Randall F. Lind (Loudon, Tennessee); Lonnie L. Love (Knoxville, Tennessee); William H. Peter (Knoxville, Tennessee); Bradley S. Richardson (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A robotic, prosthetic or orthotic member includes a body formed of a solidified metallic powder. At least one working fluid cylinder is formed in the body. A piston is provided in the working fluid cylinder for pressurizing a fluid in the cylinder. At least one working fluid conduit receives the pressurized fluid from the cylinder. The body, working fluid cylinder and working fluid conduit have a unitary construction. A method of making a robotic member is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, June 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/493683 |
| ART UNIT | 3738 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/583 (20130101) A61F 5/013 (20130101) A61F 2002/741 (20130101) A61F 2002/6836 (20130101) A61F 2005/0155 (20130101) Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/144 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/37 (20130101) |
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| US 08951311 | Rozelle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter L. Rozelle (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania); Victor K. Der (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter L. Rozelle (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania); Victor K. Der (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for controlling a fuel gasification system includes optimizing a conversion of solid components in the fuel to gaseous fuel components, controlling the flux of solids entrained in the product gas through equipment downstream of the gasifier, and maximizing the overall efficiencies of processes utilizing gasification. A combination of models, when utilized together, can be integrated with existing plant control systems and operating procedures and employed to develop new control systems and operating procedures. Such an approach is further applicable to gasification systems that utilize both dry feed and slurry feed. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/029557 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas: Heating and illuminating 048/61 |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nathan G. Stoddard (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AMG Idealcast Solar Corporation (Wayne, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan G. Stoddard (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses are provided for casting silicon for photovoltaic cells and other applications. With such methods and apparatuses, a cast body of geometrically ordered multi-crystalline silicon may be formed that is free or substantially free of radially-distributed impurities and defects and having at least two dimensions that are each at least about 10 cm is provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/624411 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 11/00 (20130101) C30B 11/003 (20130101) C30B 11/14 (20130101) C30B 28/06 (20130101) C30B 29/06 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/182 (20130101) H01L 31/03685 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/546 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 117/917 (20130101) |
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| US 08951345 | Clark et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roger F. Clark (Knoxville, Maryland); James A. Cliber (Emmitsburg, Maryland); Nathan G. Stoddard (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania); Jesse I. Gerber (West Keansburg, New Jersey); Raymond J. Roberts (Moorestown, New Jersey); Mark A. Wilmerton (Tabernacle, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AMG Idealcast Solar Corporation (Wayne, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger F. Clark (Knoxville, Maryland); James A. Cliber (Emmitsburg, Maryland); Nathan G. Stoddard (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania); Jesse I. Gerber (West Keansburg, New Jersey); Raymond J. Roberts (Moorestown, New Jersey); Mark A. Wilmerton (Tabernacle, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to a system and a method of use for large ceramic member support and manipulation at elevated temperatures in non-oxidizing atmospheres, such as using carbon-carbon composite materials for producing high purity silicon in the manufacture of solar modules. The high temperature apparatus of this invention includes one or more support ribs, one or more cross braces in combination with the one or more support ribs, and a shaped support liner positionable upon the one or more support ribs and the one or more cross braces. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/548001 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 11/002 (20130101) C30B 11/007 (20130101) C30B 15/10 (20130101) C30B 29/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C30B 35/002 (20130101) C30B 35/005 (20130101) Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens, or Retorts in General; Open Sintering or Like Apparatus F27B 14/08 (20130101) |
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| US 08951402 | Timur et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Uchicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Servet Timur (Istanbul, Turkey); Guldem Kartal (Istanbul, Turkey); Osman L. Eryilmaz (Plainfield, Illinois); Ali Erdemir (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of ultra-fast boriding of a metal surface. The method includes the step of providing a metal component, providing a molten electrolyte having boron components therein, providing an electrochemical boriding system including an induction furnace, operating the induction furnace to establish a high temperature for the molten electrolyte, and boriding the metal surface to achieve a boride layer on the metal surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/666528 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/231 |
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| US 08951446 | Fox et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert V. Fox (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Rene Rodriguez (Pocatello, Idaho); Joshua J. Pak (Pocatello, Idaho); Chivin Sun (Staten Island, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert V. Fox (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Rene Rodriguez (Pocatello, Idaho); Joshua J. Pak (Pocatello, Idaho); Chivin Sun (Staten Island, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Hybrid particles that comprise a coating surrounding a chalcopyrite material, the coating comprising a metal, a semiconductive material, or a polymer; a core comprising a chalcopyrite material and a shell comprising a functionalized chalcopyrite material, the shell enveloping the core; or a reaction product of a chalcopyrite material and at least one of a reagent, heat, and radiation. Methods of forming the hybrid particles are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, February 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/365800 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/519.140 |
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| US 08951480 | Satyamurthy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nagichettiar Satyamurthy (Los Angeles, California); Jorge R. Barrio (Agoura Hills, California); Bernard Amarasekera (Winnetka, California); R. Michael Van Dam (Glendale, California); Sebastian Olma (Muenster, Germany); Dirk Williams (Northridge, California); Mark A. Eddings (San Pedro, California); Clifton Kwang-Fu Shen (Westlake Village, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nagichettiar Satyamurthy (Los Angeles, California); Jorge R. Barrio (Agoura Hills, California); Bernard Amarasekera (Winnetka, California); R. Michael Van Dam (Glendale, California); Sebastian Olma (Muenster, Germany); Dirk Williams (Northridge, California); Mark A. Eddings (San Pedro, California); Clifton Kwang-Fu Shen (Westlake Village, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular chemical production system includes multiple modules for performing a chemical reaction, particularly of radiochemical compounds, from a remote location. One embodiment comprises a reaction vessel including a moveable heat source with the position thereof relative to the reaction vessel being controllable from a remote position. Alternatively the heat source may be fixed in location and the reaction vial is moveable into and out of the heat source. The reaction vessel has one or more sealing plugs, the positioning of which in relationship to the reaction vessel is controllable from a remote position. Also the one or more reaction vessel sealing plugs can include one or more conduits there through for delivery of reactants, gases at atmospheric or an elevated pressure, inert gases, drawing a vacuum and removal of reaction end products to and from the reaction vial, the reaction vial with sealing plug in position being operable at elevated pressures. The modular chemical production system is assembled from modules which can each include operating condition sensors and controllers configured for monitoring and controlling the individual modules and the assembled system from a remote position. Other modules include, but are not limited to a Reagent Storage and Delivery Module, a Cartridge Purification Module, a Microwave Reaction Module, an External QC/Analysis/Purification Interface Module, an Aliquotting Module, an F-18 Drying Module, a Concentration Module, a Radiation Counting Module, and a Capillary Reactor Module. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/058526 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — 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 19/004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 19/126 (20130101) |
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| US 08951615 | Elam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey W. Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Angel Yanguas-Gil (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey W. Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Angel Yanguas-Gil (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for producing a material of desired thickness. Deposition techniques such as atomic layer deposition are alter to control the thickness of deposited material. A funtionalization species inhibits the deposition reaction. |
| FILED | Friday, February 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/370602 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C23C 16/45553 (20130101) |
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| US 08951671 | Nemeth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karoly Nemeth (Darien, Hungary); George Srajer (Oak Park, Illinois); Katherine C. Harkay (Lemont, Illinois); Joseph Z. Terdik (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karoly Nemeth (Darien, Hungary); George Srajer (Oak Park, Illinois); Katherine C. Harkay (Lemont, Illinois); Joseph Z. Terdik (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel intercalation electrode materials including ternary acetylides of chemical formula: AnMC2 where A is alkali or alkaline-earth element; M is transition metal or metalloid element; C2 is reference to the acetylide ion; n is an integer that is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 when A is alkali element and 0, 1, or 2 when A is alkaline-earth element. The alkali elements are Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs) and Francium (Fr). The alkaline-earth elements are Berilium (Be), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Strontium (Sr), Barium (Ba), and Radium (Ra). M is a transition metal that is any element in groups 3 through 12 inclusive on the Periodic Table of Elements (elements 21 (Sc) to element 30 (Zn)). In another exemplary embodiment, M is a metalloid element. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/688631 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — 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 4/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08951673 | Wessells et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Colin Wessells (Eugene, Oregon); Robert Huggins (Stanford, California); Yi Cui (Stanford, California); Mauro Pasta (Ubiale Clanezzo, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Colin Wessells (Eugene, Oregon); Robert Huggins (Stanford, California); Yi Cui (Stanford, California); Mauro Pasta (Ubiale Clanezzo, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | A battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an aqueous electrolyte disposed between the cathode and the anode and including a cation A. At least one of the cathode and the anode includes an electrode material having an open framework crystal structure into which the cation A is reversibly inserted during operation of the battery. The battery has a reference specific capacity when cycled at a reference rate, and at least 75% of the reference specific capacity is retained when the battery is cycled at 10 times the reference rate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/482793 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — 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 4/02 (20130101) H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/505 (20130101) H01M 6/045 (20130101) H01M 10/054 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 10/0568 (20130101) H01M 2300/0005 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 08951676 | Doe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Ellis Doe (Norwood, Massachusetts); George Hamilton Lane (St. Helens, Australia); Robert E. Jilek (Belmont, Massachusetts); Jaehee Hwang (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pellion Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Ellis Doe (Norwood, Massachusetts); George Hamilton Lane (St. Helens, Australia); Robert E. Jilek (Belmont, Massachusetts); Jaehee Hwang (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrolyte for use in electrochemical cells is provided. The properties of the electrolyte include high conductivity, high Coulombic efficiency, and an electrochemical window that can exceed 3.5 V vs. Mg/Mg+2. The use of the electrolyte promotes the electrochemical deposition and dissolution of Mg without the use of any Grignard reagents, other organometallic materials, tetraphenyl borate, or tetrachloroaluminate derived anions. Other Mg-containing electrolyte systems that are expected to be suitable for use in secondary batteries are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/803456 |
| 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 10/054 (20130101) H01M 10/056 (20130101) H01M 10/0567 (20130101) H01M 10/0568 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08951767 | Spodsberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/118639 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/2437 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 302/01004 (20130101) |
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| US 08951776 | Stephanopoulos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Stephanopoulos (Winchester, Massachusetts); Mitchell Tai (Seattle, Washington); Sagar Chakraborty (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Some aspects of this invention provide engineered microbes for oil production. Methods for microbe engineering and for use of engineered microbes are also provided herein. In some embodiments, microbes are provided that are engineered to modulate a combination of rate-controlling steps of lipid synthesis, for example, a combination of a step generating metabolites, acetyl-CoA, ATP or NADPH for lipid synthesis (a push step), and a step sequestering a product or an intermediate of a lipid synthesis pathway that mediates feedback inhibition of lipid synthesis (a pull step). Such push-and-pull engineered microbes exhibit greatly enhanced conversion yields and TAG synthesis and storage properties. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/656086 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/16 (20130101) C12N 9/0083 (20130101) C12N 9/88 (20130101) C12N 9/93 (20130101) C12N 9/1029 (20130101) C12N 15/815 (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 7/64 (20130101) C12P 7/6463 (20130101) |
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| US 08952127 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chun-Long Chen (Albany, California); Ronald N. Zuckermann (El Cerrito, California); James J. De Yoreo (Clayton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chun-Long Chen (Albany, California); Ronald N. Zuckermann (El Cerrito, California); James J. De Yoreo (Clayton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for a bio-mimetic polymer capable of catalyzing CO2 into a carbonate. |
| FILED | Friday, June 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/153141 |
| 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 | Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 11/183 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/03 (20130101) C01P 2004/30 (20130101) C01P 2004/32 (20130101) C01P 2004/39 (20130101) C01P 2004/61 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 69/10 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 930/03 (20130101) |
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| US 08952362 | Forrest et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen Forrest (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Yifan Zhang (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Forrest (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Yifan Zhang (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A first device is provided. The first device further comprises an organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device further comprises an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emissive layer may include an organic host compound and at least one organic emitting compound capable of fluorescent emission at room temperature. Various configurations are described for providing a range of current densities in which T-T fusion dominates over S-T annihilation, leading to very high efficiency fluorescent OLEDs. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/600651 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
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| US 08953157 | Sanders |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott Sanders (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Sanders (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A remote sensor element for spectrographic measurements employs a monolithic assembly of one or two fiber optics to two optical elements separated by a supporting structure to allow the flow of gases or particulates therebetween. In a preferred embodiment, the sensor element components are fused ceramic to resist high temperatures and failure from large temperature changes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/363490 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08954479 | Chao 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) | Tian-Jy Chao (Bedford, New York); Younghun Kim (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An end-to-end interoperability and workflows from building architecture design to one or more simulations, in one aspect, may comprise establishing a BIM enablement platform architecture. A data model defines data entities and entity relationships for enabling the interoperability and workflows. A data definition language may be implemented that defines and creates a table schema of a database associated with the data model. Data management services and/or application programming interfaces may be implemented for interacting with the data model. Web services may also be provided for interacting with the data model via the Web. A user interface may be implemented that communicates with users and uses the BIM enablement platform architecture, the data model, the data definition language, data management services and application programming interfaces to provide functions to the users to perform work related to building information management. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/648785 |
| ART UNIT | 2168 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/804 |
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| US 08954480 | Chao 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) | Tian-Jy Chao (Bedford, New York); Younghun Kim (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An end-to-end interoperability and workflows from building architecture design to one or more simulations, in one aspect, may comprise establishing a BIM enablement platform architecture. A data model defines data entities and entity relationships for enabling the interoperability and workflows. A data definition language may be implemented that defines and creates a table schema of a database associated with the data model. Data management services and/or application programming interfaces may be implemented for interacting with the data model. Web services may also be provided for interacting with the data model via the Web. A user interface may be implemented that communicates with users and uses the BIM enablement platform architecture, the data model, the data definition language, data management services and application programming interfaces to provide functions to the users to perform work related to building information management. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/676216 |
| ART UNIT | 2168 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5004 (20130101) G06F 17/5009 (20130101) G06F 17/30569 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/0637 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 707/94 (20130101) |
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| US 08951343 | Sadiq et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Muhammad Maqbool Sadiq (East Lansing, Michigan); Anagi Manjula Balachandra (Okemos, Michigan); Parviz Soroushian (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Metna Co. (Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Muhammad Maqbool Sadiq (East Lansing, Michigan); Anagi Manjula Balachandra (Okemos, Michigan); Parviz Soroushian (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Ultra-high-performance cementitious materials are made using suitably functionalized and relatively low-cost carbon nanofibers and graphite platelets. Polyelectrolytes and surfactants are physisorbed upon these graphite nanomaterials in water, and dispersion of nanomaterials in water is achieved by stirring. Stable and well-dispersed suspensions of nanomaterials in water are realized without using energy-intensive and costly methods, and also without the use of materials which could hinder the hydration and strength development of ultra-high-performance cementitious materials. The water incorporating dispersed nanomaterials is then mixed with the cementitious matrix and, optionally, microfibers, and cured following standard concrete mixing and curing practices. The resulting cementitious materials incorporating graphite nanomaterials and optionally microfibers offer a desired balance of strength, toughness, abrasion resistance, moisture barrier attributes, durability and fire resistance. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/600358 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Coating or plastic 16/644 |
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| US 08951430 | Li 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) | Xiuling Li (Champaign, Illinois); Matthew T. Dejarld (Champaign, Illinois); Jae Cheol Shin (Gwangsan-gu, South Korea); Winston Chern (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of metal assisted chemical etching III-V semiconductors are provided. The methods can include providing an electrically conductive film pattern disposed on a semiconductor substrate comprising a III-V semiconductor. At least a portion of the III-V semiconductor immediately below the conductive film pattern may be selectively removed by immersing the electrically conductive film pattern and the semiconductor substrate into an etchant solution comprising an acid and an oxidizing agent having an oxidation potential less than an oxidation potential of hydrogen peroxide. Such methods can form high aspect ratio semiconductor nanostructures. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/833462 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/30612 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/184 (20130101) H01L 33/20 (20130101) H01L 33/0062 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/762 (20130101) |
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| US 08951444 | Gordon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roy G. Gordon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Damon B. Farmer (White Planes, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roy G. Gordon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Damon B. Farmer (White Planes, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In a method for functionalizing a carbon nanotube surface, the nanotube surface is exposed to at least one vapor including at least one functionalization species that non-covalently bonds to the nanotube surface, providing chemically functional groups at the nanotube surface, producing a functionalized nanotube surface. A functionalized nanotube surface can be exposed to at least one vapor stabilization species that reacts with the functionalization layer to form a stabilization layer that stabilizes the functionalization layer against desorption from the nanotube surface while providing chemically functional groups at the nanotube surface, producing a stabilized nanotube surface. The stabilized nanotube surface can be exposed to at least one material layer precursor species that deposits a material layer on the stabilized nanotube surface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/820615 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| 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) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0273 (20130101) C01B 2202/02 (20130101) C01B 2202/06 (20130101) C01B 2202/22 (20130101) Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 7/304 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/13 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0049 (20130101) H01L 51/057 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/70 (20130101) Y10S 977/75 (20130101) Y10S 977/89 (20130101) Y10S 977/742 (20130101) Y10S 977/745 (20130101) Y10S 977/748 (20130101) Y10S 977/755 (20130101) Y10S 977/842 (20130101) Y10S 977/847 (20130101) Y10S 977/878 (20130101) Y10S 977/891 (20130101) |
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| US 08951539 | Das et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Soumen Das (Orlando, Florida); William Self (Orlando, Florida); Sudipta Seal (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Soumen Das (Orlando, Florida); William Self (Orlando, Florida); Sudipta Seal (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of using cerium oxide nanoparticles to promote angiogenesis are described. In a particular embodiment, a method of promoting angiogenesis in animal tissue comprises contacting the tissue with a composition comprising cerium oxide nanoparticles effective for stimulating proliferation of endothelial cells associated with the tissue. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/490891 |
| ART UNIT | 1611 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 33/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/811 (20130101) Y10S 977/915 (20130101) |
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| US 08951540 | Riman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard E. Riman (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Christina Sever (Old Bridge, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Riman (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Christina Sever (Old Bridge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles by combining an amount of a calcium ion source, which includes calcium acetate, and an amount of a phosphate ion source, wherein the amounts are sufficient to produce nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles and the amounts are combined under ambient conditions to produce the hydroxyapatite particles. Nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles are also presented. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/619087 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 33/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 27/46 (20130101) A61L 2430/02 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/904 (20130101) |
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| US 08951571 | Hammer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel A. Hammer (Villanova, Pennsylvania); Ivan Julian Dmochowski (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Gregory Patrick Robbins (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Masaya S. Jimbo (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Michael J. Therien (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Neha P. Kamat (Granger, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel A. Hammer (Villanova, Pennsylvania); Ivan Julian Dmochowski (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Gregory Patrick Robbins (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Masaya S. Jimbo (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Michael J. Therien (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Neha P. Kamat (Granger, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are polymer vesicles comprising polymersomes, a radiofrequency absorbing moiety, a protein or a polysaccharide associated with the inner leaflet of the membrane and a therapeutic or diagnostic cargo. The invention also concerns the use of these polymer vesicles for selective electromagnetic energy-induced delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/548801 |
| 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 9/0009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/1075 (20130101) A61K 9/1273 (20130101) |
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| US 08951762 | Nikolau et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Basil J. Nikolau (Ames, Iowa); Marna Yandeau-Nelson (Ames, Iowa); Fuyuan Jing (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Basil J. Nikolau (Ames, Iowa); Marna Yandeau-Nelson (Ames, Iowa); Fuyuan Jing (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of increasing production of fatty acids comprising introducing into a host cell or organism and expressing therein an acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase (TE) from Bryantella formatexigens or a mutant thereof; a method of making a mutant B. formatexigens acyl-ACP TE; a method of making a chimeric Cuphea viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a nucleic acid encoding a mutant acyl-ACP TE or a chimeric C. viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a host cell or organism comprising the nucleic acid; a mutant acyl-ACP TE or chimeric C. viscosissima acyl-ACP TE; a method of altering the specificity of a plant acyl-ACP TE; and a method of altering the level of activity of a plant acyl-ACP TE. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/558323 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/16 (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 7/6409 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 301/02014 (20130101) |
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| US 08951798 | Palecek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Timothy Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Dongtai, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Timothy Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Dongtai, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for generating high-yield, high-purity cardiomyocyte progenitors or cardiomyocytes from pluripotent cells are described. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is first activated in pluripotent cells, e.g., by inhibition of Gsk-3 to obtain a first population of cells. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is then inhibited in the first cell population to induce cardiogenesis under fully defined, growth factor free culture conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, October 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/650687 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/16 (20130101) C12N 2501/155 (20130101) C12N 2501/415 (20130101) C12N 2501/727 (20130101) C12N 2506/02 (20130101) C12N 2506/45 (20130101) |
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| US 08952192 | Sintim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Herman O. Sintim (Bowie, Maryland); William E. Bentley (Annapolis, Maryland); Varnika Roy (College Park, Maryland); Jacqueline Smith (District Heights, Maryland); Reza Ghodssi (Silver Spring, Maryland); Mariana Tsacoumis Meyer (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herman O. Sintim (Bowie, Maryland); William E. Bentley (Annapolis, Maryland); Varnika Roy (College Park, Maryland); Jacqueline Smith (District Heights, Maryland); Reza Ghodssi (Silver Spring, Maryland); Mariana Tsacoumis Meyer (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions and methods for modulating quorum sensing in microbes. The compounds are AI-2 analogs and as such have structures similar to 4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione that can act as agonists/antagonists of quorum sensing. The compounds are useful for modulating quorum sensing in bacteria and can be used in methods for prophylaxis or therapy of bacterial infections and for reduction of biofilms. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/430000 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| 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 35/02 (20130101) A01N 35/04 (20130101) A01N 37/12 (20130101) A01N 43/08 (20130101) A01N 57/12 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 49/17 (20130101) C07C 49/82 (20130101) C07C 49/337 (20130101) C07C 69/16 (20130101) C07C 69/28 (20130101) C07C 205/45 (20130101) C07C 235/80 (20130101) C07C 317/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 241/42 (20130101) C07D 307/46 (20130101) C07D 405/04 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/091 (20130101) C07F 9/3808 (20130101) |
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| US 08952361 | Rinzler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew Gabriel Rinzler (Gainesville, Florida); Bo Liu (Gainesville, Florida); Mitchell Austin McCarthy (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Gabriel Rinzler (Gainesville, Florida); Bo Liu (Gainesville, Florida); Mitchell Austin McCarthy (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments are provided for semiconductor devices including an electrically percolating source layer and methods of fabricating the same. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a gate layer, a dielectric layer, a memory layer, a source layer, a semiconducting channel layer, and a drain layer. The source layer is electrically percolating and perforated. The semiconducting channel layer is in contact with the source layer and the memory layer. The source layer and the semiconducting channel layer form a gate voltage tunable charge injection barrier. |
| FILED | Friday, March 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/580199 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/057 (20130101) H01L 51/0541 (20130101) H01L 51/0545 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0566 (20130101) H01L 51/0591 (20130101) |
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| US 08953064 | Ng 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) | Yi-Ren Ng (Mountain View, California); Patrick M. Hanrahan (Portola Valley, California); Marc A. Levoy (Stanford, California); Mark A. Horowitz (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Image data is processed to facilitate focusing and/or optical correction. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, an imaging arrangement collects light data corresponding to light passing through a particular focal plane. The light data is collected using an approach that facilitates the determination of the direction from which various portions of the light incident upon a portion of the focal plane emanate from. Using this directional information in connection with value of the light as detected by photosensors, an image represented by the light is selectively focused and/or corrected. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/487429 |
| ART UNIT | 2661 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2173 (20130101) H04N 5/23212 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08953159 | Cunningham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian T. Cunningham (Champaign, Illinois); Charles J. Choi (Bethesda, Maryland); Alysia R. Watkins (East Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois); X-Body, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian T. Cunningham (Champaign, Illinois); Charles J. Choi (Bethesda, Maryland); Alysia R. Watkins (East Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | Tubing such as clear plastic disposable tubing or glass tubing includes a photonic sensor formed in or placed within the tubing. The photonic sensors can take the form of photonic crystal sensors, distributed feedback laser sensors, and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensors, including photonic crystal enhanced SERS sensors. Detection arrangements for the sensors are described. The invention has many applications including tubing used in hospital care (e.g., urinary catheters, intravenous fluid delivery tubing, tubing used in dialysis, e.g. heparin lines or blood tubing sets), food manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, water quality monitoring, and environmental monitoring. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/438950 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/658 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08954909 | Andraus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zaher Andraus (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Karem A. Sakallah (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mark Liffiton (Bloomington, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and methods are provided for verifying a hardware design for an electronic circuit. The method may include: providing a hardware design description for the electronic circuit; extracting a set of design constraints from the hardware design description, where the set of design constraints represents the electronic circuit in terms of signals and logical operations performed on the signals; creating an abstraction model from the set of design constraints, where the abstraction model abstracts one or more of the logical operations in the set of design constraints by replacing the abstracted logical operations with uninterpreted functions; and property checking the abstraction model in relation to one or more design properties. When a violation in the electronic circuit is detected by the property checking step, the feasibility of the violation is then checked and, if the violation is deemed infeasible, the abstraction model is refined. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/094992 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/504 (20130101) G06F 17/5045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08955104 | Arbaugh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William A. Arbaugh (Ellicott City, Maryland); Nick Louis Petroni, Jr. (Glassboro, New Hampshire); Timothy Jon Fraser (Redmond, Washington); Jesus Maria Molina-Terriza (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William A. Arbaugh (Ellicott City, Maryland); Nick Louis Petroni, Jr. (Glassboro, New Hampshire); Timothy Jon Fraser (Redmond, Washington); Jesus Maria Molina-Terriza (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A host system integrity monitor for monitoring memory, operating systems, applications, domain manager, and other host system's structures of interest is isolated and independent of the CPU and operating system of commodity systems. The system requires no modifications to the protected (monitored) host's software, and operates correctly even when the host system is compromised. Either arranged as a stand-alone computer on the add-in card which communicates with the monitored host system through the PCI bus, or as the co-processor based monitor located on the motherboard of the host system, or residing on one of the virtual CPU while the monitored system resides on another virtual CPU, or residing within the domain manager of the host system, the monitor monitors the integrity of the examined structure by calculating hash values of the structure, comparing them with expected hash values, and sending error reports once the discrepancy between these values is detected. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/658806 |
| ART UNIT | 2438 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/348 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 11/3495 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08950189 | Snyder |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy S. Snyder (Glastonbury, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy S. Snyder (Glastonbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel injection array for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of bluff body injectors and a plurality of swirler injectors. A control operates the plurality of bluff body injectors and swirler injectors such that bluff body injectors are utilized without all of the swirler injectors at least at low power operation. The swirler injectors are utilized at higher power operation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/170406 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Burners F23D 2900/00015 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/14 (20130101) F23R 3/343 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08951190 | Chmiel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan J. Chmiel (Avon Lake, Ohio); Bradley T. Humphreys (Lakewood, Ohio); Carlos M. Grodinsky (Hinkley, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Zin Technologies, Inc. (Middleburg Heights, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan J. Chmiel (Avon Lake, Ohio); Bradley T. Humphreys (Lakewood, Ohio); Carlos M. Grodinsky (Hinkley, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular apparatus for acquiring biometric data may include circuitry operative to receive an input signal indicative of a biometric condition, the circuitry being configured to process the input signal according to a transfer function thereof and to provide a corresponding processed input signal. A controller is configured to provide at least one control signal to the circuitry to programmatically modify the transfer function of the modular system to facilitate acquisition of the biometric data. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/686667 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/7225 (20130101) A61B 2560/0443 (20130101) A61B 2560/0475 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08952119 | Dong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wenting Dong (Marlborough, Massachusetts); Wendell E Rhine (Belmont, Massachusetts); Decio Coutinho (Marlborough, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (Northborough, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wenting Dong (Marlborough, Massachusetts); Wendell E Rhine (Belmont, Massachusetts); Decio Coutinho (Marlborough, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed and claimed herein are hybrid aerogels which are compositions of tetraalkoxysilanes and bis-(trialkoxysilyl)imides that exhibit low thermal conductivities and high compressive strengths. Methods for their preparation are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, November 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/299677 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | General Building Constructions; Walls, e.g Partitions; Roofs; Floors; Ceilings; Insulation or Other Protection of Buildings E04B 1/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08952242 | Raffaele et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ryne P. Raffaele (Honeoye Falls, New York); David M. Wilt (Bay Village, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, New York); The United States of America as represented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryne P. Raffaele (Honeoye Falls, New York); David M. Wilt (Bay Village, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A photovoltaic device includes one or more structures, an array of at least one of quantum dots and quantum dashes, at least one groove, and at least one conductor. Each of the structures comprises an intrinsic layer on one of an n type layer and a p type layer and the other one of the n type layer and the p type layer on the intrinsic layer. The array of at least one of quantum dots and quantum dashes is located in the intrinsic layer in at least one of the structures. The groove extends into at least one of the structures and the conductor is located along at least a portion of the groove. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/630334 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/1423 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/0352 (20130101) H01L 31/035236 (20130101) H01L 31/035263 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954129 | Schlegel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Todd T. Schlegel (Houston, Texas); Aaron T. Rood (Rocky River, Ohio) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Todd T. Schlegel (Houston, Texas); Aaron T. Rood (Rocky River, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrode wearable or harness permits for easy, quick, and unsupervised administration or self-administration of a resting 12-or-more-lead ECG. Various advantageous features of the electrode wearable or harness include: inflatable or padded cushions at the lateral sides of the torso that function to press LA and RA electrodes mounted on the cushions against the downward-resting arms of the subject, permitting good electrode abutment with distal electrode placement without the need for adhesives, straps, bands, bracelets, or gloves on the arms; padding over the sternum to avoid tenting in the V1, V2, V3 and V3R electrodes whenever present, easy-to-don, one-piece design with an adjustable single point of connection and an adjustable shoulder strap; Lund or modified Lund placement; dry electrodes; and various other features. Methods of use are also described. |
| FILED | Saturday, September 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/229715 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0408 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/04085 (20130101) A61B 5/6804 (20130101) A61B 5/6805 (20130101) A61B 5/6823 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954207 | Anzalone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Evan John Anzalone (Huntsville, Alabama); Jason C. H. Chuang (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of enhancing on-board state estimation for a spacecraft utilizes a network of assets to include planetary-based assets and space-based assets. Communication signals transmitted from each of the assets into space are defined by a common protocol. Data is embedded in each communication signal transmitted by the assets. The data includes a time-of-transmission for a corresponding one of the communication signals and a position of a corresponding one of the assets at the time-of-transmission. A spacecraft is equipped to receive the communication signals, has a clock synchronized to the space-wide time reference frame, and has a processor programmed to generate state estimates of the spacecraft. Using its processor, the spacecraft determines a one-dimensional range from itself to at least one of the assets and then updates its state estimates using each one-dimensional range. |
| FILED | Friday, September 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/020326 |
| ART UNIT | 3669 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 21/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954211 | DeDonato |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teledyne Instruments, Inc. (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teledyne Instruments, Inc. (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mathew DeDonato (Worchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Technologies are provided for underwater measurements. A system includes an underwater vessels including: a plurality of sensors disposed thereon for measuring underwater properties; and a programmable controller configured to selectively activate the plurality of sensors based at least in part on underwater pressure. A user may program at what pressure ranges certain sensors are activated to measure selected properties, and may also program the ascent/descent rate of the underwater vessel, which is correlated with the underwater pressure. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645913 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/1886 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954271 | Sheikh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Suneel Ismail Sheikh (Shoreview, Minnesota); Darryll J. Pines (Clarksville, Maryland); Joseph Kim Conroy (Hyattsville, Maryland); Timofey N. Spiridonov (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Suneel Ismail Sheikh (Shoreview, Minnesota); Darryll J. Pines (Clarksville, Maryland); Joseph Kim Conroy (Hyattsville, Maryland); Timofey N. Spiridonov (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for determining a location of a mobile object is provided. The system determines the location of the mobile object by determining distances between a plurality of sensors provided on a first and second movable parts of the mobile object. A stride length, heading, and separation distance between the first and second movable parts are computed based on the determined distances and the location of the mobile object is determined based on the computed stride length, heading, and separation distance. |
| FILED | Monday, November 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/508070 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 22/006 (20130101) Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 5/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 5/0284 (20130101) G01S 5/0294 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954643 | Nixon |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott Alan Nixon (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Alan Nixon (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are described for arbitrating access of a communication bus. In one embodiment, a method includes performing steps on one or more processors. The steps include: receiving an access request from a device of the communication bus; evaluating a bus schedule to determine an importance of the device based on the access request; and selectively granting access of the communication bus to the device based on the importance of the device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/557343 |
| ART UNIT | 2111 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: Input/output 710/124 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 08952964 | Gotz |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Haim Gotz (Purdys, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Haim Gotz (Purdys, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus are disclosed for generating animated treemaps, such as Voronoi treemaps, with node insertion to visualize dynamic hierarchical data. A treemap is processed by obtaining a multi-level tessellation having a plurality of existing regions; and inserting at least one new region into the multi-level tessellation by adjusting one or more of a size and location of at least one of the existing regions. In this manner, a stability of the treemap is preserved. The insertion selects a vertex of the multi-level tessellation as an insertion point. The selected vertex can be selected randomly from a set of vertices that define regions that are siblings to the newly inserted region; or can be a known location. A weight can be assigned to a new Voronoi generator, such as a nominal weight according to one or more constraints of the tessellation. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/834583 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/206 (20130101) G06T 13/00 (20130101) G06T 17/005 (20130101) G06T 17/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954484 | Long et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William F. Long (St. Paul, Minnesota); Peter M. Klausler (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cray Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Long (St. Paul, Minnesota); Peter M. Klausler (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer system is operable to identify subfields that differ in two data elements using a bit matrix compare function between a first matrix filled with pattern elements and a reference pattern. |
| FILED | Friday, June 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/814101 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/30018 (20130101) G06F 9/30021 (20130101) G06F 9/30036 (20130101) G06F 17/16 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954712 | Colgan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Evan G. Colgan (Chestnut Ridge, New York); Monty M. Denneau (Brewster, New York); Daniel M. Kuchta (Patterson, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Evan G. Colgan (Chestnut Ridge, New York); Monty M. Denneau (Brewster, New York); Daniel M. Kuchta (Patterson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Node Interconnect architectures to implement a high performance supercomputer are provided. For example, a node interconnect architecture for connecting a multitude of nodes (or processors) of a supercomputer is implemented using an all-to-all electrical and optical connection network which provides two independent communication paths between any two processors of the supercomputer, wherein a communication path includes at most two electrical links and one optical link. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/313145 |
| ART UNIT | 2111 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 15/163 (20130101) G06F 15/17337 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954943 | Eichenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexandre E. Eichenberger (Chappaqua, New York); Kai-Ting Amy Wang (North York, Canada); Peng Wu (Mt. Kisco, New York); Peng Zhao (East York, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexandre E. Eichenberger (Chappaqua, New York); Kai-Ting Amy Wang (North York, Canada); Peng Wu (Mt. Kisco, New York); Peng Zhao (East York, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for analyzing data reordering operations in Single Issue Multiple Data source code and generating executable code therefrom is provided. Input is received. One or more data reordering operations in the input are identified and each data reordering operation in the input is abstracted into a corresponding virtual shuffle operation so that each virtual shuffle operation forms part of an expression tree. One or more virtual shuffle trees are collapsed by combining virtual shuffle operations within at least one of the one or more virtual shuffle trees to form one or more combined virtual shuffle operations, wherein each virtual shuffle tree is a subtree of the expression tree that only contains virtual shuffle operations. Then code is generated for the one or more combined virtual shuffle operations. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/340452 |
| ART UNIT | 2198 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/443 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08955104 | Arbaugh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William A. Arbaugh (Ellicott City, Maryland); Nick Louis Petroni, Jr. (Glassboro, New Hampshire); Timothy Jon Fraser (Redmond, Washington); Jesus Maria Molina-Terriza (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William A. Arbaugh (Ellicott City, Maryland); Nick Louis Petroni, Jr. (Glassboro, New Hampshire); Timothy Jon Fraser (Redmond, Washington); Jesus Maria Molina-Terriza (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A host system integrity monitor for monitoring memory, operating systems, applications, domain manager, and other host system's structures of interest is isolated and independent of the CPU and operating system of commodity systems. The system requires no modifications to the protected (monitored) host's software, and operates correctly even when the host system is compromised. Either arranged as a stand-alone computer on the add-in card which communicates with the monitored host system through the PCI bus, or as the co-processor based monitor located on the motherboard of the host system, or residing on one of the virtual CPU while the monitored system resides on another virtual CPU, or residing within the domain manager of the host system, the monitor monitors the integrity of the examined structure by calculating hash values of the structure, comparing them with expected hash values, and sending error reports once the discrepancy between these values is detected. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/658806 |
| ART UNIT | 2438 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/348 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 11/3495 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08950193 | Radebaugh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ray Radebaugh (Louisville, Colorado); Isaac Garaway (Kfar Tavor, Israel); Peter E. Bradley (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| 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) | Ray Radebaugh (Louisville, Colorado); Isaac Garaway (Kfar Tavor, Israel); Peter E. Bradley (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Pulse tube refrigeration or cooling systems are described which utilize a secondary regenerator or a secondary pulse tube. Use of such a secondary regenerator or pulse tube enables a commercially available pressure oscillator to be incorporated in the cooling system. The commercially available oscillator can be operated at room temperature or approximately so. |
| FILED | Monday, January 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/012040 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration Machines, Plants or Systems; Combined Heating and Refrigeration Systems; Heat-pump Systems F25B 9/06 (20130101) F25B 9/10 (20130101) F25B 9/145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F25B 2309/1406 (20130101) F25B 2309/1407 (20130101) F25B 2309/1411 (20130101) F25B 2309/1413 (20130101) F25B 2309/1426 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08951731 | Drmanac et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Radoje Drmanac (Los Altos Hills, California); Snezana Drmanac (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Complete Genomics, Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Radoje Drmanac (Los Altos Hills, California); Snezana Drmanac (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a sequence interrogation chemistry that combines the accuracy and haplotype integrity of long-read sequencing with improved methods of preparing genomic nucleic acids and analyzing sequence information generated from those nucleic acids. The present invention encompasses compositions comprising decorated nucleic acids stretched on substrates. The present invention further encompasses methods of making stretched decorated nucleic acids and methods of using decorated nucleic acids to obtain sequence information. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/252280 |
| 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 1/6825 (20130101) C12Q 1/6825 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 2521/319 (20130101) C12Q 2521/319 (20130101) C12Q 2521/319 (20130101) C12Q 2535/119 (20130101) C12Q 2535/119 (20130101) C12Q 2535/119 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954125 | Corcoles Gonzalez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez (Mount Kisco, New York); Jiansong Gao (Boulder, Colorado); Dustin A. Hite (Boulder, Colorado); George A. Keefe (Cortlandt Manor, New York); David P. Pappas (Louisville, Colorado); Mary E. Rothwell (Ridgefield, Connecticut); Matthias Steffen (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Chang C. Tsuei (Chappaqua, New York); Michael R. Vissers (Erie, Colorado); David S. Wisbey (Lafayette, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antonio D. Corcoles Gonzalez (Mount Kisco, New York); Jiansong Gao (Boulder, Colorado); Dustin A. Hite (Boulder, Colorado); George A. Keefe (Cortlandt Manor, New York); David P. Pappas (Louisville, Colorado); Mary E. Rothwell (Ridgefield, Connecticut); Matthias Steffen (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Chang C. Tsuei (Chappaqua, New York); Michael R. Vissers (Erie, Colorado); David S. Wisbey (Lafayette, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Low-loss superconducting devices and methods for fabricating low loss superconducting devices. For example, superconducting devices, such as superconducting resonator devices, are formed with a (200)-oriented texture titanium nitride (TiN) layer to provide high Q, low loss resonator structures particularly suitable for application to radio-frequency (RF) and/or microwave superconducting resonators, such as coplanar waveguide superconducting resonators. In one aspect, a method of forming a superconducting device includes forming a silicon nitride (SiN) seed layer on a substrate, and forming a (200)-oriented texture titanium nitride (TiN) layer on the SiN seed layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/192597 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 99/002 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 39/14 (20130101) H01L 39/223 (20130101) H01L 39/2416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 1/201 (20130101) H01P 1/2013 (20130101) H01P 3/003 (20130101) H01P 3/026 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08951004 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); Benjamin E. Heneveld (Newmarket, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, Germany); Mikro Systems, Inc. (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); Benjamin E. Heneveld (Newmarket, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A cooling arrangement (82) for a gas turbine engine component, the cooling arrangement (82) having a plurality of rows (92, 94, 96) of airfoils (98), wherein adjacent airfoils (98) within a row (92, 94, 96) define segments (110, 130, 140) of cooling channels (90), and wherein outlets (114, 134) of the segments (110, 130) in one row (92, 94) align aerodynamically with inlets (132, 142) of segments (130, 140) in an adjacent row (94, 96) to define continuous cooling channels (90) with non continuous walls (116, 120), each cooling channel (90) comprising a serpentine shape. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/657923 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/187 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2250/185 (20130101) F05D 2260/22141 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08952321 | Barket, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dennis Barket, Jr. (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Brookston, Indiana); Mark Gregory (Lafayette, Indiana); Jason Springston (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FLIR Detection, Inc. (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis Barket, Jr. (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Brookston, Indiana); Mark Gregory (Lafayette, Indiana); Jason Springston (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Person-portable mass analysis instrumentation configured to perform multidimensional mass analysis is provided. Mass analysis instrumentation can include a housing encompassing components of the instrumentation with the housing of the instrumentation defining a space having a volume of equal to or less than about 100,000 cm3. Instrument assemblies are also provided that can include a housing coupled to an instrument component isolation assembly, wherein the component isolation assembly is isolated from an environment exterior to the housing. Exemplary instrument assemblies can include at least first and second components configured to provide analysis with a housing of the instrument at least partially encompassing the first and second components and the first component being rigidly affixed to the housing. An isolation assembly can also be provided that is rigidly affixed to the second component with the isolation assembly being isolated from received inputs of the housing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/981024 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 30/722 (20130101) G01N 2035/00326 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 49/0022 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08953909 | Guckenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elizabeth T. Guckenberger (Montverde, Florida); Ronald J. Guckenberger (Montverde, Florida) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth T. Guckenberger (Montverde, Florida); Ronald J. Guckenberger (Montverde, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for visually superimposing a first image that may be in motion over and/or under a second image that may be in motion, the system including at least one generating device to provide a first image and a second image, a display device to display the first image and second image superimposed with each other, and an adjustment device for reconfiguring the first image and/or the second image to a size in agreement with a non-adjusted first image and/or second image, to a size in agreement with the display device, and/or to a size acceptable by a user. The first image or the second image is displayed in a different media than the other image to allow for a distinction to be made between movements occurring in both images. A method for visually superimposing a first image that may be in motion over and/or under a second image that may be in motion is further disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/066707 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/00 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 19/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08951309 | Bragdon |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter Bragdon (Vassalboro, Maine) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Bragdon (Vassalboro, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A hay-based log formed of a combination of pieces of hay and a binding agent. The hay pieces and the binding agent are compressed together into a solid shape. The hay-based log is fabricated so that the majority of the hay-binder combination is made of the hay. The binder is selected to be sufficient to keep the hay pieces joined together in its selected shape. The binder may be wax paraffin, plastic, corn starch or potato starch or any combination thereof. The hay-based log is fabricated by compressing the hay-binder mixture together with sufficient pressure and temperature to enable the hay pieces to stay together and then cooling the mixture without heat or pressure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/198229 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 5/365 (20130101) C10L 5/445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/10 (20130101) Y02E 50/30 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08952093 | Mannari |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vijaykumar M. Mannari (Saline, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vijaykumar M. Mannari (Saline, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to water-dispersible polyurethane polymers as well as related polyurethane dispersion (PUD) compositions including the same, methods of making the same, methods of using the same, and articles coated with the same. The water-dispersible polyurethane polymer includes hydrophobic oligomeric polyether soft segments that include 1,2-di-substituted oxyethylene repeating units. The 1,2-di-substituted oxyethylene repeating units are derived from unsaturated fatty acid esters, such as from a distribution of epoxidized vegetable oil fatty acid esters subjected to a ring-opening polymerization process for oligomeric polyether polyol formation. The water-dispersible polyurethane polymer further includes hard segments common to other PUD compositions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/396988 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 18/12 (20130101) C08G 18/12 (20130101) C08G 18/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 18/348 (20130101) C08G 18/755 (20130101) C08G 18/0823 (20130101) C08G 18/3228 (20130101) C08G 18/6662 (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 175/04 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08950086 | Andriacchi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the LeLand Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Andriacchi (Los Altos Hills, California); David Scott Fisher (Terre Haute, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The therapeutic system of the preferred embodiments includes a foot platform having a lateral segment and a medial segment. The foot platform is coupled to the foot of the patient and supports the body force of the patient. The foot platform functions to move the foot from an equilibrium position to an activated position. The transition of the foot between equilibrium position and activated position, preferably occurs substantially instantaneously once the foot platform supports greater than substantially half of the body force. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/786320 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — SELECT * FROM codes_techcenter; |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 5/14 (20130101) A61F 5/0127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08954133 | Hanlon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eugene B. Hanlon (Bedford, Massachusetts); Frank A. Greco (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugene B. Hanlon (Bedford, Massachusetts); Frank A. Greco (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a non-invasive device and method of detecting or evaluating brain damage in a living subject. |
| FILED | Monday, August 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/462886 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/475 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 08952025 | Hecht et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sidney Hecht (Phoenix, Arizona); Omar Khdour (Tempe, Arizona); Jun Lu (Tempe, Arizona); Pablo Arce (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, A Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sidney Hecht (Phoenix, Arizona); Omar Khdour (Tempe, Arizona); Jun Lu (Tempe, Arizona); Pablo Arce (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides biologically active compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in a variety of applications, such as treatment or suppression of diseases associated with decreased mitochondrial function resulting in diminished ATP production and/or oxidative stress and/or lipid peroxidation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/855133 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/73 (20130101) C07D 213/74 (20130101) C07D 237/22 (20130101) C07D 239/42 (20130101) C07D 239/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 239/52 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08952857 | Diaz |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rodolfo E. Diaz (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, A Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rodolfo E. Diaz (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Designs and operations of momentum antennas are presented. In some antenna designs, the terminating discontinuities are complementary with the opposite transmission line's discontinuity. In other antenna designs, the terminating discontinuities are intrinsically self-complementary. |
| FILED | Monday, August 31, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/061263 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 9/285 (20130101) H01Q 9/0421 (20130101) H01Q 13/0225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 08954271 | Sheikh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Suneel Ismail Sheikh (Shoreview, Minnesota); Darryll J. Pines (Clarksville, Maryland); Joseph Kim Conroy (Hyattsville, Maryland); Timofey N. Spiridonov (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Suneel Ismail Sheikh (Shoreview, Minnesota); Darryll J. Pines (Clarksville, Maryland); Joseph Kim Conroy (Hyattsville, Maryland); Timofey N. Spiridonov (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for determining a location of a mobile object is provided. The system determines the location of the mobile object by determining distances between a plurality of sensors provided on a first and second movable parts of the mobile object. A stride length, heading, and separation distance between the first and second movable parts are computed based on the determined distances and the location of the mobile object is determined based on the computed stride length, heading, and separation distance. |
| FILED | Monday, November 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/508070 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 22/006 (20130101) Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 5/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 5/0284 (20130101) G01S 5/0294 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08950886 | Meng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ying S. Meng (San Diego, California); Karl R. Zawoy (High Springs, Florida); Jiangeng Xue (Gainesville, Florida); Franky So (Gainesville, Florida); John R. Reynolds (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ying S. Meng (San Diego, California); Karl R. Zawoy (High Springs, Florida); Jiangeng Xue (Gainesville, Florida); Franky So (Gainesville, Florida); John R. Reynolds (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A solar-powered lighting module is provided, including a solar cell for generating electricity when exposed to light, a battery for storing charge from the generated electricity, and a light generating device powered by the stored charge. In an embodiment, the module further includes a controller that regulates the current transmitted between the components of the module. In a further embodiment, the module is incorporated into an interface to an environmentally controlled space and can be positioned to light an interior portion of the space. In another embodiment, the solar cell and light generating device are transparent to allow light to pass through the interface. In a further embodiment, tinted-color conjugated polymers incorporated into the module limit the spectrum of light that can pass through the interface. In yet another embodiment, a method of modifying an existing interface with such a module is provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/319981 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Fixed or Movable Closures for Openings in Buildings, Vehicles, Fences or Like Enclosures in General, e.g Doors, Windows, Blinds, Gates E06B 9/24 (20130101) E06B 2009/247 (20130101) E06B 2009/2464 (20130101) E06B 2009/2476 (20130101) Non-portable Lighting Devices; Systems Thereof; Vehicle Lighting Devices Specially Adapted for Vehicle Exteriors F21S 9/037 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/281 (20130101) H01L 27/288 (20130101) H01L 27/3232 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) H01L 2251/5323 (20130101) H01L 2251/5361 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08951668 | Pereira et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nathalie Pereira (Piscataway, New Jersey); Glenn Amatucci (Peapack, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathalie Pereira (Piscataway, New Jersey); Glenn Amatucci (Peapack, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides electrochemical energy storage systems comprising metallolyte composites, iron fluoride composites and iron oxyfluoride composites. The present invention further provides methods for fabricating metallolyte composites. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/090990 |
| 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 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/1315 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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