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| US 08956176 | Tarler |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew D. Tarler (Westlake, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is related to a connector for a lead wire for a electrode. The present invention is further related to the use of a connection element to provide mechanical and electrical connections with a physiological electrode. The present invention is further related to the use of a helical connection element to provide mechanical and electrical connections with the node of a physiological electrode. In various embodiments, the invention comprises an expander that can stretch the connection element so that it may fit over the head of a male connector of an electrode and release to secure the connection element around the neck of the male connector of the electrode. When secured to the electrode, the connection element preferably makes contact with the electrode at multiple points in order to increase electrical connectivity with the electrode and decrease mechanical force in a single direction on the electrode. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/628151 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical connectors 439/370 |
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08956594 — Fluoride-calcium compositions, dental products, and methods for providing dental fluoride
| US 08956594 | Chow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Laurence C. Chow (Potomac, Maryland); Shozo Takagi (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ADA Foundation (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurence C. Chow (Potomac, Maryland); Shozo Takagi (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are dental compositions and methods. In accordance with one embodiment, a dental composition includes calcium, fluorine, which is generally present in the form of fluoride, and phosphate or another stabilizing anion. The composition is stable as against precipitation of calcium fluoride during transport and storage, but is unstable against the precipitation of calcium fluoride in the oral cavity of a human. In many embodiments, the amount of fluoride may be less than the amount of fluoride used in a comparable composition intended for a similar purpose. A dental method comprises applying the composition to the oral cavity of a patient, whereupon calcium fluoride precipitates from the composition. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/552414 |
| 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 8/19 (20130101) A61K 8/21 (20130101) A61K 8/24 (20130101) Specific Use of Cosmetics or Similar Toilet Preparations A61Q 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08956609 | Herrera et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victoria L. M. Herrera (Westwood, Massachusetts); Nelson Ruiz-Opazo (Westwood, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application is directed to the identification of mutations and/or polymorphisms in the Dual Endothelin-1/Angiotensin II Receptor (Dear) that indicate susceptibility to, or show current affliction with, hypertension. Additionally, the present invention discloses methods for the modulation of angiogenesis via the regulation of Dear. |
| FILED | Monday, January 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/164641 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2869 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) |
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| US 08956615 | Croft et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Croft (San Diego, California); Shahram Salek-Ardakani (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | T cell memory can persist in the absence of antigen. However, some memory cells by default are subject to signals accompanying periodic antigen exposure. OX40 is essential to the extent and persistence of Th2 memory when antigen is re-encountered. In an animal model of allergic asthma, inhibiting OX40/OX40L signaling during the secondary response to inhaled antigen suppressed lung inflammation. Inhibiting OX40 at the time of memory cell reactivation reduced the longevity of memory with further inflammation prevented upon tertiary encounter with antigen. |
| FILED | Friday, September 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/025981 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/2896 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08956619 | Ostrand-Rosenberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for a therapeutic cancer treatment using a soluble CD80 fusion protein that binds to PDLL and inhibits PDLL-PD1 interactions thereby overcoming PDLL-induced immune suppression and restoring T cell activation. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/660037 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 39/395 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/00 (20130101) C07K 14/70532 (20130101) C07K 16/00 (20130101) C07K 16/2827 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/30 (20130101) |
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| US 08956620 | Shao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yiming Shao (Beijing, China PRC); Lianxing Liu (Beijing, China PRC); Rongxian Shen (Harbin, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Beijing, China PRC) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yiming Shao (Beijing, China PRC); Lianxing Liu (Beijing, China PRC); Rongxian Shen (Harbin, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are antigenic polypeptides of HIV envelope glycoproteins which are constructed based on amino acid mutation of attenuated live vaccine of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus, DNA constructions and recombinant virus vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding said polypeptides, antibodies against said polypeptides as well as uses thereof in preventing and treating HIV infection. Said antigenic polypeptides and vaccines can induce high titer neutralization antibodies against HIV in organism. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/994758 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/1063 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 08956627 | Haynes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); S. Munir Alam (Durham, North Carolina); Hua-Xin Liao (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); S. Munir Alam (Durham, North Carolina); Hua-Xin Liao (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method of inducing the production in a patient of anti-HIV antibodies. The method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof an amount of at least one liposome-peptide conjugate in an amount sufficient to effect that induction. The peptide comprises a membrane external proximal region (MPER) epitope and the liposome comprises lysophosphorylcholine or phosphatidylserine. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/450779 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/385 (20130101) A61K 2039/64 (20130101) A61K 2039/6018 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/1063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2316/96 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/15022 (20130101) C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 08956646 | Szoka, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Francis C. Szoka, Jr. (San Francisco, California); Colin Walsh (Belmont, California); Vincent Venditto (San Francisco, California); Juliane Nguyen (San Francisco, California); Emily Perttu (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis C. Szoka, Jr. (San Francisco, California); Colin Walsh (Belmont, California); Vincent Venditto (San Francisco, California); Juliane Nguyen (San Francisco, California); Emily Perttu (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, the present invention provides zwitterionic lipids, encapsulants incorporating these zwitterionic lipids and such encapsulants encapsulating one or more bioactive agent. An exemplary bioactive agent is a nucleic acid. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations of the encapsulants and methods of using such formulations to deliver a bioactive agent to a subject in treating or diagnosing disease in that subject. |
| FILED | Monday, August 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/816882 |
| 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 9/1272 (20130101) A61K 47/28 (20130101) A61K 47/186 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 229/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 279/14 (20130101) C07C 309/14 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/54 (20130101) C07F 9/091 (20130101) C07F 9/650958 (20130101) Steroids C07J 9/00 (20130101) C07J 41/0055 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 40/04 (20130101) |
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| US 08956658 | Schoenfisch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark H. Schoenfisch (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Jae Ho Shin (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Nathan Stasko (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently disclosed subject matter relates to nitric oxide-releasing particles for delivering nitric oxide, and their use in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. |
| FILED | Friday, August 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/014939 |
| 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 9/14 (20130101) A61K 9/167 (20130101) A61K 9/5115 (20130101) A61K 41/0042 (20130101) A61K 47/48192 (20130101) A61K 47/48861 (20130101) A61K 47/48884 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 7/18 (20130101) |
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| US 08956817 | Goel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ajay Goel (Dallas, Texas); C. Richard Boland (Dallas, Texas); Alexander Link (Dallas, Texas); Francesc Balaguer (Dallas, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Baylor Research Institute (Dallas, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ajay Goel (Dallas, Texas); C. Richard Boland (Dallas, Texas); Alexander Link (Dallas, Texas); Francesc Balaguer (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A simple, rapid, inexpensive, and promising commercial biomarker assay method for multiple diseases is described herein. The present invention detects miRNA-based biomarkers in human stool specimens. The method of the present invention amplifies miRNA directly from stool specimens without any prior miRNA extraction. Differential expression of specific microRNAs in stool of colorectal cancer CRC and adenoma patients suggest fecal microRNAs as a novel potential biomarker for colorectal neoplasia detection. The method of the present invention has diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic relevance for gastroenterological cancers/colorectal cancer and as well as further acquired or hereditary GI diseases. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901467 |
| 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 | Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2527/137 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) C12Q 2600/178 (20130101) |
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| US 08956857 | Heyduk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tomasz Heyduk (St. Louis, Missouri); Ling Tian (St. Louis, Missouri); Rongsheng E. Wang (St. Louis, Missouri); Yie-Hwa Chang (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mediomics, LLC (St. Louis, Missouri); Saint Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tomasz Heyduk (St. Louis, Missouri); Ling Tian (St. Louis, Missouri); Rongsheng E. Wang (St. Louis, Missouri); Yie-Hwa Chang (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally provides three-component molecular biosensors. The molecular biosensors are useful in several methods including in the identification and quantification of target molecules. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/728226 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 2310/16 (20130101) C12N 2310/3517 (20130101) C12N 2320/10 (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 1/6825 (20130101) C12Q 1/6825 (20130101) C12Q 2525/205 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) G01N 33/542 (20130101) G01N 33/5308 (20130101) G01N 33/54306 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/6432 (20130101) G01N 2021/6441 (20130101) G01N 2458/10 (20130101) |
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| US 08956863 | Karp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey M. Karp (Brookline, Massachusetts); Debanjan Sarkar (Williamsville, New York); Praveen Kumar Vemula (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey M. Karp (Brookline, Massachusetts); Debanjan Sarkar (Williamsville, New York); Praveen Kumar Vemula (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition includes an isolated cell; at least one particle within said cell; and at least one active agent associated with the particle, wherein the active agent is capable of being released from the cell. A method includes administration of such a cell to a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, October 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/501475 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1816 (20130101) A61K 47/48853 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48907 (20130101) |
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| US 08956867 | Kamp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy J. Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Jianhua Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Jeffrey C. Mohr (Glenview, Illinois); Juan J. Depablo (Madison, Wisconsin); Sean P. Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Jianhua Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Jeffrey C. Mohr (Glenview, Illinois); Juan J. Depablo (Madison, Wisconsin); Sean P. Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A three-dimensional microwell system that supports long term pluripotent cell culture and formation of homogeneous embryoid bodies (EBs) is described. Microwell-cultured pluripotent cells remain viable and undifferentiated for several weeks in culture and maintain undifferentiated replication when passaged to Matrigel®-coated, tissue culture-treated polystyrene dishes. Microwell-cultured pluripotent cells maintain pluripotency, differentiating to each of the three embryonic germ layers. Pluripotent cell aggregates released from microwells can be passaged for undifferentiated replication or differentiated to monodisperse EBs. The ability to constrain pluripotent cell growth in three dimensions advantageously provides for more efficient, reproducible culture of undifferentiated cells, high-throughput screening, and the ability to direct pluripotent cell differentiation by generating monodisperse EBs of a desired size and shape. Cardiomyocyte-rich EBs are obtained from pluripotent cells cultured in microwells of defined size and shape. |
| FILED | Monday, November 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/615044 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0603 (20130101) C12N 2533/90 (20130101) |
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| US 08957012 | Robertson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Erle S. Robertson (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Ke Lan (Upper Darby, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erle S. Robertson (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Ke Lan (Upper Darby, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of malignancies associated with gamma-herpesvirus infection. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of gamma-secretase inhibitors to prevent the production of intracellular Notch1 thereby arresting the growth of the infected cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/357452 |
| 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 31/195 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/216 (20130101) A61K 31/711 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) |
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| US 08957015 | Harris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis C. Harris (Garrett Park, Maryland); Makoto Nagashima (Kiryu, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of novel human tumor suppressors, antibodies to such tumor suppressors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and proteins, methods of screening for modulators of tumor suppressors, and methods of diagnosing and treating tumors with such nucleic acids and proteins. |
| FILED | Monday, April 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/858807 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1.100 |
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| US 08957016 | Denmeade et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel R. Denmeade (Ellicot City, Maryland); John T. Isaacs (Phoenix, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Genspera, Inc. (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel R. Denmeade (Ellicot City, Maryland); John T. Isaacs (Phoenix, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The instant invention provides compositions comprising a prodrug, the prodrug comprising a therapeutically active drug; and a peptide selected from the group consisting of the sequences: Ser-Ser-Lys-Tyr-Gln (SEQ ID NO:1); Gly-Lys-Ser-Gln-Tyr-Gln (SEQ ID NO:2); and Gly-Ser-Ala-Lys-Tyr-Gln (SEQ ID NO:3) wherein the peptide is linked to the therapeutically active drug to inhibit the therapeutic activity of the drug, and wherein the therapeutically active drug is cleaved from the peptide upon proteolysis by an enzyme having a proteolytic activity of prostate specific antigen (PSA). The invention further provides methods of making and using the claimed compositions. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/485595 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/168 (20130101) A61K 47/48338 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) |
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| US 08957021 | Schellenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Chia-wei Wang (Milpitas, California); Nathan Geething (Santa Clara, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amunix Operating Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Chia-wei Wang (Milpitas, California); Nathan Geething (Santa Clara, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions comprising glucose regulating peptides linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in treatment of glucose regulating peptide-related diseases, disorders, and conditions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/796650 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/575 (20130101) C07K 14/605 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/57563 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/31 (20130101) |
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| US 08957023 | Cox |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George N. Cox (Louisville, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bolder Biotechnology Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George N. Cox (Louisville, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel methods of making soluble proteins having free cysteines in which a host cell is exposed to a cysteine blocking agent. The soluble proteins produced by the methods can then be modified to increase their effectiveness. Such modifications include attaching a PEG moiety to form pegylated proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/616608 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/27 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48215 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/1133 (20130101) C07K 14/56 (20130101) C07K 14/61 (20130101) C07K 14/72 (20130101) C07K 14/505 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) |
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| US 08957024 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhou-Feng Chen (St. Louis, Missouri); Xianyu Liu (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhou-Feng Chen (St. Louis, Missouri); Xianyu Liu (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses methods and combinations for substantially inhibiting the opioid-induced internalization of gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) in a pruritus specific neuron. Such methods and combinations provide a direct means of treating opioid-induce pruritus without compromising opioid analgesia. |
| FILED | Friday, July 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/560620 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/177 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/705 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08957028 | Chuong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Amy Chuong (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Nathan Klapoetke (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brian Yichiun Chow (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Edward Boyden (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Xue Han (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amy Chuong (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Nathan Klapoetke (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brian Yichiun Chow (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Edward Boyden (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Xue Han (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention, in some aspects, relates to compositions and methods for altering cell activity and function. The invention also relates, in part, to the use of light-activated ion pumps (LAIPs) such as a light-activated ion pump polypeptide that when expressed in an excitable cell and contacted with a red light silences the excitable cell, wherein the polypeptide sequence of the light-activated ion pump comprises a wild-type or modified halomicrobium or haloarcula halorhodopsin polypeptide sequence. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/295750 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/164 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/215 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 530/825 (20130101) |
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| US 08957030 | Szeto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York); Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal (Montreal, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York); Institute de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hazel H. Szeto (New York, New York); Peter W. Schiller (Montreal, Canada); Kesheng Zhao (Jackson Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of reducing or preventing mitochondrial permeability transitioning. The method comprises administering an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide having at least one net positive charge; a minimum of four amino acids; a maximum of about twenty amino acids; a relationship between the minimum number of net positive charges (pm) and the total number of amino acid residues (r) wherein 3pm is the largest number that is less than or equal to r+1; and a relationship between the minimum number of aromatic groups (a) and the total number of net positive charges (pt) wherein 2 a is the largest number that is less than or equal to pt+1, except that when a is 1, pt may also be 1. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/778994 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/03 (20130101) A61K 38/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 5/1008 (20130101) C07K 5/1016 (20130101) C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 5/1024 (20130101) |
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| US 08957036 | Cascio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Cascio (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Joseph C. Glorioso, III (Blawnox, Pennsylvania); James R. Goss (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania); David Krisky (Sewickley, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Cascio (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Joseph C. Glorioso, III (Blawnox, Pennsylvania); James R. Goss (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania); David Krisky (Sewickley, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of modulating electrophysiological activity of an excitable cell. The method involves causing exogenous expression of a glycine receptor (GlyR) protein in an excitable cell of a subject. Thereafter, the excitable cell is exposed to an allosteric modulator of the GlyR protein. Modulation of the exogenous GlyR protein (an ion channel) in response to the allosteric modulator modulates the electrophysiological activity of the excitable cell. The method can be used to control pain in a subject. The invention further provides a replication-defective HSV vector comprising an expression cassette encoding a GlyR protein, stocks and pharmaceutical compositions containing such vectors, and a transgenic animal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/043195 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 2217/20 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0356 (20130101) A01K 2267/0393 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 48/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/705 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2710/16643 (20130101) C12N 2800/30 (20130101) |
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| US 08957044 | Childers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston Salem, North Carolina); Genethon (Evry, France); Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Genethon (Evry, France); Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin K. Childers (Seattle, Washington); Alan H. Beggs (Needham, Massachusetts); Ana Maria Buj Bello (Paris, France) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating a myopathy. In certain embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for treating, improving muscle function, and prolonging survival in a subject with X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM). The present invention provides a method comprising systemic administration of a composition that induces the increased expression of myotubularin in the muscle of a subject. The invention provides sustained regional and global increases in muscle function. |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/194186 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 48/0058 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957056 | Danishefsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel J. Danishefsky (Englewood, New Jersey); Christoph Gaul (Aesch, Switzerland); Jón T. Njardarson (Ithaca, New York); Malcolm A. S. Moore (New York, New York); Kaida Wu (Newton, Massachusetts); David C. Dorn (New York, New York); Mihirbaran Mandal (Scotch Plains, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sloan-Kettering Instiute for Cancer Research (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel J. Danishefsky (Englewood, New Jersey); Christoph Gaul (Aesch, Switzerland); Jón T. Njardarson (Ithaca, New York); Malcolm A. S. Moore (New York, New York); Kaida Wu (Newton, Massachusetts); David C. Dorn (New York, New York); Mihirbaran Mandal (Scotch Plains, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for treating colon and/or ovarian cancer in a subject comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound of general formula (I): wherein R1-R6, R, -R, Q, Y1, Y2 and n are as defined herein, wherein the compound is present in an amount effective to inhibit colon and/or ovarian tumor metastasis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 25, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/597678 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/365 (20130101) A61K 31/395 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/435 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957085 | Wentland |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark P. Wentland (Watervliet, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound of formula I is disclosed. Compounds of formula I are useful as analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-diarrheal agents, anticonvulsants, antitussives and anti-addiction medications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/206170 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/439 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 31/4748 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 221/22 (20130101) C07D 221/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 221/28 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 489/00 (20130101) C07D 489/08 (20130101) |
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| US 08957086 | Thatcher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory R. J. Thatcher (Chicago, Illinois); Zhihui Qin (Chicago, Illinois); Jia Luo (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory R. J. Thatcher (Chicago, Illinois); Zhihui Qin (Chicago, Illinois); Jia Luo (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Nitrated and non-nitrated compounds capable of protecting brain tissue from injury and useful as therapeutic agents to treat neurodegenerative diseases and conditions are disclosed. Methods of using the compounds in therapeutic treatments, and methods of preparing the compounds, also are disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/695731 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 277/22 (20130101) C07D 277/24 (20130101) C07D 277/28 (20130101) C07D 277/32 (20130101) C07D 277/56 (20130101) C07D 277/587 (20130101) C07D 417/06 (20130101) C07D 417/14 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08957097 | Smith, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Amos B. Smith, III (Merion, Pennsylvania); Zhuqing Liu (Edison, New Jersey); Anne-Marie L. Hogan (Dublin, Ireland); Doralyn S. Dalisay (San Diego, California); Tadeusz F. Molinski (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); The Regents Of The University Of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amos B. Smith, III (Merion, Pennsylvania); Zhuqing Liu (Edison, New Jersey); Anne-Marie L. Hogan (Dublin, Ireland); Doralyn S. Dalisay (San Diego, California); Tadeusz F. Molinski (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to hemi phorboxazole A: and its stereoisomers, as well as derivatives of hemi phorboxazole A of formula I: wherein ring A is aryl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, —OH, or —C1-6alkyl; and R is —CN, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or halogen; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, in addition to methods of using these compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, July 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/386783 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic 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 43/90 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 498/22 (20130101) |
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| US 08957108 | Vogel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stefanie N. Vogel (Columbia, Maryland); Zachary J. Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland); Jorge Blanco (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stefanie N. Vogel (Columbia, Maryland); Zachary J. Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland); Jorge Blanco (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to the areas of therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, drug discovery, and immunotherapy. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of stimulating the immune system through the administration of flavone acetic acid [FAA] analogs, and in particular, the flavone acetic acid analog, 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA) so as to comprise an antimicrobial therapeutic agent for the treatment of viral infections of DNA and RNA viruses in humans and non-human animals. The invention is especially suitable for use in a process of treating and preventing infection by, for example, rhinoviruses, enteroviruses, and influenza viruses. |
| FILED | Monday, March 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/047385 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/353 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/473 (20130101) |
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| US 08957188 | Gildersleeve et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Gildersleeve (Frederick, Maryland); Zhitao Li (Vestal, New York); Qian Li (Timonium, Maryland); Miriam Anver (Rectortown, Virginia); Donna O. Butcher (Kearneysville, West Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Gildersleeve (Frederick, Maryland); Zhitao Li (Vestal, New York); Qian Li (Timonium, Maryland); Miriam Anver (Rectortown, Virginia); Donna O. Butcher (Kearneysville, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Monoclonal antibodies to carbohydrate antigens containing a terminal GalNAcα1-3Gal are provided. The antibodies of the present invention are found to specifically recognize GalNAcα1-3Gal with little cross-reactivity to other structurally similar antigens such as GalNAcα1-6Gal, blood group A, Forssman antigen and the Tn antigen on both solution assays and human tissue. Compositions comprising the monoclonal antibodies, as well as methods of diagnosis, treatment and prognostication are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/752331 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 51/1045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 16/00 (20130101) C07K 16/30 (20130101) C07K 16/3092 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/534 (20130101) G01N 2400/02 (20130101) |
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| US 08957192 | Schlom et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Schlom (Potomac, Maryland); Kwong-Yok Tsang (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Schlom (Potomac, Maryland); Kwong-Yok Tsang (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel MUC-1 epitopes outside the VNTR region are identified. In addition, the first agonist epitope of MUC-1 is described. The employment of agonist epitopes in peptide, protein and vector-based vaccine may well aid in the development of effective vaccines for a range of human cancers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/176341 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/5154 (20130101) A61K 2039/5156 (20130101) A61K 2039/5158 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4727 (20130101) C07K 14/70596 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) |
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| US 08957197 | Tuschl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Tuschl (Goettingen, Germany); Phillip D. Zamore (Northborough, Massachusetts); Phillip A. Sharp (Newton, Massachusetts); David P. Bartel (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften E.V. (Munich, Germany); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts); University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Tuschl (Goettingen, Germany); Phillip D. Zamore (Northborough, Massachusetts); Phillip A. Sharp (Newton, Massachusetts); David P. Bartel (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a Drosophila in vitro system which was used to demonstrate that dsRNA is processed to RNA segments 21-23 nucleotides (nt) in length. Furthermore, when these 21-23 nt fragments are purified and added back to Drosophila extracts, they mediate RNA interference in the absence of long dsRNA. Thus, these 21-23 nt fragments are the sequence-specific mediators of RNA degradation. A molecular signal, which may be their specific length, must be present in these 21-23 nt fragments to recruit cellular factors involved in RNAi. This present invention encompasses these 21-23 nt fragments and their use for specifically inactivating gene function. The use of these fragments (or chemically synthesized oligonucleotides of the same or similar nature) enables the targeting of specific mRNAs for degradation in mammalian cells, where the use of long dsRNAs to elicit RNAi is usually not practical, presumably because of the deleterious effects of the interferon response. This specific targeting of a particular gene function is useful in functional genomic and therapeutic applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/008636 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/24.500 |
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| US 08957681 | Hernando et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Diego Hernando (Madison, Wisconsin); Scott B Reeder (Middleton, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Diego Hernando (Madison, Wisconsin); Scott B Reeder (Middleton, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system and method for producing an image of a subject with the MRI system in which signal contributions of water and fat are separated are provided. A plurality of in-phase echoes formed at a plurality of different echo times are sampled to acquire k-space data. The in-phase echoes include signal contributions from water and fat that are in-phase with each other. The signal contributions from water and fat are then separated by fitting only those echo signals that are in-phase echo signals to a signal model that models a fat spectrum as including multiple resonance peaks. From these signal contributions, an image of the subject depicting a desired amount of signal contribution from water and a desired amount of signal contribution is produced. |
| FILED | Monday, February 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/400343 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/309 |
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| US 08958499 | Heath, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert W. Heath, Jr. (Austin, Texas); Takao Inoue (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert W. Heath, Jr. (Austin, Texas); Takao Inoue (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for transmitting data over a communications channel are generally described. A value of a property of an inverse of a channel matrix corresponding to the communications channel may be calculated and compared to a threshold value. If the value of the property a first one of greater than or less than the threshold value, at least one transmit message may be altered using a vector perturbation technique to generate data symbols and the data symbols may be precoded using a channel inversion technique to generate precoded data symbols. If the value of the property is the other of greater than or less than the threshold value, the at least one transmit message may be precoded using a channel inversion technique to generate precoded data symbols. |
| FILED | Friday, July 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/997831 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 5/0023 (20130101) H04L 25/03949 (20130101) H04L 25/03961 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08958660 | Pal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Debashish Pal (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Donghwan Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jang Hwan Cho (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jeffrey A. Fessler (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jean-Baptiste Thibault (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Zhou Yu (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Somesh Srivastava (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Lin Fu (Niskayuna, New York); Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York); University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Debashish Pal (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Donghwan Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jang Hwan Cho (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jeffrey A. Fessler (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jean-Baptiste Thibault (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Zhou Yu (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Somesh Srivastava (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Lin Fu (Niskayuna, New York); Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for iteratively reconstructing an image of an object. The method includes accessing measurement data associated with the image, and using a simultaneous algorithm to reconstruct the image. Using the simultaneous algorithm to reconstruct the image includes determining a scaling factor that is voxel-dependent, and applying the voxel-dependent scaling factor to a gradient of an objective function to reconstruct the image. |
| FILED | Friday, June 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/531255 |
| ART UNIT | 2669 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 11/006 (20130101) G06T 2211/408 (20130101) G06T 2211/424 (20130101) |
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| US 08958866 | Bolar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Divya S. Bolar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Elfar Adalsteinsson (Belmont, Massachusetts); Bruce R. Rosen (Lexington, Massachusetts); A. Gregory Sorensen (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Divya S. Bolar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Elfar Adalsteinsson (Belmont, Massachusetts); Bruce R. Rosen (Lexington, Massachusetts); A. Gregory Sorensen (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for accurately producing MR images of selected vascular compartments includes employing a control scan and a tag scan, each including velocity selective modules that suppress signal from blood flowing faster than a given cutoff velocity, to acquire control and tag sets of NMR data that may be subtracted to produce a compartment-specific MR image that is substantially free of information from stationary tissues and blood outside the selective vascular compartments. Accordingly, physiological parameters, such as oxygen saturation (SaO2), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF), and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2), can be generated from the compartment-specific images. Further still, kinetic curves of oxygen exchange can be created, thus providing detailed insight into oxygen exchange dynamics. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/413349 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/145 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/5607 (20130101) G01R 33/56316 (20130101) G01R 33/56366 (20130101) |
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| US 08959041 | Shironoshita |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Emilio Patrick Shironoshita (Miami, Florida) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Emilio Patrick Shironoshita (Miami, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to computer implemented methods and system for verifying hypotheses against ontologies. The methods and systems are designed to accept as inputs a set of axioms and/or assertions constituting a hypothesis, and a set of ontology axioms and/or assertions assumed to be true; determine whether the axioms and assertions constituting the hypothesis are either supported or contradicted by the axioms and assertions in the ontology, and extract the specific ontology axioms and/or assertions that either support or contradict the hypothesis. The result of these methods and of the systems implementing these methods is an indication on whether the hypothesis is supported by the ontology, contradicted by it, or neither supported nor contradicted by it, and if either supported or contradicted, the set of axioms and/or assertions from the ontology that cause the support or contradiction of the hypothesis. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/484937 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06N 5/006 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stuart H. Rubin (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart H. Rubin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are described for increasing the burn efficiency of fuel in a jet engine by charging the intake air molecules and inversely charging the fuel molecules, while reducing the fuel droplet size using a fuel-atomizing transducer in the air/fuel path. Generally speaking, an apparatus (and method) for increasing fuel burning efficiency in a jet engine is described, comprising: an intake air high voltage charger; a fuel injector downstream of the intake air charger; a fuel atomizer formed from an acutely angled transducer in a flow path of the fuel, wherein the atomized fuel is charged to an opposite voltage to that of the intake air; and an ignitor for igniting the atomized charged fuel and charged intake air for combustion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/222421 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Supplying Combustion Engines in General With Combustible Mixtures or Constituents Thereof F02M 27/04 (20130101) Feeding Fuel to Combustion Apparatus F23K 5/22 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/125 (20130101) |
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| US 08955368 | D'Angelo |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John P. D'Angelo (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. D'Angelo (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for aerosol collection and fluid analysis includes a rotary motor, an aerosol-collection disk configured for mounting on the rotary motor, and a fluid-analysis disk that is also configured for mounting on the rotary motor. The aerosol-collection disk includes at least one interior inlet, at least one peripheral outlet and a passage coupling the interior inlet with the peripheral outlet, and a particle collector opposite the peripheral outlet. The fluid-analysis disk includes at least one fluid in each of a first reservoir and in a second reservoir on or in the fluid-analysis disk and offset from a central axis of the disk, wherein each reservoir has an outlet and a stopper in the outlet of each reservoir to seal the reservoirs; and release of the fluids from the reservoirs is spin-induced. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/238399 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/2208 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08955442 | Fiala et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (APG, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Fiala (Forest Hill, Maryland); Joseph A. Domanico (Bel Air, Maryland); Joseph E. May, Jr. (Joppa, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A flameless smoke pot and a method of generating smoke using the smoke pot. The smoke pot includes a casing having a side wall with an inlet openings and containing a plurality of perforated tubes containing red phosphorous pellets. A heat generating pyrotechnic composition is disposed at a first end of the casing to generate heat which flows through the perforated tubes containing red phosphorous pellets to produce white phosphoric acid clouds of smoke. The white phosphoric acid clouds of smoke are combined with atmospheric an containing water to generate the white phosphoric acid clouds of aerosol smoke. The white phosphoric acid clouds of aerosol smoke are directed through a perforated flame arrester whereby visible flame is prevented from being created. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/325686 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Means for Generating Smoke or Mist; Gas-attack Compositions; Generation of Gas for Blasting or Propulsion C06D 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 12/48 (20130101) |
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| US 08955726 | Thielman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Deborah-Susanne Sayon Thielman (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Gerhard Willms Thielman (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Deborah-Susanne Sayon Thielman (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Gerhard Willms Thielman (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An arm bracelet is provided for containing a retrievable blade around a forearm between wrist and elbow. The bracelet includes first and second bands, a network, bridges and a housing. The bands wrap around and attach to the forearm. The first band is disposed adjacent the wrist. The second band is disposed adjacent the elbow. The network connects the first and second bands together along the forearm. The bridges detachably extend from the first and second band. Each bridge includes a plurality of shapes. Each shape is able to form a grip. The housing for contains a sheath that holds a knife with a handle and the blade. The handle superficially resembles the shape to aid concealment of the knife. |
| FILED | Monday, February 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/763734 |
| ART UNIT | 3782 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Travelling or Camp Equipment: Sacks or Packs Carried on the Body A45F 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08956218 | Ducheneaut et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicolas B. Ducheneaut (Sunnyvale, California); Nicholas K. Yee (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for adjusting a number of game mechanics associated with a game system. During operation, the system obtains a psychosocial profile associated with a user, adjusts the game mechanics based on the obtained psychosocial profile, and updates the game system based on the adjusted game mechanics. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/722916 |
| ART UNIT | 3716 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, or Fencing; Ball Games; Training Equipment A63B 24/00 (20130101) Coin-freed or Like Apparatus G07F 17/326 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G07F 17/3237 (20130101) |
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| US 08956421 | Streeter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexander D. Streeter (Concord, New Hampshire); David E. Altobelli (Hollis, New Hampshire); N. Christopher Perry (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DEKA Products Limited Partnership (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander D. Streeter (Concord, New Hampshire); David E. Altobelli (Hollis, New Hampshire); N. Christopher Perry (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A dynamic support system includes a control system for controlling inflation and deflation of at least one actuator having an inlet connectable to the a control unit of the dynamic support system. The control unit may be in communication with a sensor and may control inflation and deflation of the at least one actuator in response to information provided by the sensor. |
| FILED | Friday, April 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/088035 |
| ART UNIT | 3738 — Electrical Circuits and 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 2/68 (20130101) A61F 2/7843 (20130101) A61F 5/012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 5/34 (20130101) A61F 2002/704 (20130101) A61F 2002/741 (20130101) A61F 2002/745 (20130101) A61F 2002/5083 (20130101) A61F 2002/7635 (20130101) A61F 2002/7655 (20130101) A61F 2007/006 (20130101) Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 39/00 (20130101) |
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| US 08956805 | Kohl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Kohl (Atlanta, Georgia); Sue Ann Bidstrup-Allen (Atlanta, Georgia); Clifford Lee Henderson (Douglasville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymers, methods of use thereof, and methods of decomposition thereof, are provided. One exemplary polymer, among others, includes, a photodefinable polymer having a sacrificial polymer and a photoinitiator. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/888563 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/287.100 |
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| US 08957225 | Carroll et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory T. Carroll (New York, New York); Jeffrey T. Koberstein (New York, New York); Denong Wang (Palo Alto, California); Nicholas J. Turro (Tenafly, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory T. Carroll (New York, New York); Jeffrey T. Koberstein (New York, New York); Denong Wang (Palo Alto, California); Nicholas J. Turro (Tenafly, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds and methods for controlling the surface properties are described. Compounds of the invention can form radicals upon exposure to irradiation, which can then react with nearby molecules to alter the surface properties of various substrates. The invention can provide surfaces that are resistant to dewetting, surfaces that have immobilized molecules such as carbohydrates and polymers immobilized, and surfaces that have metals deposited on the surface. The invention can be utilized in a wide range of application, such as sensors, microreactors, microarrays, electroless deposition of metals, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/416968 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 69/76 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/0045 (20130101) |
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| US 08957234 | Kolel-Veetil et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Manoj K. Kolel-Veetil (Alexandria, Virginia); Teddy M. Keller (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Manoj K. Kolel-Veetil (Alexandria, Virginia); Teddy M. Keller (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound having the moiety M-[(C≡C)n-M′]m. Each M and each M′ is a transition metal. Each n is 1 or 2, and m is 2 or more. A method of reacting a transition metal halide with 1,2-dilithioacetylene or 1,4-dilithiodiacetylene to form a transition metal compound. |
| FILED | Friday, March 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/200542 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 9/18 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/5611 (20130101) C04B 35/5626 (20130101) C04B 35/58007 (20130101) C04B 35/58014 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 11/00 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arthur W. Snow (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur W. Snow (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A hexafluorodimethylcarbinol terminated compound, method of making it, and a composition of matter are disclosed. The compound may have the formula (CF3)2C(OH)-L-M-R. The substructure L may be selected from an optionally substituted propenylene group (—CH2CH═CH—) and trimethylene group (—CH2CH2CH2—). The substructure M may be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted methylene chain, a substituted or unsubstituted oxyalkylene chain, and a silicon-containing chain or combination thereof. In one embodiment, M may be selected from —(CH2)n—, —(OCH2CH2)m—, and —(Si(CH3)2O)p—Si(CH3)2— (CH2)q—, wherein n is at least 1, e.g., n is up to 10, m can be at least 1, e.g., m is up to 10, p can be 0 and in one embodiment is from 1 to 10, and wherein q can be 1 and in one embodiment is from 1 to 12. The substructure R represents one of a halogen, —SH, —SZ, —S—S-M-L-C(CF3)2(OH), wherein Z represents a thiol protecting group. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/333570 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 319/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 319/02 (20130101) C07C 319/02 (20130101) C07C 323/12 (20130101) C07C 323/12 (20130101) C07C 323/14 (20130101) C07C 323/14 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 1/005 (20130101) C07F 7/18 (20130101) C07F 7/0818 (20130101) C07F 7/0856 (20130101) |
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| US 08957303 | Grip et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Erik Grip (Rancho Palos Verdes, California); Blaine Knight Rawdon (San Pedro, California); Tab Hunter Crooks (Dana Point, California); Michael F. Stoia (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Erik Grip (Rancho Palos Verdes, California); Blaine Knight Rawdon (San Pedro, California); Tab Hunter Crooks (Dana Point, California); Michael F. Stoia (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a strain isolation layer assembly. The assembly has a rigid solar layer; a strain isolation layer having a discontinuous configuration, a vertical rigidity, and a horizontal shear flexibility; and an underlying substrate layer. The strain isolation layer is coupled between the rigid solar layer and the underlying substrate layer to form a strain isolation layer assembly, such that the strain isolation layer isolates the rigid solar layer to reduce one or more strains induced on the rigid solar layer. |
| FILED | Monday, October 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/286202 |
| ART UNIT | 1757 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 2211/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0422 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
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| US 08957386 | Nagarkar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vivek V. Nagarkar (Weston, Massachusetts); Harish B. Bhandari (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (Watertown, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vivek V. Nagarkar (Weston, Massachusetts); Harish B. Bhandari (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Strontium halide scintillators, calcium halide scintillators, cerium halide scintillators, cesium barium halide scintillators, and related devices and methods are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/564672 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/7733 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/2006 (20130101) G01T 1/2023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08957394 | Brodie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milipitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan D. Brodie (Palo Alto, California); Joseph Maurino (San Mateo, California); Mark A. McCord (Los Gatos, California); Paul F. Petric (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment relates to a high-voltage electron gun including an insulator stand-off having a resistive layer. The resistive layer is at least on an interior surface of the insulator stand-off. A cathode holder is coupled to one end of the insulator 115 stand-off, and an anode is coupled to the other end. The resistive layer advantageously increases the surface breakdown field strength for the insulator stand-off and so enables a compact design for the high-voltage electron gun. Other embodiments, aspects and feature are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, November 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/679072 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 5/08 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 23/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 23/08 (20130101) H01J 29/48 (20130101) H01J 29/488 (20130101) H01J 37/065 (20130101) H01J 2237/038 (20130101) H01J 2237/3175 (20130101) H01J 2237/06341 (20130101) H01J 2237/06375 (20130101) |
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| US 08957528 | Griffith |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zachary M. Griffith (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A transistor, a method and an apparatus for forming multiple connections to a transistor for reduced gate (FET/HEMT) or base (BJT/HBT) parasitics, and improved multi-finger transistor thermal impedance. Providing for a method and an apparatus that reduces a transistor's parasitics and reduces a transistor's thermal impedance, resulting in higher device bandwidths and higher output power. More particularly, providing for a method and an apparatus for applying compact, multiple connections to the gate of a FET (or HEMT) or the base of a BJT (or HBT) from many sides resulting in reduced parasitics and improved transistor thermal impedance. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/340433 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/76897 (20130101) H01L 23/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/778 (20130101) |
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| US 08957572 | Eden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | J. Gary Eden (Champaign, Illinois); Sung-Jin Park (Champaign, Illinois); Jin Hoon Cho (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey H. Ma (Darien, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Gary Eden (Champaign, Illinois); Sung-Jin Park (Champaign, Illinois); Jin Hoon Cho (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey H. Ma (Darien, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Preferred embodiments of the present invention include microplasma jet devices and arrays in various materials, and low temperature microplasma jet devices and arrays. These include preferred embodiment single microplasma jet devices and arrays of devices formed in monolithic polymer blocks with elongated microcavities. The arrays can be densely packed, for example having 100 jets in an area of a few square centimeters. Additional embodiments include metal/metal oxide microplasma jet devices that have micronozzles defined in the metal oxide itself. Methods of fabrication of microplasma jet devices are also provided by the invention, and the methods have been demonstrated as being capable of producing tailored micronozzle contours that are unitary with the material insulating electrodes. |
| FILED | Monday, June 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/532390 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 9/18 (20130101) H01J 37/3244 (20130101) H01J 37/32467 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 37/32513 (20130101) H01J 37/32568 (20130101) Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 1/2406 (20130101) H05H 2001/2418 (20130101) H05H 2001/2462 (20130101) |
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| US 08957727 | Dawson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joel L. Dawson (Roslindale, Massachusetts); David J. Perreault (Brookline, Massachusetts); SungWon Chung (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Philip Godoy (Hercules, California); Everest Huang (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel L. Dawson (Roslindale, Massachusetts); David J. Perreault (Brookline, Massachusetts); SungWon Chung (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Philip Godoy (Hercules, California); Everest Huang (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a power supply configured to generate a plurality of voltages, a plurality of power amplifiers, each having an RF output port and a power supply input port, a switch network having a plurality of input ports coupled to the power supply and a plurality of switch network output ports coupled to the power supply input ports of the plurality of power amplifiers, wherein the switch network is configured to output selected ones of the plurality of voltages from the plurality of switch network output ports, at least two of the switch network output port voltages capable of being different ones of the plurality of voltages, and an RF power combiner circuit having a plurality of input ports coupled to RF output ports of the plurality of power amplifiers and an output port at which is provided an output signal of the RF circuit. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/798738 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 1/0244 (20130101) H03F 1/0277 (20130101) H03F 1/0294 (20130101) H03F 3/217 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03F 3/602 (20130101) H03F 3/2176 (20130101) |
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| US 08958057 | Kane et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David M. Kane (Tucson, Arizona); Jeff T. Daiker (Tucson, Arizona); James T. Murray (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arete Associates (Northridge, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Kane (Tucson, Arizona); Jeff T. Daiker (Tucson, Arizona); James T. Murray (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Separate reception/transmission apertures enhance pointing: reception is more efficient than transmission (kept smaller for MEMS steering). Apparatus aspects of the invention include lidar transmitters emitting laser beams, and scan mirrors (or assemblies) angularly adjustable to deflect the beams in orthogonal directions. In one aspect, afocal optics magnify deflection; a transmitter aperture transmits the beam; a lidar receiver doesn't share the transmitter aperture. In another aspect, auxiliary optics calibrate the deflection. A method aspect of the invention notices and responds to a remote source—using a similar local laser, adjustable scan mirror or assembly, afocal deflection magnifier, transmission aperture and separate receiver. Method steps include operating the receiver to notice and determine location of the remote source; and controlling the transmitter to direct laser light back toward that location. Among preferences: receiver aperture exceeds five times transmitter aperture; receiver is segmented; beam expander between laser and mirror(s) controls waist or divergence, for selecting Gaussian or Rayleigh divergence and “zoom”. |
| FILED | Monday, December 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/317771 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/481 (20130101) G01S 17/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08958316 | Farkas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Farkas (Merrimack, New Hampshire); Brandon P. Hombs (Merrimack, New Hampshire); John A. Tranquilli, Jr. (Merrimack, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Collision Communications, Inc. (Peterborough, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Farkas (Merrimack, New Hampshire); Brandon P. Hombs (Merrimack, New Hampshire); John A. Tranquilli, Jr. (Merrimack, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | What is provided is a system for maintaining acceptable error rates in a MUD-enabled ad-hoc network. In this system the power spread associated with all of the nodes is maintained within the dynamic range of the system, for instance 30 dB. Also, the signal-to-noise ratio at an intended receiver is maintained above a predetermined minimum SNR, for instance above 5 dB. If the dynamic range rule is not met, then the power at the transmitting node is attenuated such that the dynamic range rule is met, checking to see that the minimum SNR rule is also met, or the transmission from this node is pulled. If there is no power control solution, then power aware scheduling is applied. Alternatively, only power aware scheduling is utilized. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/932318 |
| ART UNIT | 2462 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 52/30 (20130101) H04W 52/34 (20130101) H04W 52/241 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 60/50 (20130101) |
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| US 08958470 | Bolstad et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew Bolstad (Arlington, Massachusetts); Benjamin A. Miller (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Karen Gettings (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Merlin Green (Salem, Massachusetts); Helen Kim (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Joel Goodman (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Bolstad (Arlington, Massachusetts); Benjamin A. Miller (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Karen Gettings (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Merlin Green (Salem, Massachusetts); Helen Kim (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Joel Goodman (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A radio frequency (RF) receiver includes an analog receiver chain followed by digital circuitry for reducing nonlinear distortion components within an output signal of the analog receiver chain. In at least one embodiment, the digital circuitry includes a digital equalizer that is configured with a sparse set of Volterra series coefficients. In this manner, a desired level of linearity performance may be achieved in the receiver with relatively low power consumption. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/626913 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/232 |
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| US 08958602 | Lane et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Corey A. Lane (San Diego, California); Heidi L. Buck (San Diego, California); Joshua S. Li (Laguna Nigel, California); Bryan D. Bagnall (San Diego, California); John C. Stastny (San Diego, California); Eric C. Hallenborg (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system are provided for processing maritime video data to improve processing time and reduce the risk of false detection. Video data input may be received from satellites, aircrafts, UAVs and other aerial vehicles. The method and system create annotated video output files indicating the location of tracked anomalies. The method and system perform an anomaly detection function on each data frame within the video input, identify anomalous regions within each data frame, and identify clusters. The method and system then perform an algorithm to discard clusters which do not meet threshold criteria to reduce the risk of false detection, as well as employ a horizon detection algorithm to eliminate superfluous image data unrelated to tracking maritime targets. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/040027 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0063 (20130101) G06K 9/00711 (20130101) G06K 9/00771 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/004 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/144 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04N 5/23251 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958666 | Caplan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David O. Caplan (Billerica, Massachusetts); Walid A. Atia (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David O. Caplan (Billerica, Massachusetts); Walid A. Atia (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes an optical transmitter that outputs an optical signal having a substantially Gaussian waveform and an optical receiver that is optically coupled to the optical transmitter and has an impulse response essentially matching the waveform. The impulse response and waveform preferably match in the time domain. The transmitter and receiver may be average-power-limited, using, for example, an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. To achieve a high signal-to-noise ratio, the waveform may be designed to minimize jitter, sample duration, matching parasitics, and inter-symbol interference (ISI). Such a waveform may be a return-to-zero (RZ) Gaussian or Gaussian-like waveform and may be transmitted in a variety of modulation formats. Further, the system may be used in WDM or TDM systems. A method for characterizing the time domain impulse response of an optical element used in the optical receiver is provided, where the method is optionally optimized using deconvolution and/or cross-correlation techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/649337 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/505 (20130101) H04B 10/508 (20130101) H04B 10/5051 (20130101) H04B 10/25137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958764 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhiwei Xu (Los Angeles, California); Donald A. Hitko (Grover Beach, California); Peter Petre (Oak Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of and apparatus for detecting signal features including amplitude, phase and timing of recognizable input signals in a frequency band or spectrum of interest. One or more super-regenerative oscillators are provided, each having a center frequency and each detecting signal features of recognizable input signals in the frequency band or spectrum of interest during multiple, successive time slots. The center frequency of each of the one or more super-regenerative oscillators is varied between time slots in a selected sequence, preferably according to a Segmentlet algorithm. The one or more super-regenerative oscillators extract the signal features of each the recognizable input signals in different time slots and/or in different super-regenerative oscillator and with a different time-slot associated center frequency associated with the one or more super-regenerative oscillators, thereby providing a time-frequency-amplitude map of the frequency band or spectrum of interest. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/663308 |
| ART UNIT | 2647 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958999 | Ptasinski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joanna N. Ptasinski (La Jolla, California); Lin Pang (San Diego, California); Pang-Chen Sun (San Diego, California); Boris Slutsky (San Diego, California); Yeshaiahu Fainman (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joanna N. Ptasinski (La Jolla, California); Lin Pang (San Diego, California); Pang-Chen Sun (San Diego, California); Boris Slutsky (San Diego, California); Yeshaiahu Fainman (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A differential measurement design employing two nearly collinear optical beams provides surface plasmon polariton resonance (SPR) sensors and a corresponding method of increased dynamic range and signal to noise ratio. The differential measurement device and method based on wavelength interrogation, employs a single incident polarization state, and is combined with a 2-D nanohole array for operation at near-normal incidence, where this approach offers a decrease in the measurement time. |
| FILED | Monday, August 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/195057 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/66 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08959040 | Cruz-Albrecht et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jose Cruz-Albrecht (Oak Park, California); Peter Petre (Oak Park, California); Narayan Srinivasa (Oak Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose Cruz-Albrecht (Oak Park, California); Peter Petre (Oak Park, California); Narayan Srinivasa (Oak Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A spike timing dependent plasticity (STDP) apparatus, neuromorphic synapse system and a method provide STDP processing of spike signals. The STDP apparatus includes a first leaky integrator to receive a first spike signal and a second leaky integrator to receive a second spike signal. An output of the first leaky integrator is gated according to the second spike signal to produce a first gated integrated signal and an output of the second leaky integrator is gated according to the first spike signal to produce a second gated integrated signal. The STDP apparatus further includes an output integrator to integrate a difference of the first and second gated integrated signals to produce a weighted signal. The system includes a synapse core and the STDP apparatus. The method includes integrating the spike signals, gating the integrated signals and integrating a difference of the gated integrated signals. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/415812 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/06 (20130101) G06N 3/0635 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08959301 | Becker-Szendy 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) | Ralph A. Becker-Szendy (Los Gatos, California); Veera W. Deenadhayalan (San Jose, California); D. Scott Guthridge (San Jose, California); James C. Wyllie (Monte Sereno, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention relate to accessing data that spans multiple storage devices in a storage system. A first index records identifiers of data blocks and their storage locations, and a second index records storage locations. An update request is processed by writing multiple copies of a received data block identifier and the updated data block to storage locations recorded in the second index. A read request is processed by performing a quorum read of the storage locations recorded in the second index to retrieve the updated data blocks. The processing of the read request also includes performing a quorum read of the first index to determine storage locations that contain data blocks to be read as part of processing the read request. The data blocks to be read exclude the updated data blocks. |
| FILED | Friday, November 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/673183 |
| ART UNIT | 2138 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/1446 (20130101) G06F 11/1448 (20130101) G06F 11/1456 (20130101) G06F 12/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2201/84 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason Wexler (Oakland, California); Jonathan Botkin (El Cerrito, California); Matthew Culligan (Berkeley, California); Adam Detrick (Petaluma, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason Wexler (Oakland, California); Jonathan Botkin (El Cerrito, California); Matthew Culligan (Berkeley, California); Adam Detrick (Petaluma, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A mounting support for a photovoltaic module is described. The mounting support includes a pedestal having a surface adaptable to receive a flat side of a photovoltaic module laminate. A hole is disposed in the pedestal, the hole adaptable to receive a bolt or a pin used to couple the pedestal to the flat side of the photovoltaic module laminate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/067688 |
| ART UNIT | 3633 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Frames, Casings or Beds of Engines, Machines or Apparatus, Not Specific to Engines, Machines or Apparatus Provided for Elsewhere; Stands; Supports F16M 13/02 (20130101) Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For F24J 2/5237 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0422 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 10/12 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/47 (20130101) Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08955370 | Thornberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven M. Thornberg (Mesa, Colorado); Jason Brown (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Thornberg (Mesa, Colorado); Jason Brown (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of detecting leaks and measuring volumes as well as a device, the Power-free Pump Module (PPM), provides a self-contained leak test and volume measurement apparatus that requires no external sources of electrical power during leak testing or volume measurement. The PPM is a portable, pneumatically-controlled instrument capable of generating a vacuum, calibrating volumes, and performing quantitative leak tests on a closed test system or device, all without the use of alternating current (AC) power. Capabilities include the ability is to provide a modest vacuum (less than 10 Torr) using a venturi pump, perform a pressure rise leak test, measure the gas's absolute pressure, and perform volume measurements. All operations are performed through a simple rotary control valve which controls pneumatically-operated manifold valves. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/473063 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/49.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08955795 | Vander Lind et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Damon Vander Lind (Oakland, California); Pranay Sinha (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A motor pylon system adapted for use with an airborne power generations system is disclosed. The pylons may support turbine driven generators for wind based electrical power generation which also function as electric motors in some aspects. The pylons may be designed to provide side force useful for turning a tethered flying wing flying in a circular cross wind flight path. The pylons may be designed to minimize air flow disruptions over the main wing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/733125 |
| 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 31/06 (20130101) Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 27/24 (20130101) B64D 27/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Wind Motors F03D 5/00 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/70 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/62 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956460 | Ahmed et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aziz Ahmed (Chesterfield, Missouri); Quang A. Nguyen (Chesterfield, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies, LLC (Chesterfield, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aziz Ahmed (Chesterfield, Missouri); Quang A. Nguyen (Chesterfield, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to processes for recovery of values from a fermentation mass obtained in producing ethanol. Further, the present invention relates to processes for the recovery of values from an inorganic- and lignin-containing mass. The present invention also relates to processes for the recovery of a fraction having enhanced silica content from a silica-containing mass. Still further, the present invention relates to processes for the recovery of crude ethanol from a fermentation mass. The present invention relates to various lignin-containing products and solutions and mineral-rich products. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/100839 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Compounds of Unknown Constitution C07G 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/17 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956524 | Wiedmeyer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stanley G. Wiedmeyer (Glen Ellyn, Illinois); Laurel A. Barnes (Chicago, Illinois); Mark A. Williamson (Naperville, Illinois); James L. Willit (Batavia, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (Wilmington, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley G. Wiedmeyer (Glen Ellyn, Illinois); Laurel A. Barnes (Chicago, Illinois); Mark A. Williamson (Naperville, Illinois); James L. Willit (Batavia, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Modular anode assemblies are used in electrolytic oxide reduction systems for scalable reduced metal production via electrolysis. Assemblies include a channel frame connected to several anode rods extending into an electrolyte. An electrical system powers the rods while being insulated from the channel frame. A cooling system removes heat from anode rods and the electrical system. An anode guard attaches to the channel frame to prevent accidental electrocution or damage during handling or repositioning. Each anode rod may be divided into upper and lower sections to permit easy repair and swapping out of lower sections. The modular assemblies may have standardized components to permit placement at multiple points within a reducing system. Example methods may operate an electrolytic oxide reduction system by positioning the modular anode assemblies in the reduction system and applying electrical power to the plurality of anode assemblies. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/977916 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for the Electrolytic Production, Recovery or Refining of Metals; Apparatus Therefor C25C 7/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Nuclear Reactors G21C 19/48 (20130101) Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation or Particle Bombardment; Treating Radioactively Contaminated Material; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor G21F 9/30 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Maximilian B. Gorensek (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Savannah Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maximilian B. Gorensek (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A hybrid sulfur (HyS) cycle process for the production of hydrogen is provided. The process uses a proton exchange membrane (PEM) SO2-depolarized electrolyzer (SDE) for the low-temperature, electrochemical reaction step and a bayonet reactor for the high-temperature decomposition step The process can be operated at lower temperature and pressure ranges while still providing an overall energy efficient cycle process. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/570516 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/637 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956567 | Lou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ALSTOM Technology Ltd (Baden, Switzerland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ALSTOM Technology Ltd (Baden, Switzerland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xinsheng Lou (West Hartford, Connecticut); Abhinaya Joshi (Manchester, Connecticut); Hao Lei (Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A control system for optimizing a chemical loop system includes one or more sensors for measuring one or more parameters in a chemical loop. The sensors are disposed on or in a conduit positioned in the chemical loop. The sensors generate one or more data signals representative of an amount of solids in the conduit. The control system includes a data acquisition system in communication with the sensors and a controller in communication with the data acquisition system. The data acquisition system receives the data signals and the controller generates the control signals. The controller is in communication with one or more valves positioned in the chemical loop. The valves are configured to regulate a flow of the solids through the chemical loop. |
| FILED | Monday, May 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/275201 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Production of Producer Gas, Water-gas, Synthesis Gas From Solid Carbonaceous Material, or Mixtures Containing These Gases; Carburetting Air or Other Gases C10J 3/72 (20130101) C10J 3/723 (20130101) C10J 3/725 (20130101) C10J 2300/0996 (20130101) C10J 2300/1807 (20130101) Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or Solid Fuel Suspended In Air F23C 99/00 (20130101) F23C 2900/99008 (20130101) Regulating or Controlling Combustion F23N 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F23N 5/184 (20130101) Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 13/0285 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 20/346 (20130101) Y02E 60/36 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 435/812 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956688 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jianlin Li (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Beth L. Armstrong (Clinton, Tennessee); Claus Daniel (Knoxville, Tennessee); David L. Wood, III (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a battery electrode includes the steps of dispersing an active electrode material and a conductive additive in water with at least one dispersant to create a mixed dispersion; treating a surface of a current collector to raise the surface energy of the surface to at least the surface tension of the mixed dispersion; depositing the dispersed active electrode material and conductive additive on a current collector; and heating the coated surface to remove water from the coating. |
| FILED | Friday, October 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/651270 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 99/00 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/13 (20130101) H01M 4/62 (20130101) H01M 4/136 (20130101) H01M 4/139 (20130101) H01M 4/0404 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/622 (20130101) H01M 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/1397 (20130101) H01M 4/5825 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/948 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956700 | Taxacher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Glenn Curtis Taxacher (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Andres Garcia Crespo (Greenville, South Carolina); Herbert Chidsey Roberts, III (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glenn Curtis Taxacher (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Andres Garcia Crespo (Greenville, South Carolina); Herbert Chidsey Roberts, III (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for adhering a coating to a substrate structure comprises selecting a substrate structure having an outer surface oriented substantially parallel to a direction of radial stress, modifying the outer surface to provide a textured region having steps to adhere a coating thereto, and applying a coating to extend over at least a portion of the textured region, wherein the steps are oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction of radial stress to resist deformation of the coating relative to the substrate structure. A rotating component comprises a substrate structure having an outer surface oriented substantially parallel to a direction of radial stress. The outer surface defines a textured region having steps to adhere a coating thereto, and a coating extends over at least a portion of the textured region. The steps are oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction of radial stress to resist creep. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/276713 |
| ART UNIT | 1718 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 3/102 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 4/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/14 (20130101) F01D 5/288 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2230/90 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956777 | Saito et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Burnaby, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Burnaby, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kazuo Saito (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Yao Lin (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The multi-section cathode air heat exchanger (102) includes at least a first heat exchanger section (104), and a fixed contact oxidation catalyzed section (126) secured adjacent each other in a stack association. Cool cathode inlet air flows through cool air channels (110) of the at least first (104) and oxidation catalyzed sections (126). Hot anode exhaust flows through hot air channels (124) of the oxidation catalyzed section (126) and is combusted therein. The combusted anode exhaust then flows through hot air channels (112) of the first section (104) of the cathode air heat exchanger (102). The cool and hot air channels (110, 112) are secured in direct heat exchange relationship with each other so that temperatures of the heat exchanger (102) do not exceed 800° C. to minimize requirements for using expensive, high-temperature alloys. |
| FILED | Monday, January 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/735237 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/04014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/04067 (20130101) H01M 8/04074 (20130101) H01M 8/04716 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957013 | Jaworski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Justyn W. Jaworski (Berkeley, California); Seung-Wuk Lee (Walnut Creek, California); Arunava Majumdar (Orinda, California); Digvijay A. Raorane (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Justyn W. Jaworski (Berkeley, California); Seung-Wuk Lee (Walnut Creek, California); Arunava Majumdar (Orinda, California); Digvijay A. Raorane (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for a receptor, capable of binding to a target molecule, linked to a hygroscopic polymer or hydrogel; and the use of this receptor in a device for detecting the target molecule in a gaseous and/or liquid phase. The invention also provides for a method for detecting the presence of a target molecule in the gas phase using the device. In particular, the receptor can be a peptide capable of binding a 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) or 2,4,-dinitrotoluene (DNT). |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/578428 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 30/04 (20130101) C40B 40/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C40B 60/12 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/566 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957259 | Dagle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert A. Dagle (Richland, Washington); Yong Wang (Richland, Washington); Eddie G. Baker (Pasco, Washington); Jianli Hu (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert A. Dagle (Richland, Washington); Yong Wang (Richland, Washington); Eddie G. Baker (Pasco, Washington); Jianli Hu (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for producing dimethyl ether (DME) from methanol and for producing DME directly from syngas, such as syngas from biomass. Also disclosed are apparatus for DME production. The disclosed processes generally function at higher temperatures with lower contact times and at lower pressures than conventional processes so as to produce higher DME yields than do conventional processes. Certain embodiments of the processes are carried out in reactors providing greater surface to volume ratios than the presently used DME reactors. Certain embodiments of the processes are carried out in systems comprising multiple microchannel reactors. |
| FILED | Friday, September 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/241321 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 41/01 (20130101) C07C 41/01 (20130101) C07C 41/09 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 41/09 (20130101) C07C 43/043 (20130101) C07C 43/043 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957388 | Raja |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rajendran Raja (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (Batavia, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajendran Raja (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for reducing background noise in a particle collider, comprises identifying an interaction point among a plurality of particles within a particle collider associated with a detector element, defining a trigger start time for each of the pixels as the time taken for light to travel from the interaction point to the pixel and a trigger stop time as a selected time after the trigger start time, and collecting only detections that occur between the start trigger time and the stop trigger time in order to thereafter compensate the result from the particle collider to reduce unwanted background detection. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/713134 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 7/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957454 | Briere |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael A. Briere (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Rectifier Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Briere (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | There are disclosed herein various implementations of semiconductor structures including III-Nitride interlayer modules. One exemplary implementation comprises a substrate and a first transition body over the substrate. The first transition body has a first lattice parameter at a first surface and a second lattice parameter at a second surface opposite the first surface. The exemplary implementation further comprises a second transition body, such as a transition module, having a smaller lattice parameter at a lower surface overlying the second surface of the first transition body and a larger lattice parameter at an upper surface of the second transition body, as well as a III-Nitride semiconductor layer over the second transition body. The second transition body may consist of two or more transition modules, and each transition module may include two or more interlayers. The first and second transition bodies reduce strain for the semiconductor structure. |
| FILED | Friday, February 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/405180 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0237 (20130101) H01L 21/0251 (20130101) H01L 21/0254 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02381 (20130101) H01L 21/02458 (20130101) H01L 21/02488 (20130101) H01L 21/02505 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/7786 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957567 | Shu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Deming Shu (Darian, Illinois); Steven P. Kearney (Westchester, Illinois); Curt A. Preissner (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deming Shu (Darian, Illinois); Steven P. Kearney (Westchester, Illinois); Curt A. Preissner (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and deformation compensated flexural pivots structured for precision linear nanopositioning stages are provided. A deformation-compensated flexural linear guiding mechanism includes a basic parallel mechanism including a U-shaped member and a pair of parallel bars linked to respective pairs of I-link bars and each of the I-bars coupled by a respective pair of flexural pivots. The basic parallel mechanism includes substantially evenly distributed flexural pivots minimizing center shift dynamic errors. |
| FILED | Friday, August 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/593799 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 41/09 (20130101) H01L 41/083 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958198 | Farmer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Collin Farmer (Tracy, California); James Kaschmitter (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrical cell apparatus includes a first current collector made of a multiplicity of fibers, a second current collector spaced from the first current collector; and a separator disposed between the first current collector and the second current collector. The fibers are contained in a foam. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/648925 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958608 | Santos-Villalobos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hector J. Santos-Villalobos (Knoxville, Tennessee); David S. Bolme (Knoxville, Tennessee); Chris Bensing Boehnen (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Iris recognition can be accomplished for a wide variety of eye images by correcting input images with an off-angle gaze. A variety of techniques, from limbus modeling, corneal refraction modeling, optical flows, and genetic algorithms can be used. A variety of techniques, including aspherical eye modeling, corneal refraction modeling, ray tracing, and the like can be employed. Precomputed transforms can enhance performance for use in commercial applications. With application of the technologies, images with significantly unfavorable gaze angles can be successfully recognized. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/910069 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/006 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08959172 | Blocksome |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for self-pacing DMA data transfer operations for nodes in a parallel computer that include: transferring, by an origin DMA on an origin node, a RTS message to a target node, the RTS message specifying an message on the origin node for transfer to the target node; receiving, in an origin injection FIFO for the origin DMA from a target DMA on the target node in response to transferring the RTS message, a target RGET descriptor followed by a DMA transfer operation descriptor, the DMA descriptor for transmitting a message portion to the target node, the target RGET descriptor specifying an origin RGET descriptor on the origin node that specifies an additional DMA descriptor for transmitting an additional message portion to the target node; processing, by the origin DMA, the target RGET descriptor; and processing, by the origin DMA, the DMA transfer operation descriptor. |
| FILED | Friday, July 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/829339 |
| ART UNIT | 2454 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 13/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08959292 | Ahn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jung Ho Ahn (Palo Alto, California); Mattan Erez (Rollingwood, Texas); William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jung Ho Ahn (Palo Alto, California); Mattan Erez (Rollingwood, Texas); William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Atomic memory access requests are handled using a variety of systems and methods. According to one example method, a data-processing circuit having an address-request generator that issues requests to a common memory implements a method of processing the requests using a memory-access intervention circuit coupled between the generator and the common memory. The method identifies a current atomic-memory access request from a plurality of memory access requests. A data set is stored that corresponds to the current atomic-memory access request in a data storage circuit within the intervention circuit. It is determined whether the current atomic-memory access request corresponds to at least one previously-stored atomic-memory access request. In response to determining correspondence, the current request is implemented by retrieving data from the common memory. The data is modified in response to the current request and at least one other access request in the memory-access intervention circuit. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/643026 |
| ART UNIT | 2185 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/067 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/3895 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08955367 | Gouma et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pelagia-Irene Gouma (Port Jefferson, New York); Milutin Stanacevic (Forest Hills, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pelagia-Irene Gouma (Port Jefferson, New York); Milutin Stanacevic (Forest Hills, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Reliable, fast and inexpensive breath gas detector systems for medical diagnostics, including personal, handheld monitoring devices for a variety of diseases and conditions, including, for example, asthma, diabetes, blood cholesterol, and lung cancer. A sensor device (100) for detecting gases includes a sensing element (109) having an electrical resistance that changes in the presence of a target gas; a readout circuit, electrically coupled to the sensing element due to the presence of the target gas and converts the measurement to a digital signal; and a feedback loop (203) from a digital unit (205) to the readout circuit to compensate for variations in a baseline resistance of the sensing element. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/511868 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/12 (20130101) G01N 27/122 (20130101) G01N 33/0006 (20130101) G01N 33/497 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956440 | Vigderman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Leonid Vigderman (Aurora, Colorado); Eugene R. Zubarev (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leonid Vigderman (Aurora, Colorado); Eugene R. Zubarev (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides improved methods for preparing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-capped gold nanoparticles through the use of hydroquinone as a reducing agent. Such methods generally comprise the steps of: (1) providing a seed solution comprising a gold nanoparticle; (2) providing an aqueous growth solution comprising: (i) cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, (ii) hydrogen tetrachloroaurate, and (iii) hydroquinone; and (3) adding a quantity of the seed solution to the aqueous growth solution. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/420880 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0018 (20130101) B22F 1/0025 (20130101) B22F 1/0062 (20130101) B22F 9/24 (20130101) B22F 2001/0037 (20130101) B22F 2301/255 (20130101) B22F 2304/054 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/208 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 2207/101 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/896 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956525 | Gerken et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James B. Gerken (Madison, Wisconsin); Shannon S. Stahl (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James B. Gerken (Madison, Wisconsin); Shannon S. Stahl (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are electrolysis catalysts formed from cobalt, oxygen and buffering electrolytes (e.g. fluoride). They can be formed as a coating on an anode by conducting an electrolysis reaction using an electrolyte containing cobalt and an anionic buffering electrolyte. The catalysts will facilitate the conversion of water to oxygen and hydrogen gas at a range of mildly acidic conditions. Alternatively, these anodes can be used with cathodes that facilitate other desirable reactions such as converting carbon dioxide to methanol. |
| FILED | Monday, November 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/509674 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — 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 23/75 (20130101) B01J 37/348 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 13/0207 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/04 (20130101) C25B 11/0442 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/366 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956698 | Sampath et al. |
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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) | Walajabad S. Sampath (Fort Collins, Colorado); Pavel S. Kobyakov (Fort Collins, Colorado); Kevin E. Walters (Milliken, Colorado); Davis R. Hemenway (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for depositing complex thin-film alloys on substrates are provided. In particular, systems and methods for the deposition of thin-film Cd1-xMxTe ternary alloys on substrates using a stacked-source sublimation system are provided, where M is a metal such as Mg, Zn, Mn, and Cu. |
| FILED | Monday, April 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/246935 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| 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 14/243 (20130101) C23C 16/452 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/1828 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956705 | Kornfield et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Julia A. Kornfield (Pasadena, California); Michael Wand (Boulder, Colorado); Zuleikha Kurji (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); LC Vision, LLC (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Julia A. Kornfield (Pasadena, California); Michael Wand (Boulder, Colorado); Zuleikha Kurji (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system having a ferroelectric liquid host material and a small amount of polymer additive is provided. In an embodiment, the polymer additive improves the physical characteristics of the system. In an embodiment, the system can be used in FLC applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/695338 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 19/0225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09K 19/406 (20130101) C09K 19/3842 (20130101) Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/141 (20130101) G02F 1/13725 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956805 | Kohl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Kohl (Atlanta, Georgia); Sue Ann Bidstrup-Allen (Atlanta, Georgia); Clifford Lee Henderson (Douglasville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymers, methods of use thereof, and methods of decomposition thereof, are provided. One exemplary polymer, among others, includes, a photodefinable polymer having a sacrificial polymer and a photoinitiator. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/888563 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/287.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957034 | Hanes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Justin Hanes (Baltimore, Maryland); Michelle Rose Dawson (Arlington, Massachusetts); Denis Wirtz (Washington, District of Columbia); Jie Fu (Baltimore, Maryland); Eric Mark Krauland (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Justin Hanes (Baltimore, Maryland); Michelle Rose Dawson (Arlington, Massachusetts); Denis Wirtz (Washington, District of Columbia); Jie Fu (Baltimore, Maryland); Eric Mark Krauland (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally relates to polymeric particles suitable for transporting bioactive agents across mucosal barriers. The invention also relates to methods of making and using those polymeric particles. |
| FILED | Friday, January 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/587512 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0073 (20130101) A61K 9/167 (20130101) A61K 9/5031 (20130101) A61K 9/5123 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 47/48046 (20130101) A61K 47/48907 (20130101) A61K 47/48915 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957225 | Carroll et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory T. Carroll (New York, New York); Jeffrey T. Koberstein (New York, New York); Denong Wang (Palo Alto, California); Nicholas J. Turro (Tenafly, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory T. Carroll (New York, New York); Jeffrey T. Koberstein (New York, New York); Denong Wang (Palo Alto, California); Nicholas J. Turro (Tenafly, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds and methods for controlling the surface properties are described. Compounds of the invention can form radicals upon exposure to irradiation, which can then react with nearby molecules to alter the surface properties of various substrates. The invention can provide surfaces that are resistant to dewetting, surfaces that have immobilized molecules such as carbohydrates and polymers immobilized, and surfaces that have metals deposited on the surface. The invention can be utilized in a wide range of application, such as sensors, microreactors, microarrays, electroless deposition of metals, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/416968 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 69/76 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/0045 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957406 | Sokolov 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) | Anatoliy N. Sokolov (Midland, Michigan); Fung Ling Yap (Geyland East Central, Singapore); Zhenan Bao (Stanford, California); Nan Liu (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Various methods and apparatuses involve the provision of graphitic material. As consistent with one or more aspects herein, an organic material template is used to restrict growth, in a width dimension, of graphitic material grown from the organic material template. Graphitic material is therein provided, having a set of characteristics including electrical behavior and shape, with a representative width defined by the width dimension, based on the organic material template. |
| FILED | Friday, August 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/014975 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/45 (20130101) H01L 29/1606 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958362 | Magistretti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eugenio Magistretti (Bologna, Italy); Omer Gurewitz (Omer, Israel); Edward W. Knightly (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugenio Magistretti (Bologna, Italy); Omer Gurewitz (Omer, Israel); Edward W. Knightly (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for transmitting data from a sender to a receiver over a channel. The method includes identifying the receiver, obtaining an initiation correlated symbol sequence (CSS) associated with the receiver, transmitting the initiation CSS, where the sender and the receiver are configured to communicate over the channel, where the channel is a frequency band in a radio-frequency spectrum. The method further includes receiving a first reservation CSS from the receiver signaling that the receiver has reserved the channel in order to receive the data from the sender. In response to receiving the first reservation CSS, transmitting the data to the receiver, and receiving an acknowledgment CSS from the receiver signaling that the receiver has received the data from the sender. |
| FILED | Friday, August 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/594046 |
| ART UNIT | 2472 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/322 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958499 | Heath, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert W. Heath, Jr. (Austin, Texas); Takao Inoue (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert W. Heath, Jr. (Austin, Texas); Takao Inoue (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for transmitting data over a communications channel are generally described. A value of a property of an inverse of a channel matrix corresponding to the communications channel may be calculated and compared to a threshold value. If the value of the property a first one of greater than or less than the threshold value, at least one transmit message may be altered using a vector perturbation technique to generate data symbols and the data symbols may be precoded using a channel inversion technique to generate precoded data symbols. If the value of the property is the other of greater than or less than the threshold value, the at least one transmit message may be precoded using a channel inversion technique to generate precoded data symbols. |
| FILED | Friday, July 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/997831 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 5/0023 (20130101) H04L 25/03949 (20130101) H04L 25/03961 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958603 | Boriah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shyam Boriah (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Ankush Khandelwal (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Vipin Kumar (Plymouth, Minnesota); Varun Mithal (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Karsten Steinhaeuser (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shyam Boriah (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Ankush Khandelwal (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Vipin Kumar (Plymouth, Minnesota); Varun Mithal (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Karsten Steinhaeuser (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A system has an aerial image database containing sensor data representing a plurality of aerial images of an area having multiple sub-areas. A processor applies a classifier to the sensor values to identify a label for each sub-area in each aerial image and to thereby generate an initial label sequence for each sub-area. The processor identifies a most likely land cover state for each sub-area based on the initial label sequence, a confusion matrix and a transition matrix. For each sub-area, the processor stores the most likely land cover state sequence for the sub-area. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/835022 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30241 (20130101) G06F 17/30247 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0063 (20130101) G06K 9/6267 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958649 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li Zhang (Middleton, Wisconsin); Travis Portz (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments are directed to generating video data using temporally offset image data samples having disparate exposure times. Synthetic samples are generated for each of the pixels at a particular time period by computing, for each synthetic sample, a combined intensity of the captured samples that fall within the time period. Synthetic samples from adjacent pixels are grouped and image data in different groups is compared to identify matching groups. Video frames are constructed by combining image data from the captured samples based upon the matched images. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/799436 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — 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 9/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958810 | Buddhikot et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Milind M. Buddhikot (Manalapan, New Jersey); Scott C. Miller (Freehold, New Jersey); Kevin Ryan (Aberdeen, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alcatel Lucent (Boulogne-Billancourt, France); Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Milind M. Buddhikot (Manalapan, New Jersey); Scott C. Miller (Freehold, New Jersey); Kevin Ryan (Aberdeen, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention includes a method and apparatus for dynamically allocating spectrum available within a region including a plurality of base stations. The method includes obtaining a plurality of spectrum demands associated with at least a portion of the base stations, each spectrum demand requesting a portion of the available spectrum, and determining a plurality of spectrum allocations satisfying at least a portion of the spectrum demands. The spectrum allocations are determined by processing the spectrum demands using network information such as base station information associated with the base stations and region information such as terrain information associated with the region. The region information may include signal propagation information. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/557176 |
| ART UNIT | 2646 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 16/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 16/14 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958868 | Ghovanloo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Maysam Ghovanloo (Atlanta, Georgia); Ming Yin (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); North Carolina University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maysam Ghovanloo (Atlanta, Georgia); Ming Yin (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for transmitting bioelectrical signals. The system includes an implantable bioelectrical sensor for receiving at least one bioelectrical signal; an analog-to-time converter for converting the received bioelectrical signal from an analog domain to a time domain signal; and a radio frequency (RF) modulator for transmitting the time domain signal. The the analog-to-time converter and the RF modulator are implantable in a living being. |
| FILED | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/468015 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0006 (20130101) A61B 5/0031 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08955165 | Romero |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Romero (Strongsville, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Romero (Strongsville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A clothing article surrounds a wearer's upper torso. The article includes connected front portion, a collar. A sleeve is formed in the front portion. A jacket, and coat with an attachable/detachable scarf will be folded and stored in the inter portion of the front side of the collar area with elastic at each end and Velcro onto the inner portion of your collar, therefore eliminating the lost of them by any consumers, and especially children. A sleeve like collar attached to the coat and jacket for storing a scarf and making it easily deployable while in use. |
| FILED | Monday, October 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/274817 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — SELECT * FROM codes_techcenter; |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparel 02/98 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956123 | London et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam P. London (San Francisco, California); Lloyd J. Droppers (San Francisco, California); Matthew K. Lehman (Santa Cruz, California); Amitav Mehra (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ventions, LLC (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam P. London (San Francisco, California); Lloyd J. Droppers (San Francisco, California); Matthew K. Lehman (Santa Cruz, California); Amitav Mehra (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A small scale, high speed turbomachine is described, as well as a process for manufacturing the turbomachine. The turbomachine is manufactured by diffusion bonding stacked sheets of metal foil, each of which has been pre-formed to correspond to a cross section of the turbomachine structure. The turbomachines include rotating elements as well as static structures. Using this process, turbomachines may be manufactured with rotating elements that have outer diameters of less than four inches in size, and/or blading heights of less than 0.1 inches. The rotating elements of the turbomachines are capable of rotating at speeds in excess of 150 feet per second. In addition, cooling features may be added internally to blading to facilitate cooling in high temperature operations. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/036852 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal-working Not Otherwise Provided For; Combined Operations; Universal Machine Tools B23P 2700/12 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/147 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2230/14 (20130101) F05D 2230/50 (20130101) F05D 2250/82 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958270 | Sherrit et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stewart Sherrit (La Crescenta, California); Xiaoqi Bao (San Gabriel, California); Mircea Badescu (La Canada Flintridge, California); Yoseph Bar-Cohen (Seal Beach, California); Phillip Grant Allen (Walnut, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stewart Sherrit (La Crescenta, California); Xiaoqi Bao (San Gabriel, California); Mircea Badescu (La Canada Flintridge, California); Yoseph Bar-Cohen (Seal Beach, California); Phillip Grant Allen (Walnut, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A monolithic ultrasonic horn where the horn, backing, and pre-stress structures are combined in a single monolithic piece is disclosed. Pre-stress is applied by external flexure structures. The provision of the external flexures has numerous advantages including the elimination of the need for a pre-stress bolt. The removal of the pre-stress bolt eliminates potential internal electric discharge points in the actuator. In addition, it reduces the chances of mechanical failure in the actuator stacks that result from the free surface in the hole of conventional ring stacks. In addition, the removal of the stress bolt and the corresponding reduction in the overall number of parts reduces the overall complexity of the resulting ultrasonic horn actuator and simplifies the ease of the design, fabrication and integration of the actuator of the present invention into other structures. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/178114 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Generating or Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations of Infrasonic, Sonic, or Ultrasonic Frequency, for Performing Mechanical Work in General B06B 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 20/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08958452 | Coyle 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) | Donald B. Coyle (Ellicott City, Maryland); Paul R. Stysley (Catonsville, Maryland); Demetrios Poulios (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, apparatus and method employing a laser with a split-head, V-assembly gain material configuration. Additionally, the present invention is directed to techniques to better dissipate or remove unwanted energies in laser operations. The present invention is also directed to techniques for better collimated laser beams, with single spatial mode quality (TEM00), with improved efficiency, in extreme environments, such as in outer space. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/622465 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/07 (20130101) H01S 3/025 (20130101) H01S 3/115 (20130101) H01S 3/0405 (20130101) H01S 3/0606 (20130101) H01S 3/0941 (20130101) H01S 3/1611 (20130101) H01S 3/1643 (20130101) H01S 3/1685 (20130101) H01S 3/08004 (20130101) H01S 3/08054 (20130101) H01S 3/08072 (20130101) H01S 3/08095 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08959065 | Gorinevsky |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dimitry Gorinevsky (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mitek Analytics, LLC (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dimitry Gorinevsky (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer-based monitoring system and monitoring method implemented in computer software for detecting, estimating, and reporting the condition states, their changes, and anomalies for many assets. The assets are of same type, are operated over a period of time, and outfitted with data collection systems. The proposed monitoring method accounts for variability of working conditions for each asset by using regression model that characterizes asset performance. The assets are of the same type but not identical. The proposed monitoring method accounts for asset-to-asset variability; it also accounts for drifts and trends in the asset condition and data. The proposed monitoring system can perform distributed processing of massive amounts of historical data without discarding any useful information where moving all the asset data into one central computing system might be infeasible. The overall processing is includes distributed preprocessing data records from each asset to produce compressed data. |
| FILED | Monday, April 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/442817 |
| ART UNIT | 2199 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/693 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08956123 | London et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam P. London (San Francisco, California); Lloyd J. Droppers (San Francisco, California); Matthew K. Lehman (Santa Cruz, California); Amitav Mehra (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ventions, LLC (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam P. London (San Francisco, California); Lloyd J. Droppers (San Francisco, California); Matthew K. Lehman (Santa Cruz, California); Amitav Mehra (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A small scale, high speed turbomachine is described, as well as a process for manufacturing the turbomachine. The turbomachine is manufactured by diffusion bonding stacked sheets of metal foil, each of which has been pre-formed to correspond to a cross section of the turbomachine structure. The turbomachines include rotating elements as well as static structures. Using this process, turbomachines may be manufactured with rotating elements that have outer diameters of less than four inches in size, and/or blading heights of less than 0.1 inches. The rotating elements of the turbomachines are capable of rotating at speeds in excess of 150 feet per second. In addition, cooling features may be added internally to blading to facilitate cooling in high temperature operations. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/036852 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal-working Not Otherwise Provided For; Combined Operations; Universal Machine Tools B23P 2700/12 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/147 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2230/14 (20130101) F05D 2230/50 (20130101) F05D 2250/82 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956705 | Kornfield et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Julia A. Kornfield (Pasadena, California); Michael Wand (Boulder, Colorado); Zuleikha Kurji (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); LC Vision, LLC (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Julia A. Kornfield (Pasadena, California); Michael Wand (Boulder, Colorado); Zuleikha Kurji (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system having a ferroelectric liquid host material and a small amount of polymer additive is provided. In an embodiment, the polymer additive improves the physical characteristics of the system. In an embodiment, the system can be used in FLC applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/695338 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 19/0225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09K 19/406 (20130101) C09K 19/3842 (20130101) Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/141 (20130101) G02F 1/13725 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957021 | Schellenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Chia-wei Wang (Milpitas, California); Nathan Geething (Santa Clara, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amunix Operating Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Chia-wei Wang (Milpitas, California); Nathan Geething (Santa Clara, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions comprising glucose regulating peptides linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in treatment of glucose regulating peptide-related diseases, disorders, and conditions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/796650 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/575 (20130101) C07K 14/605 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/57563 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/31 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08956577 | Kokini et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jozef L. Kokini (Mahomet, Illinois); Gang Logan Liu (Champaign, Illinois); Austin Hsiao (Urbana, Illinois); Jarupat Luecha (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jozef L. Kokini (Mahomet, Illinois); Gang Logan Liu (Champaign, Illinois); Austin Hsiao (Urbana, Illinois); Jarupat Luecha (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfluidic device comprising a biodegradable material comprises, according to one embodiment, a body including one or more channels extending therethrough for passage of a fluid, where the body includes a first preform and a second preform bonded to the first preform. The first preform comprises a biodegradable material derived from a plant and the second preform defines a wall of each of the channels. According to another embodiment, the microfluidic device comprises a body having one or more channels extending therethrough for passage of a fluid, where the body comprises a biodegradable material and is a monolithic body including no seams. |
| FILED | Friday, June 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/524551 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 2300/12 (20130101) B01L 2300/126 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 65/522 (20130101) B29C 65/528 (20130101) B29C 65/4895 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B29C 65/8207 (20130101) B29C 65/8215 (20130101) B29C 65/8253 (20130101) B29C 66/1122 (20130101) B29C 66/7465 (20130101) B29C 66/53461 (20130101) B29C 66/73771 (20130101) B29C 66/73791 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29C, Relating to Particular Articles B29L 2031/756 (20130101) Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices B81B 2201/058 (20130101) Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 1/00071 (20130101) B81C 2201/019 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 5/122 (20130101) C08J 2389/00 (20130101) Adhesives; Non-mechanical Aspects of Adhesive Processes in General; Adhesive Processes Not Provided for Elsewhere; Use of Materials as Adhesives C09J 5/00 (20130101) C09J 2400/143 (20130101) C09J 2489/006 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08959594 | Tan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li Tan (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and methods enable distributed users to have controlled and distributed access to labor data, and the labor data are produced as the results of monitoring and accruing labor activities with many-to-many employment relation. One method further comprises: (1) a method of importing data as the result of monitoring labor activities, and resolving the employment relation under which a labor activity is performed; (2) a method of accruing labor activities using input data according to the employment relation identified by method (1), and; (3) a method of enabling controlled access to labor and payroll data for distributed users. Labor monitoring software system (a) accrues labor activities from field-collected labor monitoring data, (b) identifies the employment relation, and (c) prepares payroll report based on the terms defined in the employment relation. Authorized users may access the data in raw or processed format from a variety of Internet-connected devices, including smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers. The system may be used in a variety of applications in which an employee has multiple employers, and distributed access to labor data is needed. |
| FILED | Monday, January 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/751410 |
| ART UNIT | 2433 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 40/125 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/08 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
08956594 — Fluoride-calcium compositions, dental products, and methods for providing dental fluoride
| US 08956594 | Chow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Laurence C. Chow (Potomac, Maryland); Shozo Takagi (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ADA Foundation (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurence C. Chow (Potomac, Maryland); Shozo Takagi (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are dental compositions and methods. In accordance with one embodiment, a dental composition includes calcium, fluorine, which is generally present in the form of fluoride, and phosphate or another stabilizing anion. The composition is stable as against precipitation of calcium fluoride during transport and storage, but is unstable against the precipitation of calcium fluoride in the oral cavity of a human. In many embodiments, the amount of fluoride may be less than the amount of fluoride used in a comparable composition intended for a similar purpose. A dental method comprises applying the composition to the oral cavity of a patient, whereupon calcium fluoride precipitates from the composition. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/552414 |
| 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 8/19 (20130101) A61K 8/21 (20130101) A61K 8/24 (20130101) Specific Use of Cosmetics or Similar Toilet Preparations A61Q 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08956852 | Im et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chung-Soon Im (Palo Alto, California); Diana Vincent (San Jose, California); Rika Regentin (Hayward, California); Anna Coragliotti (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Solazyme, Inc. (South San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chung-Soon Im (Palo Alto, California); Diana Vincent (San Jose, California); Rika Regentin (Hayward, California); Anna Coragliotti (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention discloses novel methods of producing hydrocarbons through heterotrophic cultivation of Botryococcus braunii. Also provided are novel hydrocarbon compositions. A preferred species for engineering is the microalgae species Botryococcus braunii. Additional methods of cultivation include providing certain nutrient sources. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/593342 |
| 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 1/12 (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) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08956825 | Weisbart |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard H. Weisbart (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard H. Weisbart (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are conjugate molecules containing a substrate for a nucleoside transport pathway linked to an active agent, wherein the conjugate can be transported into a cell or into the nucleus of a cell via a cellular nucleoside transport pathway. Further provided are methods of delivering a conjugate molecule to a target cell expressing a nucleoside transport pathway, wherein the conjugate contains a substrate for the nucleoside transport pathway linked to an active agent. Also provided are methods for screening for conjugates that are transported by nucleoside transport pathways. Further provided are methods of treating a patient having a disease or disorder affecting tissues expressing nucleoside transport pathways, in which a conjugate containing an agent effective in treating the disorder is administered to the patient. Also provided are methods of treating a patient having an autoimmune disorder involving administering to the patient a compound that inhibits a nucleoside transport pathway. |
| FILED | Friday, May 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/126810 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 47/48538 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/77 (20130101) C07K 2317/82 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5035 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 08958666 | Caplan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David O. Caplan (Billerica, Massachusetts); Walid A. Atia (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David O. Caplan (Billerica, Massachusetts); Walid A. Atia (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes an optical transmitter that outputs an optical signal having a substantially Gaussian waveform and an optical receiver that is optically coupled to the optical transmitter and has an impulse response essentially matching the waveform. The impulse response and waveform preferably match in the time domain. The transmitter and receiver may be average-power-limited, using, for example, an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. To achieve a high signal-to-noise ratio, the waveform may be designed to minimize jitter, sample duration, matching parasitics, and inter-symbol interference (ISI). Such a waveform may be a return-to-zero (RZ) Gaussian or Gaussian-like waveform and may be transmitted in a variety of modulation formats. Further, the system may be used in WDM or TDM systems. A method for characterizing the time domain impulse response of an optical element used in the optical receiver is provided, where the method is optionally optimized using deconvolution and/or cross-correlation techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/649337 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/505 (20130101) H04B 10/508 (20130101) H04B 10/5051 (20130101) H04B 10/25137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
| US 08956218 | Ducheneaut et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicolas B. Ducheneaut (Sunnyvale, California); Nicholas K. Yee (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for adjusting a number of game mechanics associated with a game system. During operation, the system obtains a psychosocial profile associated with a user, adjusts the game mechanics based on the obtained psychosocial profile, and updates the game system based on the adjusted game mechanics. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/722916 |
| ART UNIT | 3716 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, or Fencing; Ball Games; Training Equipment A63B 24/00 (20130101) Coin-freed or Like Apparatus G07F 17/326 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G07F 17/3237 (20130101) |
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U.S. State Government
| US 08957251 | Mahmud et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Taifo Mahmud (Covallis, Oregon); Takuya Ito (Tokushima, Japan); Patricia M. Flatt (Corvallis, Oregon); Niran Roongsawang (Corvallis, Oregon); Norifumi Shirasaka (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting by and Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Taifo Mahmud (Covallis, Oregon); Takuya Ito (Tokushima, Japan); Patricia M. Flatt (Corvallis, Oregon); Niran Roongsawang (Corvallis, Oregon); Norifumi Shirasaka (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure describes the molecular cloning of a pactamycin biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces pactum ATCC 27456, characterization of individual genes in the gene cluster and the proteins encoded thereby as well as uses thereof. The pactamycin gene cluster is located within an 86.35 kilobases genetic locus and includes 53 open reading frames, 26 of which are considered to be the core cluster directly involved in the biosynthesis of pactamycin. The present disclosure also relates to the use of the pactamycin biosynthetic genes located within the identified gene cluster for drug design and development purposes, including the development of pactamycin analogs that are more efficacious and less toxic. Also provided are drugs and antibiotics so produced, as well as methods of their use. |
| FILED | Friday, April 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/596429 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 275/26 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 263/52 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/52 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 13/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08956072 | Brackin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas); Moog Inc. (East Aurora, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas); Moog Inc. (East Aurora, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael S. Brackin (Bryan, Texas); Dean C. Alberson (Bryan, Texas); D. Lance Bullard, Jr. (College Station, Texas); Russell J. Norris (Falls Church, Virginia); Craig R. Ackerman (Gainesville, Virginia); Donald L. Moffett (Springfield, Virginia); James A. Kowalski (Springville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to a system including an anchor configured to be disposed within a foundation, wherein an upper side of the anchor is configured to be exposed at a surface of the foundation and a wedge-style anti-ram security barrier configured to mechanically couple to the anchor and mount to the surface of the foundation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/043571 |
| ART UNIT | 3671 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Additional Work, Such as Equipping Roads or the Construction of Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, or the Like E01F 9/047 (20130101) E01F 13/08 (20130101) E01F 13/12 (20130101) E01F 13/048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Gearing F16H 25/18 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08957306 | Stan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark A. Stan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Nein Y. Li (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Frank A. Spadafora (Baden, Pennsylvania); Hong Q. Hou (Arcadia, California); Paul R. Sharps (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Navid S. Fatemi (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Stan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Nein Y. Li (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Frank A. Spadafora (Baden, Pennsylvania); Hong Q. Hou (Arcadia, California); Paul R. Sharps (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Navid S. Fatemi (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A solar cell having a first subcell including a germanium (Ge) substrate having a diffusion region doped with n-type dopants including phosphorus and arsenic, wherein the upper portion of such diffusion region has a higher concentration of phosphorus (P) atoms than arsenic (As) atoms, and a second subcell including a layer of either gallium arsenide (GaAs) or indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) disposed over the substrate. |
| FILED | Monday, March 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/041490 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/2205 (20130101) H01L 21/02381 (20130101) H01L 21/02461 (20130101) H01L 21/02463 (20130101) H01L 21/02543 (20130101) H01L 31/078 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/1852 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/544 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
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