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| US 09010329 | Hansen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian N. Hansen (Longmont, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerophase (Longmont, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian N. Hansen (Longmont, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid flow control valve comprises (a) a high pressure region adapted to contain a fluid at its supercritical or nearcritical temperature and pressure conditions and connected via an orifice to a low pressure region, (b) a seat adjacent the orifice, (c) a sealing element positionable against the seat to form a seal between the high pressure region and the low pressure region, and (d) an electrically and/or electronically controlled actuator operable to move the sealing element against and/or away from the seat to allow control of fluid flow from the high pressure region to the low pressure region. In a specific embodiment, the high pressure region contains a fluid at its supercritical or nearcritical temperature and pressure conditions. The valve may be used, for example, to provide very low flow rates, for example, for supercritical fluid chromatography, supercritical fluid extraction, critical point drying, supercritical fluid cleaning, and supercritical fluid separation methods. In another embodiment, the valve is suitable for use in methods of delivering a biologically active substance to a patient in need thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/703351 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 15/008 (20130101) A61M 15/009 (20130101) A61M 2016/0021 (20130101) A61M 2202/0225 (20130101) A61M 2205/0266 (20130101) A61M 2205/8225 (20130101) Containers for Storage or Transport of Articles or Materials, e.g Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding Containers; Accessories, Closures, or Fittings Therefor; Packaging Elements; Packages B65D 83/54 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 1/14 (20130101) F16K 31/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09011410 | Marsala |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin Marsala (Solana Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin Marsala (Solana Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Delivery devices and methods related thereto may be used in humans for spinal delivery of cells, drugs or vectors. The patient population may include patients with spinal traumatic injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, spinal ischemia and any other spinal neurodegenerative disorders which will require spinal cell, vector or drug delivery. Unlike conventional methods which require multiple injection sites to make multiple, localized substrate deliveries, the delivery devices and methods of the present invention may allow for multiple substrate delivery locations with homogeneous substrate delivery with a single injection site. |
| FILED | Friday, May 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/598667 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/3472 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09011662 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tih-Hong Wang (Cary, North Carolina); George Brackett (Franklinton, North Carolina); David Clevenger (Durham, North Carolina); Donovan E. Bort (Apex, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tih-Hong Wang (Cary, North Carolina); George Brackett (Franklinton, North Carolina); David Clevenger (Durham, North Carolina); Donovan E. Bort (Apex, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides droplet actuator assemblies and systems and methods of manufacturing the droplet actuator assemblies. In certain embodiments, two-piece enclosures are used to form a droplet actuator assembly that houses a droplet operations substrate. In certain other embodiments, one-piece enclosures are used to form a droplet actuator assembly that houses a droplet operations substrate. In the plastic injection molding process for forming substrates of the droplet actuator assemblies of the present invention may utilize insert molding (or overmolding) processes for forming a gasket in at least one substrate, thereby avoiding the need for providing and installing a separate gasket component. Further, the droplet actuator assemblies may include features that allow ultrasonic welding processes to be used for bonding substrates together. The manufacturing systems of the present invention for fabricating the droplet actuator assemblies may utilize continuous flow reel-to-reel manufacturing processes. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/807812 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/0241 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/502784 (20130101) Typewriters; Selective Printing Mechanisms,, i.e Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From a Forme; Correction of Typographical Errors B41J 2/14024 (20130101) |
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| US 09011669 | James |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Patrick I. James (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Blue Planet Strategies, L.L.C. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick I. James (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for electrochemical modification of liquid streams employing an electrolytic cell which includes an anode compartment defined by an anode structure where oxidation is effected, containing a liquid electrolyte anolyte, and a cathode compartment defined by a cathode structure where reduction is effected containing a liquid electrolyte catholyte. In addition, the electrolytic cell includes at least one additional compartment arranged at least partially between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment and separated from the anode compartment and the cathode compartment by a separator structure arranged to supports ionic conduction of current between the anode structure and the cathode structure. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621349 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/461 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C02F 1/4693 (20130101) C02F 1/46104 (20130101) C02F 2101/20 (20130101) C02F 2201/4611 (20130101) C02F 2201/46115 (20130101) C02F 2201/46185 (20130101) |
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| US 09011816 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zheng-Rong Lu (Beachwood, Ohio); Xueming Wu (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zheng-Rong Lu (Beachwood, Ohio); Xueming Wu (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Example systems and methods enhance contrast in MRI images. To facilitate imaging of atherosclerotic plaques, arterial and venous, cardiac, and even tumor tissues and fibrosis, a fibrin-fibronectin complex or disease-related fibronectin specific MRI contrast agent (CLPD) has a specific binding affinity for fibronectin. |
| FILED | Friday, March 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/071596 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/124 (20130101) A61K 51/065 (20130101) A61K 51/088 (20130101) |
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| US 09011817 | Namavari et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mohammad Namavari (South San Francisco, California); Sanjiv Sam Gambhir (Portola Valley, California); Beverly S. Mitchell (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad Namavari (South San Francisco, California); Sanjiv Sam Gambhir (Portola Valley, California); Beverly S. Mitchell (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for compounds and methods of making compounds such as those shown in FIGS. 1.1A and 1.1B having formula 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, and 12 and formula 2′, 4′, and 11′, as well as uses for the compounds for imaging, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, September 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/875339 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09011818 | Allen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter M. Allen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Wenhao Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Moungi G. Bawendi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter M. Allen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Wenhao Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Moungi G. Bawendi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Water soluble InAs(ZnCdS) semiconductor nanocrystals with bright and stable emission in the near infrared (NIR) wavelength range have been prepared. The NIR semiconductor nanocrystals can be functionalized to enable imaging of specific cellular proteins. In addition, the utility of the NIR region for in vivo biological imaging is clearly demonstrated by the superior ability of InAs(ZnCdS) semiconductor nanocrystals to image tumor vasculature. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/627615 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0067 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/774 (20130101) Y10S 977/953 (20130101) |
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| US 09011835 | Sampson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. Sampson (Durham, North Carolina); Duane A. Mitchell (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions, methods, and kits for eliciting an immune response to at least one CMV antigen expressed by a cancer cell, in particular for treating and preventing cancer. CMV determination methods, compositions, and kits also are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/748096 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 39/245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/5154 (20130101) A61K 2039/5156 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2710/16122 (20130101) C12N 2710/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 09011837 | Edelman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elazer R. Edelman (Brookline, Massachusetts); Brett Zani (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Endothelial implants restore vascular homeostasis after injury without reconstituting vascular architecture. Endothelial cells line the vascular epithelium and underlying vasa vasorum precluding distinction between cellular controls. Unlike blood vessels, the airway epithelium is highly differentiated and distinct from endothelial cells that line the bronchial vasa allowing investigation of the differential control tissue engineered cells may provide in airways and blood vessels. Through airway injury and cell culture models, tissue engineered implants of the bronchial epithelium and endothelium were found to promote synergistic repair of the airway through biochemical regulation of the airway microenvironment. While epithelial cells modulate local tissue composition and reaction, endothelial cells preserve the epithelium; together their relative impact was enhanced suggesting both cell types act synergistically for airway repair. |
| FILED | Friday, December 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/098902 |
| 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 35/12 (20130101) A61K 35/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 35/42 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/3808 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0688 (20130101) C12N 2500/38 (20130101) C12N 2501/11 (20130101) C12N 2501/25 (20130101) C12N 2501/39 (20130101) C12N 2501/81 (20130101) C12N 2501/115 (20130101) C12N 2501/385 (20130101) C12N 2501/395 (20130101) C12N 2502/28 (20130101) C12N 2533/00 (20130101) C12N 2533/54 (20130101) |
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| US 09011840 | Bartholomew et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Amelia Bartholomew (Lake Forest, Illinois); Simon Lee (Chicago, Illinois); Erzsebet Szilagyi (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amelia Bartholomew (Lake Forest, Illinois); Simon Lee (Chicago, Illinois); Erzsebet Szilagyi (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Inflammatory cytokines e.g. IFN-γ, serve as initiating stimuli for mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) immunosuppresive activity in vivo. Other inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF alpha, the molecule hemoxygenase I, and TLR ligation of MSC, may also provide such a response. Activated MSC's promote tissue regeneration in conditions such as aging, where regeneration is impaired. Wound healing in aged mammals was enhanced by restoring tensile strength to the levels of younger mammals. Activated MSCs were useful in treating wounds in diabetic primates. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/483910 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/28 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0663 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09011844 | Kraus |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan P. Kraus (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Human cystathionine β-synthase variants are disclosed, as well as a method to produce recombinant human cystathionine β-synthase and variants thereof. More particularly, the role of both the N-terminal and C-terminal regions of human CBS has been studied, and a variety of truncation mutants and modified CBS homologs are described. In addition, a method to express and purify recombinant human cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and variants thereof which have only one or two additional amino acid residues at the N-terminus are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/826024 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/88 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09011845 | Foster et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Paul Foster (Slidell, Louisiana); Paulo Cesar Rodriguez (Metarie, Louisiana); James Milton Hill (New Orleans, Louisiana); Augusto Ochoa (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and therapeutic treatments of diseases such as viral infections are provided including applying peg-Arginase I. Methods are provided that treat inflammation mediated diseases with peg-Arginase I. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/039909 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 38/50 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 305/03001 (20130101) |
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| US 09011857 | Braun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Braun (Tarzana, California); Lynn K. Gordon (Tarzana, California); Kaori Shimazaki (Los Angeles, California); Madhuri Wadehra (Manhattan Beach, California); Kathy A. Kelly (Pacific Palisades, California); Anna M. Wu (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the treatment or prevention of Chlamydia infections and cancer. The methods and compositions inhibit the entry of Chlamydia into a host cell expressing EMP2 by interfering with the interaction between the Chlamydia and EMP2. The methods and compositions target cancers which express or overexpress EMP2 nucleic acids and polypeptides by targeting EMP2. |
| FILED | Monday, November 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/684901 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 16/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/125 (20130101) C07K 2316/96 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/52 (20130101) C07K 2317/73 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09011861 | Dana et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Reza Dana (Newton, Massachusetts); Sunil Chauhan (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Schepens Eye Research Institute (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Reza Dana (Newton, Massachusetts); Sunil Chauhan (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are materials and methods for treating dry eye disease in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, February 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/035695 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 38/179 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09011871 | Levine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Myron M. Levine (Columbia, Maryland); James E. Galen (Eldersburg, Maryland); Sharon M. Tennant (Baltimore, Maryland); Raphael Simon (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is drawn to multivalent Salmonella enterica serovar conjugate vaccines comprising conjugates of S. Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis, S. Choleraesuis, S. Typhi, S. Paratyphi A and optionally S. Paratyphi B, wherein the conjugates comprise a hapten antigen and a carrier antigen, wherein at least one of the hapten antigens or carrier antigens is characteristic of the Salmonella enterica serovar. The present invention also provides Salmonella enterica serovar reagent strains to produce the multivalent conjugate vaccines and attenuated Salmonella enterica serovars for use as vaccines. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/670153 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0275 (20130101) A61K 39/385 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/522 (20130101) A61K 2039/6068 (20130101) A61K 2039/55544 (20130101) |
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| US 09011874 | Stinchcomb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dan T. Stinchcomb (Fort Collins, Colorado); Jorge E. Osorio (Mount Horeb, Wisconsin); Timothy D. Powell (Fort Collins, Colorado); Jeremy Jones (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Takeda Vaccines, Inc. (Deerfield, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dan T. Stinchcomb (Fort Collins, Colorado); Jorge E. Osorio (Mount Horeb, Wisconsin); Timothy D. Powell (Fort Collins, Colorado); Jeremy Jones (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention generally disclose methods, compositions and uses for generating and expressing poxvirus constructs. In some embodiments, constructs may contain an influenza virus gene segment. In certain embodiments, methods generally relate to making and using compositions of constructs including, but not limited to, poxvirus vaccine compositions. In other embodiments, vaccine compositions are reported of use in a subject. |
| FILED | Monday, November 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/510601 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/145 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 2319/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/863 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2710/24143 (20130101) C12N 2760/16034 (20130101) C12N 2760/16122 (20130101) C12N 2760/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 09012138 | 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 | Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/043917 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 2217/075 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/1079 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/53 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/3521 (20130101) C12N 2330/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09012143 | Sadee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wolfgang Sadee (Upper Arlington, Ohio); Andrew D. Johnson (Columbus, Ohio); Danxin Wang (Upper Arlington, Ohio); Audrey C. Papp (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wolfgang Sadee (Upper Arlington, Ohio); Andrew D. Johnson (Columbus, Ohio); Danxin Wang (Upper Arlington, Ohio); Audrey C. Papp (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for predicting a subject's risk factors for ACE-related disorders includes detecting the allelic status of one or more polymorphisms in a nucleic acid sample of the subject. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/598265 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2535/131 (20130101) C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/154 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) |
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| US 09012145 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhenghe Wang (Baltimore, Maryland); Victor Velculescu (Dayton, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhenghe Wang (Baltimore, Maryland); Victor Velculescu (Dayton, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Tyrosine phosphorylation, regulated by protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) and kinases (PTKs), is important in signaling pathways underlying tumorigenesis. A mutational analysis of the tyrosine phosphatase gene superfamily in human cancers identified 83 somatic mutations in six PTPs (PTPRF, PTPRG, PTPRT, PTPN3, PTPN13, PTPN14), affecting 26% of colorectal cancers and a smaller fraction of lung, breast and gastric cancers. Fifteen mutations were nonsense, frameshift or splice site alterations predicted to result in truncated proteins lacking phosphatase activity. Five missense mutations in the most commonly altered PTP (PTPRT) were biochemically examined and found to reduce phosphatase activity. Expression of wild-type but not a mutant PTPRT in human cancer cells inhibited cell growth. These observations suggest that the tyrosine phosphatase genes are tumor suppressor genes, regulating cellular pathways that may be amenable to therapeutic intervention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/275958 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) |
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| US 09012165 | Eckhardt |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allen E. Eckhardt (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to an assay for acid β-galactosidase activity. The invention may include combining in oil a sample droplet with a 4-methylumbelliferyl-B-galactose to yield a reaction droplet; splitting the reaction droplet to yield a first daughter droplet and a second daughter droplet; combining the first daughter droplet with a stop buffer droplet to yield a first stopped reaction droplet; incubating the second daughter droplet; combining the second daughter droplet with a stop buffer droplet to yield a second stopped reaction droplet; and measuring 4-methylumbelliferone released in the first and second stopped reaction droplets. |
| FILED | Monday, November 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/089070 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 2300/18 (20130101) B01L 2300/0654 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2400/043 (20130101) B01L 2400/0427 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/18 (20130101) C07D 311/20 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 15/203 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/25 (20130101) C12Q 1/34 (20130101) C12Q 1/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6452 (20130101) G01N 33/5438 (20130101) G01N 2800/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09012183 | Lambowitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan M. Lambowitz (Austin, Texas); Sabine Mohr (Austin, Texas); Travis B. White (Austin, Texas); Scott Kuersten (Fitchburg, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan M. Lambowitz (Austin, Texas); Sabine Mohr (Austin, Texas); Travis B. White (Austin, Texas); Scott Kuersten (Fitchburg, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of preparing a DNA copy of a target polynucleotide using template switching is described. The method includes mixing a double stranded template/primer substrate made up of a DNA primer oligonucleotide associated with a complementary oligonucleotide template strand with a target polynucleotide in a reaction medium and adding a suitable amount of a non-retroviral reverse transcriptase to the reaction medium to extend the DNA primer oligonucleotide from its 3′ end to provide a DNA copy polynucleotide. The DNA copy polynucleotide includes a complementary target DNA polynucleotide that is synthesized using the target polynucleotide as a template. Methods of adding nucleotides to the double stranded template/primer substrate are also described. The method can be used to facilitate detection, PCR amplification, cloning, and determination of RNA and DNA sequences. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/000513 |
| 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 15/1096 (20130101) 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 2521/107 (20130101) C12Q 2525/191 (20130101) C12Q 2525/207 (20130101) |
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| US 09012207 | Blair et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven M. Blair (Salt Lake City, Utah); Farhad Mahdavi (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yongdong Liu (Salt Lake City, Utah); James N. Herron (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ajay Nahata (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Blair (Salt Lake City, Utah); Farhad Mahdavi (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yongdong Liu (Salt Lake City, Utah); James N. Herron (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ajay Nahata (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A biomolecular assay includes a substrate with a metallic layer on at least one surface thereof. The metallic film includes nanocavities. The nanocavities are configured to enhance signals that are representative of the presence or amount of one or more analytes in a sample or sample solution, and may be configured to enhance the signal by a factor of about two or more or by a factor of about three or more. Such signal enhancement may be achieved with nanocavities that are organized in an array, randomly positioned nanocavities, or nanocavities that are surrounded by increased surface area features, such as corrugation or patterning, or nanocavities that have quadrilateral or triangular shapes with tailored edge lengths, or with a plurality of nanoparticles. Methods for fabricating biomolecular substrates and assay techniques in which such biomolecular substrates are used are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/497581 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) B82Y 20/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/648 (20130101) G01N 21/7746 (20130101) G01N 33/54373 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/008 (20130101) G02B 2207/101 (20130101) |
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| US 09012215 | Gerber et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan Michael Gerber (Baltimore, Maryland); Richard John Jones (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Michael Gerber (Baltimore, Maryland); Richard John Jones (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Using the methods of the present invention, intermediate (int) levels of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity reliably distinguished leukemic CD34+CD38− cells capable of engrafting immunodeficient mice, from residual normal hematopoietic stem cells that exhibited relatively higher ALDH activity. Minimal residual disease (MRD) detected during complete remission was enriched for the CD34+CD38−ALDHint leukemic cells, and the presence of these cells after therapy highly correlated with subsequent clinical relapse. The methods of the present invention can distinguish normal from leukemic CD34+CD38− cells, and identifies those AML cells associated with relapse. Methods of prediction of relapse of AML patients and methods of treatment are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, September 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/625369 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57426 (20130101) G01N 2800/54 (20130101) |
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| US 09012216 | Ory et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Washington University (Saint Louis, Missouri); The United States of America, National Institutes of Health, as represented by the Sec. Dept HHS (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (Saint Louis, Missouri); US National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel S Ory (Saint Louis, Missouri); Forbes Porter (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for determining efficacy of a cyclodextrin therapy in a subject afflicted with a disorder involving oxysterol accumulation. These methods comprise: obtaining a first body fluid sample from the subject prior to cyclodextrin administration; administering cyclodextrin; obtaining at least one second body fluid sample after the cyclodextrin administration; subjecting the body fluid samples to chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis to determine concentration of 24-hydroxycholesterol and/or cholestane-3β,5α,6β-triol; and determining magnitude of difference between the 24-hydroxycholesterol and/or cholestane-3β,5α,6β-triol concentration of the body fluid samples, whereby an increase or stabilization of 24-hydroxycholesterol concentration, or a reduction of cholestane-3β,5α,6β-triol concentration in the at least one second sample compared to the first sample, indicates efficacy of the cyclodextrin therapy. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/786757 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/92 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/6893 (20130101) G01N 33/6896 (20130101) G01N 2800/044 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) G01N 2800/56 (20130101) G01N 2800/2857 (20130101) |
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| US 09012217 | Mercola et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Mercola (La Jolla, California); Marcia Dawson (La Jolla, California); John Cashman (San Diego, California); Paul J. Bushway (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Burnham Institute for Medical Research (La Jolla, California); Human Biomolecular Research Institute (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Mercola (La Jolla, California); Marcia Dawson (La Jolla, California); John Cashman (San Diego, California); Paul J. Bushway (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and small molecule compounds for stem cell differentiation are provided. One example of a class of compounds that may be used is represented by the compound having the structure IA or IB in the form of free base or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or N-oxide thereof: R1 is independently hydrogen or (C1-C6)alkyl; R2 is independently hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; R2′ is independently hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, CF3 or C2F5; R3 is independently (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, 2-tetrahydrofurylmethyl, an aliphatic tertiary amine, or 4-methoxybenzyl; or R2 and R3 may be joined together to form a 5 or 6 member ring lactone; R4 is independently hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, a 2- or 4-R5-substituted aromatic ring selected from a 4-R5-phenyl or a 2-R5-5-pyridyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aliphatic tertiary amine or halogen; and R5, R5′, R6, R6′, R7, R7′, are each independently hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, optionally substituted phenyl, heteroaryl, a heterocyclic ring, an aliphatic tertiary amine, or halogen. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/561235 |
| 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 | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 235/06 (20130101) C07D 279/20 (20130101) C07D 279/22 (20130101) C07D 279/28 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/10 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 405/04 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 409/04 (20130101) C07D 491/04 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0603 (20130101) C12N 5/0606 (20130101) C12N 5/0623 (20130101) |
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| US 09012223 | Ko et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Minoru S. H. Ko (Tokyo, Japan); Michal Zalzman (Baltimore, Maryland); Lioudmila V. Sharova (Pasadena, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides methods for increasing genome stability of an embryonic stem (ES) cell or induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell, increasing telomere length in an ES or iPS cell, or both, for example by contacting an ES or iPS cell with an agent that increases expression of Zscan4 in the cell. Methods for increasing genome stability or increasing telomere length in a population of ES or iPS cells are provided, for example by selecting Zscan4+ ES or iPS cells from the population of ES or iPS cells (which can include both Zscan4+ and Zscan4− ES or iPS cells). Therapeutic methods of using ES or iPS cells expressing Zscan4 are also provided. Further provided are methods of treating cancer by administering a Zscan4 polynucleotide or Zscan4 polypeptide. Also provided are methods of inducing differentiation of isolated ES or iPS cells into germ cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/259600 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/4705 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/00 (20130101) C12N 5/0606 (20130101) C12N 15/00 (20130101) C12N 15/85 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2501/00 (20130101) C12N 2501/40 (20130101) C12N 2501/60 (20130101) |
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| US 09012224 | Bowles et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dawn E. Bowles (Durham, North Carolina); Chengwen Li (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Joseph E. Rabinowitz (Secane, Pennsylvania); Josh Grieger (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Mavis Agbandje-McKenna (Gainesville, Florida); Richard Jude Samulski (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); The University of Florida Research Foundation (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dawn E. Bowles (Durham, North Carolina); Chengwen Li (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Joseph E. Rabinowitz (Secane, Pennsylvania); Josh Grieger (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Mavis Agbandje-McKenna (Gainesville, Florida); Richard Jude Samulski (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is based, in part, on the discovery that parvovirus (including AAV) capsids can be engineered to incorporate small, selective regions from other parvoviruses that confer desirable properties. The inventors have discovered that in some cases as little as a single amino acid insertion or substitution from a first parvovirus (e.g., an AAV) into the capsid structure of another parvovirus (e.g., an AAV) to create a chimeric parvovirus is sufficient to confer one or more of the desirable properties of the first parvovirus to the resulting chimeric parvovirus and/or to confer a property that is not exhibited by the first parvovirus or is present to a lesser extent. |
| FILED | Monday, January 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/983547 |
| 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 | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2750/14122 (20130101) C12N 2750/14143 (20130101) C12N 2750/14144 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James A. Williams (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nature Technology Corporation (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Williams (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the propagation of covalently closed circular recombinant DNA molecules such as plasmids, cosmids, bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs), bacteriophages, viral vectors and hybrids thereof, and more particularly is strain modifications that improve strain viability, plasmid stability, plasmid production yield, and plasmid-directed protein production yield, using said DNA molecules in fermentation culture. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/659464 |
| 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 | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012374 | Routenberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Prognosys Biosciences, Inc. (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Prognosys Biosciences, Inc. (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Routenberg (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The methods of the present invention provide methods for manufacturing a master substrate and methods for manufacturing replica arrays from the master substrate. The methods may be used, for example, directly to manufacture or “print” peptide arrays from a DNA array; however, the methods are applicable to a wide range of manufacturing applications for use any time multiple copies of an array needs to be printed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/692250 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/0046 (20130101) B01J 2219/00317 (20130101) B01J 2219/00382 (20130101) B01J 2219/00585 (20130101) B01J 2219/00619 (20130101) B01J 2219/00722 (20130101) B01J 2219/00725 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 40/06 (20130101) C40B 50/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C40B 50/18 (20130101) C40B 60/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09012392 | LaRusso et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nicholas F. LaRusso (Rochester, Minnesota); Tetyana V. Masyuk (Rochester, Minnesota); Melissa Muff-Luett (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas F. LaRusso (Rochester, Minnesota); Tetyana V. Masyuk (Rochester, Minnesota); Melissa Muff-Luett (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides methods and materials related to treating liver conditions. For example, the methods and materials relating to the use of cAMP inhibitors to treat liver conditions are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/533257 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/31 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012399 | Cao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lan Cao (Stoughton, Massachusetts); David J. Mooney (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lan Cao (Stoughton, Massachusetts); David J. Mooney (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises compositions, methods, and devices for delivering angiogenic factors and signaling molecules to a target tissue, and controlling the release of these factors and signaling molecules to spatially and temporally restrict their release and dissemination, for the purpose of promoting angiogenesis in target tissues. |
| FILED | Monday, June 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/992617 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1858 (20130101) A61K 38/1866 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 2300/45 (20130101) A61L 2300/412 (20130101) A61L 2300/414 (20130101) A61L 2300/426 (20130101) A61L 2300/432 (20130101) A61L 2300/602 (20130101) |
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| US 09012407 | Civelli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Olivier Civelli (Irvine, California); Rainer K. Reinscheid (Irvine, California); Yanling Xu (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Olivier Civelli (Irvine, California); Rainer K. Reinscheid (Irvine, California); Yanling Xu (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods that act on Neuropeptide S receptors (NPSR) (also known as “TGR23” or “vasopressin receptor-related receptor 1 (VRR1)”) to cause desired effects in the bodies of human or animal subjects. Neuropeptide S (NPS) and other agonists of the NPSR may be administered to cause arousal, awakening, alertness, spontaneous movement, bronchoconstriction, contraction of bronchial smooth muscle or other effects. Antagonists of the NPSR may be administered to cause decreased arousal, decreased awakening, decreased alertness, decreased spontaneous movement, sleep, somnolence, sedation, anxiolytic effects, normalized sleep patterns, normalized sleep stages, increased duration of sleep, bronchodilation, relaxation of broncheal smooth muscle or other effects. |
| FILED | Monday, April 25, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/587444 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4985 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/1709 (20130101) |
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| US 09012410 | Han et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yiping Han (Beachwood, Ohio); Hongqi Liu (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yiping Han (Beachwood, Ohio); Hongqi Liu (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating intrauterine inflammation in a subject associated with intrauterine bacterial infection includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a toll-like receptor 4 antagonist. The therapeutically effective amount administered to the subject is an amount effective in reducing intrauterine inflammation in the subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/519335 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/739 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/7028 (20130101) A61K 31/7034 (20130101) |
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| US 09012419 | Wagner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lori A. Wagner (Salt Lake City, Utah); Katrin Szardenings (Torrance, California); Gerald J. Gleich (Salt Lake City, Utah); Tarek Aboul-Fadl Mohamed (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lori A. Wagner (Salt Lake City, Utah); Katrin Szardenings (Torrance, California); Gerald J. Gleich (Salt Lake City, Utah); Tarek Aboul-Fadl Mohamed (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for regulating eosinophils. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/300894 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/1136 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/111 (20130101) |
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| US 09012422 | Gmeiner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William H. Gmeiner (Yadkinville, North Carolina); Timothy S. Pardee (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William H. Gmeiner (Yadkinville, North Carolina); Timothy S. Pardee (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to active compounds for treating acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in a subject in need thereof and methods of treating AML carried out by administering the subject an active compound in an amount effective to treat the leukemia. The active compound comprises a 10-mer oligonucleotide covalently linked via 3′ to 5′ phosphodiester linkages of 5-fluorodeoxyuridine, FdUMP[10], or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/565108 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7115 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012426 | Lee |
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| APPLICANT(S) | You Mie Lee (Suseong-gu, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kyungpook National University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation (, South Korea) |
| INVENTOR(S) | You Mie Lee (Suseong-gu, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an anti-angiogenic composition, and more particularly, to a pharmaceutical anti-angiogenic composition including a microRNA-382 inhibitor. The inventors of the present invention have confirmed that microRNA-382, the expression of which is elevated in stomach cancer cells in a low oxygen environment, affects the promotion of angiogenesis induced in a low oxygen environment. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention inhibits microRNA-382 and thus inhibits angiogenesis and cell proliferation, and is expected ultimately to be valuably used in the treatment of cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/240539 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/113 (20130101) |
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| US 09012439 | Phipps et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard P. Phipps (Pittsford, New York); Jamie O'Brien (Fairport, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard P. Phipps (Pittsford, New York); Jamie O'Brien (Fairport, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a method of inducing platelet production that includes contacting a megakaryocyte with an electrophilic compound under conditions effective to induce platelet production by the contacting megakaryocyte. Methods of treating a patient for low platelet levels, increasing the circulating half-life of platelets, and improving the quality (activity) of platelets are also disclosed herein, which involve administering the electrophilic compound to a patient an effective amount to achieve the desired effect. Pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic systems are also disclosed for carrying out these therapeutic treatments. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/738949 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/557 (20130101) |
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| US 09012445 | Lindsley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig W. Lindsley (Brentwood, Tennessee); P. Jeffrey Conn (Brentwood, Tennessee); Michael R. Wood (Brentwood, Tennessee); Bruce J. Melancon (Nashville, Tennessee); Michael S. Poslusney (Nashville, Tennessee); James C. Tarr (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 4-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)benzyl analogs compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Saturday, January 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/740189 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/404 (20130101) A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 31/422 (20130101) A61K 31/428 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/497 (20130101) A61K 31/501 (20130101) A61K 31/517 (20130101) A61K 31/536 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) A61K 31/5415 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 231/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/10 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 403/10 (20130101) C07D 403/14 (20130101) C07D 413/10 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) C07D 417/10 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09012454 | Brozovich |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Frank V. Brozovich (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank V. Brozovich (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides methods and materials related to treating mammals (e.g., humans) having a sexual dysfunction that is refractory to treatment with a PDE V inhibitor. For example, methods and materials related to the use of an ACE inhibitor and/or an angiotensin II receptor blocker with a PDE V inhibitor to treat mammals having a sexual dysfunction (e.g., erective dysfunction) that is unresponsive to treatment with a PDE V inhibitor are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, December 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/096718 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/41 (20130101) A61K 31/41 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/407 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/4178 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4178 (20130101) A61K 31/4184 (20130101) A61K 31/4985 (20130101) A61K 31/4985 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09012471 | Harris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul Harris (New York, New York); Antonella Maffei (New York, New York); Yuli Xie (Shanghai, China PRC); Donald Landry (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Harris (New York, New York); Antonella Maffei (New York, New York); Yuli Xie (Shanghai, China PRC); Donald Landry (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides, inter alia, dihydropyridone compounds and compositions, including analogs of a vesicular monoamine transporter type 2 (VMAT2) antagonist. The present invention also provides methods of using such compounds/analogs for modulating glucose levels, and/or preventing, treating, or ameliorating the effects of diabetes and hyper-glycemia. |
| FILED | Friday, April 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/937177 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012594 | Messersmith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Phillip B. Messersmith (Clarendon Hills, Illinois); Jing Su (Chicago, Illinois); Bi-Huang Hu (Halkou, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Phillip B. Messersmith (Clarendon Hills, Illinois); Jing Su (Chicago, Illinois); Bi-Huang Hu (Halkou, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of synthesizing a biocompatible hydrogel by covalently cross-linking an effective amount of a first macromonomer including a cyclic thioester group with an effective amount of a second macromonomer including a terminal cysteine group is disclosed. In addition, the synthesis and use of the following specific cyclic thioester macromonomer that can be used in the method, as well as specific hydrogels made using this macromonomer are disclosed. The disclosed method produces a biocompatible hydrogel, while producing substantially no toxic free thiol by-product. Accordingly, the method can be used in making biomedical products, such as sutures and tissue replacement biomaterials, and for encapsulating therapeutic cells and pharmaceuticals. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/090416 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/34 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 333/36 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/3348 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 71/02 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012596 | Sung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hak-Joon Sung (Nashville, Tennessee); Lucas L. Hofmeister (Nashville, Tennessee); Mukesh Kumer Gupta (Nashville, Tennessee); Spencer W. Crowder (Nashville, Tennessee); Shann S. Yu (Plano, Texas); Angela L. Zachman (Lilburn, Georgia); Dae Kwang Jung (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hak-Joon Sung (Nashville, Tennessee); Lucas L. Hofmeister (Nashville, Tennessee); Mukesh Kumer Gupta (Nashville, Tennessee); Spencer W. Crowder (Nashville, Tennessee); Shann S. Yu (Plano, Texas); Angela L. Zachman (Lilburn, Georgia); Dae Kwang Jung (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Copolymers, such as block copolymers, having at least one block that is a random copolymer of ε-caprolactone and α-carboxy-ε-caprolactone are described. Also described are methods of using such copolymers, such as, for example, in medical devices. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 14/125901 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 63/08 (20130101) C08G 63/664 (20130101) C08G 2261/126 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 67/04 (20130101) C08L 71/02 (20130101) C08L 71/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09012618 | Sullivan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nancy Sullivan (Kensington, Maryland); Bimal Chakrabarti (Gaithersberg, Maryland); Zhi-Yong Yang (Potomac, Maryland); Maria Grazia Pau (Leiden, Netherlands); Jaap Goudsmit (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Gary Nabel (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) | Nancy Sullivan (Kensington, Maryland); Bimal Chakrabarti (Gaithersberg, Maryland); Zhi-Yong Yang (Potomac, Maryland); Maria Grazia Pau (Leiden, Netherlands); Jaap Goudsmit (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Gary Nabel (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is related to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a polynucleotide encoding a modified filovirus glycoprotein (GP) having at least one amino acid change located in a relatively conserved region of said GP that decreases in vitro cytotoxicity and retains immunogenicity when compared to in vitro cytotoxicity and immunogenicity of a wild type filovirus GP, and related modified filovirus GPs, plasmid DNAs, recombinant viruses, adenoviruses, pharmaceutical compositions, vaccine compositions, antibodies that are specifically reactive with the modified filovirus GPs, and related methods of making and using the same. |
| FILED | Friday, January 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/349917 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/5156 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2710/10343 (20130101) C12N 2740/17022 (20130101) C12N 2760/14022 (20130101) C12N 2840/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09012621 | 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 | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 2217/075 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/1079 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/53 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/3521 (20130101) C12N 2330/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09012647 | Wink et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David A. Wink (Hagerstown, Maryland); Wilmarie Flores-Santana (Montgomery Village, Maryland); S. Bruce King (Walnut Cove, North Carolina); Murali Krishna Cherukuri (Gaithersburg, Maryland); James B. Mitchell (Damascus, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Wink (Hagerstown, Maryland); Wilmarie Flores-Santana (Montgomery Village, Maryland); S. Bruce King (Walnut Cove, North Carolina); Murali Krishna Cherukuri (Gaithersburg, Maryland); James B. Mitchell (Damascus, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are nitroxide modified NSAID compounds of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or enantiomer thereof: in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and n are defined herein and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Further disclosed is a method of treating or preventing various disorders, such as inflammation, cancer, diabetes, a cardiovascular disorder, weight gain, polyps, and/or chronic pain, in a patient comprising administering an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or enantiomer of formula (I). A method of imaging the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or enantiomer of formula (I) in the body of the animal is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/440092 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48061 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/94 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012663 | Gelb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael H. Gelb (Seattle, Washington); Sophie Blanchard (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael H. Gelb (Seattle, Washington); Sophie Blanchard (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for assaying α-L-iduronidase enzymatic activity and methods for screening newborns for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type-I. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/292371 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/16 (20130101) C07D 311/18 (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 1/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2333/924 (20130101) G01N 2800/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09012835 | Soldin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven J. Soldin (Bethesda, Maryland); Offie P. Soldin (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven J. Soldin (Bethesda, Maryland); Offie P. Soldin (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for simultaneously detecting or simultaneously quantifying any combination of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), 3,3′-diiodo-L-thyronine (3,3′-T2), 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM), and, optionally, reverse T3 (rT3) in a sample obtained from a human. The method involves a simple, sensitive, accurate, and specific isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous quantification of any combination of T4, T3, 3,3′-T2, T1AM, and, optionally, rT3 in a sample obtained from a human, e.g., in human plasma or serum samples. This assay is far more sensitive than previously described assays for thyronamines and allows quantitation of T1AM in human plasma or serum, including from healthy controls. |
| FILED | Monday, November 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/881602 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/7233 (20130101) G01N 33/78 (20130101) G01N 33/487 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/492 (20130101) G01N 33/6848 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/26 (20130101) |
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| US 09012870 | Selvin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul R. Selvin (Urbana, Illinois); Ruobing Zhang (Williamstown, Massachusetts); Eli Rothenberg (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul R. Selvin (Urbana, Illinois); Ruobing Zhang (Williamstown, Massachusetts); Eli Rothenberg (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Microscopy is performed by imaging individual quantum dots (QD) using two-photon (2P) microscopy of in an aqueous environment with widefield and point-scan excitations at nanometer accuracy. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/949221 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/6458 (20130101) |
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| US 09012882 | Duan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xiangfeng Duan (Los Angeles, California); Yu Huang (Los Angeles, California); Jingwei Bai (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiangfeng Duan (Los Angeles, California); Yu Huang (Los Angeles, California); Jingwei Bai (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A graphene nanomesh includes a sheet of graphene having a plurality of periodically arranged apertures, wherein the plurality of apertures have a substantially uniform periodicity and substantially uniform neck width. The graphene nanomesh can open up a large band gap in a sheet of graphene to create a semiconducting thin film. The periodicity and neck width of the apertures formed in the graphene nanomesh may be tuned to alter the electrical properties of the graphene nanomesh. The graphene nanomesh is prepared with block copolymer lithography. Graphene nanomesh field-effect transistors (FETs) can support currents nearly 100 times greater than individual graphene nanoribbon devices and the on-off ratio, which is comparable with values achieved in nanoribbon devices, can be tuned by varying the neck width. The graphene nanomesh may also be incorporated into FET-type sensor devices. |
| FILED | Friday, January 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/576519 |
| ART UNIT | 2896 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0484 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/4145 (20130101) G01N 27/4146 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/66742 (20130101) H01L 29/78684 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/78696 (20130101) |
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| US 09013555 | Wang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ruikang Wang (Portland, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ruikang Wang (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments herein provide an ultrahigh sensitive optical microangiography (OMAG) system that provides high sensitivity to slow flow information, such as that found in blood flow in capillaries, while also providing a relatively low data acquisition time. The system performs a plurality of fast scans (i.e., B-scans) on a fast scan axis, where each fast scan includes a plurality of A-scans. At the same time, the system performs a slow scan (i.e., C-scan), on a slow scan axis, where the slow scan includes the plurality of fast scans. A detector receives the spectral interference signal from the sample to produce a three dimensional (3D) data set. An imaging algorithm is then applied to the 3D data set in the slow scan axis to produce at least one image of the sample. In some embodiments, the imaging algorithm may separate flow information from structural information of the sample. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/577857 |
| ART UNIT | 2483 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/102 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/0261 (20130101) A61B 5/444 (20130101) |
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| US 09013635 | Lazar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aurel A. Lazar (New York, New York); Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aurel A. Lazar (New York, New York); Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for encoding and decoding signals using a Multi-input Multi-output Time Encoding Machine (TEM) and Time Decoding Machine are disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/214041 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 1/50 (20130101) H03M 1/82 (20130101) H03M 1/125 (20130101) H03M 1/662 (20130101) H03M 1/1205 (20130101) H03M 3/43 (20130101) H03M 3/466 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03M 3/504 (20130101) |
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| US 09014439 | Johnson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | C. Daniel Johnson (Scottsdale, Arizona); Michael J. Carston (Rochester, Minnesota); Robert J. Wentz (Rochester, Minnesota); Armando Manduca (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | C. Daniel Johnson (Scottsdale, Arizona); Michael J. Carston (Rochester, Minnesota); Robert J. Wentz (Rochester, Minnesota); Armando Manduca (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for displaying colonography images includes presenting a series of oblique images of the colon at sequential locations along the colon centerline. Each image is generally centered on the centerline, presents a field of view generally perpendicular to the centerline, and is oriented with the bottom of the colon down. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/523453 |
| ART UNIT | 3626 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 19/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2200/24 (20130101) G06T 2210/41 (20130101) G06T 2219/008 (20130101) |
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| US 09014501 | Sornborger |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew T. Sornborger (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for data analysis using covarying data. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of one or more lagged covariance matrices of data obtained over time may be generated and used to enhance the data. |
| FILED | Friday, February 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/774406 |
| ART UNIT | 2669 — 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 9/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00496 (20130101) |
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09014788 — Apparatus and method for real-time imaging and monitoring of an electrosurgical procedure
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karen Joos (Nashville, Tennessee); Jin Hui Shen (Nashville, Tennessee); M. Shane Hutson (Nashville, Tennessee); John Kozub (Mount Juliet, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical coherence tomography probe and laser combination device configured for real-time z-directional guidance of the incisional depth of a surgical procedure. It can be used alone or placed within the working channel of an endoscope. The device includes an OCT single mode fiber, and a laser fiber or laser hollow waveguide or electrical surgical wire positioned adjacent to the OCT single mode fiber. The single mode fiber is configured to move laterally when activated by an actuator to scan light data reflected from a sample that is positioned in front of a distal end of the device. The light data can be processed to generate a B-scan image. The device can collect data in real-time during lasing, or immediately prior to and following the cutting. The surgical tool, when coupled to a processor, can deactivate when the B-scan image identifies that the incision is within a predefined tolerance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/182724 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/102 (20130101) A61B 18/14 (20130101) A61B 18/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 18/20 (20130101) A61B 18/22 (20130101) A61B 18/201 (20130101) A61B 2019/5234 (20130101) |
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| US 09014789 | Mercader et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The George Washington University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The George Washington University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marco A. Mercader (Arlington, Virginia); Matthew W. Kay (Kensington, Maryland); Narine Sarvazyan (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for visualizing ablated tissue are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system for imaging tissue includes a catheter having an expandable balloon at a distal end, an illumination device positioned within the balloon for propagating light from an external light source for illuminating a tissue being treated to excite native nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrogen (NADH) in the tissue, and an imaging device positioned within the balloon for detecting fluorescence from the illuminated tissue, the imaging device being configured to communicate detected NADH fluorescence to an external fluorescence camera. |
| FILED | Saturday, September 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/624899 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/05 (20130101) A61B 1/06 (20130101) A61B 1/042 (20130101) A61B 1/043 (20130101) A61B 1/00045 (20130101) A61B 1/00082 (20130101) A61B 1/00165 (20130101) A61B 1/00186 (20130101) A61B 1/0638 (20130101) A61B 1/0646 (20130101) A61B 1/0676 (20130101) A61B 1/0684 (20130101) A61B 5/0071 (20130101) A61B 5/742 (20130101) A61B 5/1459 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/4848 (20130101) A61B 5/6853 (20130101) A61B 5/14546 (20130101) A61B 18/00 (20130101) A61B 18/02 (20130101) A61B 18/1492 (20130101) A61B 2018/00357 (20130101) A61B 2018/00577 (20130101) A61B 2018/00982 (20130101) |
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| US 09014797 | Shiffman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carl A. Shiffman (Waban, Massachusetts); Ronald Aaron (Newton Centre, Massachusetts); Seward B. Rutkove (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl A. Shiffman (Waban, Massachusetts); Ronald Aaron (Newton Centre, Massachusetts); Seward B. Rutkove (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrical impedance myography (EIM) can be used for the assessment and diagnosis of muscular disorders. EIM includes applying an electrical signal to a region of tissue and measuring a resulting signal. A characteristic of the region of tissue is determined based on the measurement. Performing EIM at different frequencies and/or different angular orientations with respect to a muscle can aid in the assessment and diagnosis. Devices are described that facilitate assessment and diagnosis using EIM. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/598109 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/053 (20130101) A61B 5/0488 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0536 (20130101) A61B 2562/046 (20130101) A61B 2562/0209 (20130101) |
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| US 09014813 | Foutz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas J. Foutz (Shaker Heights, Ohio); D. Michael Ackermann (San Francisco, California); Cameron C. McIntyre (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas J. Foutz (Shaker Heights, Ohio); D. Michael Ackermann (San Francisco, California); Cameron C. McIntyre (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus is disclosed for providing efficient stimulation. As an example, a variable compliance regulator can be connected to supply a compliance voltage to a power supply rail, which compliance voltage can vary dynamically based on a stimulus waveform. A pulse generator can be configured to provide an output waveform to one or more output based on the stimulus waveform for delivery of electrical therapy. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/288673 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/378 (20130101) A61N 1/0534 (20130101) A61N 1/36125 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36175 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John S. Starzynski (North Bend, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Starzynski (North Bend, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a resonating beam accelerometer (RBA). In an example process, a proof mass device and resonators are created from a quartz material. A direct bond is formed between the proof mass and the resonators by applying a predefined amount of pressure at a predefined temperature for a predefined amount of time. One or more damping plates are created from a quartz material. A direct bond is formed between the damping plates and the proof mass device. The proof mass device is created by applying a predefined amount of pressure at pressure at temperature to two bases, two proof mass portions, and a flexure. The proof mass bases are on opposite sides of the flexure. The proof mass portions are on opposite sides of the flexure. A gap is present between the proof mass bases and the proof mass portions. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/451449 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Linear or Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, or Shock; Indicating Presence, Absence, or Direction, of Movement G01P 15/097 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09009955 | Slade et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeremiah Slade (Shirley, Massachusetts); Andrew Houde (Lowell, Massachusetts); Patricia Wilson (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Infoscitex Corporation (Littleton, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremiah Slade (Shirley, Massachusetts); Andrew Houde (Lowell, Massachusetts); Patricia Wilson (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making articles from electrically active textiles. First and second fabric pieces include conductors therein. A seam is established between the first and second fabric pieces. A determination is made, at the seam, based on one or more predetermined factors, which conductors of the first fabric piece intersect or overlap with which conductors of the second fabric piece. At the seam, an electrical and mechanical connection is formed between select conductors of the first fabric piece and select conductors of the second fabric piece. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/804957 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Outerwear; Protective Garments; Accessories A41D 1/002 (20130101) Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 12/61 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09010197 | Liu |
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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) | Wayne P. Liu (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes a body disposed in a flow field and a flow disturbance device configured to induce tuned and controlled flow fluctuations in the flow field that are coupled into and amplified by a boundary layer of the body and the flow field. The flow disturbance device is located on, within, or separated from the body. The body may be a bluff body or an airfoil and may be cylindrical in shape. The flow field is a fluid or plasma having a sub-critical flow rate. The flow disturbance device may be stationary or vibrating. The flow fluctuations are tuned to a frequency within an instability frequency band of the boundary layer. The frequency band may be a frequency band that naturally amplifies the flow fluctuations and alters the body's downstream vortex shedding pattern such that vortex-induced vibration characteristics experienced by the body are increased. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/926580 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid Dynamics, i.e Methods or Means for Influencing the Flow of Gases or Liquids F15D 1/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09010214 | Markvicka et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Markvicka (Ravenna, Nebraska); Tom Frederick (Omaha, Nebraska); Jack Mondry (Stillwater, Minnesota); Joe Bartels (Lincoln, Nebraska); Shane Farritor (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The various robotic medical devices include robotic devices that are disposed within a body cavity and positioned using a support component disposed through an orifice or opening in the body cavity. Additional embodiments relate to devices having arms coupled to a device body wherein the device has a minimal profile such that the device can be easily inserted through smaller incisions in comparison to other devices without such a small profile. Further embodiments relate to methods of operating the above devices. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/834792 |
| ART UNIT | 3658 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 19/2203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2019/2215 (20130101) |
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| US 09010232 | Tunis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hardwire LLC (Pocomoke City, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hardwire, LLC (Pocomoke City, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George C. Tunis (Ocean City, Maryland); Scott Kendall (Berlin, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A vehicle includes one or more structural vent channels for blast energy and gas and debris dissipation. The structural enclosure of a vehicle includes a hull floor and encloses or defines a compartment for crew, cargo, or crew and cargo. The channel provides a passage through, around, or through and around the vehicle, by which blast energy and debris can be dissipated from explosions beneath the vehicle. |
| FILED | Monday, November 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/082348 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/007 (20130101) F41H 7/042 (20130101) F41H 7/044 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09010248 | Manole et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Leon Manole (Great Meadows, New Jersey); Arthur Ricardo Pizza (Maywood, New Jersey); Ernest Lee Logsdon (Newton, New Jersey); Gary Anthony Pacella (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania); Anthony J. Sebasto (Budd Lake, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leon Manole (Great Meadows, New Jersey); Arthur Ricardo Pizza (Maywood, New Jersey); Ernest Lee Logsdon (Newton, New Jersey); Gary Anthony Pacella (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania); Anthony J. Sebasto (Budd Lake, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-spinning 40 mm ammunition round for firing in an M320 grenade launcher. The round includes a cylindrical shaped gun sleeve cartridge case, which covers the standard rifling inside the M320, and thus presents a smooth bore surface to the fired ammunition. Because the ammunition is not launched in a spinning mode, it may now comprise those guidance and camera components as may be desired which components would not have been possible to employ on a round that is spinning. |
| FILED | Friday, December 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/714759 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 5/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09010250 | Evangelisti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew P. Evangelisti (Denville, New Jersey); Steve Kotefski (Bloomingdale, New Jersey); Lidija Kotevska (Blooingdale, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew P. Evangelisti (Denville, New Jersey); Steve Kotefski (Bloomingdale, New Jersey); Lidija Kotevska (Blooingdale, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A grenade fuze assembly includes a fuze body and a striker lever fixed to the fuze body with a pull pin. A circular pull ring is attached to the pull pin. A detent device is disposed on a top portion of the fuze body and a top portion of the striker lever. The detent device includes four sides with a boss formed on an exterior of one of the four sides. The boss includes a curved slot for receiving and holding the pull ring. A pair of opposed locking tabs on opposite interior sides of the detent device engage the top portion of the fuze body. The detent device secures the pull ring to prevent accidental removal of the pull pin when the grenade is dropped and to prevent undesired noise cause by movement of the pull pin and pull ring. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/037920 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 27/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09010408 | Feng |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Simin Feng (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Government of the United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Simin Feng (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Altering the direction of thermal radiation of any objects into any construction directions including grazing angles. Embodiments of the invention provide a new technique for thermal control and management. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/171617 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/1809 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09010488 | Arnal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David B. Arnal (Mount Laurel, New Jersey); Timothy T. Broderick (Voorhees, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A tether device includes a magnetic base; a pole having a first end attached to the magnetic base; and a connector or clip attached at a second end of the pole, for removably connecting the tethering device to a user. Also, a method for tethering a user to a hull of a vessel including the steps of providing a tether device having a magnetic base, a pole having a first end attached to the magnetic base, and a connector or clip attached at a second end of the pole; connecting the connector or clip to the user; and engaging the magnetic base with the hull of the vessel. |
| FILED | Monday, October 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/053191 |
| ART UNIT | 3634 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices, Apparatus or Methods for Life-saving A62B 35/0068 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 59/06 (20130101) |
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09010547 — High flux fluid separation membranes comprising a cellulose or cellulose derivative layer
| US 09010547 | Chu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin Chu (Setauket, New York); Benjamin S. Hsiao (Setauket, New York); Hongyang Ma (Port Jefferson, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin Chu (Setauket, New York); Benjamin S. Hsiao (Setauket, New York); Hongyang Ma (Port Jefferson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides membranes having a coating layer comprising cellulose or cellulose derivative and a porous support comprising nanofibers prepared by a process of coating a solution comprising cellulose or a cellulose derivative dissolved in an ionic liquid on to a porous support layer. The present invention is useful for providing improved water flux and high rejection rates for oil/water emulsions. The present invention also provides fluid separation systems in UF, NF, RO and FO, incorporating membranes of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, May 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/126732 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 67/0013 (20130101) B01D 69/02 (20130101) B01D 69/12 (20130101) B01D 71/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 71/12 (20130101) B01D 2323/39 (20130101) B01D 2323/42 (20130101) B01D 2325/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09011067 | Gray et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeremy P. Gray (Southfield, Michigan); James R. Mason (Livonia, Michigan); Michael S. Patterson (Macomb, Michigan); Matthew W. Skalny (Shelby Township, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy P. Gray (Southfield, Michigan); James R. Mason (Livonia, Michigan); Michael S. Patterson (Macomb, Michigan); Matthew W. Skalny (Shelby Township, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for deploying, extracting, and storing vehicles. The system and method provide for implementation of at least one primary storage module, and optionally, one or more secondary storage modules. Each module includes a clamp dog and tiltable tray which has a pair of clamping arms. The system and method provide for clamp down and vertical stowage of vehicles. When more than one module is implemented, the modules are serially connected together to provide for vertical stowage of multiple vehicles, with one or no vehicle in each module. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/737693 |
| ART UNIT | 3652 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Buildings or Like Structures for Particular Purposes; Swimming or Splash Baths or Pools; Masts; Fencing; Tents or Canopies, in General E04H 6/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E04H 6/065 (20130101) |
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| US 09011082 | Jones et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Jones (Palm City, Florida); Roger W. Bursey, Jr. (Jupiter, Florida); John H. Maurer (Stuart, Florida); Larry B. Hawke (Hobe Sound, Florida); Ronald T. Clawson (Manchester, Connecticut); Andrew P. Olech (Enfield, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Jones (Palm City, Florida); Roger W. Bursey, Jr. (Jupiter, Florida); John H. Maurer (Stuart, Florida); Larry B. Hawke (Hobe Sound, Florida); Ronald T. Clawson (Manchester, Connecticut); Andrew P. Olech (Enfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A rotational duct blocker for a gas turbine engine includes a duct blocker rotor and a duct blocker stator. The duct blocker rotor includes a plurality of first vane segments that extend radially between an inner rotor platform and an outer rotor platform, and a plurality of first flow apertures that extend axially through the duct blocker rotor. Each first flow aperture also extends circumferentially between respective adjacent first vane segments. The duct blocker stator includes a plurality of second vane segments that extend radially between an inner stator platform and an outer stator platform, and a plurality of second flow apertures that extend axially through the duct blocker stator. Each second flow aperture also extends circumferentially between respective adjacent second vane segments. The first vane segments move circumferentially relative to the second vane segments to regulate fluid flowing between the first flow apertures and the second flow apertures. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/335562 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 17/141 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 9/18 (20130101) Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 1/822 (20130101) F02K 3/075 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2240/50 (20130101) F05D 2250/411 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/675 (20130101) |
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| US 09011158 | Merkle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew C. Merkle (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Jack C. Roberts (Columbia, Maryland); Ian D. Wing (Baltimore, Maryland); Liming M. Voo (Laurel, Maryland); Craig B. Leese (Sykesville, Maryland); Howard A. Conner (Burlington, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A human surrogate neck model includes a spinal neck region containing cervical vertebrae. A biosimulant intervertebral material is inserted between the cervical vertebrae. The spinal neck region is surrounded by a first silicone material mixed with a polymeric cross-linking inhibitor. One or more elastic tension bands are anchored to a top interface and a bottom interface of the neck model. A second silicone material mixed with a polymeric cross-linking inhibitor is applied to surround the spinal neck region and the first silicone material and to embed the tension bands. One or more of the elastic tension bands and/or a concentration ratio of the first silicone material or second silicone material to the polymeric cross-linking inhibitor can be adjusted for variable test conditions to closely simulate or mimic the static and dynamic characteristics of a human neck in various scenarios. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/761239 |
| ART UNIT | 3711 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 23/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09011330 | Sadek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Akram Sarwat Sadek (Taunton, United Kingdom); Axel Scherer (Barnard, Vermont); Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An implantable biocompatible biosensor is described herein. The biosensor includes a chip layer including a plurality of holes fabricated vertically there through, a power source, one or more sensors on the chip layer and coupled to the power source and a hydrogel matrix including one or more angiogenesis stimulating factors in contact with the chip layer. The stimulating factors stimulate growth of organic material through the plurality of holes when the biosensor is implanted in a subject. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/938156 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/686 (20130101) A61B 5/1459 (20130101) A61B 5/1473 (20130101) A61B 5/6846 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/6876 (20130101) A61B 5/14503 (20130101) A61B 5/14865 (20130101) A61B 2562/14 (20130101) A61B 2562/028 (20130101) A61B 2562/164 (20130101) |
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| US 09011572 | Bunker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher E. Bunker (Kettering, Ohio); K. A. Shiral Fernando (Dayton, Ohio); Elena A. Guliants (Beavercreek, Ohio); Marcus J. Smith (Dayton, Ohio); Barbara A. Haruff (Kettering, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher E. Bunker (Kettering, Ohio); K. A. Shiral Fernando (Dayton, Ohio); Elena A. Guliants (Beavercreek, Ohio); Marcus J. Smith (Dayton, Ohio); Barbara A. Haruff (Kettering, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of generating hydrogen gas from the reaction of stabilized aluminum nanoparticles with water is provided. The stabilized aluminum nanoparticles are synthesized from decomposition of an alane precursor in the presence of a catalyst and an organic passivation agent, and exhibit stability in air and solvents but are reactive with water. The reaction of the aluminum nanoparticles with water produces a hydrogen yield of at least 85%. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/791900 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/042 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/775 (20130101) Y10S 977/777 (20130101) |
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| US 09011710 | Gangopadhyay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palash Gangopadhyay (Tucson, Arizona); Alejandra Lopez-Santiago (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Palash Gangopadhyay (Tucson, Arizona); Alejandra Lopez-Santiago (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Norwood (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are disclosed for synthesizing nanocomposite materials including ferromagnetic nanoparticles with polymer shells formed by controlled surface polymerization. The polymer shells prevent the nanoparticles from forming agglomerates and preserve the size dispersion of the nanoparticles. The nanocomposite particles can be further networked in suitable polymer hosts to tune mechanical, optical, and thermal properties of the final composite polymer system. An exemplary method includes forming a polymer shell on a nanoparticle surface by adding molecules of at least one monomer and optionally of at least one tethering agent to the nanoparticles, and then exposing to electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength selected to induce bonding between the nanoparticle and the molecules, to form a polymer shell bonded to the particle and optionally to a polymer host matrix. The nanocomposite materials can be used in various magneto-optic applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/262035 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/0322 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/84 (20130101) Y10S 977/90 (20130101) Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/777 (20130101) Y10S 977/778 (20130101) Y10S 977/779 (20130101) Y10S 977/783 (20130101) Y10S 977/896 (20130101) Y10S 977/907 (20130101) |
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| US 09011818 | Allen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter M. Allen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Wenhao Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Moungi G. Bawendi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter M. Allen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Wenhao Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Moungi G. Bawendi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Water soluble InAs(ZnCdS) semiconductor nanocrystals with bright and stable emission in the near infrared (NIR) wavelength range have been prepared. The NIR semiconductor nanocrystals can be functionalized to enable imaging of specific cellular proteins. In addition, the utility of the NIR region for in vivo biological imaging is clearly demonstrated by the superior ability of InAs(ZnCdS) semiconductor nanocrystals to image tumor vasculature. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/627615 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0067 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/774 (20130101) Y10S 977/953 (20130101) |
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| US 09012142 | Danielsen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Danielsen (Germantown, Maryland); Eugene A. Davidson (Boynton Beach, Florida); Kenneth L. Dretchen (North Potomac, Maryland); Traci K. Pals (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Danielsen (Germantown, Maryland); Eugene A. Davidson (Boynton Beach, Florida); Kenneth L. Dretchen (North Potomac, Maryland); Traci K. Pals (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for detecting the presence of a target nucleotide sequence in a sample of DNA is described herein in which a test sample comprising single stranded DNA is exposed to a DNA probe and a nicking endonuclease under conditions that would permit sequence-specific hybridization of the probe to a complementary target sequence. The probe comprises a sequence complementary to the target sequence to be detected and this sequence also includes a recognition sequence for the nicking endonuclease. If the sample contains the target sequence, the probe hybridizes to the target and is cleaved by the nicking endonuclease, which leaves the target intact. Observing the presence of probe cleaved by the nicking endonuclease indicates the presence of the target nucleotide sequence in the sample of DNA. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/884366 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6818 (20130101) C12Q 1/6823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6823 (20130101) C12Q 2521/307 (20130101) C12Q 2565/1015 (20130101) |
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| US 09012172 | Parker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kevin Kit Parker (Waltham, Massachusetts); Adam Walter Feinberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Patrick W. Alford (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Anna Grosberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mark D. Brigham (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Josue Adrian Goss (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Kit Parker (Waltham, Massachusetts); Adam Walter Feinberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Patrick W. Alford (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Anna Grosberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mark D. Brigham (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Josue Adrian Goss (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides high throughput assays for identifying compounds that modulate a contractile function, as well as devices suitable for use in these assays. |
| FILED | Friday, April 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/318227 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5061 (20130101) G01N 33/5088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09012189 | Bastian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sabine Bastian (Pasadena, California); Frances Arnold (La Cañada, California); Peter Meinhold (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colorado); The California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sabine Bastian (Pasadena, California); Frances Arnold (La Cañada, California); Peter Meinhold (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to recombinant microorganisms comprising biosynthetic pathways and methods of using said recombinant microorganisms to produce various beneficial metabolites. In various aspects of the invention, the recombinant microorganisms may further comprise one or more modifications resulting in the reduction or elimination of 3 keto-acid (e.g., acetolactate and 2-aceto-2-hydroxybutyrate) and/or aldehyde-derived by-products. In various embodiments described herein, the recombinant microorganisms may be microorganisms of the Saccharomyces clade, Crabtree-negative yeast microorganisms, Crabtree-positive yeast microorganisms, post-WGD (whole genome duplication) yeast microorganisms, pre-WGD (whole genome duplication) yeast microorganisms, and non-fermenting yeast microorganisms. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/025805 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0006 (20130101) C12N 15/81 (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 7/16 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 101/01 (20130101) C12Y 102/01005 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09012208 | Selden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard F. Selden (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eugene Tan (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NetBio, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard F. Selden (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eugene Tan (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-contained apparatus for isolating nucleic acid, cell lysates and cell suspensions from unprocessed samples apparatus, to be used with an instrument, includes at least one input, and: (i) a macrofluidic component, including a chamber for receiving an unprocessed sample from a collection device and at least one filled liquid purification reagent storage reservoir; and (ii) a microfluidic component in communication with the macrofluidic component through at least one microfluidic element, the microfluidic component further comprising at least one nucleic acid purification matrix; and (iii) at least one interface port to a drive mechanism on the instrument for driving said liquid purification reagent, through the microfluidic element and the nucleic acid purification matrix, wherein the only inputs to the apparatus are through the chamber and the interface port to the drive mechanism. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/699564 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5029 (20130101) B01L 3/50825 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/502753 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 2200/16 (20130101) B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2300/087 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2300/0887 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1003 (20130101) |
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| US 09012368 | Wilmer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher E. Wilmer (Evanston, Illinois); Michael Leaf (Evanston, Illinois); Randall Q. Snurr (Evanston, Illinois); Omar K. Farha (Mortongrove, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher E. Wilmer (Evanston, Illinois); Michael Leaf (Evanston, Illinois); Randall Q. Snurr (Evanston, Illinois); Omar K. Farha (Mortongrove, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for systematically generating potential metal-organic framework (MOFs) structures given an input library of building blocks is provided herein. One or more material properties of the potential MOFs are evaluated using computational simulations. A range of material properties (surface area, pore volume, pore size distribution, powder x-ray diffraction pattern, methane adsorption capability, and the like) can be estimated, and in doing so, illuminate unidentified structure-property relationships that may only have been recognized by taking a global view of MOF structures. In addition to identifying structure-property relationships, this systematic approach to identify the MOFs of interest is used to identify one or more MOFs that may be useful for high pressure methane storage. |
| FILED | Friday, July 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/543189 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 53/04 (20130101) B01D 2253/204 (20130101) B01D 2257/102 (20130101) B01D 2257/7025 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/0211 (20130101) B01J 20/0214 (20130101) B01J 20/223 (20130101) B01J 20/226 (20130101) B01J 20/0237 (20130101) B01J 20/0244 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 1/08 (20130101) C07F 3/06 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 3/00 (20130101) Vessels for Containing or Storing Compressed, Liquefied or Solidified Gases; Fixed-capacity Gas-holders; Filling Vessels With, or Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, or Solidified Gases F17C 11/00 (20130101) F17C 11/002 (20130101) F17C 11/005 (20130101) F17C 11/007 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG] Y02C 20/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09012455 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wen-Hwa Lee (Newport Coast, California); Phang-Lang Chen (Irvine, California); Longen Zhou (Irvine, California); Jiewen Zhu (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wen-Hwa Lee (Newport Coast, California); Phang-Lang Chen (Irvine, California); Longen Zhou (Irvine, California); Jiewen Zhu (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and in particular imatinib resistant CML is treated using compositions and methods in which a Rad51-inhibitor and a kinase inhibitor are administered. Most preferably, the Rad51 inhibitor comprises an indolyl isoquinoline structure and the kinase inhibitor is a BCR-ABL inhibitor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 10, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/296720 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4745 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012569 | Abbott et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nicholas L. Abbott (Madison, Wisconsin); Francesco Caruso (Melbourne, Australia); Jugal K. Gupta (Houston, Texas); Sri Sivakumar (Kanpur, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas L. Abbott (Madison, Wisconsin); Francesco Caruso (Melbourne, Australia); Jugal K. Gupta (Houston, Texas); Sri Sivakumar (Kanpur, India) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides oil emulsion droplets and a general and facile method for providing same through the use of templating multilayer capsules. The oil emulsion droplets are further useful in fabricating liquid crystal droplet-based biosensors for the detection of target analytes such as bacteria or viruses in a sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/354565 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) G01N 33/54373 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 514/938 (20130101) |
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| US 09012584 | Thayumanavan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sankaran Thayumanavan (Amherst, Massachusetts); Conghui Yuan (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sankaran Thayumanavan (Amherst, Massachusetts); Conghui Yuan (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, the present invention provides an organoboronate nanoparticle. The nanoparticle includes a polymer, which includes a repeating unit that includes at least one organoboronate functional group. Various embodiments provide compositions including the nanoparticles, surface functionalized nanoparticles, nanoparticles including an encapsulant, methods of making the nanoparticles, and methods of using the nanoparticles, such as methods of stimuli-responsive release of encapsulants. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/206142 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 79/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 85/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09012673 | Mabry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M Mabry (Lancaster, California); Brian M Moore (California City, California); Sean M Ramirez (Lancaster, California); Gregory R Yandek (Tehachapi, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Asymmetric aryl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (ArPoss) compounds synthesized by the “corner-capping” of phenyl7Si7O9(OH)3 with aryl trichlorosilanes are described. The ArPoss compounds have the chemical structure: wherein Ph is phenyl and wherein R is selected from the group consisting of: and mixtures thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, September 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/624355 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/1662 (20130101) |
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| US 09012710 | Robota et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Heinz J. Robota (Dayton, Ohio); Jhoanna C. Alger (Dayton, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heinz J. Robota (Dayton, Ohio); Jhoanna C. Alger (Dayton, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Fuel compositions containing an isomerized component of a single carbon number may contain at least 97 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fuel composition, of an isomerized component consisting of aliphatic paraffin isomers all having the formula CnH2n+2, where 10≦n≦22 and n has the same value for each aliphatic paraffin isomer in the isomerized component. The fuel compositions have a normal alkane content of less than 10 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fuel composition. Methods for preparing the fuel compositions include hydroisomerizing a normal alkane starting material to form an isomerized mixture and subsequently removing remnant normal alkanes from the isomerized mixture by solvent dewaxing and/or distillation. Some of the fuel compositions may have freezing points at or below −47° C., making them amenable for use a surrogate fuels in the place of JP-8. |
| FILED | Monday, July 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/561790 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 29/126 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 21/14 (20130101) C10G 45/64 (20130101) C10G 67/04 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kyriakos C. Christou (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kyriakos C. Christou (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A low-heat-transfer coupling or assembly is configured to mechanically couple together a pair of mating parts, one of which may be in a heat-producing environment. By roughening at least part of the surface of one of the parts, the contact area between the mating parts can be reduced, while still maintaining the structural integrity of the connection. The roughening can be a knurling process of all or part of the mating surface on one of the parts. This can produce a series of recesses on the surface that are in contact with the other part. The recesses can be small enough, interspersed with non-etched areas of the contact surface, that structural integrity of the coupling between the parts is still maintained. The coupling may be between a leading edge of an aircraft control surface, such as a missile fin, and a body of the control surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/048942 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal-working Not Otherwise Provided For; Combined Operations; Universal Machine Tools B23P 9/02 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 25/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2250/60 (20130101) Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing F16B 5/04 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 10/04 (20130101) F42B 10/06 (20130101) F42B 10/14 (20130101) F42B 10/64 (20130101) |
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| US 09012853 | Gueorguiev et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrey K. Gueorguiev (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Martin F. Ohmes (Knoxville, Tennessee); Jeffrey R. Preston (Knoxville, Tennessee); Leslie D. Hoy (Knoxville, Tennessee); Hartmut Brands (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FLIR Detection, Inc. (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrey K. Gueorguiev (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Martin F. Ohmes (Knoxville, Tennessee); Jeffrey R. Preston (Knoxville, Tennessee); Leslie D. Hoy (Knoxville, Tennessee); Hartmut Brands (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A highly scalable platform for radiation measurement data collection with high precision time stamping and time measurements between the elements in the detection array uses IEEE 1588 with or without Synchronous Ethernet (timing over Ethernet) to synchronize the measurements. At a minimum, the system includes at least two radiation detector units, an IEEE 1588 and SyncE enabled Ethernet switch, and a computer for processing. The addition of timing over Ethernet and power over Ethernet (PoE) allows a radiation measurement system to operate with a single Ethernet cable, simplifying deployment of detectors using standardized technology with a multitude of configuration possibilities. This eliminates the need for an additional hardware for the timing measurements which simplifies the detection system, reduces the cost of the deployment, reduces the power consumption of the detection system and reduces the overall size of the system. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/068208 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/172 (20130101) G01T 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012992 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Il-Doo Kim (Seoul, South Korea); Harry L. Tuller (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Yong Woo Choi (Seoul, South Korea); Akintunde I. Akinwande (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Il-Doo Kim (Seoul, South Korea); Harry L. Tuller (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Yong Woo Choi (Seoul, South Korea); Akintunde I. Akinwande (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A transfer layer includes a transparent substrate. A buffer layer is formed on the transparent substrate that comprises PbO, GaN, PbTiO3, La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 (LSCO), or LaxPb1-xCoO3 (LPCO) so that separation between the buffer layer and the transparent substrate occurs at substantially high temperatures. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/534094 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/2007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 41/313 (20130101) H01L 51/0013 (20130101) |
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| US 09013061 | Siri |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kasemsan Siri (Torrance, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kasemsan Siri (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multisource power system utilizing output isolated DC-DC converters in a serial input, parallel output arrangement provides uniform input voltage distribution and selective maximum power tracking wherein embodiments include maximum power tracking (“MPT”) with a single MPT controller, a battery dominated output voltage bus, and a regulated output voltage bus. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/271002 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/263 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 3/383 (20130101) H02J 7/35 (20130101) H02J 7/0055 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/58 (20130101) Y02E 10/563 (20130101) Y02E 10/566 (20130101) |
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| US 09013154 | O'Sullivan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul B. O'Sullivan (Westford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul B. O'Sullivan (Westford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A firing circuit configured for complete discharge of a storage capacitor is provided with a storage capacitor, an inductor, a diode, a transistor switch having a gate to which the inductor and the diode are connected in series, the inductor and the capacitor being configured for inductor capacitor ringing, the inductive capacitive ringing creating upon initiation of the circuit a gate voltage at the gate above an initial capacitor voltage of the storage capacitor; and the diode blocking the discharge of the gate voltage ensuring that the capacitor can be fully discharged. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/377900 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 3/121 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Ammunition Fuzes; Arming or Safety Means Therefor F42C 19/12 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09013191 | Potrepka et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel M. Potrepka (Silver Spring, Maryland); Steven C. Tidrow (Edinburg, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel M. Potrepka (Silver Spring, Maryland); Steven C. Tidrow (Edinburg, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for obtaining dielectric constant and other measurements of a sample, comprising an open cavity resonator; a microwave energy generator for creating a resonating microwave in the open cavity resonator; a predetermined dielectric material having a high dielectric constant in the range of 2 to 100,000 substantially filling the region in which a microwave resonates; the dielectric material adapted to receive a sample for measurement of the dielectric properties of the sample; whereby during operation the resonating microwave beam is substantially immersed in the predetermined dielectric material such that the effective electrical spot size and beam cross-section along the cylindrical axis of the resonating microwave is reduced as a function of the inverse of the square root of the predetermined dielectric material dielectric constant. The dielectric constant or loss tangent of the sample may be determined based upon the change in the cavity's resonant frequency modes. |
| FILED | Monday, September 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/230108 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 22/00 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 27/2658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
09013365 — Interconnect feed devices for electrical components, and processes for manufacturing same
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ying-Ming Lee (Melbourne, Florida); Brinnan C. Riley (West Melbourne, Florida); Brett Pigon (Grant-Valkaria, Florida); William E. Clark (Palm Bay, Florida); Steven R. Sprinkle (West Melbourne, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ying-Ming Lee (Melbourne, Florida); Brinnan C. Riley (West Melbourne, Florida); Brett Pigon (Grant-Valkaria, Florida); William E. Clark (Palm Bay, Florida); Steven R. Sprinkle (West Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Interconnect feed devices (10) are provided for electrically connecting first and second electrical components (17, 21). The interconnect feed devices (10) can include a dielectric shell (23) with an electrically-conductive coating (40), and leads (22) positioned within individual conduits (30) of the shell. Each lead (22) and its associated conduit (30) can act as a coaxial cable for transmitting radio frequency (RF) energy between the first and second electrical components (17, 21). The shell (23) can be manufactured using a process, such as stereolithography, that allows the shell to be formed with relatively complicated geometries, which in turn can facilitate relatively complicated cable routing. |
| FILED | Friday, March 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/410480 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 21/0006 (20130101) Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 13/6473 (20130101) H01R 13/6599 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49117 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09013554 | Brady et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Jones Brady (Durham, North Carolina); Daniel Marks (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Jones Brady (Durham, North Carolina); Daniel Marks (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for forming a three-dimensional image of a three-dimensional scene using a two-dimensional image sensor are disclosed. Formation of a three-dimensional image is enabled by locating a coded aperture in an image field provided by a collector lens, wherein the coded aperture modulates the image field to form a modulated image at the image sensor. The three-dimensional image is reconstructed by deconvolving the modulation code from the image data, thereby enabling high-resolution images to be formed at a plurality of focal ranges. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/407047 |
| ART UNIT | 2481 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/026 (20130101) H04N 13/0235 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09013689 | Reinhard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bjoern Markus Reinhard (Boston, Massachusetts); Luca Dal Negro (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bjoern Markus Reinhard (Boston, Massachusetts); Luca Dal Negro (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Defined nanoparticle cluster arrays (NCAs) with total lateral dimensions of up to 25.4 μm by 25.4 μm have been fabricated on top of a 10 nm thin gold film using template guided self-assembly. This approach provides precise control of the structural parameters in the arrays allowing a systematic variation of the average number of nanoparticles in the clusters (n) and the edge to edge separation (Λ) between 1<n<20 and 50 nm≦Λ≦1000 nm, respectively. Investigations of the Rayleigh scattering spectra and surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signal intensities as a function of n and Λ reveal direct near-field coupling between the particles within individual clusters, whose strength increases with the cluster size (n) until it saturates at around n=4. Our analysis shows that strong near-field interactions between individual clusters significantly affects the SERS signal enhancement for edge-to-edge separations Λ<200 nm. The observed dependencies of the Raman signals on n and Λ indicate that NCAs support a multiscale signal enhancement which originates from simultaneous inter- and intra-cluster coupling and |E|-field enhancement. The NCAs provide strong SERS signals of bacterial cells thus enabling a rapid and reliable spectral identification of bacteria. |
| FILED | Monday, January 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/142939 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09013690 | Chou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Y. Chou (Princeton, New Jersey); Liang-Cheng Zhou (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure provides, among other things, a nanosensor comprising a substrate and one or a plurality of pillars extending from a surface of the substrate, where the pillars comprise a metallic dot structure, a metal disc, and a metallic back plane. The nanosensor comprises a molecular adhesion layer that covers at least a part of the metallic dot structure, the metal disc, and/or the metallic back plane and a capture agent bound to the molecular adhesion layer. The nanosensor amplifies a light signal from an analyte, when the analyte is specifically bound to the capture agent. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/459251 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2201/06113 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09013959 | Badiey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mohsen Badiey (Newark, Delaware); Boris Katsnelson (Voronezh, Russian Federation) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohsen Badiey (Newark, Delaware); Boris Katsnelson (Voronezh, Russian Federation) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for determining a geophysical position of an object in an underwater channel are provided. Acoustic signals from at least two sources are received by a receiver of the object. The acoustic signals have a frequency corresponding to at least one waveguide mode associated with the underwater channel, where the acoustic signals are transmitted at predetermined transmission times. An arrival time for the at least one waveguide mode is determined from the received signals, based on the predetermined transmission times. The geophysical position is determined based on the arrival time and a modal group velocity for the at least one waveguide mode. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/272639 |
| 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 5/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014161 | Calo 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) | Seraphin Bernard Calo (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Raheleh B Dilmaghani (Elsmford, New York); Douglas M Freimuth (New York, New York); Raghu Kiran Ganti (Elmsford, New York); Fan Ye (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A mobile device indexing system includes a plurality of edge nodes in communication with each other across a communication network and a plurality of mobile devices configured to communicate with the edge nodes. Each mobile device has both computing and communication functionalities. A separate mobile device index is maintained at each one of the plurality of edge nodes. Each mobile device index is a geographical spatio-temporal index having entries for a unique set of mobile devices derived from the plurality of mobile devices. Each unique set contains only mobile devices registered to the edge node associated with that mobile device index. |
| FILED | Monday, November 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/669335 |
| ART UNIT | 2411 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30327 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Wireless Communication Networks H04W 4/02 (20130101) H04W 4/20 (20130101) H04W 8/02 (20130101) H04W 24/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014221 | Kub et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland); Marc Currie (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland); Marc Currie (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Laser devices are presented in which a graphene saturable absorber and an optical amplifier are disposed in a resonant optical cavity with an optical or electrical pump providing energy to the optical amplifier. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/676652 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/06 (20130101) H01S 3/10 (20130101) H01S 3/11 (20130101) H01S 3/083 (20130101) H01S 3/091 (20130101) H01S 3/113 (20130101) H01S 3/0906 (20130101) H01S 3/1106 (20130101) H01S 3/1112 (20130101) H01S 3/1118 (20130101) H01S 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/14 (20130101) H01S 5/028 (20130101) H01S 5/50 (20130101) H01S 5/0601 (20130101) H01S 5/1032 (20130101) H01S 5/1838 (20130101) H01S 5/3401 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014228 | Kolis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph W. Kolis (Central, South Carolina); Colin D. McMillen (Liberty, South Carolina); J. Matthew Mann (Anderson, South Carolina); John M. Ballato (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University Research Foundation (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph W. Kolis (Central, South Carolina); Colin D. McMillen (Liberty, South Carolina); J. Matthew Mann (Anderson, South Carolina); John M. Ballato (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are heterogeneous crystals for use in a laser cavity and methods of forming the crystals. A crystal can be a monolithic crystal containing regions that are based upon the same host material but differ from one another according to some material feature such that they can perform various functions related to lasing. Disclosed methods include hydrothermal growth techniques for the growth of differing epitaxial layers on a host. A host material can be doped in one region with a suitable active lasing ion and can be formed with another region that is undoped and can act as an endcap, a waveguide cladding layer, or a substrate to provide strength and/or contact to a heat sink. Regions can be formed with controlled thickness in conjunction. Following formation, a heterogeneous crystal can be cut, polished and coated with mirror films at each end for use in a laser cavity. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/832119 |
| 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 3/1611 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014522 | Majid et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Imtiaz Majid (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Chih-Hao Wang (Brimfield, Massachusetts); Kanishka Tankala (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nufern (Eash Granby, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Imtiaz Majid (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Chih-Hao Wang (Brimfield, Massachusetts); Kanishka Tankala (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to optical waveguides for the transmission of electromagnetic energy. The present invention relates more particularly to optical couplers for coupling optical fibers, and methods for making them. One aspect of the present invention is an optical coupler for use with a polarization-maintaining input optical fiber and a polarization-maintaining output optical fiber. The coupler includes: a tube having a wide end, a narrow end having an end face, and a taper therebetween; a polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber having a first end having an end face and a second end, the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber being disposed within the tube from the wide end to the narrow end, at least the narrow end of the tube being fused around a first length of the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber including the first end of the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber to form a coupler end face comprising the end face of the tube and the end face of the first end of the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber. In one aspect of the invention, the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber has an outer diameter no greater than about 200 μm in the region in which the tube is fused around it. In another aspect of the invention, the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber has an outer diameter at the coupler end face no greater than about 75% of the diameter of the polarization-maintaining input optical fiber. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/996916 |
| ART UNIT | 3649 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 11/00711 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/274 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/02109 (20130101) G02B 6/2843 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/07 (20130101) H01S 3/0675 (20130101) H01S 3/06712 (20130101) H01S 3/09408 (20130101) H01S 3/094011 (20130101) H01S 3/094019 (20130101) |
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| US 09014551 | Stooke |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam M. Stooke (O'Fallon, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The method and apparatus as disclosed herein allows the user to input conditions for a communications link, set characteristic values of a photon-counting detector array, simulate the resulting link, observe a summary analysis of the simulated detector and link activity, and extract a record of the detector activity (e.g. each photon counted) making it available for further analysis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/799417 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014771 | Jones, III |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas O. Jones, III (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas O. Jones, III (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A layered superconductor device includes multiple layers of a single crystal superconducting material having intermittent layers of superconducting material dispersed in a pattern with a second material such that each layer of the multiple layers a single crystal superconducting material are interconnected via superconducting material, allowing for a continuous current path, and a thickness of the superconducting material never exceeds a first predetermined thickness. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/438091 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 39/128 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
09014788 — Apparatus and method for real-time imaging and monitoring of an electrosurgical procedure
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karen Joos (Nashville, Tennessee); Jin Hui Shen (Nashville, Tennessee); M. Shane Hutson (Nashville, Tennessee); John Kozub (Mount Juliet, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical coherence tomography probe and laser combination device configured for real-time z-directional guidance of the incisional depth of a surgical procedure. It can be used alone or placed within the working channel of an endoscope. The device includes an OCT single mode fiber, and a laser fiber or laser hollow waveguide or electrical surgical wire positioned adjacent to the OCT single mode fiber. The single mode fiber is configured to move laterally when activated by an actuator to scan light data reflected from a sample that is positioned in front of a distal end of the device. The light data can be processed to generate a B-scan image. The device can collect data in real-time during lasing, or immediately prior to and following the cutting. The surgical tool, when coupled to a processor, can deactivate when the B-scan image identifies that the incision is within a predefined tolerance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/182724 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/102 (20130101) A61B 18/14 (20130101) A61B 18/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 18/20 (20130101) A61B 18/22 (20130101) A61B 18/201 (20130101) A61B 2019/5234 (20130101) |
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| US 09014874 | Bruck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Foster-Miller, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Foster-Miller, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt Bruck (Cumberland, Rhode Island); Boian Bentchev (Norwood, Massachusetts); Julie Shapiro (Marlborough, Massachusetts); Todd Graham (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Daniel Deguire (Blackstone, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An unmanned systems operator control system includes a hand held controller with a set of switches and control enumeration software specially configured to report a superset of virtual switches based on the physical switches. A core unit includes a first unmanned system control application subscribing to a first switch subset of the superset and outputting commands controlling a first unmanned system based on activation of the set of switches. A second unmanned system control application subscribes to a second switch subset of the superset and outputs commands controlling a second unmanned system based on activation of the set of switches. A mode switching subsystem is configured, in a first state, to map the set of switches to the first switch subset and, in a second state, to map the set of switches to the second switch subset. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/753029 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/0016 (20130101) Transmission Systems for Measured Values, Control or Similar Signals G08C 17/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G08C 2201/30 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015088 | Shen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorported (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jianqiang Shen (Santa Clara, California); Oliver Brdiczka (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for predicting a personality trait. During operation, the system initially obtains personality data associated with users. The system collects sample data associated with the users. Next, the system trains a predictor with the collected sample data and the personality data. Then, the system collects data associated with a particular user, and generates a personality trait score for the particular user by using the predictor to analyze the particular user's collected data. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/663747 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Card, Board, or Roulette Games; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing Bodies; Video Games; Games Not Otherwise Provided for A63F 13/12 (20130101) A63F 2300/556 (20130101) A63F 2300/558 (20130101) A63F 2300/5506 (20130101) Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 50/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015569 | Luo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gang Luo (Yorktown Heights, New York); Chunqiang Tang (Ossining, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gang Luo (Yorktown Heights, New York); Chunqiang Tang (Ossining, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | There are provided a system and method for resource adaptive, real-time new event detection. The method includes capturing, from among documents in a document streaming environment, first-story documents that mention previously unmentioned events. The method further includes dynamically adjusting a thoroughness of the capturing step by controlling a number of keywords and documents considered according to a real-time system load. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/513988 |
| ART UNIT | 2178 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30516 (20130101) G06F 17/30684 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015656 | Greyzck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cray Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cray Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Terry D. Greyzck (Eagan, Minnesota); William R. Fulton (Eden Prairie, Minnesota); David W. Oehmke (Northfield, Minnesota); Gary W. Elsesser (Eagan, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A system implementing a method for generating code for execution based on a SIMT model with parallel units of threads is provided. The system identifies a loop within a program that includes vector processing. The system generates instructions for a thread that include an instruction to set a predicate based on whether the thread of a parallel unit corresponds to a vector element. The system also generates instructions to perform the vector processing via scalar operations predicated on the predicate. As a result, the system generates instructions to perform the vector processing but to avoid branch divergence within the parallel unit of threads that would be needed to check whether a thread corresponds to a vector element. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/781285 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/20 (20130101) G06F 8/30 (20130101) G06F 8/36 (20130101) G06F 8/41 (20130101) G06F 15/76 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015672 | Dause et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen H. Dause (King George, Virginia); Nathan J. Schmidt (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Thomas G. Turner (King George, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen H. Dause (King George, Virginia); Nathan J. Schmidt (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Thomas G. Turner (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of interface simulation is provided for enabling publication and subscription of messages for a given problem domain, without requiring development of software or code. The method includes identifying a set of messages using the DDS as a problem domain; generating said .java message class from said problem domain generated from a .idl file for Interface Definition Language (IDL); processing said .java message class by Java reflection; generating a plurality of .java message stubs generated in the IDL format of said problem domain; incorporating said plurality of .java message stubs into a .jar message class file by said Java reflection; and rendering a graphical display that enables an operator to select and edit a .java message object from said plurality of stubs in said .jar message class. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/385463 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/3664 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015853 | Stefanov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emil Stefanov (Hayward, California); Elaine Shi (San Jose, California); Dawn Song (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems of concealing access patterns to data storage, such as within servers of a cloud computing environment are presented. Server data storage is securely partitioned into smaller electronic data storage partitions of predetermined size. The client side maintains a shuffling buffer and position map for these blocks as stored on the electronic data storage partitions of the server. Concealment is performed with respect to accesses from the client to server using an oblivious sorting protocol. Access operation is concealed with each block being randomly assigned to any of the data storage partitions, and whenever a block is accessed, the block is logically removed from its current partition and logically assigned to a fresh random partition selected from all partitions, while the client maintains tracking of which partition each block is associated with at any point of time. |
| FILED | Monday, June 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/919621 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 21/606 (20130101) G06F 21/6254 (20130101) G06F 2221/2123 (20130101) |
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| US 09010083 | Uhm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Thomas Edward Johnson (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Thomas Edward Johnson (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A combustor nozzle includes an inlet surface and an outlet surface downstream from the inlet surface, wherein the outlet surface has an indented central portion. A plurality of fuel channels are arranged radially outward of the indented central portion, wherein the plurality of fuel channels extend through the outlet surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/020156 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Burners F23D 14/62 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/16 (20130101) F23R 3/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F23R 2900/00004 (20130101) F23R 2900/00005 (20130101) |
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| US 09010125 | Morrison et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jay A. Morrison (Titusville, Florida); Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Pennsylvania); Michael E. Crawford (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay A. Morrison (Titusville, Florida); Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Pennsylvania); Michael E. Crawford (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A cooling arrangement (56) having: a duct (30) configured to receive hot gases (16) from a combustor; and a flow sleeve (50) surrounding the duct and defining a cooling plenum (52) there between, wherein the flow sleeve is configured to form impingement cooling jets (70) emanating from dimples (82) in the flow sleeve effective to predominately cool the duct in an impingement cooling zone (60), and wherein the flow sleeve defines a convection cooling zone (64) effective to cool the duct solely via a cross-flow (76), the cross-flow comprising cooling fluid (72) exhausting from the impingement cooling zone. In the impingement cooling zone an undimpled portion (84) of the flow sleeve tapers away from the duct as the undimpled portion nears the convection cooling zone. The flow sleeve is configured to effect a greater velocity of the cross-flow in the convection cooling zone than in the impingement cooling zone. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/956405 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 9/023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09010249 | Miller |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jacob Lee Miller (Oliver Springs, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacob Lee Miller (Oliver Springs, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An explosive bulk charge, including: a first contact surface configured to be selectively disposed substantially adjacent to a structure or material; a second end surface configured to selectively receive a detonator; and a curvilinear side surface joining the first contact surface and the second end surface. The first contact surface, the second end surface, and the curvilinear side surface form a bi-truncated hemispherical structure. The first contact surface, the second end surface, and the curvilinear side surface are formed from an explosive material. Optionally, the first contact surface and the second end surface each have a substantially circular shape. Optionally, the first contact surface and the second end surface consist of planar structures that are aligned substantially parallel or slightly tilted with respect to one another. The curvilinear side surface has one of a smooth curved geometry, an elliptical geometry, and a parabolic geometry. |
| FILED | Monday, February 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/758416 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F42B 1/036 (20130101) |
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| US 09010405 | Bharathan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Desikan Bharathan (Lakewood, Colorado); Kevin Bennion (Littleton, Colorado); Kenneth Kelly (Kailua, Hawaii); Sreekant Narumanchi (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Desikan Bharathan (Lakewood, Colorado); Kevin Bennion (Littleton, Colorado); Kenneth Kelly (Kailua, Hawaii); Sreekant Narumanchi (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides a fluid-cooled heat sink having a heat transfer base and a plurality of heat transfer fins in thermal communication with the heat transfer base, where the heat transfer base and the heat transfer fins form a central fluid channel through which a forced or free cooling fluid may flow. The heat transfer pins are arranged around the central fluid channel with a flow space provided between adjacent pins, allowing for some portion of the central fluid channel flow to divert through the flow space. The arrangement reduces the pressure drop of the flow through the fins, optimizes average heat transfer coefficients, reduces contact and fin-pin resistances, and reduces the physical footprint of the heat sink in an operating environment. |
| FILED | Monday, February 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/021853 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigerators; Cold Rooms; Ice-boxes; Cooling or Freezing Apparatus Not Otherwise Provided for F25D 31/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09011077 | Vitt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul H. Vitt (Liberty Township, Ohio); David A. Kemp (West Chester, Ohio); Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); John J. Marra (Winter Springs, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul H. Vitt (Liberty Township, Ohio); David A. Kemp (West Chester, Ohio); Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); John J. Marra (Winter Springs, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An airfoil in a gas turbine engine includes an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall includes a leading edge, a trailing edge opposed from the leading edge in a chordal direction, a pressure side, and a suction side. The inner wall is coupled to the outer wall at a single chordal location and includes portions spaced from the pressure and suction sides of the outer wall so as to form first and second gaps between the inner wall and the respective pressure and suction sides. The inner wall defines a chamber therein and includes openings that provide fluid communication between the respective gaps and the chamber. The gaps receive cooling fluid that provides cooling to the outer wall as it flows through the gaps. The cooling fluid, after traversing at least substantial portions of the gaps, passes into the chamber through the openings in the inner wall. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/090294 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/186 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/188 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2250/30 (20130101) F05D 2260/221 (20130101) F05D 2260/941 (20130101) |
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| US 09011651 | Greenbaum |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elias Greenbaum (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elias Greenbaum (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for the electrolytic splitting of water into hydrogen and/or oxygen, the apparatus comprising: (i) at least one lithographically-patternable substrate having a surface; (ii) a plurality of microscaled catalytic electrodes embedded in said surface; (iii) at least one counter electrode in proximity to but not on said surface; (iv) means for collecting evolved hydrogen and/or oxygen gas; (v) electrical powering means for applying a voltage across said plurality of microscaled catalytic electrodes and said at least one counter electrode; and (vi) a container for holding an aqueous electrolyte and housing said plurality of microscaled catalytic electrodes and said at least one counter electrode. Electrolytic processes using the above electrolytic apparatus or functional mimics thereof are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/963857 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 13/0207 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 2/32 (20130101) C10G 45/02 (20130101) C10G 49/00 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25B 1/34 (20130101) C25B 9/06 (20130101) C25B 9/08 (20130101) C25B 11/02 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/366 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Patrick I. James (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Blue Planet Strategies, L.L.C. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick I. James (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for electrochemical modification of liquid streams employing an electrolytic cell which includes an anode compartment defined by an anode structure where oxidation is effected, containing a liquid electrolyte anolyte, and a cathode compartment defined by a cathode structure where reduction is effected containing a liquid electrolyte catholyte. In addition, the electrolytic cell includes at least one additional compartment arranged at least partially between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment and separated from the anode compartment and the cathode compartment by a separator structure arranged to supports ionic conduction of current between the anode structure and the cathode structure. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621349 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/461 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C02F 1/4693 (20130101) C02F 1/46104 (20130101) C02F 2101/20 (20130101) C02F 2201/4611 (20130101) C02F 2201/46115 (20130101) C02F 2201/46185 (20130101) |
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| US 09011725 | Bingham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis N. Bingham (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kerry M. Klingler (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Terry D. Turner (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Bruce M. Wilding (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Bradley C. Benefiel (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | The production of gasses and, more particularly, to systems and methods for the production of syngas and fuel gasses including the production of hydrogen are set forth. In one embodiment system and method includes a reactor having a molten pool of a material comprising sodium carbonate. A supply of conditioned water is in communication with the reactor. A supply of carbon containing material is also in communication with the reactor. In one particular embodiment, the carbon containing material may include vacuum residuum (VR). The water and VR may be kept at desired temperatures and pressures compatible with the process that is to take place in the reactor. When introduced into the reactor, the water, the VR and the molten pool may be homogenously mixed in an environment in which chemical reactions take place including the production of hydrogen and other gasses. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/174561 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/02 (20130101) C01B 2203/048 (20130101) C01B 2203/0475 (20130101) Production of Producer Gas, Water-gas, Synthesis Gas From Solid Carbonaceous Material, or Mixtures Containing These Gases; Carburetting Air or Other Gases C10J 3/57 (20130101) C10J 3/723 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10J 2300/0913 (20130101) C10J 2300/0973 (20130101) C10J 2300/1807 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/364 (20130101) |
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| US 09011735 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wei Wang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Baohua Gu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Scott T. Retterer (Knoxville, Tennessee); Mitchel J. Doktycz (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei Wang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Baohua Gu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Scott T. Retterer (Knoxville, Tennessee); Mitchel J. Doktycz (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions comprising nanosized objects (i.e., nanoparticles) in which at least one observable marker, such as a radioisotope or fluorophore, is incorporated within the nanosized object. The nanosized objects include, for example, metal or semi-metal oxide (e.g., silica), quantum dot, noble metal, magnetic metal oxide, organic polymer, metal salt, and core-shell nanoparticles, wherein the label is incorporated within the nanoparticle or selectively in a metal oxide shell of a core-shell nanoparticle. Methods of preparing the volume-labeled nanoparticles are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/981886 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/04 (20130101) C09K 11/06 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/0054 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Neil Reginald Beer (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Neil Reginald Beer (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for monodispersed microdroplet generation and trapping including providing a flow channel in a microchip; producing microdroplets in the flow channel, the microdroplets movable in the flow channel; providing carrier fluid in the flow channel using a pump or pressure source; controlling movement of the microdroplets in the flow channel and trapping the microdroplets in a desired location in the flow channel. The system includes a microchip; a flow channel in the microchip; a droplet maker that generates microdroplets, the droplet maker connected to the flow channel; a carrier fluid in the flow channel, the carrier fluid introduced to the flow channel by a source of carrier fluid, the source of carrier fluid including a pump or pressure source; a valve connected to the carrier fluid that controls flow of the carrier fluid and enables trapping of the microdroplets. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/364972 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 3/0807 (20130101) B01F 5/0471 (20130101) B01F 13/0059 (20130101) B01F 13/0062 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/0241 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2300/0838 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2400/043 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 7/0694 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09011781 | Long et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard Long (New Albany, Ohio); Junko M. Watson (Columbus, Ohio); Francis P. Daly (Delaware, Ohio); Terry Mazanec (Solon, Ohio); Barry L. Yang (Dublin, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Velocys, Inc. (Plain City, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Long (New Albany, Ohio); Junko M. Watson (Columbus, Ohio); Francis P. Daly (Delaware, Ohio); Terry Mazanec (Solon, Ohio); Barry L. Yang (Dublin, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes catalysts, methods of making catalysts, methods of making a microchannel reactor, and methods of conducting chemical reactions. It has been discovered that superior performance can be obtained from a catalyst formed by directly depositing a catalytic material onto a (low surface area) thermally-grown alumina layer. Improved methods of conducting oxidative dehydrogenations are also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/563531 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/0093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 23/42 (20130101) B01J 23/6567 (20130101) B01J 35/04 (20130101) B01J 35/0006 (20130101) B01J 35/06 (20130101) B01J 37/0215 (20130101) B01J 37/0225 (20130101) B01J 37/0226 (20130101) B01J 37/0238 (20130101) B01J 2219/0086 (20130101) B01J 2219/00783 (20130101) B01J 2219/00822 (20130101) B01J 2219/00824 (20130101) B01J 2219/00835 (20130101) B01J 2219/00837 (20130101) B01J 2219/00873 (20130101) B01J 2219/00889 (20130101) B01J 2219/00891 (20130101) B01J 2219/00905 (20130101) B01J 2219/00995 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502746 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2300/16 (20130101) B01L 2400/086 (20130101) B01L 2400/088 (20130101) B01L 2400/0406 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/384 (20130101) C01B 3/386 (20130101) C01B 2203/82 (20130101) C01B 2203/107 (20130101) C01B 2203/141 (20130101) C01B 2203/0233 (20130101) C01B 2203/0261 (20130101) C01B 2203/0811 (20130101) C01B 2203/0844 (20130101) C01B 2203/1041 (20130101) C01B 2203/1241 (20130101) Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or Solid Fuel Suspended In Air F23C 13/00 (20130101) F23C 2900/03001 (20130101) |
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| US 09011805 | Olson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); John H. Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); John H. Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to carbon nanocomposite sorbents. The present invention provides carbon nanocomposite sorbents, methods for making the same, and methods for separation of a pollutant from a gas that includes that pollutant. Various embodiments provide a method for reducing the mercury content of a mercury-containing gas. |
| FILED | Monday, April 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/453274 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 53/80 (20130101) B01D 53/508 (20130101) B01D 2251/108 (20130101) B01D 2253/11 (20130101) B01D 2253/25 (20130101) B01D 2253/102 (20130101) B01D 2253/108 (20130101) B01D 2253/304 (20130101) B01D 2258/0283 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/205 (20130101) B01J 20/324 (20130101) B01J 20/3078 (20130101) B01J 20/3204 (20130101) |
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| US 09011873 | Korber et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bette T. Korber (Los Alamos, New Mexico); William Fischer (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Hua-Xin Liao (Durham, North Carolina); Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); Norman Letvin (Boston, Massachusetts); Beatrice H. Hahn (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts); The University of Alabama at Birmingham Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bette T. Korber (Los Alamos, New Mexico); William Fischer (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Hua-Xin Liao (Durham, North Carolina); Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); Norman Letvin (Boston, Massachusetts); Beatrice H. Hahn (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding mosaic clade M HIV-1 Env polypeptides and to compositions and vectors comprising same. The nucleic acids of the invention are suitable for use in inducing an immune response to HIV-1 in a human. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/094734 |
| 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) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2710/24143 (20130101) C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 09011875 | Korber et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bette T. Korber (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Simon Perkins (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Tanmoy Bhattacharya (Los Alamos, New Mexico); William M. Fischer (Los Alamos, New Mexico); James Theiler (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Norman Letvin (Boston, Massachusetts); Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); Beatrice H. Hahn (Birmingham, Alabama); Karina Yusim (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Carla Kuiken (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina); The University of Alabama at Birmingham Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bette T. Korber (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Simon Perkins (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Tanmoy Bhattacharya (Los Alamos, New Mexico); William M. Fischer (Los Alamos, New Mexico); James Theiler (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Norman Letvin (Boston, Massachusetts); Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); Beatrice H. Hahn (Birmingham, Alabama); Karina Yusim (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Carla Kuiken (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to mosaic HIV-1 group M Gag sequences and to a composition comprising same. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/399963 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/16034 (20130101) |
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| US 09012032 | Jablonski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul D. Jablonski (Salem, Oregon); Jeffrey A. Hawk (Salem, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul D. Jablonski (Salem, Oregon); Jeffrey A. Hawk (Salem, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | One or more embodiments relates to an MCrAlY bond coat comprising an MCrAlY layer in contact with a Y—Al2O3 layer. The MCrAlY layer is comprised of a γ-M solid solution, a β-MAl intermetallic phase, and Y-type intermetallics. The Y—Al2O3 layer is comprised of Yttrium atoms coordinated with oxygen atoms comprising the Al2O3 lattice. Both the MCrAlY layer and the Y—Al2O3 layer have a substantial absence of Y—Al oxides, providing advantage in the maintainability of the Yttrium reservoir within the MCrAlY bulk. The MCrAlY bond coat may be fabricated through application of a Y2O3 paste to an MCrAlY material, followed by heating in a non-oxidizing environment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/065726 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 15/04 (20130101) B32B 15/18 (20130101) B32B 15/20 (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 4/085 (20130101) C23C 4/105 (20130101) C23C 14/083 (20130101) C23C 16/405 (20130101) C23C 28/022 (20130101) C23C 28/042 (20130101) C23C 30/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C23C 30/005 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/28 (20130101) F01D 5/288 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/264 (20150115) Y10T 428/265 (20150115) Y10T 428/1266 (20150115) Y10T 428/12611 (20150115) Y10T 428/12618 (20150115) Y10T 428/12937 (20150115) Y10T 428/12944 (20150115) Y10T 428/12951 (20150115) Y10T 428/12979 (20150115) |
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| US 09012091 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Huiming Wu (Darien, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oakbrook, Illinois); Ali Abouimrane (Aurora, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An as-prepared cathode for a secondary battery, the cathode including an alkaline source material including an alkali metal oxide, an alkali metal sulfide, an alkali metal salt, or a combination of any two or more thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/752774 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/131 (20130101) H01M 4/364 (20130101) H01M 4/382 (20130101) H01M 4/386 (20130101) H01M 4/387 (20130101) H01M 4/485 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/505 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/054 (20130101) H01M 12/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09012094 | Tikhonov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | A123 Systems LLC (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | A123 Systems LLC (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Konstantin Tikhonov (Pleasanton, California); Ka Ki Yip (San Leandro, California); Tzu-Yuan Lin (San Jose, California); Michael Jason Erickson (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are electrochemical cells and electrolytes used to build such cells. An electrolyte may include a fluoroalkyl-substituted LiPF6 salt or a fluoroalkyl-substituted LiBF4 salt. In some embodiments, at least one fluorinated alkyl of the salt has a chain length of from 1 to 8 or, more specifically, between about 2 and 8. These fluorinated alkyl groups, in particular, relatively large fluorinated alkyl groups improve solubility of these salts in fluorinated solvents that are less flammable than, for example, conventional carbonate solvents. At the same time, the size of fluoroalkyl-substituted salts should be limited to ensure adequate concentration of the salt in an electrolyte and low viscosity of the electrolyte. In some embodiments, the concentration of a fluoroalkyl-substituted salt is at least about 0.5M. Examples of fluorinated solvents include various fluorinated esters, fluorinated ethers, and fluorinated carbonates, such a 1-methoxyheptafluoropropane, methyl nonafluorobutyl ether, ethyl nonafluorobutyl ether, 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoro-3-methoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)-pentane, 3-ethoxy-1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-dodecafluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-hexane, and 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)-pentane. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/910108 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 10/0567 (20130101) H01M 10/0568 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 2300/0034 (20130101) H01M 2300/0037 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09012096 | Amine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Khalil Amine (Downers Grove, Illinois); Jun Liu (Naperville, Illinois); Donald R. Vissers (Naperville, Illinois); Wenquan Lu (Darien, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Khalil Amine (Downers Grove, Illinois); Jun Liu (Naperville, Illinois); Donald R. Vissers (Naperville, Illinois); Wenquan Lu (Darien, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to non-aqueous electrolytes having electrode stabilizing additives, stabilized electrodes, and electrochemical devices containing the same. Thus the present invention provides electrolytes containing an alkali metal salt, a polar aprotic solvent, and an electrode stabilizing additive. In certain electrolytes, the alkali metal salt is a bis(chelato)borate and the additives include substituted or unsubstituted linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbons comprising at least one oxygen atom and at least one aryl, alkenyl or alkynyl group. In other electrolytes, the additives include a substituted aryl compound or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl compound wherein the additive comprises at least one oxygen atom. There are also provided methods of making the electrolytes and batteries employing the electrolytes. The invention also provides for electrode materials. Cathodes of the present invention may be further stabilized by surface coating the particles of the spinel or olivine with a material that can neutralize acid or otherwise lessen or prevent leaching of the manganese or iron ions. In some embodiments the coating is polymeric and in other embodiments the coating is a metal oxide such as ZrO2, TiO2, ZnO, WO3, Al2O3, MgO, SiO2, SnO2 AlPO4, Al(OH)3, a mixture of any two or more thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/338902 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/0567 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/0568 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) |
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| US 09012240 | Liotta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lance A. Liotta (Bethesda, Maryland); Alessandra Luchini (Fairfax, Virginia); Emanuel F. Petricoin (Gainesville, Virginia); Virginia Espina (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | George Mason Research Foundation, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lance A. Liotta (Bethesda, Maryland); Alessandra Luchini (Fairfax, Virginia); Emanuel F. Petricoin (Gainesville, Virginia); Virginia Espina (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An immunoassay device incorporating porous polymeric capture nanoparticles within either the sample collection vessel or pre-impregnated into a porous substratum within fluid flow path of the analytical device is presented. This incorporation of capture particles within the immunoassay device improves sensitivity while removing the requirement for pre-processing of samples prior to loading the immunoassay device. A preferred embodiment is coreshell bait containing capture nanoparticles which perform three functions in one step, in solution: a) molecular size sieving, b) target analyte sequestration and concentration, and c) protection from degradation. The polymeric matrix of the capture particles may be made of co-polymeric materials having a structural monomer and an affinity monomer, the affinity monomer having properties that attract the analyte to the capture particle. This device is useful for point of care diagnostic assays for biomedical applications and as field deployable assays for environmental, pathogen and chemical or biological threat identification. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/061507 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/521 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54333 (20130101) G01N 33/54346 (20130101) |
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| US 09012241 | Han et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Yong-Jin Han (Livermore, California); Carlos A. Valdez (San Ramon, California); Tammy Y. Olson (Livermore, California); Sung Ho Kim (Livermore, California); Joe H. Satcher, Jr. (Patterson, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Yong-Jin Han (Livermore, California); Carlos A. Valdez (San Ramon, California); Tammy Y. Olson (Livermore, California); Sung Ho Kim (Livermore, California); Joe H. Satcher, Jr. (Patterson, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a system includes a plurality of metal nanoparticles functionalized with a plurality of organic molecules tethered thereto, wherein the plurality of organic molecules preferentially interact with one or more analytes when placed in proximity therewith. According to another embodiment, a method for detecting analytes includes contacting a fluid having one or more analytes of interest therein with a plurality of metal nanoparticles, each metal nanoparticle having a plurality of organic molecules tethered thereto, and detecting Raman scattering from an analyte of interest from the fluid, the analyte interacting with one or more of the plurality of organic molecules. In another embodiment, a method includes chemically modifying a plurality of cyclodextrin molecules at a primary hydroxyl moiety to create a chemical handle, and tethering the plurality of cyclodextrin molecules to a metal nanoparticle using the chemical handle. Other systems and methods for detecting analytes are also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/844778 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/54346 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54373 (20130101) |
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| US 09012344 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Di-Jia Liu (Naperville, Illinois); Shengwen Yuan (Chicago, Illinois); Gabriel A. Goenaga (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Di-Jia Liu (Naperville, Illinois); Shengwen Yuan (Chicago, Illinois); Gabriel A. Goenaga (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of producing an electrocatalyst article using porous polymers. The method creates a porous polymer designed to receive transition metal groups disposed at ligation sites and activating the transition metals to form an electrocatalyst which can be used in a fuel cell. Electrocatalysts prepared by this method are also provided. A fuel cell which includes the electrocatalyst is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/106696 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/26 (20130101) B01J 23/30 (20130101) B01J 23/34 (20130101) B01J 23/70 (20130101) B01J 23/75 (20130101) B01J 31/06 (20130101) B01J 31/1815 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/1023 (20130101) B01J 35/1028 (20130101) B01J 37/031 (20130101) B01J 2531/025 (20130101) B01J 2531/842 (20130101) B01J 2531/845 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/8885 (20130101) H01M 4/9008 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09012345 | Masel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard I. Masel (Champaign, Illinois); Amin Salehi-Khojin (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dioxide Materials, Inc. (Champaign, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard I. Masel (Champaign, Illinois); Amin Salehi-Khojin (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide conversion include at least one catalytically active element with a particle size above 0.6 nm. The electrocatalysts can also include a Helper Catalyst. The catalysts can be used to increase the rate, modify the selectivity or lower the overpotential of electrochemical conversion of CO2. Chemical processes and devices using the catalysts also include processes to produce CO, HCO−, H2CO, (HCO2)−, H2CO2, CH3OH, CH4, C2H4, CH3CH2OH, CH3COO−, CH3COOH, C2H6, (COOH)2, or (COO−)2, and a specific device, namely, a CO2 sensor. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/445887 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/0275 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 3/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09012349 | Choi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jae Soon Choi (Knoxville, Tennessee); Beth L. Armstrong (Clinton, Tennessee); Viviane Schwartz (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for synthesizing catalyst beads of bulk transmission metal carbides, nitrides and phosphides is provided. The method includes providing an aqueous suspension of transition metal oxide particles in a gel forming base, dropping the suspension into an aqueous solution to form a gel bead matrix, heating the bead to remove the binder, and carburizing, nitriding or phosphiding the bead to form a transition metal carbide, nitride, or phosphide catalyst bead. The method can be tuned for control of porosity, mechanical strength, and dopant content of the beads. The produced catalyst beads are catalytically active, mechanically robust, and suitable for packed-bed reactor applications. The produced catalyst beads are suitable for biomass conversion, petrochemistry, petroleum refining, electrocatalysis, and other applications. |
| FILED | Friday, November 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/069514 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 27/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012368 | Wilmer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher E. Wilmer (Evanston, Illinois); Michael Leaf (Evanston, Illinois); Randall Q. Snurr (Evanston, Illinois); Omar K. Farha (Mortongrove, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher E. Wilmer (Evanston, Illinois); Michael Leaf (Evanston, Illinois); Randall Q. Snurr (Evanston, Illinois); Omar K. Farha (Mortongrove, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for systematically generating potential metal-organic framework (MOFs) structures given an input library of building blocks is provided herein. One or more material properties of the potential MOFs are evaluated using computational simulations. A range of material properties (surface area, pore volume, pore size distribution, powder x-ray diffraction pattern, methane adsorption capability, and the like) can be estimated, and in doing so, illuminate unidentified structure-property relationships that may only have been recognized by taking a global view of MOF structures. In addition to identifying structure-property relationships, this systematic approach to identify the MOFs of interest is used to identify one or more MOFs that may be useful for high pressure methane storage. |
| FILED | Friday, July 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/543189 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 53/04 (20130101) B01D 2253/204 (20130101) B01D 2257/102 (20130101) B01D 2257/7025 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/0211 (20130101) B01J 20/0214 (20130101) B01J 20/223 (20130101) B01J 20/226 (20130101) B01J 20/0237 (20130101) B01J 20/0244 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 1/08 (20130101) C07F 3/06 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 3/00 (20130101) Vessels for Containing or Storing Compressed, Liquefied or Solidified Gases; Fixed-capacity Gas-holders; Filling Vessels With, or Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, or Solidified Gases F17C 11/00 (20130101) F17C 11/002 (20130101) F17C 11/005 (20130101) F17C 11/007 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG] Y02C 20/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09012598 | Sivanandan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Seeo, Inc (Hayward, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seeo, Inc. (Hayward, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kulandaivelu Sivanandan (Fremont, California); Hany Basam Eitouni (Oakland, California); Yan Li (Fremont, California); Russell Clayton Pratt (Foster City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and efficient method of functionalizing high molecular weight polymers through alkylation using a metal amide base is described. This novel procedure can also be used to synthesize polymer-based macro-initiators containing radical initiating groups at the chain-ends for synthesis of block copolymers. |
| FILED | Friday, July 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/946924 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/336 (20130101) C08G 65/337 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 65/33324 (20130101) |
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| US 09012699 | Holladay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Johnathan E. Holladay (Richland, Washington); Danielle S. Muzatko (Richland, Washington); James F. White (Richland, Washington); Alan H. Zacher (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Hydrogenolysis systems are provided that can include a reactor housing an Ru-comprising hydrogenolysis catalyst and wherein the contents of the reactor is maintained at a neutral or acidic pH. Reactant reservoirs within the system can include a polyhydric alcohol compound and a base, wherein a weight ratio of the base to the compound is less than 0.05. Systems also include the product reservoir comprising a hydrogenolyzed polyhydric alcohol compound and salts of organic acids, and wherein the moles of base are substantially equivalent to the moles of salts or organic acids. Processes are provided that can include an Ru-comprising catalyst within a mixture having a neutral or acidic pH. A weight ratio of the base to the compound can be between 0.01 and 0.05 during exposing. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/274193 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 29/60 (20130101) C07C 29/60 (20130101) C07C 29/132 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 31/205 (20130101) |
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| US 09012770 | Cotlet et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mircea Cotlet (Rocky Point, New York); Hsing-Lin Wang (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Hsinhan Tsai (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Zhihua Xu (Mineola, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mircea Cotlet (Rocky Point, New York); Hsing-Lin Wang (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Hsinhan Tsai (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Zhihua Xu (Mineola, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Optoelectronic devices and thin-film semiconductor compositions and methods for making same are disclosed. The methods provide for the synthesis of the disclosed composition. The thin-film semiconductor compositions disclosed herein have a unique configuration that exhibits efficient photo-induced charge transfer and high transparency to visible light. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/480716 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 20/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0038 (20130101) H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/426 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
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| US 09012803 | Daniel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Claus Daniel (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Claus Daniel (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for varying a mechanical property of a material at two depths. The method involves the application of at least two laser pulses of different durations. The method involves a determination of the density of the material from the surface to each depth, a determination of the heat capacity of the material from the surface to each depth, and a determination of the thermal conductivity of the material from the surface to each depth. Each laser pulse may affect the density, heat capacity, and thermal conductivity of the material, so it may be necessary to re-evaluate those parameters after each laser pulse and prior to the next pulse. The method may be applied to implantation materials to improve osteoblast and osteoclast activity. |
| FILED | Friday, September 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/234779 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — 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 2/3094 (20130101) 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 26/0084 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012849 | Hsu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wei-Chun Hsu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jonathan Kien-Kwok Tong (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Bolin Liao (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brian Burg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gang Chen (Carlisle, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei-Chun Hsu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jonathan Kien-Kwok Tong (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Bolin Liao (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brian Burg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gang Chen (Carlisle, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for measuring the absorption spectrum of a sample is provided that includes a broadband light source that produces broadband light defined within a range of an absorptance spectrum. An interferometer modulates the intensity of the broadband light source for a range of modulation frequencies. A bi-layer cantilever probe arm is thermally connected to a sample arm having at most two layers of materials. The broadband light modulated by the interferometer is directed towards the sample and absorbed by the sample and converted into heat, which causes a temperature rise and bending of the bi-layer cantilever probe arm. A detector mechanism measures and records the deflection of the probe arm so as to obtain the absorptance spectrum of the sample. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/937713 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/45 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/171 (20130101) G01N 21/1702 (20130101) G01N 21/3563 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/36 (20130101) |
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| US 09012872 | Fang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ning Fang (Ames, Iowa); Wei Sun (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ning Fang (Ames, Iowa); Wei Sun (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, apparatus, and system for improved VA-TIRFM microscopy. The method comprises automatically controlled calibration of one or more laser sources by precise control of presentation of each laser relative a sample for small incremental changes of incident angle over a range of critical TIR angles. The calibration then allows precise scanning of the sample for any of those calibrated angles for higher and more accurate resolution, and better reconstruction of the scans for super resolution reconstruction of the sample. Optionally the system can be controlled for incident angles of the excitation laser at sub-critical angles for pseudo TIRFM. Optionally both above-critical angle and sub critical angle measurements can be accomplished with the same system. |
| FILED | Friday, January 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/006739 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/6458 (20130101) |
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| US 09013018 | Pankow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joel W. Pankow (Littleton, Colorado); Gary J. Jorgensen (Pine, Colorado); Kent M. Terwilliger (Lakewood, Colorado); Stephen H. Glick (Evergreen, Colorado); Nora Isomaki (Espoo, Finland); Kari Harkonen (Kauniainen, Finland); Tommy Turkulainen (Kirkkonummi, Finland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Beneq Oy (Vantaa, Finland); U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel W. Pankow (Littleton, Colorado); Gary J. Jorgensen (Pine, Colorado); Kent M. Terwilliger (Lakewood, Colorado); Stephen H. Glick (Evergreen, Colorado); Nora Isomaki (Espoo, Finland); Kari Harkonen (Kauniainen, Finland); Tommy Turkulainen (Kirkkonummi, Finland) |
| ABSTRACT | A moisture barrier, device or product having a moisture barrier or a method of fabricating a moisture barrier having at least a polymer layer, and interfacial layer, and a barrier layer. The polymer layer may be fabricated from any suitable polymer including, but not limited to, fluoropolymers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), or ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE). The interfacial layer may be formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD). In embodiments featuring an ALD interfacial layer, the deposited interfacial substance may be, but is not limited to, Al2O3, AlSiOx, TiO2, and an Al2O3/TiO2 laminate. The barrier layer associated with the interfacial layer may be deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The barrier layer may be a SiOxNy film. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/579459 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 17/10018 (20130101) B32B 2367/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/049 (20130101) H01L 31/0481 (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 09013046 | Rodenbeck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher T. Rodenbeck (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael Girardi (Overland Park, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Internal nodes of a constituent integrated circuit (IC) package of a multichip module (MCM) are protected from excessive charge during plasma cleaning of the MCM. The protected nodes are coupled to an internal common node of the IC package by respectively associated discharge paths. The common node is connected to a bond pad of the IC package. During MCM assembly, and before plasma cleaning, this bond pad receives a wire bond to a ground bond pad on the MCM substrate. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/945074 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 24/02 (20130101) H01L 24/03 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09013104 | Ferguson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Patrick Ferguson (Oakland, California); Michael Read (Plainfield, Vermont); R. Lawrence Ives (San Mateo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. (San Mateo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick Ferguson (Oakland, California); Michael Read (Plainfield, Vermont); R. Lawrence Ives (San Mateo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A periodic permanent magnet (PPM) klystron has beam transport structures and RF cavity structures, each of which has permanent magnets placed substantially equidistant from a beam tunnel formed about the central axis, and which are also outside the extent of a cooling chamber. The RF cavity sections also have permanent magnets which are placed substantially equidistant from the beam tunnel, but which include an RF cavity coupling to the beam tunnel for enhancement of RF carried by an electron beam in the beam tunnel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059641 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 23/0873 (20130101) H01J 25/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Corey Vincent Bennett (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Corey Vincent Bennett (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A new technique for capturing both the amplitude and phase of an optical waveform is presented. This technique can capture signals with many THz of bandwidths in a single shot (e.g., temporal resolution of about 44 fs), or be operated repetitively at a high rate. That is, each temporal window (or frame) is captured single shot, in real time, but the process may be run repeatedly or single-shot. By also including a variety of possible demultiplexing techniques, this process is scalable to recoding continuous signals. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/284015 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 9/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 11/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09013777 | Frey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ITN Energy Systems, Inc. (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ITN Energy Systems, Inc. (Littleton, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Mack Frey (Denver, Colorado); Brian Spencer Berland (Morrison, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure describes systems and methods for creating monolithically integrated electrochromic devices which may be a flexible electrochromic device. Monolithic integration of thin film electrochromic devices may involve the electrical interconnection of multiple individual electrochromic devices through the creation of specific structures such as conductive pathway or insulating isolation trenches. |
| FILED | Monday, February 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/758468 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 9/00 (20130101) B32B 37/00 (20130101) B32B 2307/00 (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 1/15 (20130101) G02F 1/155 (20130101) G02F 1/1523 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 1/1525 (20130101) Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 3/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09014988 | McAdams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harley McAdams (Stanford, California); Mohammed AlQuraishi (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harley McAdams (Stanford, California); Mohammed AlQuraishi (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for determining values for a metric of microscale interactions include determining a mesoscale metric for a plurality of mesoscale interaction types, wherein a value of the mesoscale metric for each mesoscale interaction type is based on a corresponding function of values of the microscale metric for the plurality of the microscale interaction types. A plurality of observations that indicate the values of the mesoscale metric are determined for the plurality of mesoscale interaction types. Values of the microscale metric are determined for the plurality of microscale interaction types based on the plurality of observations and the corresponding functions and compressed sensing. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/426824 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/20 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/006 (20130101) |
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| US 09010101 | Barth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric J. Barth (Nashville, Tennessee); Alexander V. Pedchenko (Nolensville, Tennessee); Wayne J. Book (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric J. Barth (Nashville, Tennessee); Alexander V. Pedchenko (Nolensville, Tennessee); Wayne J. Book (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is an accumulator system in which multiple elastomeric accumulators are attached in series or parallel in order to generate total differential pressure in excess of that generated in a non-series system. Also disclosed is a “stacked” accumulator system. The system stores energy when the accumulators deform from their original shape in response to the flow of a pressurized fluid. The stored energy is available for use when the fluid is released from the accumulators and the accumulators return to their original shape. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/360929 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems Acting by Means of Fluids in General; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g Servomotors; Details of Fluid-pressure Systems, Not Otherwise Provided for F15B 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F15B 1/04 (20130101) F15B 2201/22 (20130101) F15B 2201/405 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/15 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09011606 | Bagwell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger B Bagwell (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Paul L Frankhouser (Miami Beach, Florida); Maureen L Mulvihill (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Josue R Crespo (Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico); Brian M Park (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Dana B Mallen (Yardley, Pennsylvania); Gabriela Hernandez Meza (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Debora L Demers (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices and methods for the effective clearing of artificial tubes, especially in-situ clearing of artificial tubes in a living being are covered in this disclosure. An elongated clearing member includes either a fixed or an adjustable element that selectively defines the portion of the elongated clearing member that is insertable within the artificial tube. The proximal end of the clearing member is releasably secured to the driving mechanism and the driving mechanisms may comprise a wide variety of repetitive motion drivers such as voice coil motors, piezoelectric actuators, pneumatic actuators, DC motors, etc. These devices/methods may comprise a free-standing console for hands-free operation or may comprise hand-held versions. The distal working end of the clearing member may comprise tips of differing functions, including an irrigation/aspiration feature. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/045527 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/018 (20130101) A61B 19/34 (20130101) A61B 2019/343 (20130101) Containers Specially Adapted for Medical or Pharmaceutical Purposes; Devices or Methods Specially Adapted for Bringing Pharmaceutical Products into Particular Physical or Administering Forms; Devices for Administering Food or Medicines Orally; Baby Comforters; Devices for Receiving Spittle A61J 15/00 (20130101) A61J 15/0026 (20130101) Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 1/0078 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 25/00 (20130101) A61M 2025/0019 (20130101) Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 9/027 (20130101) B08B 9/0436 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaodong Li (Irmo, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for dispersing carbon nanoparticles in a media (e.g., an alcohol such as ethanol, a resin such as an epoxy, etc.) are generally provided. The method can include: immersing the carbon nanoparticles into the media, and ultrasonicating the media containing the carbon nanoparticles in the presence of hydrogen gas source. The carbon nanoparticles have dangling bonds on the surface of the carbon nanoparticles, such that the dangling bonds on the surface of adjacent carbon nanoparticles are covelantly bonded to each other. Upon ultrasonicating the media containing the carbon nanoparticles in the presence of hydrogen gas source (e.g., hydrogen gas), the dangling bonds on the surface of the carbon nanoparticles are replaced with carbon-hydrogen bonds. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/771518 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 5/00 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09012127 | Bowman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Bowman (Boulder, Colorado); Christopher J. Kloxin (Newark, Delaware); Brian J. Adzima (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Bowman (Boulder, Colorado); Christopher J. Kloxin (Newark, Delaware); Brian J. Adzima (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention includes a novel light-activated polymerizable composition, wherein reversible crosslinks may be converted into irreversible crosslinks using a fully controllable physical and/or chemical process. The invention further includes methods of photofixing a light sensitive material or patterning an article comprising a light sensitive material. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/820608 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 41/22 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 234/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/12 (20130101) C08G 2261/46 (20130101) Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/0037 (20130101) G03F 7/038 (20130101) G03F 7/38 (20130101) |
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| US 09012207 | Blair et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven M. Blair (Salt Lake City, Utah); Farhad Mahdavi (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yongdong Liu (Salt Lake City, Utah); James N. Herron (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ajay Nahata (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Blair (Salt Lake City, Utah); Farhad Mahdavi (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yongdong Liu (Salt Lake City, Utah); James N. Herron (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ajay Nahata (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A biomolecular assay includes a substrate with a metallic layer on at least one surface thereof. The metallic film includes nanocavities. The nanocavities are configured to enhance signals that are representative of the presence or amount of one or more analytes in a sample or sample solution, and may be configured to enhance the signal by a factor of about two or more or by a factor of about three or more. Such signal enhancement may be achieved with nanocavities that are organized in an array, randomly positioned nanocavities, or nanocavities that are surrounded by increased surface area features, such as corrugation or patterning, or nanocavities that have quadrilateral or triangular shapes with tailored edge lengths, or with a plurality of nanoparticles. Methods for fabricating biomolecular substrates and assay techniques in which such biomolecular substrates are used are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/497581 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) B82Y 20/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/648 (20130101) G01N 21/7746 (20130101) G01N 33/54373 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/008 (20130101) G02B 2207/101 (20130101) |
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| US 09012522 | Alcazar Jorba et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Alcazar Jorba (Remich, Luxembourg); Edwin Lorimer Thomas (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Alcazar Jorba (Remich, Luxembourg); Edwin Lorimer Thomas (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for making a liquid foam from graphene. The method includes preparing an aqueous dispersion of graphene oxide and adding a water miscible compound to the aqueous dispersion to produce a mixture including a modified form of graphene oxide. A second immiscible fluid (a gas or a liquid) with or without a surfactant are added to the mixture and agitated to form a fluid/water composite wherein the modified form of graphene oxide aggregates at the interfaces between the fluid and water to form either a closed or open cell foam. The modified form of graphene oxide is the foaming agent. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/517751 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/043 (20130101) C01B 31/0438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0484 (20130101) |
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| US 09012569 | Abbott et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nicholas L. Abbott (Madison, Wisconsin); Francesco Caruso (Melbourne, Australia); Jugal K. Gupta (Houston, Texas); Sri Sivakumar (Kanpur, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas L. Abbott (Madison, Wisconsin); Francesco Caruso (Melbourne, Australia); Jugal K. Gupta (Houston, Texas); Sri Sivakumar (Kanpur, India) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides oil emulsion droplets and a general and facile method for providing same through the use of templating multilayer capsules. The oil emulsion droplets are further useful in fabricating liquid crystal droplet-based biosensors for the detection of target analytes such as bacteria or viruses in a sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/354565 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) G01N 33/54373 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 514/938 (20130101) |
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| US 09012584 | Thayumanavan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sankaran Thayumanavan (Amherst, Massachusetts); Conghui Yuan (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sankaran Thayumanavan (Amherst, Massachusetts); Conghui Yuan (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, the present invention provides an organoboronate nanoparticle. The nanoparticle includes a polymer, which includes a repeating unit that includes at least one organoboronate functional group. Various embodiments provide compositions including the nanoparticles, surface functionalized nanoparticles, nanoparticles including an encapsulant, methods of making the nanoparticles, and methods of using the nanoparticles, such as methods of stimuli-responsive release of encapsulants. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/206142 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 79/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 85/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09012596 | Sung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hak-Joon Sung (Nashville, Tennessee); Lucas L. Hofmeister (Nashville, Tennessee); Mukesh Kumer Gupta (Nashville, Tennessee); Spencer W. Crowder (Nashville, Tennessee); Shann S. Yu (Plano, Texas); Angela L. Zachman (Lilburn, Georgia); Dae Kwang Jung (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hak-Joon Sung (Nashville, Tennessee); Lucas L. Hofmeister (Nashville, Tennessee); Mukesh Kumer Gupta (Nashville, Tennessee); Spencer W. Crowder (Nashville, Tennessee); Shann S. Yu (Plano, Texas); Angela L. Zachman (Lilburn, Georgia); Dae Kwang Jung (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Copolymers, such as block copolymers, having at least one block that is a random copolymer of ε-caprolactone and α-carboxy-ε-caprolactone are described. Also described are methods of using such copolymers, such as, for example, in medical devices. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 14/125901 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 63/08 (20130101) C08G 63/664 (20130101) C08G 2261/126 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 67/04 (20130101) C08L 71/02 (20130101) C08L 71/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09012658 | Burke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin D. Burke (Champaign, Illinois); Junqi Li (Champaign, Illinois); Eric P. Gillis (Wallingford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin D. Burke (Champaign, Illinois); Junqi Li (Champaign, Illinois); Eric P. Gillis (Wallingford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods for making and using chiral, non-racemic protected organoboronic acids, including pinene-derived iminodiacetic acid (PIDA) boronates, to direct and enable stereoselective synthesis of organic molecules. Also provided are methods for purifying PIDA boronates from solution. Also provided are methods for deprotection of boronic acids from their PIDA ligands. The purification and deprotection methods may be used in conjunction with methods for coupling or otherwise reacting boronic acids. Iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification can be performed to synthesize chiral, non-racemic compounds. The methods are suitable for use in an automated chemical synthesis process. Also provided is an automated small molecule synthesizer apparatus for performing automated stereoselective synthesis of chiral, non-racemic small molecules using iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/112985 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 227/32 (20130101) C07C 227/32 (20130101) C07C 229/16 (20130101) C07C 229/24 (20130101) C07C 2101/08 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) C07C 2102/42 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 207/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 5/025 (20130101) |
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| US 09012830 | Zhu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jiangang Zhu (St. Louis, Missouri); Sahin Kaya Ozdemir (St. Louis, Missouri); Lan Yang (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiangang Zhu (St. Louis, Missouri); Sahin Kaya Ozdemir (St. Louis, Missouri); Lan Yang (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A particle detection system is provided. The particle detection system includes at least one tapered optical fiber, a light source configured to transmit light through the at least one tapered optical fiber, a photodetector configured to measure a characteristic of the light being transmitted through the at least one optical fiber, and a computing device coupled to the photodetector and configured to determine whether a nanoparticle is present within an evanescent field of the at least one tapered optical fiber based on the measured light characteristic. |
| FILED | Monday, April 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/460170 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 35/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/7746 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/88 (20130101) |
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| US 09013430 | McCann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric McCann (Acton, Massachusetts); Mark J. Micire (Felton, California); Holly A. Yanco (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Adam D. Norton (Lowell, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric McCann (Acton, Massachusetts); Mark J. Micire (Felton, California); Holly A. Yanco (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Adam D. Norton (Lowell, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Robot control typically requires many physical joysticks, buttons and switches. We have created a dynamically resizing, ergonomic, and multi-touch (DREAM) controller that enables a software-based operator control unit (SoftOCU) using a multi-touch screen. The DREAM controller can be formed wherever a person places his or her hand on a touch screen. We have also developed an algorithm for accurate hand and finger registration that can be used to create the DREAM controller. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/818007 |
| ART UNIT | 2695 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/0488 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 3/04883 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00355 (20130101) |
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| US 09013635 | Lazar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aurel A. Lazar (New York, New York); Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aurel A. Lazar (New York, New York); Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for encoding and decoding signals using a Multi-input Multi-output Time Encoding Machine (TEM) and Time Decoding Machine are disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/214041 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 1/50 (20130101) H03M 1/82 (20130101) H03M 1/125 (20130101) H03M 1/662 (20130101) H03M 1/1205 (20130101) H03M 3/43 (20130101) H03M 3/466 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03M 3/504 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014216 | Lazar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aurel A. Lazar (New York, New York); Erno K. Simonyi (Budapest, Hungary); Ádám Tóth (Budapest, Hungary); László Tiborné Tóth (Budapest, Hungary) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aurel A. Lazar (New York, New York); Erno K. Simonyi (Budapest, Hungary); Laszlo T. Toth (Budapest, Hungary) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for decoding a signal encoded by a Time Encoding Machine (TEM) include defining a plurality of time-windows, each time-window corresponding to a portion of a TEM-encoded signal and made up of a plurality of trigger values, at least two of the time-windows overlapping, decoding each of the time-windows using a Time Decoding Machine (TDM) to generate a decoded time-window, and stitching the decoded time-windows together to generate a TEM-decoded signal. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/628067 |
| ART UNIT | 2468 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/04012 (20130101) Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 1/50 (20130101) H03M 1/82 (20130101) H03M 1/125 (20130101) H03M 3/432 (20130101) H03M 3/502 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014228 | Kolis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph W. Kolis (Central, South Carolina); Colin D. McMillen (Liberty, South Carolina); J. Matthew Mann (Anderson, South Carolina); John M. Ballato (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University Research Foundation (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph W. Kolis (Central, South Carolina); Colin D. McMillen (Liberty, South Carolina); J. Matthew Mann (Anderson, South Carolina); John M. Ballato (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are heterogeneous crystals for use in a laser cavity and methods of forming the crystals. A crystal can be a monolithic crystal containing regions that are based upon the same host material but differ from one another according to some material feature such that they can perform various functions related to lasing. Disclosed methods include hydrothermal growth techniques for the growth of differing epitaxial layers on a host. A host material can be doped in one region with a suitable active lasing ion and can be formed with another region that is undoped and can act as an endcap, a waveguide cladding layer, or a substrate to provide strength and/or contact to a heat sink. Regions can be formed with controlled thickness in conjunction. Following formation, a heterogeneous crystal can be cut, polished and coated with mirror films at each end for use in a laser cavity. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/832119 |
| 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 3/1611 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014230 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Qiang Liu (Princeton, New Jersey); Claire Gmachl (Princeton, New Jersey); Kamil Przemyslaw Sladek (Moenchengladbach, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qiang Liu (Princeton, New Jersey); Claire Gmachl (Princeton, New Jersey); Kamil Przemyslaw Sladek (Moenchengladbach, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | Single-mode quantum cascade lasers having shaped cavities of various geometries are provided. The shaped cavities function as monolithic coupled resonators, and permit single-mode operation of the lasers. A folded or hairpin-shaped cavity could be provided, having a plurality of straight segments interconnected with a curved segment. Additionally, a shaped cavity could be provided having a single straight segment interconnected at one end to a curved segment. The curved segment could also be tapered in shape, such that the width of the curved segment decreases toward one end of the curved segment. A laser which includes a shaped cavity having two interconnected, folded shaped cavities is also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/110413 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/22 (20130101) H01S 5/101 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/0654 (20130101) H01S 5/1014 (20130101) H01S 2301/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014488 | Rubenstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Image Insight Inc. (East Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Image Insight Inc. (East Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric P. Rubenstein (Longmeadow, Massachusetts); Gordon A. Drukier (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention described herein is generally directed to methods for analyzing an image. In particular, crowded field images may be analyzed for unidentified, unobserved objects based on an iterative analysis of modified images including artificial objects or removed real objects. The results can provide an estimate of the completeness of analysis of the image, an estimate of the number of objects that are unobserved in the image, and an assessment of the quality of other similar images. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/282321 |
| 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 9/0063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014795 | Yang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hui Yang (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hui Yang (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a cardiovascular condition of a subject is determined by capturing a three-dimensional electrocardiography image of the subject, generating a two-dimensional cardiac map from the electrocardiography image, and processing the cardiac map to determine the cardiovascular condition of the subject. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/036776 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0408 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/6804 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014800 | Rey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jose I. Rey (Tampa, Florida); Richard Gilbert (Tampa, Florida); Mark J. Jaroszeski (Wesley Chapel, Florida); Richard Heller (Temple Terrace, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose I. Rey (Tampa, Florida); Richard Gilbert (Tampa, Florida); Mark J. Jaroszeski (Wesley Chapel, Florida); Richard Heller (Temple Terrace, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a system and method of directing, focusing, or concentrating electrical charges within a defined electric field so that these charges can be used to exert forces on cells and tissues in vivo and/or cell cultures in vitro. The present invention reduces and/or eliminates the damage at a target site that would normally be caused by an electrode that acts as a current source or sink to accomplish the same task. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/246958 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 35/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015689 | Bai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ke Bai (Tempe, Arizona); Aviral Shrivastava (Chandler, Arizona); Jing Lu (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ke Bai (Tempe, Arizona); Aviral Shrivastava (Chandler, Arizona); Jing Lu (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for managing stack data in multi-core processors having scratchpad memory or limited local memory. In one embodiment, stack data management calls are inserted into software in accordance with an integer linear programming formulation and a smart stack data management heuristic. In another embodiment, stack management and pointer management functions are inserted before and after function calls and pointer references, respectively. The calls may be inserted in an automated fashion by a compiler utilizing an optimized stack data management runtime library. |
| FILED | Friday, March 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/200477 |
| ART UNIT | 2191 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/433 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 8/4442 (20130101) G06F 9/38 (20130101) G06F 9/50 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015850 | Kiayias et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aggelos Kiayias (Willimantic, Connecticut); Serdar Pehlivanoglu (Kayseri, Turkey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Connecticut (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aggelos Kiayias (Willimantic, Connecticut); Serdar Pehlivanoglu (Kayseri, Turkey) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods, systems and articles for tracing and disabling one or more unauthorized distributors of content originally transmitted by a distribution center. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving rebroadcast transmissions of a data segment previously transmitted by the distribution center, the received segment including embedded information associated with a subset of recipients that includes at least one of the unauthorized distributors, and identifying the subset based on the embedded information. The method further includes assigning recipients in the identified subset into two or more new subsets such that the at least one unauthorized distributor is assigned to one of the two or more new subsets, and coding a subsequent data segment to be transmitted with additional embedded information associated with the two or more new subsets. The above operations may be repeated until the at least unauthorized distributor is identified. |
| FILED | Monday, June 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/476035 |
| ART UNIT | 3621 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/083 (20130101) H04L 9/0891 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 2209/60 (20130101) H04L 2209/606 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 21/2585 (20130101) H04N 21/44236 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015853 | Stefanov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emil Stefanov (Hayward, California); Elaine Shi (San Jose, California); Dawn Song (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems of concealing access patterns to data storage, such as within servers of a cloud computing environment are presented. Server data storage is securely partitioned into smaller electronic data storage partitions of predetermined size. The client side maintains a shuffling buffer and position map for these blocks as stored on the electronic data storage partitions of the server. Concealment is performed with respect to accesses from the client to server using an oblivious sorting protocol. Access operation is concealed with each block being randomly assigned to any of the data storage partitions, and whenever a block is accessed, the block is logically removed from its current partition and logically assigned to a fresh random partition selected from all partitions, while the client maintains tracking of which partition each block is associated with at any point of time. |
| FILED | Monday, June 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/919621 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 21/606 (20130101) G06F 21/6254 (20130101) G06F 2221/2123 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 09010106 | Jardine |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew Peter Jardine (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Shape Change Technologies LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Peter Jardine (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the exploitation of porous foam articles exhibiting the Shape Memory Effect as actuators. Each foam article is composed of a plurality of geometric shapes, such that some geometric shapes can fit snugly into or around rigid mating connectors that attach the Shape Memory foam article intimately into the load path between a static structure and a moveable structure. The foam is open-celled, composed of a plurality of interconnected struts whose mean diameter can vary from approximately 50 to 500 microns. Gases and fluids flowing through the foam transfer heat rapidly with the struts, providing rapid Shape Memory Effect transformations. Embodiments of porous foam articles as torsional actuators and approximately planar structures are disposed. Simple, integral connection systems exploiting the ability to supply large loads to a structure, and that can also supply hot and cold gases and fluids to effect rapid actuation are also disposed. |
| FILED | Friday, May 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/475931 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 7/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09010214 | Markvicka et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Markvicka (Ravenna, Nebraska); Tom Frederick (Omaha, Nebraska); Jack Mondry (Stillwater, Minnesota); Joe Bartels (Lincoln, Nebraska); Shane Farritor (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The various robotic medical devices include robotic devices that are disposed within a body cavity and positioned using a support component disposed through an orifice or opening in the body cavity. Additional embodiments relate to devices having arms coupled to a device body wherein the device has a minimal profile such that the device can be easily inserted through smaller incisions in comparison to other devices without such a small profile. Further embodiments relate to methods of operating the above devices. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/834792 |
| ART UNIT | 3658 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 19/2203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2019/2215 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09010740 | Jaster |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark L. Jaster (Longview, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Veloce Labs, LLC (Rexburg, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark L. Jaster (Longview, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Coil, tube, and other structures configured with a plurality of individual coils, internal structures, legs or extensions with each having multiple cants per coil, internal structure, leg or extension, and wherein the cants formed therein allow for a load-deflection force when each is compressed. In addition, any horizontal or moment forces are substantially reduced and/or eliminated when a downward vertical force is applied, as minimal or no torsion is created in the individual coils, legs or extensions. |
| FILED | Friday, October 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/278766 |
| ART UNIT | 3657 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Springs; Shock-absorbers; Means for Damping Vibration F16F 1/045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09011763 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Trustees of Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Trustees of Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gang Chen (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Mildred Dresselhaus (Arlington, Massachusetts); Zhifeng Ren (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is generally directed to nanocomposite thermoelectric materials that exhibit enhanced thermoelectric properties. The nanocomposite materials include two or more components, with at least one of the components forming nano-sized structures within the composite material. The components are chosen such that thermal conductivity of the composite is decreased without substantially diminishing the composite's electrical conductivity. Suitable component materials exhibit similar electronic band structures. For example, a band-edge gap between at least one of a conduction band or a valence band of one component material and a corresponding band of the other component material at interfaces between the components can be less than about 5kBT, wherein kB is the Boltzman constant and T is an average temperature of said nanocomposite composition. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/623459 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 43/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 35/16 (20130101) H01L 35/22 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 257/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2938 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09011789 | Quinn 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) | Jacqueline W. Quinn (Titusville, Florida); Christian A. Clausen (Chuluota, Florida); Cherie L. Yestrebsky (Geneva, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A treatment system and a method for removal of at least one halogenated compound, such as PCBs, found in contaminated systems are provided. The treatment system includes a polymer blanket for receiving at least one non-polar solvent. The halogenated compound permeates into or through a wall of the polymer blanket where it is solubilized with at least one non-polar solvent received by said polymer blanket forming a halogenated solvent mixture. This treatment system and method provides for the in situ removal of halogenated compounds from the contaminated system. In one embodiment, the halogenated solvent mixture is subjected to subsequent processes which destroy and/or degrade the halogenated compound. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/895717 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical Means for Extinguishing Fires or for Combating or Protecting Against Harmful Chemical Agents; Chemical Materials for Use in Breathing Apparatus A62D 3/34 (20130101) A62D 3/37 (20130101) Separation B01D 11/0415 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 71/24 (20130101) B01D 71/42 (20130101) Reclamation of Contaminated Soil B09C 1/08 (20130101) B09C 1/025 (20130101) B09C 2101/00 (20130101) Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/26 (20130101) C02F 1/285 (20130101) C02F 1/445 (20130101) C02F 2101/363 (20130101) C02F 2103/06 (20130101) C02F 2103/007 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 588/90 (20130101) Y10S 588/901 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09012008 | Hagopian 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) | John G. Hagopian (Harwood, Maryland); Patrick A. Roman (Washington, District of Columbia); Sharham Shiri (Glyndon, Maryland); Edward J. Wollack (Clarksville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Diffraction suppressed mirrors having an invisible edge are disclosed for incident light at both targeted wavelengths and broadband incident light. The mirrors have a first having at least one discontiguous portion having a plurality of nanostructured apertures. The discontiguous mirror portion impedance matches a relatively high impedance portion of the mirror to a relatively low impedance portion of the mirror, thereby reducing the diffraction edge effect otherwise present in a conventional mirror. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/771815 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/08 (20130101) G02B 5/0816 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09013002 | Spry |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David James Spry (Medina, 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) | David James Spry (Medina, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An iridium interfacial stack (“IrIS”) and a method for producing the same are provided. The IrIS may include ordered layers of TaSi2, platinum, iridium, and platinum, and may be placed on top of a titanium layer and a silicon carbide layer. The IrIS may prevent, reduce, or mitigate against diffusion of elements such as oxygen, platinum, and gold through at least some of its layers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/534745 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/76895 (20130101) H01L 23/485 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09010106 | Jardine |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew Peter Jardine (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Shape Change Technologies LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Peter Jardine (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the exploitation of porous foam articles exhibiting the Shape Memory Effect as actuators. Each foam article is composed of a plurality of geometric shapes, such that some geometric shapes can fit snugly into or around rigid mating connectors that attach the Shape Memory foam article intimately into the load path between a static structure and a moveable structure. The foam is open-celled, composed of a plurality of interconnected struts whose mean diameter can vary from approximately 50 to 500 microns. Gases and fluids flowing through the foam transfer heat rapidly with the struts, providing rapid Shape Memory Effect transformations. Embodiments of porous foam articles as torsional actuators and approximately planar structures are disposed. Simple, integral connection systems exploiting the ability to supply large loads to a structure, and that can also supply hot and cold gases and fluids to effect rapid actuation are also disposed. |
| FILED | Friday, May 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/475931 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 7/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09011669 | James |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Patrick I. James (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Blue Planet Strategies, L.L.C. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick I. James (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for electrochemical modification of liquid streams employing an electrolytic cell which includes an anode compartment defined by an anode structure where oxidation is effected, containing a liquid electrolyte anolyte, and a cathode compartment defined by a cathode structure where reduction is effected containing a liquid electrolyte catholyte. In addition, the electrolytic cell includes at least one additional compartment arranged at least partially between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment and separated from the anode compartment and the cathode compartment by a separator structure arranged to supports ionic conduction of current between the anode structure and the cathode structure. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621349 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/461 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C02F 1/4693 (20130101) C02F 1/46104 (20130101) C02F 2101/20 (20130101) C02F 2201/4611 (20130101) C02F 2201/46115 (20130101) C02F 2201/46185 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014488 | Rubenstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Image Insight Inc. (East Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Image Insight Inc. (East Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric P. Rubenstein (Longmeadow, Massachusetts); Gordon A. Drukier (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention described herein is generally directed to methods for analyzing an image. In particular, crowded field images may be analyzed for unidentified, unobserved objects based on an iterative analysis of modified images including artificial objects or removed real objects. The results can provide an estimate of the completeness of analysis of the image, an estimate of the number of objects that are unobserved in the image, and an assessment of the quality of other similar images. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/282321 |
| 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 9/0063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09014522 | Majid et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Imtiaz Majid (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Chih-Hao Wang (Brimfield, Massachusetts); Kanishka Tankala (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nufern (Eash Granby, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Imtiaz Majid (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Chih-Hao Wang (Brimfield, Massachusetts); Kanishka Tankala (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to optical waveguides for the transmission of electromagnetic energy. The present invention relates more particularly to optical couplers for coupling optical fibers, and methods for making them. One aspect of the present invention is an optical coupler for use with a polarization-maintaining input optical fiber and a polarization-maintaining output optical fiber. The coupler includes: a tube having a wide end, a narrow end having an end face, and a taper therebetween; a polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber having a first end having an end face and a second end, the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber being disposed within the tube from the wide end to the narrow end, at least the narrow end of the tube being fused around a first length of the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber including the first end of the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber to form a coupler end face comprising the end face of the tube and the end face of the first end of the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber. In one aspect of the invention, the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber has an outer diameter no greater than about 200 μm in the region in which the tube is fused around it. In another aspect of the invention, the polarization-maintaining feed-through optical fiber has an outer diameter at the coupler end face no greater than about 75% of the diameter of the polarization-maintaining input optical fiber. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/996916 |
| ART UNIT | 3649 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 11/00711 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/274 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/02109 (20130101) G02B 6/2843 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/07 (20130101) H01S 3/0675 (20130101) H01S 3/06712 (20130101) H01S 3/09408 (20130101) H01S 3/094011 (20130101) H01S 3/094019 (20130101) |
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United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 09012798 | Bonnell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Clayton Bonnell (Fairfax, Virginia); Jeffrey L. Freeman (Purcellville, Virginia); Michael Lyons (Port Saint Lucie, Florida); Stephen M. Dearing (Herndon, Virginia); Margaret L. Choiniere (Gainesville, Virginia); Daryl S. Hamilton (Upper Marlboro, Maryland); Himesh Patel (Centerville, Virginia); Carla Fern Sherry (Annandale, Virginia); David James Payne (Collierville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clayton Bonnell (Fairfax, Virginia); Jeffrey L. Freeman (Purcellville, Virginia); Michael Lyons (Port Saint Lucie, Florida); Stephen M. Dearing (Herndon, Virginia); Margaret L. Choiniere (Gainesville, Virginia); Daryl S. Hamilton (Upper Marlboro, Maryland); Himesh Patel (Centerville, Virginia); Carla Fern Sherry (Annandale, Virginia); David James Payne (Collierville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods using intelligent barcodes for processing mail, packages, or other items in transport are provided. Systems and methods allowing end-to-end visibility of a mail stream by uniquely identifying and tracking mail pieces are also provided. Systems and methods include the use of standardized intelligent barcodes on mail pieces, a seamless process for mail acceptance, continuous mail piece tracking, and feedback on mail quality in real time. In one embodiment, systems and methods using intelligent barcodes allow a mailing service to provide enhanced acceptance, sorting, tracking, address correction, forwarding, and delivery services. In another embodiment, systems and methods using intelligent barcodes allow a mailing service to identify a mail piece as undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) and determine a final disposition for the mail piece. In yet another embodiment, systems and methods using intelligent barcodes allow mailers more visibility into the mail stream and information on the quality of their mailings. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/619505 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Postal Sorting; Sorting Individual Articles, or Bulk Material Fit to be Sorted Piece-meal, e.g by Picking B07C 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B07C 3/18 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 209/90 (20130101) |
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| US 09012799 | Bonnell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Clayton Bonnell (Fairfax, Virginia); Jeffrey L. Freeman (Purcellville, Virginia); Michael Lyons (Port Saint Lucie, Florida); Stephen M. Dearing (Herndon, Virginia); Margaret Louise Choiniere (Gainesville, Virginia); Daryl S. Hamilton (Upper Marlboro, Maryland); Himesh Patel (Centerville, Virginia); Carla Fern Sherry (Annandale, Virginia); David James Payne (Collierville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clayton Bonnell (Fairfax, Virginia); Jeffrey L. Freeman (Purcellville, Virginia); Michael Lyons (Port Saint Lucie, Florida); Stephen M. Dearing (Herndon, Virginia); Margaret Louise Choiniere (Gainesville, Virginia); Daryl S. Hamilton (Upper Marlboro, Maryland); Himesh Patel (Centerville, Virginia); Carla Fern Sherry (Annandale, Virginia); David James Payne (Collierville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods using intelligent barcodes for processing mail, packages, or other items in transport are provided. Systems and methods allowing end-to-end visibility of a mail stream by identifying and tracking mail pieces are also provided. Systems and methods include the use of standardized intelligent barcodes on mail pieces, a seamless process for mail acceptance, continuous mail piece tracking, and feedback on mail quality in real time. Systems and methods can use intelligent barcodes allow a mailing service to provide enhanced acceptance, sorting, tracking, address correction, forwarding, and delivery services. Systems and methods can use intelligent barcodes allow a mailing service to identify a mail piece as undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) and determine a final disposition for the mail piece. Systems and methods can use intelligent barcodes allow mailers more visibility into the mail stream and information on the quality of their mailings. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/619812 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Postal Sorting; Sorting Individual Articles, or Bulk Material Fit to be Sorted Piece-meal, e.g by Picking B07C 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B07C 3/18 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 209/90 (20130101) |
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| US D727589 | Amato et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael John Amato (Reston, Virginia); Marc David McCrery (Arlington, Virginia); William Albert Tartal (Baltimore, Maryland); Donald Eugene Irwin (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Kelly Ann Strong (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael John Amato (Reston, Virginia); Marc David McCrery (Arlington, Virginia); William Albert Tartal (Baltimore, Maryland); Donald Eugene Irwin (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Kelly Ann Strong (Alexandria, Virginia) |
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| FILED | Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 29/499297 |
| ART UNIT | 2912 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous D99/29 |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09011891 | Lyn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Margaret Lyn (Leland, Mississippi); Hamed K. Abbas (Greenville, Mississippi); Robert Zablotowicz (Cleveland, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Margaret Lyn (Leland, Mississippi); Hamed K. Abbas (Greenville, Mississippi); Robert Zablotowicz (Cleveland, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | A formulation containing conidia of non-toxigenic strains of fungi is a useful biocontrol agent for preventing toxin contamination in agricultural commodities, especially those for human and animal consumption such as peanuts, corn, cotton and tree nuts. The formulation of the invention is a water dispersible granule formulation suitable for spraying and includes non-toxigenic and/or non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains capable of inhibiting growth of fungi which produce aflatoxin and further capable of suppressing production of aflatoxin by the toxigenic fungi. A method of preparing the formulation is shown. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/848866 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/08 (20130101) A01N 25/10 (20130101) A01N 25/14 (20130101) A01N 25/24 (20130101) A01N 63/04 (20130101) A01N 63/04 (20130101) A01N 63/04 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) Preserving, e.g by Canning, Meat, Fish, Eggs, Fruit, Vegetables, Edible Seeds; Chemical Ripening of Fruit or Vegetables; the Preserved, Ripened, or Canned Products A23B 9/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09012189 | Bastian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sabine Bastian (Pasadena, California); Frances Arnold (La Cañada, California); Peter Meinhold (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gevo, Inc. (Englewood, Colorado); The California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sabine Bastian (Pasadena, California); Frances Arnold (La Cañada, California); Peter Meinhold (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to recombinant microorganisms comprising biosynthetic pathways and methods of using said recombinant microorganisms to produce various beneficial metabolites. In various aspects of the invention, the recombinant microorganisms may further comprise one or more modifications resulting in the reduction or elimination of 3 keto-acid (e.g., acetolactate and 2-aceto-2-hydroxybutyrate) and/or aldehyde-derived by-products. In various embodiments described herein, the recombinant microorganisms may be microorganisms of the Saccharomyces clade, Crabtree-negative yeast microorganisms, Crabtree-positive yeast microorganisms, post-WGD (whole genome duplication) yeast microorganisms, pre-WGD (whole genome duplication) yeast microorganisms, and non-fermenting yeast microorganisms. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/025805 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0006 (20130101) C12N 15/81 (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 7/16 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 101/01 (20130101) C12Y 102/01005 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/10 (20130101) |
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
| US 09012236 | Jovanovich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | IntegenX Inc. (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | IntegenX Inc. (Pleasanton, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stevan B. Jovanovich (Livermore, California); William D. Nielsen (San Jose, California); David S. Cohen (San Bruno, California); Michael Recknor (Oakland, California); Mattias Vangbo (Fremont, California); Ezra Van Gelder (Palo Alto, California); Omar El-Sissi (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a system that can process a raw biological sample, perform a biochemical reaction and provide an analysis readout. For example, the system can extract DNA from a swab, amplify STR loci from the DNA, and analyze the amplified loci and STR markers in the sample. The system integrates these functions by using microfluidic components to connect what can be macrofluidic functions. In one embodiment the system includes a sample purification module, a reaction module, a post-reaction clean-up module, a capillary electrophoresis module and a computer. In certain embodiments, the system includes a disposable cartridge for performing analyte capture. The cartridge can comprise a fluidic manifold having macrofluidic chambers mated with microfluidic chips that route the liquids between chambers. The system fits within an enclosure of no more than 10 ft3. and can be a closed, portable, and/or a battery operated system. The system can be used to go from raw sample to analysis in less than 4 hours. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/967957 |
| ART UNIT | 1779 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/31 (20130101) G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 27/745 (20130101) G01N 35/00029 (20130101) G01N 2035/00148 (20130101) G01N 2035/00247 (20130101) |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09010402 | Gross |
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| APPLICANT(S) | National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia); The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John L. Gross (Germantown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for interlocking structural steel components with a metal-filled interlock is disclosed herein. The method comprises placing a mold about aligned contoured portions of structural steel components and attaching a crucible and a spout to the mold. The crucible is charged with exothermic reactive metals which are ignited, forming a molten metal filler. The molten metal filler melts a metal plug in the crucible or spout and the molten metal filler flows into the mold and about the aligned contoured portions of the structural steel components. Cooling of the molten metal filler forms a metal-filled interlock. Molds for performing the disclosed method are also disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/891004 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 19/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 09012208 | Selden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard F. Selden (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eugene Tan (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NetBio, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard F. Selden (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eugene Tan (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-contained apparatus for isolating nucleic acid, cell lysates and cell suspensions from unprocessed samples apparatus, to be used with an instrument, includes at least one input, and: (i) a macrofluidic component, including a chamber for receiving an unprocessed sample from a collection device and at least one filled liquid purification reagent storage reservoir; and (ii) a microfluidic component in communication with the macrofluidic component through at least one microfluidic element, the microfluidic component further comprising at least one nucleic acid purification matrix; and (iii) at least one interface port to a drive mechanism on the instrument for driving said liquid purification reagent, through the microfluidic element and the nucleic acid purification matrix, wherein the only inputs to the apparatus are through the chamber and the interface port to the drive mechanism. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/699564 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5029 (20130101) B01L 3/50825 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/502753 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 2200/16 (20130101) B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2300/087 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2300/0887 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1003 (20130101) |
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Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09014415 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shen-En Chen (Charlotte, North Carolina); Edwin W. Hauser (Charlotte, North Carolina); Charles G. Boyle (Denver, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shen-En Chen (Charlotte, North Carolina); Edwin W. Hauser (Charlotte, North Carolina); Charles G. Boyle (Denver, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Spatially Integrated Small-Format Aerial Photography (SFAP) is one aspect of the present invention. It is a low-cost solution for bridge surface imaging and is proposed as a remote bridge inspection technique to supplement current bridge visual inspection. Providing top-down views, the airplanes flying at about 1000 feet can allow visualization of sub-inch (large) cracks and joint openings on bridge decks or highway pavements. On board Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to help geo-reference images collected and allow automated damage detection. A deck condition rating technique based on large crack detection is used to quantify the condition of the existing bridge decks. |
| FILED | Friday, April 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/092452 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/10024 (20130101) G06T 2207/10032 (20130101) G06T 2207/30184 (20130101) |
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Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09011857 | Braun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Braun (Tarzana, California); Lynn K. Gordon (Tarzana, California); Kaori Shimazaki (Los Angeles, California); Madhuri Wadehra (Manhattan Beach, California); Kathy A. Kelly (Pacific Palisades, California); Anna M. Wu (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the treatment or prevention of Chlamydia infections and cancer. The methods and compositions inhibit the entry of Chlamydia into a host cell expressing EMP2 by interfering with the interaction between the Chlamydia and EMP2. The methods and compositions target cancers which express or overexpress EMP2 nucleic acids and polypeptides by targeting EMP2. |
| FILED | Monday, November 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/684901 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 16/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/125 (20130101) C07K 2316/96 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/52 (20130101) C07K 2317/73 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) |
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Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 09011689 | Czarnecki |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John B. Czarnecki (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John B. Czarnecki (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | An artificial recharge system and method for recharging an aquifer. The artificial recharge system includes a constructed wetland, a settling pond, and a porous recharge reservoir. The constructed wetland receives water from a surface water source and has aquatic vegetation used to remove sediments and chemicals from the water. The settling pond receives the water from the constructed wetland and provides additional sediment removal. The porous recharge reservoir, which is hydraulically connected to the aquifer, receives the water from the settling pond. The water flows by gravity from the porous recharge reservoir to the aquifer. A backflush tube installed within a sand layer in the porous recharge reservoir is used to remove sediment and particulates from the sand layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/562891 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 3/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C02F 2103/001 (20130101) C02F 2209/00 (20130101) |
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 09014940 | Newman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kevin Andrew Newman (Milan, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Andrew Newman (Milan, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Vehicle mass is estimated in a hybrid motor vehicle. Upon determination of a significant change in vehicle mass, adjustments are made to control of the regenerative braking systems and to energy storage levels to improve fuel efficiency. Upon determination of an increase in vehicle mass, the amount of braking force applied to the vehicle by the regenerative braking system in response to brake pedal movement is increased in order to capture more braking energy before friction braking is used. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/986112 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Vehicle Brake Control Systems or Parts Thereof; Brake Control Systems or Parts Thereof, in General; Arrangement of Braking Elements on Vehicles in General; Portable Devices for Preventing Unwanted Movement of Vehicles; Vehicle Modifications to Facilitate Cooling of Brakes B60T 1/10 (20130101) B60T 1/093 (20130101) B60T 8/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60T 10/04 (20130101) B60T 13/585 (20130101) B60T 2250/02 (20130101) B60T 2270/604 (20130101) |
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National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09015569 | Luo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gang Luo (Yorktown Heights, New York); Chunqiang Tang (Ossining, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gang Luo (Yorktown Heights, New York); Chunqiang Tang (Ossining, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | There are provided a system and method for resource adaptive, real-time new event detection. The method includes capturing, from among documents in a document streaming environment, first-story documents that mention previously unmentioned events. The method further includes dynamically adjusting a thoroughness of the capturing step by controlling a number of keywords and documents considered according to a real-time system load. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/513988 |
| ART UNIT | 2178 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30516 (20130101) G06F 17/30684 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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U.S. State Government
| US 09015828 | Hariri |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Salim Hariri (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on Behalf of The University of Arizona (Tuscson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Salim Hariri (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A management system includes a plurality of components within a computer system. A plurality of component resource managers is provided, and each of the components is controlled by at least one of the plurality of component resource managers. A plurality of component management interfaces is also provided. Each of the components communicates with at least one of the controlling component resource managers via one of the component management interfaces. At least one runtime manager autonomously controls operation of the components and the component resource managers. |
| FILED | Monday, June 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/304111 |
| ART UNIT | 2492 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/552 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/1408 (20130101) H04L 63/1425 (20130101) |
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Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09011151 | Jones et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Giles D. Jones (Chino Hills, California); Qingce Bian (Corona, California); Christopher A. Tomlinson (Vail, Arizona); Jeffrey E. Decker (Moreno Valley, California); William W. Price (Upland, California); Bradley C Huang (Chino Hills, California); Peter M. Wallrich (Upland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Giles D. Jones (Chino Hills, California); Qingce Bian (Corona, California); Christopher A. Tomlinson (Vail, Arizona); Jeffrey E. Decker (Moreno Valley, California); William W. Price (Upland, California); Bradley C Huang (Chino Hills, California); Peter M. Wallrich (Upland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for simulating firing a gun comprises a firing system and a transmitting system coupled to the firing system. The firing system fires a cartridge and comprises a chamber and a hammer. The chamber receives and holds the cartridge, and the hammer strikes the cartridge. The transmitting system detects movement of the hammer and transmits simulation data prior to the hammer striking the cartridge. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/562456 |
| ART UNIT | 3715 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 19/58 (20130101) F41A 21/26 (20130101) F41A 33/00 (20130101) F41A 33/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F41A 33/06 (20130101) Smallarms, e.g Pistols, Rifles; Accessories Therefor F41C 23/06 (20130101) Weapon Sights; Aiming F41G 1/54 (20130101) F41G 3/2633 (20130101) F41G 3/2655 (20130101) F41G 3/2683 (20130101) Targets; Target Ranges; Bullet Catchers F41J 5/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09012782 | Pedersen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anders P. Pedersen (Palm Bay, Florida); Daniel A. Robison (Palm Bay, Florida); Alan W. Mast (Melbourne Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is for making a printed wiring board (PWB) assembly. The method may include forming a first PWB having a plurality of first electrically conductive pads, forming a second PWB including a plurality of electrically conductive traces having exposed ends on an edge surface of the second PWB, and covering the edge surface of the second PWB with an electrically conductive layer. The method may also include selectively removing portions of the electrically conductive layer to define a plurality of second electrically conductive pads electrically connected to corresponding ones of the exposed ends of the electrically conductive traces, and assembling the first and second PWBs together so that the first and second electrically conductive pads are electrically coupled together to define the PWB assembly. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/960287 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/111 (20130101) H05K 1/117 (20130101) H05K 1/142 (20130101) H05K 1/144 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/0219 (20130101) H05K 3/301 (20130101) H05K 3/366 (20130101) H05K 3/403 (20130101) H05K 2201/0919 (20130101) H05K 2201/09145 (20130101) H05K 2201/09481 (20130101) H05K 2201/09809 (20130101) H05K 2201/10446 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09013490 | Kizhner |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Semion Kizhner (Reisterstown, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Semion Kizhner (Reisterstown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Some embodiments of the present invention pertain to an apparatus, method, and a computer program that is configured to cause a processor to construct an upper envelope and lower envelope for an input image based on a statistically computed window parameter in a real-time system using multi-thread processing, and smooth the upper envelope and lower envelope based on a sum of elements in a window, wherein the sum of elements in the window is divided by a number of non-zero elements in the sum of elements in the window. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/474367 |
| ART UNIT | 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/002 (20130101) G06T 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 5/20 (20130101) G06T 2207/20032 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09015201 | McCloskey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott McCloskey (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Ben A. Miller (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices, systems, and methods of performing feature detection on a set of multimedia files are disclosed. One method of organization includes identifying a feature from each multimedia file within the set of multimedia files wherein each file has one feature, organizing the features based on their similarities wherein similar features are grouped based upon a proximity in a feature space and a representative feature is identified for each group, receiving a detection model having one or more detection criteria the detection model having previously been trained for detection using the organized features, and using the representative features to apply the detection model in a decreasing order of detection probability in order to detect the files satisfying the detection criteria within the set of multimedia files. |
| FILED | Monday, February 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/776356 |
| ART UNIT | 2161 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30321 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/6281 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, April 21, 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.
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THE PANEL
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FUNDED BY
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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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)
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ABSTRACT
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FILED
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APPL NO
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ART UNIT
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3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
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CURRENT CPC
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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.
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