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Patent Details for Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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| US 09038332 | Littlestone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alyssa A. Littlestone (Washington, District of Columbia); Philip J. Dudt (North Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite shield comprises a panel including an outer thin metallic strike surface layer, a highly strain rate hardening polymer layer and an inner structural armor plate layer. The structural armor plate layer has a multiplicity of traversing ports. The traversing ports have sufficient lateral area to allow deformation of the thin metallic strike surface layer and highly strain rate hardening polymer layer through the structural armor plate layer on the occurrence of explosive blast. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/779973 |
| ART UNIT | 3638 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/0442 (20130101) F41H 5/0457 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09038368 | Fuller |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jerome K. Fuller (Van Nuys, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerome K. Fuller (Van Nuys, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a multi-fuel hybrid rocket motor. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for producing a multi-fuel hybrid motor. The method can include forming a body, where the body includes one or more intake ports; one or more exit nozzles; one or more channels connecting the one or more intake ports with the one or more exit nozzles; and a plurality of cavities comprising segment walls in communication with the one or more channels. The method also includes depositing a propellant fuel within the plurality of cavities, wherein at least a portion of the propellant fuel is exposed to the one or more channels and wherein the propellant fuel has a higher burn consumption rate than the segment walls. |
| FILED | Monday, August 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/195629 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 9/10 (20130101) F02K 9/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02K 9/16 (20130101) F02K 9/343 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09038483 | Nagarajan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ramaswamy Nagarajan (Westford, Massachusetts); Jungrae Park (Andover, Massachusetts); Sharavanan Balasubramaniam (Lowell, Massachusetts); Mario J. Cazeca (Hudson, New Hampshire); Shivshankar Sivasubramanian (Lowell, Massachusetts); Joey Mead (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Julie Chen (Wilmington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramaswamy Nagarajan (Westford, Massachusetts); Jungrae Park (Andover, Massachusetts); Sharavanan Balasubramaniam (Lowell, Massachusetts); Mario J. Cazeca (Hudson, New Hampshire); Shivshankar Sivasubramanian (Lowell, Massachusetts); Joey Mead (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Julie Chen (Wilmington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Wireless strain and displacement sensors wirelessly monitor structural health and integrity, and are made by printing inductor-interdigital capacitor sensing circuits on a variety of substrates, including ceramic substrates, with thermally processable conductive inks. Sensors of the invention can be employed to detect strain and displacement of civil structures, such as bridges and buildings. The sensors include sensing elements that are mounted or printed on stiff, inflexible substrates, which prevent the sensing elements from bending, stretching, or otherwise warping when the sensor is strained. An interlayer between the sensing elements allows the sensing elements to move with respect to each other during application of strain. Thus, strain causes the sensing elements to move but not to deform, causing changes in sensor resonance that can be detected through wireless radio-frequency interrogation. Because the sensing elements do not change shape when under strain, the sensor can undergo millions of measurement cycles before breaking. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/394490 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 7/16 (20130101) G01B 15/06 (20130101) Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 21/00 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01L 9/007 (20130101) G01L 9/0072 (20130101) G01L 9/0075 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 5/0041 (20130101) G01M 5/0083 (20130101) G01M 5/0091 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49103 (20150115) |
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| US 09038539 | Piehler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thuvan N. Piehler (Fallston, Maryland); Rohan J. Banton (Bel Air, Maryland); Christopher S. Meyer (North East, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A case for a warhead having a plurality of elongated wires which are braided or woven together to form a mesh which is formed into the shape corresponding to the warhead case. The mesh is impregnated with a polymer matrix which, upon curing, forms a rigid warhead case. At least some of the elongated wires include notches at selected locations which form fracture points which shape a blast from a subsequent explosion of the warhead. |
| FILED | Friday, June 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/917847 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 12/02 (20130101) F42B 12/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F42B 12/22 (20130101) F42B 12/24 (20130101) F42B 12/26 (20130101) F42B 30/08 (20130101) F42B 33/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09038866 | Nelson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alliant Techsystems Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital ATK, Inc. (Dulles, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacob L. Nelson (Layton, Utah); Mark A. Sikkink (Layton, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | An application tip and method for dispensing a fluid into a hole, the tip having a hollow housing or body with an open end and a closed end, the open end configured to be removably attached to and in fluid communication with a fluid source, the closed end including a nozzle having at least one passage or fluid outlet opening. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/797639 |
| ART UNIT | 3754 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05C 5/0204 (20130101) B05C 7/00 (20130101) B05C 17/00513 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B05C 17/00516 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09038940 | van der Westhuizen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jacob Johannes van der Westhuizen (South Jordan, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GROEN BROTHERS AVIATION, INC. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacob Johannes van der Westhuizen (South Jordan, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A rotor system is disclosed for a reactive drive rotary wing aircraft. Apparatus and methods are disclosed for maintaining the rigidity of the rotor and eliminating play between flight controls and the rotor by mounting swashplate actuators to a flange rigidly secured to the mast. Methods are disclosed for modulating the temperature of oil pumped over one or more of the mast bearing, swashplate bearing, and spindle bearing. The temperature of air passively or actively drawn through rotor may also be modulated to maintain bearing temperature within a predetermined range. Structures for reducing pressure losses and drag on components due to air flow through the rotor are also disclosed. A rotor facilitating thermal management by oil and air flow is also disclosed. Surfaces interfacing between the swashplate and the mast and between control rods and the swashplate or pitch horn may bear a solid lubricant layer. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/373433 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 27/18 (20130101) B64C 27/025 (20130101) B64C 27/605 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09038954 | Hatcher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Justin Cleve Hatcher (Renton, Washington); Timothy Robert Brdar (Convington, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Justin Cleve Hatcher (Renton, Washington); Timothy Robert Brdar (Convington, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus comprising a refueling controller. The refueling controller is configured to receive data about a current rate of movement of a refueling boom while the refueling boom is in contact with a receiver aircraft during flight. The refueling controller is further configured to disconnect the refueling boom from the receiver aircraft based on the current rate of movement of the refueling boom and a current position of the refueling boom. |
| FILED | Monday, July 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/555756 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 39/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09038958 | Ross et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Isaac Michael Ross (Monterey, California); Donghun Lee (Monterey, California); Mark Karpenko (Marina, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isaac Michael Ross (Monterey, California); Donghun Lee (Monterey, California); Mark Karpenko (Marina, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus are presented for spacecraft operation using non-Eigen axis attitude transitions via control momentum gyroscopes (CMGs) to avoid or mitigate singularities by providing a time-varying attitude command vector including a plurality of time-varying attitude command signals or values representing a plurality of spacecraft states and control trajectories as a guidance command input to an attitude controller of the spacecraft without modifying the spacecraft feedback control law. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/901444 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09039280 | Peroulis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dimitrios Peroulis (West Lafayette, Indiana); Andrew S Kovacs (Lafayette, Indiana); David Joseph Koester (Lafayette, Indiana); Farshid Sadeghi (West Lafayette, Indiana); Sean M Scott (Albuerque, New Mexico); Douglas Edward Adams (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro-electromechanical system-type (MEMS) sensor arrangement for wirelessly measuring temperatures is disclosed. The MEMS sensor arrangement includes a multimorph sensor, a sensor coil coupled to the multimorph sensor, and a readout coil configured to be magnetically coupled to the sensor coil to i) energize the sensor coil, and ii) provide a readout of the natural frequency of the multimorph sensor, the sensor coil and the readout coil. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/747433 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for G01K 1/024 (20130101) G01K 7/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01K 13/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09040090 | DeSimone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph M. DeSimone (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Ginger Denison Rothrock (Durham, North Carolina); Benjamin W. Maynor (Durham, North Carolina); Jason P. Rolland (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M. DeSimone (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Ginger Denison Rothrock (Durham, North Carolina); Benjamin W. Maynor (Durham, North Carolina); Jason P. Rolland (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Discrete micro and nanoscale particles are formed in predetermined shapes and sizes and predetermined size dispersions. The particles can also be attached to a film to form arrays of particles on a film. The particles are formed from molding techniques that can include high throughput and continuous particle molding. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/594023 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/14 (20130101) A61K 9/0097 (20130101) A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 9/5192 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (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 7/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09040204 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wayne P. Liu (San Diego, California); David Bartholomew Chadwick (San Diego, California); Kenneth E. Richter (San Diego, California); Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen (San Diego, California); Jeffrey Asher Kagan (San Diego, California) |
| 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); David Bartholomew Chadwick (San Diego, California); Kenneth E. Richter (San Diego, California); Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen (San Diego, California); Jeffrey Asher Kagan (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A microbial fuel cell comprising: a first cathode; at least two anodes electrically connected to each other and to the cathode in a reconfigurable manner; and a processor operatively coupled to the anodes and configured to monitor a parameter of each anode to determine if a given anode has been oxygen-contaminated, and further configured to convert an oxygen-contaminated anode into a second cathode by reconfiguring the electrical connections. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/773342 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/04313 (20130101) H01M 8/04671 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09040250 | Delehanty et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James B Delehanty (Washington, District of Columbia); Brandy J White (Alexandria, Virginia); Baochuan Lin (Bethesda, Maryland); Frances S Ligler (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James B Delehanty (Washington, District of Columbia); Brandy J White (Alexandria, Virginia); Baochuan Lin (Bethesda, Maryland); Frances S Ligler (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition having proanthocyanidin compounds having an average degree of polymerization of at least about 6. A method of administering to an immunosuppressed patient or a patient diagnosed with sepsis or septic shock a composition having a proanthocyanidin. A method of administering to a patient diagnosed with a gram negative bacterial infection a composition having proanthocyanidin compounds having an average degree of polymerization of at least about 6. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/832852 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/353 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/62 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56911 (20130101) G01N 2333/415 (20130101) G01N 2400/50 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09040345 | Pate et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bradford B. Pate (Arlington, Virginia); Matthew P. Ray (Rock Hill, South Carolina); Jeffrey W. Baldwin (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradford B. Pate (Arlington, Virginia); Matthew P. Ray (Rock Hill, South Carolina); Jeffrey W. Baldwin (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of laser ablation for electrical contact to a buried electrically conducting layer in diamond comprising polishing a single crystal diamond substrate having a first carbon surface, implanting the diamond with a beam of 180 KeV followed by 150 KeV C+ ions at fluencies of 4×1015 ions/cm2 and 5×1015 ions/cm2 respectively, forming an electrically conducting carbon layer beneath the first carbon surface, and ablating the single crystal diamond which lies between the electrically conducting layer and the first carbon surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/801495 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 26/0057 (20130101) B23K 26/063 (20130101) B23K 26/365 (20130101) B23K 26/407 (20130101) B23K 2201/38 (20130101) B23K 2201/40 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/3732 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 3/0029 (20130101) H05K 3/4602 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 438/931 (20130101) |
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| US 09040400 | Wei et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peng Wei (Stanford, California); Zhenan Bao (Stanford, California); Joon Hak Oh (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peng Wei (Stanford, California); Zhenan Bao (Stanford, California); Joon Hak Oh (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In connection with various example embodiments, an organic electronic device is provided with an organic material that is susceptible to decreased mobility due to the trapping of electron charge carriers in response to exposure to air. The organic material is doped with an n-type dopant that, when combined with the organic material, effects air stability for the doped organic material (e.g., exhibits a mobility that facilitates stable operation in air, such as may be similar to operation in inert environments). Other embodiments are directed to organic electronic devices n-doped and exhibiting such air stability. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/079879 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/0094 (20130101) H01L 51/0525 (20130101) H01L 51/0545 (20130101) |
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| US 09040435 | Kissel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David J. Kissel (Anoka, Minnesota); Charles Jeffrey Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Kissel (Anoka, Minnesota); Charles Jeffrey Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are superhydrophobic coatings, devices and articles including superhydrophobic coatings, and methods for preparing the superhydrophobic coatings. The exemplary superhydrophobic device can include a substrate component and one or more superhydrophobic coatings disposed over the substrate component, wherein at least one of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings has a water contact angle of at least about 150° and a contact angle hysteresis of less than about 1°. The one or more superhydrophobic coatings can include an ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel, the polysilicate gel including a three dimensional network of silica particles having surface functional groups derivatized with a silylating agent and a plurality of pores. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/121166 |
| ART UNIT | 1789 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/36 (20130101) C08K 7/26 (20130101) C08K 9/06 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/14 (20130101) C09D 5/1687 (20130101) C09D 7/1225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09D 183/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09040495 | Smolke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christina D. Smolke (Pasadena, California); Maung Nyan Win (San Gabriel, California); Chase Beisel (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christina D. Smolke (Pasadena, California); Maung Nyan Win (San Gabriel, California); Chase Beisel (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an improved design for the construction of extensible nucleic acid-based, ligand-controlled regulatory systems, and the nucleic acid regulatory systems resulting therefrom. The invention contemplates improving the design of the switches (ligand-controlled regulatory systems) through the design of an information transmission domain (ITD). The improved ITD eliminates free-floating ends of the switching and the competing strands, and localizes competitive hybridization events to a contiguous strand of competing and switching strands in a strand-displacement mechanism-based switch, thereby improving the kinetics of strand-displacement. The improved regulatory systems have many uses in various biological systems, including gene expression control or ligand-concentration sensing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/585919 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7088 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/63 (20130101) C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/16 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) C12N 2320/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/537 (20130101) G01N 33/542 (20130101) |
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| US 09040640 | Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andre A. Williams (Havre de Grace, Maryland); Joshua A. Orlicki (Havre de Grace, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A hyperbranched polymer based on one or more repeating units of an ABx type monomer, wherein A and B are functional groups and x is greater than or equal to 2, wherein A reacts with, or substantially reacts with, B, wherein B is fractionally functionlized with a plurality of functional groups comprising a first functional group comprising a C6-C30 alkyl chain attached to the repeating unit through a carbonyl group (C═O) via an ester linkage, a second functional group comprising a partially fluorinated or perfluorinated C20 alkyl chain attached to the repeating unit through a carbonyl group (C═O) via an ester linkage, and a third functional group comprising substantially one of a stabilized radical source attached to the repeating unit via a C0-C6 tether, or a 5 to 8 member chloroamide heterocycle of carbon and nitrogen that is attached to the repeating unit via a C2-C6 tether. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/926097 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 83/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/16 (20130101) C12N 1/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09040675 | Bales et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Christopher Bales (Niskayuna, New York); Erik Leeming Kvam (Albany, New York); Jason Louis Davis (Albany, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure generally relates to dry solid matrices for the extraction, stabilization, and storage of nucleic acids, particularly RNA, in a dry format under ambient conditions for a prolonged period of time. Methods for collecting and recovering the nucleic acids stored in the dry solid matrix are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/721948 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/24 (20130101) B01J 20/045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1006 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09040771 | Ballinger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott Webster Ballinger (Odenville, Alabama); Danny R. Welch (Vestavia Hills, Alabama); Robert Allen Kesterson (Birmingham, Alabama); Larry W. Johnson (Jasper, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Webster Ballinger (Odenville, Alabama); Danny R. Welch (Vestavia Hills, Alabama); Robert Allen Kesterson (Birmingham, Alabama); Larry W. Johnson (Jasper, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are mitochondrial-nuclear exchanged cells and animals comprising mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from one subject and nuclear DNA (nDNA) from a different subject. Methods for producing a mitochondrial-nuclear exchanged animal and animals made by the methods are provided. Also provided are methods of screening for agents useful for treating a disease or disorder using mitochondrial-nuclear exchanged animals or cells, tissues or organs thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, January 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/360344 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0271 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01K 67/0273 (20130101) A01K 2217/00 (20130101) A01K 2227/10 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0331 (20130101) A01K 2267/0375 (20130101) |
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| US 09040841 | Hougham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gareth Hougham (Yorktown Heights, New York); Gerard McVicker (Yorktown Heights, New York); Xiaoxiong Gu (Yorktown Heights, New York); Sung K. Kang (Yorktown Heights, New York); Frank R. Libsch (Yorktown Heights, New York); Xiao H. Liu (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gareth Hougham (Yorktown Heights, New York); Gerard McVicker (Yorktown Heights, New York); Xiaoxiong Gu (Yorktown Heights, New York); Sung K. Kang (Yorktown Heights, New York); Frank R. Libsch (Yorktown Heights, New York); Xiao H. Liu (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A contact structure and assembly and a method for manufacturing the same for a microelectronics device includes first and second electrically conductive contacts being helically shaped. A carrier element is attached to and positioned between the first and second contacts. The first and second contacts are in electrical communication with each other, and the first and second contacts are in a mirror image relationship with each other. A pair of insulating substrates each include electrically conductive members. A contact point on each of the first and second contacts is attached and electrically communicating to respective electrically conductive members such that the first and second electrically conductive contacts between the pair of insulating substrates form an electrically conductive package. A metal layer on the carrier element provides electrical conductivity through a first opening defined by the carrier element between the first and second portions of the helix shaped contact. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/604363 |
| ART UNIT | 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 12/714 (20130101) H01R 12/7082 (20130101) H01R 13/2414 (20130101) H01R 13/2421 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 3/326 (20130101) H05K 3/4092 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 2201/0311 (20130101) H05K 2201/10265 (20130101) H05K 2201/10378 (20130101) |
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| US 09040913 | Savoy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steve M. Savoy (Austin, Texas); Byron G. Zollars (Georgetown, Texas); Andrew J. Milder (Austin, Texas); Gennady Shvets (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanohmics, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steve M. Savoy (Austin, Texas); Byron G. Zollars (Georgetown, Texas); Andrew J. Milder (Austin, Texas); Gennady Shvets (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention are directed to integrated resonance detectors and arrays of integrated resonance detectors and to methods for making and using the integrated resonance detectors and arrays. Integrated resonance detectors comprise a substrate, a conducting mirror layer, an active layer, and a patterned conducting layer. Electromagnetic radiation is detected by transducing a specific resonance-induced field enhancement in the active layer to a detection current that is proportional to the incident irradiance. |
| FILED | Monday, December 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/329503 |
| 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 1/42 (20130101) G01J 1/0414 (20130101) G01J 1/0429 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 1/0488 (20130101) G01J 3/021 (20130101) G01J 3/26 (20130101) G01J 3/51 (20130101) G01J 3/0224 (20130101) G01J 3/2803 (20130101) G01J 5/20 (20130101) G01J 5/024 (20130101) G01J 5/0809 (20130101) G01J 5/0825 (20130101) G01J 5/0862 (20130101) |
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| US 09040942 | Standiford et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith Standiford (Carmel, California); Alan D. Brodie (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith Standiford (Carmel, California); Alan D. Brodie (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment relates to an apparatus for electron beam lithography which includes a linear array of reflection electron beam lithography columns and a rotary stage. Each column is separately controllable to write a portion of a lithographic pattern onto a substrate. The rotary stage is configured to hold multiple substrates and to be rotated under the linear array of reflection electron beam lithography columns. Another embodiment relates to a method of electron beam lithography which includes simultaneously rotating and linearly translating a stage holding a plurality of wafers, and writing a lithography pattern using a linear array of reflection electron beam lithography columns over the stage. Each said column traverses a spiral path over the stage as the stage is rotated and linearly translated. Other embodiments, aspects and feature are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, January 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/008517 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 37/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040948 | Ribeiro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gilberto Ribeiro (Menlo Park, California); Janice H Nickel (Sunnyvale, California); Jianhua Yang (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gilberto Ribeiro (Menlo Park, California); Janice H Nickel (Sunnyvale, California); Jianhua Yang (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoscale switching device comprises a first electrode of a nanoscale width; a second electrode of a nanoscale width; an active region disposed between the first and second electrodes, the active region containing a switching material; an area within the active region that constrains current flow between the first electrode and the second electrode to a central portion of the active region; and an interlayer dielectric layer formed of a dielectric material and disposed between the first and second electrodes outside the active region. A nanoscale crossbar array and method of forming the nanoscale switching device are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/821173 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/2463 (20130101) H01L 45/08 (20130101) H01L 45/146 (20130101) H01L 45/148 (20130101) H01L 45/1233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 45/1246 (20130101) H01L 45/1641 (20130101) |
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| US 09041003 | Palacios et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tomas Apostol Palacios (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Bin Lu (Boston, Massachusetts); Elison de Nazareth Matioli (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrode structure is described in which conductive regions are recessed into a semiconductor region. Trenches may be formed in a semiconductor region, such that conductive regions can be formed in the trenches. The electrode structure may be used in semiconductor devices such as field effect transistors or diodes. Nitride-based power semiconductor devices are described including such an electrode structure, which can reduce leakage current and otherwise improve performance. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/649658 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/28264 (20130101) H01L 29/407 (20130101) H01L 29/513 (20130101) H01L 29/517 (20130101) H01L 29/872 (20130101) H01L 29/1029 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/4236 (20130101) H01L 29/7786 (20130101) H01L 29/42316 (20130101) |
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| US 09041064 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yifeng Wu (Goleta, California); Primit Parikh (Goleta, California); Umesh Mishra (Montecito, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yifeng Wu (Goleta, California); Primit Parikh (Goleta, California); Umesh Mishra (Montecito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiple field plate transistor includes an active region, with a source, drain, and gate. A first spacer layer is between the source and the gate and a second spacer layer between the drain and the gate. A first field plate on the first spacer layer and a second field plate on the second spacer layer are connected to the gate. A third field plate connected to the source is on a third spacer layer, which is on the gate and the first and second field plates and spacer layers. The transistor exhibits a blocking voltage of at least 600 Volts while supporting current of at least 2 or 3 Amps with on resistance of no more than 5.0 or 5.3 mΩ-cm2, respectively, and at least 900 Volts while supporting current of at least 2 or 3 Amps with on resistance of no more than 6.6 or 7.0 mΩ-cm2, respectively. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/445632 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/404 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/7786 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/66462 (20130101) |
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| US 09041135 | Janson |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Siegfried W. Janson (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Under one aspect of the present invention, a monolithic sun sensor includes a photosensor; a spacer material disposed over the photosensor; and a patterned mask disposed over the spacer material and defining an aperture over the photosensor. The spacer material has a thickness selected such that the patterned mask casts a shadow onto the photosensor that varies as a function of the monolithic sun sensor's angle relative to the sun. The sun sensor may further include a substrate in which the photosensor is embedded or on which the photosensor is disposed. The spacer material may be transparent, and may include a layer of inorganic oxide, or a plurality of layers of inorganic oxide. The patterned mask may include a conductive material, such as a metal. The aperture may be lithographically defined, and may be square. The sun sensor may further include a transparent overlayer disposed over the patterned mask. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/802062 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| 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 3/7861 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/02024 (20130101) H01L 31/02164 (20130101) |
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| US 09041139 | Parikh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CREE, INC. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Primit Parikh (Goleta, California); Sten Heikman (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a diode begins by depositing an AlxGa1-xN nucleation layer on a SiC substrate, then depositing an n+ GaN buffer layer, an n− GaN layer, an AlxGa1-xN barrier layer, and an SiO2 dielectric layer. A portion of the dielectric layer is removed and a Schottky metal deposited in the void. The dielectric layer is affixed to the support layer with a metal bonding layer using an Au—Sn utectic wafer bonding process, the substrate is removed using reactive ion etching to expose the n+ layer, selected portions of the n+, n−, and barrier layers are removed to form a mesa diode structure on the dielectric layer over the Schottky metal; and an ohmic contact is deposited on the n+ layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/693929 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/475 (20130101) H01L 29/872 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/66143 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/66212 (20130101) |
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| US 09041417 | Oborina et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elena I. Oborina (Tampa, Florida); Andrew Hoff (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elena I. Oborina (Tampa, Florida); Andrew Hoff (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the subject method and apparatus relate to a sequence of noncontact Corona-Kelvin Metrology, C-KM, that allows the determination and monitoring of interface properties in dielectric/wide band gap semiconductor structures. The technique involves the incremental application of precise and measured quantities of corona charge, QC, onto the dielectric surface followed by determination of the contact potential difference, VCPD, as the material structure response. The V-Q characteristics obtained are used to extract the surface barrier, VSB, response related to the applied corona charge. The metrology method presented determines an intersection of the VCPD-QC characteristic obtained in the dark with the VOX-QC characteristic representing the dielectric response. The specific VSB-QC dependence surrounding the reference VFB value is obtained from this method and allows the noncontact determination of the dielectric interface trap density and its spectrum. Application of embodiments of the subject metrology method to thermal oxide on n-type 4H—SiC demonstrates the modification of the Dit distribution by Fowler-Nordheim stress. In addition, an ability to quantify and separate trapped charge components is provided. |
| FILED | Friday, January 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/158269 |
| ART UNIT | 2867 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 27/26 (20130101) G01R 31/311 (20130101) G01R 31/2639 (20130101) G01R 31/2648 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/2656 (20130101) G01R 31/2831 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 22/14 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09041492 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wentao Wang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dana Weinstein (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wentao Wang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dana Weinstein (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A microelectromechanical (MEM) resonator includes a resonant cavity disposed in a first layer of a first solid material disposed on a substrate and a first plurality of reflectors disposed in the first layer in a first direction with respect to the resonant cavity and to each other. Each of the first plurality of reflectors comprises an outer layer of a second solid material and an inner layer of a third solid material. The inner layer of each of the first plurality of reflectors is adjacent in the first direction to the outer layer of each reflector and to either the outer layer of an adjacent reflector or the resonant cavity. |
| FILED | Monday, April 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/460670 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 3/0072 (20130101) H03H 9/175 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03H 9/2405 (20130101) H03H 2009/241 (20130101) |
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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) | Justin Henrie (Camarillo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A dynamic antenna pattern measurement method. Embodiments of the invention provide for nanosecond or better time resolution and milliradian angular resolution of the dynamic radiation pattern of an antenna under test over the predetermined solid angle scan (up to 4 π steradians) of the dynamic radiation pattern. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/691299 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 29/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09041613 | Lin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Leon Yong Lin (San Diego, California); Steve Edward Mancewicz (San Diego, California); Bruce Daniel Calder (San Diego, California); Robbi Mangra (San Diego, California); Hale Bradford Simonds (Santee, California); Patrick Albert Groves (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leon Yong Lin (San Diego, California); Steve Edward Mancewicz (San Diego, California); Bruce Daniel Calder (San Diego, California); Robbi Mangra (San Diego, California); Hale Bradford Simonds (Santee, California); Patrick Albert Groves (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A broadband antenna can include a parabolic dish having a diameter D and a radius of curvature that establishes a focal point for the parabolic dish. A tapered slot feed having a feed point can be positioned above the parabolic dish so that its effective radiation point is spaced a distance F from the center of the dish, where F is the focal length of the dish. With this configuration, feed point for the tapered slot feed can be coincident with parabolic dish focal point. The tapered slot feed can include two elements that form an exponentially tapered slot, which establishes a phase center for the tapered slot feed. A conductive bar can interconnect the two elements, in order to minimize the phase center variation during broadband operation. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/861127 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 13/106 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01Q 15/16 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen Forrest (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Forrest (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a an organic imaging device having organic detectors on a curved surface. The device may be used for imaging applications such as photography, lightweight camera systems, very high-resolution imaging, lightweight “night vision”, robotic vision, and others. A concave housing with a deformable lens is provided. The deformable lens allows for a range of fields of view and focal lengths. The invention may be configured to detect a range of electromagnetic radiation. It may then provide input to a computer, display, or other device for processing or display of the detected radiation as an image. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/272796 |
| ART UNIT | 2662 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/146 (20130101) H01L 27/307 (20130101) H01L 27/14625 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/225 (20130101) H04N 5/2252 (20130101) H04N 5/2254 (20130101) H04N 5/3696 (20130101) |
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| US 09041927 | Herzinger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Mathias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Niger); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | J.A. WOOLLAM CO., INC (Lincoln, Nebraska); BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Mathias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Niger); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A dual scanning and FTIR system for application in the Terahertz and broadband blackbody frequency range including sources for providing Thz and broadband blackbody range and electromagnetic radiation, at least one detector of electromagnetic radiation in the THZ and broadband blackbody ranges, and at least one rotating element between the source and detector. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/815489 |
| 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 4/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/211 (20130101) G01N 21/3581 (20130101) G01N 2201/06113 (20130101) |
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| US 09041938 | Zheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guoan Zheng (Pasadena, California); Xiquan Cui (San Jose, California); Xin Heng (Berkeley, California); Changhuei Yang (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Woodstock, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guoan Zheng (Pasadena, California); Xiquan Cui (San Jose, California); Xin Heng (Berkeley, California); Changhuei Yang (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Woodstock, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | A surface wave assisted system having an aperture layer with a surface and an aperture, and a plurality of grooves around the aperture. The plurality of grooves is configured to generate an optical transfer function at the aperture by inducing a surface wave for interfering with transmission of light of a range of spatial frequency. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/344550 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/554 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/008 (20130101) G02B 6/1226 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 21/004 (20130101) G02B 21/14 (20130101) G02B 21/0032 (20130101) G02B 21/0056 (20130101) G02B 21/0068 (20130101) G02B 27/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09042003 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiang Li (Pasadena, California); Hansuek Lee (Pasadena, California); Tong Chen (Pasadena, California); Kerry Vahala (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A frequency comb generator fabricated on a chip with elimination of a disadvantageous reflow process, includes an ultra-high Q disk resonator having a waveguide that is a part of a wedge structure fabricated from a silicon dioxide layer of the chip. The disk resonator allows generation of a frequency comb with a mode spacing as low as 2.6 GHz and up to 220 GHz. A surface-loss-limited behavior of the disk resonator decouples a strong dependence of pumping threshold on repetition rate. |
| FILED | Monday, October 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/513058 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 1/353 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 2203/54 (20130101) |
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| US 09042017 | Wardlaw et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Johnny Wardlaw (King George, Virginia); Ramesh Kumar Shori (Burbank, California); Ralph Steven Kurti (Phelan, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus to generate a composite far field beam having a central null and discrete cylindrical symmetry. A phased array of Gaussian beams was used to form an annular far-field pattern as opposed to the normal peaked pattern in most phased arrays. This annular pattern arises from the radial symmetry of the polarization in each beam. Beams opposite one another in the annulus are polarized in the same direction but are 180° out of phase. This causes the center portion of the beam to be a null rather than a peak. |
| FILED | Monday, March 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/222839 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/3025 (20130101) G02B 27/0905 (20130101) G02B 27/0927 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09042420 | Shur et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Shur (Latham, New York); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Alexander Dobrinsky (Loudonville, New York); Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina); Jinwei Yang (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A device including one or more layers with lateral regions configured to facilitate the transmission of radiation through the layer and lateral regions configured to facilitate current flow through the layer is provided. The layer can comprise a short period superlattice, which includes barriers alternating with wells. In this case, the barriers can include both transparent regions, which are configured to reduce an amount of radiation that is absorbed in the layer, and higher conductive regions, which are configured to keep the voltage drop across the layer within a desired range. |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/531162 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/06 (20130101) H01L 33/0025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/32 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/342 (20130101) H01S 5/3216 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei Su (Bel Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments associated with an at least fourth-order cumulant of a signal are described. The at least fourth-order noise-insensitive cumulant of the signal can be taken and compared against an at least fourth-order noise-insensitive cumulant of known signals. A match can be found between the signal and a known signal and from this match, a demodulation scheme of the signal can be determined. The demodulation scheme can be used to demodulate the signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/770362 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 27/0012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09043124 | Tran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nghia X. Tran (San Diego, California); Michael Bruch (San Diego, California); Richard Adams (Chula Vista, California); Hoa V. Phan (Escondido, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nghia X. Tran (San Diego, California); Michael Bruch (San Diego, California); Richard Adams (Chula Vista, California); Hoa V. Phan (Escondido, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for controlling a plurality of vehicles can include at least one communications bus and a plurality of RFID detection tags that can be fixed to the communications bus equidistant from each other to define a plurality of RFID regions. Each vehicle within an RFID region can further include an RFID reader for receiving information from, and transmitting information to, the RFID tags. As the vehicle enters the RFID region for a particular RFID tag, the position of the vehicle (within the RFID region) can be communicated to the communications bus. A traffic control unit can be connected to the communications bus, and monitor can be in communication with a plurality of remotely controlled traffic control assets, such as stop signs, yield signs, traffic cones. After receiving position information on the vehicle, the monitor can selectively activate the traffic devices remotely to control vehicle traffic flow. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/223346 |
| ART UNIT | 3665 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, or Vehicle Parts, Not Otherwise Provided for B60R 1/00 (20130101) Additional Work, Such as Equipping Roads or the Construction of Platforms, Helicopter Landing Stages, Signs, Snow Fences, or the Like E01F 9/014 (20130101) E01F 9/0122 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E01F 9/0122 (20130101) Traffic Control Systems G08G 1/00 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 4/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09043158 | Ditto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William Lawrence Ditto (Kaneohe, Hawaii); Adi R. Bulsara (San Diego, California); Anna Dari (San Diego, California); Behnam Kia (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Lawrence Ditto (Kaneohe, Hawaii); Adi R. Bulsara (San Diego, California); Anna Dari (San Diego, California); Behnam Kia (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for providing a biological logic gate comprising the following steps: subjecting a bistable autoregulatory gene network (GRN) to a noisy background; identifying adjustable parameters of the GRN; using logical stochastic resonance to determine values of the GRN parameters which result in the GRN performing different logic gate functions; and setting the parameter values of the GRN such that the GRN performs a first logic gate function. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/370154 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/12 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/123 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09043758 | Frenkiel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andy L. Frenkiel (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An information processing system, computer readable storage medium, and method for automatically generating human readable and meaningful documentation for one or more source code files. A processor of the information processing system receives one or more source code files containing source code artifacts (SCA) and infers semantics therefrom based on predefined rules. The processor, based on the inferred semantics, extracts documentation from another source code file. The extracted documentation and the inferred semantics are used to generate new human readable and meaningful documentation for the SCA, such new documentation being previously missing from the SCA. The generated new documentation is included with the SCA in one or more source code files. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/839289 |
| ART UNIT | 2197 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/73 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09043764 | Ranganathan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anand Ranganathan (Stamford, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Ossining, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anand Ranganathan (Stamford, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Ossining, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for automatically partitioning a multi-platform data transform flow graph to one or more target output platforms are provided. The techniques include performing type inference on a transform graph, wherein the transform graph comprises one or more data transforms, automatically partitioning the transform graph to one or more target output platforms based on one or more policies, performing an optimization of the partitioned transform graph, and generating code, from the partitioned transform graph, for each set of the one or more data transforms based on the one or more target output platforms. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/043952 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30563 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30592 (20130101) |
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| US 09043848 | Michael et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher J. Michael (Mandeville, Louisiana); Bruce Y. Lin (New Orleans, Louisiana); Elias Z. K. Ioup (New Orleans, Louisiana); John T. Sample (Pearl River, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Michael (Mandeville, Louisiana); Bruce Y. Lin (New Orleans, Louisiana); Elias Z. K. Ioup (New Orleans, Louisiana); John T. Sample (Pearl River, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | System and method for providing a probabilistic order of tiles relative to a current section of a video that a user is viewing. A cache implementation uses this ordering to decide what tiles to evict from the cache, i.e. which tiles will probably not be accessed within a particular timeframe, but not when to evict (this is up to the cache implementation). A cache implementation can also use the prioritized list of the present embodiment to pre-fetch tiles. |
| FILED | Monday, March 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/202201 |
| ART UNIT | 2426 — Cable and Television |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 1/60 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 21/23106 (20130101) H04N 21/25825 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09043925 | Mostovych |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew N. Mostovych (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Enterprise Sciences, Inc. (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew N. Mostovych (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for protection of information on a secured microdevice, including a control unit, an obliteration driver, and a circuit arranged to conduct the at least one pulse of electric current. The circuit incorporates at least one resistive load having a localized predetermined resistance such that the delivered portion of stored electric energy is locally resistively converted into a mechanical energy of motion during a time period shorter than a duration of time needed for heat diffusion out a volume in the proximity of the at least the fraction of stored information. |
| FILED | Monday, December 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/692545 |
| ART UNIT | 2498 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 21/554 (20130101) G06F 2221/2143 (20130101) |
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| US D730476 | Dommett 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) | David W Dommett (Beavercreek, Ohio); Alan R Pinkus (Bellbrook, Ohio); Harry Lee Task (Tucson, Arizona) |
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| FILED | Friday, December 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 29/477817 |
| ART UNIT | 2914 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Arms, pyrotechnics, hunting and fishing equipment D22/109 |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert H. Hurt (Barrington, Rhode Island); Steven P. Hamburg (Providence, Rhode Island); Love Sarin (Providence, Rhode Island); Indrek Kulaots (East Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Hurt (Barrington, Rhode Island); Steven P. Hamburg (Providence, Rhode Island); Love Sarin (Providence, Rhode Island); Indrek Kulaots (East Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/919831 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 39/2006 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/0262 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 1/02 (20130101) B32B 5/18 (20130101) B32B 7/00 (20130101) B32B 7/02 (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 85/42 (20130101) Production and Refining of Metals; Pretreatment of Raw Materials C22B 3/24 (20130101) C22B 7/001 (20130101) C22B 43/00 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 61/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) |
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| US 09039621 | Mukdadi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Osama M. Mukdadi (Morgantown, West Virginia); Ahmed M. Mahmoud (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Eros S. Chaves (Morgantown, West Virginia); Richard Crout (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), NIH DIVISION OF EXTRAMURAL INVENTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (DEITR) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Osama M. Mukdadi (Morgantown, West Virginia); Ahmed M. Mahmoud (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Eros S. Chaves (Morgantown, West Virginia); Richard Crout (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are various embodiments for echoperiodontal imaging. In one embodiment, a system includes a transducer configured to transmit a series of ultrasonic signals at a plurality of corresponding locations along soft tissue of a jaw and receive a plurality of echo signals; and an imaging system controller configured to obtain a plurality of echo signal data of the soft tissue and a plurality of transducer positions, where each echo signal data corresponds to one of the plurality of transducer position. |
| FILED | Friday, July 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/560236 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 8/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 8/12 (20130101) A61B 8/5207 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/321 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) |
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| US 09039717 | Blatter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vital Access Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vital Access Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Duane D. Blatter (Salt Lake City, Utah); Trent J. Perry (Kaysville, Utah); Nathaniel P. Young (Salt Lake City, Utah); Jeffrey E. Ransden (Fairfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Tissue management methods can include inserting a clamping device into a vessel and clamping a vessel wall via the clamping device. Tissue can be dilated about the clamping device and an anastomotic device provided to the vessel. |
| FILED | Friday, February 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/181401 |
| ART UNIT | 3731 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/11 (20130101) A61B 17/115 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 17/0218 (20130101) A61B 2017/1135 (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 39/02 (20130101) A61M 39/0247 (20130101) |
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| US 09040019 | Siclovan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tiberiu Mircea Siclovan (Rexford, New York); Cristina Abucay Tan Hehir (Niskayuna, New York); Rong Zhang (Niskayuna, New York); Victoria Eugenia Cotero (Niskayuna, New York); Anshika Bajaj (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and a kit for detecting myelin basic protein are provided. The method comprises administering an agent, which binds to myelin basic protein (MBP), to a subject at risk of or diagnosed with a myelin-associated neuropathy, and determining myelination by detecting the agent resided in the subject. The amount of the agent present in the subject is indicative of a myelin-associated neuropathy. A method of quantifying an amount of MBP present in a tissue sample is also provided, wherein the method comprises contacting the tissue sample with the same agent, detecting the agent present in the tissue sample; and quantifying an amount of the agent present in the tissue sample. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/689819 |
| 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 49/0002 (20130101) A61K 49/0021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) G01N 2800/285 (20130101) |
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| US 09040073 | Boison et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Detlev Boison (Portland, Oregon); David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Detlev Boison (Portland, Oregon); David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides formulations comprising adenosine in a silk fibroin-based, sustained-release delivery system. The formulations provide sustained, focal release of adenosine at therapeutic levels for the treatment of epilepsy and/or the prevention of epileptogenesis. |
| FILED | Friday, May 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/991973 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/42 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nanotherapeutics, Inc. (Alachua, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NANOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. (Alachua, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James David Talton (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising encapsulated particles of diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA) and a zinc salt such as zinc acetate, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such encapsulated compositions. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of treatment by administering an effective amount of the compositions and pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure, to methods of making such encapsulated particle compositions, and to methods of making the corresponding pharmaceutical compositions. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/827667 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/14 (20130101) A61K 9/1647 (20130101) A61K 9/4891 (20130101) A61K 31/198 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/198 (20130101) A61K 31/315 (20130101) A61K 33/30 (20130101) A61K 33/30 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09040233 | Lewinsohn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon); The Government of the United States of America, dba The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon); The United States of America, DBA The Department of Veteran Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Lewinsohn (Portland, Oregon); Deborah A. Lewinsohn (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for detecting an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in a subject are disclosed. The methods include detecting the presence of CD8+ T cells that specifically recognize an Mtb polypeptide. The methods include in vitro assays for detecting the presence of CD8+ T cells in a biological sample, and in vivo assays that detect a delayed type hypersensitivity reaction. The methods can also include detecting Mtb polypeptides and polynucleotides. Reagents for the detection of an Mtb infection are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/719124 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 39/04 (20130101) A61K 2039/53 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/35 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/505 (20130101) G01N 33/5695 (20130101) G01N 33/6893 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/35 (20130101) |
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| US 09040239 | Zheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New England Biolabs, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New England Biolabs, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu Zheng (Topsfield, Massachusetts); Lana Saleh (Hamilton, Massachusetts); June Pais (Ipswich, Massachusetts); Nan Dai (Gloucester, Massachusetts); Richard J. Roberts (Wenham, Massachusetts); Ivan R. Correa, Jr. (Ipswich, Massachusetts); Megumu Mabuchi (Beverly, Massachusetts); Romualdas Vaisvila (Ipswich, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | 5-methylpyrimidine oxygenases and their use in the modification of nucleic acids are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/827087 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/06 (20130101) C07H 21/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/22 (20130101) C12N 9/0069 (20130101) C12N 9/1051 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/18 (20130101) C12P 19/30 (20130101) C12P 19/34 (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 1/68 (20130101) C12Q 1/683 (20130101) C12Q 1/683 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 2521/301 (20130101) C12Q 2521/301 (20130101) C12Q 2523/115 (20130101) C12Q 2523/115 (20130101) C12Q 2525/101 (20130101) C12Q 2525/101 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) C12Q 2537/164 (20130101) C12Q 2537/164 (20130101) |
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| US 09040241 | Brennan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SureGene, LLC (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SureGene LLC (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark David Brennan (Jeffersonville, Indiana); Timothy Lynn Ramsey (Shelbyville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to genetic markers of mental illness, e.g., schizophrenia (SZ), and methods of use thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/066120 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/551 (20130101) A61K 31/554 (20130101) A61K 31/5415 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09040244 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chunfu Yang (Lilburn, Georgia); Zhiyong Zhou (Lilburn, Georgia); Nicholas Wagar (Decatur, Georgia); Joshua R. DeVos (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chunfu Yang (Lilburn, Georgia); Zhiyong Zhou (Lilburn, Georgia); Nicholas Wagar (Decatur, Georgia); Joshua R. DeVos (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are new methods, primers, and kits for genotyping HIV-1, including group M viral strains. The methods can be used for HIV-1 drug resistance surveillance and monitoring, for example in resource-poor countries. The disclosed methods can detected more mixed HIV-1 population than previous methods. Given the high efficiency in genotyping diverse HIV-1 group M viral strains from plasma and dried blood spot (DBS) samples and substantial reagent cost saving, the disclosed methods can be used for HIV-1 drug resistance genotyping in both antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive and -experienced populations for surveillance purposes and patient monitoring. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/125564 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/703 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) |
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| US 09040248 | Hager 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) | Gordon L. Hager (Garrett Park, Maryland); Diana A. Stavreva (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are compositions, a system, and kits for detection of endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) in environmental samples, such as samples of water including but not limited to waste water treatment plant effluent, using a live-cell fluorescence-based nuclear translocation reporter system. Upon binding of a ligand to a fluorescent-labeled reporter protein, the protein (and therefore the fluorescence) is translocated in a ligand level-dependent manner from the cytoplasm to the nucleus of live mammalian cells; this translocation is detectable as diffuse (cytoplasmic) fluorescence converting to localized, brightly fluorescent nuclei. The described kits can be used to reliably detect very low levels of EDC contamination, including in high throughput analysis systems as described. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/912071 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/5014 (20130101) G01N 33/5035 (20130101) G01N 2520/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09040261 | Ward et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael D. Ward (New York, New York); Jeffrey Rimer (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. Ward (New York, New York); Jeffrey Rimer (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of preventing or inhibiting L-cystine crystallization using the compounds of formula I is disclosed. wherein A, L, R1a, R1b, and m are as described herein. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of conditions that are causally related to L-cystine crystallization, such as comprising (but not limited to) kidney stones. |
| FILED | Friday, May 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/902114 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/10 (20130101) A61K 31/105 (20130101) A61K 31/145 (20130101) A61K 31/223 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 514/891 (20130101) |
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| US 09040266 | Voigt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher A. Voigt (San Francisco, California); Travis S. Bayer (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher A. Voigt (San Francisco, California); Travis S. Bayer (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a process in which a recombinant organism, such as a yeast, expressing a heterologous S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methyl halide transferase (MHT) protein is combined with a halide and a carbon source in a cultivation medium under conditions in which methyl formate is produced. The cell may genetically modified to express methyl formate synthase, methanol dehydrogenase and/or hydrolytic dehalogenase at levels higher than a cell of the same species that is not genetically modified. The methyl formate may be collected and used in a variety of applications. The halide may be chlorine, bromine or iodine. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/386205 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1007 (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 1/02 (20130101) C12P 7/62 (20130101) C12P 39/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 201/01165 (20130101) |
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| US 09040302 | Klaenhammer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Todd R. Klaenhammer (Raleigh, North Carolina); Richard L. Guerrant (Charlottesville, Virginia); Glynis L. Kolling (Scottsville, Virginia); Evelyn Durmaz (Cary, North Carolina); Michael P. Timko (Charlottesville, Virginia); Cirle Alcantara Warren (Waynesboro, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina); University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesvile, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd R. Klaenhammer (Raleigh, North Carolina); Richard L. Guerrant (Charlottesville, Virginia); Glynis L. Kolling (Scottsville, Virginia); Evelyn Durmaz (Cary, North Carolina); Michael P. Timko (Charlottesville, Virginia); Cirle Alcantara Warren (Waynesboro, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for targeted delivery of biotherapeutics are provided. The compositions comprise bile-sensitive St. thermophilus bacteria modified to release a biotherapeutic agent following bile exposure. Biotherapeutic agents released by the St. thermophilus bacteria disclosed herein include AQ and AQR rich peptides. Methods of the invention comprise administering to a subject a St. thermophilus bacterium modified to release a biotherapeutic agent following bile exposure. Administration of the St. thermophilus bacterium promotes a desired therapeutic response. The bacterium may be modified to express and release AQ or AQR rich peptides which subsequently inhibit cellular apoptosis or reduce mucosal damage. Thus, methods of the invention find use in treating or preventing a variety of gastrointestinal disorders including C. difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/697860 |
| 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 | Dairy Products, e.g Milk, Butter, Cheese; Milk or Cheese Substitutes; Making Thereof A23C 9/1238 (20130101) Foods, Foodstuffs, or Non-alcoholic Beverages, Not Covered by Subclasses A23B - A23J; Their Preparation or Treatment, e.g Cooking, Modification of Nutritive Qualities, Physical Treatment; Preservation of Foods or Foodstuffs, in General A23L 1/3014 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/74 (20130101) A61K 38/164 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2035/11 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/06 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09040484 | Marinkovich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | M. Peter Marinkovich (Redwood City, California); Alfred T. Lane (Los Altos, California); Jayakumar Rajadas (Cupertino, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Peter Marinkovich (Redwood City, California); Alfred T. Lane (Los Altos, California); Jayakumar Rajadas (Cupertino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved methods are provided for the recombinant synthesis of collagen, particularly collagen VII, in host cell, and for therapeutic delivery of the same. The recombinant collagen is produced in a host cell that has increased levels of prolyl-4-hydroxylase, relative to basal cell levels. The collagen produced by the methods of the invention has increased numbers of modified proline residues, relative to a recombinant collagen produced in a host cell having basal levels of prolyl-4-hydroxylase. The increased proline modification provides for a collagen having increased stability, including increased in vivo stability. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/112444 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/39 (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 37/0015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/78 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0071 (20130101) C12N 15/67 (20130101) |
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| US 09040491 | Dreyfuss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gideon Dreyfuss (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Jeongsik Yong (Broomall, Pennsylvania); Tracey (Golembe) Polsky (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gideon Dreyfuss (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Jeongsik Yong (Broomall, Pennsylvania); Tracey (Golembe) Polsky (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes methods for modulating the expression of a gene or mRNA in a cell using small nuclear RNAs comprising specific sequence and structural features and further comprising a nucleic acid cargo. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/897052 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/11 (20130101) C12N 15/111 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/3519 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09040495 | Smolke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christina D. Smolke (Pasadena, California); Maung Nyan Win (San Gabriel, California); Chase Beisel (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christina D. Smolke (Pasadena, California); Maung Nyan Win (San Gabriel, California); Chase Beisel (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an improved design for the construction of extensible nucleic acid-based, ligand-controlled regulatory systems, and the nucleic acid regulatory systems resulting therefrom. The invention contemplates improving the design of the switches (ligand-controlled regulatory systems) through the design of an information transmission domain (ITD). The improved ITD eliminates free-floating ends of the switching and the competing strands, and localizes competitive hybridization events to a contiguous strand of competing and switching strands in a strand-displacement mechanism-based switch, thereby improving the kinetics of strand-displacement. The improved regulatory systems have many uses in various biological systems, including gene expression control or ligand-concentration sensing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/585919 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7088 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/63 (20130101) C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/16 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) C12N 2320/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/537 (20130101) G01N 33/542 (20130101) |
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| US 09040497 | Tavazoie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sohail F. Tavazoie (New York, New York); Jia M. Loo (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses novel agents and methods for diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer. Also disclosed are related arrays, kits, and screening methods. |
| FILED | Monday, September 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/480098 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/197 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/555 (20130101) A61K 31/4168 (20130101) A61K 31/4745 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7072 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09040498 | Lakshman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahesh K. Lakshman (Teaneck, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel 1,2,3-triazolyl purine derivatives. The invention also relates to using the derivatives to treat cancer and various viral infections. An example of a 1,2,3-triazolyl purine derivative of the invention is |
| FILED | Monday, July 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/936770 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/16 (20130101) C07H 19/167 (20130101) C07H 19/173 (20130101) C07H 23/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040504 | Burns et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VENATORX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Burns (Malvern, Pennsylvania); Denis Daigle (Havre de Grace, Maryland); Bin Liu (Dayton, New Jersey); Daniel McGarry (Exton, Pennsylvania); Daniel C. Pevear (Downingtown, Pennsylvania); Robert E. Lee Trout (Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania); Randy W. Jackson (Livingston, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are compounds and compositions that modulate the activity of beta-lactamases. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein inhibit beta-lactamase. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections. |
| FILED | Friday, January 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/152916 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 5/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040555 | Panicker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bijoy Panicker (Holbrook, New York); Rama K. Mishra (Chicago, Illinois); Dong Sung Lim (Fair Lawn, New Jersey); Lambertus J. W. M. Oehlen (Westbury, New York); Dawoon Jung (Tenafly, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Angion Biomedica Corp. (Uniondale, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bijoy Panicker (Holbrook, New York); Rama K. Mishra (Chicago, Illinois); Dong Sung Lim (Fair Lawn, New Jersey); Lambertus J. W. M. Oehlen (Westbury, New York); Dawoon Jung (Tenafly, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds having the general structural formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein, and additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for the use thereof for the treatment of any of a number of conditions or diseases involving abnormal or excessive fibrosis. |
| FILED | Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/374210 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/4353 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 401/02 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040563 | Sebti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida); Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida); Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Said M. Sebti (Tampa, Florida); Andrew Hamilton (Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | Many GTPases such as Ras, Ral and Rho require post-translational farnestylation or geranylgeranylation for mediating malignant transformation. Dual farnesyltransferase (FT) (FTI) and geranylgeranyltransferase-I (GGT-1) inhibitors (GGTI) were developed as anticancer agents from based on an ethylenediamine scaffold. On the basis of a 4-fold substituted ethylenediamine scaffold, the inhibitors are structurally simple and readily derivatized, facilitating extensive structure-activity relationship studies. The most potent inhibitor is compound exhibited an in vitro hFTase IC50 value of 25 nM and a whole cell H-Ras processing IC50 value of 90 nM. Several of the inhibitors proved highly selective for hFTase over the related prenyltransferase enzyme geranylgeranyltransferase-I (GGTase-I). A crystal structure of an inhibitor cocrystallized with farnesyl pyrophosphate in the active site of rat FTase illustrates that the para-benzonitrile moiety is stabilized by a π-π stacking interaction with the Y361β residue, suggesting an importance of this component of the inhibitors. |
| FILED | Monday, March 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/792900 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/10 (20130101) A61K 31/66 (20130101) A61K 31/095 (20130101) A61K 31/417 (20130101) A61K 31/4164 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 233/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 233/84 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 403/14 (20130101) C07D 409/14 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09040567 | Deng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xingming Deng (Lilburn, Georgia); Jia Zhou (League City, Texas); Chunyong Ding (Shanghai, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia); Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xingming Deng (Lilburn, Georgia); Jia Zhou (League City, Texas); Chunyong Ding (Shanghai, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to BAX activators and therapeutic uses relates thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer, such as lung cancer, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salt to a subject in need thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, August 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/239177 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/44 (20130101) A61K 31/085 (20130101) A61K 31/138 (20130101) A61K 31/404 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 31/4412 (20130101) A61K 31/4465 (20130101) A61K 31/5375 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 205/11 (20130101) C07C 205/25 (20130101) C07C 205/35 (20130101) C07C 211/52 (20130101) C07C 215/88 (20130101) C07C 217/20 (20130101) C07C 217/26 (20130101) C07C 217/60 (20130101) C07C 217/94 (20130101) C07C 233/18 (20130101) C07C 233/25 (20130101) C07C 233/80 (20130101) C07C 271/16 (20130101) C07C 309/65 (20130101) C07C 311/21 (20130101) C07C 2101/02 (20130101) C07C 2103/18 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/10 (20130101) C07D 209/12 (20130101) C07D 211/46 (20130101) C07D 213/61 (20130101) C07D 213/64 (20130101) C07D 213/73 (20130101) C07D 213/74 (20130101) C07D 213/643 (20130101) C07D 295/26 (20130101) C07D 295/088 (20130101) C07D 295/185 (20130101) |
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| US 09040583 | Abood et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mary E. Abood (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania); Pingwei Zhao (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Lawrence S. Barak (Durham, North Carolina); Herbert H. Seltzman (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Temple University-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina); Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mary E. Abood (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania); Pingwei Zhao (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Lawrence S. Barak (Durham, North Carolina); Herbert H. Seltzman (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds are provided having agonistic activity against G protein-coupled receptor 35 (GPR35). The compounds are useful for providing antinociception, providing neuroprotection in case of stroke or ischemia, or treating gastric inflammation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/386288 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/191 (20130101) A61K 31/194 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040662 | Khaled et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Annette Khaled (Orlando, Florida); Rebecca Boohaker (Orlando, Florida); Michael Lee (Orlando, Florida); Jesus Perez Figueroa (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Annette Khaled (Orlando, Florida); Rebecca Boohaker (Orlando, Florida); Michael Lee (Orlando, Florida); Jesus Perez Figueroa (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In an aspect, the invention relates to compositions and methods for permeabilizing membranes of cells. In an aspect, the invention relates to compositions and methods for killing cells. In an aspect, the invention relates to compositions and methods of permeabilizing the membranes of cancer cells or microbial cells. |
| FILED | Friday, August 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/240801 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 38/16 (20130101) A61K 38/1761 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040665 | Wnek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary Wnek (Cleveland, Ohio); Linghui Meng (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary Wnek (Cleveland, Ohio); Linghui Meng (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a cross-linked protein structures includes preparing a solution of protein dissolved in a benign solvent and forming an intermediate protein structure from the solution. The intermediate protein structure can be cross-linked by providing for a specific ratio of chemical cross-linking agents to form the cross-linked protein structure. The solution can be prepared by adding a cross-linker of N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) and 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) at a ratio of two-to-one of NHS to EDC to alcohol. PBS buffer (20×) can be added to the solution until the volume ratio of PBS buffer (20×) to alcohol is about one-to-one. About 16 percent by weight of protein can be dissolved in the solution. The solution can be electrospun to form an intermediate protein structure. After a period of time, the protein structure can be cross-linked to form the cross-linked protein structure. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/430562 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 27/22 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 1/107 (20130101) C07K 1/1075 (20130101) |
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| US 09040676 | Phillips et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | M. Ian Phillips (Tampa, Florida); Yao Liang Tang (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Ian Phillips (Tampa, Florida); Yao Liang Tang (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention concerns a system for modulating tissue physiology, for example, to prevent or reverse tissue damage caused by disease. The system utilizes vigilant cells that include stable vectors containing a gene switch/biosensor and a gene amplification system. The vectors allow expression of a transgene (such as a cardioprotective gene) in the vigilant cells to be regulated in response to a physiological signal, to be switched on or off, and to provide sufficient levels of the transgene product to achieve a desired result, e.g., prevention or reversal of myocardial cell damage. In addition to myocardial infarction, the vectors can be used to treat cells in a number of other disease states, including diabetes, cancer, stroke, and atherosclerosis. These approaches to stem cell-based gene therapy provide a novel strategy not only for treatment but for prevention of cell destruction. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 11, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/567298 |
| 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 48/0058 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2035/124 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0663 (20130101) C12N 15/85 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2510/02 (20130101) C12N 2750/14143 (20130101) C12N 2800/00 (20130101) C12N 2830/002 (20130101) C12N 2830/008 (20130101) C12N 2830/85 (20130101) |
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| US 09040694 | Hong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles C. Hong (Nolensville, Tennessee); Corey R. Hopkins (Nolensville, Tennessee); Antonis K. Hatzopoulos (Nashville, Tennessee); Craig W. Lindsley (Brentwood, Tennessee); Jijun Hao (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently-disclosed subject matter relates to compounds of the formula: and methods for use thereof. The presently-disclosed subject matter relates methods of selectively differentiating a stem cell, and methods of screening for compounds useful for enhancing terminal differentiation of committed cardiac progenitor cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/337412 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/5377 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 413/14 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0606 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/40 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5026 (20130101) |
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| US 09040713 | Ye |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keqiang Ye (Lilburn, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | EMORY UNIVERSITY (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keqiang Ye (Lilburn, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to methods of managing blood sugar levels and compositions related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing diabetes, insulin resistance, or hyperglycemia comprising administering to a subject diagnosed with, at risk of or exhibiting symptoms of diabetes, insulin resistance, or hyperglycemia a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound comprising formula I. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/818391 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/122 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/428 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 69/65 (20130101) C07C 225/30 (20130101) C07C 321/22 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 277/84 (20130101) C07D 307/92 (20130101) C07D 417/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09040716 | Sharpless et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | K. Barry Sharpless (La Jolla, California); Valery Fokin (Oceanside, California); Vsevold A. Rostovtsev (Wilmington, Delaware); Luke Green (Basel, Switzerland); Fahmi Himo (Solna, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | A copper catalyzed click chemistry ligation process is employed to bind azides and terminal acetylenes to provide 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole triazoles. The process comprises contacting an organic azide and a terminal alkyne with a source of reactive Cu(I) ion in human blood plasma to form by cycloaddition a 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole. The source of reactive Cu(I) ion can be, for example, a Cu(I) salt, Cu(II) ion in the presence of a reducing agent, or copper metal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/508552 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 249/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040728 | DeLuca et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hector F. DeLuca (Deerfield, Wisconsin); Agnieszka Flores (Madison, Wisconsin); James B. Thoden (Madison, Wisconsin); Hazel M. Holden (Fitchburg, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods of purifying the compound (20R)-19-nor-24-difluoro-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to obtain the compound in crystalline form. The methods typically include the steps of dissolving a product containing the compound in a solvent comprising hexane and 2-propanol, cooling the solvent and dissolved product below ambient temperature for a sufficient amount of time to form a precipitate of crystals, and recovering the crystals. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/828223 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 2200/13 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 401/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 2101/14 (20130101) C07C 2102/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09040903 | Coon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joshua J. Coon (Middleton, Wisconsin); Michael S. Westphall (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Graeme McAlister (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Derek Bailey (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua J. Coon (Middleton, Wisconsin); Michael S. Westphall (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Graeme McAlister (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Derek Bailey (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are mass spectrometry systems and methods which utilize a dynamic a new data acquisition/instrument control methodology. These systems and methods employ novel artificial intelligence algorithms to greatly increase quantitative and/or identification accuracy during data acquisition. In an embodiment, the algorithms can adapt the instrument methods and systems during data acquisition to direct data acquisition resources to increase quantitative or identification accuracy of target analytes, such as proteins, peptides, and peptide fragments. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/438301 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 19/703 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/004 (20130101) H01J 49/0027 (20130101) |
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| US 09040924 | Lewellen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas K. Lewellen (Port Ludlow, Washington); William C. J. Hunter (Lynnwood, Washington); Robert S. Miyaoka (Shoreline, Washington); Lawrence MacDonald (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas K. Lewellen (Port Ludlow, Washington); William C. J. Hunter (Lynnwood, Washington); Robert S. Miyaoka (Shoreline, Washington); Lawrence MacDonald (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A radiation detector is disclosed that includes a scintillation crystal and a plurality of photodetectors positioned to detect low-energy scintillation photons generated within the scintillation crystal. The scintillation crystals are processed using subsurface laser engraving to generate point-like defects within the crystal to alter the path of the scintillation photons. In one embodiment, the defects define a plurality of boundaries within a monolithic crystal to delineate individual detector elements. In another embodiment, the defects define a depth-of-interaction boundary that varies longitudinally to vary the amount of light shared by neighboring portions of the crystal. In another embodiment the defects are evenly distributed to reduce the lateral spread of light from a scintillation event. Two or more of these different aspects may be combined in a single scintillation crystal. Additionally, or alternatively, similar SSLE defects may be produced in other light-guiding elements of the radiation detector. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/504480 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/037 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/1642 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09041938 | Zheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guoan Zheng (Pasadena, California); Xiquan Cui (San Jose, California); Xin Heng (Berkeley, California); Changhuei Yang (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Woodstock, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guoan Zheng (Pasadena, California); Xiquan Cui (San Jose, California); Xin Heng (Berkeley, California); Changhuei Yang (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Woodstock, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | A surface wave assisted system having an aperture layer with a surface and an aperture, and a plurality of grooves around the aperture. The plurality of grooves is configured to generate an optical transfer function at the aperture by inducing a surface wave for interfering with transmission of light of a range of spatial frequency. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/344550 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/554 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/008 (20130101) G02B 6/1226 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 21/004 (20130101) G02B 21/14 (20130101) G02B 21/0032 (20130101) G02B 21/0056 (20130101) G02B 21/0068 (20130101) G02B 27/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09042623 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David S. Smith (Nashville, Tennessee); Edward B. Welch (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David S. Smith (Nashville, Tennessee); Edward B. Welch (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for processing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data are provided. A method includes receiving MRI data comprising a plurality of k-space points and deriving a plurality of image data sets based on the MRI data, each of the plurality of MRI image sets obtained by zeroing a different one of the plurality of k-space points. The method further includes computing image space metric values for each of the plurality of image data sets and adjusting a portion of the MRI data associated with ones of the image space metric values that fail to meet a threshold value to yield adjusted MRI data. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/785574 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/5659 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Scott Flanagan (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Jeffrey Scott LeBegue (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Kevin Weston McMahan (Greer, South Carolina); Daniel Jackson Dillard (Greenville, South Carolina); Ronnie Ray Pentecost (Travelers Rest, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Scott Flanagan (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Jeffrey Scott LeBegue (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Kevin Weston McMahan (Greer, South Carolina); Daniel Jackson Dillard (Greenville, South Carolina); Ronnie Ray Pentecost (Travelers Rest, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the turbine system includes a transition duct. The transition duct includes an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The transition duct further includes an interface feature for interfacing with an adjacent transition duct. The turbine system further includes a convolution seal contacting the interface feature to provide a seal between the interface feature and the adjacent transition duct. |
| FILED | Monday, April 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/459533 |
| 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 F01D 11/005 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2240/55 (20130101) F05D 2250/183 (20130101) F05D 2300/10 (20130101) F05D 2300/501 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/002 (20130101) |
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| US 09038467 | Kaduchak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Kaduchak (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Michael D Ward (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Kaduchak (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Michael D Ward (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method and apparatus for acoustically manipulating one or more particles. |
| FILED | Friday, August 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/571629 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/1404 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 15/1459 (20130101) G01N 15/1463 (20130101) G01N 2015/142 (20130101) G01N 2015/149 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian L. Anderson (Lodi, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian L. Anderson (Lodi, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for fluid partitioning for chemical amplification or other chemical processing or separations of a sample, comprising a first dispenser of a first polymeric sheet, wherein the first polymeric sheet contains chambers; a second dispenser of a second polymeric sheet wherein the first dispenser and the second dispenser are positioned so that the first polymeric sheet and the second polymeric sheet become parallel; a dispenser of the fluid positioned to dispense the fluid between the first polymeric sheet and the second polymeric sheet; and a seal unit that seals the first polymeric sheet and the second polymeric sheet together thereby sealing the sample between the first polymeric sheet and the second polymeric sheet and partitioning the fluid for chemical amplification or other chemical processing or separations. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/480274 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Machines, Apparatus or Devices For, or Methods Of, Packaging Articles or Materials; Unpacking B65B 9/023 (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 1/6806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 2521/101 (20130101) |
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| US 09039371 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); Benjamin E. Heneveld (Newmarket, New Hampshire); Glenn E. Brown (West Palm Beach, Florida); Jill Klinger (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (München, Germany); MIKRO SYSTEMS, INC. (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); Benjamin E. Heneveld (Newmarket, New Hampshire); Glenn E. Brown (West Palm Beach, Florida); Jill Klinger (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas turbine engine component, including: a pressure side (12) having an interior surface (34); a suction side (14) having an interior surface (36); a trailing edge portion (30); and a plurality of suction side and pressure side impingement orifices (24) disposed in the trailing edge portion (30). Each suction side impingement orifice is configured to direct an impingement jet (48) at an acute angle (52) onto a target area (60) that encompasses a tip (140) of a chevron (122) within a chevron arrangement (120) formed in the suction side interior surface. Each pressure side impingement orifice is configured to direct an impingement jet at an acute angle onto an elongated target area that encompasses a tip of a chevron within a chevron arrangement formed in the pressure side interior surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/068070 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/187 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 9/02 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2260/201 (20130101) |
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| US 09039733 | Wilson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas S. Wilson (Castro Valley, California); Duncan J. Maitland (Pleasant Hill, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas S. Wilson (Castro Valley, California); Duncan J. Maitland (Pleasant Hill, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for occluding a physical anomaly. One embodiment comprises a shape memory material body wherein the shape memory material body fits within the physical anomaly occluding the physical anomaly. The shape memory material body has a primary shape for occluding the physical anomaly and a secondary shape for being positioned in the physical anomaly. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/010036 |
| ART UNIT | 3731 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/12022 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 17/12113 (20130101) A61B 17/12181 (20130101) A61B 2017/00867 (20130101) A61B 2017/00871 (20130101) A61B 2017/12072 (20130101) A61B 2017/12077 (20130101) |
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| US 09039788 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wu Xu (Richland, Washington); Nathan L. Canfield (Richland, Washington); Ji-Guang Zhang (Richland, Washington); Wei Liu (Richland, Washington); Jie Xiao (Richland, Washington); Deyu Wang (Richland, Washington); Z. Gary Yang (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wu Xu (Richland, Washington); Nathan L. Canfield (Richland, Washington); Ji-Guang Zhang (Richland, Washington); Wei Liu (Richland, Washington); Jie Xiao (Richland, Washington); Deyu Wang (Richland, Washington); Z. Gary Yang (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for making composite anodes, such as macroporous composite anodes, are disclosed. Embodiments of the methods may include forming a tape from a slurry including a substrate metal precursor, an anode active material, a pore-forming agent, a binder, and a solvent. A laminated structure may be prepared from the tape and sintered to produce a porous structure, such as a macroporous structure. The macroporous structure may be heated to reduce a substrate metal precursor and/or anode active material. Macroporous composite anodes formed by some embodiments of the disclosed methods comprise a porous metal and an anode active material, wherein the anode active material is both externally and internally incorporated throughout and on the surface of the macroporous structure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/621410 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — 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 4/139 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/386 (20130101) H01M 4/387 (20130101) H01M 4/0471 (20130101) H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/505 (20130101) H01M 4/525 (20130101) H01M 4/621 (20130101) H01M 4/801 (20130101) H01M 2004/021 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09039792 | Dale et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce E. Dale (Mason, Michigan); Bryan Ritchie (Okemos, Michigan); Derek Marshall (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A process is provided comprising subjecting a quantity of plant biomass fibers to a pretreatment to cause at least a portion of lignin contained within each fiber to move to an outer surface of said fiber, wherein a quantity of pretreated tacky plant biomass fibers is produced; and densifying the quantity of pretreated tacky plant biomass fibers to produce one or more densified biomass particulates, wherein said biomass fibers are densified without using added binder. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/835766 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Fodder A23K 1/146 (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 5/44 (20130101) C10L 5/363 (20130101) Fibrous Raw Materials or Their Mechanical Treatment D21B 1/021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/10 (20130101) Y02E 50/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09039885 | Holland et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (Reston, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Justin M. Holland (Clinton, Tennessee); David M. Cecala (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are electrochemical cells and methods for producing a halide of a non-alkali metal and for electrorefining the halide. The systems typically involve an electrochemical cell having a cathode structure configured for dissolving a hydrogen halide that forms the halide into a molten salt of the halogen and an alkali metal. Typically a direct current voltage is applied across the cathode and an anode that is fabricated with the non-alkali metal such that the halide of the non-alkali metal is formed adjacent the anode. Electrorefining cells and methods involve applying a direct current voltage across the anode where the halide of the non-alkali metal is formed and the cathode where the non-alkali metal is electro-deposited. In a representative embodiment the halogen is chlorine, the alkali metal is lithium and the non-alkali metal is uranium. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/626222 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes for the Electrolytic Production, Recovery or Refining of Metals; Apparatus Therefor C25C 3/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09039923 | Mahmoud et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ahmad M. Mahmoud (Bolton, Connecticut); Jaeseon Lee (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Dong Luo (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ahmad M. Mahmoud (Bolton, Connecticut); Jaeseon Lee (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Dong Luo (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition of a zeotropic mixture has a first chemical constituent and at least one second, different chemical constituent. The zeoptropic mixture has a temperature glide of 5° C.-25° C. with regard to its saturated vapor temperature and its saturated liquid temperature. The first chemical constituent is selected from 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, methyl perfluoropropyl ether, 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane and 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/396102 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09K 2205/12 (20130101) C09K 2205/108 (20130101) C09K 2205/112 (20130101) C09K 2205/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09040113 | Martinson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alex B. F. Martinson (Woodridge, Illinois); Jeffrey W. Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Michael J. Pellin (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex B. F. Martinson (Woodridge, Illinois); Jeffrey W. Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Michael J. Pellin (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing a metal sulfide thin film using ALD and structures incorporating the metal sulfide thin film. The method includes providing an ALD reactor, a substrate, a first precursor comprising a metal and a second precursor comprising a sulfur compound. The first and the second precursors are reacted in the ALD precursor to form a metal sulfide thin film on the substrate. In a particular embodiment, the metal compound comprises Bis(N,N′-di-sec-butylacetamidinato)dicopper(I) and the sulfur compound comprises hydrogen sulfide (H2S) to prepare a Cu2S film. The resulting metal sulfide thin film may be used in among other devices, photovoltaic devices, including interdigitated photovoltaic devices that may use relatively abundant materials for electrical energy production. |
| FILED | Friday, May 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/780664 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/305 (20130101) C23C 16/45553 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0243 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/0262 (20130101) H01L 21/02557 (20130101) H01L 21/02568 (20130101) H01L 31/032 (20130101) H01L 31/072 (20130101) H01L 31/0336 (20130101) H01L 31/03529 (20130101) H01L 31/022425 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09040158 | Sun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yugang Sun (Naperville, Illinois); Yongxing Hu (Willowbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A generic route for synthesis of asymmetric nanostructures. This approach utilizes submicron magnetic particles (Fe3O4—SiO2) as recyclable solid substrates for the assembly of asymmetric nanostructures and purification of the final product. Importantly, an additional SiO2 layer is employed as a mediation layer to allow for selective modification of target nanoparticles. The partially patched nanoparticles are used as building blocks for different kinds of complex asymmetric nanostructures that cannot be fabricated by conventional approaches. The potential applications such as ultra-sensitive substrates for surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) have been included. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621992 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/0054 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/81 (20130101) Y10S 977/89 (20130101) Y10S 977/773 (20130101) |
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| US 09040197 | Affinito et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sion Power Corporation (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sion Power Corporation (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Affinito (Tucson, Arizona); Gregory K. Lowe (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrode structures, and more specifically, electrode structures for use in electrochemical cells, are provided. The electrode structures described herein may include one or more protective layers. In one set of embodiments, a protective layer may be formed by exposing a lithium metal surface to a plasma comprising ions of a gas to form a ceramic layer on top of the lithium metal. The ceramic layer may be highly conductive to lithium ions and may protect the underlying lithium metal surface from reaction with components in the electrolyte. In some cases, the ions may be nitrogen ions and a lithium nitride layer may be formed on the lithium metal surface. In other embodiments, the protective layer may be formed by converting lithium to lithium nitride at high pressures. Other methods for forming protective layers are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/850437 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 14/00 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/13 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) H01M 4/382 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/0426 (20130101) H01M 4/1395 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/056 (20130101) H01M 10/0565 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09040200 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun Liu (Richland, Washington); Daiwon Choi (Richland, Washington); Wendy D. Bennett (Richland, Washington); Gordon L. Graff (Richland, Washington); Yongsoon Shin (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming a nanocomposite material, the nanocomposite material formed thereby, and a battery made using the nanocomposite material. Metal oxide and graphene are placed in a solvent to form a suspension. The suspension is then applied to a current collector. The solvent is then evaporated to form a nanocomposite material. The nanocomposite material is then electrochemically cycled to form a nanocomposite material of at least one metal oxide in electrical communication with at least one graphene layer. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/040462 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/13 (20130101) H01M 4/139 (20130101) H01M 4/362 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) H01M 4/0404 (20130101) H01M 4/0457 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/483 (20130101) H01M 4/587 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49115 (20150115) |
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| US 09040205 | Cooper |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John F. Cooper (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John F. Cooper (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for producing energy that includes infusing porous carbon particles produced by pyrolysis of carbon-containing materials with an off-eutectic salt composition thus producing pore-free carbon particles, and reacting the carbon particles with oxygen in a fuel cell according to the reaction C+O2=CO2 to produce electrical energy. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/525795 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/145 (20130101) H01M 2008/147 (20130101) |
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| US 09040282 | Katz 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) | Leonard Katz (Oakland, California); Jeffrey L Fortman (San Francisco, California); Jay D Keasling (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for a polyketide synthase (PKS) capable of synthesizing a dicarboxylic acid (diacid). Such diacids include diketide-diacids and triketide-diacids. The invention includes recombinant nucleic acid encoding the PKS, and host cells comprising the PKS. The invention also includes methods for producing the diacids. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/038488 |
| 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 9/10 (20130101) C12N 9/1029 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040435 | Kissel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David J. Kissel (Anoka, Minnesota); Charles Jeffrey Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Kissel (Anoka, Minnesota); Charles Jeffrey Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are superhydrophobic coatings, devices and articles including superhydrophobic coatings, and methods for preparing the superhydrophobic coatings. The exemplary superhydrophobic device can include a substrate component and one or more superhydrophobic coatings disposed over the substrate component, wherein at least one of the one or more superhydrophobic coatings has a water contact angle of at least about 150° and a contact angle hysteresis of less than about 1°. The one or more superhydrophobic coatings can include an ultra high water content acid catalyzed polysilicate gel, the polysilicate gel including a three dimensional network of silica particles having surface functional groups derivatized with a silylating agent and a plurality of pores. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/121166 |
| ART UNIT | 1789 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/36 (20130101) C08K 7/26 (20130101) C08K 9/06 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/14 (20130101) C09D 5/1687 (20130101) C09D 7/1225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09D 183/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09040936 | Douglas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, Virginia); LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Douglas (Yorktown, Virginia); Stephen Benson (Yorktown, Virginia); Dinh Cong Nguyen (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Christopher Tennant (Williamsburg, Virginia); Guy Wilson (Norfolk, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of bunch length compression method for a free electron laser (FEL) that avoids parasitic compressions by 1) applying acceleration on the falling portion of the RF waveform, 2) compressing using a positive momentum compaction (R56>0), and 3) compensating for aberration by using nonlinear magnets in the compressor beam line. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/503499 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| 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 3/0903 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09041003 | Palacios et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tomas Apostol Palacios (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Bin Lu (Boston, Massachusetts); Elison de Nazareth Matioli (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrode structure is described in which conductive regions are recessed into a semiconductor region. Trenches may be formed in a semiconductor region, such that conductive regions can be formed in the trenches. The electrode structure may be used in semiconductor devices such as field effect transistors or diodes. Nitride-based power semiconductor devices are described including such an electrode structure, which can reduce leakage current and otherwise improve performance. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/649658 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/28264 (20130101) H01L 29/407 (20130101) H01L 29/513 (20130101) H01L 29/517 (20130101) H01L 29/872 (20130101) H01L 29/1029 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/4236 (20130101) H01L 29/7786 (20130101) H01L 29/42316 (20130101) |
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| US 09041027 | Ptak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aaron Joseph Ptak (Littleton, Colorado); Yong Lin (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Andrew Norman (Evergreen, Colorado); Kirstin Alberi (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aaron Joseph Ptak (Littleton, Colorado); Yong Lin (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Andrew Norman (Evergreen, Colorado); Kirstin Alberi (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of producing semiconductor materials and devices that incorporate the semiconductor materials are provided. In particular, a method is provided of producing a semiconductor material, such as a III-V semiconductor, on a spinel substrate using a sacrificial buffer layer, and devices such as photovoltaic cells that incorporate the semiconductor materials. The sacrificial buffer material and semiconductor materials may be deposited using lattice-matching epitaxy or coincident site lattice-matching epitaxy, resulting in a close degree of lattice matching between the substrate material and deposited material for a wide variety of material compositions. The sacrificial buffer layer may be dissolved using an epitaxial liftoff technique in order to separate the semiconductor device from the spinel substrate, and the spinel substrate may be reused in the subsequent fabrication of other semiconductor devices. The low-defect density semiconductor materials produced using this method result in the enhanced performance of the semiconductor devices that incorporate the semiconductor materials. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/990756 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 23/025 (20130101) C30B 25/183 (20130101) C30B 29/40 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0242 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/0254 (20130101) H01L 21/0256 (20130101) H01L 21/02439 (20130101) H01L 21/02491 (20130101) H01L 21/02521 (20130101) H01L 21/02543 (20130101) H01L 21/02546 (20130101) H01L 21/02664 (20130101) H01L 29/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09041183 | Liang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhenxian Liang (Knoxville, Tennessee); Laura D. Marlino (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Puqi Ning (Knoxville, Tennessee); Fei Wang (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhenxian Liang (Knoxville, Tennessee); Laura D. Marlino (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Puqi Ning (Knoxville, Tennessee); Fei Wang (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A double sided cooled power module package having a single phase leg topology includes two IGBT and two diode semiconductor dies. Each IGBT die is spaced apart from a diode semiconductor die, forming a switch unit. Two switch units are placed in a planar face-up and face-down configuration. A pair of DBC or other insulated metallic substrates is affixed to each side of the planar phase leg semiconductor dies to form a sandwich structure. Attachment layers are disposed on outer surfaces of the substrates and two heat exchangers are affixed to the substrates by rigid bond layers. The heat exchangers, made of copper or aluminum, have passages for carrying coolant. The power package is manufactured in a two-step assembly and heating process where direct bonds are formed for all bond layers by soldering, sintering, solid diffusion bonding or transient liquid diffusion bonding, with a specially designed jig and fixture. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/547937 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/473 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 23/3735 (20130101) H01L 24/29 (20130101) H01L 24/32 (20130101) H01L 24/33 (20130101) H01L 24/83 (20130101) H01L 25/18 (20130101) H01L 25/072 (20130101) H01L 2224/291 (20130101) H01L 2224/291 (20130101) H01L 2224/8383 (20130101) H01L 2224/8384 (20130101) H01L 2224/29339 (20130101) H01L 2224/29339 (20130101) H01L 2224/32225 (20130101) H01L 2224/83825 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00014 (20130101) H01L 2924/014 (20130101) H01L 2924/1305 (20130101) H01L 2924/1305 (20130101) H01L 2924/1306 (20130101) H01L 2924/1306 (20130101) H01L 2924/13055 (20130101) H01L 2924/13055 (20130101) H01L 2924/13091 (20130101) |
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| US 09041435 | Honea et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Transphorm, Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Transphorm Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Honea (Santa Barbara, California); Yifeng Wu (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic component comprising a half bridge adapted for operation with an electrical load having an operating frequency is described. The half bridge comprises a first switch and a second switch each having a switching frequency, the first switch and the second switch each including a first terminal, a second terminal, and a control terminal, wherein the first terminal of the first switch and the second terminal of the second switch are both electrically connected to a node. The electronic component further includes a filter having a 3 dB roll-off frequency, the 3 dB roll-off frequency being less than the switching frequency of the switches but greater than the operating frequency of the electrical load. The first terminal of the filter is electrically coupled to the node, and the 3 dB roll-off frequency of the filter is greater than 5 kHz. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/307234 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 1/126 (20130101) H02M 7/5395 (20130101) Control or Regulation of Electric Motors, Electric Generators or Dynamo-electric Converters; Controlling Transformers, Reactors or Choke Coils H02P 7/29 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 17/162 (20130101) H03K 17/567 (20130101) H03K 17/687 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03K 17/6871 (20130101) |
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| US 09043035 | Chainer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy J. Chainer (Putnam Valley, New York); Milnes P. David (Fishkill, New York); Madhusudan K. Iyengar (Woodstock, New York); Pritish R. Parida (Fishkill, New York); Roger R. Schmidt (Poughkeepsie, New York); Mark D. Schultz (Ossining, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Chainer (Putnam Valley, New York); Milnes P. David (Fishkill, New York); Madhusudan K. Iyengar (Woodstock, New York); Pritish R. Parida (Fishkill, New York); Roger R. Schmidt (Poughkeepsie, New York); Mark D. Schultz (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided which include one or more coolant-cooled structures associated with an electronics rack, a coolant loop coupled in fluid communication with one or more passages of the coolant-cooled structure(s), one or more heat exchange units coupled to facilitate heat transfer from coolant within the coolant loop, and N controllable components associated with the coolant loop or the heat exchange unit(s), wherein N≧1. The N controllable components facilitate circulation of coolant through the coolant loop or transfer of heat from the coolant via the heat exchange unit(s). A controller is coupled to the N controllable components, and dynamically adjusts operation of the N controllable components, based on Z input parameters and one or more specified constraints, to provide a specified cooling to the coolant-cooled structure(s), while limiting energy consumed by the N controllable components, wherein Z≧1. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/305967 |
| ART UNIT | 2127 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 7/0635 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/206 (20130101) G06F 1/3206 (20130101) Information Storage Based on Relative Movement Between Record Carrier and Transducer G11B 33/144 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/2079 (20130101) H05K 7/20281 (20130101) H05K 7/20781 (20130101) H05K 7/20836 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 60/1275 (20130101) |
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| US 09043038 | Kempton |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Willett Kempton (Newark, Delaware) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Willett Kempton (Newark, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and apparatus for aggregating electric power flow between an electric grid and electric vehicles are disclosed. An apparatus for aggregating power flow may include a memory and a processor coupled to the memory to receive electric vehicle equipment (EVE) attributes from a plurality of EVEs, aggregate EVE attributes, predict total available capacity based on the EVE attributes, and dispatch at least a portion of the total available capacity to the grid. Power flow may be aggregated by receiving EVE operational parameters from each EVE, aggregating the received EVE operational parameters, predicting total available capacity based on the aggregated EVE operational parameters, and dispatching at least a portion of the total available capacity to the grid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/887064 |
| ART UNIT | 2127 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 11/184 (20130101) B60L 11/1816 (20130101) B60L 11/1824 (20130101) B60L 11/1842 (20130101) B60L 11/1844 (20130101) B60L 11/1846 (20130101) B60L 11/1848 (20130101) B60L 2240/72 (20130101) B60L 2260/56 (20130101) B60L 2270/32 (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 30/0601 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 3/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/721 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7005 (20130101) Y02T 10/7088 (20130101) Y02T 90/14 (20130101) Y02T 90/16 (20130101) Y02T 90/121 (20130101) Y02T 90/128 (20130101) Y02T 90/163 (20130101) Y02T 90/169 (20130101) Systems Integrating Technologies Related to Power Network Operation, Communication or Information Technologies for Improving the Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management or Usage, i.e Smart Grids Y04S 10/126 (20130101) Y04S 30/14 (20130101) Y04S 50/10 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 903/93 (20130101) |
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| US 09043163 | Mezic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Igor Mezic (Goleta, California); Bryan A. Eisenhower (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor Mezic (Goleta, California); Bryan A. Eisenhower (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are disclosed for analyzing building sensor information and decomposing the information therein to a more manageable and more useful form. Certain embodiments integrate energy-based and spectral-based analysis methods with parameter sampling and uncertainty/sensitivity analysis to achieve a more comprehensive perspective of building behavior. The results of this analysis may be presented to a user via a plurality of visualizations and/or used to automatically adjust certain building operations. In certain embodiments, advanced spectral techniques, including Koopman-based operations, are employed to discern features from the collected building sensor data. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/198387 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Air-conditioning; Air-humidification; Ventilation; Use of Air Currents for Screening F24F 2011/0094 (20130101) Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 15/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5004 (20130101) |
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| US 09038829 | Hurt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert H. Hurt (Barrington, Rhode Island); Steven P. Hamburg (Providence, Rhode Island); Love Sarin (Providence, Rhode Island); Indrek Kulaots (East Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Hurt (Barrington, Rhode Island); Steven P. Hamburg (Providence, Rhode Island); Love Sarin (Providence, Rhode Island); Indrek Kulaots (East Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/919831 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 39/2006 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/0262 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 1/02 (20130101) B32B 5/18 (20130101) B32B 7/00 (20130101) B32B 7/02 (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 85/42 (20130101) Production and Refining of Metals; Pretreatment of Raw Materials C22B 3/24 (20130101) C22B 7/001 (20130101) C22B 43/00 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 61/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) |
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| US 09038919 | Link et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Darren Roy Link (Guilford, Connecticut); David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Manuel Marquez-Sanchez (Lincolnshire, Illinois); Zhengdong Cheng (College Station, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darren Roy Link (Guilford, Connecticut); David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Manuel Marquez-Sanchez (Lincolnshire, Illinois); Zhengdong Cheng (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention generally relates to systems and methods for the formation and/or control of fluidic species, and articles produced by such systems and methods. In some cases, the invention involves unique fluid channels, systems, controls, and/or restrictions, and combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention allows fluidic streams (which can be continuous or discontinuous, i.e., droplets) to be formed and/or combined, at a variety of scales, including microfluidic scales. In one set of embodiments, a fluidic stream may be produced from a channel, where a cross-sectional dimension of the fluidic stream is smaller than that of the channel, for example, through the use of structural elements, other fluids, and/or applied external fields, etc. In some cases, a Taylor cone may be produced. In another set of embodiments, a fluidic stream may be manipulated in some fashion, for example, to create tubes (which may be hollow or solid), droplets, nested tubes or droplets, arrays of tubes or droplets, meshes of tubes, etc. In some cases, droplets produced using certain embodiments of the invention may be charged or substantially charged, which may allow their further manipulation, for instance, using applied external fields. Non-limiting examples of such manipulations include producing charged droplets, coalescing droplets (especially at the microscale), synchronizing droplet formation, aligning molecules within the droplet, etc. In some cases, the droplets and/or the fluidic streams may include colloids, cells, therapeutic agents, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/246911 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 5/0682 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01F 13/0062 (20130101) B01F 13/0071 (20130101) B01F 13/0076 (20130101) B01F 2215/0431 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 2/04 (20130101) Spraying Apparatus; Atomising Apparatus; Nozzles B05B 5/03 (20130101) B05B 7/061 (20130101) |
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| US 09038942 | Sreetharan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pratheev Sabaratnam Sreetharan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert J. Wood (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pratheev Sabaratnam Sreetharan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert J. Wood (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A passively torque-balanced device includes (a) a frame; (b) a drivetrain including a drive actuator mounted to the frame and configured for reciprocating displacement, an input platform configured for displacement by the drive actuator, a plurality of rigid links, including a proximate link and remote links, wherein the rigid links are collectively mounted to the frame, and a plurality of joints joining the rigid links and providing a plurality of non-fully actuated degrees of freedom for displacement of the rigid links, the plurality of joints including a fulcrum joint that is joined both to the input platform and to the proximate rigid link; and (c) at least two end effectors respectively coupled with the remote links and configured for displacement without full actuation. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/519901 |
| ART UNIT | 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 33/00 (20130101) B64C 33/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 39/028 (20130101) B64C 2201/025 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 74/18928 (20150115) Y10T 74/18968 (20150115) |
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| US 09039273 | Weitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Darren Roy Link (Guilford, Connecticut); Andrew S. Utada (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Darren Roy Link (Guilford, Connecticut); Andrew S. Utada (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to multiple emulsions, and to methods and apparatuses for making multiple emulsions. A multiple emulsion generally describes larger droplets that contain one or more smaller droplets therein. The larger droplets may be suspended in a third fluid in some cases. These can be useful for encapsulating species such as pharmaceutical agents, cells, chemicals, or the like. In some cases, one or more of the droplets can change form, for instance, to become solidified to form a microcapsule, a liposome, a polymerosome, or a colloidosome. Multiple emulsions can be formed in one step in certain embodiments, with generally precise repeatability, and can be tailored to include one, two, three, or more inner droplets within a single outer droplet (which droplets may all be nested in some cases). |
| FILED | Friday, March 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/885306 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/1273 (20130101) A61K 9/5089 (20130101) Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 3/0807 (20130101) B01F 5/045 (20130101) B01F 5/046 (20130101) B01F 13/0059 (20130101) B01F 13/0062 (20130101) B01F 2005/0022 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 516/924 (20130101) |
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| US 09039933 | Pan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhengwei Pan (Bogart, Georgia); Feng Liu (Athens, Georgia); Xufan Li (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhengwei Pan (Bogart, Georgia); Feng Liu (Athens, Georgia); Xufan Li (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to visible luminescent phosphors, visible luminescent nanobelt phosphors, methods of making visible luminescent phosphors, methods of making visible luminescent nanobelt phosphors, mixtures of visible luminescent phosphors, methods of using visible luminescent phosphors, waveguides including visible luminescent phosphors, white light emitting phosphors, and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/510460 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/7734 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/502 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 20/181 (20130101) |
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| US 09039938 | Crain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John M. Crain (Washington, District of Columbia); John S. Lettow (Washington, District of Columbia); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princenton, New Jersey); Robert K. Prud'Homme (Princeton, New Jersey); Sibel Korkut (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey); VORBECK MATERIALS CORPORATION (Jessup, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. Crain (Washington, District of Columbia); John S. Lettow (Washington, District of Columbia); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princenton, New Jersey); Robert K. Prud'Homme (Princeton, New Jersey); Sibel Korkut (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Coatings are provided containing functionalized graphene sheets and at least one binder. In one embodiment, the coatings are electrically conductive. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/866089 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/04 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09D 7/1291 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) H01B 1/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09040090 | DeSimone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph M. DeSimone (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Ginger Denison Rothrock (Durham, North Carolina); Benjamin W. Maynor (Durham, North Carolina); Jason P. Rolland (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M. DeSimone (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Ginger Denison Rothrock (Durham, North Carolina); Benjamin W. Maynor (Durham, North Carolina); Jason P. Rolland (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Discrete micro and nanoscale particles are formed in predetermined shapes and sizes and predetermined size dispersions. The particles can also be attached to a film to form arrays of particles on a film. The particles are formed from molding techniques that can include high throughput and continuous particle molding. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/594023 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/14 (20130101) A61K 9/0097 (20130101) A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 9/5192 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (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 7/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040145 | Lyons et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan Michael Lyons (New Providence, New Jersey); QianFeng Xu (Staten Island, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to a superhydrophobic surface. Methods of fabrication are disclosed including laminating a polymer sheet having a surface to a template having a textured surface or a layer of a nanomaterial (e.g., nanoparticles or nanofibers) to convert the surface of the polymer sheet to a hydrophobic surface having a water contact angle of at least about 150°. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/796908 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 17/065 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 3/30 (20130101) B32B 5/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B32B 27/04 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24372 (20150115) Y10T 428/24413 (20150115) Y10T 428/24421 (20150115) |
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| US 09040157 | Hao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yaowu Hao (Grapevine, Texas); Chien-Wen Huang (Arlington, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yaowu Hao (Grapevine, Texas); Chien-Wen Huang (Arlington, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, hollow nanoparticles are described herein. In some embodiments, a hollow nanoparticle comprises a metal shell and a cavity substantially defined by the shell, wherein the shell has a thickness greater than or equal to about 5 nm and the cavity has a curved surface. In another aspect, methods of making hollow nanoparticles are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of making hollow nanoparticles comprises forming a plurality of gas bubbles and forming a shell on the surface of at least one of the plurality of gas bubbles, wherein at least one of the gas bubbles is electrochemically generated. In another aspect, composite particles are described herein. In some embodiments, a composite particle comprises at least one nanoparticle and a polycrystalline metal shell substantially encapsulating at least one nanoparticle, wherein at least one surface of at least one nanoparticle is not in contact with the shell. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/161251 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0065 (20130101) A61K 49/0093 (20130101) A61K 49/183 (20130101) A61K 51/1251 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 13/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0018 (20130101) B22F 1/025 (20130101) B22F 9/00 (20130101) B22F 2001/0029 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 63/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09040282 | Katz 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) | Leonard Katz (Oakland, California); Jeffrey L Fortman (San Francisco, California); Jay D Keasling (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for a polyketide synthase (PKS) capable of synthesizing a dicarboxylic acid (diacid). Such diacids include diketide-diacids and triketide-diacids. The invention includes recombinant nucleic acid encoding the PKS, and host cells comprising the PKS. The invention also includes methods for producing the diacids. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/038488 |
| 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 9/10 (20130101) C12N 9/1029 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09040318 | Loo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yueh-Lin Loo (Princeton, New Jersey); Jong Bok Kim (Plainsboro, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yueh-Lin Loo (Princeton, New Jersey); Jong Bok Kim (Plainsboro, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | There is disclosed a modular lamination approach for processing organic photosensitive devices that allows the individual processing of device components, that once processed are brought together in a final step to make electrical contact. The disclosed method of preparing a laminated photosensitive device having at least one donor-acceptor heterojunction comprises: preparing a top electrode by depositing a functional material on a flexible substrate, such as an elastomer; optionally processing the functional material to obtain desired properties prior to lamination; preparing a bottom portion by depositing a second functional material over a substrate; optionally processing the second functional material to obtain desired properties prior to lamination; and coupling the top electrode to said bottom portion to form a laminated photosensitive device. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/083220 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0023 (20130101) H01L 51/0024 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/4246 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
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| US 09040716 | Sharpless et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | K. Barry Sharpless (La Jolla, California); Valery Fokin (Oceanside, California); Vsevold A. Rostovtsev (Wilmington, Delaware); Luke Green (Basel, Switzerland); Fahmi Himo (Solna, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | A copper catalyzed click chemistry ligation process is employed to bind azides and terminal acetylenes to provide 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole triazoles. The process comprises contacting an organic azide and a terminal alkyne with a source of reactive Cu(I) ion in human blood plasma to form by cycloaddition a 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole. The source of reactive Cu(I) ion can be, for example, a Cu(I) salt, Cu(II) ion in the presence of a reducing agent, or copper metal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/508552 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 249/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09041018 | Moon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kee Suk Moon (San Diego, California); Samuel Kassegne (San Diego, California); Khaled Morsi (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | San Diego State University Research Foundation (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kee Suk Moon (San Diego, California); Samuel Kassegne (San Diego, California); Khaled Morsi (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein, in certain instances, is a novel photovoltaic cell that uses unique micro-architectural and multi-layer functional designs. Further disclosed herein, in certain instances, is a 3-dimensional electrode. Disclosed herein, in certain instances, is a novel electroluminescent cell that uses unique micro-architectural and multi-layer functional designs. Further disclosed herein, in certain instances, is a 3-dimensional diode. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/627077 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/441 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09041927 | Herzinger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Mathias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Niger); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | J.A. WOOLLAM CO., INC (Lincoln, Nebraska); BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Mathias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Niger); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A dual scanning and FTIR system for application in the Terahertz and broadband blackbody frequency range including sources for providing Thz and broadband blackbody range and electromagnetic radiation, at least one detector of electromagnetic radiation in the THZ and broadband blackbody ranges, and at least one rotating element between the source and detector. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/815489 |
| 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 4/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/211 (20130101) G01N 21/3581 (20130101) G01N 2201/06113 (20130101) |
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| US 09042018 | Magnusson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Magnusson (Arlington, Texas); Mehrdad Shokooh-Saremi (Plano, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Magnusson (Arlington, Texas); Mehrdad Shokooh-Saremi (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A leaky-mode resonant retarder is described. The retarder may include a substrate and a spatially modulated periodic layer coupled to the substrate, where the spatially modulated periodic layer is configured to shift a phase between two perpendicular electric-field components of incident light. The retarder may operate as a half-wave plate or a quarter-wave plate. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/116990 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/3083 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09042367 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald Richard Brown (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); H. Vincent Poor (Princeton, New Jersey); Boyang Zhang (Worcerster, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for synchronizing the phases and frequencies of devices in multi-user, wireless communications systems are provided. A primary beacon signal is transmitted by a destination node in a wireless communications network to a plurality of source nodes. Secondary beacon signals are also exchanged between the source nodes. Using the primary and secondary beacon signals, the nodes generate local phase and frequency estimates which are used to control local phases and frequencies of the source nodes. The source nodes then transmit common information to the destination at carrier frequencies based on the estimated local frequencies and phases, so that the phases and frequencies of the transmitted information are synchronized to facilitate coherent combining of the bandpass signals at the destination. Phase and frequency synchronization can be applied to wireless communications systems having any number of source nodes, and effects of Doppler shifts and moving platforms are accounted for. Acoustic and radio-frequency signaling can be utilized. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/159796 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 56/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 56/0035 (20130101) |
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| US 09042626 | Katsevich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida); iTomography Corporation (Barker, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida); iTomography Corporation (Barker, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Katsevich (Oviedo, Florida); Michael Frenkel (Barker, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, processes and systems of image reconstruction utilizing a hybrid local tomography (HLT) methodology for reconstructing internal body images in medical applications, and the like. The system and method of the present invention provides an image with emphasized edges, and the image provides estimations of the attenuation coefficient inside the object being scanned. |
| FILED | Monday, December 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/557046 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/469 (20130101) A61B 6/4085 (20130101) A61B 6/5217 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/003 (20130101) G06T 5/20 (20130101) G06T 11/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 11/006 (20130101) G06T 2207/10081 (20130101) G06T 2207/20024 (20130101) G06T 2207/20192 (20130101) G06T 2207/30004 (20130101) G06T 2211/421 (20130101) G06T 2211/424 (20130101) |
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| US 09043326 | Wunsch, II et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Donald Coolidge Wunsch, II (Rolla, Missouri); Rui Xu (Clifton Park, New York); Sejun Kim (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald Coolidge Wunsch, II (Rolla, Missouri); Rui Xu (Clifton Park, New York); Sejun Kim (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for improved unsupervised learning are described. The unsupervised learning can consist of biclustering a data set, e.g., by biclustering subsets of the entire data set. In an example, the biclustering does not include feeding know and proven results into the biclustering methodology or system. A hierarchical approach can be used that feeds proven clusters back into the biclustering methodology or system as the input. Data that does not cluster may be discarded. Thus, a very large unknown data set can be acted on to learn about the data. The system is also amenable to parallelization. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/385042 |
| ART UNIT | 2159 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30539 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 19/24 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09043913 | Gribble et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Gribble (Seattle, Washington); Henry Levy (Seattle, Washington); Alexander Moshchuk (Seattle, Washington); Tanya Bragin (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Gribble (Seattle, Washington); Henry Levy (Seattle, Washington); Alexander Moshchuk (Seattle, Washington); Tanya Bragin (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A system analyzes content accessed at a network site to determine whether it is malicious. The system employs a tool able to identify spyware that is piggy-backed on executable files (such as software downloads) and is able to detect “drive-by download” attacks that install software on the victim's computer when a page is rendered by a browser program. The tool uses a virtual machine (VM) to sandbox and analyze potentially malicious content. By installing and running executable files within a clean VM environment, commercial anti-spyware tools can be employed to determine whether a specific executable contains piggy-backed spyware. By visiting a Web page with an unmodified browser inside a clean VM environment, predefined “triggers,” such as the installation of a new library, or the creation of a new process, can be used to determine whether the page mounts a drive-by download attack. |
| FILED | Monday, June 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/488222 |
| ART UNIT | 2494 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/53 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 21/554 (20130101) G06F 21/566 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/14 (20130101) H04L 63/1491 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 09038919 | Link et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Darren Roy Link (Guilford, Connecticut); David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Manuel Marquez-Sanchez (Lincolnshire, Illinois); Zhengdong Cheng (College Station, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darren Roy Link (Guilford, Connecticut); David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Manuel Marquez-Sanchez (Lincolnshire, Illinois); Zhengdong Cheng (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention generally relates to systems and methods for the formation and/or control of fluidic species, and articles produced by such systems and methods. In some cases, the invention involves unique fluid channels, systems, controls, and/or restrictions, and combinations thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention allows fluidic streams (which can be continuous or discontinuous, i.e., droplets) to be formed and/or combined, at a variety of scales, including microfluidic scales. In one set of embodiments, a fluidic stream may be produced from a channel, where a cross-sectional dimension of the fluidic stream is smaller than that of the channel, for example, through the use of structural elements, other fluids, and/or applied external fields, etc. In some cases, a Taylor cone may be produced. In another set of embodiments, a fluidic stream may be manipulated in some fashion, for example, to create tubes (which may be hollow or solid), droplets, nested tubes or droplets, arrays of tubes or droplets, meshes of tubes, etc. In some cases, droplets produced using certain embodiments of the invention may be charged or substantially charged, which may allow their further manipulation, for instance, using applied external fields. Non-limiting examples of such manipulations include producing charged droplets, coalescing droplets (especially at the microscale), synchronizing droplet formation, aligning molecules within the droplet, etc. In some cases, the droplets and/or the fluidic streams may include colloids, cells, therapeutic agents, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/246911 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 5/0682 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01F 13/0062 (20130101) B01F 13/0071 (20130101) B01F 13/0076 (20130101) B01F 2215/0431 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 2/04 (20130101) Spraying Apparatus; Atomising Apparatus; Nozzles B05B 5/03 (20130101) B05B 7/061 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09038957 | Fork |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard Fork (Madison, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Fork (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A system has a plurality of spacecraft in orbit around the earth for collecting energy from the Sun in space, using stimulated emission to configure that energy as well defined states of the optical field and delivering that energy efficiently throughout the region of space surrounding Earth. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/349393 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09039938 | Crain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John M. Crain (Washington, District of Columbia); John S. Lettow (Washington, District of Columbia); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princenton, New Jersey); Robert K. Prud'Homme (Princeton, New Jersey); Sibel Korkut (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey); VORBECK MATERIALS CORPORATION (Jessup, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. Crain (Washington, District of Columbia); John S. Lettow (Washington, District of Columbia); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princenton, New Jersey); Robert K. Prud'Homme (Princeton, New Jersey); Sibel Korkut (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Coatings are provided containing functionalized graphene sheets and at least one binder. In one embodiment, the coatings are electrically conductive. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/866089 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/04 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09D 7/1291 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) H01B 1/24 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09041469 | Simons 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 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rainee N. Simons (North Olmsted, Ohio); Edwin G. Wintucky (Willoughby, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | One or more embodiments of the present invention pertain to an all solid-state microwave power module. The module includes a plurality of solid-state amplifiers configured to amplify a signal using a low power stage, a medium power stage, and a high power stage. The module also includes a power conditioner configured to activate a voltage sequencer (e.g., bias controller) when power is received from a power source. The voltage sequencer is configured to sequentially apply voltage to a gate of each amplifier and sequentially apply voltage to a drain of each amplifier. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/847779 |
| ART UNIT | 2843 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 3/211 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09042606 | Bebis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George Bebis (Reno, Nevada); Gholamreza Amayeh (Reno, Nevada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (Reno, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Bebis (Reno, Nevada); Gholamreza Amayeh (Reno, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | Hand-based biometric analysis systems and techniques are described which provide robust hand-based identification and verification. An image of a hand is obtained, which is then segmented into a palm region and separate finger regions. Acquisition of the image is performed without requiring particular orientation or placement restrictions. Segmentation is performed without the use of reference points on the images. Each segment is analyzed by calculating a set of Zernike moment descriptors for the segment. The feature parameters thus obtained are then fused and compared to stored sets of descriptors in enrollment templates to arrive at an identity decision. By using Zernike moments, and through additional manipulation, the biometric analysis is invariant to rotation, scale, or translation or an in put image. Additionally, the analysis utilizes re-use of commonly-seen terms in Zernike calculations to achieve additional efficiencies over traditional Zernike moment calculation. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/820474 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00375 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09039717 | Blatter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vital Access Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vital Access Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Duane D. Blatter (Salt Lake City, Utah); Trent J. Perry (Kaysville, Utah); Nathaniel P. Young (Salt Lake City, Utah); Jeffrey E. Ransden (Fairfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Tissue management methods can include inserting a clamping device into a vessel and clamping a vessel wall via the clamping device. Tissue can be dilated about the clamping device and an anastomotic device provided to the vessel. |
| FILED | Friday, February 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/181401 |
| ART UNIT | 3731 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/11 (20130101) A61B 17/115 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 17/0218 (20130101) A61B 2017/1135 (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 39/02 (20130101) A61M 39/0247 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09040239 | Zheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New England Biolabs, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New England Biolabs, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu Zheng (Topsfield, Massachusetts); Lana Saleh (Hamilton, Massachusetts); June Pais (Ipswich, Massachusetts); Nan Dai (Gloucester, Massachusetts); Richard J. Roberts (Wenham, Massachusetts); Ivan R. Correa, Jr. (Ipswich, Massachusetts); Megumu Mabuchi (Beverly, Massachusetts); Romualdas Vaisvila (Ipswich, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | 5-methylpyrimidine oxygenases and their use in the modification of nucleic acids are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/827087 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/06 (20130101) C07H 21/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/22 (20130101) C12N 9/0069 (20130101) C12N 9/1051 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/18 (20130101) C12P 19/30 (20130101) C12P 19/34 (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 1/68 (20130101) C12Q 1/683 (20130101) C12Q 1/683 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 2521/301 (20130101) C12Q 2521/301 (20130101) C12Q 2523/115 (20130101) C12Q 2523/115 (20130101) C12Q 2525/101 (20130101) C12Q 2525/101 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) C12Q 2537/164 (20130101) C12Q 2537/164 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Mathias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Niger); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | J.A. WOOLLAM CO., INC (Lincoln, Nebraska); BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Mathias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Niger); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A dual scanning and FTIR system for application in the Terahertz and broadband blackbody frequency range including sources for providing Thz and broadband blackbody range and electromagnetic radiation, at least one detector of electromagnetic radiation in the THZ and broadband blackbody ranges, and at least one rotating element between the source and detector. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/815489 |
| 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 4/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/211 (20130101) G01N 21/3581 (20130101) G01N 2201/06113 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09042414 | Vukovic-Cvijin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pajo Vukovic-Cvijin (Salem, Massachusetts); Neil Goldstein (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Spectral Sciences, Inc. (Burlington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pajo Vukovic-Cvijin (Salem, Massachusetts); Neil Goldstein (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A tunable laser source that includes multiple gain elements and uses a spatial light modulator in an external cavity to produce spectrally tunable output is claimed. Several designs of the external cavity are described, targeting different performance characteristics and different manufacturing costs for the device. Compared to existing devices, the tunable laser source produces high output power, wide tuning range, fast tuning rate, and high spectral resolution. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/154516 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| 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 3/10 (20130101) G01J 3/0229 (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 3/0816 (20130101) H01S 5/141 (20130101) H01S 5/02248 (20130101) H01S 5/4062 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09040109 | McClements et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Julian McClements (Northampton, Massachusetts); Eric Andrew Decker (Sunderland, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Julian McClements (Northampton, Massachusetts); Eric Andrew Decker (Sunderland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides stabilized oil-in-water emulsions with an extended range of chemical, thermal and/or mechanical stabilities, and method(s) for their preparation. Such preparations provide an environmentally-protective biopolymer component exhibiting improved adherence to the dispersed phase, reducing or eliminating dissociation therefrom under such conditions, for use in the context of a range of food, pharmaceutical, personal care, health care, cosmetic and other end-use applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/085212 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Edible Oils or Fats, e.g Margarines, Shortenings, Cooking Oils A23D 7/02 (20130101) A23D 7/0053 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 8/062 (20130101) A61K 9/107 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 33/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09040635 | Luebben et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TDA Research, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TDA Research, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Silvia DeVito Luebben (Golden, Colorado); James William Raebiger (Golden, Colorado); Aaron Jeremy Skaggs (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A polymer, optionally made from renewable sources, comprising a specific chemical structure that is a result of the polymerization of α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds (alpha-hydroxycarbonyl compounds), particularly α-hydroxyaldehydes (alpha-hydroxyaldehydes) and α-hydroxyketones (alpha-hydroxyketones), or glycolaldehyde. A method of polymerization, the method comprising the step of reacting trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate with the cyclic dimer of one or more α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds. A method of making said polymer, the method comprising dehydrating a cyclic dimer of one or more α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds. An end-capped polymer made from one or more α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds and terminal end-cap groups. |
| FILED | Friday, January 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/158612 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/34 (20130101) C08G 65/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP25598 | Deng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhanao Deng (Riverview, Florida); Brent K. Harbaugh (Bradenton, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (Marianna, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhanao Deng (Riverview, Florida); Brent K. Harbaugh (Bradenton, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named ‘UF 4424’, characterized by its mounding, dense bushy growth habit, broad lanceolate leaves that have bright red, waxy center and undulate margins, and plants that are sunburn-tolerant and attractive in containers or landscapes. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/815705 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | New Plants or Processes for Obtaining Them; Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Techniques A01H 5/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09043264 | Van Lunteren |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan Van Lunteren (Gattikon, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the disclosure include a method for partitioning a deterministic finite automaton (DFA) into a plurality of groups. The method includes selecting, with a processing device, a subset of the plurality of states and mapping each state of the subset onto a group of the plurality of groups by assigning one or more transition rules associated with each state to a rule line of the group, wherein each rule line is assigned at most two transition rules and an extended address associated with one of the at most two transition rules. The method also includes iteratively processing each state of the subset mapped onto the group by removing the extended address from each rule line in the group with transition rules referring to a current state if the transition rules in the rule line branch within the group. |
| FILED | Friday, December 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/714910 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/444 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/047 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 45/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09043758 | Frenkiel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andy L. Frenkiel (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An information processing system, computer readable storage medium, and method for automatically generating human readable and meaningful documentation for one or more source code files. A processor of the information processing system receives one or more source code files containing source code artifacts (SCA) and infers semantics therefrom based on predefined rules. The processor, based on the inferred semantics, extracts documentation from another source code file. The extracted documentation and the inferred semantics are used to generate new human readable and meaningful documentation for the SCA, such new documentation being previously missing from the SCA. The generated new documentation is included with the SCA in one or more source code files. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/839289 |
| ART UNIT | 2197 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/73 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09043764 | Ranganathan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anand Ranganathan (Stamford, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Ossining, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anand Ranganathan (Stamford, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Ossining, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for automatically partitioning a multi-platform data transform flow graph to one or more target output platforms are provided. The techniques include performing type inference on a transform graph, wherein the transform graph comprises one or more data transforms, automatically partitioning the transform graph to one or more target output platforms based on one or more policies, performing an optimization of the partitioned transform graph, and generating code, from the partitioned transform graph, for each set of the one or more data transforms based on the one or more target output platforms. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/043952 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30563 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30592 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09040233 | Lewinsohn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon); The Government of the United States of America, dba The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon); The United States of America, DBA The Department of Veteran Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Lewinsohn (Portland, Oregon); Deborah A. Lewinsohn (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for detecting an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in a subject are disclosed. The methods include detecting the presence of CD8+ T cells that specifically recognize an Mtb polypeptide. The methods include in vitro assays for detecting the presence of CD8+ T cells in a biological sample, and in vivo assays that detect a delayed type hypersensitivity reaction. The methods can also include detecting Mtb polypeptides and polynucleotides. Reagents for the detection of an Mtb infection are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/719124 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 39/04 (20130101) A61K 2039/53 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/35 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/505 (20130101) G01N 33/5695 (20130101) G01N 33/6893 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/35 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09040484 | Marinkovich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | M. Peter Marinkovich (Redwood City, California); Alfred T. Lane (Los Altos, California); Jayakumar Rajadas (Cupertino, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Peter Marinkovich (Redwood City, California); Alfred T. Lane (Los Altos, California); Jayakumar Rajadas (Cupertino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved methods are provided for the recombinant synthesis of collagen, particularly collagen VII, in host cell, and for therapeutic delivery of the same. The recombinant collagen is produced in a host cell that has increased levels of prolyl-4-hydroxylase, relative to basal cell levels. The collagen produced by the methods of the invention has increased numbers of modified proline residues, relative to a recombinant collagen produced in a host cell having basal levels of prolyl-4-hydroxylase. The increased proline modification provides for a collagen having increased stability, including increased in vivo stability. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/112444 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/39 (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 37/0015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/78 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0071 (20130101) C12N 15/67 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 09042414 | Vukovic-Cvijin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pajo Vukovic-Cvijin (Salem, Massachusetts); Neil Goldstein (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Spectral Sciences, Inc. (Burlington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pajo Vukovic-Cvijin (Salem, Massachusetts); Neil Goldstein (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A tunable laser source that includes multiple gain elements and uses a spatial light modulator in an external cavity to produce spectrally tunable output is claimed. Several designs of the external cavity are described, targeting different performance characteristics and different manufacturing costs for the device. Compared to existing devices, the tunable laser source produces high output power, wide tuning range, fast tuning rate, and high spectral resolution. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/154516 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| 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 3/10 (20130101) G01J 3/0229 (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 3/0816 (20130101) H01S 5/141 (20130101) H01S 5/02248 (20130101) H01S 5/4062 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 09040635 | Luebben et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TDA Research, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TDA Research, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Silvia DeVito Luebben (Golden, Colorado); James William Raebiger (Golden, Colorado); Aaron Jeremy Skaggs (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A polymer, optionally made from renewable sources, comprising a specific chemical structure that is a result of the polymerization of α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds (alpha-hydroxycarbonyl compounds), particularly α-hydroxyaldehydes (alpha-hydroxyaldehydes) and α-hydroxyketones (alpha-hydroxyketones), or glycolaldehyde. A method of polymerization, the method comprising the step of reacting trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate with the cyclic dimer of one or more α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds. A method of making said polymer, the method comprising dehydrating a cyclic dimer of one or more α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds. An end-capped polymer made from one or more α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds and terminal end-cap groups. |
| FILED | Friday, January 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/158612 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/34 (20130101) C08G 65/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 09041429 | Clark |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence T. Clark (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence T. Clark (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates generally to sequential state elements (SSEs), triple-mode redundant state machines (TMRSMs), and methods and systems for testing triple-mode redundant pipeline stages (TMRPSs) within the TMRSMs using triple-mode redundant SSEs (TMRSSEs). The SSEs, TMRSMs, TMRPSs, and TMRSSEs may be formed as integrated circuits on a semiconductor substrate. Of particular focus in this disclosure are SSEs used to sample and hold bit states. Embodiments of the SSEs have a self-correcting mechanism to protect against radiation-induced soft errors. The SSE may be provided in a pipeline circuit of a TMRSM to receive and store a bit state of a bit signal generated by combinational circuits within the pipeline circuit. More specifically, the SSEs may be provided in a TMRSSE configured to perform self-correction. Also disclosed are methods for using the TMRSSE to test redundant pipeline stages of the TMRSM. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/062127 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5045 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 19/0033 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03K 19/00315 (20130101) H03K 19/018521 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09038650 | Kelekar |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intermolecular, Inc. (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intermolecular, Inc. (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajesh Kelekar (Los Altos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one implementation, a method for providing a fluid at a target pressure may include providing a fluid at a velocity to a supply line through a dispenser, measuring a pressure of the fluid flowing through the supply line, comparing the measured pressure with the target pressure, and adjusting the velocity based on the results of the comparison. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/030968 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Dispensing, Delivering or Transferring Liquids, Not Otherwise Provided for B67D 7/085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 49/065 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/67017 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09041585 | Jin |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Y. Jin (Arcadia, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Y. Jin (Arcadia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of synthetic aperture radar autofocus for ground penetration radar. The method includes transmitting a signal via an antenna; receiving a reflected signal comprising a plurality of image blocks via the antenna; reading each image block from the reflected signal via a processor; locating prominent targets in each image block via the processor; estimating ground penetration phase error via the processor in each image block via phase error inputs including pulling range and quantization level by generating a 1D phase error and converting the 1D phase error into a 2D phase error of an image spectra; refocusing each image block according to estimated ground penetration phase error for that image block via the processor; and forming an image mosaic comprising each refocused image block via the processor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/347548 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — 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 13/90 (20130101) G01S 13/885 (20130101) G01S 13/9035 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09041586 | Tarhan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kurt K. Tarhan (Laguna Niguel, California); Gilbert C. Maxey (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt K. Tarhan (Laguna Niguel, California); Gilbert C. Maxey (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Identification of maximum power scatters in an N-dimensional dataset generally requires two basic steps. The first step is to identify the max power scatters of the dataset and the second step removes neighboring power scatters (e.g., “hits”) of lower power. Current naïve approaches utilize an inefficient and computationally intensive brute force implementation which requires multiple comparisons of each initial “hit” power to all “hits” of lesser power. Such brute force implementations require 2×N×(M−1)! comparisons, where N is the number of dimensions and M is the number of “hits.” Embodiments of the present disclosure utilize vectorization to identify a plurality of neighboring hits for each max power scatter and removes the neighboring hits of lesser power that are within a predetermined isolation region. Advantageously, embodiments of the present invention perform M−1 comparisons. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/593294 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — 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 13/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 13/90 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00 (20130101) G06K 9/4609 (20130101) G06K 9/4633 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/06 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09042992 | Dixon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veteran's Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Warren E. Dixon (Gainesville, Florida); Donald Clementz Bolser (Gainesville, Florida); Teresa Elizabeth Pitts (Gainesville, Florida); Sean Conrad McCoy (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An airway of a patient is protected from intrusion of contaminants by monitoring muscles of the patient to detect an attempted cough or swallow, and applying an electrical stimulus to the neck of the patient, varying amplitude and/or frequency over time, the applied electrical stimulus operates to promote an efficacious cough or swallow. The electrical stimulus induces a voltage within a range of greater than zero volts and less than 20 volts, and the frequency have patterned changes between at least about 4 Hz to not more than about 30 Hz. The monitoring is carried out by an electronic device, and the patient may indicate to the electronic device that a swallow or cough is impending. |
| FILED | Friday, August 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/014835 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3601 (20130101) A61N 1/36003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36014 (20130101) A61N 1/36017 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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