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| US 09066866 | Ehringer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William D. Ehringer (Charleston, Indiana); Sufan Chien (Floyd Knobbs, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William D. Ehringer (Charleston, Indiana); Sufan Chien (Floyd Knobbs, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A lipid vesicle comprising a phospholipid which is a stable vesicle former and at least one unstable vesicle forming member, wherein the unstable vesicle forming member is selected from the group consisting of a polar lipid which is not a stable vesicle former, a PEG, a raft former and a fusion protein is provided. The vesicle can further comprise a biomolecule, such as for example ATP. Methods of using the vesicle for delivery of biomolecules are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, June 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/163546 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/7076 (20130101) A61K 38/28 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/726 (20130101) Y10S 977/907 (20130101) |
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| US 09066900 | Portnoy 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) | Daniel A. Portnoy (Albany, California); Anat A. Herskovits (Morgan Hill, California); Gregory Crimmins (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Mutant Listeria bacteria that modulate interferon-B production are provided. The subject bacteria are characterized by having a mutation in a gene chosen from a TetR gene, a LadR gene, a VirR gene, a MarR gene a MdrL gene, a MdrT gene and a MdrM gene. The subject bacteria find use in a variety of applications, where representative applications of interest include, but are not limited to: (a) use of the subject bacteria as adjuvants; (b) use of the subject bacteria as delivery vectors for introducing macromolecules into a cell; (c) use of the subject bacteria as vaccines for eliciting or boosting a cellular immune response; etc. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/103548 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/02 (20130101) A61K 39/0208 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/522 (20130101) |
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| US 09066902 | Freeman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce A. Freeman (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Francisco J. Schopfer (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce A. Freeman (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Francisco J. Schopfer (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds of formula I and their metabolites are potent mediators of an inflammatory response: (I) where a, b, c, d, e, f, V, W, X, Y, Ra, Ra′, Rb, Rb′, Rc, and Rc′ are defined herein. In particular, the compounds of the invention are candidate therapeutics for treating inflammatory conditions. |
| FILED | Monday, August 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/387489 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/231 (20130101) A61K 31/232 (20130101) |
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| US 09066905 | Strominger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jack L. Strominger (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Masha Fridkis-Hareli (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack L. Strominger (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Masha Fridkis-Hareli (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides heteropolymer compositions and peptide compositions, and methods of making and using therapeutic compositions comprising amino acid heteropolymers for treatment of a subject for an autoimmune or an inflammatory disease, the heteropolymer compositions made by solid state synthesis. The invention also provides kits for assaying binding of a composition to a water-soluble MHC protein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/008250 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/0008 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/22 (20130101) Peptides C07K 4/00 (20130101) C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 14/001 (20130101) C07K 14/70539 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6842 (20130101) |
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| US 09066925 | Tomlinson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen Tomlinson (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina); Songqing He (Charleston, South Carolina); Carl Atkinson (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MUSC Foundation for Research Development (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Tomlinson (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina); Songqing He (Charleston, South Carolina); Carl Atkinson (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods and compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, for stimulating liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy, massive liver resection and toxic injury, or following liver transplantation, including small-for-size liver transplantation, by inhibiting activation of complement. |
| FILED | Friday, July 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/380477 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/39 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/39 (20130101) A61K 38/177 (20130101) A61K 38/177 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09066928 | Estus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Estus (Lexington, Kentucky); Manasi Malik (Lexington, Kentucky); James Simpson (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently-disclosed subject matter includes methods for treating Alzheimer's disease in a subject. The subject can have Alzheimer's diseases, can be identified has being at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, or both. The method can comprise administering a composition that includes a CD33 inhibitor, which may include a CD33 antibody. In some embodiments the composition can further comprise at least one additional component useful for treating Alzheimer's disease. The presently-disclosed subject matter also includes compositions and kits for treating Alzheimer's disease in a subject. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/096414 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/3955 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09066948 | Coller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Barry S. Coller (New York, New York); Craig Thomas (Rockville, Maryland); Marta Filizola (Riverdale, New York); Joshua McCoy (Portland, Maine); Wenwei Huang (Rockville, Maryland); Min Shen (Boyds, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Washington, District of Columbia); THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY (New York, New York); ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barry S. Coller (New York, New York); Craig Thomas (Rockville, Maryland); Marta Filizola (Riverdale, New York); Joshua McCoy (Portland, Maine); Wenwei Huang (Rockville, Maryland); Min Shen (Boyds, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds of formula P-1 and related compounds and compositions useful for inhibiting and/or reducing platelet deposition, adhesion and/or aggregation. The definitions of A, Y, R1, R2, Ra, Ra′, Rb, Rb′, Rc, Rc′, Rd, Rd′, Re, and Re′ are provided herein. The present invention further relates to methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of thrombotic disorders, including stroke, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, peripheral vascular disease, abrupt closure following angioplasty or stent placement and thrombosis as a result of vascular surgery. |
| FILED | Friday, July 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/810587 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/497 (20130101) A61K 31/497 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 487/04 (20130101) C07D 513/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09066951 | Lambert et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul F. Lambert (Madison, Wisconsin); Paul G. Ahlquist (Madison, Wisconsin); Dohun Pyeon (Greenwood Village, Colorado); Hao Shun Huang (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul F. Lambert (Madison, Wisconsin); Paul G. Ahlquist (Madison, Wisconsin); Dohun Pyeon (Greenwood Village, Colorado); Hao Shun Huang (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of inhibiting HPV virus infection is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method involves exposing a papillomavirus to an effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Compound 13, Compound 14, and analogs of Compounds 13 and 14. In another embodiment, the method involves administering an inhibitor selected from the group consisting of Compound 13, Compound 14, and analogs of Compounds 13 and 14 to a susceptible tissue or cell. |
| FILED | Friday, May 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/994592 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0031 (20130101) A61K 9/0034 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/166 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) |
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| US 09066997 | Ma et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter X. Ma (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Haiyun Ma (BaoDing, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter X. Ma (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Haiyun Ma (BaoDing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments of scaffolds are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the scaffold includes a tubular polymeric structure, and a controlled gradient of solid-walled microtubules oriented radially or axially in the tubular polymeric structure. In another embodiment, the scaffold includes a nano-fibrous tubular polymeric structure, and an oriented and interconnected microtubular porous network formed in the nano-fibrous tubular polymeric structure. In still another embodiment, a composite scaffold is formed including a polymeric structure having an inner wall and an outer wall, and at least one electrospun layer positioned along at least one of the inner wall, or the outer wall, or in a middle of the porous polymeric structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/151866 |
| ART UNIT | 1782 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/06 (20130101) A61F 2240/004 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/139 (20150115) Y10T 428/1393 (20150115) |
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| US 09067272 | Sutanto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jemmy Sutanto (Scottsdale, Arizona); Jitendran Muthuswamy (Chandler, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Interconnect and/or reflow methods of the present disclosure achieve high aspect ratio interconnects, for example interconnects having an aspect ratio as high as 4, in addition to wider interconnect height tolerances among interconnects (for example, interconnects having a height variability of up to about 30%) while still achieving reliable electrical connections. Moreover, flip-chip interconnects configured in accordance with principles of the present disclosure can provide improved z-axis spacing between die-to-die and/or die-to-substrate flip chip stacks, for example z-axis spacing as large as 600 μm. In this manner, additional spacing can be achieved for MEMS devices and/or similar components that are extendable and/or deformable out of the die plane. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/659660 |
| ART UNIT | 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| 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 1/0008 (20130101) B23K 1/008 (20130101) B23K 1/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B23K 3/0607 (20130101) B23K 3/0638 (20130101) B23K 2201/42 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 24/11 (20130101) H01L 24/13 (20130101) H01L 25/0657 (20130101) H01L 2224/131 (20130101) H01L 2224/131 (20130101) H01L 2224/1131 (20130101) H01L 2224/1131 (20130101) H01L 2224/1329 (20130101) H01L 2224/1329 (20130101) H01L 2224/13339 (20130101) H01L 2224/13339 (20130101) H01L 2224/14155 (20130101) H01L 2224/16145 (20130101) H01L 2224/48145 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00012 (20130101) H01L 2924/00014 (20130101) H01L 2924/014 (20130101) H01L 2924/0665 (20130101) H01L 2924/1461 (20130101) H01L 2924/1461 (20130101) H01L 2924/10253 (20130101) H01L 2924/10253 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09067873 | Deng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kineta Four, LLC (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kineta Four, LLC (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yijun Deng (Dresher, Pennsylvania); Theodore J. Nitz (Pottstown, Pennsylvania); Thomas R. Bailey (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania); Yanming Zhang (Upper Darby, Pennsylvania); Sylvie Laquerre (Exton, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral infections, by administering certain novel semicarbazides, sulfonyl carbazides, ureas and related compounds in therapeutically effective amounts are disclosed. Methods for preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are also disclosed. In particular, the treatment and prophylaxis of viral infections such as caused by hemorrhagic fever viruses is disclosed, i.e., including but not limited to Arenaviridae (Junin, Machupo, Guanavito, Sabia and Lassa), Filoviridae (ebola and Marburg viruses), Flaviviridae (yellow fever, omsk hemorrhagic fever and Kyasanur Forest disease viruses), and Bunyaviridae (Rift Valley fever). |
| FILED | Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/134165 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/02 (20130101) A61K 9/06 (20130101) A61K 9/10 (20130101) A61K 9/0014 (20130101) A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/0031 (20130101) A61K 9/0075 (20130101) A61K 9/0078 (20130101) A61K 9/0095 (20130101) A61K 9/146 (20130101) A61K 9/2027 (20130101) A61K 9/2054 (20130101) A61K 9/2059 (20130101) A61K 9/4866 (20130101) A61K 31/175 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 275/40 (20130101) C07C 311/49 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/74 (20130101) C07D 231/18 (20130101) C07D 233/84 (20130101) C07D 261/10 (20130101) C07D 265/36 (20130101) C07D 277/36 (20130101) C07D 285/06 (20130101) C07D 295/26 (20130101) C07D 295/195 (20130101) C07D 317/48 (20130101) C07D 319/18 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2760/12211 (20130101) |
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| US 09067894 | Weaver |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | C. David Weaver (Franklin, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides small molecule activators of GIRK potassium channels and methods for use thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, March 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/201331 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/18 (20130101) A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 311/16 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 231/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09067955 | Buchwald et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen L. Buchwald (Newton, Massachusetts); Artis Klapars (Edison, New Jersey); Jon C. Antilla (Tampa, Florida); Gabriel E. Job (Ithaca, New York); Martina Uhlenbrock (Berlin, Germany); Fuk Y. Kwong (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gero Nordmann (Boston, Massachusetts); Edward J. Hennessy (Roslindale, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen L. Buchwald (Newton, Massachusetts); Artis Klapars (Edison, New Jersey); Jon C. Antilla (Tampa, Florida); Gabriel E. Job (Ithaca, New York); Martina Uhlenbrock (Berlin, Germany); Fuk Y. Kwong (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gero Nordmann (Boston, Massachusetts); Edward J. Hennessy (Roslindale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to copper-catalyzed carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bond-forming methods, such as the reaction of Z-X with C(L)(R)(R′)2 in the present of a catalyst and a base, thereby forming C(Z)(R)(R′)2; wherein X represents I, Cl, alkylsulfonate, or arylsulfonate; Z represents optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl or alkenyl; L represents H or a negative charge; catalyst comprises a copper atom or ion, and a ligand, wherein the ligand is an optionally substituted aryl alcohol, alkyl amine, 1,2-diamine, 1,2-aminoalcohol, 1,2-diol, imidazolium carbene, pyridine, or 1,10-phenanthroline; the ligand is a chelating ligand; and the base represents a Bronsted base; R represents H, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; R′ represents independently for each occurrence H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, formyl, acyl, —CO2R″, —C(O)N(R)2, sulfonyl, —P(O)(OR″)2, —CN, or —NO2; R″ represents independently for each occurrence optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and C(R′)2(R) taken together may represent nitrile. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/431154 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 37/04 (20130101) C07B 41/04 (20130101) C07B 43/04 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 41/16 (20130101) C07C 41/16 (20130101) C07C 41/16 (20130101) C07C 41/16 (20130101) C07C 41/16 (20130101) C07C 41/16 (20130101) C07C 41/16 (20130101) C07C 41/16 (20130101) C07C 43/16 (20130101) C07C 43/23 (20130101) C07C 43/205 (20130101) C07C 43/215 (20130101) C07C 43/225 (20130101) C07C 43/235 (20130101) C07C 43/2055 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 45/71 (20130101) C07C 49/84 (20130101) C07C 51/353 (20130101) C07C 51/353 (20130101) C07C 59/68 (20130101) C07C 67/343 (20130101) C07C 67/343 (20130101) C07C 67/343 (20130101) C07C 67/343 (20130101) C07C 67/343 (20130101) C07C 67/343 (20130101) C07C 67/343 (20130101) C07C 69/65 (20130101) C07C 69/76 (20130101) C07C 69/612 (20130101) C07C 69/616 (20130101) C07C 69/732 (20130101) C07C 69/734 (20130101) C07C 209/10 (20130101) C07C 209/10 (20130101) C07C 209/10 (20130101) C07C 209/10 (20130110) C07C 209/10 (20130101) C07C 209/10 (20130101) C07C 211/48 (20130101) C07C 211/52 (20130101) C07C 211/54 (20130101) C07C 211/55 (20130101) C07C 211/58 (20130101) C07C 213/08 (20130101) C07C 213/08 (20130101) C07C 213/08 (20130101) C07C 213/08 (20130101) C07C 213/08 (20130101) C07C 215/16 (20130101) C07C 215/68 (20130101) C07C 217/08 (20130101) C07C 217/84 (20130101) C07C 221/00 (20130101) C07C 221/00 (20130101) C07C 225/22 (20130101) C07C 227/18 (20130101) C07C 227/18 (20130101) C07C 227/18 (20130101) C07C 229/56 (20130101) C07C 229/60 (20130101) C07C 231/08 (20130101) C07C 231/08 (20130101) C07C 231/12 (20130101) C07C 231/12 (20130101) C07C 233/07 (20130101) C07C 237/30 (20130101) C07C 241/04 (20130101) C07C 241/04 (20130101) C07C 243/38 (20130101) C07C 249/02 (20130101) C07C 249/16 (20130101) C07C 249/16 (20130101) C07C 251/86 (20130101) C07C 253/14 (20130101) C07C 253/30 (20130101) C07C 253/30 (20130101) C07C 255/58 (20130101) C07C 269/06 (20130101) C07C 273/1854 (20130101) C07C 277/08 (20130101) C07C 281/02 (20130101) C07C 303/38 (20130101) C07C 303/38 (20130101) C07C 311/21 (20130101) C07C 319/20 (20130101) C07C 319/20 (20130101) C07C 323/41 (20130101) C07C 2101/08 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) C07C 2101/16 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 205/08 (20130101) C07D 207/16 (20130101) C07D 207/27 (20130101) C07D 207/267 (20130101) C07D 207/323 (20130101) C07D 209/08 (20130101) C07D 209/14 (20130101) C07D 209/16 (20130101) C07D 209/48 (20130101) C07D 209/86 (20130101) C07D 211/26 (20130101) C07D 211/76 (20130101) C07D 213/30 (20130101) C07D 213/64 (20130101) C07D 213/74 (20130101) C07D 231/12 (20130101) C07D 231/56 (20130101) C07D 233/32 (20130101) C07D 233/56 (20130101) C07D 235/06 (20130101) C07D 237/32 (20130101) C07D 239/42 (20130101) C07D 245/06 (20130101) C07D 249/08 (20130101) C07D 249/18 (20130101) C07D 263/22 (20130101) C07D 295/023 (20130101) C07D 295/033 (20130101) C07D 295/073 (20130101) C07D 307/79 (20130101) C07D 333/36 (20130101) C07D 333/66 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 407/12 (20130101) C07D 409/04 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) C07D 473/00 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/4056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09067960 | Yarema et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin J. Yarema (Woodstock, Maryland); Udayanath Aich (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Christopher T. Campbell (Baltimore, Maryland); Srinivasa-Gopalan Sampathkumar (New Delhi, India); Sean S. Choi (Columbia, Maryland); Michael A. Meledeo (San Antonio, Texas); Christopher Weier (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are fatty acid carbohydrate-hydroxyl-hybrid compounds and derivatives thereof, and methods of treating or preventing disease and disease symptoms using the compounds and compositions thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, April 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/246809 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 5/06 (20130101) C07H 7/027 (20130101) C07H 13/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07H 15/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09067968 | Neville et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Margaret C. Neville (Denver, Colorado); Neal Beeman (Tucker, Georgia); Robert S. Hodges (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides tight junction protein modulators, compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof. In particular, the invention provides tight junction protein modulators that modulate the second extracellular loop of tight junction proteins, such as occludin or claudin. |
| FILED | Monday, October 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059214 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/07 (20130101) A61K 38/177 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09068000 | Clemmons et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David R. Clemmons (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Laura A. Maile (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Clemmons (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Laura A. Maile (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides αVβ3 integrin cysteine loop domain agonists and antagonists (including peptide agonists and antagonists and analogs thereof), along with methods of using the same. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/474294 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2848 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09068003 | Siegel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard M Siegel (Bethesda, Maryland); Francoise Meylan (Bethesda, Maryland); Yun-Jeong Song (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M Siegel (Bethesda, Maryland); Francoise Meylan (Bethesda, Maryland); Yun-Jeong Song (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods and compositions for treating inflammatory or autoimmune diseases in a subject comprising blocking the interaction between DR3 and TL1A. The interaction between DR3 and TL1A can be blocked by reducing expression of TL1A. The interaction between DR3 and TL1A can be blocked by administration of anti-DR3 antibodies. The interaction between DR3 and TL1A can be blocked by administration of anti-TL1A antibodies. In the methods of treating inflammatory or autoimmune disease, the inflammatory or autoimmune disease can be an autoimmune disease with a T cell component. In the methods of treating inflammatory or autoimmune disease, the inflammatory or autoimmune disease can be asthma, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, graft versus host disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/419203 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/2875 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/76 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/02 (20130101) G01N 2800/7095 (20130101) |
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| US 09068004 | Kumar |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ashok Kumar (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashok Kumar (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for preventing loss and augmenting regeneration of skeletal muscle by decreasing the activity of the TWEAK/Fn14 system. |
| FILED | Friday, February 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/576838 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2875 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09068007 | Zhong |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guangming Zhong (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guangming Zhong (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are isolated Chlamydia trachomatis proteins, methods of fusion protein and associated antibody production, and methods of using isolated proteins and antibodies in diagnosis and detection. Also disclosed are compositions comprising isolated proteins, wherein the compositions can further comprising pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, an adjuvant and/or an immunostimulant, and methods using the pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing an infection by Chlamydia in a subject. The compositions may also comprise a protein or immunogenic fragment of a pathogenic organism other than Chlamydia trachomatis. |
| FILED | Friday, October 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/123407 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/295 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56927 (20130101) |
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| US 09068155 | Allbritton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nancy Allbritton (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Christopher Sims (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Yuli Wang (Cary, North Carolina); Pavak Kirit Shah (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nancy Allbritton (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Christopher Sims (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Yuli Wang (Cary, North Carolina); Pavak Kirit Shah (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for collecting or culturing cells or cell colonies includes: a common substrate formed from a flexible resilient polymeric material and having a plurality of wells formed therein; and a plurality of rigid cell carriers releasably connected to said common substrate, with said carriers arranged in the form of an array, and with each of the carriers resiliently received in one of the wells. A method of collecting or culturing cells or cell colonies with such an apparatus is carried out by depositing a liquid media carrying cells on the apparatus so that said cells settle on or adhere to said the carriers; and then (c) releasing at least one selected carrier having said cells thereon by gradual application of release energy to each carrier from the cavity in which it is received (e.g., by pushing with a probe). |
| FILED | Friday, June 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/513310 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 23/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12M 25/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09068163 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary D. Smith (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Joerg Lahann (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jun Ding (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Himabindu Nandivada (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary D. Smith (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Joerg Lahann (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jun Ding (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Himabindu Nandivada (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for establishing and maintaining growth of undifferentiated stem cells. In particular, the present invention provides synthetic growth matrices for stem cells, wherein said cells are capable of going through multiple passages while remaining in an undifferentiated state. |
| FILED | Friday, March 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/530126 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/00 (20130101) C12N 5/0606 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2533/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09068165 | Harris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); The University of Dundee (Dundee, United Kingdom); Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (Brno, Czech Republic) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); The University of Dundee (Dundee, United Kingdom); Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (Brno, Czech Republic) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis C. Harris (Garrett Park, Maryland); Kaori Fujita (Kyoto, Japan); Izumi Horikawa (Rockville, Maryland); Borivoj Vojtesek (Modrice, Czech Republic); Jean-Christophe Bourdon (Dundee, United Kingdom); David P. Lane (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating cell senescence and cell proliferation using isoforms of the p53 tumor suppressor protein. The methods and compositions of the invention find use in inhibiting cancer cell growth or in generating populations of cells for tissue regeneration through the modulation of cell senescence and proliferation. |
| FILED | Friday, July 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/952561 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/711 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4746 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0652 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1135 (20130101) C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/12 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/141 (20130101) |
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| US 09068167 | Kamp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy J. Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Jianhua Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Samira Azarin (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Jianhua Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Samira Azarin (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for culturing the pluripotent stem cells to undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and for generating high-yield, high-purity cardiomyocyte cultures from pluripotent stem cells are described. Pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a support with an overlaid matrix and, optionally, exposed to one or more factors to induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and cardiogenesis. |
| FILED | Monday, November 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/946019 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/16 (20130101) C12N 2501/155 (20130101) C12N 2501/727 (20130101) C12N 2506/02 (20130101) C12N 2506/45 (20130101) |
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| US 09068168 | Feinberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam W. Feinberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Kit Parker (Waltham, Massachusetts); Po-Ling Kuo (Tainan, Taiwan); Chin-Lin Guo (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam W. Feinberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Kit Parker (Waltham, Massachusetts); Po-Ling Kuo (Tainan, Taiwan); Chin-Lin Guo (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the arrangement of one or more cells in a medium or on a substrate through the use of boundary conditions, which are changes in local environment compared to the medium or substrate alone or cause an alteration of cell response upon interaction of a cell with the boundary condition. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/680277 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — 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 5/0657 (20130101) C12N 5/0658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2533/52 (20130101) C12N 2535/10 (20130101) C12N 2539/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09068172 | Paul |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Surojit Paul (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Surojit Paul (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel peptide sequence that is a modified derivative of a neuron-specific tyrosine phosphatase is shown and described. Specifically, the novel peptide sequence is a modified derivative of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP). The peptide sequence has been modified so as to be able to ameliorate and treat brain injury resulting from excessive glutamate release and/or oxidative stress. Examples of the types of brain injury which the presently disclosed peptide sequence is useful for treating includes acute brain injury resulting from stroke or traumatic brain injury and chronic disorders such as Huntington's chorea and schizophrenia. Furthermore, the presently described peptide sequence may further be useful in the treatment and amelioration of disorders associated with fear memory such as post-traumatic stress disorder. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/823856 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 301/03048 (20130101) |
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| US 09068174 | Potter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Philip M. Potter (Memphis, Tennessee); Monika Weirdl (Memphis, Tennessee); Matthew R. Redinbo (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tennessee); The University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip M. Potter (Memphis, Tennessee); Monika Weirdl (Memphis, Tennessee); Matthew R. Redinbo (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Polynucleotides encoding a mutant human carboxylesterase enzyme and polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides which are capable of metabolizing a prodrug and inactive metabolites thereof to active drug are provided. Compositions and methods for sensitizing cells to a prodrug agent, inhibiting cell growth, treating drug addiction, and facilitating the metabolism of an organophosphate with this enzyme are also provided. In addition, a screening assay for identification of drugs activated by this enzyme is described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/356776 |
| 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 48/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 301/01001 (20130101) |
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| US 09068181 | Edd et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jon F. Edd (Arlington, Massachusetts); Mehmet Toner (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Dino Dicarlo (Los Angeles, California); Daniel Irimia (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon F. Edd (Arlington, Massachusetts); Mehmet Toner (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Dino Dicarlo (Los Angeles, California); Daniel Irimia (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Microfluidic devices and methods for the encapsulation of particles within liquid droplets are disclosed. The new methods and devices form 1-100 picoliter-size monodisperse droplets containing the particles, such as single cells, encapsulated in individual liquid droplets. The particles can be encapsulated in droplets of a fluid by passing a fluid containing the particles through a high aspect-ratio microchannel to order the particles in the fluid, followed by forming the fluid into droplets. The resulting fraction of the liquid droplets with a single particle (e.g., a cell) is higher than the corresponding fraction of single-particle liquid droplets predicted by Poisson statistics. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/472346 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 11/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09068192 | Zeng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Weiqing Zeng (Okemos, Michigan); Sheng Yang He (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weiqing Zeng (Okemos, Michigan); Sheng Yang He (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides the discovery that SCD2 (Susceptible to Coronatine-Deficient Pst DC3118-2) protein converts aldehydes to alkanes, thereby changing the composition and/or amount of synthesized waxes. The invention additionally provides homologs, orthologs and paralogs of SCD2 protein, and nucleotide sequences encoding these proteins. Also provided are expression vectors, transgenic cells, transgenic plants, transgenic seeds, methods for altering alkane production in cells, methods for identifying the function of a nucleotide sequence in the synthesis of plant surface wax, and methods for identifying plant tissue that has an altered surface wax composition. The invention's compositions and methods are useful for altering the amount and/or composition of wax produced by cells, including plants and seeds, that have been transformed with the invention's sequences. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/695605 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/415 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0008 (20130101) C12N 15/8247 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/6463 (20130101) C12P 7/6481 (20130101) |
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| US 09068197 | Mauro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vincent P. Mauro (San Diego, California); Gerald M. Edelman (La Jolla, California); Wei Zhou (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vincent P. Mauro (San Diego, California); Gerald M. Edelman (La Jolla, California); Wei Zhou (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A translation enhancer-driven positive feedback vector system is disclosed which is designed to facilitate identification of a Translational Enhancer Element (TEE) and to provide a means for overexpression of gene products. The system exploits both transcriptional and translational approaches to control the expression levels of genes and/or gene products. Methods are also disclosed for screening libraries of random nucleotide sequences to identify translational elements and for overproduction of proteins, which have uses in both research and industrial environments. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/509293 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/67 (20130101) C12N 15/85 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1051 (20130101) C12N 15/1086 (20130101) C12N 2800/107 (20130101) C12N 2830/002 (20130101) C12N 2840/20 (20130101) C12N 2840/105 (20130101) C12N 2840/203 (20130101) |
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| US 09068224 | Fire et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Fire (Stanford, California); Scott D. Boyd (Stanford, California); Jason Merker (Palo Alto, California); Kyunga Seo (Daejon, South Korea); Eleanor M. Osborne (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for the detection and analysis of clonality in a cell population, where parallel sequencing is applied to a nucleic acid sample obtained from the cell population, optionally a population of lymphocytes. Replicate samples are amplified, and sequenced, where identification of coincident sequences in two or more replicates is indicative of clonal expansion. |
| FILED | Monday, January 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/148439 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/34 (20130101) 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 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) |
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| US 09068226 | Matsunami et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hiroaki Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Yun Li (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hiroaki Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Yun Li (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to polypeptides capable of modulating odorant receptor activation. In particular, the present invention provides polypeptides (e.g., type 3 muscarinic actetylcholine receptor M3) capable of enhancing odorant receptor activation. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of ligands specific for various odorant receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of screening for polypeptide polymorphisms and mutations associated with odorant receptor activation (e.g., polymorphisms and mutations associated with muscarinic actetylcholine receptor polypeptides (e.g., M1, M2 M3, M4, M5)), as well as methods of screening for therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of such proteins. |
| FILED | Monday, December 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/513600 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) |
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| US 09068282 | Cannizzaro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Cannizzaro (Washington, District of Columbia); Michael L. Lovett (Peabody, Massachusetts); Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (New York, New York); David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts); The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Cannizzaro (Washington, District of Columbia); Michael L. Lovett (Peabody, Massachusetts); Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (New York, New York); David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for making a biomaterial device includes a support structure providing a shape for a biomaterial device. At least one applicator has a supply of biomaterial solution and is positioned along the support structure. The at least one applicator forms a biomaterial fiber by applying shear force to the biomaterial solution and delivering the biomaterial fiber to the support structure. A controller causes relative movement between the support structure and the at least one applicator, and the biomaterial fiber is arranged on the support structure according to the relative movement to form the biomaterial device. The biomaterial may be silk fibroin which may be wound onto a reciprocating and rotating mandrel. Control over the properties of the biomaterial device is achieved through appropriate selection of material processing, winding strategy, and post-winding processing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/934666 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/04 (20130101) D01D 5/06 (20130101) D01D 5/18 (20130101) D01D 7/00 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 4/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09068949 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ji-Xin Cheng (West Lafayette, Indiana); Mikhail N. Slipchenko (West Lafayette, Indiana); Robert A. Oglesbee (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for measuring an sample includes an illumination source providing electromagnetic radiation pulses at a selected temporal frequency. A microscope focuses the radiation to interact with the sample and produce resultant electromagnetic radiation. A disperser disperses wavelengths of the resultant radiation onto optical sensors, and respective resonant amplifiers amplify signals having the selected temporal frequency. Optical detection apparatus includes the optical sensors, resonant amplifiers, and disperser. The resonant amplifiers amplify portion(s) of their inputs having a selected temporal frequency and attenuate other portion(s). A method of analyzing constituents of a sample includes contemporaneously irradiating the sample with narrowband light and broadband light, the optical power of either modulated at a selected temporal frequency; dispersing wavelengths of resultant light across the optical detectors; and filtering respective signals from the optical detectors to provide spectrum data including signals corresponding to the selected temporal frequency. |
| FILED | Monday, February 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/171052 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/02 (20130101) G01J 3/2803 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/65 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09068966 | Delmenico et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Coramed Technologies, LLC (Niles, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Coramed Technologies, LLC (Niles, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Delmenico (Chicago, Illinois); Carlos G. Lopez-Espina (Evanston, Illinois); Gabriel Raviv (Glenview, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A sample testing cartridge is usable to perform a variety of tests on a viscoelastic sample, such hemostasis testing on a whole blood or blood component sample. The cartridge includes a sample processing portion that is in fluid communication with a sample retention structure. A suspension, such as a beam, arm, cantilever or similar structure supports or suspends the sample retention portion relative to the sample processing portion in a unitary structure. In this manner, the sample retention portion may be placed into dynamic excitation responsive to excitation of the cartridge and correspondingly dynamic, resonant excitation of the sample contained within the sample retention portion, while the sample processing portion remains fixed. Observation of the excited sample yields data indicative of hemostasis. The data may correspond to hemostasis parameters such as time to initial clot formation, rate of clot formation, maximum clot strength and degree of clot lysis. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/212788 |
| ART UNIT | 1779 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502753 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/036 (20130101) G01N 33/4905 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2291/0427 (20130101) G01N 2291/02818 (20130101) G01N 2291/02827 (20130101) G01N 2800/224 (20130101) |
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| US 09068972 | Camps et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Manel Camps (Santa Cruz, California); Jennifer Allen (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Manel Camps (Santa Cruz, California); Jennifer Allen (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A reversion mutation assay that is unique in providing a quantitative readout for mutagenesis. This assay is based on the creation of a functional GFP-β-lactamase fusion protein as a reporter providing both antibiotic resistance and fluorescence. This dual reporter is placed in a multicopy plasmid to increase the number of targets, with a reversion site at the N-terminus. Rare mutations at the reversion site allow read-through of the fusion protein, producing both beta-lactamase (providing antibiotic resistance) and GFP (emitting fluorescence). In the presence of carbenicillin, beta-lactamase production confers a selective advantage that allows amplification of mutant plasmids, raising the level of fluorescence emitted by GFP to levels that are detectable by fluorimetry. A window of time can be found where fluorescence is proportional to the number of mutation events at the reversion site, making fluorescence a quantitative measure of mutagenesis. Quantitative (as opposed to binary) detection of mutations allows substantial savings in test sample. This has applications in drug discovery, allowing high-throughput screening for DNA-targeting compounds and early pre-screening of leads for potential carcinogenic activity. The increased sensitivity of this assay also facilitates monitoring complex environmental samples. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/504911 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09068984 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lei Yu (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Ning Guo (Shanghai, China PRC); Yu-Qui Zhang (Shanghai, China PRC); Zhi-Qi Zhao (Shanghai, China PRC); Naihe Jing (Shanghai, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lei Yu (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Ning Guo (Shanghai, China PRC); Yu-Qui Zhang (Shanghai, China PRC); Zhi-Qi Zhao (Shanghai, China PRC); Naihe Jing (Shanghai, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, methods, systems and kits for treating neuropathic pain regulated by SIP30. The present invention provides SIP30 antagonists for the treatment of neuropathic pain. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/393399 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 2310/11 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/566 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/04 (20130101) G01N 2800/2842 (20130101) |
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| US 09068987 | Jay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel G. Jay (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Brenda K. Eustace (Brookline, Massachusetts); Takashi Sakurai (Tokyo, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes inhibitors of extracellular Hsp90. The inhibition of extracellular Hsp90 leads to a reduction of the invasiveness of the tumor cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of molecules inhibiting extracellular Hsp90 function for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of invasion and/or metastatic potential of cancer cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/083479 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/366 (20130101) A61K 31/395 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 47/4823 (20130101) A61K 47/48923 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/30 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/57484 (20130101) |
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| US 09068993 | Nutman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas B. Nutman (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Doran Fink (Silver Spring, Maryland); Joseph Kubofcik (Catonsville, Maryland); Peter D. Burbelo (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas B. Nutman (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Doran Fink (Silver Spring, Maryland); Joseph Kubofcik (Catonsville, Maryland); Peter D. Burbelo (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | The polynucleotide encoding the antigen Wb123 from the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti, the major causative organism of lymphatic filariasis is provided, along with the polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide. Methods for making the WM23 antigen, recombinant vectors encoding the Wb123 polynucleotide, and methods of detection of the Wb123 antigen through luciferase immunoprecipitation, ELISA and other detection systems are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, October 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/882850 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/4354 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/569 (20130101) G01N 33/6893 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/4353 (20130101) |
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| US 09068995 | Regnier et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novilytic, LLC (North Webster, Indiana) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Fred Regnier (West Lafayette, Indiana); Jinhee Kim (West Lafayette, Indiana); Jiri Adamec (Denton, Nebraska); Timothy E. Woenker (Fort Wayne, Indiana); Richard P. Zoltek (Columbia City, Indiana); Wenchu Yang (Morton Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises methods for determining the presence, amount, or concentration of analytes of interest including Vitamin D and other secosteroids from biological samples, through derivatization, with improved speed and ease of analysis and improved sensitivity to mass spectrometry. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention comprises methods for determining the presence, amount, or concentration of analytes of interest, including Vitamin D and other secosteroids from whole human blood, through derivatization, and using a plasma collection device to facilitate collection, separation, and preparation of the sample for derivatization and analysis. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/833402 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/82 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2458/15 (20130101) G01N 2560/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/24 (20150115) Y10T 436/203332 (20150115) |
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| US 09069998 | Bulumulla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Selaka Bandara Bulumulla (Nishayuna, New York); Ileana Hancu (Clifton Park, New York); Seung-Kyun Lee (Cohoes, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to estimating an electrical property of tissue using MR images. Complex values having real components and imaginary components are generated and are associated with pixels in one or more MR images that corresponding to a region of tissue for which the electrical property is constant. An estimated value of the electrical property for the region of tissue is determined based on a least squared error estimation applied to the complex values. |
| FILED | Monday, October 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/652231 |
| 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 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/342 (20130101) G06K 9/3233 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/003 (20130101) |
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| US 09070278 | Wodnicki |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Gideon Wodnicki (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming a fault tolerant detector assembly is presented. The method includes providing a sensor array having a plurality of sensor elements, providing an electronics layer having a plurality of electronics cells, where the plurality of electronics cells corresponds to the plurality of sensor elements in the sensor array, introducing a status indicator element in each of the plurality of the electronics cells, where the status indicator element is configured to store a status of a corresponding sensor element, scanning the plurality of sensor elements in the sensor array to identify the status of the plurality of sensor elements in the sensor array, generating a functionality map based on the identified status of the plurality of sensor elements in the sensor array, and selectively programming the status indicator elements based on the functionality map to form a fault tolerant detector assembly. |
| FILED | Friday, December 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/730806 |
| ART UNIT | 2683 — Telemetry and Code Generation Vehicles and System Alarms |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission Systems for Measured Values, Control or Similar Signals G08C 19/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09070492 | Yarmush et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin L. Yarmush (Newton, Massachusetts); Erkin Seker (Davis, California); Yevgeny Berdichevsky (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin L. Yarmush (Newton, Massachusetts); Erkin Seker (Davis, California); Yevgeny Berdichevsky (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for fabricating a low-impedance nanoporous metal multiple electrode array for measuring electrophysiology activity. A patterned photoresist is applied to a substrate, in which the patterned photoresist corresponds to a pattern of the nanoporous metal multiple electrode array. A metal alloy including a sacrificial alloying element is deposited in the pattern of the nanoporous metal electrode array. The patterned photoresist is removed to expose the metal alloy as deposited. At least part of the sacrificial alloying element is removed from the metal alloy to create nanoporous metal electrode tips thereby forming the nanoporous metal multiple electrode array. The resultant nanoporous metal multiple electrode array has improved impedance characteristics in comparison to conventional multiple electrode arrays. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/822747 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0492 (20130101) A61B 5/04001 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/4836 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 7/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09070865 | Snook et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin A. Snook (State College, Pennsylvania); Yu Liang (State College, Pennsylvania); Jun Luo (State College, Pennsylvania); Wesley S. Hackenberger (State College, Pennsylvania); Raffi Sahul (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A transducer is disclosed that includes a multiply resonant composite, the composite having a resonator bar of a piezoelectric single crystal configured in a d32 transverse length-extensional resonance mode having a crystallographic orientation set such that the thickness axis is in the <110> family and resonance direction is the <001> family. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/655859 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 41/0986 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kirk W. Beach (Seattle, Washington); Yongmin Kim (Lake Forest Park, Washington); Siddhartha Sikdar (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kirk W. Beach (Seattle, Washington); Yongmin Kim (Lake Forest Park, Washington); Siddhartha Sikdar (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A real-time signal processing technique for ultrasonic imaging of tissue vibrations for localizing the source of a bruit in a 2D image with respect to the anatomy and/or for obtaining simultaneous information about vibrations and the underlying blood flow. The bruit can be quantitatively assessed using an ensemble of ultrasound echoes. Signal processing enables estimation of wall displacement and the display of time-resolved vibration spectrum. Vibrations are detected and color-coded according to their amplitude and frequency and overlaid on the B-mode and/or color-flow image in real time. Proposed vibration imaging algorithms use data acquired during conventional ultrasonic color-flow imaging and the clutter signal, normally suppressed in color-flow imaging, to detect and characterize tissue vibrations. Three vibration imaging algorithms based on parametric modeling of vibrations and other criteria distinguish between clutter, blood flow, and vibrations. The techniques are usable to detect, locate, image, and quantitatively grade stenoses in blood vessels. |
| FILED | Monday, June 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/815310 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/02007 (20130101) A61B 5/7257 (20130101) A61B 8/06 (20130101) A61B 8/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 8/13 (20130101) A61B 8/0816 (20130101) Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/52026 (20130101) G01S 7/52034 (20130101) G01S 7/52036 (20130101) G01S 7/52071 (20130101) G01S 15/8981 (20130101) |
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| US 09066705 | van Doorn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric van Doorn (Frederick, Maryland); Pencheng Lv (Newark, Delaware); Arvind Bhat (Germantown, Maryland); Shan Chiang (Ashburn, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intelligent Automation, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric van Doorn (Frederick, Maryland); Pencheng Lv (Newark, Delaware); Arvind Bhat (Germantown, Maryland); Shan Chiang (Ashburn, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydration and composition measurement device and technique that in one embodiment includes a microcontroller; a phase lock loop frequency synthesizer controlled by the microcontroller to generate radio frequencies; a cavity for use in resonating at a set of frequencies; a radio frequency power detector for measuring perturbed cavity resonance; and an analyzer. The hydration and composition measurement device may further include a circulator, which receives frequencies from the phase lock loop frequency synthesizer, and an antenna connected to the circulator and cavity. The cavity may be defined by a metallic material or members, and the cavity includes a hole configured to provide access of tissue to be tested to the cavity. |
| FILED | Monday, March 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/412092 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0507 (20130101) A61B 5/4875 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09066822 | Caldwell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ryan J. Caldwell (Long Grove, Illinois); Andrew H. Hansen (Apple Valley, Minnesota); Sean M. Wood (Gardena, California); Wei Chen (Glenview, Illinois); Regan A. Radcliffe (Sunnyvale, California); Kevin A. Yngve (Evanston, Illinois); Bennett E. Kuhar (Concor Twp., Ohio); Andrew J. Nelson (Chicago, Illinois); Eric Nickel (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan J. Caldwell (Long Grove, Illinois); Andrew H. Hansen (Apple Valley, Minnesota); Sean M. Wood (Gardena, California); Wei Chen (Glenview, Illinois); Regan A. Radcliffe (Sunnyvale, California); Kevin A. Yngve (Evanston, Illinois); Bennett E. Kuhar (Concor Twp., Ohio); Andrew J. Nelson (Chicago, Illinois); Eric Nickel (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Pump systems for use in suspension of a prosthetic device from a residual limb and methods of suspending a prosthetic device from a residual limb are disclosed. The pump systems include a mechanically activated pump having a first compression member coupled to a second compression member, a compressible bladder disposed between the first and second compression members, and coupling elements that engage and couple together the first and second compression members. The mechanically activated pump may be connected with an electrically activated pump within a fluid circuit of a hybrid pump system to provide vacuum engagement between a prosthetic device and a residual limb. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/529833 |
| ART UNIT | 3738 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/68 (20130101) A61F 2/80 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 2002/501 (20130101) A61F 2002/608 (20130101) A61F 2002/689 (20130101) A61F 2002/704 (20130101) A61F 2002/741 (20130101) A61F 2002/742 (20130101) A61F 2002/802 (20130101) A61F 2002/5073 (20130101) A61F 2002/6809 (20130101) A61F 2002/7655 (20130101) |
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| US 09066906 | Davis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith Davis (Owensboro, Kentucky); Brian Barnett (Owensboro, Kentucky); Jian Cai (Louisville, Kentucky); Elizabeth McConnell (Owensboro, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith Davis (Owensboro, Kentucky); Brian Barnett (Owensboro, Kentucky); Jian Cai (Louisville, Kentucky); Elizabeth McConnell (Owensboro, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of purifying lunasin or a lunasin-containing complex produced in a plant includes providing a plant material from the plant, and isolating the lunasin-containing complex from the plant material, and/or releasing lunasin from the lunasin-containing complex. A composition for treating a cancer or an inflammation-related disease in a subject includes a lunasin-containing complex. A composition for treating a cancer or an inflammation-related disease in a subject includes a lunasin polypeptide and/or a lunasin-containing complex; and curcumin, wherein the combination of the a lunasin polypeptide or lunasin-containing complex and the curcumin has a synergistic effect. A method for treating a cancer or an inflammation-related disease includes administering a composition including a lunasin-containing complex, or a lunasin polypeptide and/or a lunasin-containing complex, and curcumin. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/509547 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/168 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/168 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09067204 | Mott et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Mott (Burke, Virginia); Peter B Howell, Jr. (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Frances S Ligler (Potomac, Maryland); Stephanie Fertig (Springfield, Virginia); Aron Bobrowski (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Mott (Burke, Virginia); Peter B Howell, Jr. (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Frances S Ligler (Potomac, Maryland); Stephanie Fertig (Springfield, Virginia); Aron Bobrowski (Miami, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A sheath flow system having a channel with at least one fluid transporting structure located in the top and bottom surfaces situated so as to transport the sheath fluid laterally across the channel to provide sheath fluid fully surrounding the core solution. At the point of introduction into the channel, the sheath fluid and core solutions flow side by side within the channel or the core solution may be bounded on either side by the sheath fluid. The system is functional over a broad channel size range and with liquids of high or low viscosity. The design can be readily incorporated into microfluidic chips without the need for special manufacturing protocols. |
| FILED | Monday, January 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/987251 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/502746 (20130101) B01L 3/502776 (20130101) B01L 2400/084 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/032 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49 (20150115) |
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| US 09067787 | Foos |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edward E Foos (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward E Foos (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure concerns a method of making nanowires in a single flask and in non-coordinating solvent involving the reaction of PbO with oleic acid to produce Pb oleate, heating the Pb oleate to a preferred temperature with additional coordinating ligands, injecting a solution of Se to produce a second solution, heating the second solution, and maintaining the temperature, resulting in nucleation and growth of PbSe nanowires. |
| FILED | Friday, April 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/087642 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 19/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 19/007 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/03 (20130101) C01P 2004/16 (20130101) C01P 2004/54 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/0669 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/298 (20150115) |
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| US 09067819 | Bayya et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shyam S. Bayya (Ashburn, Virginia); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Guillermo R. Villalobos (Springfield, Virginia); Ishwar D. Aggarwal (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shyam S. Bayya (Ashburn, Virginia); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Guillermo R. Villalobos (Springfield, Virginia); Ishwar D. Aggarwal (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure involves a new spinel and glass micro-composite material and process for making such. The composite has excellent transmission in the 0.5-5.0 μm wavelength region suitable for various visible and mid IR applications utilizing windows, domes and other geometric shapes. The composite can be made at a temperature about 40% lower than the glass melting temperature and about 50% lower than the spinel sintering temperature. The composite material has high modulus and fracture toughness which are important for impact resistance in armor and other practical applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/102871 |
| ART UNIT | 1741 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 17/10752 (20130101) B32B 2307/412 (20130101) Manufacture, Shaping, or Supplementary Processes C03B 5/08 (20130101) C03B 19/063 (20130101) Chemical Composition of Glasses, Glazes or Vitreous Enamels; Surface Treatment of Glass; Surface Treatment of Fibres or Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals or Slags; Joining Glass to Glass or Other Materials C03C 10/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C03C 14/004 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 41/5046 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/0407 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/31507 (20150401) |
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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) | John D Stenger-Smith (Ridgecrest, California); William W Lai (Ridgecrest, California); David Irvin (San Marcos, Texas); Jennifer Irvin (San Marcos, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A process used to cast films including; mixing Pyr-BBL and a room temperature molten salt from a range of about 35:65 weight ratio, dissolving the mixture in about 1% methanesulfonic acid to produce a Pyr-BBL solution, drop casting the solution onto glass or gold coated glass at 140° C. in air and heating for about 2 hours to produce films, drying the films in a vacuum oven at about 100° C. for at least 24 hours under dynamic vacuum, and rinsing the films to remove residual ionic liquid. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/596591 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 39/003 (20130101) Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 7/01 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2035/00 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 69/26 (20130101) C08G 69/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/56 (20130101) |
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| US 09068168 | Feinberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam W. Feinberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Kit Parker (Waltham, Massachusetts); Po-Ling Kuo (Tainan, Taiwan); Chin-Lin Guo (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam W. Feinberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Kit Parker (Waltham, Massachusetts); Po-Ling Kuo (Tainan, Taiwan); Chin-Lin Guo (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the arrangement of one or more cells in a medium or on a substrate through the use of boundary conditions, which are changes in local environment compared to the medium or substrate alone or cause an alteration of cell response upon interaction of a cell with the boundary condition. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/680277 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — 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 5/0657 (20130101) C12N 5/0658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2533/52 (20130101) C12N 2535/10 (20130101) C12N 2539/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09068276 | Condon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nicholas J. Condon (Greenbelt, Maryland); Steven R. Bowman (Edgewater, Maryland); Shawn P. O'Connor (Dunkirk, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas J. Condon (Greenbelt, Maryland); Steven R. Bowman (Edgewater, Maryland); Shawn P. O'Connor (Dunkirk, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of growing a single crystal material using a device that includes a conical plug. The conical plug includes a first portion defining a first conical hole about an axis, the first conical hole having a first angle, and includes a second portion contiguous with the first portion and defining a second conical hole about the axis, the second conical hole having a second angle having the same sign as the first angle and being greater than the first angle. The device includes an upper tube comprising the conical plug fused therein and a seeding well plug. The device includes a lower tube including the seeding well plug fused therein. A single crystal KPb2Cl5 material is grown from the oriented single crystal KPb2Cl5 seed through the first conical hole and then the second conical hole and then with continuing growth in the upper tube. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/049962 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 11/002 (20130101) C30B 11/14 (20130101) C30B 29/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 117/10 (20150115) Y10T 117/1024 (20150115) |
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| US 09068346 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York); The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York); The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongbing Lu (Plano, Texas); Ning Xiang (Cohoes, New York); Nicholas Leventis (Rolla, Missouri); Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a porous, acoustic attenuating composition, wherein the composition comprises a nanostructured material and wherein the composition exhibits acoustic transmission loss ranging from 20 to 60 dB/cm thickness of the composition. |
| FILED | Monday, October 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059254 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | General Building Constructions; Walls, e.g Partitions; Roofs; Floors; Ceilings; Insulation or Other Protection of Buildings E04B 1/84 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09068469 | Tucker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bradley Reed Tucker (Chandler, Arizona); Jason Smoke (Phoenix, Arizona); Mark C. Morris (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley Reed Tucker (Chandler, Arizona); Jason Smoke (Phoenix, Arizona); Mark C. Morris (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine section of a gas turbine engine includes a housing, a rotor assembly, and a seal assembly. The rotor assembly includes a rotor disk, a rotor platform coupled to the rotor disk, and a rotor blade extending from the rotor platform into the mainstream hot gas flow path. The stator assembly includes a stator platform with a stator vane that extends from the stator platform into the mainstream hot gas flow path. The seal assembly includes a first flow discourager extending in a first direction from the rotor platform, a second flow discourager extending in a second direction from the stator platform, the first flow discourager axially overlapping the second flow discourager such that the second flow discourager is interior to the first flow discourager in a radial direction, a hard coating applied to the first flow discourager, and an abradable coating applied to the second flow discourager. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/224035 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 11/006 (20130101) F01D 11/122 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2230/313 (20130101) F05D 2240/55 (20130101) F05D 2300/123 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49297 (20150115) |
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| US 09068908 | Ehinger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan T. Ehinger (Southlake, Texas); Ron Woods (Weatherford, Texas); David Bockmiller (Keller, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of modifying a workpiece includes providing a workpiece, determining a load stress profile associated with a load condition, the load stress profile comprising a load stress greater than a material stress limit of the workpiece, determining a residual stress profile, the residual stress profile comprising a residual stress less than the material stress limit of the workpiece, and providing the workpiece with the residual stress profile, wherein a sum of the load stress and the residual stress is less than the material stress limit of the workpiece. |
| FILED | Friday, January 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/750386 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Modifying the Physical Structure of Ferrous Metals; General Devices for Heat Treatment of Ferrous or Non-ferrous Metals or Alloys; Making Metal Malleable, e.g by Decarburisation or Tempering C21D 7/02 (20130101) C21D 7/04 (20130101) C21D 10/005 (20130101) Gearing F16H 55/17 (20130101) F16H 2057/0087 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 13/021 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 3/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09068976 | Putnam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David L. Putnam (Sammamish, Washington); Jason A. Putnam (Sammamish, Washington); Todd W. Hubbard (Seattle, Washington); James A. van Zee (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PHOTONIC BIOSYSTEMS INC. (Sammamish, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Putnam (Sammamish, Washington); Jason A. Putnam (Sammamish, Washington); Todd W. Hubbard (Seattle, Washington); James A. van Zee (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an in vitro assay method and device that provides for detection and measurement of entities in a fluid sample that can be captured and concentrated in a unitized self-contained enclosed filter apparatus that is analyzed in an optical detection instrument for indications of the entity. It provides for analysis of biological material including cells, their enzymes, or other constituents thereof, that can be identified based on an indicator-generating means. The analysis provided for include detection of the presence of the entity, and changes in the entity over time, such as associated with growth and increasing metabolic activity with an expanding population of cells, or decreasing metabolic activity, for example, due to presence of inhibitory or toxic agents. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/582392 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/24 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2001/4088 (20130101) |
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| US 09068999 | White et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew A. White (Milford, Connecticut); Harshad S. Sane (Southbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments are directed to determining, by a computing device comprising a processor, at least one parameter associated with a rotorcraft, obtaining, by the computing device, a profile of a vibration associated with the operation of the rotorcraft based on the at least one parameter, determining, by the computing device, an amplitude of the vibration using the profile, and determining, by the computing device, an airspeed of the rotorcraft based on amplitude. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/905784 |
| ART UNIT | 3665 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Linear or Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, or Shock; Indicating Presence, Absence, or Direction, of Movement G01P 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09069004 | Bhave et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sunil A. Bhave (Ithaca, New York); David Neil Hutchison (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, structures, devices and systems are disclosed for implementing optomechanical sensors in various configurations by using two optically coupled optical resonators or cavities that can be move or deform relative to each other. The optical coupling between first and second optical cavities to produce an optical resonance that varies with a spacing between the first and second optical cavities and provide the basis for the optomechanical sensing. Compact and integrated optomechanical sensors can be constructed to provide sensitive measurements for a range of applications, including motion sensing and other sensing applications. |
| FILED | Monday, October 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/350542 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 11/14 (20130101) Measuring Linear or Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, or Shock; Indicating Presence, Absence, or Direction, of Movement G01P 3/36 (20130101) G01P 15/093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01P 15/0888 (20130101) |
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| US 09069229 | Schunemann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter G. Schunemann (Hollis, New Hampshire); Kevin T. Zawilski (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | CdSiP2 crystals with sizes and optical quality suitable for use as nonlinear optical devices are disclosed, as well as NLO devices based thereupon. A method of growing the crystals by directional solidification from a stoichiometric melt is also disclosed. The disclosed NLO crystals have a higher nonlinear coefficient than prior art crystals that can be pumped by solid state lasers, and are particularly useful for frequency shifting 1.06 μm, 1.55 μm, and 2 μm lasers to wavelengths between 2 μm and 10 μm. Due to the high thermal conductivity and low losses of the claimed CdSiP2 crystals, average output power can exceed 10 W without severe thermal lensing. A 6.45 μm laser source for use as a medical laser scalpel is also disclosed, in which a CdSiP2 crystal is configured for non-critical phase matching, pumped by a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser, and temperature-tuned to produce output at 6.45 μm. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/741456 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 18/20 (20130101) Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/35 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 1/3551 (20130101) |
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| US 09070236 | DiEsposti |
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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) | Raymond S. DiEsposti (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for time-space-position-information (TSPI) for at least one air-based platform in a flight test includes providing a system having components to collect TSPI. The system, which includes an air-based platform, is initialized and a flight test is started. The system is remotely monitored to determine system diagnostics and, when system problems are diagnosed, they are fixed by remote configuration or manual repair. TSPI data is received with ground-based receiver nodes through a wireless data link signal transmitted from a dedicated on board transmitter on the air-based platform. The dedicated on board transmitter uses a known transmitter signal waveform. The ground-based receiver nodes match an internally generated signal waveform to the known transmitter signal waveform to measure time of arrival. The TSPI data is collected and sent to a ground processing station. The TSPI data is processed with the ground processing station. The system components and TSPI data are collected. The TSPI data is produced as output. |
| FILED | Friday, November 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/093322 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Time or Attendance Registers; Registering or Indicating the Working of Machines; Generating Random Numbers; Voting or Lottery Apparatus; Arrangements, Systems or Apparatus for Checking Not Provided for Elsewhere G07C 5/0808 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09070285 | Ramu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Prakash Ramu (Los Angeles, California); Hieu Nguyen (Cypress, California); Sharath Avadhanam (Los Angeles, California); Jason Newton (Los Angeles, California); Joseph Yadegar (Los Angeles, California); Anurag Ganguli (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UtopiaCompression Corporation (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prakash Ramu (Los Angeles, California); Hieu Nguyen (Cypress, California); Sharath Avadhanam (Los Angeles, California); Jason Newton (Los Angeles, California); Joseph Yadegar (Los Angeles, California); Anurag Ganguli (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A computerized aircraft system, such as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is provided with a cloud detection system. The UAS includes a monocular electro-optic or infra-red camera which acquires consecutively, in real time, a plurality of images within a field of view of the camera. The system identifies feature points in each of the consecutive images, and generates macro representations of cloud formations (3D representations of the clouds) based on tracking of the feature points across the plurality of images. A cloud avoidance system takes in nominal own-ship waypoints, compares those waypoints to the 3D cloud representations and outputs modified waypoints to avoid the detected clouds. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/558304 |
| ART UNIT | 3669 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 11/06 (20130101) G01C 23/005 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/0044 (20130101) Traffic Control Systems G08G 5/0021 (20130101) G08G 5/0091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09070566 | Silva et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raymond J. Silva (Saugus, Massachusetts); Dennis P. Bowler (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Gene A. Robillard (Stoneham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite focal plane assembly with an expandable architecture has a multi-layer, double-sided aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate and vertical architecture to achieve the dual function of focal plane and electronics backplane. Imaging dice and other electrical components are mounted and wire bonded to one surface and then direct backplane connectivity is provided on the opposing surface through a matrix of electrical contacts. In one embodiment, a flexible connector is sandwiched between the AlN focal plane and a FR-4 backplane is used to compensate for differences in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between the AlN and commercially available high density circuit card connectors that are commonly manufactured from materials with CTE properties more closely approximating FR-4. In an alternate embodiment, the FR-4 and flexible connectors are eliminated by using high density circuit card connectors that are fabricated out of materials more closely matching the CTE of AlN. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/766443 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 25/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2253 (20130101) |
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| US 09070626 | Hagleitner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Helmut Hagleitner (Zebulon, North Carolina); Daniel Namishia (Louisburg, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Helmut Hagleitner (Zebulon, North Carolina); Daniel Namishia (Louisburg, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of an ohmic contact structure for a Group III nitride semiconductor device and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, the ohmic contact structure has less than or equal to 5%, more preferably less than or equal to 2%, more preferably less than or equal to 1.5%, and even more preferably less than or equal to 1% degradation for 1000 hours High Temperature Soak (HTS) at 300 degrees Celsius. In another embodiment, the ohmic contact structure additionally or alternatively has less than or equal to 10% degradation, more preferably less than or equal to 7.5% degradation, more preferably less than or equal to 6% degradation, more preferably less than or equal to 5% degradation, and even more preferably less than 3% degradation for 1000 hours High Temperature operating Life (HToL) at 225 degrees Celsius and 50 milliamps (mA) per millimeter (mm). |
| FILED | Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/182661 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/28575 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/452 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/7787 (20130101) H01L 29/66462 (20130101) |
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| US 09071234 | Gunn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian A. Gunn (Goleta, California); Bruce A. Jensen (Goleta, California); Jayoung Nam (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of a high-resolution link-path delay estimator and method are generally described herein. The high-resolution link-path delay estimator may estimate a signal-path delay of a signal path between a master and remote device. The high-resolution link-path delay estimator may phase-shift a transmit signal of alternating symbols by phase-shift values and may sample a loopback signal. A noise-reduced version of the sampled signal output may be correlated with a step function to generate a correlation value for each of the phase-shift values. One of the phase-shift values may be selected to generate a fine-delay estimate which may be added to a coarse delay estimate to determine the signal-path delay. The coarse delay estimate may be an estimate of the signal-path delay to a nearest symbol period of the transmit signal and the fine-delay estimate may be an estimate to within a fraction of the symbol period. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/788098 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — 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 3/50 (20130101) G01S 5/12 (20130101) G01S 7/021 (20130101) G01S 13/82 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 5/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission H04B 3/462 (20130101) |
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| US 09071277 | Franceschini et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michele M. Franceschini (White Plains, New York); Luis A. Lastras-Montano (Cortlandt Manor, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michele M. Franceschini (White Plains, New York); Luis A. Lastras-Montano (Cortlandt Manor, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Correction of structured burst errors in data is provided by a system that includes an encoder and is configured for performing a method. The method includes receiving data that includes a plurality of subsets of data. The data is encoded by an encoder using a combination of a first error correcting code and a second error correcting code. The first error correcting code is configured to provide error recovery from a structured burst error in one of the subsets of data, the structured burst error having a length less than a specified maximum length. The second error correcting code is configured to extend the first error correcting code to provide error recovery from the structured burst error in any of the subsets of data. The encoded data is output. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/556561 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 13/15 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/0045 (20130101) |
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| US 09071486 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oracle International Corporation (Redwood City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Chang (San Mateo, California); Frankie Y. Liu (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosed embodiments provide a system that tracks and compensates for input signal noise at a receiver of a data communication channel. In particular embodiments, the receiver of the data communication link receives an input signal which comprises two signal levels. Next, for each of the two signal levels, the system generates an error signal by comparing the input signal value of the signal level with an expected signal value for the signal level. The system then updates a threshold signal value based on at least one of the two error signals associated with the two signal levels. Finally, the system compensates for input signal noise in the received input signal using the updated threshold signal value. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/944463 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/003 (20130101) H04L 1/0031 (20130101) H04L 1/0033 (20130101) H04L 1/0036 (20130101) H04L 25/03 (20130101) H04L 25/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 25/03006 (20130101) |
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| US 09071494 | Kumar |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rajendra Kumar (Cerritos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajendra Kumar (Cerritos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are provided for fast and precise estimation of frequency with relatively minimal sampling and relatively high tolerance to noise. |
| FILED | Friday, June 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/486608 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 21/003 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 27/20 (20130101) H04L 27/2657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 27/2676 (20130101) H04L 27/2688 (20130101) |
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| US 09071742 | Birkbeck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aaron L. Birkbeck (Bonita, California); Anis Husain (San Diego, California); Eliseo Ranalli (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ZIVA CORPORATION (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aaron L. Birkbeck (Bonita, California); Anis Husain (San Diego, California); Eliseo Ranalli (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Selected described embodiments include an imager providing concurrent wide field of view (WFOV) and foveated images. The imager includes a frontend optic configured to receive light from a scene. Corrective optics reduces distortions, and transmits the light to a beam splitter. One portion of the light exiting the beam splitter is focused on a WFOV image detector. A second portion of the light falls on a scanning mirror that can be configured to target a selected field position in the field of view. From the scanning mirror, the light passes through a magnifier and is corrected by an adaptive wavefront corrector. The corrector may be configured to correct aberrations corresponding to the particular field of view selected by the scanning mirror. The light from the wavefront corrector is focused on a foveated image detector. The images captured by the image detectors may be stored, processed, and transmitted to other systems. |
| FILED | Friday, July 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/543411 |
| ART UNIT | 2488 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 13/06 (20130101) G02B 26/127 (20130101) G02B 26/0833 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2254 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04N 5/2258 (20130101) H04N 5/2259 (20130101) |
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| US 09071894 | Galea et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vivonics, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vivonics, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anna M Galea (Stow, Massachusetts); Eric Louis (North Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Kristen J. LeRoy (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A hearing protection system including a detection subsystem configured to determine bone conducted sound vibrations and one or more actuators placed proximate a predetermined location on the skull of a user configured to generate cancellation vibrations out of phase with the bone conducted sound vibrations to mitigate the effect of bone conducted sound vibrations on the middle and/or inner ear of a user. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/950992 |
| ART UNIT | 2687 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Sound-producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for G10K 11/178 (20130101) G10K 2210/129 (20130101) G10K 2210/1081 (20130101) Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04R 25/606 (20130101) H04R 2460/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09072164 | Viscarra et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alberto F. Viscarra (Torrance, California); David T. Winslow (Culver City, California); Billy D. Ables (Richardson, Texas); Kurt S. Ketola (Los Angeles, California); Kurt J. Krause (Redondo Beach, California); Kevin C. Rolston (Playa Del Rey, California); Rohn Sauer (Encino, California); James R. Chow (San Gabriel, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alberto F. Viscarra (Torrance, California); David T. Winslow (Culver City, California); Billy D. Ables (Richardson, Texas); Kurt S. Ketola (Los Angeles, California); Kurt J. Krause (Redondo Beach, California); Kevin C. Rolston (Playa Del Rey, California); Rohn Sauer (Encino, California); James R. Chow (San Gabriel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for fabricating a three dimensional molded feed structure is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a process for fabricating a three dimensional radio frequency (RF) antenna structure, the process including providing a flexible circuit substrate, forming a first preselected pattern of channels in the flexible circuit substrate, depositing a conductive layer on the formed flexible substrate, and removing portions of the conductive layer to form a plurality of conductive traces. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/620562 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 21/0087 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/0393 (20130101) H05K 3/06 (20130101) H05K 3/0014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 3/388 (20130101) H05K 2201/0129 (20130101) H05K 2201/0141 (20130101) H05K 2203/0113 (20130101) H05K 2203/302 (20130101) H05K 2203/1105 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49016 (20130101) Y10T 29/49156 (20130101) |
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| US 09067172 | Hinklin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Ray Hinklin (Sandy, Utah); Charles Arthur Lewinsohn (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A module for separating oxygen from an oxygen-containing gaseous mixture comprising planar solid-state membrane units, each membrane unit comprising planar dense mixed conducting oxides layers, planar channel-free porous support layers, and one or more planar intermediate support layers comprising at least one channeled porous support layer. The porosity of the planar channeled porous support layers is less than the porosity of the planar channel-free porous support layers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/166438 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/228 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 69/12 (20130101) B01D 71/022 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/505 (20130101) C01B 2203/0405 (20130101) |
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| US 09067217 | Farha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Omar K. Farha (Morton Grove, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of purification of a solid mixture of a metal-organic framework (MOF) material and an unwanted second material by disposing the solid mixture in a liquid separation medium having a density that lies between those of the wanted MOF material and the unwanted material, whereby the solid mixture separates by density differences into a fraction of wanted MOF material and another fraction of unwanted material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/694123 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Flotation; Differential Sedimentation B03D 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 3/003 (20130101) |
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| US 09067385 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jin Ho Kang (Newport News, Virginia); Cheol Park (Yorktown, Virginia); Godfrey Sauti (Hampton, Virginia); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Sharon E. Lowther (Hampton, Virginia); Robert George Bryant (Lightfoot, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia); The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin Ho Kang (Newport News, Virginia); Cheol Park (Yorktown, Virginia); Godfrey Sauti (Hampton, Virginia); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Sharon E. Lowther (Hampton, Virginia); Robert George Bryant (Lightfoot, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs), boron nitride nanoparticles (BNNPs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphites, or combinations, are incorporated into matrices of polymer, ceramic or metals. Fibers, yarns, and woven or nonwoven mats of BNNTs are used as toughening layers in penetration resistant materials to maximize energy absorption and/or high hardness layers to rebound or deform penetrators. They can be also used as reinforcing inclusions combining with other polymer matrices to create composite layers like typical reinforcing fibers such as Kevlar®, Spectra®, ceramics and metals. Enhanced wear resistance and usage time are achieved by adding boron nitride nanomaterials, increasing hardness and toughness. Such materials can be used in high temperature environments since the oxidation temperature of BNNTs exceeds 800° C. in air. Boron nitride based composites are useful as strong structural materials for anti-micrometeorite layers for spacecraft and space suits, ultra strong tethers, protective gear, vehicles, helmets, shields and safety suits/helmets for industry. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/136216 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B32B 2260/046 (20130101) B32B 2262/0269 (20130101) B32B 2264/107 (20130101) B32B 2307/554 (20130101) B32B 2307/558 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/0414 (20130101) F41H 5/0442 (20130101) F41H 5/0471 (20130101) |
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| US 09067693 | Olivier et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scot S. Olivier (Livermore, California); Alexander J. Pertica (Livermore, California); Vincent J. Riot (Oakland, California); Willem H. De Vries (Livermore, California); Brian J. Bauman (Fremont, California); Sergei Nikolaev (Sacramento, California); John R. Henderson (Castro Valley, California); Donald W. Phillion (Dublin, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scot S. Olivier (Livermore, California); Alexander J. Pertica (Livermore, California); Vincent J. Riot (Oakland, California); Willem H. De Vries (Livermore, California); Brian J. Bauman (Fremont, California); Sergei Nikolaev (Sacramento, California); John R. Henderson (Castro Valley, California); Donald W. Phillion (Dublin, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An ephemeris refinement system includes satellites with imaging devices in earth orbit to make observations of space-based objects (“target objects”) and a ground-based controller that controls the scheduling of the satellites to make the observations of the target objects and refines orbital models of the target objects. The ground-based controller determines when the target objects of interest will be near enough to a satellite for that satellite to collect an image of the target object based on an initial orbital model for the target objects. The ground-based controller directs the schedules to be uploaded to the satellites, and the satellites make observations as scheduled and download the observations to the ground-based controller. The ground-based controller then refines the initial orbital models of the target objects based on the locations of the target objects that are derived from the observations. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/559440 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/36 (20130101) B64G 1/242 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64G 1/1085 (20130101) B64G 3/00 (20130101) |
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09067791 — Embedded arrays of vertically aligned carbon nanotube carpets and methods for making them
| US 09067791 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Myung Jong Kim (Houston, Texas); Nolan Walker Nicholas (South Charleston, West Virginia); W. Carter Kittrell (Houston, Texas); Howard K. Schmidt (Cypress, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Myung Jong Kim (Houston, Texas); Nolan Walker Nicholas (South Charleston, West Virginia); W. Carter Kittrell (Houston, Texas); Howard K. Schmidt (Cypress, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | According to some embodiments, the present invention provides a system and method for supporting a carbon nanotube array that involve an entangled carbon nanotube mat integral with the array, where the mat is embedded in an embedding material. The embedding material may be depositable on a carbon nanotube. A depositable material may be metallic or nonmetallic. The embedding material may be an adhesive material. The adhesive material may optionally be mixed with a metal powder. The embedding material may be supported by a substrate or self-supportive. The embedding material may be conductive or nonconductive. The system and method provide superior mechanical and, when applicable, electrical, contact between the carbon nanotubes in the array and the embedding material. The optional use of a conductive material for the embedding material provides a mechanism useful for integration of carbon nanotube arrays into electronic devices. |
| FILED | Monday, April 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/297115 |
| ART UNIT | 1786 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0206 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0048 (20130101) |
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| US 09067848 | Stadie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nicholas P. Stadie (Pasadena, California); Brent T Fultz (Pasadena, California); Channing Ahn (Pasadena, California); Maxwell Murialdo (Westminster, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas P. Stadie (Pasadena, California); Brent T Fultz (Pasadena, California); Channing Ahn (Pasadena, California); Maxwell Murialdo (Westminster, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods for storing gases on porous adsorbents, methods for optimizing the storage of gases on porous adsorbents, methods of making porous adsorbents, and methods of gas storage of optimized compositions, as in systems containing porous adsorbents and gas adsorbed on the surface of the porous adsorbent. The disclosed methods and systems feature a constant or increasing isosteric enthalpy of adsorption as a function of uptake of the gas onto the exposed surface of a porous adsorbent. Adsorbents with a porous geometry and surface dimensions suited to a particular adsorbate are exposed to the gas at elevated pressures in the specific regime where n/V (density) is larger than predicted by the ideal gas law by more than several percent. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/050755 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 2253/31 (20130101) B01D 2253/102 (20130101) B01D 2257/7025 (20130101) B01D 2259/4525 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 9/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 17/389 (20130101) C07C 29/76 (20130101) C07C 51/42 (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 3/06 (20130101) C10L 2230/14 (20130101) C10L 2270/10 (20130101) Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG] Y02C 20/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09067903 | Dumesic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin); Juan Carlos Serrano Ruiz (Madison, Wisconsin); Ryan M. West (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Described is a method to make liquid chemicals. The method includes deconstructing cellulose to yield a product mixture comprising levulinic acid and formic acid, converting the levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone, and converting the γ-valerolactone to pentanoic acid. Alternatively, the γ-valerolactone can be converted to a mixture of n-butenes. The pentanoic acid can be decarboxylated yield 1-butene or ketonized to yield 5-nonanone. The 5-nonanone can be hydrodeoxygenated to yield nonane, or 5-nonanone can be reduced to yield 5-nonanol. The 5-nonanol can be dehydrated to yield nonene, which can be dimerized to yield a mixture of C9 and C18 olefins, which can be hydrogenated to yield a mixture of alkanes. |
| FILED | Monday, December 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/093907 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/10 (20130101) B01J 23/6484 (20130101) B01J 35/0006 (20130101) B01J 35/1019 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/32 (20130101) C01B 2203/06 (20130101) C01B 2203/065 (20130101) C01B 2203/0233 (20130101) C01B 2203/1211 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/24 (20130101) C07C 1/24 (20130101) C07C 1/213 (20130101) C07C 1/213 (20130101) C07C 11/02 (20130101) C07C 11/08 (20130101) C07C 51/00 (20130101) C07C 51/00 (20130101) C07C 51/09 (20130101) C07C 51/09 (20130101) C07C 53/126 (20130101) C07C 59/185 (20130101) C07C 2521/12 (20130101) C07C 2527/08 (20130101) C07C 2527/11 (20130101) C07C 2527/054 (20130101) C07C 2527/173 (20130101) C07C 2527/1206 (20130101) C07C 2531/04 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/33 (20130101) C07D 309/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 3/42 (20130101) C10G 3/45 (20130101) C10G 3/47 (20130101) C10G 2300/1014 (20130101) C10G 2400/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09068126 | Baird et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lance Awender Baird (Prospect Heights, Illinois); Timothy A. Brandvold (Arlington Heights, Illinois); Francis Stephen Lupton (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lance Awender Baird (Prospect Heights, Illinois); Timothy A. Brandvold (Arlington Heights, Illinois); Francis Stephen Lupton (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for deoxygenating a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided. A method for deoxygenating a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil comprising the steps of combining a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil stream with a heated low-oxygen-pyoil diluent recycle stream to form a heated diluted pyoil feed stream is provided. The heated diluted pyoil feed stream has a feed temperature of about 150° C. or greater. The heated diluted pyoil feed stream is contacted with a first deoxygenating catalyst in the presence of hydrogen at first hydroprocessing conditions effective to form a low-oxygen biomass-derived pyrolysis oil effluent. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/326050 |
| ART UNIT | 3649 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 3/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10G 3/45 (20130101) C10G 3/50 (20130101) C10G 2300/1011 (20130101) C10G 2300/4006 (20130101) C10G 2300/4081 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/10 (20130101) Y02E 50/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09068176 | Spodsberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark); Tarana Shagasi (Dixon, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark); Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark); Tarana Shagasi (Dixon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity, catalytic domains, cellulose binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/997715 |
| 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 9/2437 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/14 (20130101) C12P 21/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 302/01091 (20130101) |
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| US 09068194 | Unkefer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pat J. Unkefer (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Penelope S. Anderson (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Thomas J. Knight (Raymond, Maine) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico); University of Maine System Board of Trustees (Bangor, Maine) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pat J. Unkefer (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Penelope S. Anderson (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Thomas J. Knight (Raymond, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for increasing the leaf-to-root ratio of the signal metabolite 2-oxoglutaramate and related proline molecules in plants by modulating levels of ω-amidase to increase nitrogen use efficiency, resulting in enhanced growth, faster growth rates, greater seed and fruit/pod yields, earlier and more productive flowering, increased tolerance to high salt conditions, and increased biomass yields. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/037307 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/80 (20130101) C12N 15/8261 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8262 (20130101) |
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| US 09068246 | Bruno et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marshall J. Bruno (Greensburg, Pennsylvania); Gerald E. Carkin (Tarentum, Pennsylvania); David H. DeYoung (Export, Pennsylvania); Ronald M. Dunlap, Sr. (Brackenridge, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alcon Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marshall J. Bruno (Greensburg, Pennsylvania); Gerald E. Carkin (Tarentum, Pennsylvania); David H. DeYoung (Export, Pennsylvania); Ronald M. Dunlap, Sr. (Brackenridge, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of recovering aluminum is provided. An alloy melt having Al4C3 and aluminum is provided. This mixture is cooled and then a sufficient amount of a finely dispersed gas is added to the alloy melt at a temperature of about 700° C. to about 900° C. The aluminum recovered is a decarbonized carbothermically produced aluminum where the step of adding a sufficient amount of the finely dispersed gas effects separation of the aluminum from the Al4C3 precipitates by flotation, resulting in two phases with the Al4C3 precipitates being the upper layer and the decarbonized aluminum being the lower layer. The aluminum is then recovered from the Al4C3 precipitates through decanting. |
| FILED | Monday, December 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/334687 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Production and Refining of Metals; Pretreatment of Raw Materials C22B 5/06 (20130101) C22B 21/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C22B 21/064 (20130101) |
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| US 09068271 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Heli Wang (Littleton, Colorado); John A. Turner (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heli Wang (Littleton, Colorado); John A. Turner (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrochemical nitridation of metals and the produced metals are disclosed. An exemplary method of electrochemical nitridation of metals comprises providing an electrochemical solution at low temperature. The method also comprises providing a three-electrode potentiostat system. The method also comprises stabilizing the three-electrode potentiostat system at open circuit potential. The method also comprises applying a cathodic potential to a metal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/581184 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — 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 8/48 (20130101) C23C 8/50 (20130101) Processes for the Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Production of Coatings; Electroforming; Apparatus Therefor C25D 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25D 11/02 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/021 (20130101) H01M 8/0215 (20130101) H01M 8/0228 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09068283 | Biris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexandru S. Biris (Little Rock, Arkansas); Steven Trigwell (Kennedy Space Center, Florida); Walter Hatfield (Merritt Island, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the present invention relates to a layered structure usable in a strain sensor. In one embodiment, the layered structure has a substrate with a first surface and an opposite, second surface defining a body portion therebetween; and a film of carbon nanotubes deposited on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the film of carbon nanotubes is conductive and characterized with an electrical resistance. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are aligned in a preferential direction. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are formed in a yarn such that any mechanical stress increases their electrical response. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are incorporated into a polymeric scaffold that is attached to the surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the surfaces of the carbon nanotubes are functionalized such that its electrical conductivity is increased. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/662955 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| 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) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 7/18 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/25 (20150115) Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
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| US 09068291 | Waite et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Red Shield Acquisition, LLC (Old Town, Maine); University of Maine System Board of Trustees (Bangor, Maine) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Red Shield Acquisition, LLC (Old Town, Maine); University of Maine System Board of Trustees (Bangor, Maine) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darrell Waite (Bangor, Maine); Richard Arnold (Milford, Maine); James St. Pierre (Milford, Maine); Hemant P. Pendse (Orono, Maine); William H. Ceckler (Hancock, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for hardwood pulp liquid hydrolysate conditioning includes a first evaporator receives a hardwood mix extract and outputting a quantity of vapor and extract. A hydrolysis unit receives the extract, hydrolyzes and outputs to a lignin separation device, which separates and recovers a quantity of lignin. A neutralization device receives extract from the lignin separation device and a neutralizing agent, producing a mixture of solid precipitate and a fifth extract. The solid precipitate is removed from the fifth extract. A second evaporator removes a quantity of acid from the fifth extract in a vapor form. This vapor may be recycled to improve total acid recovery or discarded. A desalination device receives the diluted extract, separates out some of the acid and salt and outputs a desalinated solution. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/079049 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Saccharides Obtained From Natural Sources or by Hydrolysis of Naturally Occurring Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides or Polysaccharides C13K 1/02 (20130101) C13K 13/00 (20130101) Production of Cellulose by Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing Materials; Regeneration of Pulping Liquors; Apparatus Therefor D21C 11/0007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class D21C 11/10 (20130101) D21C 11/0042 (20130101) |
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| US 09068484 | Bennett |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles L. Bennett (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Bennett (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An engine based on a reciprocating piston engine that extracts work from pressurized working fluid. The engine includes a double reed outlet valve for controlling the flow of low-pressure working fluid out of the engine. The double reed provides a stronger force resisting closure of the outlet valve than the force tending to open the outlet valve. The double reed valve enables engine operation at relatively higher torque and lower efficiency at low speed, with lower torque, but higher efficiency at high speed. |
| FILED | Monday, March 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/794436 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cyclically Operating Valves for Machines or Engines F01L 3/205 (20130101) F01L 7/02 (20130101) F01L 21/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01L 2101/00 (20130101) F01L 2820/01 (20130101) Internal-combustion Piston Engines; Combustion Engines in General F02B 1/04 (20130101) F02B 41/04 (20130101) F02B 75/32 (20130101) F02B 75/40 (20130101) F02B 2275/36 (20130101) |
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| US 09068933 | Parks, II et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Parks, II (Knoxville, Tennessee); William P. Partridge, Jr. (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Ji Hyung Yoo (Williamsville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A diagnostic system having a laser, an EGR probe, a detector and a processor. The laser may be a swept-λ laser having a sweep range including a significant CO2 feature and substantially zero absorption regions. The sweep range may extend from about 2.708 μm to about 2.7085 μm. The processor may determine CO2 concentration as a function of the detector output signal. The processor may normalize the output signal as a function of the zero absorption regions. The system may include a plurality of EGR probes receiving light from a single laser. The system may include a separate detector for each probe. Alternatively, the system may combine the light returning from the different probes into a composite beam that is measured by a single detector. A unique modulation characteristic may be introduced into each light beam before combination so that the processor can discriminate between them in the composite beam. |
| FILED | Friday, October 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/051788 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/3504 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09069631 | Blocksome et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Amith R. Mamidala (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Amith R. Mamidala (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Fencing data transfers in a parallel active messaging interface (‘PAMI’) of a parallel computer, the PAMI including data communications endpoints, each endpoint comprising a specification of data communications parameters for a thread of execution on a compute node, including specifications of a client, a context, and a task, the compute nodes coupled for data communications through the PAMI and through data communications resources including a deterministic data communications network, including initiating execution through the PAMI of an ordered sequence of active SEND instructions for SEND data transfers between two endpoints, effecting deterministic SEND data transfers; and executing through the PAMI, with no FENCE accounting for SEND data transfers, an active FENCE instruction, the FENCE instruction completing execution only after completion of all SEND instructions initiated prior to execution of the FENCE instruction for SEND data transfers between the two endpoints. |
| FILED | Friday, November 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/940198 |
| ART UNIT | 2448 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/546 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 15/16 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 67/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09069778 | Bent et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. Bent (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Sorin Faibish (Newton, Massachusetts); Gary Grider (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Cloud object storage is enabled for archived data, such as checkpoints and results, of high performance computing applications using a middleware process. A plurality of archived files, such as checkpoint files and results, generated by a plurality of processes in a parallel computing system are stored by obtaining the plurality of archived files from the parallel computing system; converting the plurality of archived files to objects using a log structured file system middleware process; and providing the objects for storage in a cloud object storage system. The plurality of processes may run, for example, on a plurality of compute nodes. The log structured file system middleware process may be embodied, for example, as a Parallel Log-Structured File System (PLFS). The log structured file system middleware process optionally executes on a burst buffer node. |
| FILED | Friday, December 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/730097 |
| ART UNIT | 2156 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/1482 (20130101) G06F 17/30073 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09069847 | Turner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan E. Turner (Kennewick, Washington); Vernon L. Crow (Richland, Washington); Deborah A. Payne (Richland, Washington); Elizabeth G. Hetzler (Kennewick, Washington); Kristin A. Cook (Richland, Washington); Wendy E. Cowley (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan E. Turner (Kennewick, Washington); Vernon L. Crow (Richland, Washington); Deborah A. Payne (Richland, Washington); Elizabeth G. Hetzler (Kennewick, Washington); Kristin A. Cook (Richland, Washington); Wendy E. Cowley (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Data visualization methods, data visualization devices, data visualization apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects. In one aspect, a data visualization method includes accessing a plurality of initial documents at a first moment in time, first processing the initial documents providing processed initial documents, first identifying a plurality of first associations of the initial documents using the processed initial documents, generating a first visualization depicting the first associations, accessing a plurality of additional documents at a second moment in time after the first moment in time, second processing the additional documents providing processed additional documents, second identifying a plurality of second associations of the additional documents and at least some of the initial documents, wherein the second identifying comprises identifying using the processed initial documents and the processed additional documents, and generating a second visualization depicting the second associations. |
| FILED | Friday, October 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/256225 |
| ART UNIT | 2144 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30011 (20130101) G06F 17/30598 (20130101) G06F 17/30713 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
09069891 — Hardware enabled performance counters with support for operating system context switching
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| APPLICANT(S) | Valentina Salapura (Yorktown Heights, New York); Robert W. Wisniewski (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Valentina Salapura (Yorktown Heights, New York); Robert W. Wisniewski (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for supporting hardware enabled performance counters with support for context switching include a plurality of performance counters operable to collect information associated with one or more computer system related activities, a first register operable to store a memory address, a second register operable to store a mode indication, and a state machine operable to read the second register and cause the plurality of performance counters to copy the information to memory area indicated by the memory address based on the mode indication. |
| FILED | Friday, January 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/684190 |
| ART UNIT | 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/461 (20130101) G06F 11/348 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2201/88 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09070274 | Bermudez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sergio A. Bermudez (Cronton on Hudson, New York); Hendrik Hamann (Yorktown Heights, New York); Fernando J. Marianno (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of detecting cooling-loss event early is provided. The method includes defining a relative humidity limit and change threshold for a given space, measuring relative humidity in the given space, determining, with a processing unit, whether the measured relative humidity is within the defined relative humidity limit, generating a warning in an event the measured relative humidity is outside the defined relative humidity limit and determining whether a change in the measured relative humidity is less than the defined change threshold for the given space and generating an alarm in an event the change is greater than the defined change threshold. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/890673 |
| ART UNIT | 2689 — Signal Processing and Control Processing in Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 2219/2642 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/20 (20130101) Signalling or Calling Systems; Order Telegraphs; Alarm Systems G08B 21/182 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G08B 21/245 (20130101) G08B 23/00 (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 10/30 (20130101) Y04S 20/227 (20130101) |
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| US 09070755 | Briere et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Rectifier Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Rectifier Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Briere (Scottsdale, Arizona); Reenu Garg (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | According to an exemplary implementation, a transistor includes drain finger electrodes interdigitated with source finger electrodes. The transistor also includes a current conduction path in a semiconductor substrate between the drain finger electrodes and the source finger electrodes. At least one of the drain finger electrodes has a drain finger electrode end and a drain finger electrode main body, where the drain finger electrode main body is non-coplaner with at least a portion of the drain finger electrode end. The transistor may also include a dielectric material situated between at least a portion of the drain finger electrode end and the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric material can be an increasing thickness dielectric material. The dielectric material can thus elevate the drain finger electrode end over the semiconductor substrate. Further, the drain finger electrode end can have an increased radius of curvature. |
| FILED | Friday, July 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/941335 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/78 (20130101) H01L 29/402 (20130101) H01L 29/778 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/7787 (20130101) H01L 29/41758 (20130101) H01L 29/42316 (20130101) |
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| US 09070811 | Hardin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PLANT PV, Inc. (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PLANT PV, Inc. (Belmont, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian E Hardin (Berkeley, California); Stephen T Connor (San Francisco, California); James R Groves (Sunnyvale, California); Craig H Peters (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cells and methods for fabrication of same are disclosed herein. A multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cell includes a first photovoltaic sub-cell comprising silicon, a tunnel junction, and a multi-crystalline second photovoltaic sub-cell. A plurality of the multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cells can be interconnected to form low cost, high throughput flat panel, low light concentration, and/or medium light concentration photovoltaic modules or devices. |
| FILED | Friday, January 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/750756 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/042 (20130101) H01L 31/048 (20130101) H01L 31/054 (20141201) H01L 31/078 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/0368 (20130101) H01L 31/0445 (20141201) H01L 31/0687 (20130101) H01L 31/0725 (20130101) H01L 31/1836 (20130101) H01L 31/02363 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09070942 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington); The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington); The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun Liu (Richland, Washington); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Daiwon Choi (Richland, Washington); Donghai Wang (State College, Pennsylvania); Zhenguo Yang (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanocomposite materials comprising a metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene material. The nanocomposite materials exhibit a specific capacity of at least twice that of the metal oxide material without the graphene at a charge/discharge rate greater than about 10 C. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/043707 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/364 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/587 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 2004/021 (20130101) H01M 2010/4292 (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 29/49 (20150115) Y10T 428/27 (20150115) Y10T 428/30 (20150115) Y10T 428/268 (20150115) Y10T 428/24997 (20150115) |
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| US 09070954 | Carlson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Allen Carlson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ifenna Kingsley Anakor (Allston, Massachusetts); Greg Robert Farrell (Cape Neddick, Maine) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Optodot Corporation (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Allen Carlson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ifenna Kingsley Anakor (Allston, Massachusetts); Greg Robert Farrell (Cape Neddick, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention pertains to electrochemical cells which comprise (a) an anode; (b) a cathode; (c) a solid porous separator, such as a polyolefin, xerogel, or inorganic oxide separator; and (d) a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the separator comprises a porous membrane having a microporous coating comprising polymer particles which have not coalesced to form a continuous film. This microporous coating on the separator acts as a safety shutdown layer that rapidly increases the internal resistivity and shuts the cell down upon heating to an elevated temperature, such as 110° C. Also provided are methods for increasing the safety of an electrochemical cell by utilizing such separators with a safety shutdown layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/786671 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 2/166 (20130101) H01M 2/1646 (20130101) H01M 2/1653 (20130101) H01M 2/1686 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/4235 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49108 (20150115) |
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| US 09071150 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qian Zhang (Orlando, Florida); Issa Bataresh (Orlando, Florida); Lin Chen (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) uses an MPPT algorithm to determine a switching frequency for a resonant power converter, including initializing by setting an initial boundary frequency range that is divided into initial frequency sub-ranges bounded by initial frequencies including an initial center frequency and first and second initial bounding frequencies. A first iteration includes measuring initial powers at the initial frequencies to determine a maximum power initial frequency that is used to set a first reduced frequency search range centered or bounded by the maximum power initial frequency including at least a first additional bounding frequency. A second iteration includes calculating first and second center frequencies by averaging adjacent frequent values in the first reduced frequency search range and measuring second power values at the first and second center frequencies. The switching frequency is determined from measured power values including the second power values. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/272110 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — 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 3/33507 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 70/1433 (20130101) Y02B 70/1491 (20130101) |
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| US 09071219 | De Geronimo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gianluigi De Geronimo (Syosset, New York); Shaorui Li (Yaphank, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gianluigi De Geronimo (Syosset, New York); Shaorui Li (Yaphank, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An analog filter is presented that comprises a chain of filter stages, a feedback resistor for providing a negative feedback, and a feedback capacitor for providing a positive feedback. Each filter stage has an input node and an output node. The output node of a filter stage is connected to the input node of an immediately succeeding filter stage through a resistor. The feedback resistor has a first end connected to the output node of the last filter stage along the chain of filter stages, and a second end connected to the input node of a first preceding filter stage. The feedback capacitor has a first end connected to the output node of one of the chain of filter stages, and a second end connected to the input node of a second preceding filter stage. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/115308 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 1/34 (20130101) H03F 3/70 (20130101) H03F 3/211 (20130101) H03F 2200/144 (20130101) H03F 2200/408 (20130101) Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 1/0007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03H 11/1217 (20130101) |
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| US 09072156 | Caporaso et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George J. Caporaso (Livermore, California); Brian R. Poole (Livermore, California); Steven A. Hawkins (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The devices, systems and techniques disclosed here can be used to reduce undesired effects by magnetic field induced eddy currents based on a diamagnetic composite material structure including diamagnetic composite sheets that are separated from one another to provide a high impedance composite material structure. In some implementations, each diamagnetic composite sheet includes patterned conductor layers are separated by a dielectric material and each patterned conductor layer includes voids and conductor areas. The voids in the patterned conductor layers of each diamagnetic composite sheet are arranged to be displaced in position from one patterned conductor layer to an adjacent patterned conductor layer while conductor areas of the patterned conductor layers collectively form a contiguous conductor structure in each diamagnetic composite sheet to prevent penetration by a magnetic field. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/842597 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 9/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09067217 | Farha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Omar K. Farha (Morton Grove, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of purification of a solid mixture of a metal-organic framework (MOF) material and an unwanted second material by disposing the solid mixture in a liquid separation medium having a density that lies between those of the wanted MOF material and the unwanted material, whereby the solid mixture separates by density differences into a fraction of wanted MOF material and another fraction of unwanted material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/694123 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Flotation; Differential Sedimentation B03D 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 3/003 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09067794 | Sun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ya-Ping Sun (Clemson, South Carolina); John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Lucia Monica Veca (Arges, Romania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ya-Ping Sun (Clemson, South Carolina); John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Lucia Monica Veca (Arges, Romania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for forming carbon-based fillers as may be utilized in forming highly thermal conductive nanocomposite materials. Formation methods include treatment of an expanded graphite with an alcohol/water mixture followed by further exfoliation of the graphite to form extremely thin carbon nanosheets that are on the order of between about 2 and about 10 nanometers in thickness. Disclosed carbon nanosheets can be functionalized and/or can be incorporated in nanocomposites with extremely high thermal conductivities. Disclosed methods and materials can prove highly valuable in many technological applications including, for instance, in formation of heat management materials for protective clothing and as may be useful in space exploration or in others that require efficient yet light-weight and flexible thermal management solutions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/536153 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0415 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0423 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/04 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09068167 | Kamp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy J. Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Jianhua Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Samira Azarin (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Jianhua Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Samira Azarin (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for culturing the pluripotent stem cells to undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and for generating high-yield, high-purity cardiomyocyte cultures from pluripotent stem cells are described. Pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a support with an overlaid matrix and, optionally, exposed to one or more factors to induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and cardiogenesis. |
| FILED | Monday, November 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/946019 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/16 (20130101) C12N 2501/155 (20130101) C12N 2501/727 (20130101) C12N 2506/02 (20130101) C12N 2506/45 (20130101) |
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| US 09068168 | Feinberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam W. Feinberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Kit Parker (Waltham, Massachusetts); Po-Ling Kuo (Tainan, Taiwan); Chin-Lin Guo (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam W. Feinberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Kit Parker (Waltham, Massachusetts); Po-Ling Kuo (Tainan, Taiwan); Chin-Lin Guo (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the arrangement of one or more cells in a medium or on a substrate through the use of boundary conditions, which are changes in local environment compared to the medium or substrate alone or cause an alteration of cell response upon interaction of a cell with the boundary condition. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/680277 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — 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 5/0657 (20130101) C12N 5/0658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2533/52 (20130101) C12N 2535/10 (20130101) C12N 2539/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09068181 | Edd et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jon F. Edd (Arlington, Massachusetts); Mehmet Toner (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Dino Dicarlo (Los Angeles, California); Daniel Irimia (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon F. Edd (Arlington, Massachusetts); Mehmet Toner (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Dino Dicarlo (Los Angeles, California); Daniel Irimia (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Microfluidic devices and methods for the encapsulation of particles within liquid droplets are disclosed. The new methods and devices form 1-100 picoliter-size monodisperse droplets containing the particles, such as single cells, encapsulated in individual liquid droplets. The particles can be encapsulated in droplets of a fluid by passing a fluid containing the particles through a high aspect-ratio microchannel to order the particles in the fluid, followed by forming the fluid into droplets. The resulting fraction of the liquid droplets with a single particle (e.g., a cell) is higher than the corresponding fraction of single-particle liquid droplets predicted by Poisson statistics. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/472346 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 11/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09068283 | Biris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexandru S. Biris (Little Rock, Arkansas); Steven Trigwell (Kennedy Space Center, Florida); Walter Hatfield (Merritt Island, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the present invention relates to a layered structure usable in a strain sensor. In one embodiment, the layered structure has a substrate with a first surface and an opposite, second surface defining a body portion therebetween; and a film of carbon nanotubes deposited on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the film of carbon nanotubes is conductive and characterized with an electrical resistance. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are aligned in a preferential direction. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are formed in a yarn such that any mechanical stress increases their electrical response. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are incorporated into a polymeric scaffold that is attached to the surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the surfaces of the carbon nanotubes are functionalized such that its electrical conductivity is increased. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/662955 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| 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) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 7/18 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/25 (20150115) Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09068346 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York); The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York); The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongbing Lu (Plano, Texas); Ning Xiang (Cohoes, New York); Nicholas Leventis (Rolla, Missouri); Chariklia Sotiriou-Leventis (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a porous, acoustic attenuating composition, wherein the composition comprises a nanostructured material and wherein the composition exhibits acoustic transmission loss ranging from 20 to 60 dB/cm thickness of the composition. |
| FILED | Monday, October 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059254 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | General Building Constructions; Walls, e.g Partitions; Roofs; Floors; Ceilings; Insulation or Other Protection of Buildings E04B 1/84 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09068940 | Nikodem et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michal Nikodem (Wroclaw, Poland); Gerard Wysocki (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michal Nikodem (Wroclaw, Poland); Gerard Wysocki (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for differential optical dispersion using a first sample and a second sample are disclosed. The apparatus includes a single frequency chirped laser source configured to generate a single frequency chirped laser beam. A first beam splitter is configured to split the single frequency chirped laser beam into first and second optical branches, the first sample being located in the first optical branch, the second sample being located in the second optical branch. A frequency shifter is located in the second optical branch, downstream of the second sample. A second beam splitter is configured to combine the first and second optical branches and generate a chirp-modulated mixed light beam. A square law detector is configured to detect the chirp-modulated mixed light beam and generate a heterodyne beatnote signal. A demodulator is configured for detection of the heterodyne beatnote signal to generate a transmission/differential optical dispersion spectrum. |
| FILED | Monday, October 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/058672 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/4338 (20130101) G01J 2003/451 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/31 (20130101) G01N 21/59 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/3133 (20130101) G01N 2021/3185 (20130101) |
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| US 09068977 | McNaughton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brandon H. McNaughton (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Raoul Kopelman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ramon Torres-Isea (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Roy Clarke (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brandon H. McNaughton (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Raoul Kopelman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ramon Torres-Isea (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Roy Clarke (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to biological sensors. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of remotely driven nonlinear rotation of particles (e.g., magnetic particles) for detection of cells such as microorganisms (e.g., bacteria and viruses). The present invention further relates to the use of remotely driven nonlinear rotation of particles for measurement of physical properties of a solution (e.g., viscosity). |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/043481 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/569 (20130101) G01N 33/54313 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54326 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09069782 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ping Yang (Vestal, New York); Kartik Gopalan (Vestal, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A checkpointing method for creating a file representing a restorable state of a virtual machine in a computing system, comprising identifying processes executing within the virtual machine that may store confidential data, and marking memory pages and files that potentially contain data stored by the identified processes; or providing an application programming interface for marking memory regions and files within the virtual machine that contain confidential data stored by processes; and creating a checkpoint file, by capturing memory pages and files representing a current state of the computing system, which excludes information from all of the marked memory pages and files. |
| FILED | Monday, September 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/040820 |
| ART UNIT | 2181 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 21/53 (20130101) G06F 21/79 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09070216 | Golparvar-Fard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Mani Golparvar-Fard (Champaign, Illinois); Feniosky A. Peña-Mora (New York City, New York); Silvio Savarese (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for monitoring construction progress may include storing in memory multiple unordered images obtained from photographs taken at a site; melding the multiple images to reconstruct a dense three-dimensional (3D) as-built point cloud model including merged pixels from the multiple images in 3D space of the site; rectifying and transforming the 3D as-built model to a site coordinate system existing within a 3D as-planned building information model (“as-planned model”); and overlaying the 3D as-built model with the 3D as-planned model for joint visualization thereof to display progress towards completion of a structure shown in the 3D as-planned model. The processor may further link a project schedule to the 3D as-planned model to generate a 4D chronological as-planned model that, when visualized with the 3D as-built point cloud, provides clash detection and schedule quality control during construction. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/712362 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/103 (20130101) G06Q 10/06311 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/001 (20130101) G06T 17/00 (20130101) G06T 19/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/10028 (20130101) G06T 2207/20076 (20130101) G06T 2207/30132 (20130101) G06T 2210/04 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09070492 | Yarmush et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin L. Yarmush (Newton, Massachusetts); Erkin Seker (Davis, California); Yevgeny Berdichevsky (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin L. Yarmush (Newton, Massachusetts); Erkin Seker (Davis, California); Yevgeny Berdichevsky (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for fabricating a low-impedance nanoporous metal multiple electrode array for measuring electrophysiology activity. A patterned photoresist is applied to a substrate, in which the patterned photoresist corresponds to a pattern of the nanoporous metal multiple electrode array. A metal alloy including a sacrificial alloying element is deposited in the pattern of the nanoporous metal electrode array. The patterned photoresist is removed to expose the metal alloy as deposited. At least part of the sacrificial alloying element is removed from the metal alloy to create nanoporous metal electrode tips thereby forming the nanoporous metal multiple electrode array. The resultant nanoporous metal multiple electrode array has improved impedance characteristics in comparison to conventional multiple electrode arrays. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/822747 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0492 (20130101) A61B 5/04001 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/4836 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 7/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09071204 | Pamarti 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) | Sudhakar Pamarti (Los Angeles, California); Nitesh Singhal (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A power amplifier (PA) which improves dynamic range of previous ZVS contour-based power amplifier architectures is presented. The inventive circuit combines ZVS contour-based power amplification with a current mode digital-to-analog converter (DAC) based digital polar power amplifier. The inventive elements interoperate to provide high efficiency even at large peak power back-off levels and increased dynamic range. The invention is particularly well-suited for use in modulation schemes (e.g., WLAN/LTE/WIMAX) having large peak-to-average output power ratios. Utilizing the inventive PA in generating modulation in these systems can increase RF transmitter efficiency of by approximately two-fold. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/069120 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 1/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03F 1/0205 (20130101) H03F 1/565 (20130101) H03F 1/3241 (20130101) H03F 3/2176 (20130101) H03F 2200/378 (20130101) H03F 2200/387 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 09067319 | Shi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jianying Shi (Oakland Township, Michigan); Brian Hargrave (Dickenson, Texas); Myron A Diftler (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan); The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrator (Washington, District of Columbia); Oceaneering Space Systems (Webster, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jianying Shi (Oakland Township, Michigan); Brian Hargrave (Dickenson, Texas); Myron A Diftler (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes a controller and a serial robot having links that are interconnected by a joint, wherein the robot can grasp a three-dimensional (3D) object in response to a commanded grasp pose. The controller receives input information, including the commanded grasp pose, a first set of information describing the kinematics of the robot, and a second set of information describing the position of the object to be grasped. The controller also calculates, in a two-dimensional (2D) plane, a set of contact points between the serial robot and a surface of the 3D object needed for the serial robot to achieve the commanded grasp pose. A required joint angle is then calculated in the 2D plane between the pair of links using the set of contact points. A control action is then executed with respect to the motion of the serial robot using the required joint angle. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/207911 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/1612 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B25J 15/0009 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09067325 | Ihrke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chris A. Ihrke (Hartland, Michigan); Donald R. Davis (Novi, Michigan); Douglas Martin Linn (White Lake, Michigan); Bryan Bergelin (Houston, Texas); Lyndon B. J. Bridgwater (Friendswood, Texas); Heather Bibby (Houston, Texas); Judy Schroeder (Houston, Texas); Craig Erkkila (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan); The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris A. Ihrke (Hartland, Michigan); Donald R. Davis (Novi, Michigan); Douglas Martin Linn (White Lake, Michigan); Bryan Bergelin (Houston, Texas); Lyndon B. J. Bridgwater (Friendswood, Texas); Heather Bibby (Houston, Texas); Judy Schroeder (Houston, Texas); Craig Erkkila (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A grasp assist system includes a glove and a flexible sleeve. The glove includes a digit such as a finger or thumb, a force sensor configured to measure a grasping force applied to an object by an operator wearing the glove, and adjustable phalange rings positioned with respect to the digit. A saddle is positioned with respect to the finger. A flexible tendon is looped at one end around the saddle. A conduit contains the tendon. A conduit anchor secured within a palm of the glove receives the conduit. The sleeve has pockets containing an actuator assembly connected to another end of the tendon and a controller. The controller is in communication with the force sensor, and calculates a tensile force in response to the measured grasping force. The controller commands the tensile force from the actuator assembly to tension the tendon and thereby move the finger. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/408668 |
| ART UNIT | 3651 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Outerwear; Protective Garments; Accessories A41D 19/0024 (20130101) A41D 19/01547 (20130101) A41D 19/01582 (20130101) Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 15/02 (20130101) B25J 15/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09067385 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jin Ho Kang (Newport News, Virginia); Cheol Park (Yorktown, Virginia); Godfrey Sauti (Hampton, Virginia); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Sharon E. Lowther (Hampton, Virginia); Robert George Bryant (Lightfoot, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia); The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin Ho Kang (Newport News, Virginia); Cheol Park (Yorktown, Virginia); Godfrey Sauti (Hampton, Virginia); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Sharon E. Lowther (Hampton, Virginia); Robert George Bryant (Lightfoot, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs), boron nitride nanoparticles (BNNPs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphites, or combinations, are incorporated into matrices of polymer, ceramic or metals. Fibers, yarns, and woven or nonwoven mats of BNNTs are used as toughening layers in penetration resistant materials to maximize energy absorption and/or high hardness layers to rebound or deform penetrators. They can be also used as reinforcing inclusions combining with other polymer matrices to create composite layers like typical reinforcing fibers such as Kevlar®, Spectra®, ceramics and metals. Enhanced wear resistance and usage time are achieved by adding boron nitride nanomaterials, increasing hardness and toughness. Such materials can be used in high temperature environments since the oxidation temperature of BNNTs exceeds 800° C. in air. Boron nitride based composites are useful as strong structural materials for anti-micrometeorite layers for spacecraft and space suits, ultra strong tethers, protective gear, vehicles, helmets, shields and safety suits/helmets for industry. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/136216 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B32B 2260/046 (20130101) B32B 2262/0269 (20130101) B32B 2264/107 (20130101) B32B 2307/554 (20130101) B32B 2307/558 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/0414 (20130101) F41H 5/0442 (20130101) F41H 5/0471 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09067794 | Sun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ya-Ping Sun (Clemson, South Carolina); John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Lucia Monica Veca (Arges, Romania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ya-Ping Sun (Clemson, South Carolina); John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Lucia Monica Veca (Arges, Romania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for forming carbon-based fillers as may be utilized in forming highly thermal conductive nanocomposite materials. Formation methods include treatment of an expanded graphite with an alcohol/water mixture followed by further exfoliation of the graphite to form extremely thin carbon nanosheets that are on the order of between about 2 and about 10 nanometers in thickness. Disclosed carbon nanosheets can be functionalized and/or can be incorporated in nanocomposites with extremely high thermal conductivities. Disclosed methods and materials can prove highly valuable in many technological applications including, for instance, in formation of heat management materials for protective clothing and as may be useful in space exploration or in others that require efficient yet light-weight and flexible thermal management solutions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/536153 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0415 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0423 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/04 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09068283 | Biris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexandru S. Biris (Little Rock, Arkansas); Steven Trigwell (Kennedy Space Center, Florida); Walter Hatfield (Merritt Island, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the present invention relates to a layered structure usable in a strain sensor. In one embodiment, the layered structure has a substrate with a first surface and an opposite, second surface defining a body portion therebetween; and a film of carbon nanotubes deposited on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the film of carbon nanotubes is conductive and characterized with an electrical resistance. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are aligned in a preferential direction. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are formed in a yarn such that any mechanical stress increases their electrical response. In one embodiment, the carbon nanotubes are incorporated into a polymeric scaffold that is attached to the surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the surfaces of the carbon nanotubes are functionalized such that its electrical conductivity is increased. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/662955 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| 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) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 7/18 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/25 (20150115) Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
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| US 09068818 | Walker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Todd David Walker (Keller, Texas); Bryan Kenneth Baskin (Arlington, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd David Walker (Keller, Texas); Bryan Kenneth Baskin (Arlington, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A rotor hub assembly includes a rotor hub for supporting a telescoping rotor blade having an outboard section; and a drive mechanism associated with the telescoping rotor blade, the drive mechanism including: a motor; a spool driven by the motor; and a strap wound on the spool, the strap coupled to the outboard section of the telescoping rotor blade. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/976140 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 27/32 (20130101) B64C 27/46 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 7/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09070268 | Monacos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steve P. Monacos (Altadena, California); Anand V. Panangadan (Monterey Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, apparatus, system, and computer program products provides personal alert and tracking capabilities using one or more nodes. Each node includes radio transceiver chips operating at different frequency ranges, a power amplifier, sensors, a display, and embedded software. The chips enable the node to operate as either a mobile sensor node or a relay base station node while providing a long distance relay link between nodes. The power amplifier enables a line-of-sight communication between the one or more nodes. The sensors provide a GPS signal, temperature, and accelerometer information (used to trigger an alert condition). The embedded software captures and processes the sensor information, provides a multi-hop packet routing protocol to relay the sensor information to and receive alert information from a command center, and to display the alert information on the display. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/068303 |
| ART UNIT | 2684 — Telemetry and Code Generation Vehicles and System Alarms |
| CURRENT CPC | Signalling or Calling Systems; Order Telegraphs; Alarm Systems G08B 21/02 (20130101) G08B 25/016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09070865 | Snook et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin A. Snook (State College, Pennsylvania); Yu Liang (State College, Pennsylvania); Jun Luo (State College, Pennsylvania); Wesley S. Hackenberger (State College, Pennsylvania); Raffi Sahul (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A transducer is disclosed that includes a multiply resonant composite, the composite having a resonator bar of a piezoelectric single crystal configured in a d32 transverse length-extensional resonance mode having a crystallographic orientation set such that the thickness axis is in the <110> family and resonance direction is the <001> family. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/655859 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 41/0986 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09066516 | Koivunen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marja Koivunen (Davis, California); Pamela Marrone (Davis, California); Louis Boddy (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | There is a need for a selective, low-risk herbicide that can be used to control weeds in cereal cultures and turf. The present invention discloses that a bacterial secondary metabolite, thaxtomin and optionally another herbicide is an effective herbicide on broadleaved, sedge and grass weeds. Thaxtomin A and structurally similar compounds can be used as natural herbicides to control the germination and growth of weeds in cereal, turf grass, Timothy grass and pasture grass cultures with no phytotoxicity to these crops. As a natural, non-toxic compound, thaxtomin can be used as a safe alternative for weed control in both conventional and organic farming and gardening systems. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/841606 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 27/00 (20130101) A01N 37/22 (20130101) A01N 37/40 (20130101) A01N 37/44 (20130101) A01N 39/02 (20130101) A01N 39/04 (20130101) A01N 43/36 (20130101) A01N 43/54 (20130101) A01N 43/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 43/60 (20130101) A01N 43/70 (20130101) A01N 43/76 (20130101) A01N 43/80 (20130101) A01N 43/90 (20130101) A01N 47/12 (20130101) A01N 57/20 (20130101) A01N 59/16 (20130101) A01N 63/02 (20130101) A01N 65/00 (20130101) A01N 65/28 (20130101) A01N 65/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09066965 | Kelley |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of Americas, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darshan Singh Kelley (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One exemplary embodiment of the disclosure provides methods and compositions for treating a subject suffering from Alcoholic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and certain cancers, or a combination thereof, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of purified liminoid glucoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the subject. In another exemplary embodiment, the disclosure provides methods and compositions for treating a subject suffering from elevated circulating concentrations of liver enzymes wherein the liver enzymes are selected from gamma glutamyl transferase, alanine amino transferase, alkaline phosphatase and complement fraction 3 or a combination thereof, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of purified liminoid glucoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the subject wherein the treating results in a decreased circulating concentration of the liver enzymes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/037216 |
| 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 31/7028 (20130101) A61K 31/7032 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 15/18 (20130101) C07H 15/26 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09067202 | Jarret |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert L. Jarret (Griffin, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. Jarret (Griffin, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The semi-rigid culture vessel is structured to transform a flexible culture vessel into a semi-rigid form to facilitate laboratory processes. The semi-rigid culture vessel includes at least two rims connected by at least one rib to form an internal support. The internal support is enclosed within the gas-permeable flexible culture vessel to form the semi-rigid culture vessel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/626253 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09068204 | Donovan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Donovan (Baltimore, Maryland); Dwayne R. Roach (Laurel, Maryland); Piyum A. Khatibi (Dunlap, Illinois); Kenneth M. Bischoff (Morton, Illinois); Stephen R. Hughes (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Ethanol losses due to bacterial contamination in fermentation cultures weakens the economics of biofuel production. Lactobacillus species are the predominant contaminant. Bacteriophage lytic enzymes are peptidoglycan hydrolases which degrade Gram positive cell walls when exposed externally and are a novel source of antimicrobials. The streptococcal phage λSA2 endolysin construct demonstrated strong lytic activity towards 17 of 22 strains of lactobacilli, staphylococci or streptococci maintaining optimal specific activity under fermentation conditions toward L. fermentum substrates. Lactobacillus bacteriophage endolysin constructs LysA, LysA2 and LysgaY showed exolytic activity towards ˜60% of the lactobacilli tested including four L. fermentum isolates from fuel ethanol fermentations. Presence of ethanol (≦5%) did not affect lytic activity. Lysins were able to reduce both L. fermentum and L. reuteri contaminants in mock fermentations of corn fiber hydrolysates. Recombinant LysA and λSa2 expressed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae are functional; LysA was shown to reduce lactobacilli in experimentally infected fermentations. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/837654 |
| 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 9/2462 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/06 (20130101) C12P 7/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Y02E 50/17 (20130101) |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09066516 | Koivunen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marja Koivunen (Davis, California); Pamela Marrone (Davis, California); Louis Boddy (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | There is a need for a selective, low-risk herbicide that can be used to control weeds in cereal cultures and turf. The present invention discloses that a bacterial secondary metabolite, thaxtomin and optionally another herbicide is an effective herbicide on broadleaved, sedge and grass weeds. Thaxtomin A and structurally similar compounds can be used as natural herbicides to control the germination and growth of weeds in cereal, turf grass, Timothy grass and pasture grass cultures with no phytotoxicity to these crops. As a natural, non-toxic compound, thaxtomin can be used as a safe alternative for weed control in both conventional and organic farming and gardening systems. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/841606 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 27/00 (20130101) A01N 37/22 (20130101) A01N 37/40 (20130101) A01N 37/44 (20130101) A01N 39/02 (20130101) A01N 39/04 (20130101) A01N 43/36 (20130101) A01N 43/54 (20130101) A01N 43/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 43/60 (20130101) A01N 43/70 (20130101) A01N 43/76 (20130101) A01N 43/80 (20130101) A01N 43/90 (20130101) A01N 47/12 (20130101) A01N 57/20 (20130101) A01N 59/16 (20130101) A01N 63/02 (20130101) A01N 65/00 (20130101) A01N 65/28 (20130101) A01N 65/44 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09070865 | Snook et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin A. Snook (State College, Pennsylvania); Yu Liang (State College, Pennsylvania); Jun Luo (State College, Pennsylvania); Wesley S. Hackenberger (State College, Pennsylvania); Raffi Sahul (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A transducer is disclosed that includes a multiply resonant composite, the composite having a resonator bar of a piezoelectric single crystal configured in a d32 transverse length-extensional resonance mode having a crystallographic orientation set such that the thickness axis is in the <110> family and resonance direction is the <001> family. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/655859 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 41/0986 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09071894 | Galea et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vivonics, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vivonics, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anna M Galea (Stow, Massachusetts); Eric Louis (North Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Kristen J. LeRoy (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A hearing protection system including a detection subsystem configured to determine bone conducted sound vibrations and one or more actuators placed proximate a predetermined location on the skull of a user configured to generate cancellation vibrations out of phase with the bone conducted sound vibrations to mitigate the effect of bone conducted sound vibrations on the middle and/or inner ear of a user. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/950992 |
| ART UNIT | 2687 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Sound-producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for G10K 11/178 (20130101) G10K 2210/129 (20130101) G10K 2210/1081 (20130101) Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04R 25/606 (20130101) H04R 2460/13 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09068904 | Parks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert E. Parks (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Smythe (Middleton, Connecticut); Peng Su (Tucson, Arizona); James H. Burge (Tucson, Arizona); Roger Angel (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tuscon, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert E. Parks (Tucson, Arizona); Robert A. Smythe (Middleton, Connecticut); Peng Su (Tucson, Arizona); James H. Burge (Tucson, Arizona); Roger Angel (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-contact metrology system utilizes a display that can be programmed with a plurality of targets. The display targets shine on a specular surface and the reflected targets are detected by an imaging device. Based on the display pattern and the expected location of the reflected pattern, it is possible to characterize the reflective surface. The displayed pattern can be a regular array of targets and the reflected pattern detected by the imaging device is an irregular display of targets whose locations are based on the particular display pattern, the location of the display system and imaging device and the nature of the surface. Deviations of the actual location of targets from the expected location of targets is indicative of unexpected variations in the surface. Alternatively, the display has an irregular pattern of targets such that the reflected signals result in a regularly spaced array detected by the imaging device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/353110 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 11/2513 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 11/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01M 11/0264 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 09069751 | Nestler |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roger H. Nestler (Clay, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Exelis, Inc. (McLean, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger H. Nestler (Clay, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for managing and tracking the pedigree or data lineage of an electronic document. The methods and systems provide a standardized way for managing the pedigree of an electronic document regardless of its data type. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/506494 |
| ART UNIT | 2178 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/2705 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 09068017 | Manalili Wheeler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sherilynn Manalili Wheeler (Encinitas, California); James C. Hannis (Vista, California); Steven A. Hofstadler (Vista, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | IBIS BIOSCIENCES, INC. (Carlsbad, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sherilynn Manalili Wheeler (Encinitas, California); James C. Hannis (Vista, California); Steven A. Hofstadler (Vista, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to systems and methods for amplifying nucleic acid. In particular, systems and methods are provided for inhibiting polymerase based terminal transferase activity within a polynucleotide amplification setting (e.g., polymerase chain reaction). In addition, systems and methods are provided for generating amplified products generated with polynucleotide amplification techniques having reduced 3′ non-templated nucleotide addition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/081272 |
| 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 | Peptides C07K 14/4703 (20130101) C07K 14/5406 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/686 (20130101) C12Q 1/686 (20130101) C12Q 2521/131 (20130101) C12Q 2525/161 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) C12Q 2565/627 (20130101) |
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Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09069842 | Melby |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul Christian Melby (McLean, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The MITRE Corporation (McLean, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Christian Melby (McLean, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for accessing documents in document collections using predictive word sequences are disclosed. A method for accessing documents using predictive word sequences include creating a candidate list of word sequences where respective ones of the word sequences comprise one or more elements derived from the document corpus; expanding the candidate list by adding one or more new word sequences, where each new pattern is created by combining one or more elements derived from the document corpus with one of the word sequences currently in the candidate list; determining a predictive power with respect to the subject for respective ones of entries of the candidate list, where the entries include the word sequences and the new word sequences; pruning from the candidate list ones of said entries with the determined predictive power less than a predetermined threshold; and accessing documents from the document corpus based on the pruned candidate list. The expanding of the candidate list can include creating each new pattern as a gapped sequence, where the gapped sequence comprises one of the word sequences and one of said elements separated by zero or more words. Corresponding system and computer readable media embodiments are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/892637 |
| ART UNIT | 2162 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/3064 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30648 (20130101) G06F 17/30672 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09066903 | Wolf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William A. Wolf (Wheaton, Illinois); Erik D. Istre (Albany, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William A. Wolf (Wheaton, Illinois); Erik D. Istre (Albany, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the co-administration of two neurotransmitter agonists to patients with motor disorders, for the purpose of symptom reduction. In particular the present invention provides methods and compositions for alleviation of akinesia, rigidity and/or tremor associated with Parkinson's disease. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/713156 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/137 (20130101) A61K 31/198 (20130101) A61K 31/198 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/497 (20130101) A61K 31/497 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09069963 | Barnes, II |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard Lee Barnes, II (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Lee Barnes, II (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of an inspection system and method for a collection of information objects, for example, a collection of executable software applications may be inspected for computer viruses, or a collection of genomes may be inspected for common or unique gene sequences. Information objects may contain identified sequences of instructions, each of which may be labeled with a symbol. In the software context, programming languages may include symbols that indicate functionality. In some embodiments, an inspection of the statistical properties of the information objects and their included symbols may allow for the symbols (and thus instruction sequences) to be grouped into logical components. In some embodiments, objects that include individual logical components may be grouped together. These groupings and their dependencies may be used to determine the structure of each object by detailing its constituent components, how they relate or depend on one another, and how the information object may function. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/542198 |
| ART UNIT | 2163 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/75 (20130101) G06F 19/22 (20130101) G06F 21/562 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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U.S. State Government
| US 09067272 | Sutanto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jemmy Sutanto (Scottsdale, Arizona); Jitendran Muthuswamy (Chandler, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Interconnect and/or reflow methods of the present disclosure achieve high aspect ratio interconnects, for example interconnects having an aspect ratio as high as 4, in addition to wider interconnect height tolerances among interconnects (for example, interconnects having a height variability of up to about 30%) while still achieving reliable electrical connections. Moreover, flip-chip interconnects configured in accordance with principles of the present disclosure can provide improved z-axis spacing between die-to-die and/or die-to-substrate flip chip stacks, for example z-axis spacing as large as 600 μm. In this manner, additional spacing can be achieved for MEMS devices and/or similar components that are extendable and/or deformable out of the die plane. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/659660 |
| ART UNIT | 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| 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 1/0008 (20130101) B23K 1/008 (20130101) B23K 1/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B23K 3/0607 (20130101) B23K 3/0638 (20130101) B23K 2201/42 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 24/11 (20130101) H01L 24/13 (20130101) H01L 25/0657 (20130101) H01L 2224/131 (20130101) H01L 2224/131 (20130101) H01L 2224/1131 (20130101) H01L 2224/1131 (20130101) H01L 2224/1329 (20130101) H01L 2224/1329 (20130101) H01L 2224/13339 (20130101) H01L 2224/13339 (20130101) H01L 2224/14155 (20130101) H01L 2224/16145 (20130101) H01L 2224/48145 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00012 (20130101) H01L 2924/00014 (20130101) H01L 2924/014 (20130101) H01L 2924/0665 (20130101) H01L 2924/1461 (20130101) H01L 2924/1461 (20130101) H01L 2924/10253 (20130101) H01L 2924/10253 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 09070105 | Krause et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Krause (Severna Park, Maryland); Wayne H. Orbke (Germantown, Tennessee); Michael Selnick (Reston, Virginia); Michael Murphy (Collierville, Tennessee); Harry W. Aldstadt (Woodbridge, Virginia); Audrey K. Conley Williams (Memphis, Tennessee); Pat Matthews (Germantown, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Krause (Severna Park, Maryland); Wayne H. Orbke (Germantown, Tennessee); Michael Selnick (Reston, Virginia); Michael Murphy (Collierville, Tennessee); Harry W. Aldstadt (Woodbridge, Virginia); Audrey K. Conley Williams (Memphis, Tennessee); Gerald Matthews (Germantown, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure describes systems and methods for collecting and processing change of address data and providing change of address services to a customer using a computer network. The address data can include a physical address, an electronic address, or both. The systems and methods may also provide additional services to the customer to assist in changing addresses. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/386761 |
| ART UNIT | 3629 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06Q 20/401 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09068583 | Bray et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan V. Bray (Spicewood, Texas); Denise Deppe (Austin, Texas); David J. Irvin (Austin, Texas); Leslie Schmidt (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Systems and Materials Research Corporation (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan V. Bray (Spicewood, Texas); Denise Deppe (Austin, Texas); Gary Schmidt (Austin, Texas); David J. Irvin (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for making and using a fastener suitable for use in airplane manufacture or repair that is coated with a pre-mixed moisture cure sealant. The sealant layer is coated with a frangible moisture barrier that will break apart when the fastener is installed, thus exposing the sealant to a moisture source. Once exposed to moisture, the sealant will begin to cure. Preferred embodiments also provide a premature cure indicator that provides a visual indication that the outer moisture resistant layer has been damaged. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/287791 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing F16B 1/0071 (20130101) F16B 19/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
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FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
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FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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