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Patent Details for Tuesday, August 25, 2015
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| US 09114028 | Langenfeld et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher C. Langenfeld (Nashua, New Hampshire); Christopher O. Evans (Amherst, New Hampshire); Stanley B. Smith, III (Raymond, New Hampshire); Alexander H. Muller (Manchester, New Hampshire); John M. Kerwin (Manchester, New Hampshire); Thomas S. Schnellinger (North Andover, Massachusetts); G. Michael Guay (Greenville, New Hampshire); Dirk A. Van der Merwe (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DEKA Products Limited Partnership (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher C. Langenfeld (Nashua, New Hampshire); Christopher O. Evans (Amherst, New Hampshire); Stanley B. Smith, III (Raymond, New Hampshire); Alexander H. Muller (Manchester, New Hampshire); John M. Kerwin (Manchester, New Hampshire); Thomas S. Schnellinger (North Andover, Massachusetts); G. Michael Guay (Greenville, New Hampshire); Dirk A. Van der Merwe (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A prosthetic arm apparatus comprising a plurality of segments that provide a user of the prosthetic arm apparatus with substantially the same movement capability and function as a human arm. The segments are connectable to one another and connectable to a harness mount that may be adorned by the user. Each segment of the plurality of segments provides a portion of the movement capability, enabling the plurality of connected segments connected to the harness mount to provide substantially the same movement capability as that lacking in the user. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/027141 |
| ART UNIT | 3774 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| 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 2/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 2/68 (20130101) A61F 2/581 (20130101) A61F 2/582 (20130101) A61F 2/585 (20130101) A61F 2/586 (20130101) A61F 2002/587 (20130101) A61F 2002/701 (20130101) A61F 2002/764 (20130101) A61F 2002/5061 (20130101) A61F 2002/5083 (20130101) A61F 2002/6836 (20130101) A61F 2002/6845 (20130101) A61F 2002/7625 (20130101) A61F 2002/7635 (20130101) A61F 2002/7862 (20130101) A61F 2002/30464 (20130101) A61F 2220/0075 (20130101) |
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| US 09114030 | van der Merwe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dirk Albertus van der Merwe (Dunbarton, New Hampshire); Gregory Randall Lanier, Jr. (Manchester, New Hampshire); John Matthew Kerwin (Manchester, New Hampshire); Gerald Michael Guay (Greenville, New Hampshire); N. Christopher Perry (Manchester, New Hampshire); Susan D. Dastous (Litchfield, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dirk Albertus van der Merwe (Dunbarton, New Hampshire); Gregory Randall Lanier, Jr. (Manchester, New Hampshire); John Matthew Kerwin (Manchester, New Hampshire); Gerald Michael Guay (Greenville, New Hampshire); N. Christopher Perry (Manchester, New Hampshire); Susan D. Dastous (Litchfield, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A control system for control of a prosthetic device having a plurality of actuators receives an orientation signal indicative of a desired movement. The control system evaluates whether the prosthetic device may move as desired with a current angle of rotation and commands at least one actuator to move the prosthetic device as desired by maintaining the current angle of rotation or by adjusting the angle of rotation if the prosthetic device cannot move as desired with the current angle. The control system may alternate between commanding a first subset of actuators and a second subset of actuators each time the orientation signal is indicative of a neutral position. The control system may include a position sensor and a compliance sensor and may command at least one actuator based on a combination of positional control using the position sensor and force control using the compliance sensor. |
| FILED | Friday, April 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/088085 |
| ART UNIT | 3774 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0488 (20130101) A61B 5/1036 (20130101) A61B 5/4528 (20130101) 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 2/54 (20130101) A61F 2/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 2/72 (20130101) A61F 2/583 (20130101) A61F 2/586 (20130101) A61F 2002/701 (20130101) A61F 2002/704 (20130101) A61F 2002/705 (20130101) A61F 2002/707 (20130101) A61F 2002/762 (20130101) A61F 2002/764 (20130101) A61F 2002/6827 (20130101) A61F 2002/7625 (20130101) A61F 2002/7635 (20130101) A61F 2002/7645 (20130101) A61F 2002/7685 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09114099 | Peoples et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George Peoples (San Antonio, Texas); Sathibalan Ponniah (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Miltary Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Peoples (San Antonio, Texas); Sathibalan Ponniah (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods to induce and maintain a protective cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response to a peptide of the HER/neu oncogene, GP2, with the effect of inducing and maintaining protective or therapeutic immunity against breast cancer in a patient in clinical remission, including patients having low to intermediate levels of HER2/neu expression. The methods comprise administering to the patient an effective amount of a vaccine composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, an adjuvant such as GM-CSF, and the GP2 peptide. The methods may further comprise administering a periodic booster vaccine dose as needed due to declining GP2-specific T cell immunity. Also provided are vaccine compositions for use in the methods. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/133487 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09114377 | Swager et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy M. Swager (Newton, Massachusetts); Jan Schnorr (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally provides compositions including carbon-based nanostructures, catalyst materials and systems, and related methods. In some cases, the present invention relates to carbon-based nanostructures comprising a high density of charged moieties. Methods of the invention may provide the ability to introduce a wide range of charged moieties to carbon-based nanostructures. The present invention may provide a facile and modular approach to synthesizing molecules that may be useful in various applications including sensors, catalysts, and electrodes. |
| FILED | Friday, March 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/229694 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 23/8926 (20130101) B01J 27/02 (20130101) B01J 31/1625 (20130101) B01J 31/2226 (20130101) B01J 31/2252 (20130101) B01J 31/2256 (20130101) B01J 2231/70 (20130101) B01J 2531/16 (20130101) B01J 2531/824 (20130101) B01J 2540/225 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0213 (20130101) C01B 31/0273 (20130101) C01B 31/0484 (20130101) C01B 2202/06 (20130101) C01B 2202/28 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/13 (20130101) C01P 2006/22 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 249/04 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0003 (20130101) H01L 51/0049 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09114405 | Green et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander A. Green (Boston, Massachusetts); Mark C. Hersam (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The Present teachings provide, in part, methods of separating two-dimensional nanomaterials by atomic layer thickness. In certain embodiments, the present teachings provide methods of generating graphene nanomaterials having a controlled number of atomic layer(s). |
| FILED | Monday, October 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/507240 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 21/26 (20130101) Flotation; Differential Sedimentation B03D 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 21/0648 (20130101) C01B 31/04 (20130101) C01B 31/0484 (20130101) C01B 31/0492 (20130101) C01B 2204/02 (20130101) C01B 2204/04 (20130101) C01B 2204/06 (20130101) C01B 2204/28 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 29/006 (20130101) C01G 39/06 (20130101) C01G 41/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09114413 | Gomez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alessandro Gomez (Orange, Connecticut); Weiwei Deng (Orlando, Florida) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Alessandro Gomez (Orange, Connecticut); Weiwei Deng (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a multiplexed system for electrospraying cooling fluid to produce electrically charged droplets essentially uniform in size for cooling applications. The system comprise a preferably microfabricated fluid distributor consisting of multiple nozzles/atomizers from which the droplets are dispersed, an extractor electrode consisting in an electrically conductive plate with multiple holes coaxial with the nozzles and a third electrode consisting of either the surface to be cooled or another conductive material in contact with said surface. The system provides highly efficient cooling by avoiding the droplet rebound, when the charged droplets are pinned on the surface to be cooled by the electric image force. Testing of a prototype system demonstrated a heat flux removal of 96 W/cm2 with a remarkable cooling efficiency reaching 97%. Applications of the invention pertain to the effective removal of high heat flux from microelectronic chips or similar devices with cooling requirements. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/817529 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Spraying Apparatus; Atomising Apparatus; Nozzles B05B 5/03 (20130101) B05B 5/0533 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09114540 | Claffee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Claffee (Methuen, Massachusetts); Nicholas Roy Corson (Hollis, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A grasper includes a base, a finger, a tendon cable and a magnetic breakaway mechanism. The finger has a proximal end connected to the base by a proximal joint. The tendon cable is configured to move the finger relative to the base. The magnetic breakaway mechanism releasably couples the finger to the base. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/552612 |
| ART UNIT | 3652 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/0015 (20130101) B25J 9/104 (20130101) B25J 15/00 (20130101) B25J 15/0009 (20130101) B25J 15/103 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B25J 15/0475 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/31 (20130101) Y10S 901/36 (20130101) |
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| US 09114586 | Bremmer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan Bremmer (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Paul H. Denavit (Woodbridge, Connecticut); Edward Joseph Fabian (Oxford, Connecticut); Jeffrey G. Sauer (Woodbury, Connecticut); William E. Hovan, III (Oxford, Connecticut); Darryl Mark Toni (Madison, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Bremmer (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Paul H. Denavit (Woodbridge, Connecticut); Edward Joseph Fabian (Oxford, Connecticut); Jeffrey G. Sauer (Woodbury, Connecticut); William E. Hovan, III (Oxford, Connecticut); Darryl Mark Toni (Madison, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A caul system for a composite structure having one or more core elements includes a lattice grid hard caul selectively locatable at a portion of the composite structure without core elements. The caul system further includes a soft caul selectively locatable at a portion of the composite structure having a core element. A method of forming a composite structure with one or more core elements includes locating a first laminate in a tool and locating one or more core elements over the first laminate. A second laminate is located over the one or more core elements. A lattice grid hard caul is placed over the second laminate, avoiding locations having core elements of the one or more core elements disposed thereat. A soft caul is located over the one or more core elements, thereby preventing deformation of the one or more core elements. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/369921 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 156/10 (20150115) Y10T 428/24628 (20150115) Y10T 428/24983 (20150115) |
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| US 09114779 | Allen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jan L. Allen (Silver Spring, Maryland); T. Richard Jow (Potomac, Maryland); Jeffrey Wolfenstine (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan L. Allen (Silver Spring, Maryland); T. Richard Jow (Potomac, Maryland); Jeffrey Wolfenstine (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A lithiated metal phosphate material substituted by divalent atoms at the M2 site and trivalent atoms, a portion of which are present at both the M2 and the M1 sites. The substituted material has the general formula of Li1-3tM2+1-t-dTt3+Dd2+PO4, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and combinations thereof; T is selected from the group consisting of Fe3+, Al3+ and Ga3+ and a portion of said T resides at the M2 sites, said portion being greater than 0 and no more than 99 percent of the total T atoms; D is selected from the group consisting of Fe2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Ca2+ and combinations thereof; d has a value greater than 0 and no more than 0.3; and t has a value in the range of 0 to 0.3. Also disclosed are electrodes which incorporate the substituted metal phosphate material and are disposed in electrochemical cells as well as batteries, including rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Finally, there is disclosed a method of increasing the life cycle of an electrode by forming the electrode by mixing and dissolving LiH2PO4, Co(OH)2 and FeC2O4.2H2O in HNO3, evaporating the water from this solution to form a solid powder mixture, heating said mixture to around 600° C. under N2 for approximately 12 hours, cooling, ball milling for about 30 minutes the mixture with 0.01-10 wt. % acetylene black; heating the mixture again to around 600° C. under N2 for about an hour and then coating the mixture onto an Al foil substrate to produce a composite electrode. |
| FILED | Monday, June 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/153577 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, or Vehicle Parts, Not Otherwise Provided for B60R 22/4628 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60R 2022/4647 (20130101) |
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| US 09114804 | Shukla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oshkosh Corporation (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oshkosh Defense, LLC (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deepak Shukla (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); Rongjun Zhang (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); Nader Nasr (Neenah, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment provides a vehicle drive. The vehicle drive includes a first gear set and a second gear set. Each gear set includes a sun gear, a ring gear, planetary gears, and a planetary gear carrier. The vehicle drive includes a first motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the first gear set. The vehicle drive includes a second motor/generator coupled to the planetary gear carrier or the ring gear of the first gear set. The second motor/generator is electrically coupled to the first motor/generator. The motor/generators are electrically coupled without an energy storage device. The vehicle drive includes an engine coupled to the ring gear of the first gear set and selectively coupled to the second motor/generator. The vehicle drive includes a first and a second clutch configured to selectively engage the second motor/generator to the planetary gear carrier of the first gear set or the engine. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/155145 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Arrangement or Mounting of Propulsion Units or of Transmissions in Vehicles; Arrangement or Mounting of Plural Diverse Prime-movers in Vehicles; Auxiliary Drives for Vehicles; Instrumentation or Dashboards for Vehicles; Arrangements in Connection With Cooling, Air Intake, Gas Exhaust or Fuel Supply of Propulsion Units in Vehicles B60K 6/365 (20130101) Conjoint Control of Vehicle Sub-units of Different Type or Different Function; Control Systems Specially Adapted for Hybrid Vehicles; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems for Purposes Not Related to the Control of a Particular Sub-unit B60W 20/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Gearing F16H 1/28 (20130101) F16H 3/72 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 903/93 (20130101) |
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| US 09114853 | Apple et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Apple (Suffolk, Virginia); David Pogorzelski (Chesapeake, Virginia); Elbert Adamos (Onancock, Virginia); Heidi Murphy (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Loc Nguyen (Ashburn, Virginia); Christopher Hart (Laurel, Maryland); Gary Shimozono (Kapolei, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Apple (Suffolk, Virginia); David Pogorzelski (Chesapeake, Virginia); Elbert Adamos (Onancock, Virginia); Heidi Murphy (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Loc Nguyen (Ashburn, Virginia); Christopher Hart (Laurel, Maryland); Gary Shimozono (Kapolei, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | A watercraft having a changeable hull structure. More particularly, a watercraft having a first subassembly and one or more second subassemblies. The first subassembly includes a sponson, a flooring, and a transom, the one or more second subassemblies, each being a replaceable hull structure. The first subassembly and each of the one or more second subassemblies have commensurate shapes allowing for attachment and/or replacement of the one or more replaceable hull structures. The watercraft also includes one or more elongated connectors are used to attach the first and second subassemblies. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/316902 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 7/082 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B63B 9/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09114881 | Mar |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John G. Mar (Wichita, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John G. Mar (Wichita, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular expandable cooling system including a rack sized for receiving multiple modular cooling units having a ram air inlet connected to a ram air source. The system also includes a modular cooling unit having a housing for receipt in the rack, a ram air inlet and outlet, and a refrigerant inlet and outlet. The system includes a condenser mounted in the housing in fluid communication with the ram air inlet, a compressor mounted in the housing downstream from the condenser, an accumulator in fluid communication with the compressor inlet. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/298029 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 13/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64D 2013/0618 (20130101) B64D 2013/0674 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/56 (20130101) |
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| US 09114891 | Day et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Alan Day (Westminster, California); Jeffrey Jacob Brown (Rancho Santa Margarita, California); Kenneth Maxwell Hays (Santa Ana, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Alan Day (Westminster, California); Jeffrey Jacob Brown (Rancho Santa Margarita, California); Kenneth Maxwell Hays (Santa Ana, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system of using a common set of coils to provide at least two of magnetic flux, heat and degaussing in a mobile platform are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, the method involves oscillation of current in the coils at a frequency higher than a defined pointing requirement to provide heat. In accordance with another aspect, the coil functions as a degausser by energizing the coil with an oscillating current that decreases in amplitude over time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/324609 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/26 (20130101) B64G 1/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64G 1/50 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/0883 (20130101) |
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| US 09114981 | An et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kwang Hyup An (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Max Shtein (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kevin P. Pipe (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kwang Hyup An (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Max Shtein (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kevin P. Pipe (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrically pumped light emitting device emits a light when powered by a power source. The light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode including an outer surface, and at least one active organic semiconductor disposed between the first and second electrodes. The device also includes a dye adjacent the outer surface of the second electrode such that the second electrode is disposed between the dye and the active organic semiconductor. A voltage applied by the power source across the first and second electrodes causes energy to couple from decaying dipoles into surface plasmon polariton modes, which then evanescently couple to the dye to cause the light to be emitted. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/954368 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/322 (20130101) H01L 51/00 (20130101) H01L 51/504 (20130101) H01L 51/5036 (20130101) H01L 2251/5315 (20130101) |
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| US 09115090 | Chen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Shih Chen (Upper Arlington, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Shih Chen (Upper Arlington, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Zn2+-chelating motif-tethered fatty acids as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. Compounds performed well in in vitro and in vivo tests. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/597022 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/19 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) A61K 31/4402 (20130101) General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 2200/07 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 237/22 (20130101) C07C 237/42 (20130101) C07C 259/06 (20130101) C07C 259/10 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/81 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115170 | Ruoslahti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erkki Ruoslahti (Buellton, California); Kazuki Sugahara (Goleta, California); Tambet Teesalu (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods useful for targeting tissue undergoing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins. The compositions and methods are based on peptide sequences that selectively bind to and home to tissue undergoing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins in animals. The disclosed targeting is useful for delivering therapeutic and detectable agents to tissue experiencing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/754105 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48246 (20130101) A61K 49/0002 (20130101) A61K 49/0043 (20130101) A61K 49/0056 (20130101) A61K 49/0082 (20130101) A61K 51/082 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/081 (20130101) C07K 5/1013 (20130101) C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 7/64 (20130101) |
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| US 09115205 | Dutta |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sheetij Dutta (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Fort Detrick, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sheetij Dutta (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel nucleotide sequence and other constructs used for expression of novel recombinant P. falciparum circumsporozoite proteins in bacterial cells such as E. coli. Processes are provided for producing a soluble recombinant P. falciparum CSP from E. coli. Methods to produce a human-grade, highly immunogenic anti-malaria vaccine based on CSP are shown. The novel recombinant P. falciparum circumsporozoite protein by itself or in combination with other malaria antigens or adjuvants can form the basis of an effective malaria vaccine. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/880227 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/015 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115240 | Kofinas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter Kofinas (North Bethesda, Maryland); Omar B. Ayyub (Potomac, Maryland); Jennifer W. Sekowski (Aberdeen, Maryland); Ta-I Yang (Taichung, Taiwan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Kofinas (North Bethesda, Maryland); Omar B. Ayyub (Potomac, Maryland); Jennifer W. Sekowski (Aberdeen, Maryland); Ta-I Yang (Taichung, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor system, and a method of detecting a target analyte, comprises a chemically functionalized block copolymer, and a target analyte. The block copolymer exhibits a color change in the visible spectrum upon exposure to the target analyte. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/484533 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 8/30 (20130101) C08F 8/42 (20130101) C08F 8/44 (20130101) C08F 8/44 (20130101) C08F 212/08 (20130101) C08F 226/06 (20130101) C08F 293/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 293/00 (20130101) C08F 293/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/78 (20130101) G01N 2021/7723 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/143333 (20150115) Y10T 436/144444 (20150115) Y10T 436/173076 (20150115) Y10T 436/206664 (20150115) |
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| US 09115263 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qunfeng Cheng (Beijing, China PRC); Richard Liang (Tallahassee, Florida); Ben Wang (Atlanta, Georgia); Chun Zhang (Marietta, Georgia); Jianwen Bao (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanocomposite materials and methods of making composite materials reinforced with carbon nanotubes are disclosed. The composite material includes an array of functionalized and aligned carbon nanotubes having a degree of functionalization of about 1% to about 10%; and a polymeric matrix material bonded to the array of functionalized and aligned carbon nanotubes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/856105 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 2202/08 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 122/40 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/04 (20130101) C08K 3/04 (20130101) C08K 9/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 63/00 (20130101) C08L 63/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/783 (20130101) |
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| US 09115388 | Beg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amer A. Beg (Tampa, Florida); Steven A. Enkemann (Lutz, Florida); Dung-Tsa Chen (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for predicting NF-kappaB (NF-kB) activity in a tumor, and more particularly to methods for predicting survival and therapeutic outcome, and selecting therapy in subjects with tumors, e.g., adenocarcinomas, e.g., lung adenocarcinomas and melanomas. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/355385 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/05 (20130101) A61K 31/353 (20130101) A61K 31/436 (20130101) A61K 31/4468 (20130101) A61K 31/4965 (20130101) A61K 35/17 (20130101) A61K 35/30 (20130101) A61K 38/06 (20130101) A61K 38/2013 (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 1/6813 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09115701 | McGinnis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. McGinnis (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Menachem Elimelech (New Haven, Connecticut); Jeffrey McCutcheon (Coventry, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of converting thermal energy into mechanical work that uses a semi-permeable membrane to convert osmotic pressure into electrical power. A closed cycle pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) process known as an osmotic heat engine (OHE) uses a concentrated ammonia-carbon dioxide draw solution to create high osmotic pressures which generate water flux through a semi-permeable membrane against a hydraulic pressure gradient. The depressurization of the increased draw solution volume in a turbine produces electrical power. The process is maintained in steady state operation through the separation of the diluted draw solution into a re-concentrated draw solution and deionized water working fluid, both for reuse in the osmotic heat engine. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/965653 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 7/04 (20130101) F03G 7/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/28 (20130101) Y02E 10/34 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09115894 | Mann |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James R. Mann (Damascus, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Mann (Damascus, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to an optimized two-chamber eductor based incinerator system. The two-chamber optimized incinerator system includes a primary and a secondary combustion chamber, the system having a single fuel fired burner located in one of the secondary combustion chamber, or the eductor. The system also includes an eductor connecting the primary combustion chamber to the secondary combustion chamber, the eductor creating a recirculation flow through the first and the second combustion chambers. |
| FILED | Friday, March 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/781814 |
| ART UNIT | 3743 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Combustion Using Only Solid Fuel F23B 5/04 (20130101) F23B 10/02 (20130101) F23B 90/04 (20130101) Cremation Furnaces; Consuming Waste Products by Combustion F23G 5/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F23G 5/38 (20130101) F23G 5/50 (20130101) F23G 5/0276 (20130101) F23G 2201/40 (20130101) F23G 2202/102 (20130101) F23G 2202/103 (20130101) Regulating or Controlling Combustion F23N 1/025 (20130101) |
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| US 09115897 | Snyder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy S. Snyder (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Steven W. Burd (Cheshire, Connecticut); Randal G. McKinney (Ellington, Connecticut); George F. Titterton (Hebron, Connecticut); Joey Wong (Enfield, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy S. Snyder (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Steven W. Burd (Cheshire, Connecticut); Randal G. McKinney (Ellington, Connecticut); George F. Titterton (Hebron, Connecticut); Joey Wong (Enfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Gas turbine engine systems and methods involving enhanced fuel dispersion are provided. In this regard, a representative method for operating a gas turbine engine includes: providing a gas path through the engine; introducing a spray of fuel along the gas path downstream of a turbine of the engine; and impinging the spray of fuel with a relatively higher velocity flow of air such that atomization of the fuel is increased. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/204272 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 7/2365 (20130101) Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 3/10 (20130101) Burners F23D 2207/00 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F23R 3/28 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09115968 | Abruzzo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin Abruzzo (Newark, New Jersey); Thomas Recchia (Succasunna, New Jersey); Michael Pica (Levittown, Pennsylvania); Mark Mellini (Denville, New Jersey); Eric Marshall (Wyckoff, New Jersey); Jason DeVenezia (Newton, New Jersey); Sean Schumer (Lincoln Park, New Jersey); John Thomas (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin Abruzzo (Newark, New Jersey); Thomas Recchia (Succasunna, New Jersey); Michael Pica (Levittown, Pennsylvania); Mark Mellini (Denville, New Jersey); Eric Marshall (Wyckoff, New Jersey); Jason DeVenezia (Newton, New Jersey); Sean Schumer (Lincoln Park, New Jersey); John Thomas (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A new fuze that reduces projectile miss-distance to a target, by correcting for discrepancies in anticipated round velocities through its flight. As a result, the fuze-equipped projectile is nominally aimed at a target and maintains improved accuracy relative to a conventional round. The fuze adjusts for the discrepancies in velocity by using an internal electric motor to mechanically actuate a drag-altering surface on the fuze body. In order to adjust for errors in the anticipated velocity, the fuze compares its preprogrammed velocity to its actual velocity at a given point in time during flight. An anticipated velocity table versus time in flight is constantly referenced so that appropriate adjustments in velocity can be made. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/178968 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 30/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Ammunition Fuzes; Arming or Safety Means Therefor F42C 19/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09115970 | DeVries et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Derek R. DeVries (Farr West, Utah); Brent D. Madsen (Providence, Utah); Eldon C. Peterson (North Logan, Utah); Donald L. Jackson (West Jordan, Utah); William W. Thorup (West Jordan, Utah); Scott K. Lusk (Cameron Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ORBITAL ATK, INC. (Dulles, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Derek R. DeVries (Farr West, Utah); Brent D. Madsen (Providence, Utah); Eldon C. Peterson (North Logan, Utah); Donald L. Jackson (West Jordan, Utah); William W. Thorup (West Jordan, Utah); Scott K. Lusk (Cameron Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A high voltage firing unit may comprise a high voltage converter, a capacitive discharge unit, and a control unit. The high voltage converter may be configured to generate a high voltage output signal from a lower voltage input signal. The capacitive discharge unit may be configured to store energy from the high voltage output signal across an energy storage device, and to discharge energy from the energy storage device in response to a fire control signal. The control unit operably may be configured to communicate with an external ordnance controller and control internal operations of the high voltage firing unit. An ordnance system, may comprise a high voltage firing unit and an ordnance controller configured to communicate data with the control unit and at least one power signal to the high voltage converter. A method for operating a high voltage firing unit is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, September 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/608571 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition Fuzes; Arming or Safety Means Therefor F42C 15/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Blasting F42D 1/045 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09115994 | Strandjord et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lee K. Strandjord (Tonka Bay, Minnesota); Mary K. Salit (Plymouth, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for sideband heterodyning detection are provided. In certain embodiments a system includes an optical resonator configured to allow light to resonate therein; at least one light source that is controlled to form multiple optical fields, wherein each field is phase or frequency modulated at a common modulation frequency and is at a different frequency. The system also comprises multiple heterodyne modulators that phase or frequency modulate a respective field in the multiple fields at a respective heterodyne frequency to form multiple sidebands, wherein the corresponding heterodyne frequency is different for each heterodyne modulator; at least one coupler that couples the multiple sidebands into the optical resonator; and a feedback control that is configured to detect the multiple sidebands transmitted out of the resonator to create multiple detected sideband signals and adjust frequencies of the plurality of fields based on the multiple detected sideband signals. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/916680 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 19/721 (20130101) G01C 19/723 (20130101) G01C 19/726 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission H04B 10/548 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09116041 | Cambrea |
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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) | Lee R. Cambrea (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermal imaging system includes at least one light source in the line of sight of at least one substance of interest. At least one thermal imager is in the line of sight of the substance of interest and is associated with the light source. The light source is configured to selectively transmit infrared wavelengths in the range of about 2 to 25 microns to irradiate the substance of interest. The thermal imager is configured to detect thermal responses of the irradiated substance of interest. |
| FILED | Friday, September 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/624569 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/28 (20130101) G01J 3/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 5/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09116122 | Parks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allen D. Parks (Spotsylvania, Virginia); Scott E. Spence (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Rose M. Hayden (King George, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allen D. Parks (Spotsylvania, Virginia); Scott E. Spence (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Rose M. Hayden (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical biosensor is provided for detecting a bio-molecular sample by Goos-Hänchen (GH) enhancement of Aharonov-Albert-Vaidman (AAV) amplification to a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detector. The sensor includes pre- and post-selection polarizers respectively upstream and downstream of a right-isosceles prism with a metal film and a liquid medium disposed on a diagonal side of the prism. Laser light passes through the first polarizer, reflects at the film, passes through the second polarizer and is detected with a shift determined by a pointer estimator to indicate the sample. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/184661 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/553 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2201/0683 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09116128 | Armani et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrea M. Armani (Pasadena, California); Akinleye C. Alabi (Pasadena, California); Mark E. Davis (Pasadena, California); Richard C. Flagan (Pasadena, California); Scott E. Fraser (La Canada, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrea M. Armani (Pasadena, California); Akinleye C. Alabi (Pasadena, California); Mark E. Davis (Pasadena, California); Richard C. Flagan (Pasadena, California); Scott E. Fraser (La Canada, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Micro-cavity resonant sensors have outer surfaces that are functionalized using click chemistry, e.g., involving a cycloaddition reaction of an alkyne functional group and an azide functional group. A first polymer linking element binds to an outer surface of the micro-cavity and has an azide functional group, which bonds to an alkyne functional group of a second polymer linking element as a result of a cycloaddition reaction. A functionalization element such as an antibody, antigen or protein for sensing a target molecule is bound to the second linking element. |
| FILED | Monday, January 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/346484 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/7746 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54353 (20130101) G01N 2021/7789 (20130101) |
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| US 09116151 | Lim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel V. Lim (Tampa, Florida); Dawn M. Hunter (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel V. Lim (Tampa, Florida); Dawn M. Hunter (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method and associated device for the rapid identification of viable bacterial contaminants in food products. The method detects viable microbes by using a combined ATP-bioluminescence immunoassay. Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium were selected as target organisms in various matrices including ground beef homogenate, apple juice, milk, and phosphate-buffered saline. Specific antibodies were immobilized on the surface of well plates in which the sample matrices were incubated. The plates were washed, and the wells were incubated with BacTiter-Glo reagent in Mueller-Hinton II broth. Bioluminescent output was measured with a luminometer and signal-to-noise ratios were calculated. The LOD was not affected by the presence of non-target cells. A strong linear correlation was observed between the number of cells and luminescent output over 4 orders of magnitude. This method provides a means of simultaneously detecting and identifying viable pathogens in complex matrices. |
| FILED | Friday, July 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/952193 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56916 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/56938 (20130101) G01N 33/56944 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09116222 | Ellsworth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph R. Ellsworth (Worcester, Massachusetts); Michael P. Martinez (Worcester, Massachusetts); Craig H. McCordic (Medfield, Massachusetts); Jeffrey Paquette (Wakefield, Massachusetts); Scott R. Cheyne (Brookline, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, a radar array assembly includes two or more vertical stiffeners each having bores with threads and a first radar module. The first radar module includes radar transmit and receive (T/R) modules and a chassis having channels configured to receive a coolant. The chassis includes shelves having ribs. The ribs have channels configured to receive the coolant and the ribs form slots to receive circuit cards disposed in parallel. The circuit cards include the T/R modules. The chassis also includes set screws attached to opposing sides of the chassis. The set screws have bores to accept fasteners to engage the threads on a corresponding one of the two or more vertical stiffeners. The first radar module is configured to operate as a stand-alone radar array. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/323142 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 2007/027 (20130101) G01S 2013/0254 (20130101) Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/02 (20130101) H01Q 1/42 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09116262 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Seth D. Billings (Pellston, Maryland); Peter L. Gehlbach (Monkton, Maryland); James T. Handa (Baltimore, Maryland); Yong Huang (Baltimore, Maryland); Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Yi Yang (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Seth D. Billings (Pellston, Maryland); Peter L. Gehlbach (Monkton, Maryland); James T. Handa (Baltimore, Maryland); Yong Huang (Baltimore, Maryland); Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Yi Yang (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An illumination system includes a light source, an optical waveguide that has a proximal end and a distal end such that the proximal end is arranged to receive light from the light source and the distal end is suitable to illuminate an object of interest; and an optical coupler constructed and arranged to couple light from the light source into the optical waveguide. The optical coupler includes a reflective surface that reflects at least some light diverging from the light source to be coupled into the optical waveguide. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/642436 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/0006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/0031 (20130101) G02B 6/4214 (20130101) G02B 6/4298 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09116302 | McCarthy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wil McCarthy (Lakewood, Colorado); Richard M. Powers (Lakewood, Colorado); Wounjhang Park (Superior, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAVENBRICK LLC (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wil McCarthy (Lakewood, Colorado); Richard M. Powers (Lakewood, Colorado); Wounjhang Park (Superior, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical metapolarizer device polarizes light while mitigating the absorptive or reflective losses associated with traditional polarizers. The metapolarizer device transmits light of one polarity and rotates the other polarity so that it is closer to the transmitted polarity. As a result, although the light exiting the metapolarizer device is highly polarized, the total transmissivity of the device can be well in excess of 50%, and can approach 100% in the theoretical limit. |
| FILED | Friday, June 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/488515 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/007 (20130101) G02B 5/3058 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 15/0086 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09116304 | Cranch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Geoffrey A. Cranch (Fairfax Station, Virginia); Clay K. Kirkendall (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey A. Cranch (Fairfax Station, Virginia); Clay K. Kirkendall (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A planar or cylindrical, cantilever-type apparatus including a rigid support. The apparatus further includes a first optical fiber connected to the rigid support, the first optical fiber including a first neutral axis and at least one first wave-guiding core running parallel to the first neutral axis and located at a distance from the first neutral axis, each of the at least one first wave-guiding core including at least one first reflector. The apparatus further includes a first membrane surrounding the first optical fiber; and a first liquid inside the first membrane and surrounding the first optical fiber, the first liquid including a Reynolds number less than one. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/863551 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 5/35316 (20130101) Measurement of Mechanical Vibrations or Ultrasonic, Sonic or Infrasonic Waves G01H 9/004 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 11/025 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/022 (20130101) G02B 6/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09116348 | Neubauer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Neubauer (Denville, New Jersey); Narayan Bhagavatula (Ledgewood, New Jersey); Damien Marianucci (Secaucus, New Jersey); Stanley Kopacz (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Neubauer (Denville, New Jersey); Narayan Bhagavatula (Ledgewood, New Jersey); Damien Marianucci (Secaucus, New Jersey); Stanley Kopacz (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A platform mapping tool for mapping a weapon platform includes a mandrel inserted in one of a weapon barrel and a weapon replacement fixture barrel. The tool generates a laser cone centered on the bore centerline of the weapon. The laser cone illuminates a defined cone of dispersion of ammunition. Areas where the laser cone intersects the weapon platform correspond to undesirable weapon firing positions. The undesirable firing positions can be digitized and loaded into the weapon's fire control system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/948604 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Weapon Sights; Aiming F41G 3/2655 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 26/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09116537 | Celanovic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Walker Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Christopher Marton (Herndon, Virginia); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mohammad Araghchini (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Klavs F. Jensen (Lexington, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Steven G. Johnson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert Pilawa-Podgurski (Urbana, Illinois); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Walker Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Christopher Marton (Herndon, Virginia); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mohammad Araghchini (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Klavs F. Jensen (Lexington, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Steven G. Johnson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert Pilawa-Podgurski (Urbana, Illinois); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Inventive systems and methods for the generation of energy using thermophotovoltaic cells are described. Also described are systems and methods for selectively emitting electromagnetic radiation from an emitter for use in thermophotovoltaic energy generation systems. In at least some of the inventive energy generation systems and methods, a voltage applied to the thermophotovoltaic cell (e.g., to enhance the power produced by the cell) can be adjusted to enhance system performance. Certain embodiments of the systems and methods described herein can be used to generate energy relatively efficiently. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/112831 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or Solid Fuel Suspended In Air F23C 2900/03001 (20130101) Casings, Linings, Walls or Doors Specially Adapted for Combustion Chambers, e.g Firebridges; Devices for Deflecting Air, Flames or Combustion Products in Combustion Chambers; Safety Arrangements Specially Adapted for Combustion Apparatus; Details of Combustion Chambers, Not Otherwise Provided for F23M 2900/13004 (20130101) Systems for Regulating Electric or Magnetic Variables G05F 1/67 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 10/30 (20141201) |
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| US 09116835 | Smyth |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher C. Smyth (Fallston, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses for estimating activation of cerebral cortical sources from scalp site measurements of electroencephalograms (EEG) from a human subject are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method comprises: specifying cortical neural sources within the brain of the subject; simulating activation potentials for the specified cortical neural sources; projecting the simulated cortical neural source voltage activations to scalp site measurements locations for the subject; simulating scalp voltage potentials for one or more extra-cranial sources outside the brain; constructing simulated scalp site voltage potentials from the projected simulated modeled cortical neural source voltage activations and the simulated extra-cranial scalp voltage potentials; comparing the simulated scalp site voltage potentials and the electroencephalograms scalp site measurements for the subject; and adjusting parameters for simulating the cortical neural source voltage activations until the simulated scalp site voltage potentials generally correspond to the electroencephalograms scalp site measurements based on the comparison. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/499625 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0476 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/027 (20130101) G06N 99/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09116838 | Videen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gorden Videen (Silver Spring, Maryland); Robert H Dalling (Natchitoches, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gorden Videen (Silver Spring, Maryland); Robert H Dalling (Natchitoches, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for calculating the Lyapunov exponent of a chaotic system are described. In one particular embodiment, a Lyapunov exponent calculating method includes obtaining a value indicative of a condition of a chaotic system and assigning the value to first and second precision levels, the second precision level having a higher level of precision than the first precision level. The method also includes iterating the chaotic system over time and comparing the value at the first precision level with the value at the second precision level. From the comparison of values at the first and second precision levels, the method calculates the Lyapunov exponent for the chaotic system. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/082764 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/13 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 7/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09116877 | Chandramouli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rajarathnam Chandramouli (Holmdel, New Jersey); Xiaoling Chen (Sugar Land, Texas); Koduvayur P. Subbalakshmi (Holmdel, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajarathnam Chandramouli (Holmdel, New Jersey); Xiaoling Chen (Sugar Land, Texas); Koduvayur P. Subbalakshmi (Holmdel, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for determining whether a text is deceptive may comprise analyzing a body of textual content known to be one of text containing true content and text containing deceptive content; identifying psycho-linguistic cues that are indicative of a text being deceptive; statistically analyzing, via a computing device, a given text based upon the psycho-linguistic cues to determine if the text is deceptive. The apparatus and method may further comprise weighting the psycho-linguistic cues and statistically analyzing based on the weighted psycho-linguistic cues. The statistically analyzing step may be performed using one of a cue matching analysis, a weighted cue matching analysis, a Markov chain analysis, and a sequential probability ratio testing binary hypothesis analysis. The psycho-linguistic cues may be separated into categories, including increasing trend cues and decreasing trend cues and analyzed according to presence in a category from within the categories. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/520060 |
| ART UNIT | 2657 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/2715 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/2785 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09117179 | Chen 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) | Jilin Chen (Mountain View, California); Jalal U. Mahmud (San Jose, California); Jeffrey W. Nichols (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention relate to predicting user activity in a social media application. In one embodiment, user activity information is collected for a user from a social media application and activity features of the user are determined, based on the collected activity information for the user. Then a model is created to predict a future activity of the user in the social media application. The model uses the determined activity features of the user and results obtained from running the created model, to determine future activity of the user in the social media application. |
| FILED | Monday, March 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/792474 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/04 (20130101) G06N 99/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09117457 | Kwan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Signal Processing, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Signal Processing, Inc. (Rockville, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chiman Kwan (Rockville, Maryland); Jin Zhou (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A noise cancellation device (NCD) comprises a microphone, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital-to-analog converter, a rechargeable battery, and a processor. The NCD acquires an audio input, from an external device such as a stethoscope or a cell phone, and passes the analog data into an ADC (analog-to-digital converter) for signal conversion. The digitized signals are then passed to the processor for further processing. The processor contains all the processing functions such as preprocessing (divide the input data into frames and apply shaping function to each frame), short term Fourier transform (STFT), adaptive filtering, inverse STFT, and signal synthesis. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/779994 |
| ART UNIT | 2688 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding G10L 21/0208 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G10L 2021/02165 (20130101) |
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| US 09117736 | Kub et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland); Charles R. Eddy, Jr. (Columbia, Maryland); Boris N. Feygelson (Springfield, Virginia); Scooter Johnson (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland); Charles R. Eddy, Jr. (Columbia, Maryland); Boris N. Feygelson (Springfield, Virginia); Scooter Johnson (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure having: a substrate and a diamond layer on the substrate having diamond nanoparticles. The diamond nanoparticles are formed by colliding diamond particles with the substrate. A method of: directing an aerosol of submicron diamond particles toward a substrate, and forming on the substrate a diamond layer of diamond nanoparticles formed by the diamond particles colliding with the substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/899444 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 14/0641 (20130101) C23C 16/27 (20130101) C23C 16/34 (20130101) C23C 24/04 (20130101) C23C 28/046 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0242 (20130101) H01L 21/0405 (20130101) H01L 21/02439 (20130101) H01L 21/02444 (20130101) H01L 21/02474 (20130101) H01L 21/02507 (20130101) H01L 21/02521 (20130101) H01L 21/02527 (20130101) H01L 21/02601 (20130101) H01L 21/02628 (20130101) H01L 29/1602 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09117817 | Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John R. Williams (Opelika, Alabama); Ayayi C. Ahyi (Auburn, Alabama); Tamara F. Isaacs-Smith (Auburn, Alabama); Yogesh K. Sharma (Kenilworth, United Kingdom); Leonard C. Feldman (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John R. Williams (Opelika, Alabama); Ayayi C. Ahyi (Auburn, Alabama); Tamara F. Isaacs-Smith (Auburn, Alabama); Yogesh K. Sharma (Kenilworth, United Kingdom); Leonard C. Feldman (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Illustrative embodiments of semiconductor devices including a polar insulation layer capped by a non-polar insulation layer, and methods of fabrication of such semiconductor devices, are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, a semiconductor device may comprise a semiconductor substrate, a polar insulation layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate and comprising a Group V element configured to increase a carrier mobility in at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate, and a non-polar insulation layer disposed above the polar insulation layer. |
| FILED | Monday, September 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/027817 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/045 (20130101) H01L 21/049 (20130101) H01L 29/78 (20130101) H01L 29/513 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/517 (20130101) |
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| US 09117893 | Hu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chenming Hu (Oakland, California); Anupama Bowonder (Berkeley, California); Pratik Patel (Berkeley, California); Daniel Chou (Houston, Texas); Prashant Majhi (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chenming Hu (Oakland, California); Anupama Bowonder (Berkeley, California); Pratik Patel (Berkeley, California); Daniel Chou (Houston, Texas); Prashant Majhi (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Several embodiments of a tunneling transistor are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tunneling transistor includes a semiconductor substrate, a source region formed in the semiconductor substrate, a drain region formed in the semiconductor substrate, a gate stack including a metallic gate electrode and a gate dielectric, and a tunneling junction that is substantially parallel to an interface between the metallic gate electrode and the gate dielectric. As a result of the tunneling junction that is substantially parallel with the interface between the metallic gate electrode and the gate dielectric, an on-current of the tunneling transistor is substantially improved as compared to that of a conventional tunneling transistor. In another embodiment, a tunneling transistor includes a heterostructure that reduces a turn-on voltage of the tunneling transistor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/759478 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 99/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/778 (20130101) H01L 29/0895 (20130101) H01L 29/7786 (20130101) |
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| US 09117934 | Rosenblatt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sami Rosenblatt (White Plains, New York); James Hone (New York, New York); Changyao Chen (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University In The City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sami Rosenblatt (White Plains, New York); James Hone (New York, New York); Changyao Chen (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A fabricated electromechanical device is disclosed herein. An exemplary device includes, a substrate, at least one layer of a high-transconductance material separated from the substrate by a dielectric medium, a first electrode in electrical contact with the at least one layer of a high-transconductance material and separated from the substrate by at least one first supporting member, a second electrode in electrical contact with the layer of a high-transconductance material and separated from the substrate by at least one second supporting member, where the first electrode is electrically separate from the second electrode, and a third electrode separated from the at least one layer of high-transconductance material by a dielectric medium and separated from each of the first electrode and the second electrode by a dielectric medium. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/149415 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 1/00142 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/16 (20130101) H01L 29/84 (20130101) H01L 29/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 51/0045 (20130101) Generation of Oscillations, Directly or by Frequency-changing, by Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate in a Non-switching Manner; Generation of Noise by Such Circuits H03B 5/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09117937 | Shah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pankaj B. Shah (Adelphi, Maryland); H. Alfred Hung (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A varactor comprising two Schottky diodes, each diode comprising a substrate and a plurality of layers formed on the substrate including at least one GaN layer and at least one semi-insulating material layer formed of a material with an energy gap greater than 3.5 and free carrier mobility less than 300 cm2/V-s; the Schottky diodes having cathodes adapted to be connected to an AC voltage input and being configured so that as the AC voltage applied to the cathodes increases the capacitance decreases nonlinearly, the nonlinear transition from high capacitance to low capacitance being adjustable by utilizing the intrinsic carrier concentration of the semi-insulating layer to obtain an optimal nonlinear transition for the predetermined AC voltage applied to the cathodes. A method of making a varactor comprising computer modeling to produce capacitance-voltage curves, modifying at least one semi-insulating region, and modeling power input/output efficiency for a predetermined input signal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/338598 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/22 (20130101) H01L 29/93 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/205 (20130101) H01L 29/872 (20130101) H01L 29/1608 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/66174 (20130101) |
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| US 09117950 | Roberts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Joseph Roberts (Ridgecrest, California); Simin Feng (Waldorf, Maryland); Zachary A. Sechrist (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoplasmonic cavities for photovoltaic applications include at least one transparent conductive substrate. A first plasmonic electrically conductive nanostructure layer is associated with the transparent conductive substrate. At least one photoabsorber layer is associated with the first plasmonic electrically conductive nanostructure layer. At least one electron transfer layer is associated with the photoabsorber layer. A second plasmonic electrically conductive nanostructure layer is associated with the electron transfer layer. Multiple nanoplasmonic cavities can be electrically connected to provide greater photovoltaic efficiency. |
| FILED | Friday, November 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/667206 |
| ART UNIT | 1757 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/18 (20130101) H01L 31/042 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/422 (20130101) H01L 51/4213 (20130101) H01L 51/4226 (20130101) |
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| US 09117966 | Cornfeld et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arthur Cornfeld (Sandia Park, New Mexico); John Spann (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Pravin Patel (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Mark A. Stan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Benjamin Cho (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul R. Sharps (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Daniel J. Aiken (Cedar Crest, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SolAero Technologies Corp. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur Cornfeld (Sandia Park, New Mexico); John Spann (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Pravin Patel (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Mark A. Stan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Benjamin Cho (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul R. Sharps (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Daniel J. Aiken (Cedar Crest, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A multijunction solar cell including an upper first solar subcell, and the base-emitter junction of the upper first solar subcell being a homojunction; a second solar subcell adjacent to said first solar subcell; a third solar subcell adjacent to said second solar subcell. A first graded interlayer is provided adjacent to said third solar subcell. A fourth solar subcell is provided adjacent to said first graded interlayer, said fourth subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said third subcell. A second graded interlayer is provided adjacent to said fourth solar subcell; and a lower fifth solar subcell is provided adjacent to said second graded interlayer, said lower fifth subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said fourth subcell. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/401181 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/078 (20130101) H01L 31/1844 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/1892 (20130101) H01L 31/06875 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/544 (20130101) |
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| US 09118026 | Forrest et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen R. Forrest (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ning Li (White Plains, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Forrest (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ning Li (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a device comprising: an anode; a cathode; an inorganic substrate; and at least one organic window layer positioned between: the anode and the inorganic substrate; or the cathode and the inorganic substrate. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing the performance of a photosensitive device having an anode, a cathode, and an inorganic substrate, comprising: positioning at least one organic window layer between the anode and the cathode. In one embodiment the organic window layer may absorb light and generate excitons that migrate to the inorganic where they convert to photocurrent, thereby increasing the efficiency of the device. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing Schottky barrier height of a photosensitive device, the method being substantially similar to the previously defined method. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/232770 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/07 (20130101) H01L 31/184 (20130101) H01L 51/0053 (20130101) H01L 51/4213 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/544 (20130101) Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
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| US 09118027 | Roberts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | M. Joseph Roberts (Ridgecrest, California); Simin Feng (Waldorf, Maryland); Zachary A. Sechrist (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Joseph Roberts (Ridgecrest, California); Simin Feng (Waldorf, Maryland); Zachary A. Sechrist (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoplasmonic cavities for photovoltaic applications include at least one transparent conductive substrate. The nanoplasmonic cavities comprising a sandwich of layers incorporating a first plasmonic electrically conductive nanostructure layer, at least one photoabsorber layer and a at least one electron transfer layer and a second plasmonic electrically conductive nanostructure layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/658573 |
| ART UNIT | 1757 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/422 (20130101) H01L 51/4213 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/4226 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/542 (20130101) |
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| US 09118162 | Deppe |
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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) | Dennis G. Deppe (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite light source includes a substrate having a top surface, and a first vertical light source formed in the substrate. The first light source includes least a lower mirror, a first active region above the lower mirror, wherein the first active region has a thickness sufficient when electrically pumped to emit predominantly a spontaneous vertical emission from the first active region towards the top surface having an angular range of at least (≧) 30°. A second light source is formed in the substrate above the first active region including a second active region. The spontaneous vertical emission is at a first wavelength λ1 that optically drives said second active region to provide an emission at a second wavelength λ2, wherein λ2>λ1. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/282547 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/026 (20130101) H01S 5/40 (20130101) H01S 5/041 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/183 (20130101) H01S 5/18305 (20130101) H01S 5/18308 (20130101) H01S 5/18361 (20130101) H01S 5/18397 (20130101) |
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| US 09118164 | Newburgh |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Alex Newburgh (Kensington, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite laser gain medium is comprised of a first rare-earth element doped core; and a second rare-earth element doped cladding, at least partially, adjacent to the core. A portion of the lasing by the cladding at one wavelength within the composite laser gain medium is absorbed by the core so as to cause lasing of the core at a different wavelength. At least two distinct rare earth element pairs may be used in embodiments: (1) thulium (Tm) as a cladding rare-earth dopant and holmium (Ho) as the core rare-earth dopant; and (2) ytterbium (Yb) as a cladding rare-earth dopant and erbium (Er) as the core rare-earth dopant. Other rare earth element pairs are also believed possible. The laser composite gain medium may be configured to have a slab, or a cylindrical geometry. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/185000 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/067 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/091 (20130101) H01S 3/161 (20130101) H01S 3/0619 (20130101) H01S 3/1608 (20130101) H01S 3/1616 (20130101) H01S 3/1618 (20130101) |
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| US 09118166 | George et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SCHOTT CORPORATION (Elmsford, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SCHOTT CORPORATION (Elmsford, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Simi George (Pittston, Pennsylvania); Sally Pucilowski (Duryea, Pennsylvania); Joseph Hayden (Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania); Nathan Carlie (Waverly, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a Nd-doped (and/or Yb-doped and/or Er-doped) phosphate laser glass having a peak emission wavelength that is shorter than 1054 nm. Cerium oxide (CeO2) is incorporated into a phosphate glass host system, preferably in replacement of lanthanum oxide, to shift the peak emission wavelength to a wavelength shorter than 1054 nm. The invention further relates to a laser system using mixed-glass arrangement and phase compensation, wherein one of the glasses of the mixed glass system is an Nd-doped (and/or Yb-doped and/or Er-doped) phosphate laser glass having a peak emission wavelength that is shorter than 1054 nm, and a method of generating a laser beam pulse using such a laser system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/687307 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 3/14 (20130101) C03C 3/17 (20130101) C03C 3/19 (20130101) C03C 3/068 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/16 (20130101) H01S 3/171 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/175 (20130101) H01S 3/1608 (20130101) H01S 3/1611 (20130101) H01S 3/1618 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joe A. Ortiz (Garden Grove, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A high voltage amplifier and a method of assembling and of operating a high voltage amplifier are described. The device includes a first metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) driven by a first gate drive circuit. The device also includes a second MOSFET driven by a second gate drive circuit and a first optocoupler coupled to the second gate drive circuit. The first MOSFET and the second MOSFET of the high voltage amplifier drive a first output voltage. |
| FILED | Monday, September 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/041157 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 1/483 (20130101) H03F 3/19 (20130101) H03F 3/085 (20130101) H03F 3/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03F 3/211 (20130101) H03F 3/3037 (20130101) H03F 2200/03 (20130101) H03F 2200/18 (20130101) H03F 2200/276 (20130101) H03F 2203/21131 (20130101) H03F 2203/30021 (20130101) H03F 2203/30033 (20130101) H03F 2203/30066 (20130101) |
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| US 09118712 | McCoy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph McCoy (Frankfort, New York); Joshua White (Ilion, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Everis, Inc. (Frankfort, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph McCoy (Frankfort, New York); Joshua White (Ilion, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer network communication method and system wherein software rendering software is interposed in the data communication path between a browser running on a user computer and the internet data sources (for example, internet-accessible server computers) that the user browser wants to receive information from. The software rendering application gets data from internet data sources, but this data may contain malware. To provide enhanced security, the software rendering application renders this data to form a new browser readable code set (for example, an xml page with CSS layers), and this new and safe browser readable code set is sent along to the browser on the user computer for appropriate presentation to the user. As part of the rendering process, dedicated and distinct virtual machines may be used to render certain portion of the data, such as executable code. These virtual machines may be watched, and quickly destroyed if it is detected that they have encountered some type of malware. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/982504 |
| ART UNIT | 2494 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/168 (20130101) H04L 63/0281 (20130101) H04L 63/1441 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09118849 | Hilde |
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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) | Jeffrey Jay Hilde (Onyx, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for determining a ranges from sensor pixels to corresponding scene points. |
| FILED | Monday, July 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/942284 |
| ART UNIT | 2487 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/33 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09119226 | Sharma et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Praveen Sharma (Ashland, Massachusetts); Jason Biddle (Somerville, Massachusetts); Aaron Daubman (Billerica, Massachusetts); Evan Fiore (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Timothy Gallagher (Westford, Massachusetts); Jeremy Mineweaser (Bedford, Massachusetts); Santiago Paredes (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Daniel Souza (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Heather Zwahlen (Arlington, Massachusetts); Maximillian Merfield (Arlington, Massachusetts); Larry Robinson (Pepperell, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An architecture to enable delay tolerant content-centric and host-centric communications in MANETs comprised of smart phones is disclosed. This architecture allows cross network communications and Internet sharing, assuming that at least one of the smart phones has internet connectivity. The architecture includes a routing mechanism for content-centric communications, as well as routing algorithms for host-centric communications. In one embodiment, a combination of OLSR and a modified variant of PRoPHET is used to create preferred routing paths for content-centric communication. In another embodiment, variations of store and forward, such as binary spray and wait, are used for host-centric communications. These communications between mobile devices utilize wireless communications, such as IEEE802.11. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/860181 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 45/42 (20130101) H04L 45/306 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 40/30 (20130101) H04W 84/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09119294 | Liang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Florida State University Research Foundation (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida State University Research Foundation (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhiyong Liang (Tallahassee, Florida); Ben Wang (Tallahassee, Florida); Chun Zhang (Tallahassee, Florida); Jin Gyu Park (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite material for electromagnetic interference shielding is provided. The composite material comprises a stack including at least two electrically conductive nanoscale fiber films, which are spaced apart from one another by at least one insulating gap positioned between the at least two nanoscale fiber films. The stack is effective to provide a substantial multiple internal reflection effect. An electromagnetic interference shielded apparatus and a method for shielding an electrical circuit from electromagnetic interference is provided. |
| FILED | Monday, August 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/010129 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 9/009 (20130101) H05K 9/0088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/832 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jose L. Bohorquez (Winchester, Massachusetts); Michael Rinehart (Quincy, Massachusetts); Ken Li (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Haydn Taylor (Windham, New Hampshire); Elmer C. Lupton (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Skulpt, Inc. (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose L. Bohorquez (Winchester, Massachusetts); Michael Rinehart (Quincy, Massachusetts); Ken Li (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Haydn Taylor (Windham, New Hampshire); Elmer C. Lupton (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of devices and methods for evaluating tissue are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for measuring a characteristic of a tissue may include passing a current through the tissue, measuring a signal corresponding to the voltage resulting from passing the current through the tissue, analyzing current passed through the tissue and resulting voltage to determine the electrical characteristics of the tissue; and analyzing the electrical characteristics of the tissue to determine a status of the tissue. Disposable sensors are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/842698 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/053 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09113810 | Edelman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert R. Edelman (Highland Park, Illinois); Ioannis Koktzoglou (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NorthShore University Healthsystem (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert R. Edelman (Highland Park, Illinois); Ioannis Koktzoglou (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for producing an image of a vasculature of a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes applying a saturation pulse to a prescribed imaging slice to substantially suppress MR signals in the prescribed imaging slice. A quiescent inflow time period (QITP) is observed that is at least equal to half a projected duration of a cardiac cycle of the subject. After the QITP, k-space data is acquired from the prescribed imaging slice, and a subset of the data representative of a desired portion of the cardiac cycle of the subject is reconstructed into an image of the subject including at least the prescribed imaging slice. |
| FILED | Friday, January 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/739392 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/004 (20130101) A61B 5/055 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/5635 (20130101) G01R 33/56509 (20130101) |
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| US 09114009 | Dvir et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tal Dvir (Rishon le Zion, Israel); Daniel S. Kohane (Newton, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Brian Timko (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tal Dvir (Rishon le Zion, Israel); Daniel S. Kohane (Newton, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Brian Timko (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrically conductive nanowires incorporated within scaffolds enhance tissue growth, bridge the electrically resistant pore walls and markedly improve electrical communication between adjacent cardiac cell bundles. Integration of conducting nanowires within 3D scaffolds should improve the therapeutic value of cardiac patches. Examples demonstrate efficacy of gold nanowires in alginate matrices seeded with cardiomyocytes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/997939 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — 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 2/2418 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/44 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/0597 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/762 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09114092 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ki-Bum Lee (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey); Aniruddh Solanki (South Plainfield, New Jersey); Shreyas Shah (Dayton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This application discloses a nanotopography-mediated reverse uptake (NanoRU) platform useful for intracellular delivery of nucleic acids into mammalian cells, in particular stem cells, as well as methods of preparation and applications thereof. In particular, this system can be used to deliver small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs) into neural stem cells and enhance neuronal differentiation of the stem cells. |
| FILED | Monday, January 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/751690 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/51 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/713 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul Szabolcs (Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Szabolcs (Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods of enhancing ex vivo proliferation of a T cell population, the methods comprising contacting the T cell population with IL-7 and anti-CD3/CD28 antibody to activate and expand the T cell population. Further provided are methods of generating an antigen-specific cytotoxic T cell population comprising priming a CD3/CD28-expanded T cell population against an antigen (e.g., a cancer cell) in the presence of at least one of IL-7, IL-12, and IL-15, or a combination thereof. Further provided are methods of treating T cell lymphopenia in a subject, comprising administering a CD3/CD28-expanded T cell population to the subject. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/698604 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/5158 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0638 (20130101) C12N 2501/51 (20130101) C12N 2501/515 (20130101) C12N 2501/2302 (20130101) C12N 2501/2307 (20130101) C12N 2501/2312 (20130101) C12N 2501/2315 (20130101) |
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| US 09114102 | Henrich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Curtis J. Henrich (Rockville, Maryland); Heidi R. Bokesch (Frederick, Maryland); Susan E. Bates (Bethesda, Maryland); Robert W. Robey (Laurel, Maryland); Suneet Shukla (Rockville, Maryland); Suresh V. Ambudkar (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Michael C. Dean (Frederick, Maryland); James B. McMahon (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis J. Henrich (Rockville, Maryland); Heidi R. Bokesch (Frederick, Maryland); Susan E. Bates (Bethesda, Maryland); Robert W. Robey (Laurel, Maryland); Suneet Shukla (Rockville, Maryland); Suresh V. Ambudkar (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Michael C. Dean (Frederick, Maryland); James B. McMahon (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of tumor cells, reducing resistance of a cancer cell to a chemotherapeutic agent, a method of inhibiting ABCG2 or MRP1 in a mammal afflicted with cancer, and a method of increasing the bioavailability of an ABCG2 substrate drug in a mammal. The methods comprise administering peliomycin and other compounds described herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/742039 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/015 (20130101) A61K 31/28 (20130101) A61K 31/48 (20130101) A61K 31/439 (20130101) A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/655 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4741 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 36/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09114107 | Chaiken et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Irwin Chaiken (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania); Arangassery Rosemary Bastian (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Kantharaju (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Constantinos Papathomas (Yardley, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Irwin Chaiken (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania); Elisabeth S. Papazoglou (Yardley, Pennsylvania); Arangassery Rosemary Bastian (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Kantharaju (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes a composition comprising a gold nanoparticle complexed with a cysteine-containing compound. The invention also includes the method of preparing a composition comprising a gold nanoparticle complexed with a cysteine-containing compound. The invention further includes a method of causing virolysis of a virus using the compositions described therein. The invention further includes a method of inhibiting virus entry using the compositions described therein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/876876 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/555 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48861 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/58 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/02 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09114109 | Gladwin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark T. Gladwin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Mauro Tiso (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark T. Gladwin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Mauro Tiso (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is the finding that a mutant form of human neuroglobin (H64L) with a stable five-coordinate geometry reduces nitrite to nitric oxide approximately 2000-times faster than the wild type neuroglobin. Five-coordinate neuroglobin is also capable of binding and releasing oxygen. Based on these findings, the use of five-coordinate neuroglobin as a blood substitute is described herein. Particularly provided is a method of replacing blood and/or increasing oxygen delivery to tissues in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of neuroglobin with a stable five-coordinate geometry. In some cases, five-coordinate neuroglobin is administered in combination with another therapeutic agent or composition, such as a second blood replacement product (for example, a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier), a blood product (such as red blood cells, serum or plasma) or whole blood. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/817085 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 35/16 (20130101) A61K 35/18 (20130101) A61K 38/42 (20130101) |
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| US 09114126 | Xie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zi-Jian Xie (Saline, Michigan); Joseph I. Shapiro (Toledo, Ohio); Shuyi Si (Beijing, China PRC); Zhongbing Zhang (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to methods of inhibiting the ATPase activity of Na/K-ATPase without stimulating the receptor function, methods of blocking Na/K-ATPase interaction with Src, methods of inhibiting cell growth, and methods of abolishing ouabain-provoked signaling transduction in the heart of a subject, which includes providing an effective amount of at least one hydroxyl xanthone derivative. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/045269 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/35 (20130101) A61K 31/352 (20130101) A61K 31/353 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09114133 | Dudley, Jr. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel C. Dudley, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia); THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel C. Dudley, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating, preventing, reversing, or ameliorating diastolic dysfunction includes reducing S-glutathionylated myosin binding protein-C (MyBP-C) level by administering to a host in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/658943 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 38/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09114148 | Hajjar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roger J. Hajjar (New York, New York); Federica del Monte (Boston, Massachusetts); Evangelia Kranias (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio); The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger J. Hajjar (New York, New York); Federica del Monte (Boston, Massachusetts); Evangelia Kranias (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Expression of a phosphatase inhibitor in heart cells can be used to treat cardiac disorders, e.g., heart failure. Decreasing phosphatase activity can improve β-adrenergic responsiveness. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/662439 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0275 (20130101) A01K 2217/052 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0375 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 48/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4703 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2799/025 (20130101) |
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| US 09114151 | Dudley, Jr. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel C. Dudley, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia); THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel C. Dudley, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for modulating or controlling sodium channel current of a cell includes inducing mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the cell. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/929786 |
| 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 31/35 (20130101) A61K 31/194 (20130101) A61K 31/7084 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09114159 | Eberwine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James H. Eberwine (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Lindy E. Barrett (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. Eberwine (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Lindy E. Barrett (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of altering the competence of a dendrite and/or the viability of a neuron by modulating the level of Elk-1 in a dendrite. The present invention also provides methods of altering the ATP levels in a neuron, methods of isolating at least one protein of a mitochondrial permeability transition pore complex, methods of introducing an RNA into a neuron, methods of translating an RNA in a dendrite, methods of monitoring risk of neurodegeneration of a neuron, and methods of treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/990376 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 48/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09114252 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yan Yu (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Wan Sing Ng (Singapore, Singapore); Tarun Podder (Cherry Hill, New Jersey); Lydia Liao (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Yongde Zhang (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yan Yu (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Wan Sing Ng (Singapore, Singapore); Tarun Podder (Cherry Hill, New Jersey); Lydia Liao (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Yongde Zhang (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An automated system for delivery of seeds or other therapeutic or diagnostic capsules to internal organs of the patient's body for radiation brachytherapy includes a needling mechanism, a 2DOF robot, an ultrasound probe driver, a 5DOF passive platform, and an easy lock cart. The needling mechanism implants radioisotope seeds by its cannula and stylet driven by two moving stages pushed by DC motors with ball screw transmission. Force sensors are included for detecting insertion forces and bending force. In another embodiment, the needle is rotated for insertion into the patient and can also be used for tissue removal for biopsy. The two embodiments are usable together or separately. |
| FILED | Monday, December 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/095824 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 10/0233 (20130101) A61B 2010/0208 (20130101) A61B 2019/464 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/1027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 2005/1011 (20130101) |
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| US 09114255 | Hartman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric C. Hartman (Lexington, Kentucky); L. Gentry Barnett (Lexington, Kentucky); Tarik S. Aweimrin (Lexington, Kentucky); John D. Alton (Versailles, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CUSTOMKYNETICS, INC. (Versailles, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric C. Hartman (Lexington, Kentucky); L. Gentry Barnett (Lexington, Kentucky); Tarik S. Aweimrin (Lexington, Kentucky); John D. Alton (Versailles, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A device includes a brace that may be used in conjunction with neuromuscular electrical stimulation to induce isometric contractions in one or more muscles of a subject's limb muscles by way of a series of stimulation cycles. The device may include a controller for stimulating the leg muscles, and for autonomously adjusting the stimulation based on a measured force exerted by the leg on the brace. The controller may adjust the stimulation based on the measured force from a previous cycle as compared with a goal force. Additionally, the adjustment may be based on the comparison of the measured force within that cycle to the goal force, analyzed on a continuous basis within that cycle. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/525699 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/1107 (20130101) A61B 5/6828 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3615 (20130101) A61N 1/36003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36139 (20130101) Apparatus for Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, or Fencing; Ball Games; Training Equipment A63B 21/0023 (20130101) A63B 21/00156 (20130401) |
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| US 09115053 | Tsai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Li-Huei Tsai (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ling Pan (Charlestown, Massachusetts); Stephen J. Haggarty (Dorchester, Massachusetts); Debasis Patnaik (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li-Huei Tsai (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ling Pan (Charlestown, Massachusetts); Stephen J. Haggarty (Dorchester, Massachusetts); Debasis Patnaik (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds of Formulae (A), (B), (C), and (D), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits thereof. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds to treat or prevent neurological disorders. In one aspect, the methods include administering to a subject in need of treatment for a neurological disorder a therapeutically effective amount of DAC-001, DAC-002, DAC-003, DAC-009, or DAC-012, or a compound of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D). |
| FILED | Friday, July 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/554670 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 217/58 (20130101) C07C 219/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/40 (20130101) C07D 307/52 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 409/12 (20130101) C07D 411/12 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09115061 | Pellecchia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Maurizio Pellecchia (La Jolla, California); John C. Reed (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BURNHAM INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maurizio Pellecchia (La Jolla, California); John C. Reed (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of using apogossypol and its derivatives for treating inflammation is disclosed. Also, there is described a group of compounds having structure A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, N-oxide, or solvate thereof are provided: wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C(O)X, C(O)NHX, NH(CO)X, SO2NHX, and NHSO2X, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an aryl, a substituted aryl, an alkylaryl, and a heterocycle. Compounds of group A may be used for treating various diseases or disorders, such as cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/253918 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 39/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 47/575 (20130101) C07C 49/83 (20130101) C07C 49/84 (20130101) C07C 235/66 (20130101) C07C 311/29 (20130101) C07C 2101/08 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 277/64 (20130101) |
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| US 09115065 | Dai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kineta Four, LLC (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kineta, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dongcheng Dai (Corvallis, Oregon); Tove Bolken (N. Keizer, Oregon); Sean M. Amberg (Corvallis, Oregon); Dennis E. Hruby (Albany, Oregon); Thomas R. Bailey (Phoenixville, 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 | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/777630 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/18 (20130101) A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/42 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/63 (20130101) A61K 31/357 (20130101) A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/433 (20130101) A61K 31/445 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/538 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 311/49 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 265/36 (20130101) C07D 285/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09115090 | Chen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Shih Chen (Upper Arlington, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Shih Chen (Upper Arlington, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Zn2+-chelating motif-tethered fatty acids as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. Compounds performed well in in vitro and in vivo tests. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/597022 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/19 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) A61K 31/4402 (20130101) General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 2200/07 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 237/22 (20130101) C07C 237/42 (20130101) C07C 259/06 (20130101) C07C 259/10 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/81 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115094 | Chong |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hyun-soon Chong (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hyun-soon Chong (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Substituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-N,N′,N″-triacetic acid and 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclcododecane-N,N′,N″,N′″-tetraacetic acid compounds with a pendant amino or hydroxyl group, metal complexes thereof, compositions thereof, and methods of making and use in diagnostic imaging and treatment of cellular disorders. |
| FILED | Friday, August 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/806754 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/106 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 255/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115122 | Shapiro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul S. Shapiro (Baltimore, Maryland); Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. (Baltimore, Maryland); Steven Fletcher (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul S. Shapiro (Baltimore, Maryland); Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. (Baltimore, Maryland); Steven Fletcher (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound, having the formula A-1: Wherein R1 and R2 are defined herein. Methods of using the compound and compositions containing the compound are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, December 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/137999 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 277/34 (20130101) C07D 417/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115145 | El Sayed et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Khalid A. El Sayed (West Monroe, Louisiana); Paul W. Sylvester (West Monroe, Louisiana); Fathy A. Behery (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FIRST TECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Beijing, China PRC) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Khalid A. El Sayed (West Monroe, Louisiana); Paul W. Sylvester (West Monroe, Louisiana); Fathy A. Behery (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions of matter including (R)-2,5,6,8-tetramethyl-8-((3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trienyl)-1,2,3,8,9,10-hexahydrochromeno[5,6-e][1,3]oxazine and (R)-2,6,8-trimethyl-8-((3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trienyl)-1,2,3,8,9,10-hexahydrochromeno[5,6-e][1,3]oxazine are disclosed herein. Further disclosed are methods of preparation of such compounds and the use of such compounds as anticancer agents. |
| FILED | Monday, July 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/336120 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/70 (20130101) C07D 311/72 (20130101) C07D 498/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115163 | Ju et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jingyue Ju (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey); Dae H. Kim (Santa Clara, California); Jia Guo (New York, New York); Qinglin Meng (Sunnyvale, California); Zengmin Li (New York, New York); Huanyan Cao (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jingyue Ju (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey); Dae H. Kim (Santa Clara, California); Jia Guo (New York, New York); Qinglin Meng (Sunnyvale, California); Zengmin Li (New York, New York); Huanyan Cao (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a process for sequencing nucleic acids using 3′ modified deoxynucleotide analogues or 3′ modified deoxyinosine triphosphate analogues, and 3′ modified dideoxynucleotide analogues having a detectable marker attached to a base thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/734229 |
| 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 | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/70 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/04 (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 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 2523/107 (20130101) C12Q 2523/319 (20130101) C12Q 2535/101 (20130101) C12Q 2535/113 (20130101) C12Q 2563/107 (20130101) |
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| US 09115170 | Ruoslahti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erkki Ruoslahti (Buellton, California); Kazuki Sugahara (Goleta, California); Tambet Teesalu (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods useful for targeting tissue undergoing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins. The compositions and methods are based on peptide sequences that selectively bind to and home to tissue undergoing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins in animals. The disclosed targeting is useful for delivering therapeutic and detectable agents to tissue experiencing angiogenesis or to cells or tissue expressing αv integrins. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/754105 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48246 (20130101) A61K 49/0002 (20130101) A61K 49/0043 (20130101) A61K 49/0056 (20130101) A61K 49/0082 (20130101) A61K 51/082 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/081 (20130101) C07K 5/1013 (20130101) C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 7/64 (20130101) |
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| US 09115184 | Bonger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kimberly M. Bonger (Nijmegen, Netherlands); Rishi Rakhit (Menlo Park, California); Thomas J. Wandless (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are a light-inducible system and method for rapidly and reversibly modulating protein stability and function. This system and method employs conditionally stable protein domains that regulate the degradation of a fusion protein depending upon the presence or absence of a particular light source. |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/194052 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 14/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09115186 | Jiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shibo Jiang (Fresh Meadows, New York); Zhi Qi (Corona, New York); Xi Chen (Elmhurst, New York); Chungen Pan (Guangzho, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York Blood Center (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shibo Jiang (Fresh Meadows, New York); Zhi Qi (Corona, New York); Xi Chen (Elmhurst, New York); Chungen Pan (Guangzho, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are trimeric polypeptide pharmaceutical compositions comprising three monomers, each monomer comprising a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of the N-terminal heptad repeat (NHR or HR1) or C-terminal heptad repeat (CHR or HR2) of the transmembrane glycoprotein of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and a trimerization motif. |
| FILED | Monday, February 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/702209 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/735 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/16111 (20130101) C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) |
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| US 09115187 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Todd G. Smith (Decatur, Georgia); Xianfu Wu (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd G. Smith (Decatur, Georgia); Xianfu Wu (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is a method of identifying a monoclonal antibody (or antigen-binding fragment thereof) that specifically binds a plurality of lyssaviruses for use in post-exposure rabies prophylaxis or in the treatment of clinical rabies. The method includes using a naïve antibody phage display library to screen for phage clones that bind whole recombinant rabies virus or cells expressing glycoprotein from multiple lyssaviruses (such as RABV, MOKV and WCBV) and/or specifically bind recombinant glycoprotein from different lyssaviruses. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/879782 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/33 (20130101) C07K 2317/569 (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 1/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 2333/145 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09115188 | Qian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY LIMITED (Singapore, Singapore); NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (NIHRD)-MINISTRY OF Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited (Singapore, Singapore); National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD)-Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hong Liang Qian (Singapore, Singapore); Fang He (Singapore, Singapore); Siti Fadilah Supari (Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia); Hwei-Sing Kwang (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | Monoclonal antibodies and related binding proteins that are specific for conformational epitopes of avian influenza virus H5 subtype hemagglutinin glycoprotein are provided. The antibodies can be used for the detection and treatment of H5 subtype AIV in specimens. |
| FILED | Monday, May 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/897725 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/42 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/1018 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2316/96 (20130101) C07K 2317/24 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2760/16111 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 2333/11 (20130101) |
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| US 09115193 | Norris |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven J. Norris (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to DNA sequences encoding Vmp-like polypeptides of pathogenic Borrelia, the use of the DNA sequences in recombinant vectors to express polypeptides, the encoded amino acid sequences, application of the DNA and amino acid sequences to the production of polypeptides as antigens for immunoprophylaxis, immunotherapy, and immunodiagnosis. Also disclosed are the use of the nucleic acid sequences as probes or primers for the detection of organisms causing Lyme disease, relapsing fever, or related disorders, and kits designed to facilitate methods of using the described polypeptides, DNA segments and antibodies. |
| FILED | Monday, April 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/257613 |
| 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) Peptides C07K 14/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56911 (20130101) G01N 2333/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09115209 | Burnett, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Burnett, Jr. (Rochester, Minnesota); Candace Y. W. Lee (Saint-Leonard, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides natriuretic polypeptides. For example, this document provides polypeptides having a natriuretic activity. In some cases, a polypeptide provided herein can have natriuretic activities without inducing excessive hypotension. This document also provides methods and materials for inducing natriuretic activities within a mammal. |
| FILED | Monday, April 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/257552 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115213 | Pincus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Pincus (Brooklyn, New York); Josef Michl (Little Neck, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Pincus (Brooklyn, New York); Josef Michl (Little Neck, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides peptides (including analogs and derivatives thereof) corresponding to residues 96-110 and 35-47 of ras-p21, which peptides have attached thereto a membrane-penetrating leader sequence. The subject peptides, analogs and derivatives thereof are useful in treatment of cancers and have been shown to induce phenotypic reversion of pancreatic cancer cells to non-cancerous cells. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more subject peptides are also provided by the present invention. The present invention further provides replication incompetent Adenovirus (AdV) vectors comprising a promoter sequence and a nucleotide sequence encoding a subject peptide. Methods of treating cancer by administering one or more subject peptides, pharmaceutical compositions, and/or AdV vectors are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/677876 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/82 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09115345 | Morrisey |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edward E. Morrisey (Newtown Square, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward E. Morrisey (Newtown Square, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for inducing the formation of an induced pluripotential stem (iPS) cell from a somatic cell are disclosed. The compositions comprise miR 302-367 cluster and valproic acid. Further disclosed are methods for treatment of a disease or condition in a subject through the use of the compositions. |
| FILED | Friday, March 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/641521 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0696 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/141 (20130101) C12N 2501/065 (20130101) C12N 2501/65 (20130101) |
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| US 09115348 | Haurwitz 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) | Rachel E. Haurwitz (Berkeley, California); Jennifer A. Doudna (Berkeley, California); Blake Wiedenheft (Oakland, California); Martin Jinek (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides variant Csy4 endoribonucleases, nucleic acids encoding the variant Csy4 endoribonucleases, and host cells genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The variant Csy4 endoribonucleases find use in a variety of applications, which are also provided. The present disclosure also provides methods of detecting a specific sequence in a target polyribonucleotide; and methods of regulating production of a target RNA in a eukaryotic cell. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/671120 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/22 (20130101) C07K 14/8117 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/22 (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 19/34 (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 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6823 (20130101) C12Q 2521/313 (20130101) |
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| US 09115354 | Govoni et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | AvidBiotics Corp. (, None) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AvidBiotics Corp. (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory R. Govoni (San Carlos, California); Dana M. Gebhart (San Francisco, California); Dean M. Scholl (Burlingame, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to the discovery and isolation of the entire cluster of genes encoding R-type high molecular weight bacteriocins that specifically kill Clostridium difficile bacteria, dangerous pathogens. Also disclosed are methods of producing the R-type bacteriocins in innocuous aerobic producer cells. Disclosed also are small, non-ORF1374 receptor binding domains (RBDs), which are incorporated into diffocins to form engineered or variant diffocins having altered killing spectra. Variant diffocins provided herein may include a heterologous RBD and its cognate base plate attachment region (BPAR), or a fused BPAR. This invention offers a potent bactericidal agent with increased thermal and pH stability, and methods for producing it, in order to kill selectively C. difficile bacteria in the environment of the gastrointestinal tract where they can cause great harm and even death of the infected patient or farm animal. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/829725 |
| 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 | Peptides C07K 14/33 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/11 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115371 | Yang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Li Yang (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li Yang (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of inhibiting metastasis in cancer patients are provided, wherein the methods comprise reducing TGFβ signaling, for example, by reducing TGFβ receptor II expression in myeloid cells. Vectors comprising a TGFβ receptor II RNAi nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a myeloid specific promoter also are provided. A method of diagnosing cancer in an individual by determining TGFβ receptor II expression in myeloid cells in the individual is provided. Additionally, a method of modulating TGFβ activity in myeloid cells in a cancer patient comprising administering a regulator of at least one of the GSK3 and PI3K pathways to the patient is provided. |
| FILED | Monday, August 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/589769 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 2227/105 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 35/15 (20130101) A61K 35/28 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/71 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1138 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (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 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5091 (20130101) G01N 33/57492 (20130101) G01N 2333/71 (20130101) |
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| US 09115385 | Gjerset et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | RG BIOPHARMA, LLC (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RG BioPHARMA LLC (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ruth A Gjerset (San Diego, California); Keya Bandyopadhyay (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for determining the sensitivity or enhancing the sensitivity of cells to the effects of topoisomerase I inhibitors. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for inducing cell death, apoptosis and/or growth arrest which may be used for tumor suppression. |
| FILED | Saturday, March 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/849491 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4164 (20130101) A61K 31/4375 (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 1/533 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) G01N 2333/99 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09115386 | Rao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anjana Rao (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mamta Tahiliani (New York, New York); Kian Peng Koh (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Suneet Agarwal (Belmont, Massachusetts); Aravind Iyer (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anjana Rao (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mamta Tahiliani (New York, New York); Kian Peng Koh (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Suneet Agarwal (Belmont, Massachusetts); Aravind Iyer (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for novel methods for regulating and detecting the cytosine methylation status of DNA. The invention is based upon identification of a novel and surprising catalytic activity for the family of TET proteins, namely TET1, TET2, TET3, and CXXC4. The novel activity is related to the enzymes being capable of converting the cytosine nucleotide 5-methylcytosine into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by hydroxylation. |
| FILED | Monday, September 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/120861 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0018 (20130101) C12N 9/0071 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/26 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 2521/531 (20130101) C12Q 2522/10 (20130101) C12Q 2537/164 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) G01N 33/5308 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09115388 | Beg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amer A. Beg (Tampa, Florida); Steven A. Enkemann (Lutz, Florida); Dung-Tsa Chen (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for predicting NF-kappaB (NF-kB) activity in a tumor, and more particularly to methods for predicting survival and therapeutic outcome, and selecting therapy in subjects with tumors, e.g., adenocarcinomas, e.g., lung adenocarcinomas and melanomas. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/355385 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/05 (20130101) A61K 31/353 (20130101) A61K 31/436 (20130101) A61K 31/4468 (20130101) A61K 31/4965 (20130101) A61K 35/17 (20130101) A61K 35/30 (20130101) A61K 38/06 (20130101) A61K 38/2013 (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 1/6813 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09115399 | Panigrahi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anil K. Panigrahi (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Eline Luning Prak (Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anil K. Panigrahi (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Eline Luning Prak (Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods and materials for diagnosing an autoimmune disease such as SLE, Type 1 diabetes, and the like. More particularly, the invention relates to methods and materials for assessing the frequency of recombination sequence (RS) rearrangement as a novel marker for an autoimmune disease. Such an assay can allow clinicians to diagnose an autoimmune disease based on the RS rearrangement frequency in an autoimmune patient as compared to an otherwise healthy control. In addition, the method includes identifying individuals who are at increased risk of developing autoimmunity. The method may also be helpful in directing the type of therapy and monitoring the effects of therapy in patients with autoimmune or non-autoimmune conditions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/120324 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) |
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| US 09115400 | Eriksson 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 Progeria Research Foundation, Inc. (Peabody, Massachusetts); Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (Menands, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (Menands, New York); The Progeria Research Foundation, Inc. (Peabody, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | B. Maria H. Eriksson (Stockholm, Sweden); Francis S. Collins (Rockville, Maryland); Leslie B. Gordon (Foxboro, Massachusetts); William Ted Brown (Staten Island, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are point mutations in the LMNA gene that cause HGPS. These mutations activate a cryptic splice site within the LMNA gene, which leads to deletion of part of exon 11 and generation of a mutant Lamin A protein product that is 50 amino acids shorter than the normal protein. In addition to the novel Lamin A variant protein and nucleic acids encoding this variant, methods of using these molecules in detecting biological conditions associated with a LMNA mutation in a subject (e.g., HGPS, arteriosclerosis, and other age-related diseases), methods of treating such conditions, methods of selecting treatments, methods of screening for compounds that influence Lamin A activity, and methods of influencing the expression of LMNA or LMNA variants are also described. Oligonucleotides and other compounds for use in examples of the described methods are also provided, as are protein-specific binding agents, such as antibodies, that bind specifically to at least one epitope of a Lamin A variant protein preferentially compared to wildtype Lamin A, and methods of using such antibodies in diagnosis, treatment, and screening. Also provided are kits for carrying out the methods described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/025497 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/04 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/143333 (20150115) |
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| US 09115403 | Vogelstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); D. Williams Parsons (Ellicott City, Maryland); Sian Jones (Baltimore, Maryland); Scott Kern (Hunt Valley, Maryland); Ralph Hruban (Baltimore, Maryland); James R. Eshleman (Lutherville, Maryland); Michael Goggins (Baltimore, Maryland); Alison Klein (Baltimore, Maryland); Manuel Hidalgo (Baltimore, Maryland); Victor E. Velculescu (Dayton, Maryland) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); D. Williams Parsons (Ellicott City, Maryland); Sian Jones (Baltimore, Maryland); Scott Kern (Hunt Valley, Maryland); Ralph Hruban (Baltimore, Maryland); James R. Eshleman (Lutherville, Maryland); Michael Goggins (Baltimore, Maryland); Alison Klein (Baltimore, Maryland); Manuel Hidalgo (Baltimore, Maryland); Victor E. Velculescu (Dayton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method for detecting mutations in the PALB2 gene in pancreatic cancer patients and in individuals having a family history of pancreatic cancer. Methods are also provided for diagnosing a predisposition to pancreatic cancer, for predicting a patient's response to pancreatic cancer therapies, and for treating pancreatic cancer, based on presence of a PALB2 mutation or abberant PALB2 gene expression in a patient. |
| FILED | Friday, March 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/254610 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57438 (20130101) |
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| US 09115408 | Fields et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patricia Fields (Decatur, Georgia); John R. McQuiston (Decatur, Georgia); Collette Fitzgerald Leaumont (Lawrenceville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Processes for the serotype specific detection and identification of one or more Salmonella serotypes are provided. A family of specific primers and probes are provided that allow screening of biological or environmental samples for robust, rapid, and reproducible detection and identification of one or more Salmonella serotypes in the sample. |
| FILED | Friday, April 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/871098 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/689 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09115974 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Yong Huang (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Yong Huang (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A motion-compensated optical coherence tomography system includes an optical coherence tomography sensor that includes a common-path optical fiber having an end for emitting light, reflecting reference light and receiving returned light for detection; a motion-compensation system attached to the common-path optical fiber and operable to move at least a portion of the optical fiber so as to compensate for motion between the end of the common-path optical fiber and an object being imaged; and a feedback control system configured to communicate with the optical coherence tomography sensor and the motion-compensation system. The feedback control system is configured to receive information concerning a measured distance of the end of the common-path optical fiber from the object and provide instructions to the motion-compensation system to decrease an amount of deviation of the measured distance from a desired distance. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/618810 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/721 (20130101) A61B 5/6886 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/0205 (20130101) G01B 9/02054 (20130101) G01B 9/02068 (20130101) G01B 9/02076 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01B 9/02091 (20130101) |
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| US 09116144 | Naqvi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Innovative Surface Technologies, Inc. (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INNOVATIVE SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tahmina Naqvi (Blaine, Minnesota); Jie Wen (St. Johns, Florida); Patrick Guire (Hopkins, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A stimuli responsive nanofiber that includes a stimuli responsive polymer, such as a thermally responsive polymer, and a cross-linking agent having at least two latent reactive activatable groups. The nanofiber may also include a biologically active material or a functional polymer. The stimuli responsive nanofiber can be used to modify the surface of a substrate. When the nanofiber includes a thermally responsive polymer, the physical properties of the surface can be controlled by controlling the temperature of the system, thus controlling the ability of the surface to bind to a biologically active material of interest. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/710390 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 27/16 (20130101) A61L 27/16 (20130101) A61L 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/50 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 29/14 (20130101) A61L 29/16 (20130101) A61L 29/041 (20130101) A61L 29/041 (20130101) A61L 29/085 (20130101) A61L 29/085 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/14 (20130101) A61L 31/16 (20130101) A61L 31/048 (20130101) A61L 31/048 (20130101) A61L 2300/00 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 33/26 (20130101) C08L 33/26 (20130101) C08L 33/26 (20130101) C08L 33/26 (20130101) C08L 33/26 (20130101) C08L 33/26 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 23/20 (20130101) Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/0007 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 1/10 (20130101) D01F 6/22 (20130101) D01F 6/26 (20130101) D01F 6/625 (20130101) Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class D06, of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials D06M 15/285 (20130101) D06M 2400/01 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09116148 | Linder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vincent Linder (Tewksbury, Massachusetts); Samuel K. Sia (New York, New York); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for delivering one or more fluids. Fluids may be delivered sequentially from a common vessel to a chemical, biological or biochemical process. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/755543 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/0293 (20130101) B01L 3/5027 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 2200/16 (20130101) B01L 2200/0673 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/543 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 35/08 (20130101) G01N 35/1002 (20130101) G01N 35/1065 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/0318 (20150401) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stefan Posse (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and methods for high-speed functional magnetic resonance imaging using multi-slab echo-volumar imaging (EVI), specifically a combination of multi-slab excitation and single-shot 3D encoding with parallel imaging to reduce geometrical image distortion and blurring, and to increase blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) sensitivity compared to conventional echo-planar imaging (EPI). |
| FILED | Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/655295 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/5608 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09116262 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Seth D. Billings (Pellston, Maryland); Peter L. Gehlbach (Monkton, Maryland); James T. Handa (Baltimore, Maryland); Yong Huang (Baltimore, Maryland); Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Yi Yang (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Seth D. Billings (Pellston, Maryland); Peter L. Gehlbach (Monkton, Maryland); James T. Handa (Baltimore, Maryland); Yong Huang (Baltimore, Maryland); Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Yi Yang (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An illumination system includes a light source, an optical waveguide that has a proximal end and a distal end such that the proximal end is arranged to receive light from the light source and the distal end is suitable to illuminate an object of interest; and an optical coupler constructed and arranged to couple light from the light source into the optical waveguide. The optical coupler includes a reflective surface that reflects at least some light diverging from the light source to be coupled into the optical waveguide. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/642436 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/0006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/0031 (20130101) G02B 6/4214 (20130101) G02B 6/4298 (20130101) |
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| US 09117578 | Hahn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seung-Yong Hahn (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Yukikazu Iwasa (Weston, Massachusetts); Juan Bascunan (Burlington, Massachusetts); Dong Keun Park (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | An HTS magnet having a stack of a plurality of double-pancake (DP) coils is disclosed, with each DP coil having a first superconducting coil and a second superconducting coil. The plurality of DP coils have varying widths, with DP coils with the widest widths at the top and bottom of the stack, and DP coils with the narrowest coils located substantially at a midpoint of the stack. The DP coils omit turn-to-turn insulation, or have minimal turn-to-turn insulation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/800052 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 6/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01F 41/048 (20130101) |
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| US 09113808 | Bohorquez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jose L. Bohorquez (Winchester, Massachusetts); Michael Rinehart (Quincy, Massachusetts); Ken Li (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Haydn Taylor (Windham, New Hampshire); Elmer C. Lupton (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Skulpt, Inc. (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose L. Bohorquez (Winchester, Massachusetts); Michael Rinehart (Quincy, Massachusetts); Ken Li (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Haydn Taylor (Windham, New Hampshire); Elmer C. Lupton (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of devices and methods for evaluating tissue are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for measuring a characteristic of a tissue may include passing a current through the tissue, measuring a signal corresponding to the voltage resulting from passing the current through the tissue, analyzing current passed through the tissue and resulting voltage to determine the electrical characteristics of the tissue; and analyzing the electrical characteristics of the tissue to determine a status of the tissue. Disposable sensors are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/842698 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/053 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09114107 | Chaiken et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Irwin Chaiken (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania); Arangassery Rosemary Bastian (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Kantharaju (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Constantinos Papathomas (Yardley, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Irwin Chaiken (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania); Elisabeth S. Papazoglou (Yardley, Pennsylvania); Arangassery Rosemary Bastian (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Kantharaju (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes a composition comprising a gold nanoparticle complexed with a cysteine-containing compound. The invention also includes the method of preparing a composition comprising a gold nanoparticle complexed with a cysteine-containing compound. The invention further includes a method of causing virolysis of a virus using the compositions described therein. The invention further includes a method of inhibiting virus entry using the compositions described therein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/876876 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/555 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48861 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/58 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/02 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shu Q. Liu (Glencoe, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for neuroprotection. In particular, provided herein are compositions (e.g., hepatocyte secretory factors) for alleviating and/or protecting against neuronal damage (e.g., resulting from stroke), and methods of use thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/302992 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/17 (20130101) A61K 38/19 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/22 (20130101) A61K 38/1825 (20130101) A61K 38/1833 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4753 (20130101) |
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| US 09114173 | Rome et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leonard H. Rome (Los Angeles, California); Valerie A. Kickhoefer (Sherman Oaks, California); Sujna Raval-Fernandes (West Hills, California); Phoebe Stewart (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of using vaults as carrier molecules to deliver one or more than one substance to an organism, or to a specific tissue or to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. A vault-like particle. A method of preventing damage by one or more than one substance to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium, by sequestering the one or more than one substance within a vault-like particle. A method of delivering one or more than one substance or a sensor to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of making vault-like particles, and making vault-like particles comprising one or more than one substance, or one or more than one sensor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/565676 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/45 (20130101) A61K 38/465 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48776 (20130101) A61K 49/0002 (20130101) A61K 49/0056 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/16 (20130101) C12N 9/1077 (20130101) C12N 15/88 (20130101) C12N 2810/50 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 204/02003 (20130101) C12Y 301/03067 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/58 (20130101) G01N 33/582 (20130101) G01N 33/5005 (20130101) |
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| US 09114378 | Woodfield et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian F. Woodfield (Provo, Utah); Calvin H. Bartholomew (Orem, Utah); Kyle Brunner (Salt Lake Cuty, Utah); William Hecker (Orem, Utah); Xuchu Ma (Orem, Utah); Fen Xu (Orem, Utah); Lynn Astle (Provo, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making iron and cobalt pre-catalysts and catalysts in activated, finished form suitable for use in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The pre-catalysts are prepared by mixing an iron or cobalt salt, a base, and a metal oxide textural promoter or support. The reaction is carried out in a solvent deficient environment. The resulting product is then calcined at temperatures of about 300-500° C. to produce a metal oxide. The catalysts are prepared by reducing the metal oxide in the presence of hydrogen at temperatures of about 300-500° C. and carbiding the reduced metal in the case of iron. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/836850 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/75 (20130101) B01J 23/78 (20130101) B01J 23/745 (20130101) B01J 23/8913 (20130101) B01J 27/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/006 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 35/1014 (20130101) B01J 35/1019 (20130101) B01J 35/1038 (20130101) B01J 35/1061 (20130101) B01J 37/08 (20130101) B01J 37/035 (20130101) B01J 37/082 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 2/332 (20130101) |
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| US 09114405 | Green et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander A. Green (Boston, Massachusetts); Mark C. Hersam (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The Present teachings provide, in part, methods of separating two-dimensional nanomaterials by atomic layer thickness. In certain embodiments, the present teachings provide methods of generating graphene nanomaterials having a controlled number of atomic layer(s). |
| FILED | Monday, October 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/507240 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 21/26 (20130101) Flotation; Differential Sedimentation B03D 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 21/0648 (20130101) C01B 31/04 (20130101) C01B 31/0484 (20130101) C01B 31/0492 (20130101) C01B 2204/02 (20130101) C01B 2204/04 (20130101) C01B 2204/06 (20130101) C01B 2204/28 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 29/006 (20130101) C01G 39/06 (20130101) C01G 41/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09114998 | Arnold et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael S. Arnold (Middleton, Wisconsin); Padma Gopalan (Madison, Wisconsin); Nathaniel S. Safron (Madison, Wisconsin); Myungwoong Kim (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael S. Arnold (Middleton, Wisconsin); Padma Gopalan (Madison, Wisconsin); Nathaniel S. Safron (Madison, Wisconsin); Myungwoong Kim (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for forming a nanoperforated graphene material are provided. The methods comprise forming an etch mask defining a periodic array of holes over a graphene material and patterning the periodic array of holes into the graphene material. The etch mask comprises a pattern-defining block copolymer layer, and can optionally also comprise a wetting layer and a neutral layer. The nanoperforated graphene material can consist of a single sheet of graphene or a plurality of graphene sheets. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/592466 |
| ART UNIT | 1716 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0484 (20130101) |
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| US 09115064 | Toscano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland); Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland); Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Toscano (Glen Arm, Maryland); Frederick Arthur Brookfield (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Andrew D. Cohen (Mamaroneck, New York); Stephen Martin Courtney (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Lisa Marie Frost (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Vincent Jacob Kalish (Annapolis, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives that donate nitroxyl (HNO) under physiological conditions and are useful in treating and/or preventing the onset and/or development of diseases or conditions that are responsive to nitroxyl therapy, including heart failure and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Novel N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives release NHO at a controlled rate under physiological conditions, and the rate of HNO release is modulated by varying the nature and location of functional groups on the N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/204636 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 311/48 (20130101) C07C 317/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 295/16 (20130101) C07D 295/26 (20130101) C07D 295/155 (20130101) C07D 295/192 (20130101) C07D 333/36 (20130101) C07D 333/38 (20130101) |
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| US 09115240 | Kofinas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter Kofinas (North Bethesda, Maryland); Omar B. Ayyub (Potomac, Maryland); Jennifer W. Sekowski (Aberdeen, Maryland); Ta-I Yang (Taichung, Taiwan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Kofinas (North Bethesda, Maryland); Omar B. Ayyub (Potomac, Maryland); Jennifer W. Sekowski (Aberdeen, Maryland); Ta-I Yang (Taichung, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor system, and a method of detecting a target analyte, comprises a chemically functionalized block copolymer, and a target analyte. The block copolymer exhibits a color change in the visible spectrum upon exposure to the target analyte. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/484533 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 8/30 (20130101) C08F 8/42 (20130101) C08F 8/44 (20130101) C08F 8/44 (20130101) C08F 212/08 (20130101) C08F 226/06 (20130101) C08F 293/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 293/00 (20130101) C08F 293/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/78 (20130101) G01N 2021/7723 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/143333 (20150115) Y10T 436/144444 (20150115) Y10T 436/173076 (20150115) Y10T 436/206664 (20150115) |
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| US 09115255 | Gopalan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Padma Gopalan (Madison, Wisconsin); Eungnak Han (Hillsboro, Oregon); Myungwoong Kim (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Surface-modifying layers, including neutral layers for vertical domain-forming block copolymers of styrene and methyl methacrylate are provided. Also provided are self-assembled block copolymer structures incorporating the surface modifying layers, methods of fabricating such structures and methods of using the structures in BCP lithography applications. The surface-modifying layers comprise a crosslinked copolymer film, wherein the crosslinked copolymers are random copolymers polymerized from styrene monomers and/or (meth)acrylate monomers and crosslinkable epoxy group-functionalized monomers. The crosslinked copolymer films are characterized by a high content of the crosslinkable epoxy group-functionalized monomer. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/828803 |
| ART UNIT | 1716 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Printing Plates or Foils; Materials for Surfaces Used in Printing Machines for Printing, Inking, Damping, or the Like; Preparing Such Surfaces for Use and Conserving Them B41N 1/14 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 7/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08J 2325/08 (20130101) C08J 2453/00 (20130101) Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09115348 | Haurwitz 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) | Rachel E. Haurwitz (Berkeley, California); Jennifer A. Doudna (Berkeley, California); Blake Wiedenheft (Oakland, California); Martin Jinek (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides variant Csy4 endoribonucleases, nucleic acids encoding the variant Csy4 endoribonucleases, and host cells genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The variant Csy4 endoribonucleases find use in a variety of applications, which are also provided. The present disclosure also provides methods of detecting a specific sequence in a target polyribonucleotide; and methods of regulating production of a target RNA in a eukaryotic cell. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/671120 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/22 (20130101) C07K 14/8117 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/22 (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 19/34 (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 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6823 (20130101) C12Q 2521/313 (20130101) |
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| US 09115748 | Ivantysynova et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Monika Marianne Ivantysynova (Lafayette, Indiana); Jonathan Baker (Novelty, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Monika Marianne Ivantysynova (Lafayette, Indiana); Jonathan Baker (Novelty, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A machine and method for a hydrostatic axial sliding bearing that has bearing and sealing functions and is capable of exhibiting reduced power losses. The hydrostatic axial sliding bearing of the machine is defined by axial sliding bearing surfaces that are separated by a fluid film and adapted for movement relative to each other during operation of the machine. The machine has first and second elements that define a first and a second of the axial sliding bearing surfaces. In combination, the first and second axial sliding bearing surfaces function as bearing and sealing surfaces for the hydrostatic axial sliding bearing. The machine is adapted so that the first and second axial sliding bearing surfaces move relative to each other in a first direction of motion, and at least the second axial sliding bearing surface has a surface profile with an oscillatory waveform in the first direction of motion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/933919 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 1/2007 (20130101) F04B 1/2028 (20130101) F04B 1/2035 (20130101) F04B 27/083 (20130101) F04B 27/0817 (20130101) F04B 27/0834 (20130101) Shafts; Flexible Shafts; Elements or Crankshaft Mechanisms; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing Elements; Bearings F16C 17/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16C 32/06 (20130101) F16C 33/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09116147 | Anslyn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric V. Anslyn (Austin, Texas); Himali Hewage (Austin, Texas); Ronald Houk (Austin, Texas); Damon V. Borich (Austin, Texas); Robert E. Hanes, Jr. (Austin, Texas); Jason A. Neeser (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric V. Anslyn (Austin, Texas); Himali Hewage (Austin, Texas); Ronald Houk (Austin, Texas); Damon V. Borich (Austin, Texas); Robert E. Hanes, Jr. (Austin, Texas); Jason A. Neeser (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods, and systems for detecting small molecules using chemiluminescent signaling assay technology are provided. One system provided herein comprises a chromophore; an oxalate ester, a peroxide, and a modulating agent, wherein the modulating agent will perturb a chemiluminescent signal generated by an interaction among the chromophore, the oxalate ester, and a peroxide; and the perturbation will occur in response to an analyte. One method provided herein comprises combining a chromophore, an oxalate ester, a peroxide, and a modulating agent, wherein: the modulating agent will perturb a chemiluminescent signal generate by an interaction among the chromophore, the oxalate ester, and a peroxide; and the perturbation will occur in response to an analyte. Another method provides a colorimetric or fluorometric signal response in the presence of an analyte. |
| FILED | Monday, March 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/395973 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/542 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/6432 (20130101) |
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| US 09116148 | Linder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vincent Linder (Tewksbury, Massachusetts); Samuel K. Sia (New York, New York); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for delivering one or more fluids. Fluids may be delivered sequentially from a common vessel to a chemical, biological or biochemical process. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/755543 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/0293 (20130101) B01L 3/5027 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 2200/16 (20130101) B01L 2200/0673 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/543 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 35/08 (20130101) G01N 35/1002 (20130101) G01N 35/1065 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/0318 (20150401) |
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| US 09116154 | Ouyang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zheng Ouyang (West Lafayette, Indiana); He Wang (West Lafayette, Indiana); Nicholas E. Manicke (West Lafayette, Indiana); Robert Graham Cooks (West Lafayette, Indiana); Qian Yang (West Lafayette, Indiana); Jiangjiang Liu (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally relates to systems and methods for mass spectrometry analysis of samples. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a mass spectrometry probe including at least one porous material connected to a high voltage source, in which the porous material is discrete from a flow of solvent. |
| FILED | Friday, December 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/561531 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6848 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/16 (20130101) H01J 49/0031 (20130101) |
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| US 09116537 | Celanovic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Walker Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Christopher Marton (Herndon, Virginia); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mohammad Araghchini (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Klavs F. Jensen (Lexington, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Steven G. Johnson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert Pilawa-Podgurski (Urbana, Illinois); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Walker Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Christopher Marton (Herndon, Virginia); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mohammad Araghchini (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Klavs F. Jensen (Lexington, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Steven G. Johnson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert Pilawa-Podgurski (Urbana, Illinois); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Inventive systems and methods for the generation of energy using thermophotovoltaic cells are described. Also described are systems and methods for selectively emitting electromagnetic radiation from an emitter for use in thermophotovoltaic energy generation systems. In at least some of the inventive energy generation systems and methods, a voltage applied to the thermophotovoltaic cell (e.g., to enhance the power produced by the cell) can be adjusted to enhance system performance. Certain embodiments of the systems and methods described herein can be used to generate energy relatively efficiently. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/112831 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or Solid Fuel Suspended In Air F23C 2900/03001 (20130101) Casings, Linings, Walls or Doors Specially Adapted for Combustion Chambers, e.g Firebridges; Devices for Deflecting Air, Flames or Combustion Products in Combustion Chambers; Safety Arrangements Specially Adapted for Combustion Apparatus; Details of Combustion Chambers, Not Otherwise Provided for F23M 2900/13004 (20130101) Systems for Regulating Electric or Magnetic Variables G05F 1/67 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 10/30 (20141201) |
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| US 09117235 | Jebara et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tony Jebara (New York, New York); Bert Huang (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tony Jebara (New York, New York); Bert Huang (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Entities may be matched to enhance the efficiency of various commercial activities using various system and method embodiments of the disclosed subject matter. Belief propagation on a graph data structure defining a bipartite or unipartite matching opportunity is used to calculate a best matching. In embodiments, functions are implemented based upon the match, such as executing sales between matched buyers and sellers in an online auction system. In embodiments, messages with scalar values carry information about the relative value of possible matchings, initially provided as weights or values for the possible matchings. Weights may depend on, for example, bids or costs. Messages may be passed, for example over a network between processors respective to the nodes. Belief values reflecting a best matching can be continuously updated for each node responsively to the value information and received messages to rank the matches respective to each node, which progressively improve. This allows short or complete terminations conditions to determine the goodness of the matching. Differing numbers of matches respective to each member of the disjoint sets and distributions of the desirability of different numbers of matches can be integrated in the matchings in respective embodiments. |
| FILED | Monday, January 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/864438 |
| ART UNIT | 3622 — 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 | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30386 (20130101) Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 30/06 (20130101) G06Q 30/08 (20130101) G06Q 30/0241 (20130101) G06Q 30/0247 (20130101) G06Q 30/0251 (20130101) G06Q 30/0613 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09117601 | Somu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sivasubramanian Somu (Natick, Massachusetts); Ahmed Busnaina (Needham, Massachusetts); Nicol McGruer (Dover, Massachusetts); Peter Ryan (Waltham, Massachusetts); George G. Adams (West Newton, Massachusetts); Xugang Xiong (Boston, Massachusetts); Taehoon Kim (Revere, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-volatile bistable nano-electromechanical switch is provided for use in memory devices and microprocessors. The switch employs carbon nanotubes as the actuation element. A method has been developed for fabricating nanoswitches having one single-walled carbon nanotube as the actuator. The actuation of two different states can be achieved using the same low voltage for each state. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/141133 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Static Stores G11C 11/50 (20130101) G11C 13/025 (20130101) G11C 2213/16 (20130101) Electric Switches; Relays; Selectors; Emergency Protective Devices H01H 11/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/0575 (20130101) H01L 51/0591 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/89 (20130101) Y10S 977/943 (20130101) |
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| US 09117817 | Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John R. Williams (Opelika, Alabama); Ayayi C. Ahyi (Auburn, Alabama); Tamara F. Isaacs-Smith (Auburn, Alabama); Yogesh K. Sharma (Kenilworth, United Kingdom); Leonard C. Feldman (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John R. Williams (Opelika, Alabama); Ayayi C. Ahyi (Auburn, Alabama); Tamara F. Isaacs-Smith (Auburn, Alabama); Yogesh K. Sharma (Kenilworth, United Kingdom); Leonard C. Feldman (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Illustrative embodiments of semiconductor devices including a polar insulation layer capped by a non-polar insulation layer, and methods of fabrication of such semiconductor devices, are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, a semiconductor device may comprise a semiconductor substrate, a polar insulation layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate and comprising a Group V element configured to increase a carrier mobility in at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate, and a non-polar insulation layer disposed above the polar insulation layer. |
| FILED | Monday, September 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/027817 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/045 (20130101) H01L 21/049 (20130101) H01L 29/78 (20130101) H01L 29/513 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/517 (20130101) |
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| US 09117934 | Rosenblatt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sami Rosenblatt (White Plains, New York); James Hone (New York, New York); Changyao Chen (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University In The City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sami Rosenblatt (White Plains, New York); James Hone (New York, New York); Changyao Chen (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A fabricated electromechanical device is disclosed herein. An exemplary device includes, a substrate, at least one layer of a high-transconductance material separated from the substrate by a dielectric medium, a first electrode in electrical contact with the at least one layer of a high-transconductance material and separated from the substrate by at least one first supporting member, a second electrode in electrical contact with the layer of a high-transconductance material and separated from the substrate by at least one second supporting member, where the first electrode is electrically separate from the second electrode, and a third electrode separated from the at least one layer of high-transconductance material by a dielectric medium and separated from each of the first electrode and the second electrode by a dielectric medium. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/149415 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 1/00142 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/16 (20130101) H01L 29/84 (20130101) H01L 29/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 51/0045 (20130101) Generation of Oscillations, Directly or by Frequency-changing, by Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate in a Non-switching Manner; Generation of Noise by Such Circuits H03B 5/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09118163 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seongsin Kim (Tuscaloosa, Alabama); Patrick Kung (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for generating terahertz radiation are disclosed herein. In addition, methods for forming orientation-patterned nonlinear semiconductor crystals are disclosed herein. For example, according to an example implementation, a method for generating terahertz radiation may include: providing an optical pulse having a wavelength less than approximately 1.0 μm; and illuminating an orientation-patterned nonlinear semiconductor crystal with the optical pulse. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/835243 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/3544 (20130101) G02F 1/3558 (20130101) G02F 2001/3548 (20130101) G02F 2203/13 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/0604 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09118357 | Tseng |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ryan Tseng (Coronado, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | QUALCOMM Incorporated (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan Tseng (Coronado, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for feedback control of output power in a wireless power transmitter are disclosed. According to one aspect, one of a voltage level at an input of a wireless power transmit coil and a level of current passing through the wireless power transmit coil are sensed. The wireless power transmitter includes a controller configured to adjust a component of the wireless power transmitter to maintain at least one of the level of current and the voltage level at a constant level. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/396513 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 17/00 (20130101) Transmission H04B 5/0037 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 5/0081 (20130101) |
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| US 09114350 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Southern Company (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SOUTHERN COMPANY (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guohai Liu (Birmingham, Alabama); Pannalal Vimalchand (Birmingham, Alabama); WanWang Peng (Birmingham, Alabama); Alexander Bonsu (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A regenerator that can handle rich loaded chemical solvent containing precipitated absorption reaction products is disclosed. The invention is particularly suitable for separating CO2 from large gas streams that are typical of power plant processes. The internally circulating liquid stream in the regenerator (ICLS regenerator) rapidly heats-up the in-coming rich solvent stream in a downcomer standpipe as well as decreases the overall concentration of CO2 in the mixed stream. Both these actions lead to dissolution of precipitates. Any remaining precipitate further dissolves as heat is transferred to the mixed solution with an inverted bayonet tube heat exchanger in the riser portion of the regenerator. The evolving CO2 bubbles in the riser portion of the regenerator lead to substantial gas hold-up and the large density difference between the solutions in the downcomer standpipe and riser portions promotes internal circulation of the liquid stream in the regenerator. As minor amounts of solvent components present in the exit gas stream are condensed and returned back to the regenerator, pure CO2 gas stream exits the disclosed regenerator and condenser system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/712491 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/18 (20130101) B01D 53/62 (20130101) B01D 53/96 (20130101) B01D 53/1425 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 53/1475 (20130101) B01D 2257/504 (20130101) B01D 2258/0283 (20130101) Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG] Y02C 10/04 (20130101) Y02C 10/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09114723 | Bissontz |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jay E. Bissontz (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC (Lisle, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay E. Bissontz (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Level voltage levels/states of charge are maintained among a plurality of high voltage DC electrical storage devices/traction battery packs that are arrayed in series to support operation of a hybrid electric vehicle drive train. Each high voltage DC electrical storage device supports a high voltage power bus, to which at least one controllable load is connected, and at least a first lower voltage level electrical distribution system. The rate of power transfer from the high voltage DC electrical storage devices to the at least first lower voltage electrical distribution system is controlled by DC-DC converters. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/985340 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 1/003 (20130101) B60L 7/22 (20130101) B60L 11/1866 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60L 2200/28 (20130101) B60L 2200/40 (20130101) B60L 2240/34 (20130101) Conjoint Control of Vehicle Sub-units of Different Type or Different Function; Control Systems Specially Adapted for Hybrid Vehicles; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems for Purposes Not Related to the Control of a Particular Sub-unit B60W 10/08 (20130101) B60W 10/30 (20130101) B60W 20/108 (20130101) B60W 30/18127 (20130101) B60W 2300/126 (20130101) B60W 2510/244 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 7/1423 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/92 (20130101) Y02T 10/7005 (20130101) Y02T 10/7061 (20130101) |
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| US 09114981 | An et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kwang Hyup An (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Max Shtein (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kevin P. Pipe (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kwang Hyup An (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Max Shtein (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kevin P. Pipe (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrically pumped light emitting device emits a light when powered by a power source. The light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode including an outer surface, and at least one active organic semiconductor disposed between the first and second electrodes. The device also includes a dye adjacent the outer surface of the second electrode such that the second electrode is disposed between the dye and the active organic semiconductor. A voltage applied by the power source across the first and second electrodes causes energy to couple from decaying dipoles into surface plasmon polariton modes, which then evanescently couple to the dye to cause the light to be emitted. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/954368 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/322 (20130101) H01L 51/00 (20130101) H01L 51/504 (20130101) H01L 51/5036 (20130101) H01L 2251/5315 (20130101) |
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| US 09114984 | Bingham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dennis N. Bingham (Idhao Falls, Idaho); Kerry M. Klingler (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Joseph D. Smith (Owasso, Oklahoma); Terry D. Turner (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Bruce M. Wilding (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis N. Bingham (Idhao Falls, Idaho); Kerry M. Klingler (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Joseph D. Smith (Owasso, Oklahoma); Terry D. Turner (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Bruce M. Wilding (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a system for upgrading a hydrocarbon material may include a black wax upgrade subsystem and a molten salt gasification (MSG) subsystem. The black wax upgrade subsystem and the MSG subsystem may be located within a common pressure boundary, such as within a pressure vessel. Gaseous materials produced by the MSG subsystem may be used in the process carried out within the black wax upgrade subsystem. For example, hydrogen may pass through a gaseous transfer interface to interact with black wax feed material to hydrogenate such material during a cracking process. In one embodiment, the gaseous transfer interface may include one or more openings in a tube or conduit which is carrying the black wax material. A pressure differential may control the flow of hydrogen within the tube or conduit. Related methods are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, June 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/532540 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/348 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 2203/0216 (20130101) C01B 2203/0805 (20130101) C01B 2203/1235 (20130101) C01B 2203/1252 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 49/007 (20130101) C10G 73/44 (20130101) Production of Producer Gas, Water-gas, Synthesis Gas From Solid Carbonaceous Material, or Mixtures Containing These Gases; Carburetting Air or Other Gases C10J 3/57 (20130101) C10J 2300/16 (20130101) |
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09115375 — Methods for enhancing the degradation of cellulosic material with chitin binding proteins
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Feng Xu (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material and for producing substances from the cellulosic material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/668570 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/32 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 7/10 (20130101) C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09115584 | Roberts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Herbert Chidsey Roberts (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Glenn Curtis Taxacher (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herbert Chidsey Roberts (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Glenn Curtis Taxacher (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbomachine system includes a rotor that defines a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine system. A first blade is coupled to the rotor, and the first blade has first and second laminated plies. A first band is coupled to the first blade and is configured to resist separation of the first and second laminated plies. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/454979 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/282 (20130101) F01D 5/284 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/672 (20130101) |
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| US 09115810 | Bidkar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rahul Anil Bidkar (Niskayuna, New York); Azam Mihir Thatte (Arlington, Massachusetts); Nathan Evan McCurdy Gibson (West Chester, Ohio); Andrew Paul Giametta (Greenville, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A seal assembly for a rotary machine is provided. The seal assembly includes multiple sealing device segments disposed circumferentially intermediate to a stationary housing and a rotor. Each of the sealing device segments includes a stator interface element, a shoe plate having an extended portion having one or more labyrinth teeth facing the rotor and a load bearing portion, wherein the shoe plate is configured to generate an aerodynamic force between the shoe plate and the rotor. The sealing device segment further includes a secondary seal configured to be in contact with the stator interface element at a radially outer end and configured to be in contact with an elevated nose section of the extended portion of the shoe plate on a radially inner end; and multiple flexible elements attached to the shoe plate and to the stator interface element. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/045083 |
| ART UNIT | 3675 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Pistons; Cylinders; Sealings F16J 15/442 (20130101) F16J 15/447 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49826 (20150115) |
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| US 09116141 | Mitra et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Somenath Mitra (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Chutarat Saridara (Bangkok, Thailand) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Somenath Mitra (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Chutarat Saridara (Bangkok, Thailand) |
| ABSTRACT | A microtrap assembly includes a carbon nanotube sorbent. The microtrap assembly may be employed as a preconcentrator operable to deliver a sample to an analytical device to measure the concentrations of greenhouse gases. A system includes a microtrap having a carbon nanotube sorbent for measuring the concentrations of greenhouse gases in a sample. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/085590 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/30 (20130101) B01D 53/70 (20130101) B01D 53/72 (20130101) B01D 53/0407 (20130101) B01D 2253/102 (20130101) B01D 2253/304 (20130101) B01D 2253/342 (20130101) B01D 2257/708 (20130101) B01D 2257/2064 (20130101) B01D 2257/2066 (20130101) B01D 2257/7025 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 30/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 30/6095 (20130101) G01N 2030/062 (20130101) G01N 2030/085 (20130101) Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG] Y02C 20/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09116249 | Claus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Liam D. Claus (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Mark S. Derzon (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Randolph R. Kay (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Todd Bauer (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Douglas Chandler Trotter (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael David Henry (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for detecting radiation is provided. In embodiments, at least one sensor medium is provided, of a kind that interacts with radiation to generate photons and/or charge carriers. The apparatus also includes at least one electrode arrangement configured to collect radiation-generated charge from a sensor medium that has been provided. The apparatus also includes at least one photodetector configured to produce an electrical output in response to photons generated by radiation in such a sensor medium, and an electronic circuit configured to produce an output that is jointly responsive to the collected charge and to the photodetector output. At least one such electrode arrangement, at least one such photodetector, and at least one such sensor medium are combined to form an integral unit. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/192688 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01T 1/24 (20130101) G01T 1/2006 (20130101) G01T 3/00 (20130101) G01T 3/06 (20130101) G01T 3/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09116537 | Celanovic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Walker Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Christopher Marton (Herndon, Virginia); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mohammad Araghchini (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Klavs F. Jensen (Lexington, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Steven G. Johnson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert Pilawa-Podgurski (Urbana, Illinois); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ivan Celanovic (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Walker Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Peter Bermel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Adrian Y. X. Yeng (Somerville, Massachusetts); Christopher Marton (Herndon, Virginia); Michael Ghebrebrhan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mohammad Araghchini (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Klavs F. Jensen (Lexington, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Steven G. Johnson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert Pilawa-Podgurski (Urbana, Illinois); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Inventive systems and methods for the generation of energy using thermophotovoltaic cells are described. Also described are systems and methods for selectively emitting electromagnetic radiation from an emitter for use in thermophotovoltaic energy generation systems. In at least some of the inventive energy generation systems and methods, a voltage applied to the thermophotovoltaic cell (e.g., to enhance the power produced by the cell) can be adjusted to enhance system performance. Certain embodiments of the systems and methods described herein can be used to generate energy relatively efficiently. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/112831 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or Solid Fuel Suspended In Air F23C 2900/03001 (20130101) Casings, Linings, Walls or Doors Specially Adapted for Combustion Chambers, e.g Firebridges; Devices for Deflecting Air, Flames or Combustion Products in Combustion Chambers; Safety Arrangements Specially Adapted for Combustion Apparatus; Details of Combustion Chambers, Not Otherwise Provided for F23M 2900/13004 (20130101) Systems for Regulating Electric or Magnetic Variables G05F 1/67 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 10/30 (20141201) |
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| US 09117511 | Sadowski |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Greg Sadowski (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The described embodiments include a computing device with one or more asynchronous circuits and control circuits that control the operation of the asynchronous circuits. In some embodiments, the control circuits are arranged in a hierarchy with a top-level control circuit atop the hierarchy and one or more local control circuits lower in the hierarchy. In these embodiments, the top-level control circuit processes operating information for the one or more asynchronous circuits and/or other functional blocks in the computing device to determine an operating state for the computing device. Based on the operating state, the top-level control circuit communicates commands to the local control circuits to cause the local control circuits to operate in corresponding operating modes. Based on a corresponding operating mode command, each local control circuit sets one or more operating parameters for corresponding asynchronous circuits (and/or one or more other functional blocks). |
| FILED | Monday, March 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/195124 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Regulating Electric or Magnetic Variables G05F 1/465 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/32 (20130101) Static Stores G11C 7/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09117560 | Garino et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Terry J. Garino (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Tina M. Nenoff (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Dorina Florentina Sava Gallis (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Materials and methods of making densified waste forms for temperature sensitive waste material, such as nuclear waste, formed with low temperature processing using metallic powder that forms the matrix that encapsulates the temperature sensitive waste material. The densified waste form includes a temperature sensitive waste material in a physically densified matrix, the matrix is a compacted metallic powder. The method for forming the densified waste form includes mixing a metallic powder and a temperature sensitive waste material to form a waste form precursor. The waste form precursor is compacted with sufficient pressure to densify the waste precursor and encapsulate the temperature sensitive waste material in a physically densified matrix. |
| FILED | Friday, November 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/081025 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation or Particle Bombardment; Treating Radioactively Contaminated Material; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor G21F 9/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09117940 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois); Semprius, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois); Semprius, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Ralph Nuzzo (Champaign, Illinois); Matthew Meitl (Durham, North Carolina); Etienne Menard (Durham, North Carolina); Alfred Baca (Urbana, Illinois); Michael Motala (Champaign, Illinois); Jong-Hyun Ahn (Suwon, South Korea); Sang-Il Park (Savoy, Illinois); Chang-Jae Yu (Urbana, Illinois); Heung Cho Ko (Gwangju, South Korea); Mark Stoykovich (Dover, New Hampshire); Jongseung Yoon (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are optical devices and systems fabricated, at least in part, via printing-based assembly and integration of device components. In specific embodiments the present invention provides light emitting systems, light collecting systems, light sensing systems and photovoltaic systems comprising printable semiconductor elements, including large area, high performance macroelectronic devices. Optical systems of the present invention comprise semiconductor elements assembled, organized and/or integrated with other device components via printing techniques that exhibit performance characteristics and functionality comparable to single crystalline semiconductor based devices fabricated using conventional high temperature processing methods. Optical systems of the present invention have device geometries and configurations, such as form factors, component densities, and component positions, accessed by printing that provide a range of useful device functionalities. Optical systems of the present invention include devices and device arrays exhibiting a range of useful physical and mechanical properties including flexibility, shapeability, conformability and stretchablity. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/209481 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 2201/0185 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/1285 (20130101) H01L 27/1292 (20130101) H01L 29/78603 (20130101) H01L 29/78681 (20130101) H01L 31/0524 (20130101) H01L 31/0543 (20141201) H01L 31/0725 (20130101) H01L 31/1804 (20130101) H01L 31/1876 (20130101) H01L 33/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/52 (20130101) Y02E 10/547 (20130101) |
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| US 09118017 | Xia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Universal Display Corporation (Ewing, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Universal Display Corporation (Ewing, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chuanjun Xia (Ewing, New Jersey); Kwang-Ohk Cheon (Ewing, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel compounds containing a triphenylene moiety linked to an αβ connected binaphthyl ring system are provided. These compounds have surprisingly good solubility in organic solvents and are useful as host compounds in red phosphorescent OLEDs. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/718248 |
| ART UNIT | 1786 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0035 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0054 (20130101) H01L 51/0058 (20130101) H01L 51/0081 (20130101) H01L 51/0085 (20130101) H01L 51/5016 (20130101) H01L 2251/308 (20130101) |
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| US 09118048 | Scotto |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Vincent Scotto (Uniontown, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LG Fuel Cell Systems Inc. (North Canton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Vincent Scotto (Uniontown, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for operating an engine. Another embodiment is a unique engine system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for engines and engine systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/174706 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Controlling Combustion Engines F02D 19/081 (20130101) F02D 19/0644 (20130101) F02D 19/0671 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/0618 (20130101) H01M 8/04223 (20130101) H01M 8/04328 (20130101) H01M 8/04373 (20130101) H01M 8/04395 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/04425 (20130101) H01M 8/04738 (20130101) H01M 8/04776 (20130101) H01M 8/04798 (20130101) H01M 2008/1293 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) Y02E 60/525 (20130101) |
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| US 09118089 | Friesen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cody A. Friesen (Fort McDowell, Arizona); Derek Wolfe (Adrian, Michigan); Paul Bryan Johnson (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FLUIDIC, INC. (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cody A. Friesen (Fort McDowell, Arizona); Derek Wolfe (Adrian, Michigan); Paul Bryan Johnson (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention are related to anion exchange membranes used in electrochemical metal-air cells in which the membranes function as the electrolyte material, or are used in conjunction with electrolytes such as ionic liquid electrolytes. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/526342 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — 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 12/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 12/08 (20130101) H01M 2300/0082 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/522 (20130101) |
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| US 09119246 | Arik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehmet Arik (Uskudar Istanbul, Turkey); Stanton Earl Weaver (Broadalbin, New York); Thomas Elliot Stecher (Scotia, New York); Charles Erklin Seeley (Niskayuna, New York); Glenn Howard Kuenzler (Beachwood, Ohio); Charles Franklin Wolfe, Jr. (Albany, New York); Yogen Vishwas Utturkar (Niskayuna, New York); Rajdeep Sharma (Niskayuna, New York); Satish Prabhakaran (Niskayuna, New York); Tunc Icoz (Schenectady, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Lighting systems having unique configurations are provided. For instance, the lighting system may include a light source, a thermal management system and driver electronics, each contained within a housing structure. The light source is configured to provide illumination visible through an opening in the housing structure. The thermal management system is configured to provide an air flow, such as a unidirectional air flow, through the housing structure in order to cool the light source. The driver electronics are configured to provide power to each of the light source and the thermal management system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/468558 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-electric Light Sources Using Luminescence; Light Sources Using Electrochemiluminescence; Light Sources Using Charges of Combustible Material; Light Sources Using Semiconductor Devices as Light-generating Elements; Light Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F21K 9/135 (20130101) F21K 9/1375 (20130101) Functional Features or Details of Lighting Devices or Systems Thereof; Structural Combinations of Lighting Devices With Other Articles, Not Otherwise Provided for F21V 23/006 (20130101) F21V 29/002 (20130101) F21V 29/02 (20130101) F21V 29/004 (20130101) F21V 29/63 (20150115) F21V 29/74 (20150115) F21V 29/83 (20150115) F21V 29/225 (20130101) F21V 29/405 (20130101) F21V 29/763 (20150115) F21V 29/2206 (20130101) F21V 29/2293 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, Relating to the Form or the Kind of the Light Sources or of the Colour of the Light Emitted F21Y 2101/02 (20130101) F21Y 2105/001 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 3/02 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) Electric Heating; Electric Lighting Not Otherwise Provided for H05B 33/0803 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09119247 | Arik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehmet Arik (Uskudar Istanbul, Turkey); Stanton Earl Weaver (Broadalbin, New York); Thomas Elliot Stecher (Scotia, New York); Charles Erklin Seeley (Niskayuna, New York); Glenn Howard Kuenzler (Beachwood, Ohio); Charles Franklin Wolfe, Jr. (Albany, New York); Yogen Vishwas Utturkar (Niskayuna, New York); Rajdeep Sharma (Niskayuna, New York); Satish Prabhakaran (Niskayuna, New York); Tunc Icoz (Schenectady, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Lighting systems having unique configurations are provided. For instance, the lighting system may include a light source, a thermal management system and driver electronics, each contained within a housing structure. The light source is configured to provide illumination visible through an opening in the housing structure. The thermal management system is configured to provide an air flow, such as a unidirectional air flow, through the housing structure in order to cool the light source. The driver electronics are configured to provide power to each of the light source and the thermal management system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/468570 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-electric Light Sources Using Luminescence; Light Sources Using Electrochemiluminescence; Light Sources Using Charges of Combustible Material; Light Sources Using Semiconductor Devices as Light-generating Elements; Light Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F21K 9/135 (20130101) F21K 9/1375 (20130101) Functional Features or Details of Lighting Devices or Systems Thereof; Structural Combinations of Lighting Devices With Other Articles, Not Otherwise Provided for F21V 23/006 (20130101) F21V 29/002 (20130101) F21V 29/02 (20130101) F21V 29/004 (20130101) F21V 29/63 (20150115) F21V 29/74 (20150115) F21V 29/83 (20150115) F21V 29/225 (20130101) F21V 29/405 (20130101) F21V 29/763 (20150115) F21V 29/2206 (20130101) F21V 29/2293 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, Relating to the Form or the Kind of the Light Sources or of the Colour of the Light Emitted F21Y 2101/02 (20130101) F21Y 2105/001 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 3/02 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) Electric Heating; Electric Lighting Not Otherwise Provided for H05B 33/0803 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115649 | Gallagher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edward J. Gallagher (West Hartford, Connecticut); Becky E. Rose (Colchester, Connecticut); Lisa I. Brilliant (Middletown, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward J. Gallagher (West Hartford, Connecticut); Becky E. Rose (Colchester, Connecticut); Lisa I. Brilliant (Middletown, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas turbine engine includes a spool, a turbine coupled to drive the spool, a propulsor coupled to be rotated about an axis by the turbine through the spool, and a gear assembly coupled between the propulsor and the spool such that rotation of the turbine drives the propulsor at a different speed than the spool. The propulsor includes a hub and a row of propulsor blades that extend from the hub. Each of the propulsor blades has a span between a root at the hub and a tip, and a chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The chord forms a stagger angle α with the axis, and the stagger angle α is less than 15° at a position along the propulsor blade that is within an inboard 20% of the span. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/176473 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 15/12 (20130101) F01D 25/34 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 7/05 (20130101) F02C 7/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 3/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09116069 | Underwood et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steve D. Underwood (Somerville, Alabama); Steve G. Garrison (Arab, Alabama); Bobby D. Gant (Huntsville, Alabama); John R. Palmer (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steve D. Underwood (Somerville, Alabama); Steve G. Garrison (Arab, Alabama); Bobby D. Gant (Huntsville, Alabama); John R. Palmer (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A hose-attaching apparatus for leak-testing a pressurized hose may include a hose-attaching member. A bore may extend through the hose-attaching member. An internal annular cavity may extend coaxially around the bore. At least one of a detector probe hole and a detector probe may be connected to the internal annular cavity. At least a portion of the bore may have a diameter which is at least one of substantially equal to and less than a diameter of a hose to be leak-tested. |
| FILED | Friday, February 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/370745 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 3/22 (20130101) G01M 3/207 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09117622 | Gendreau et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith C. Gendreau (Greenbelt, Maryland); Zaven Arzoumanian (Greenbelt, Maryland); Steven J. Kenyon (Hanover, Maryland); Nick Salvatore Spartana (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith C. Gendreau (Greenbelt, Maryland); Zaven Arzoumanian (Greenbelt, Maryland); Steven J. Kenyon (Hanover, Maryland); Nick Salvatore Spartana (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A miniaturized high-speed modulated X-ray source (MXS) device and a method for rapidly and arbitrarily varying with time the output X-ray photon intensities and energies. The MXS device includes an ultraviolet emitter that emits ultraviolet light, a photocathode operably coupled to the ultraviolet light-emitting diode that emits electrons, an electron multiplier operably coupled to the photocathode that multiplies incident electrons, and an anode operably coupled to the electron multiplier that is configured to produce X-rays. The method for modulating MXS includes modulating an intensity of an ultraviolet emitter to emit ultraviolet light, generating electrons in response to the ultraviolet light, multiplying the electrons to become more electrons, and producing X-rays by an anode that includes a target material configured to produce X-rays in response to impact of the more electrons. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/570122 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 35/06 (20130101) H01J 35/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class X-ray Technique H05G 1/70 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Geoffrey A Landis (Berea, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Adminstrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey A Landis (Berea, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi junction solar cell is provided and includes multiple semiconducting layers and an interface layer disposed between the multiple semiconducting layers. The interface layer is made from an interface bonding material that has a refractive index such that a ratio of a refractive index of each of the multiple semiconducting layers to the refractive index of the interface bonding material is less than or equal to 1.5. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/364691 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0304 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09118040 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. (Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. (Windsor, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Smith (Suffield, Connecticut); James F. McElroy (Suffield, Connecticut); Jay W. LaGrange (New Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrochemical cell having a water/gas porous separator prepared from a polymeric material and one or more conductive cell components that pass through, or are located in close proximity to, the water/gas porous separator, is provided. The inventive cell provides a high level of in-cell electrical conductivity. |
| FILED | Friday, November 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/667805 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/08 (20130101) C25B 9/00 (20130101) C25B 15/08 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/0239 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/0256 (20130101) H01M 8/0273 (20130101) H01M 8/04291 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) Y02E 60/366 (20130101) |
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| US 09118054 | Gummalla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mallika Gummalla (Longmeadow, Massachusetts); Jean Yamanis (South Glastonbury, Connecticut); Benoit Olsommer (South Glastonbury, Connecticut); Zissis Dardas (Worcester, Massachusetts); Robert Bayt (League City, Texas); Hari Srinivasan (Avon, Connecticut); Arindam Dasgupta (West Hartford, Connecticut); Larry Hardin (East Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A power system for an aircraft includes a solid oxide fuel cell system which generates electric power for the aircraft and an exhaust stream; and a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the exhaust stream of the solid oxide fuel cell to a heat requiring system or component of the aircraft. The heat can be transferred to fuel for the primary engine of the aircraft. Further, the same fuel can be used to power both the primary engine and the SOFC. A heat exchanger is positioned to cool reformate before feeding to the fuel cell. SOFC exhaust is treated and used as inerting gas. Finally, oxidant to the SOFC can be obtained from the aircraft cabin, or exterior, or both. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/681709 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 41/00 (20130101) B64D 2041/005 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/12 (20130101) H01M 8/0612 (20130101) H01M 8/0618 (20130101) H01M 8/0675 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/04014 (20130101) H01M 8/04097 (20130101) H01M 8/04111 (20130101) H01M 8/04141 (20130101) H01M 8/04164 (20130101) H01M 2250/20 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/44 (20130101) Y02T 90/32 (20130101) Y02T 90/36 (20130101) |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09115076 | Ngo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia); Merle Foglia, legal representative (, None) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Helen Ngo (North Wales, Pennsylvania); Thomas A. Foglia (Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for preparing saturated branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof involving subjecting unsaturated fatty acids having 10 to 25 carbon atoms, alkyl esters thereof or mixtures thereof to a skeletal isomerization reaction in the presence of water or a lower alcohol at a temperature of about 240° C. to about 280° C. using a combination of a sterically hindered Lewis base and zeolite as a Brönsted or Lewis acid catalyst, and isolating saturated branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof or mixtures thereof from the reaction mixture obtained by the skeletal isomerization reaction; wherein the process further comprises (a) recycling said catalyst by washing said catalyst with an acid solution at about 55° C. for about 24 hours, recovering the catalyst followed by heating the catalyst at about 115° C. for about 20 hours for the first four or five cycles of use and (b) in the next subsequent cycle recycling the catalyst by heating the catalyst at about 115° C. for about 20 hours followed by adding Lewis base to the catalyst; steps (a) and (b) can be repeated in subsequent cycles. The yield of said saturated branched chain fatty acids is ≧70 wt %. The sterically hindered Lewis base is a tertiary amine or phosphine with linear or branched C1 to C6 alkyl or phenyl groups attached thereto. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/950798 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 29/90 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 51/36 (20130101) C07C 51/36 (20130101) C07C 51/353 (20130101) C07C 51/353 (20130101) C07C 53/126 (20130101) C07C 57/03 (20130101) C07C 67/333 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09115338 | Van Eck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joyce Van Eck (Ithaca, New York); David F. Garvin (Roseville, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (Ithaca, New York); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joyce Van Eck (Ithaca, New York); David F. Garvin (Roseville, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a nucleic acid construct having a nucleic acid molecule configured to silence β-carotene hydroxylase expression, and host cells, expression systems, plants, and plant seeds having the nucleic acid construct. The present invention also relates to a method of enhancing beta-carotene content by growing a transgenic plant from a plant or seed transformed with the construct. |
| FILED | Monday, December 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/722244 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0004 (20130101) C12N 9/0071 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/825 (20130101) C12N 15/8243 (20130101) |
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| US 09115446 | Wedegaertner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cotton Incorporated (Cary, North Carolina); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas C. Wedegaertner (Cary, North Carolina); Gregory A. Holt (Lubbock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for removing material, e.g., linters, from seeds, e.g., ginned cottonseeds, are provided. The systems and methods involve rotating the seeds in a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal brushes. The centrifugal force created by the rotation of the drum and the plurality of longitudinal brushes urge the seeds against an interior surface of the drum that is lined with a brush insert. In this way, work is performed that removes the material from the exterior of the seeds. The material is removed using reduced pressure and the processed seeds are removed. The system may include a brush insert that is easily removed from the rotatable drum. Other systems and methods are disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/259349 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparing Grain for Milling; Refining Granular Fruit to Commercial Products by Working the Surface B02B 3/10 (20130101) Mechanical Treatment of Natural Fibrous or Filamentary Material to Obtain Fibres of Filaments, e.g for Spinning D01B 1/00 (20130101) D01B 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09116092 | Samaniuk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph R. Samaniuk (Madison, Wisconsin); Daniel J. Klingenberg (Stoughton, Wisconsin); Charles T. Scott (Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin); Thatcher W. Root (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph R. Samaniuk (Madison, Wisconsin); Daniel J. Klingenberg (Stoughton, Wisconsin); Charles T. Scott (Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin); Thatcher W. Root (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A device and a method are provided for measuring the yield stress of a fluid. The device includes a container for receiving the fluid therein and an auger having a shaft extending along an axis and a helical flange extending radially about the shaft. The auger is movable in the fluid between a first position and a second position. A sensor is operatively connected to the auger. The sensor measures a force on the auger as the auger moves from the first position to the second position. A linkage is interconnected to the sensor. The linkage translates motion to the auger. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/269139 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 11/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2011/0033 (20130101) G01N 2011/0053 (20130101) |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09114378 | Woodfield et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian F. Woodfield (Provo, Utah); Calvin H. Bartholomew (Orem, Utah); Kyle Brunner (Salt Lake Cuty, Utah); William Hecker (Orem, Utah); Xuchu Ma (Orem, Utah); Fen Xu (Orem, Utah); Lynn Astle (Provo, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making iron and cobalt pre-catalysts and catalysts in activated, finished form suitable for use in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The pre-catalysts are prepared by mixing an iron or cobalt salt, a base, and a metal oxide textural promoter or support. The reaction is carried out in a solvent deficient environment. The resulting product is then calcined at temperatures of about 300-500° C. to produce a metal oxide. The catalysts are prepared by reducing the metal oxide in the presence of hydrogen at temperatures of about 300-500° C. and carbiding the reduced metal in the case of iron. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/836850 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/75 (20130101) B01J 23/78 (20130101) B01J 23/745 (20130101) B01J 23/8913 (20130101) B01J 27/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/006 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 35/1014 (20130101) B01J 35/1019 (20130101) B01J 35/1038 (20130101) B01J 35/1061 (20130101) B01J 37/08 (20130101) B01J 37/035 (20130101) B01J 37/082 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 2/332 (20130101) |
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| US 09115065 | Dai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kineta Four, LLC (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kineta, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dongcheng Dai (Corvallis, Oregon); Tove Bolken (N. Keizer, Oregon); Sean M. Amberg (Corvallis, Oregon); Dennis E. Hruby (Albany, Oregon); Thomas R. Bailey (Phoenixville, 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 | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/777630 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/18 (20130101) A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/42 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/63 (20130101) A61K 31/357 (20130101) A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/433 (20130101) A61K 31/445 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/538 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 311/49 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 265/36 (20130101) C07D 285/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09118162 | Deppe |
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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) | Dennis G. Deppe (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite light source includes a substrate having a top surface, and a first vertical light source formed in the substrate. The first light source includes least a lower mirror, a first active region above the lower mirror, wherein the first active region has a thickness sufficient when electrically pumped to emit predominantly a spontaneous vertical emission from the first active region towards the top surface having an angular range of at least (≧) 30°. A second light source is formed in the substrate above the first active region including a second active region. The spontaneous vertical emission is at a first wavelength λ1 that optically drives said second active region to provide an emission at a second wavelength λ2, wherein λ2>λ1. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/282547 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/026 (20130101) H01S 5/40 (20130101) H01S 5/041 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/183 (20130101) H01S 5/18305 (20130101) H01S 5/18308 (20130101) H01S 5/18361 (20130101) H01S 5/18397 (20130101) |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09113615 | Scott et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas M Scott (Seattle, Washington); Kenneth Ashley Webb, Jr. (Port Orchard, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A feeder for larval and juvenile fishes is capable of delivering a small (ca. 15 mg) precise dose of microparticulate (ca. 100 μm diameter) feed to selected locations, via pneumatic conveyance and control. A source of low-pressure dry gas is used to blow microparticulate feed through a manifold and into a selected one of a number of tubes. A terminal valve at the end of the tube is selectively activated to send the feed to a selected tank or pond. When not in use, the feeder is sealed, and the feed protected from moisture and ambient oxygen. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/212301 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 5/0291 (20130101) A01K 61/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01K 61/025 (20130101) |
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| US 09117757 | Malhotra et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brewer Science Inc. (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brewer Science Inc. (Rolla, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jyoti K. Malhotra (Rolla, Missouri); Xing-Fu Zhong (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel compositions and methods of using those compositions to form high refractive index coatings are provided. The compositions comprise a mixture of two silicone polymers, a catalyst, and an inhibitor for the catalyst. The preferred catalyst comprises platinum. Unlike prior art silicone systems, the inventive composition can be provided in a one-part form due to a substantially improved pot life. The compositions can be spin- or spray-applied, followed by baking to crosslink the polymers and form a cured layer. The inventive cured layers have high refractive indices and light transmissions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/055691 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 5/11 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 83/04 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/56 (20130101) H01L 23/296 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/56 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09114133 | Dudley, Jr. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel C. Dudley, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia); THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel C. Dudley, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating, preventing, reversing, or ameliorating diastolic dysfunction includes reducing S-glutathionylated myosin binding protein-C (MyBP-C) level by administering to a host in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/658943 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 38/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09114151 | Dudley, Jr. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel C. Dudley, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia); THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel C. Dudley, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for modulating or controlling sodium channel current of a cell includes inducing mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the cell. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/929786 |
| 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 31/35 (20130101) A61K 31/194 (20130101) A61K 31/7084 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 09115407 | Cangelosi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gerard A. Cangelosi (Seattle, Washington); John Scott Meschke (Bothell, Washington); Kris Weigel (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington); Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerard A. Cangelosi (Seattle, Washington); John Scott Meschke (Bothell, Washington); Kris Weigel (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for detecting the presence of viable cells in a sample. Included are compositions and methods for increasing the sensitivity of a nucleic acid amplification test for determining the presence of at least one target microorganism in a sample. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for detecting ribosomal RNA precursors (pre-rRNA) as dynamic indicators of viable microorganisms in a sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/133889 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/02 (20130101) C12Q 1/689 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 09114255 | Hartman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric C. Hartman (Lexington, Kentucky); L. Gentry Barnett (Lexington, Kentucky); Tarik S. Aweimrin (Lexington, Kentucky); John D. Alton (Versailles, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CUSTOMKYNETICS, INC. (Versailles, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric C. Hartman (Lexington, Kentucky); L. Gentry Barnett (Lexington, Kentucky); Tarik S. Aweimrin (Lexington, Kentucky); John D. Alton (Versailles, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A device includes a brace that may be used in conjunction with neuromuscular electrical stimulation to induce isometric contractions in one or more muscles of a subject's limb muscles by way of a series of stimulation cycles. The device may include a controller for stimulating the leg muscles, and for autonomously adjusting the stimulation based on a measured force exerted by the leg on the brace. The controller may adjust the stimulation based on the measured force from a previous cycle as compared with a goal force. Additionally, the adjustment may be based on the comparison of the measured force within that cycle to the goal force, analyzed on a continuous basis within that cycle. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/525699 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/1107 (20130101) A61B 5/6828 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3615 (20130101) A61N 1/36003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36139 (20130101) Apparatus for Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, or Fencing; Ball Games; Training Equipment A63B 21/0023 (20130101) A63B 21/00156 (20130401) |
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U.S. State Government
| US 09114255 | Hartman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric C. Hartman (Lexington, Kentucky); L. Gentry Barnett (Lexington, Kentucky); Tarik S. Aweimrin (Lexington, Kentucky); John D. Alton (Versailles, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CUSTOMKYNETICS, INC. (Versailles, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric C. Hartman (Lexington, Kentucky); L. Gentry Barnett (Lexington, Kentucky); Tarik S. Aweimrin (Lexington, Kentucky); John D. Alton (Versailles, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A device includes a brace that may be used in conjunction with neuromuscular electrical stimulation to induce isometric contractions in one or more muscles of a subject's limb muscles by way of a series of stimulation cycles. The device may include a controller for stimulating the leg muscles, and for autonomously adjusting the stimulation based on a measured force exerted by the leg on the brace. The controller may adjust the stimulation based on the measured force from a previous cycle as compared with a goal force. Additionally, the adjustment may be based on the comparison of the measured force within that cycle to the goal force, analyzed on a continuous basis within that cycle. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/525699 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/1107 (20130101) A61B 5/6828 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3615 (20130101) A61N 1/36003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36139 (20130101) Apparatus for Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, or Fencing; Ball Games; Training Equipment A63B 21/0023 (20130101) A63B 21/00156 (20130401) |
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Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09115196 | Kuan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH (Rockville, Maryland); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Chien-Tsun Kuan (Cary, North Carolina); Darell D. Bigner (Mebane, North Carolina); Ira H. Pastan (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides high affinity antibodies suitable for forming immunotoxins that inhibit the growth of cells expressing human glycoprotein NMB, including glioblastoma multiforme cells, anaplastic astrocytoma cells, anaplastic oligodendroglioma cells, oligodendroglioma cells, and melanoma cells. The antibodies may be formed in cells transformed with an isolated nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide comprising an antibody heavy chain variable region (“VH”) and an antibody light chain variable region (“VL”). Such nucleic acids are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, May 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/897587 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48438 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/30 (20130101) C07K 16/1214 (20130101) C07K 2317/565 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57484 (20130101) |
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| US 09115289 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce P. Lee (Madison, Wisconsin); Sunil Silvary (Madison, Wisconsin); John L. Murphy (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KENSEY NASH CORPORATION (Exton, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce P. Lee (Madison, Wisconsin); Sunil Silvary (Madison, Wisconsin); John L. Murphy (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes new synthetic medical adhesives and antifouling coatings which exploit the key components of natural marine mussel adhesive proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, February 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/148286 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 15/18 (20130101) A61L 15/58 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 63/664 (20130101) C08G 69/44 (20130101) C08G 73/1092 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/1656 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, August 25, 2015.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
You can use the Command F or Control F to find a specific patent you are interested in.
HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2015/fedinvent-patents-20150825.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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