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| US 09198578 | Zuzak et al. |
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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) | Karel J. Zuzak (Arlington, Texas); Jeffrey A. Cadeddu (Dallas, Texas); Rafael Ufret-Vincenty (Dallas, Texas); Robert P. Francis (Grand Prarie, Texas); Edward Livingston (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A hyperspectral imaging system having an optical path. The system including an illumination source adapted to output a light beam, the light beam illuminating a target, a dispersing element arranged in the optical path and adapted to separate the light beam into a plurality of wavelengths, a digital micromirror array adapted to tune the plurality of wavelengths into a spectrum, an optical device having a detector and adapted to collect the spectrum reflected from the target and arranged in the optical path and a processor operatively connected to and adapted to control at least one of: the illumination source; the dispersing element; the digital micromirror array; the optical device; and, the detector, the processor further adapted to output a hyperspectral image of the target. The dispersing element is arranged between the illumination source and the digital micromirror array, the digital micromirror array is arranged to transmit the spectrum to the target and the optical device is arranged in the optical path after the target. |
| FILED | Monday, February 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/776074 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — 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 5/0059 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0071 (20130101) A61B 5/0075 (20130101) A61B 5/0084 (20130101) A61B 5/0086 (20130101) A61B 5/411 (20130101) A61B 5/413 (20130101) A61B 5/4842 (20130101) A61B 5/14551 (20130101) Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/02 (20130101) G01J 3/10 (20130101) G01J 3/021 (20130101) G01J 3/0208 (20130101) G01J 3/0229 (20130101) G01J 3/0264 (20130101) G01J 3/2803 (20130101) G01J 3/2823 (20130101) G01J 2003/1213 (20130101) G01J 2003/1282 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/31 (20130101) G01N 21/39 (20130101) |
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| US 09198595 | Neitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jay Neitz (Seattle, Washington); Maureen Neitz (Seattle, Washington); James A. Kuchenbecker (Seattle, Washington); William W. Hauswirth (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington); University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated (Gainesville, Florida); Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay Neitz (Seattle, Washington); Maureen Neitz (Seattle, Washington); James A. Kuchenbecker (Seattle, Washington); William W. Hauswirth (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating cone photoreceptor activity, and devices for assessment of cone photoreceptor activity. |
| FILED | Friday, November 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/075415 |
| 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 | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0496 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/4836 (20130101) A61B 5/4848 (20130101) A61B 5/6821 (20130101) A61B 5/7225 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 48/0058 (20130101) A61K 48/0075 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/0622 (20130101) A61N 2005/0652 (20130101) A61N 2005/0661 (20130101) A61N 2005/0663 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) C12N 2799/025 (20130101) C12N 2830/008 (20130101) C12N 2830/42 (20130101) C12N 2840/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09198596 | Milner |
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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) | Thomas E. Milner (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are systems, methods, and compositions for the use of optical coherence tomography for detection of cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/722553 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — 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 5/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0035 (20130101) A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/0275 (20130101) A61B 5/0515 (20130101) A61B 5/6852 (20130101) A61B 8/06 (20130101) A61B 8/13 (20130101) A61B 8/488 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/1717 (20130101) G01N 21/4795 (20130101) |
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| US 09198621 | Fernstrom et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John D. Fernstrom (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Madelyn H. Fernstrom (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Robert J. Sclabassi (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Mingui Sun (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Fernstrom (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Madelyn H. Fernstrom (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Robert J. Sclabassi (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Mingui Sun (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Electronic systems, devices and methods are provided to accurately measure both food intake and physical activity in a subject. A device is provided to be placed on a subject which records video as well as other physiological and/or environmental data. Video data can be analyzed along with other data obtained by the device to determine food consumption and physical activity of the subject, much of which is accomplished by automated computer-implemented processes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/141741 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — 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 5/0022 (20130101) A61B 5/145 (20130101) A61B 5/411 (20130101) A61B 5/1112 (20130101) A61B 5/1123 (20130101) A61B 5/1128 (20130101) A61B 5/6822 (20130101) A61B 5/7232 (20130101) A61B 5/7264 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2503/06 (20130101) A61B 2505/07 (20130101) A61B 2562/0219 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00335 (20130101) G06K 9/00771 (20130101) G06K 2209/17 (20130101) |
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| US 09198626 | Heuscher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dominic Heuscher (Park City, Utah); Frederic Noo (Midvale, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dominic Heuscher (Park City, Utah); Frederic Noo (Midvale, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) imaging can include repeatedly scanning a target region an applied power during a session. The applied power can be a first power for a first scan. After the first scan, the applied power for each of a plurality of scans can be selected based on an algorithm. The algorithm can be based on, for example, the attenuation indicated from a preceding scan in the session. |
| FILED | Friday, June 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/531475 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/06 (20130101) A61B 6/032 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 6/54 (20130101) A61B 6/481 (20130101) A61B 6/482 (20130101) A61B 6/488 (20130101) A61B 6/507 (20130101) A61B 6/541 (20130101) A61B 6/542 (20130101) |
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| US 09198875 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Renee Chivon Smith (Las Vegas, Nevada); Paula T. Hammond-Cunningham (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Renee Chivon Smith (Las Vegas, Nevada); Paula T. Hammond-Cunningham (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A decomposable thin film includes a plurality of multilayer units including a first layer having a first charge and a second layer having a second charge, wherein at least a portion of the multilayers includes a polymeric cyclodextrin associated with a bioactive agent, wherein decomposition of the thin film is characterized by sequential removal of at least a portion of the layers having the first charge and degradation of layers having the second charge and by release of the bioactive agent from a corresponding layers; wherein the decomposable thin film including at least one degradable polyelectrolyte layer that is hydrolyzable. |
| FILED | Monday, August 17, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/542267 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/7007 (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 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) A61L 2300/41 (20130101) A61L 2300/402 (20130101) A61L 2300/406 (20130101) A61L 2300/416 (20130101) A61L 2300/604 (20130101) A61L 2300/608 (20130101) A61L 2300/802 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09198890 | Schaefer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ernst J. Schaefer (Natick, Massachusetts); Eliana Polisecki (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention pertains to a method of determining a statin dosage for an individual in need of treatment with a statin, comprising determining a SLCO1B1 genotype from a nucleic acid sample of the individual, said genotype comprising the presence or absence of the SLCO1B1-056 polymorphism, and determining an ApoE genotype or phenotype identifying an ApoE polymorphism selected from the group consisting of ApoE2, ApoE3, ApoE4, and any combination thereof, wherein the combination of a SLCO1B1 genotype identifying the presence of the SLCO1B1-056 C polymorphism and the ApoE genotype or phenotype identifying one of the ApoE3/4 or ApoE4/4 genotypes indicates the statin dosage. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/265862 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/397 (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 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) |
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| US 09198891 | Cardozo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy Cardozo (New York, New York); Hong Wang (New York, New York); David Ron (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Cardozo (New York, New York); Hong Wang (New York, New York); David Ron (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method of identifying compounds useful in inhibiting protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum protein kinase (PERK). The method comprises providing a first model comprising PERK active domains, where the said active domains are selected from the group consisting of the peptide spanning from amino acid residue Asp144 to amino acid residue Ser191 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a peptide comprising the amino acid residue at position 7 of SEQ ID NO: 1, providing one or more candidate compounds, evaluating contact between the candidate compounds and the first model to determine which of the one or more candidate compounds have an ability to bind to and/or fit in the first model, and identifying the compounds which, based on said evaluating, have the ability to bind to and/or fit in the first model as compounds potentially useful for inhibiting PERK. The present invention further relates to compounds that can be used for inhibition of PERK, for example human PERK, and methods related to treatment of PERK-mediated diseases. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/111769 |
| 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 31/24 (20130101) A61K 31/225 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/428 (20130101) A61K 31/433 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/536 (20130101) A61K 31/4166 (20130101) A61K 31/4245 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 207/416 (20130101) C07D 239/42 (20130101) C07D 249/12 (20130101) C07D 265/22 (20130101) C07D 277/44 (20130101) C07D 277/54 (20130101) C07D 277/66 (20130101) C07D 307/54 (20130101) C07D 317/60 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 403/06 (20130101) C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 409/12 (20130101) C07D 417/14 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (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 1/485 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/16 (20130101) G06F 19/706 (20130101) |
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| US 09198909 | Sanghani |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paresh Sanghani (Westfield, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paresh Sanghani (Westfield, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The current study reports novel inhibitors of s-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) identified that specifically inhibit GSNOR among the alcohol dehydrogenases. These inhibitors may bind into the GSNO binding site and inhibit GSNOR at multiple places in its kinetic pathway. These molecules inhibit GSNOR in a dose dependent manner and demonstrate that GSNOR actively regulates the s-nitrosylation of proteins against incoming low molecular weight nitrosothiols. These compounds are useful in method of treatment of diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, heart failure, heart attack, hypertension, atherosclerosis, restenosis, impotence, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stroke, septic shock, cardiogenic shock, endotoxic shock, toxic shock syndrome, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and other inflammatory diseases. These compounds can also be used to diagnose and/or study disease and/or conditions or enzymes involving the s-nitrosylation of proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, June 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/813721 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/402 (20130101) A61K 31/404 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09198911 | Christiano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Angela M. Christiano (Mahwah, New Jersey); Raphael Clynes (West Nyack, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for methods for treating a hair loss disorder in a subject by administering a Janus Kinase/Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription inhibitor. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/886252 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/63 (20130101) A61K 31/407 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7052 (20130101) |
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| US 09198915 | Srivastava et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Satish K. Srivastava (Galveston, Texas); Kota V. Ramana (Galveston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention include methods and compositions involving aldose reductase inhibitors for the treatment of inflammation, including uveitis and asthma. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621334 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/50 (20130101) A61K 31/499 (20130101) A61K 31/502 (20130101) A61K 31/535 (20130101) A61K 31/538 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4164 (20130101) A61K 31/4166 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1137 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 101/01021 (20130101) |
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| US 09198921 | McCall et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John M. McCall (Boca Grande, Florida); Eric Hoffman (Kensington, Maryland); Kanneboyina Nagaraju (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ReveraGen BioPharma, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. McCall (Boca Grande, Florida); Eric Hoffman (Kensington, Maryland); Kanneboyina Nagaraju (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful as treatments of neuromuscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy, and as inhibitors of NF-κB for the treatment or prevention of muscular wasting disease, including muscular dystrophy. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/639650 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/575 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Steroids C07J 5/003 (20130101) C07J 5/0038 (20130101) C07J 5/0053 (20130101) C07J 5/0069 (20130101) C07J 5/0076 (20130101) C07J 7/008 (20130101) C07J 13/005 (20130101) C07J 21/00 (20130101) C07J 51/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09198939 | Tseng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TissueTech, Inc. (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TISSUETECH, INC. (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scheffer Tseng (Pinecrest, Florida); Hua He (Miami, Florida); Wei Li (Shenzhen, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions having a combination of specific biological components have been found to exert a number of useful effects in mammalian cells, including modulating TGF β signaling, apoptosis, and proliferation of mammalian cells, as well as decreasing inflammation in mice. These components can be obtained commercially, or can be prepared from biological tissues such as placental tissues. Placental amniotic membrane (AM) preparations described herein include AM pieces, AM extracts, AM jelly, AM stroma, and mixtures of these compositions with additional components. The compositions can be used to treat various diseases, such as wound healing, inflammation and angiogenesis-related diseases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/802264 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/48 (20130101) A61K 35/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/39 (20130101) A61K 38/39 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 38/4886 (20130101) A61K 38/4886 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/78 (20130101) C07K 14/4702 (20130101) C07K 14/4718 (20130101) C07K 14/8114 (20130101) |
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| US 09198941 | Palena et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GlobeImmune, Inc. (Louisville, Colorado); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); GlobeImmune, Inc. (Lousiville, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Claudia Palena (Rockville, Maryland); Zhimin Guo (Superior, Colorado); David Apelian (Boonton Township, New Jersey); Jeffrey Schlom (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions comprising Brachyury antigens, and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of cancers characterized by the expression or overexpression of Brachyury. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/803719 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 36/064 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/17 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 2039/51 (20130101) A61K 2039/6006 (20130101) |
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| US 09198950 | Mellata |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Melha Mellata (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Melha Mellata (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses recombinant bacteria suitable for live attenuated vaccines, and methods of use thereof. One aspect of the present invention encompasses a recombinant Salmonella bacterium. The bacterium comprises a first promoter operably linked to a nucleic acid encoding a toxin and a second promoter operably linked to a nucleic acid encoding an antitoxin, wherein the second promoter is inactive in vivo, but active in vitro. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/989692 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/164 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/0275 (20130101) A61K 2039/522 (20130101) A61K 2039/523 (20130101) A61K 2039/585 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/38 (20130101) C12N 15/74 (20130101) |
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| US 09198952 | Alvarez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Luis M. Alvarez (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Linda G. Griffith (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Richard T. Lee (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Luis M. Alvarez (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Linda G. Griffith (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Richard T. Lee (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are ligand dimers, compositions thereof, as well as methods of their use. The ligand dimers provided can comprise at least one ligand to a Her receptor and can be used to force dimerization of specific receptor pairs. The forced dimerization of specific receptor pairs can be used to control (e.g., promote or inhibit) signaling, and, therefore, the ligand dimers provided can also be used in various forms of treatment in which such signaling control is beneficial to a subject. It follows that methods for controlling signaling are provided as are various methods of treatment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/120184 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1808 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/1841 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/78 (20130101) C07K 14/475 (20130101) C07K 2319/70 (20130101) C07K 2319/73 (20130101) C07K 2319/74 (20130101) |
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| US 09198956 | LaRusso 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) | Nicholas F. LaRusso (Rochester, Minnesota); Tetyana V. Masyuk (Rochester, Minnesota); Melissa Muff-Luett (North Liberty, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides methods and materials related to treating liver conditions. For example, the methods and materials relating to the use of cAMP inhibitors to treat liver conditions are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, March 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/665559 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/31 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09198957 | Ratner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam J. Ratner (New York, New York); Saul Hymes (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam J. Ratner (New York, New York); Saul Hymes (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | G. vaginalis infection, a major cause of bacterial vaginosis (BV), is associated with biofilm formation. The present invention relates to treatment of G. vaginalis infections and BV with DNase. DNase reduces biofilm formation and increases biofilm breakdown, both in a dose dependent manner. The present invention further relates to treating BV and G. vaginalis infections with a combination of DNase and an antibiotic known to treat these diseases. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/982675 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0034 (20130101) A61K 31/4164 (20130101) A61K 31/4164 (20130101) A61K 31/4178 (20130101) A61K 31/4178 (20130101) A61K 31/7056 (20130101) A61K 31/7056 (20130101) A61K 38/465 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/465 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09198959 | Yamamoto |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Masato Yamamoto (Golden Valley, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of The University of Minnesota (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Masato Yamamoto (Golden Valley, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Ad40-based polynucleotides, viral vectors, methods of making such polynucleotides and viral vectors, pharmaceutical compositions that includes such polynucleotides and viral vectors, and uses of such compositions are disclosed herein. Generally, the Ad40-based polynucleotide includes an Ad40-based vector that includes a genetic modification that decreases expression of an E1 coding region and a heterologous polynucleotide. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/402618 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 39/0008 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/35 (20130101) A61K 2039/542 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2710/10343 (20130101) |
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| US 09198960 | Dubensky, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ADURO BIOTECH, INC. (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aduro Biotech, Inc. (Berkeley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas W. Dubensky, Jr. (Piedmont, California); Dirk G. Brockstedt (Richmond, California); Meredith Lai Ling Leong (Oakland, California); Keith S. Bahjat (Concord, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are prime-boost regimens and materials used therein. The prime-boost regimens enhance the immune response to a target antigen. The vaccines used for boost are comprised of recombinant attenuated metabolically active Listeria that encodes an expressible antigen that is cross-reactive with the target antigen. In some examples, the immune response is a cellular immune response. |
| FILED | Monday, January 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/589608 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — 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 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/522 (20130101) A61K 2039/523 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/5152 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2799/022 (20130101) C12N 2799/023 (20130101) |
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| US 09198964 | Coller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Beth-Ann Griswold Coller (Kaneohe, Hawaii); Vidya B. Pai (Rockville, Maryland); D. Elliot Parks (Del Mar, California); Michele Yelmene (Del Mar, California); Andrew J. Bett (Lansdale, Pennsylvania); Timothy Martyak (Aiea, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. (Rahway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Beth-Ann Griswold Coller (Kaneohe, Hawaii); Vidya B. Pai (Rockville, Maryland); D. Elliot Parks (Del Mar, California); Michele Yelmene (Del Mar, California); Andrew J. Bett (Lansdale, Pennsylvania); Timothy Martyak (Aiea, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/881423 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) A61K 2039/55577 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2770/24134 (20130101) |
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| US 09198976 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Che-Hung Robert Lee (Silver Spring, Maryland); Carl E. Frasch (Martinsburg, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for synthesis and manufacture of polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines at high yield are provided. The methods involve reaction of a hydrazide group on one reactant with an aldehyde or cyanate ester group on the other reactant. The reaction proceeds rapidly with a high conjugation efficiency, such that a simplified purification process can be employed to separate the conjugate product from the unconjugated protein and polysaccharide and other small molecule by-products. |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/270213 |
| 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 39/092 (20130101) A61K 39/095 (20130101) A61K 47/4833 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48261 (20130101) A61K 2039/627 (20130101) A61K 2039/6037 (20130101) |
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| US 09198982 | Roberson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Erik Roberson (Vestavia Hills, Alabama); Lennart Mucke (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erik Roberson (Vestavia Hills, Alabama); Lennart Mucke (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of identifying candidate agents for treating excitotoxicity-related disorders. The present invention further provides methods for treating excitotoxicity-related disorders. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/082170 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 48/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5023 (20130101) G01N 33/5058 (20130101) G01N 33/5088 (20130101) G01N 33/6896 (20130101) G01N 2800/28 (20130101) G01N 2800/2821 (20130101) |
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| US 09198984 | Lock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin Lock (Southampton, Pennsylvania); Luc H Vandenberghe (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); James M. Wilson (Glen Mills, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin Lock (Southampton, Pennsylvania); Luc H Vandenberghe (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); James M. Wilson (Glen Mills, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing AAV, without requiring cell lysis, is described. The method involves harvesting AAV from the supernatant. For AAV having capsids with a heparin binding site, the method involves modifying the AAV capsids and/or the culture conditions to ablate the binding between the AAV heparin binding site and the cells, thereby allowing the AAV to pass into the supernatant, i.e., media. Thus, the method of the invention provides supernatant containing high yields of AAV which have a higher degree of purity from cell membranes and intracellular materials, as compared to AAV produced using methods using a cell lysis step. |
| FILED | Friday, April 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/226588 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 48/0091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2750/14151 (20130101) |
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| US 09198985 | Adkins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eva M. Harth (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbuilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chinessa T. Adkins (Nashville, Tennessee); Eva M. Harth (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are star polymers comprising a polymeric body having a core with a site-isolated chromophore and a plurality of polymer chains emanating from the core; and at least one chelating moiety bonded to at least one polymer chain. Also disclosed are bimodal contrast agents derived from star polymers and further comprising at least one metal chelated by the at least one chelating moiety. Also disclosed are methods of making and using same. Also disclosed are imaging methods employing the disclosed star polymers and/or bimodal contrast agents. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, May 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/321897 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0021 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 83/003 (20130101) |
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| US 09199002 | Mao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeremy J. Mao (Closter, New Jersey); Eduardo K. Moioli (Coral Springs, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy J. Mao (Closter, New Jersey); Eduardo K. Moioli (Coral Springs, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are hybrid soft tissue constructs comprising a core material, a biomaterial matrix and mammalian cells. Also provided are methods of augmenting or reconstructing a soft tissue of a mammal. Additionally, methods of forming a hybrid soft tissue construct are provided. The use of the above constructs for augmenting or reconstructing a soft tissue of a mammal are further provided. Additionally provided is the use of the above constructs for the manufacture of a medicament for augmenting or reconstructing a soft tissue of a mammal. |
| FILED | Friday, May 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/601793 |
| 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 2/12 (20130101) A61F 2210/0061 (20130101) A61F 2210/0076 (20130101) A61F 2230/0095 (20130101) A61F 2310/00383 (20130101) A61F 2310/00994 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/52 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 27/222 (20130101) A61L 27/3886 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 71/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0653 (20130101) C12N 2533/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09199003 | Usas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arvydas Usas (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Karin Payne (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Thomas Payne (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Ronald Jankowski (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Johnny Huard (Waxford, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arvydas Usas (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Karin Payne (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Thomas Payne (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Ronald Jankowski (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Johnny Huard (Waxford, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides muscle-derived progenitor cells that show long-term survival following transplantation into body tissues and which can augment non-soft tissue following introduction (e.g. via injection, transplantation, or implantation) into a site of non-soft tissue (e.g. bone) when combined with a biocompatible matrix, preferably SIS. The invention further provides methods of using compositions comprising muscle-derived progenitor cells with a biocompatible matrix for the augmentation and bulking of mammalian, including human, bone tissues in the treatment of various functional conditions, including osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, bone fracture, osteomalacia, decrease in bone trabecular strength, decrease in bone cortical strength and decrease in bone density with old age. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/543311 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/12 (20130101) A61K 35/38 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) A61L 27/365 (20130101) A61L 27/3629 (20130101) A61L 27/3847 (20130101) A61L 27/3895 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 2300/64 (20130101) A61L 2430/02 (20130101) A61L 2430/40 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0659 (20130101) C12N 11/02 (20130101) C12N 2533/92 (20130101) |
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| US 09199055 | Galbraith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Separation Design Group LLC (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Separation Design Group LLC (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Douglas Galbraith (Holbrook, Pennsylvania); Elise DePetris (Holbrook, Pennsylvania); David K. Walker (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Lightweight, portable oxygen concentrators that operate using an ultra rapid, sub one second, adsorption cycle based on advanced molecular sieve materials are disclosed. The amount of sieve material utilized is a fraction of that used in conventional portable devices. This dramatically reduces the volume, weight, and cost of the device. Innovations in valve configuration, moisture control, case and battery design, and replaceable sieve module are described. Patients with breathing disorders and others requiring medical oxygen are provided with a long lasting, low cost alternative to existing portable oxygen supply devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/519868 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 16/0003 (20140204) A61M 16/20 (20130101) A61M 16/0063 (20140204) A61M 16/101 (20140204) Original (OR) Class A61M 16/105 (20130101) A61M 16/0672 (20140204) A61M 16/1005 (20140204) A61M 2016/1025 (20130101) A61M 2202/0208 (20130101) A61M 2205/75 (20130101) A61M 2205/3327 (20130101) A61M 2205/8206 (20130101) Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 53/0415 (20130101) B01D 53/0473 (20130101) B01D 2253/108 (20130101) B01D 2253/304 (20130101) B01D 2256/12 (20130101) B01D 2257/102 (20130101) B01D 2259/4541 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/85938 (20150401) |
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| US 09199920 | Hruby et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dennis E. Hruby (Albany, Oregon); Tove C. Bolken (Keizer, Oregon); Sean M. Amberg (Corvallis, Oregon); Dongcheng Dai (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kineta Four, LLC (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis E. Hruby (Albany, Oregon); Tove C. Bolken (Keizer, Oregon); Sean M. Amberg (Corvallis, Oregon); Dongcheng Dai (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral infections, by administering certain novel 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, Guanarito, Sabia, Lassa, Tacaribe, and Pichinde), Filoviridae (Ebola and Marburg viruses), Flaviviridae (yellow fever, Omsk hemorrhagic fever and Kyasanur Forest disease viruses), and Bunyaviridae (Rift Valley fever). |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/402125 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/343 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 243/36 (20130101) C07C 251/76 (20130101) C07C 251/82 (20130101) C07C 251/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 2101/02 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) C07C 2103/20 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/40 (20130101) C07D 307/68 (20130101) C07D 333/22 (20130101) C07D 333/24 (20130101) C07D 333/38 (20130101) |
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| US 09200015 | Savidge et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tor C. Savidge (League City, Texas); Petril Urvil (Galveston, Texas); Dhananjaya Nauduri (Galveston, Texas); Numan Oezguen (Galveston, Texas); Catherine Schein (Friendswood, Texas); Werner Braun (Friendswood, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas Systems (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tor C. Savidge (League City, Texas); Petril Urvil (Galveston, Texas); Dhananjaya Nauduri (Galveston, Texas); Numan Oezguen (Galveston, Texas); Catherine Schein (Friendswood, Texas); Werner Braun (Friendswood, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are analog and derivative compounds of inositol hexakisphosphate effective to treat a Clostridium difficile infection and to neutralize the bacterial toxins produced by the same. In addition, methods of treating the C. difficile infection and for neutralizing its toxins with the compounds are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, October 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/052994 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/06 (20130101) C07F 9/70 (20130101) C07F 9/117 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 9/177 (20130101) |
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| US 09200035 | Wipf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Wipf (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Joel S. Greenberger (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Michael W. Epperly (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Melissa M. Sprachman (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Julie Pamela Goff (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound having the formula: wherein X is S, SO or SO2; one of R1, R2, and R3 is O and the others of R1, R2 and R3 are independently, the same or different, CH2, or CR13 wherein, R13 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a trialkylsilyl group, or —(CH2)mOR15, wherein R15 is an alkyl group or an aryl group and m is an integer in the range of 1 to 10, and one of R5, R6, and R7 is O and the others of R5, R6 and R7 are independently, the same or different, CH2, or CR14 wherein, R14 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a trialkylsilyl group, or —(CH2)nOR16, wherein R16 is an alkyl group or an aryl group and n is an integer in the range of 1 to 10; R4 and R8 are independently, the same or different, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, a C1-C3 alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, or —(CH2)qOR17, wherein R17 is an alkyl group or an aryl group and q is an integer in the range of 1 to 10, provided that R4 is not a C1-C3 alkoxy group or an aryloxy group when R1 or R3 is O and R8 is not a C1-C3 alkoxy group or an aryloxy group when R5 or R7 is O; R9, R10, R11 and R12 are independently, the same or different, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or an aryl group. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/352891 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 205/04 (20130101) C07D 305/06 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 405/14 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/0812 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 5/06078 (20130101) |
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| US 09200036 | Jaffee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elizabeth Jaffee (Lutherville, Maryland); Ralph Hruban (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth Jaffee (Lutherville, Maryland); Ralph Hruban (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Mesothelin can be used as an immunotherapeutic target. It induces a cytolytic T cell response. Portions of mesothelin which induce such responses are identified. Vaccines can be either polynucleotide- or polypeptide-based. Carriers for raising a cytolytic T cell response include bacteria and viruses. A mouse model for testing vaccines and other anti-tumor therapeutics and prophylactics comprises a strongly mesothelin-expressing, transformed peritoneal cell line. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/293357 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 2267/0331 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/522 (20130101) A61K 2039/523 (20130101) A61K 2039/6031 (20130101) A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/4748 (20130101) C07K 16/30 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8509 (20130101) C12N 2710/16522 (20130101) C12N 2740/13043 (20130101) |
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| US 09200037 | Balasubramaniam |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ambikaipakan Balasubramaniam (Mason, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ambikaipakan Balasubramaniam (Mason, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to neuropeptide Y (“NPY”) Y4 receptor agonists including pancreatic polypeptide (PP), analogs thereof, and peptide fragments of PP, e.g. PP(32-36), and analogs thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such Y4 receptor agonists, and to methods for treatment of mammals using the same. The NPY Y4 receptor agonists may be administered to mammals either alone or in combination with NPY Y2 receptor agonists including peptide YY (PYY) (3-36), analogs thereof, and to peptide fragments of PYY(3-36), e.g. PYY(22-36) and PYY(25-36), and analogs thereof, such as to control food intake in mammals, blood pressure, cardiovascular response, libido, circadian rhythm, hyperlipidimia, chronic pancreatitis, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/250662 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/57545 (20130101) |
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| US 09200041 | Lieber et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andre Lieber (Seattle, Washington); Hongjie Wang (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions, compounds, and methods relating to recombinant adenoviral-based polypeptides for treating disorders associated with epithelial tissues. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/066353 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/162 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2710/10322 (20130101) C12N 2710/10343 (20130101) C12N 2710/10345 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5076 (20130101) |
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| US 09200045 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David R. Liu (Lexington, Massachusetts); Sun H. Peck (Junction City, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Liu (Lexington, Massachusetts); Sun H. Peck (Junction City, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Elucidating the function of proteins in mammalian cells is particularly challenging due to the inherent complexity of these systems. Methods to study protein function in living cells ideally perturb the activity of only the protein of interest but otherwise maintain the natural state of the host cell or organism. Ligand-dependent inteins offer single-protein specificity and other desirable features as an approach to control protein function in cells post-translationally. Some aspects of this invention provide second-generation ligand-dependent inteins that splice to substantially higher yields and with faster kinetics in the presence of the cell-permeable small molecule 4-HT, especially at 37° C., while exhibiting comparable or improved low levels of background splicing in the absence of 4-HT, as compared to the parental inteins. These improvements were observed in four protein contexts tested in mammalian cells at 37° C., as well as in yeast cells assayed at 30° C. or 37° C. The newly evolved inteins described herein are therefore promising tools as conditional modulators of protein structure and function in yeast and mammalian cells. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/004280 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/35 (20130101) C07K 14/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/33 (20130101) C07K 2319/50 (20130101) C07K 2319/60 (20130101) C07K 2319/92 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09200053 | Weiss |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Weiss (Moreland Hills, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An insulin analog comprises a B-chain polypeptide incorporating a halogenated phenylalanine at position B24, B25 or B26. The halogenated phenylalanine may be ortho-monofluoro-phenylalanine, ortho-monobromo-phenylalanine, ortho-monochloro-phenylalanine, or para-monochloro-phenylalanine or penta-fluoro-Phenylalanine at position B24 alone or in combination with an acidic substitution (Aspartic Acid or Glutamic Acid) at position B10. The analog may be of a mammalian insulin, such as human insulin. A nucleic acid encodes such an insulin analog. The halogenated insulin analogs retain significant activity. A method of treating a patient comprises administering a physiologically effective amount of the insulin analog or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof to a patient. Halogen substitution-based stabilization of insulin may enhance the treatment of diabetes mellitus in regions of the developing world lacking refrigeration. |
| FILED | Friday, October 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/046620 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/62 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09200054 | Goodman 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) | Murray Goodman (La Jolla, California); Sandra Blaj Moore (London, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are therapeutic and diagnostic somatostatin analogs including radiotherapeutic and radiodiagnostic reagents, and methods of making and use thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/030970 |
| 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 51/08 (20130101) A61K 51/083 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/6555 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09200068 | Ashe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karen Hsiao Ashe (North Oaks, Minnesota); Xiaohui Zhao (Woodbury, Minnesota); Michael Anthony Walters (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Derek John Hook (San Diego, California); Morgan Clotaire Paul Le Naour (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are isolated polypeptides, antibody preparations, treatment methods, diagnostic methods, and screening methods related to tauopathy. Generally, the isolated polypeptide includes a core pentapeptide, with the proviso that the isolated polypeptide is not a native full-length tau protein. Generally, the antibody preparations include antibody that specifically binds to SEQ ID NO:12. Generally, the treatment methods include administering to a subject a composition that includes the isolated polypeptide. Generally, the diagnostic methods includes contacting a sample from a subject with an antibody preparation that includes antibody that specifically binds to SEQ ID NO:12, and then detecting a ligand in the sample that specifically binds the antibody preparation. Generally, the screening method includes incubating a mixture of caspase-2, a labeled caspase-2 cleavage substrate, and a test compound under conditions effective to permit the caspase-2 to cleave the caspase-2 cleavage substrate, then determining whether the test compound inhibits cleavage of the substrate by caspase-2. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/133061 |
| 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) Peptides C07K 14/4711 (20130101) C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/34 (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 1/37 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/04 (20130101) G01N 2800/2821 (20130101) |
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| US 09200082 | Collier et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel Collier (Western Springs, Illinois); Gregory Hudalla (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention are directed to fibrillar adjuvants. For example, epitopes assembled by a synthetic peptide domain into nanofibers comprising a β-fibrillization peptide may elicit high antibody titers in the absence of any adjuvant. In certain embodiments, multiple different antigens may be integrated into polypeptide nanofibers, providing biomaterials with modular and precise composition of bioactive proteins. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/209757 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/78 (20130101) C07K 17/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09200258 | Mezghanni et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rosangela Mezghanni (Ellicott City, Maryland); Alessio Fasano (West Friendship, Maryland); Marcelo Sztein (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rosangela Mezghanni (Ellicott City, Maryland); Alessio Fasano (West Friendship, Maryland); Marcelo Sztein (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods of preparing multi-cellular three-dimensional tissue constructs, that include fibroblasts, endothelial cells, lymphocytes and epithelial cells. The present methods may include embedding fibroblasts and endothelial cells in a matrix enriched with gut basement membrane proteins to form a cell containing matrix that is then added to a bioreactor and exposed to epithelial cells and activated lymphocytes as the cell cultures. Also provided are the tissue constructs formed from such methods, a matrix enriched with gut basement membrane proteins and kits that include the same. Further provided are methods of measuring toxicity of a pathogen or commensal organisms, chemosensitivity of tissues to a toxic material and inflammatory conditions, which use the present multi-cellular three-dimensional tissue constructs. |
| FILED | Friday, January 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/360539 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0679 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0697 (20130101) C12N 2500/25 (20130101) C12N 2501/01 (20130101) C12N 2501/91 (20130101) C12N 2501/115 (20130101) C12N 2501/125 (20130101) C12N 2501/235 (20130101) C12N 2501/365 (20130101) C12N 2501/395 (20130101) C12N 2502/23 (20130101) C12N 2502/28 (20130101) C12N 2502/1323 (20130101) C12N 2503/04 (20130101) C12N 2513/00 (20130101) C12N 2525/00 (20130101) C12N 2533/52 (20130101) C12N 2533/54 (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 1/02 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5005 (20130101) |
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| US 09200265 | Landry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); The University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald Landry (New York, New York); Chang-Guo Zhan (Lexington, Kentucky); James H. Woods (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Roger Sunahara (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Diwahar L. Narasimhan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Joanne MacDonald (New York, New York); Victor Yang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mei-Chuan Holden Ko (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Shi-Xian Deng (White Plains, New York); John J. Tesmer (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Tien-Yi Lee (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Young Min Kwon (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daquan Gao (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention disclosed herein generally relate to anti-cocaine therapeutics. Specifically, some embodiments of the invention relate to highly efficient, thermostable, and long-lasting cocaine esterase (CocE) mutants that can protect against the toxic and reinforcing effects of cocaine in subjects. Provided herein are mutant CocE polypeptides displaying thermostable esterase activity. Also provided are methods of treating cocaine-induced conditions in a subject in need via administration of mutant CocE as well as methods for high-throughput screening of candidate esterase polypeptides. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/676324 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 301/01084 (20130101) |
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| US 09200272 | Loes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrea Loes (Scottsdale, Arizona); Shelley Haydel (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrea Loes (Scottsdale, Arizona); Shelley Haydel (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An RNA extraction buffer, an RNA extraction method, and an RNA extraction kit are described which enable functional, rapid, efficient, and high-quality RNA isolation from samples containing high concentrations of aqueous metal cations, clays, silica, or silicate minerals. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/197489 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 1/00 (20130101) C07H 1/06 (20130101) C07H 1/08 (20130101) C07H 21/02 (20130101) C07H 21/04 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09200274 | Weiner |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael P. Weiner (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Illumina, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Weiner (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method having steps of (a) providing nucleic acids having a tag sequence (N1)n(N2)n . . . (Nx)n, wherein N1, N2 and Nx are nucleotides that complement different nucleotides, respectively, wherein n is an integer that can differ for N1, N2 and Nx; (b) detecting the nucleic acids individually and under conditions to distinguish signal intensities for (N1)n sequences having different values for n, (N2)n sequences having different values for n and. (Nx)n sequences having different values for n; and (c) distinguishing the tags based on the signal intensities. |
| FILED | Monday, November 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/359558 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1065 (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 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 2563/179 (20130101) C12Q 2563/185 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 20/00 (20130101) C40B 30/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09200279 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hua Yu (Glendora, California); Marcin Kortylewski (Monrovia, California); Richard Jove (Glendora, California); Piotr Marek Swiderski (San Dimas, California); John J. Rossi (Alta Loma, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases, including cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for improving immune function. More particularly, the present invention relates to multifunctional molecules that are capable of being delivered to cells of interest for the treatment of diseases and for the improvement in immune function. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/154833 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 47/481 (20130101) A61K 47/48092 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/02 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1135 (20130101) |
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| US 09200280 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hua Yu (Glendora, California); Marcin Kortylewski (Monrovia, California); Richard Jove (Glendora, California); Piotr Marek Swiderski (San Dimas, California); John J. Rossi (Alta Loma, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases, including cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for improving immune function. More particularly, the present invention relates to multifunctional molecules that are capable of being delivered to cells of interest for the treatment of diseases and for the improvement in immune function. |
| FILED | Monday, June 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/299667 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 47/481 (20130101) A61K 47/48092 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/02 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1135 (20130101) |
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| US 09200282 | Sah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dinah Wen-Yee Sah (Boston, Massachusetts); Qingmin Chen (Lincoln, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), and its use in mediating RNA interference to inhibit the expression of an RNA from the West Nile virus (WNV), and the use of the dsRNA to treat pathological processes mediated by WNV infection, such as viral encephalitis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/060545 |
| 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 | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1131 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09200316 | Zheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New England Biolabs, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New England Biolabs, Inc. (Ipswich, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu Zheng (Topsfield, Massachusetts); Richard J. Roberts (Wenham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods and related uses are provided relating to cleaving modified DNA. For example, a set of DNA fragments obtainable by enzymatic cleavage of a large DNA is described where at least 50% are similarly sized and have a centrally positioned modified nucleotide. In addition, an enzyme preparation is provided that includes one or more enzymes that recognize a modified nucleotide in a DNA and cleave the DNA at a site that is at a non-random distance from the modified nucleotide. The one or more enzymes are further characterized by an N-terminal conserved domain with greater than 90% amino acid sequence homology to WXD(X)10YXGD. The related uses include creating a methylome, methods of purifying DNA fragments containing a modified nucleotide and diagnostic applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/168825 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/22 (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 1/6809 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 2521/331 (20130101) |
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| US 09200322 | Barr et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Taura L. Barr (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania); Maria Del Mar Matarin (Kent, United Kingdom); Steven Jay Warach (West Lake Hills, Texas); Andrew Barry Singleton (Poolesville, Maryland); Yvette P. Conley (North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Taura L. Barr (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania); Maria Del Mar Matarin (Kent, United Kingdom); Steven Jay Warach (West Lake Hills, Texas); Andrew Barry Singleton (Poolesville, Maryland); Yvette P. Conley (North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke. The invention further provides methods and compositions for distinguishing acute ischemic stroke from other forms of stroke and TIAs and “stroke mimic” events. Moreover, methods and compositions are provided to facilitate the treatment of acute ischemic stroke patients. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/580571 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0042 (20130101) A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 6/501 (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 1/6876 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) |
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| US 09200328 | Wilson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elaine Lynette Wilson (New York, New York); Liliana Ossowski (Forest Hills, New York); Phillip Ross Smith (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The prognosis of a cancer patient can be determined by analyzing the modulation of expression of specified genes in the tumor tissue. Genes uniquely up-regulated in adult stem cells that can reconstitute the tissue of the tumor are analyzed for up-regulation in the patient's tumor. Up-regulation of a plurality of such genes in the tumor is an indication of good prognosis. Genes uniquely up-regulated in fetal stem cells are analyzed for up-regulation in the patient's tumor. Up-regulation of a plurality of such genes in the tumor are an indication of a poor prognosis. Specific genes are disclosed, the modulation of which, in a patient's prostate cancer tumor, will serve as an indication of prognosis. Patients with a good prognosis are subjected to watchful waiting. Patients with a poor prognosis are aggressively treated. Kits are provided containing a set of affinity reagents that specifically detect expression of the various genes. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/830325 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) |
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| US 09200329 | Blaschke-Bonkowsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anne Jeannette Blaschke-Bonkowsky (Salt Lake City, Utah); Mark Aaron Poritz (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BioFire Diagnostics, LLC (Sakt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anne Jeannette Blaschke-Bonkowsky (Salt Lake City, Utah); Mark Aaron Poritz (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for typing a strain of an organism are provided, the methods comprising the steps of amplifying, in a single reaction mixture containing nucleic acid from the organism, dividing the reaction mixture into a plurality of sets of second-stage reaction wells, each set of second-stage reaction wells containing a different pair of second-stage primers, subjecting each of the second-stage reaction wells to amplification conditions to generate a plurality of second-stage amplicons, melting the second-stage amplicons to generate a melting curve for each second-stage amplicon, and identifying the strain of the organism from the melting curves. |
| FILED | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/467654 |
| 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 1/686 (20130101) C12Q 1/686 (20130101) C12Q 1/689 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2527/107 (20130101) C12Q 2537/143 (20130101) C12Q 2549/119 (20130101) |
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| US 09200373 | Zeng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiangqun Zeng (Rochester Hills, Michigan); Zhe Wang (Auburn Hills, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An alkane gas is supplied to an interface between an activated surface of a platinum or palladium working electrode and an ionic liquid electrolyte. The alkane adsorbs at or near an interface complex formed at the interface. The ionic liquid electrolyte is selected from a group consisting of 1-ethyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-propyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-pentyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-hexyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-heptyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-octyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-nonyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, and 1-decyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, and combinations thereof. While the alkane gas in the presence of oxygen is supplied to the interface, positive electrode potential is applied to the platinum or palladium working electrode, which causes oxidation of the adsorbed alkane to form a reaction product. A concentration of the alkane is quantified using an alkane anodic current or current density at the positive electrode potential. The alkane is used as an internal standard to calibrate oxygen detection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/218817 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25B 3/02 (20130101) C25B 9/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09201012 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jenny Jie Yang (Atlanta, Georgia); Jin Zou (Lilburn, Georgia); April L. Ellis Mitchem (Pinson, Alabama); Yiming Ye (Duluth, Georgia); Angela Holder (Mableton, Georgia); Yun Huang (Decatur, Georgia); Wei Yang (Changchun, China PRC); Michael Kirberger (Hampton, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods for analyte sensors including methods for producing and using the analyte sensors, methods of detecting and/or measuring analyte activity, methods for characterizing analyte cellular activity, methods of detecting pH change in a system, method of controlling the concentration of an analyte in a system, fusion proteins, polynucleotides, and vectors corresponding to the analyte sensors, kits, and the like. |
| FILED | Monday, April 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/862503 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/84 (20130101) G01N 33/542 (20130101) G01N 2333/43595 (20130101) |
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| US 09201037 | Schoenfisch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Schoenfisch (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Benjamin Privett (Siler City, North Carolina); John Ramsey (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); William Henley (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Schoenfisch (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Benjamin Privett (Siler City, North Carolina); John Ramsey (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); William Henley (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently disclosed subject matter relates to a microfluidic device for measuring an amount of a molecular species in a sample. The device comprises a body and an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprising at least one electrode coupled to the body. The device also includes a gas permeable membrane disposed on at least one electrode and a detector for measuring a current at each of the electrodes. Further, the device comprises a channel defined between a substantially planar substrate and planar cover glass. The presently disclosed subject matter also relates to methods of making the microfluidic device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/005259 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5027 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 27/4045 (20130101) G01N 33/4915 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49117 (20150115) |
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| US 09201060 | Voldman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joel Voldman (Belmont, Massachusetts); Alison M. Skelley (Medford, Massachusetts); Oktay Kirak (Boston, Massachusetts); Rudolf Jaenisch (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel Voldman (Belmont, Massachusetts); Alison M. Skelley (Medford, Massachusetts); Oktay Kirak (Boston, Massachusetts); Rudolf Jaenisch (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a device and methods of use thereof in microscale particle capturing and particle pairing. This invention provides particle patterning device, which mechanically traps individual particles within first chambers of capture units, transfer the particles to second chambers of opposing capture units, and traps a second type of particle in the same second chamber. The device and methods allow for high yield assaying of trapped cells, high yield fusion of trapped, paired cells, for controlled binding of particles to cells and for specific chemical reactions between particle interfaces and particle contents. The device and method provide means of identification of the particle population and a facile route to particle collection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/867031 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2200/0647 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2300/16 (20130101) B01L 2300/0645 (20130101) B01L 2400/0421 (20130101) B01L 2400/0424 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09201073 | Finley 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) | Daniel J. Finley (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); John W. Hanna (Boston, Massachusetts); Nathaniel A. Hathaway (San Francisco, California); Randall W. King (Brookline, Massachusetts); Byung-Hoon Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods and compositions for enhancing proteasome activity in a cell. The methods and compositions for enhancing the activity of the proteasome in cells modulate the activity of Ubp6 (yeast) or Usp14 (human), an endogenous inhibitor of the proteasome. The methods and compositions partially or completely reduce the inhibitory activity of Usp14 on a proteasome, thereby specifically enhancing the protein-degradation activity of the proteasome. The invention also provides methods of screening to identify inhibitors of Ubp6, Usp14, and/or both Ubp6 and Usp14. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/022337 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (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 1/37 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09201075 | Strongin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert M. Strongin (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Weihua Wang (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Oleksandr Rusin (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Nadia N. St. Luce (Hamilton, Ohio); Jorge O. Escobedo Cordova (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M. Strongin (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Weihua Wang (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Oleksandr Rusin (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Nadia N. St. Luce (Hamilton, Ohio); Jorge O. Escobedo Cordova (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Colorimetric and fluorometric methods are disclosed for the rapid, accurate, selective, and inexpensive detection of homocysteine, or of homocysteine and cysteine, or of cysteine. The methods may be employed with materials that are readily available commercially. The novel methods are selective for homocysteine, for cysteine, or for total homocysteine and cysteine, and do not cross-react substantially with chemically-related species such as glutathione. The homocysteine-selective method does not have substantial cross-reactivity to the very closely related species cysteine. The cysteine-selective method does not have substantial cross-reactivity to the very closely related species homocysteine. The methods may be used, for example, in a direct assay of human blood plasma for homocysteine levels. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/587507 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/78 (20130101) G01N 33/52 (20130101) G01N 33/6815 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/7769 (20130101) G01N 2021/7786 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/17 (20150115) Y10T 436/182 (20150115) |
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| US 09201968 | Shah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Devavrat Shah (Newton, Massachusetts); Vivek Francis Farias (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Srikanth Jagabathula (New York, New York); Ammar Tawfiq Ammar (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Devavrat Shah (Newton, Massachusetts); Vivek Francis Farias (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Srikanth Jagabathula (New York, New York); Ammar Tawfiq Ammar (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for determining a rank aggregation from a series of partial preferences is presented. A distribution is learned over preferences from partial preferences with sparse support. A computer receives a plurality of partial preferences selected from two or more preference lists. Weights are assigned to each of said plurality of partial preferences, resulting in multiple ranked lists. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/598040 |
| ART UNIT | 2166 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30867 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30997 (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 30/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09202008 | Frederick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig A. Frederick (Solon, Ohio); Hani Kayyali (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Robert N. Schmidt (Cleveland, Ohio); Brian M. Kolkowski (Painesville, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig A. Frederick (Solon, Ohio); Hani Kayyali (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Robert N. Schmidt (Cleveland, Ohio); Brian M. Kolkowski (Painesville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The various embodiments of the method of the present invention include a method to improving or expanding the capacity of a sleep analysis unit or laboratory, a method sleep analysis testing a patient admitted for diagnosis or treatment of another primary medical condition while being treated or diagnosed for that condition, a method of sleep analysis testing a patient that cannot be easily moved or treated in a sleep analysis unit or laboratory and other like methods. |
| FILED | Friday, June 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/811157 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 2560/0475 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/327 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09198921 | McCall et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John M. McCall (Boca Grande, Florida); Eric Hoffman (Kensington, Maryland); Kanneboyina Nagaraju (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ReveraGen BioPharma, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. McCall (Boca Grande, Florida); Eric Hoffman (Kensington, Maryland); Kanneboyina Nagaraju (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful as treatments of neuromuscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy, and as inhibitors of NF-κB for the treatment or prevention of muscular wasting disease, including muscular dystrophy. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/639650 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/575 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Steroids C07J 5/003 (20130101) C07J 5/0038 (20130101) C07J 5/0053 (20130101) C07J 5/0069 (20130101) C07J 5/0076 (20130101) C07J 7/008 (20130101) C07J 13/005 (20130101) C07J 21/00 (20130101) C07J 51/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09198964 | Coller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Beth-Ann Griswold Coller (Kaneohe, Hawaii); Vidya B. Pai (Rockville, Maryland); D. Elliot Parks (Del Mar, California); Michele Yelmene (Del Mar, California); Andrew J. Bett (Lansdale, Pennsylvania); Timothy Martyak (Aiea, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. (Rahway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Beth-Ann Griswold Coller (Kaneohe, Hawaii); Vidya B. Pai (Rockville, Maryland); D. Elliot Parks (Del Mar, California); Michele Yelmene (Del Mar, California); Andrew J. Bett (Lansdale, Pennsylvania); Timothy Martyak (Aiea, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/881423 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) A61K 2039/55577 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2770/24134 (20130101) |
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| US 09198989 | Keyak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joyce H. Keyak (Orange, California); Tadashi Kaneko (Irvine, California); Harry B. Skinner (Corona del Mar, California); Varun Sehgal (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joyce H. Keyak (Orange, California); Tadashi Kaneko (Irvine, California); Harry B. Skinner (Corona del Mar, California); Varun Sehgal (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are described for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope. Some methods include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material is a bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/403915 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 51/1279 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/1014 (20130101) |
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| US 09199201 | Puleo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Michael Puleo (Glenville, New York); Ralf Lenigk (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Michael Puleo (Glenville, New York); Ralf Lenigk (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A pump comprises a plurality of electroosmotic membranes comprising one or more positive electroosmotic membranes and one or more negative electroosmotic membranes; and a plurality of electrodes comprising one or more cathodes and one or more anodes. The electrodes are pre-charged, chargeable, rechargeable or combinations thereof and the cathode and anode are operatively coupled to each other. The positive electroosmotic membranes and negative electroosmotic membranes are disposed alternatively and at least one cathode is disposed on one side of one of the membranes and at least one anode is disposed on another side of that membrane, and wherein at least one cathode or anode is disposed between a positive electroosmotic membrane and a negative electroosmotic membrane. The pump is an electroosmotic pump. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/429471 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0004 (20130101) Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 2005/14204 (20130101) A61M 2005/14513 (20130101) Separation B01D 61/427 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 17/00 (20130101) F04B 19/006 (20130101) |
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| US 09199394 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott C. Brown (Sacramento, California); Andrew W. Cain (Birmingham, Alabama); Randell L. Thompson (Coco Beach, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern Research Institute (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott C. Brown (Sacramento, California); Andrew W. Cain (Birmingham, Alabama); Randell L. Thompson (Coco Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are composites that are relatively lightweight, high strength and low thermal conductivity. Also described herein are methods for the manufacture and use thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/795787 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 13/0091 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 39/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/52 (20130101) C04B 35/524 (20130101) C04B 35/524 (20130101) C04B 38/00 (20130101) C04B 38/007 (20130101) C04B 38/0032 (20130101) C04B 38/0032 (20130101) C04B 38/0045 (20130101) C04B 38/0067 (20130101) C04B 38/0615 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/83 (20130101) C04B 41/457 (20130101) C04B 41/4515 (20130101) C04B 41/4582 (20130101) C04B 41/4823 (20130101) C04B 41/4823 (20130101) C04B 2111/28 (20130101) C04B 2111/00982 (20130101) C04B 2235/48 (20130101) C04B 2235/616 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
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| US 09199699 | Anderson |
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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) | Steven E. Anderson (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus is provided for stowing, launching and recovering an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) on a boat bull, such as applicable to a small unit riverine craft (SURC) in water. The apparatus includes a frame for removably attaching to the hull, a lifter, a hinge, and a boom. The frame includes lateral brackets connected together by transverse braces, and attaches to the hull at cushions. The lifter connects to the frame for elevating the USV between upper and lower positions. The hinge connects to the lifter for pivoting the USV between vertical and horizontal orientations. The boom connects to the hinge for docking and releasing the USV. The USV is stowed in the vertical orientation and the upper position. The USV deploys into the water in the horizontal orientation and the lower position. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/762761 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 23/04 (20130101) B63B 23/18 (20130101) B63B 23/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09199707 | Smallin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bryan J. Smallin (Panama City, Florida); James L. Bacot, Jr. (Panama City Beach, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bryan J. Smallin (Panama City, Florida); James L. Bacot, Jr. (Panama City Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved cable cutting system for an exercise mine or other underwater payload is provided. The system utilizes a pro-pressurized gas cartridge as the source of compressed gas to operate a cable cutter and anti-scouring system. A firing pulse initiates a bottle-punch actuator positioned in a manifold. The actuator punctures the sealed nipple of the gas cartridge. The released gas is directed through the manifold and injected directly into a cylinder that drives a piston. The piston is connected to a chisel that is driven forward to cut the cable. The released gas can also activate the anti-scouring system or, alternatively, additional cartridges/punches may be used for the anti-scoring system. |
| FILED | Monday, August 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/975521 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 22/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09199841 | Schimpf |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Warren C. Schimpf (Elkton, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Fiber Technologies, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Warren C. Schimpf (Elkton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Bundled carbon nanotubes are disentangled and dispersed using the principles of extreme pressure reduction of fluids carrying the bundled nanotubes. They are added to a high pressure fluid upstream of a chamber operated at much lower pressure. These high-low pressure ratios are preferably at least 100:1. As the high pressure fluid enters the lower pressure chamber it violently expands causing separation and disentanglement of the bundled carbon fibers. To further assist in this disentanglement a nozzle may be used at the inlet to the lower pressure chamber to direct the high pressure fluid against a hardened anvil in the chamber. This impact further aids disentanglement. Coating the nanotubes with a dispersant also improves disentanglement. |
| FILED | Monday, January 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/359587 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Nanostructures Formed by Manipulation of Individual Atoms, Molecules, or Limited Collections of Atoms or Molecules as Discrete Units; Manufacture or Treatment Thereof B82B 3/0076 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09199846 | Roychoudhury et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Subir Roychoudhury (Madison, Connecticut); Christian Junaedi (Cheshire, Connecticut); Saurabh Vilekar (Hamden, Connecticut); Dennis E. Walsh (Richboro, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Precision Combustion, Inc. (North Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Subir Roychoudhury (Madison, Connecticut); Christian Junaedi (Cheshire, Connecticut); Saurabh Vilekar (Hamden, Connecticut); Dennis E. Walsh (Richboro, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A reforming process and apparatus exhibiting improved catalyst longevity towards reforming a high sulfur-containing liquid fuel. The process involves contacting in a first reforming zone a first oxidant and a liquid fuel containing high molecular weight organosulfur compounds with a partial oxidation catalyst under CPOX reaction conditions to form a first reformate stream containing a mixture of unconverted and partially-converted hydrocarbons and one or more low molecular weight sulfur compounds; and then contacting in a second reforming zone the first reformate stream with steam and optionally a second oxidant in the presence of an autothermal reforming catalyst under ATR reaction conditions to form a second reformate stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen and one or more low molecular weight sulfur compounds. The low molecular weight sulfur compounds can be readily removed from the first and/or second reformate streams by gas phase adsorption methods. |
| FILED | Monday, October 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/822776 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/48 (20130101) B01D 2253/108 (20130101) B01D 2253/1124 (20130101) B01D 2255/20792 (20130101) B01D 2256/16 (20130101) B01D 2256/20 (20130101) B01D 2257/304 (20130101) B01D 2257/306 (20130101) B01D 2257/308 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/48 (20130101) C01B 3/382 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 3/386 (20130101) C01B 2203/042 (20130101) C01B 2203/043 (20130101) C01B 2203/066 (20130101) C01B 2203/142 (20130101) C01B 2203/0244 (20130101) C01B 2203/0261 (20130101) C01B 2203/0283 (20130101) C01B 2203/0485 (20130101) C01B 2203/1005 (20130101) C01B 2203/1023 (20130101) C01B 2203/1029 (20130101) C01B 2203/1047 (20130101) C01B 2203/1064 (20130101) C01B 2203/1082 (20130101) C01B 2203/1247 (20130101) |
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| US 09199889 | Lux et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Altex Technologies Corporation (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ALTEX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth W Lux (Newark, California); Mehdi Namazian (Sunnyvale, California); John T Kelly (Saratoga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention relates to conversion of hydrocarbon material including but not limited to coal and biomass to a synthetic liquid transportation fuel. The invention includes the integration of a non-catalytic first reaction scheme, which converts carbonaceous materials into a solid product that includes char and ash and a gaseous product; a non-catalytic second reaction scheme, which converts a portion of the gaseous product from the first reaction scheme to light olefins and liquid byproducts; a traditional gas-cleanup operations; and the third reaction scheme to combine the olefins from the second reaction scheme to produce a targeted fuel like liquid transportation fuels. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/815766 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 9/36 (20130101) C10G 50/00 (20130101) C10G 57/02 (20130101) C10G 2400/20 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 1/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09200045 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David R. Liu (Lexington, Massachusetts); Sun H. Peck (Junction City, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Liu (Lexington, Massachusetts); Sun H. Peck (Junction City, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Elucidating the function of proteins in mammalian cells is particularly challenging due to the inherent complexity of these systems. Methods to study protein function in living cells ideally perturb the activity of only the protein of interest but otherwise maintain the natural state of the host cell or organism. Ligand-dependent inteins offer single-protein specificity and other desirable features as an approach to control protein function in cells post-translationally. Some aspects of this invention provide second-generation ligand-dependent inteins that splice to substantially higher yields and with faster kinetics in the presence of the cell-permeable small molecule 4-HT, especially at 37° C., while exhibiting comparable or improved low levels of background splicing in the absence of 4-HT, as compared to the parental inteins. These improvements were observed in four protein contexts tested in mammalian cells at 37° C., as well as in yeast cells assayed at 30° C. or 37° C. The newly evolved inteins described herein are therefore promising tools as conditional modulators of protein structure and function in yeast and mammalian cells. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/004280 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/35 (20130101) C07K 14/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/33 (20130101) C07K 2319/50 (20130101) C07K 2319/60 (20130101) C07K 2319/92 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09200097 | Johnson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremiah Johnson (Los Angeles, California); Jeffrey T. Koberstein (Storrs, Connecticut); Nicholas J. Turro (Tenafly, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for preparing degradable model networks from any monomer functionality with any degradation methodology. It is based on the use of Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization and CLICK chemistry to form the desired product. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/520151 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 18/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 222/26 (20130101) C08F 283/00 (20130101) C08F 290/06 (20130101) C08F 293/00 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 63/78 (20130101) |
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| US 09200286 | Niu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Li Niu (Loudonville, New York); Zhen Huang (Latham, New York); Jae Seon Park (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li Niu (Loudonville, New York); Zhen Huang (Latham, New York); Jae Seon Park (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | Inhibitors of AMPA-type glutamate ion channels are useful as biochemical probes for structure-function studies and as drug candidates for a number of neurological disorders and diseases. Disclosed herein is the identification of an RNA inhibitor or aptamer by an in vitro evolution approach and characterization of its mechanism of inhibition on the sites of interaction by equilibrium binding and on the receptor channel-opening rate by a laser-pulse photolysis technique. The aptamer of the invention is a noncompetitive inhibitor of AMPA-type glutamate ion channels, one that selectively inhibits the GluA2Qflip AMPA receptor subunit without any effect on other AMPA receptor subunits or on kainate or NMDA receptors. Furthermore, the aptamer preferentially inhibits the closed-channel state of GluA2Qflip with a KI=1.5 μM or by ˜15-fold over the open-channel state. The potency and selectivity of this aptamer rival those of small molecule inhibitors. Together, these properties make the aptamers of the present invention promising water-soluble, highly potent, GluA2 subunit-selective drugs. |
| FILED | Friday, July 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/810572 |
| 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 | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/115 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1138 (20130101) C12N 2310/16 (20130101) C12N 2310/322 (20130101) C12N 2310/3533 (20130101) C12N 2320/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09200381 | Leonard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Tyler Leonard (Raleigh, North Carolina); Adrian Powell (Cary, North Carolina); Valeri F. Tsvetkov (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Tyler Leonard (Raleigh, North Carolina); Adrian Powell (Cary, North Carolina); Valeri F. Tsvetkov (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for producing a high quality bulk single crystal of silicon carbide in a seeded growth system by reducing the separation between a silicon carbide seed crystal and a seed holder until the conductive heat transfer between the seed crystal and the seed holder dominates the radiative heat transfer between the seed crystal and the seed holder over substantially the entire seed crystal surface that is adjacent the seed holder. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/249107 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 23/00 (20130101) C30B 29/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C30B 29/36 (20130101) C30B 33/00 (20130101) C30B 33/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/324 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 117/10 (20130101) Y10T 117/1004 (20130101) Y10T 117/1016 (20130101) Y10T 428/21 (20130101) Y10T 428/31 (20130101) |
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| US 09200954 | Lin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph H. Lin (Arlington, Massachusetts); Philippe O. Pouliquen (Baltimore, Maryland); Andreas G. Andreou (Baltimore, Maryland); Charbel G. Rizk (Mariottsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A computational sensing array includes an array of sensing elements. In each sensing element, a first signal is generated from a transducer. A second signal is produced by a collection unit in response to receiving the first signal. The second signal may be modified, in a conditioning unit. A sensing element preprocessing unit generates a word representing the value of the modified second signal, and may produce an indication of change of the first signal. A current value of the word may be stored in a state holding element local to the sensing element, and a previous value of the word may be retained in a further state holding element local to the sensing element. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/671146 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 1/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/369 (20130101) H04N 5/3651 (20130101) H04N 5/37455 (20130101) |
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| US 09200959 | Khan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mohammad J. Khan (Woburn, Massachusetts); Sumanth Kaushik (Belmont, Massachusetts); Jerry C Chen (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad J. Khan (Woburn, Massachusetts); Sumanth Kaushik (Belmont, Massachusetts); Jerry C Chen (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are a system and corresponding method for sensing terahertz radiation. The system collects terahertz radiation scattered from a target and upconverts the collected radiation to optical frequencies. A frequency-domain spectrometer senses spectral components of the upconverted signal in parallel to produce a spectroscopic measurement of the entire band of interest in a single shot. Because the sensing system can do single-shot measurements, it can sense moving targets, unlike sensing systems that use serial detection, which can only be used to sense stationary objects. As a result, the sensing systems and methods disclosed herein may be used for real-time imaging, including detection of concealed weapons, medical imaging, and hyperspectral imaging. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/945542 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — 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 3/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/3581 (20130101) G01N 2021/1793 (20130101) |
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| US 09200962 | Russin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy J. Russin (San Diego, California); Alicia M Russin (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Russin (San Diego, California); Alicia M Russin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method includes determining a highest peak of an optical spectrum waveform contained within a wavelength window having a fixed wavelength range, the wavelength window having a beginning wavelength value and an ending wavelength value, and iteratively modifying the beginning and ending wavelength values, within the fixed wavelength range, to shift the wavelength window so the highest peak is centered at a first position within the wavelength window. The method may further include determining a second highest peak of the optical spectrum waveform and iteratively expanding or contracting the optical spectrum waveform, while maintaining the highest peak centered at the first position, to locate the second highest peak at a predetermined position within the wavelength window. The method may be used for window calibration to enable repeatable and precise harmonic analysis of optical spectra, such as Raman spectra. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/529101 |
| ART UNIT | 2864 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/02 (20130101) G01J 3/45 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09201010 | Naciri et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jawad Naciri (Herndon, Virginia); Christopher M Spillmann (Alexandria, Virginia); George P Anderson (Bowie, Maryland); Banahalli R Ratna (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jawad Naciri (Herndon, Virginia); Christopher M Spillmann (Alexandria, Virginia); George P Anderson (Bowie, Maryland); Banahalli R Ratna (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoparticle having a surfactant shell with a hydrophilic outer surface and a hydrophobic inner surface and an organic chromophore and a polymer having aromatic groups within the surfactant shell. A method of making nanoparticles by: emulsifying an aqueous composition of a surfactant and an organic solution of a monomer and an organic chromophore to form micelles of the monomer and the chromophore inside a surfactant shell; and polymerizing the monomer. A method of: reacting a ω-bromoalkyl acid with acryloyl acid lithium salt, and reacting the product with sodium hydride to produce an acryloyloxyalkyl carboxylic acid sodium salt. The compound shown below. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/431784 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/06 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/06 (20130101) C09K 2211/1416 (20130101) C09K 2211/1433 (20130101) C09K 2211/1466 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/6439 (20130101) G01N 2021/6441 (20130101) Electric Heating; Electric Lighting Not Otherwise Provided for H05B 33/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09201068 | Suni et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ian Ivar Suni (Potsdam, New York); Yin Huang (Toronto, Canada); Stephanie Ann Caswell Schuckers (Canton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (Potsdam, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ian Ivar Suni (Potsdam, New York); Yin Huang (Toronto, Canada); Stephanie Ann Caswell Schuckers (Canton, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus that satisfies the need for a bioelectronic tongue for food allergy detection. The method of detecting concentration of food allergen incorporates antibodies into an electronic tongue to create a bioelectronic tongue. Additionally the method uses impedance, capacitance, and/or other related electrochemical methods for detecting analyte in complex media. Furthermore the method additionally includes methods to subtract out non-specific interactions. The method also subtracts non-specific interactions. The device/apparatus is a Bioelectronic Tongue for detecting allergen in diluted food samples. The device includes: a sensor array; an impedance or capacitance analyzer; a preprocessor; a feature extractor; a pattern recognizer; and an output device indicating an allergen concentration. In order to implement the method of detecting food allergens on a bioelectronic tongue a computer readable medium containing an executable program is used for performing the analysis of a food sample. The executable program performs the acts of: preprocessing data from an impedance analyzer; extracting a feature pattern; recognizing a pattern of features of data representing a concentration of food allergen contained is the food sample; and outputs allergen concentration data. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/584341 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 2219/0074 (20130101) B01J 2219/00605 (20130101) B01J 2219/00725 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09201096 | Vedagarbha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DCG Systems, Inc. (Fremont, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DCG SYSTEMS, INC. (Fremont, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Praveen Vedagarbha (Fremont, California); Derryck Reid (West Lothian, United Kingdom); Keith Serrels (Fremont, California); James S. Vickers (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A pulsed-laser LADA system is provided, which utilizes temporal resolution to enhance spatial resolution. The system is capable of resolving CMOS pairs within the illumination spot using synchronization of laser pulses with the DUT clock. The system can be implemented using laser wavelength having photon energy above the silicon bandgap so as to perform single-photon LADA or wavelength having photon energy below the silicon bandgap so as to generate two-photon LADA. The timing of the laser pulses can be adjusted using two feedback loops tied to the clock signal of an ATE, or by adjusting the ATE's clock signal with reference to a fixed-pulse laser source. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/896262 |
| ART UNIT | 2868 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 1/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/26 (20130101) G01R 31/30 (20130101) G01R 31/311 (20130101) G01R 31/31917 (20130101) |
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| US 09201151 | Taleyarkhan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sagamore/Adams Laboratories LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sagamore/Adams Laboratories LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rusi P. Taleyarkhan (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of determining directionality of radiation is disclosed which comprises dividing the tensioned metastable fluid liquid volume adjacent to a radioactive source into a plurality of sectors, determining the opposing sector ratio of the respective sector and determining the direction of the radiation based on the opposing sector ratios of the plurality of sectors. The method further comprising determining directionality of incoming radiation from the tension pressure assisted elongation of bubble shapes pointing towards direction of radiation particles that interacted with nuclei of tensioned metastable fluid detector system. A device capable of carrying out these methods is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/875974 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/12 (20130101) G01T 5/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09201220 | Pixton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce M. Pixton (Woodbridge, Virginia); Jay N. Vizgaitis (Alexandria, Virginia); Russell S. Draper (Burke, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An all-refractive optical system that images a scene at two different fields of view or FOVs, with switching between FOVs enabled by switchable lens elements is disclosed. The two fields of view vary in focal length by a factor of three. The wide FOV images broad-band Short Wave InfraRed SWIR radiation at an f/number of 1.7, while the narrow FOV images narrow-band illuminated SWIR at f/4.9. A voltage change across the switchable lens elements generates an optical power change between finite focus and infinite focus. Situated among static optical elements, the switching elements enable FOV changes with no mechanical movement. The given f/numbers at each FOV are a result of a fixed aperture in the system. The smaller throughput in the narrow FOV mode is augmented by narrow-band illumination of the scene to maintain equivalent sensor response between the two FOVs. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/532245 |
| ART UNIT | 2662 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 13/008 (20130101) G02B 13/009 (20130101) G02B 13/0015 (20130101) G02B 13/0075 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 13/146 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2254 (20130101) H04N 5/23296 (20130101) |
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| US 09201756 | Atkins 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) | Mark G. Atkins (Arvada, Colorado); James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer program products for administering event pools for relevant event analysis are provided. Embodiments include assigning, by an incident analyzer, a plurality of events to an events pool; determining, by the incident analyzer, an event suppression duration; determining, by the incident analyzer in dependence upon event analysis rules, to suppress events having particular attributes indicating the events occurred during the event suppression duration; and suppressing, by the incident analyzer, each event assigned to the events pool having the particular attributes indicating the events occurred during the event suppression duration. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/688603 |
| ART UNIT | 2114 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/0709 (20130101) G06F 11/0763 (20130101) G06F 11/0784 (20130101) G06F 11/3495 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09201792 | Steely, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Simon C. Steely, Jr. (Hudson, New Hampshire); Samantika Subramaniam (Westford, Massachusetts); William C. Hasenplaugh (Boston, Massachusetts); Joel S. Emer (Hudson, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Simon C. Steely, Jr. (Hudson, New Hampshire); Samantika Subramaniam (Westford, Massachusetts); William C. Hasenplaugh (Boston, Massachusetts); Joel S. Emer (Hudson, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-core processing apparatus may provide a cache probe and data retrieval method. The method may comprise sending a memory request from a requester to a record keeping structure. The memory request may have a memory address of a memory that stores requested data. The method may further comprise determining that a local last accessor of the memory address may have a copy of the requested data up to date with the memory. The local last accessor may be within a local domain that the requester belongs to. The method may further comprise sending a cache probe to the local last accessor and retrieving a latest value of the requested data from the local last accessor to the requester. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/996012 |
| ART UNIT | 2136 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 12/082 (20130101) G06F 12/084 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09201848 | McCarthy |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel McCarthy (Manlius, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel McCarthy (Manlius, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Invention providing a means for performing matrix multiplication that may be implemented in hardware or software. The invention is scalable to matrices of varying dimension and to permit balancing circuit complexity versus processing throughput. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/694854 |
| ART UNIT | 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09202683 | Daniel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jurgen H. Daniel (San Francisco, California); Ana Claudia Arias (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A first patterned contact layer, for example a gate electrode, is formed over an insulative substrate. Insulating and functional layers are formed at least over the first patterned contact layer. A second patterned contact layer, for example source/drain electrodes, is formed over the functional layer. Insulative material is then selectively deposited over at least a portion of the second patterned contact layer to form first and second wall structures such that at least a portion of the second patterned contact layer is exposed, the first and second wall structures defining a well therebetween. Electrically conductive or semiconductive material is deposited within the well, for example by jet-printing, such that the first and second wall structures confine the conductive or semiconductive material and prevent spreading and electrical shorting to adjacent devices. The conductive or semiconductive material is in electrical contact with the exposed portion of the second patterned contact layer to form, e.g., an operative transistor. |
| FILED | Monday, December 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/094670 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/368 (20130101) H01L 21/02288 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02488 (20130101) H01L 21/02628 (20130101) H01L 27/1292 (20130101) H01L 29/7869 (20130101) H01L 29/66742 (20130101) H01L 29/66772 (20130101) H01L 29/78684 (20130101) H01L 51/0004 (20130101) |
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| US 09202704 | Urteaga et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Miguel Urteaga (Moorpark, California); Richard L. Pierson, Jr. (Thousand Oaks, California); Keisuke Shinohara (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for forming self-aligned contacts includes electroplating a first metal contact onto a Group III-V semiconductor substrate, the first metal contact having a greater height than width and having a straight sidewall profile, etching back the semiconductor substrate down to a base layer to expose an emitter semiconductor layer under the first metal contact, conformally depositing a dielectric layer on a vertical side of the first metal contact, a vertical side of the emitter semiconductor layer and on the base layer, anisotropically etching the dielectric layer off of the semiconductor substrate to form a dielectric sidewall spacer on the vertical side of the first metal contact and providing a second metal contact immediately adjacent the dielectric sidewall spacer. |
| FILED | Monday, February 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/188612 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/2885 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/76885 (20130101) H01L 21/76897 (20130101) H01L 29/20 (20130101) H01L 29/72 (20130101) H01L 29/66318 (20130101) H01L 29/66462 (20130101) |
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| US 09202867 | Yan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hao Yan (Chandler, Arizona); Zhengtao Deng (Tempe, Arizona); Yan Liu (Chandler, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hao Yan (Chandler, Arizona); Zhengtao Deng (Tempe, Arizona); Yan Liu (Chandler, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are CdTe/CdS/ZnS core/shell/shell nanocrystals, methods for making the same, and their use in biomedical and photonic applications, such as sensors for analytes in cells and preparation of field effect transistors. In particular, the disclosure provides a nanocrystal having a CdTe core, a CdS coating over the core, and a ZnS core over the CdS coating, where the nanocrystal has a photoluminescence maximum between about 650 nm and 900 nm. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/238775 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 15/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 19/002 (20130101) C01B 19/007 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 19/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/72 (20130101) C01P 2002/84 (20130101) C01P 2002/85 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/16 (20130101) C01P 2004/17 (20130101) C01P 2004/64 (20130101) C01P 2004/86 (20130101) C01P 2004/88 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/02 (20130101) C09K 11/08 (20130101) C09K 11/54 (20130101) C09K 11/565 (20130101) C09K 11/574 (20130101) C09K 11/661 (20130101) C09K 11/0811 (20130101) C09K 11/883 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/588 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/22 (20130101) H01L 29/122 (20130101) H01L 29/127 (20130101) H01L 29/0669 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/775 (20130101) H01L 29/66977 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/294 (20150115) Y10T 428/12431 (20150115) |
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| US 09202880 | Corrion et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL LABORATORIES, LLC. (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrea Corrion (Oak Park, California); Keisuke Shinohara (Thousand Oaks, California); Miroslav Micovic (Thousand Oaks, California); Rongming Chu (Newbury Park, California); David F. Brown (Woodland Hills, California); Adam J. Williams (Los Alamitos, California); Dean C. Regan (Simi Valley, California); Joel C. Wong (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a stepped field gate for an FET including forming a first set of layers having a passivation layer on a barrier layer of the FET and a first etch stop layer over the first passivation layer, forming additional sets of layers having alternating passivation layer and etch stop layers, successively removing portions of each set of layers using lithography and reactive ion etching to form stepped passivation layers and a gate foot, applying a mask having an opening defining an extent of a stepped field-plate gate, and forming the stepped field plate gate and the gate foot by plating through the opening in the mask. |
| FILED | Friday, August 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/014930 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/765 (20130101) H01L 21/28587 (20130101) H01L 29/402 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/2003 (20130101) |
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| US 09202952 | Knight et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark William Knight (Houston, Texas); Heidar Sobhani Khakestar (Houston, Texas); Peter Nordlander (Houston, Texas); Nancy J. Halas (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark William Knight (Houston, Texas); Heidar Sobhani Khakestar (Houston, Texas); Peter Nordlander (Houston, Texas); Nancy J. Halas (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, the invention relates to a unit that includes a semiconductor and a plasmonic material disposed on the semiconductor, where a potential barrier is formed between the plasmonic material and the semiconductor. The unit further includes an insulator disposed on the semiconductor and adjacent to the plasmonic material and a transparent conductor disposed on the plasmonic material, where, upon illumination, the plasmonic material is excited resulting the excitation of an electron with sufficient energy to overcome the potential barrier. |
| FILED | Friday, November 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/884552 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/108 (20130101) H01L 31/0384 (20130101) H01L 31/02363 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09203030 | Kippelen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Perdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bernard Kippelen (Decatur, Georgia); Canek Fuentes-Hernandez (Atlanta, Georgia); Yinhua Zhou (Atlanta, Georgia); Robert Moon (Marietta, Georgia); Jeffrey P. Youngblood (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Recyclable organic solar cells are disclosed herein. Systems and methods are further disclosed for producing, improving performance, and for recycling the solar cells. In certain example embodiments, the recyclable organic solar cells disclosed herein include: a first electrode; a second electrode; a photoactive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an interlayer comprising a Lewis basic oligomer or polymer disposed between the photoactive layer and at least a portion of the first electrode or the second electrode; and a substrate disposed adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode. The interlayer reduces the work function associated with the first or second electrode. In certain example embodiments, the substrate comprises cellulose nanocrystals that can be recycled. In certain example embodiments, one or more of the first electrode, the photoactive layer, and the second electrode may be applied by a film transfer lamination method. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/221369 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/04 (20130101) H01L 31/0224 (20130101) H01L 51/004 (20130101) H01L 51/0034 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/0097 (20130101) H01L 51/442 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49821 (20150115) |
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| US 09203128 | Hoover et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (, None) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Hoover (Fernandina Beach, Florida); Lance Covert (Norcross, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact interfacing device for rotating electro-magnetic fields between an input and output waveguide includes a support bar extending between opposing sides of a frame, the frame encircling an interior space divided by the support bar; and a dipole bar orientated orthogonal to the support bar. When the input waveguide interfaces an input-side of the frame and is arranged so that an extent of an input width of the input waveguide is orientated at first angle with respect to an extent of the dipole-bar length, and when the output waveguide interfaces an output-side of the frame and is arranged so that an extent of an output width of the output waveguide is orientated at a second angle with respect to the extent of the dipole-bar length, an input electric field aligned perpendicular to the extent of the input width is rotated upon propagating through the compact interfacing device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/652684 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 1/022 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01P 1/065 (20130101) H01P 1/165 (20130101) H01P 1/173 (20130101) H01P 5/082 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49016 (20150115) |
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| US 09203159 | Friedman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel J. Friedman (Sleepy Hollow, New York); Xiaoxiong Gu (White Plains, New York); Duixian Liu (Scarsdale, New York); Arun S. Natarajan (White Plains, New York); Scott K. Reynolds (Amawalk, New York); Alberto Valdes Garcia (Hartsdale, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel J. Friedman (Sleepy Hollow, New York); Xiaoxiong Gu (White Plains, New York); Duixian Liu (Scarsdale, New York); Arun S. Natarajan (White Plains, New York); Scott K. Reynolds (Amawalk, New York); Alberto Valdes Garcia (Hartsdale, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, devices and apparatuses directed to transceiver devices are disclosed. In accordance with one method, a first set of antenna positions in a first section of a set of sections of a circuit layout for the circuit package is selected. The method further includes selecting another set of antenna positions in another section of the circuit layout such that an arrangement of selected antenna positions of the other set is different from an arrangement of selected antenna positions of a previously selected set of antenna positions. The selecting another set of positions in another section is iterated until selections have been made for a total number of antennas. The selecting the other set is performed such that consecutive unselected positions in the other section do not exceed a predetermined number of positions. In addition, antenna elements are formed at the selected positions to fabricate the circuit package. |
| FILED | Monday, February 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/371924 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 21/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49016 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09203209 | Ramachandran |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Siddharth Ramachandran (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A high-power fiber laser exploits efficiency and wavelength-conversion of nonlinear wave mixing in a higher-order mode (HOM) fiber providing large effective area and higher-power operation than single-order mode (SMF) fiber. In a “monomode” approach, mixing waves (pump(s), signal, idler) propagate in the same higher-order mode, and in an “intermodal” approach different waves propagate in different modes. The monomode approach can provide high-power wavelength conversion generating output in a desired band where good dopants may be unavailable. The intermodal approach demonstrates coherent combining of outputs of multiple lasers to generate high-power output in a desired band. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/529637 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/02023 (20130101) Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/3536 (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 3/0092 (20130101) H01S 3/108 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/1618 (20130101) H01S 3/2391 (20130101) H01S 3/06708 (20130101) H01S 3/06725 (20130101) |
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| US 09203524 | Simpson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jim Anto Simpson (Annapolis, Maryland); John F. Muth (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer readable for providing smart underwater free space optical communications are provided. According to one aspect, a system for smart underwater free space optical communications is provided. The system includes a receiver. The receiver includes an optical detector array for detecting incident light under water. The receiver further includes a compound lens array located optically in front of the optical detector. The compound lens array includes lenses that steer incident light arriving at different angles to different portions of the optical detector array. A controller processes signals generated by the optical detector based on the incident light and controls an aspect of the underwater communications based on the steered incident light detected by the detector array. Components of the controller may include a backscatter estimator and an angle of arrival estimator for estimating water quality obtained from backscattered light and an angle of arrival of incident light, respectively. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/133112 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/112 (20130101) H04B 13/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09204309 | Sachs et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joachim Sachs (Stockholm, Sweden); Ivana Maric (Sunnyvale, California); Andrea Goldsmith (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joachim Sachs (Stockholm, Sweden); Ivana Maric (Sunnyvale, California); Andrea Goldsmith (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless spectrum is shared between a primary communication system and secondary communication system operating in an overlapping geographical region. A primary transmitter broadcasts a primary signal, and a secondary transmitter transmits a secondary signal, both using a primary wireless spectrum assigned to the primary communication system. The secondary transmitter transmits the secondary signal to a secondary receiver with power (1−α)P and transmits the primary signal with power αP. The parameter α is computed to ensure a predetermined quality of reception of the primary signal by a hypothetical primary receiver located near the secondary transmitter. The secondary transmitter may compute a feasibility of using cognitive transmission and, when the computed feasibility exceeds or does not exceed a feasibility threshold, it selects to enable or disable, respectively, the use of the primary wireless spectrum to transmit from the secondary transmitter. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/639151 |
| ART UNIT | 2648 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 16/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09204547 | Hughes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secratary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce V. Hughes (Falkville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-planar printed circuit board has an interior surface and an exterior surface. Between the interior surface and exterior surfaces are layers of conductive and dielectric materials. Passive and active electrical components are embedded within the interior and exterior surfaces. A hollow region is defined by the interior surface of the non-planar circuit board. The non-planar printed circuit board is manufactured on a mandrel having a non-planar shape such as, for example, a cylinder or sphere so as to form a hollow, curved non-planar structure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/864656 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/119 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/186 (20130101) H05K 1/0284 (20130101) H05K 3/0014 (20130101) H05K 3/4682 (20130101) H05K 2201/056 (20130101) H05K 2201/09018 (20130101) H05K 2201/10583 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49155 (20150115) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Naveen N. Sinha (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Dipen N. Sinha (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Gregory Russ Goddard (Keizer, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Naveen N. Sinha (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Dipen N. Sinha (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Gregory Russ Goddard (Keizer, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and methods for using acoustic radiation forces to order particles suspended in a host liquid are described. The particles may range in size from nanometers to millimeters, and may have any shape. The suspension is placed in an acoustic resonator cavity, and acoustical energy is supplied thereto using acoustic transducers. The resulting pattern may be fixed by using a solidifiable host liquid, forming thereby a solid material. Patterns may be quickly generated; typical times ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes. In a one-dimensional arrangement, parallel layers of particles are formed. With two and three dimensional transducer arrangements, more complex particle configurations are possible since different standing-wave patterns may be generated in the resonator. Fabrication of periodic structures, such as metamaterials, having periods tunable by varying the frequency of the acoustic waves, on surfaces or in bulk volume using acoustic radiation forces, provides great flexibility in the creation of new materials. Periodicities may range from millimeters to sub-micron distances, covering a large portion of the range for optical and acoustical metamaterials. |
| FILED | Monday, March 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/047684 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/06 (20130101) B01J 19/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 2791/008 (20130101) Sound-producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for G10K 11/165 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09199227 | Garnier et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John E. Garnier (Idaho Falls, Idaho); George W. Griffith (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ADVANCED CERAMIC FIBERS, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John E. Garnier (Idaho Falls, Idaho); George W. Griffith (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of producing continuous boron carbide fibers. The method comprises reacting a continuous carbon fiber material and a boron oxide gas within a temperature range of from approximately 1400° C. to approximately 2200° C. Continuous boron carbide fibers, continuous fibers comprising boron carbide, and articles including at least a boron carbide coating are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/215967 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 27/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 9/04 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/36 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/10 (20130101) C04B 35/563 (20130101) C04B 35/565 (20130101) C04B 35/583 (20130101) C04B 35/803 (20130101) C04B 35/806 (20130101) C04B 35/6286 (20130101) C04B 35/58071 (20130101) C04B 35/62277 (20130101) C04B 2235/46 (20130101) C04B 2235/48 (20130101) C04B 2235/79 (20130101) C04B 2235/5212 (20130101) C04B 2235/5248 (20130101) C04B 2235/5264 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/14 (20130101) Alloys C22C 49/14 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/08 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2916 (20150115) |
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| US 09199844 | Zidan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ragaiy Zidan (Aiken, South Carolina); Joseph A Teprovich (Aiken, South Carolina); Theodore Motyka (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for the generation of hydrogen for use in portable power systems is set forth utilizing a two-step process that involves the thermal decomposition of AlH3 (10 wt % H2) followed by the hydrolysis of the activated aluminum (Al*) byproduct to release additional H2. Additionally, a process in which water is added directly without prior history to the AlH3:PA composite is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/095033 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/04 (20130101) C01B 3/08 (20130101) C01B 3/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09199858 | Chan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Siu-Wai Chan (Demarest, New Jersey); Hongying Liang (Bronx, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Siu-Wai Chan (Demarest, New Jersey); Hongying Liang (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosed subject matter is directed to a method for producing nanoparticles, as well as the nanoparticles produced by this method. In one embodiment, the nanoparticles produced by the disclosed method have a high defect density. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/115734 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/44 (20130101) B01J 23/63 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 17/0018 (20130101) C01F 17/0043 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 25/00 (20130101) C01G 25/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01G 55/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/54 (20130101) C01P 2002/72 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/64 (20130101) C01P 2004/82 (20130101) |
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| US 09199889 | Lux et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Altex Technologies Corporation (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ALTEX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth W Lux (Newark, California); Mehdi Namazian (Sunnyvale, California); John T Kelly (Saratoga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention relates to conversion of hydrocarbon material including but not limited to coal and biomass to a synthetic liquid transportation fuel. The invention includes the integration of a non-catalytic first reaction scheme, which converts carbonaceous materials into a solid product that includes char and ash and a gaseous product; a non-catalytic second reaction scheme, which converts a portion of the gaseous product from the first reaction scheme to light olefins and liquid byproducts; a traditional gas-cleanup operations; and the third reaction scheme to combine the olefins from the second reaction scheme to produce a targeted fuel like liquid transportation fuels. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/815766 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 9/36 (20130101) C10G 50/00 (20130101) C10G 57/02 (20130101) C10G 2400/20 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 1/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09200235 | Chew et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Streamline Automation, LLC (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Streamline Automation, LLC (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey Chew (Huntsville, Alabama); Tabitha Boggs (Huntsville, Alabama); H. Waite H. Dykes, Jr. (Huntsville, Alabama); Stephen J. Doherty (New Hope, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for processing algae involves the use of an ionic liquid-containing clarified cell lysate to lyse algae cells. The resulting crude cell lysate may be clarified and subsequently used to lyse algae cells. The process may be repeated a number of times before a clarified lysate is separated into lipid and aqueous phases for further processing and/or purification of desired products. |
| FILED | Monday, November 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/669085 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 11/028 (20130101) B01D 11/0288 (20130101) Producing, e.g by Pressing Raw Materials or by Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining or Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g Lanolin, Fatty Oils or Waxes; Essential Oils; Perfumes C11B 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 47/06 (20130101) C12M 47/10 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09200298 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Taek Soon Lee (Albany, California); Jeffrey L. Fortman (San Francisco, California); Jay D. Keasling (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Taek Soon Lee (Albany, California); Jeffrey L. Fortman (San Francisco, California); Jay D. Keasling (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for a method of producing an isoprenyl alkanoate in a genetically modified host cell. In one embodiment, the method comprises culturing a genetically modified host cell which expresses an enzyme capable of catalyzing the esterification of an isoprenol and a straight-chain fatty acid, such as an alcohol acetyltransferase (AAT), wax ester synthase/diacylglycerol acyltransferase (WS/DGAT) or lipase, under a suitable condition so that the isoprenyl alkanoate is produced. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/644531 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/18 (20130101) C12N 1/20 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/62 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09200375 | Gilliam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALERA CORPORATION (Los Gatos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Calera Corporation (Los Gatos, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan J Gilliam (San Jose, California); Bryan Boggs (Campbell, California); Kyle Self (San Jose, California); Margarete K Leclerc (Mountain View, California); Alexander Gorer (Los Gatos, California); Michael J Weiss (Los Gatos, California); John H Miller (Woodside, California); Samaresh Mohanta (Dublin, California) |
| ABSTRACT | There are provided methods and systems for an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode where the anode is contacted with a metal ion that converts the metal ion from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state. The metal ion in the higher oxidation state is reacted with hydrogen gas, an unsaturated hydrocarbon, and/or a saturated hydrocarbon to form products. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/799131 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/00 (20130101) C25B 1/02 (20130101) C25B 1/20 (20130101) C25B 11/035 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25B 11/0442 (20130101) C25B 15/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09200382 | Soh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hyongsok Soh (Santa Barbara, California); Xinhui Lou (Goleta, California); Eric Lagally (Vancouver, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hyongsok Soh (Santa Barbara, California); Xinhui Lou (Goleta, California); Eric Lagally (Vancouver, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of screening a library of candidate agents by contacting the library with a target in a reaction mixture under a condition of high stringency, wherein the target includes a tag that responds to a controllable force applied to the tag, and passing the members of the library through a microfluidic device in a manner that exposes the library members to the controllable force, thereby displacing members of the library that are bound to the target relative to their unbound counterparts. Kits and systems for use with the methods of the invention are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, October 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/286965 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 2219/005 (20130101) B01J 2219/085 (20130101) B01J 2219/00563 (20130101) B01J 2219/00722 (20130101) B01J 2219/00725 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/0652 (20130101) B01L 2400/043 (20130101) B01L 2400/0454 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1013 (20130101) C12N 15/1034 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 30/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C40B 70/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09200565 | Myers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gerald A. Myers (Longwood, Florida); Richard C. Charron (West Palm Beach, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerald A. Myers (Longwood, Florida); Richard C. Charron (West Palm Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A can annular industrial gas turbine engine, including: a single-piece rotor shaft spanning a compressor section (82), a combustion section (84), a turbine section (86); and a combustion section casing (10) having a section (28) configured as a full hoop. When the combustion section casing is detached from the engine and moved to a maintenance position to allow access to an interior of the engine, a positioning jig (98) is used to support the compressor section casing (83) and turbine section casing (87). |
| FILED | Monday, December 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/310855 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 25/24 (20130101) F01D 25/243 (20130101) F01D 25/285 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 3/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2230/70 (20130101) F05D 2230/72 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/46 (20130101) |
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| US 09200583 | Jiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Li Jiang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Donghoon Lee (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Hakan Yilmaz (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Anna Stefanopoulou (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li Jiang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Donghoon Lee (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Hakan Yilmaz (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Anna Stefanopoulou (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for real-time engine control optimization are provided. A value of an engine performance variable is determined, a value of a first operating condition and a value of a second operating condition of a vehicle engine are detected, and initial values for a first engine control parameter and a second engine control parameter are determined based on the detected first operating condition and the detected second operating condition. The initial values for the first engine control parameter and the second engine control parameter are adjusted based on the determined value of the engine performance variable to cause the engine performance variable to approach a target engine performance variable. In order to cause the engine performance variable to approach the target engine performance variable, adjusting the initial value for the first engine control parameter necessitates a corresponding adjustment of the initial value for the second engine control parameter. |
| FILED | Friday, March 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/435562 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Controlling Combustion Engines F02D 13/0215 (20130101) F02D 19/084 (20130101) F02D 37/02 (20130101) F02D 41/08 (20130101) F02D 41/248 (20130101) F02D 41/1406 (20130101) F02D 41/1408 (20130101) F02D 41/2432 (20130101) F02D 41/2438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02D 41/2445 (20130101) F02D 2041/001 (20130101) F02D 2041/1419 (20130101) F02D 2041/1432 (20130101) Ignition, Other Than Compression Ignition, for Internal-combustion Engines; Testing of Ignition Timing in Compression-ignition Engines F02P 5/153 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/18 (20130101) Y02T 10/36 (20130101) Y02T 10/46 (20130101) |
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| US 09201000 | Kiesel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Kiesel (Palo Alto, California); Alexander Lochbaum (Moutain View, California); Ajay Raghavan (Mountain View, California); Bhaskar Saha (Union City, California); Tobias Staudt (Palo Alto, California); Lars Wilko Sommer (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Sensor material is arranged to interact with input light and to asymmetrically alter a spectral distribution of the input light in response to presence of an external stimulus. A detector is configured to sense the altered input light and to generate at least one electrical signal comprising information about a shift in the centroid of a spectral distribution of the altered input light relative to a centroid of the spectral distribution of the input light. |
| FILED | Friday, December 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/141827 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/27 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/77 (20130101) G01N 21/78 (20130101) G01N 21/645 (20130101) G01N 21/7703 (20130101) G01N 2021/7753 (20130101) G01N 2021/7783 (20130101) G01N 2021/7786 (20130101) G01N 2021/7793 (20130101) G01N 2201/08 (20130101) G01N 2201/062 (20130101) G01N 2201/0612 (20130101) |
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| US 09201025 | Prasad et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Manoj K. Prasad (Pleasanton, California); Neal J. Snyderman (Berkeley, California); Mark S. Rowland (Alamo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Manoj K. Prasad (Pleasanton, California); Neal J. Snyderman (Berkeley, California); Mark S. Rowland (Alamo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of absolute nuclear material assay of an unknown source comprising counting neutrons from the unknown source and providing an absolute nuclear material assay utilizing a model to optimally compare to the measured count distributions. In one embodiment, the step of providing an absolute nuclear material assay comprises utilizing a random sampling of analytically computed fission chain distributions to generate a continuous time-evolving sequence of event-counts by spreading the fission chain distribution in time. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/456032 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 3/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09201069 | Hatch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anson V. Hatch (Tracy, California); Gregory J. Sommer (Livermore, California); Anup K. Singh (Danville, California); Ying-Chih Wang (Pleasanton, California); Vinay Abhyankar (Keller, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Microfluidic devices and methods including porous polymer monoliths are described. Polymerization techniques may be used to generate porous polymer monoliths having pores defined by a liquid component of a fluid mixture. The fluid mixture may contain iniferters and the resulting porous polymer monolith may include surfaces terminated with iniferter species. Capture molecules may then be grafted to the monolith pores. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/189949 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 15/08 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/267 (20130101) B01J 20/286 (20130101) B01J 20/3274 (20130101) B01J 20/28042 (20130101) B01J 20/28078 (20130101) B01J 2220/49 (20130101) B01J 2220/86 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5023 (20130101) B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 2200/16 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/545 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09202602 | Nolen, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jerry A. Nolen, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois); Itacil C. Gomes (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerry A. Nolen, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois); Itacil C. Gomes (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for a method for producing isotopes using a beam of particles from an accelerator, whereby the beam is maintained at between about 70 to 2000 MeV; and contacting a thorium-containing target with the particles. The medically important isotope 225Ac is produced via the nuclear reaction (p,2p6n), whereby an energetic proton causes the ejection of 2 protons and 6 neutrons from a 232Th target nucleus. Another medically important isotope 213Bi is then available as a decay product. The production of highly purified 211At is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/025079 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Conversion of Chemical Elements; Radioactive Sources G21G 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G21G 2001/0084 (20130101) G21G 2001/0089 (20130101) |
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| US 09202657 | Resnick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Resnick (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Eric Langlois (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is an encapsulated micro-diode and a method for producing same. The method comprises forming a plurality columns in the substrate with a respective tip disposed at a first end of the column, the tip defining a cathode of the diode; disposing a sacrificial oxide layer on the substrate, plurality of columns and respective tips; forming respective trenches in the sacrificial oxide layer around the columns; forming an opening in the sacrificial oxide layer to expose a portion of the tips; depositing a conductive material in of the opening and on a surface of the substrate to form an anode of the diode; and removing the sacrificial oxide layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/340012 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 1/308 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 1/3044 (20130101) |
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| US 09202684 | Sumant et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anirudha V. Sumant (Plainfield, Illinois); Alexander Balandin (Riverside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for forming graphene layers on a substrate. The system and methods include direct growth of graphene on diamond and low temperature growth of graphene using a solid carbon source. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/167477 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0262 (20130101) H01L 21/02376 (20130101) H01L 21/02381 (20130101) H01L 21/02444 (20130101) H01L 21/02488 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02491 (20130101) H01L 21/02527 (20130101) H01L 21/02658 (20130101) |
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| US 09202960 | Luan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andy Luan (Palo Alto, California); David Smith (Campbell, California); Peter Cousins (Menlo Park, California); Sheng Sun (Foster City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andy Luan (Palo Alto, California); David Smith (Campbell, California); Peter Cousins (Menlo Park, California); Sheng Sun (Foster City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Leakage pathway layers for solar cells and methods of forming leakage pathway layers for solar cells are described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/750320 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0682 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/02167 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/547 (20130101) |
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| US 09203030 | Kippelen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Perdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bernard Kippelen (Decatur, Georgia); Canek Fuentes-Hernandez (Atlanta, Georgia); Yinhua Zhou (Atlanta, Georgia); Robert Moon (Marietta, Georgia); Jeffrey P. Youngblood (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Recyclable organic solar cells are disclosed herein. Systems and methods are further disclosed for producing, improving performance, and for recycling the solar cells. In certain example embodiments, the recyclable organic solar cells disclosed herein include: a first electrode; a second electrode; a photoactive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an interlayer comprising a Lewis basic oligomer or polymer disposed between the photoactive layer and at least a portion of the first electrode or the second electrode; and a substrate disposed adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode. The interlayer reduces the work function associated with the first or second electrode. In certain example embodiments, the substrate comprises cellulose nanocrystals that can be recycled. In certain example embodiments, one or more of the first electrode, the photoactive layer, and the second electrode may be applied by a film transfer lamination method. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/221369 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/04 (20130101) H01L 31/0224 (20130101) H01L 51/004 (20130101) H01L 51/0034 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/0097 (20130101) H01L 51/442 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49821 (20150115) |
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| US 09203092 | Slocum et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexander Slocum (Bow, New Hampshire); Tristan Doherty (Somerville, Massachusetts); Ricardo Bazzarella (Woburn, Massachusetts); James C. Cross, III (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Pimpa Limthongkul (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mihai Duduta (Somerville, Massachusetts); Jeffry Disko (North Brookfield, Massachusetts); Allen Yang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Throop Wilder (Lincoln, Massachusetts); William Craig Carter (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Yet-Ming Chiang (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | 24M Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Slocum (Bow, New Hampshire); Tristan Doherty (Somerville, Massachusetts); Ricardo Bazzarella (Woburn, Massachusetts); James C. Cross, III (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Pimpa Limthongkul (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mihai Duduta (Somerville, Massachusetts); Jeffry Disko (North Brookfield, Massachusetts); Allen Yang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Throop Wilder (Lincoln, Massachusetts); William Craig Carter (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Yet-Ming Chiang (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing an electrochemical cell includes transferring an anode semi-solid suspension to an anode compartment defined at least in part by an anode current collector and an separator spaced apart from the anode collector. The method also includes transferring a cathode semi-solid suspension to a cathode compartment defined at least in part by a cathode current collector and the separator spaced apart from the cathode collector. The transferring of the anode semi-solid suspension to the anode compartment and the cathode semi-solid to the cathode compartment is such that a difference between a minimum distance and a maximum distance between the anode current collector and the separator is maintained within a predetermined tolerance. The method includes sealing the anode compartment and the cathode compartment. |
| FILED | Friday, September 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/607021 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/76 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/0478 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 2004/023 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/4911 (20150115) Y10T 29/49108 (20150115) |
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| US 09203094 | Chuang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven S. C. Chuang (Hudson, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Akron (Akron, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven S. C. Chuang (Hudson, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to the generation of electrical energy from a solid-state fuel. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a solid-oxide fuel cell for generating electrical energy from a carbon-based fuel, and to catalysts for use in a solid-oxide fuel cell. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/441161 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/90 (20130101) H01M 4/92 (20130101) H01M 4/905 (20130101) H01M 4/9025 (20130101) H01M 4/9033 (20130101) H01M 4/9058 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/22 (20130101) H01M 8/143 (20130101) H01M 8/1233 (20130101) H01M 8/1253 (20130101) H01M 2008/147 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) Y02E 60/525 (20130101) Y02E 60/526 (20130101) |
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| US 09203112 | Weng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wei Weng (Woodridge, Illinois); Zhengcheng Zhang (Naperville, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oakbrook, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei Weng (Woodridge, Illinois); Zhengcheng Zhang (Naperville, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oakbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrolyte includes an alkali metal salt; an aprotic solvent; and a redox shuttle additive including an aromatic compound having at least one aromatic ring fused with at least one non-aromatic ring, the aromatic ring having two or more oxygen or phosphorus-containing substituents. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/457239 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 43/21 (20130101) C07C 43/225 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 6/168 (20130101) H01M 10/0567 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 2300/0025 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09203134 | Henry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael David Henry (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Roy H. Olsson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Karl Douglas Greth (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Travis Ryan Young (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Janet Nguyen (Albuquerque, New Mexico); James E. Stevens (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A micromechanical resonator is disclosed. The resonator includes a resonant micromechanical element. A film of annealable material can be deposited on a facial surface of the element. The resonance of the element can be tuned by annealing the deposited film. Also disclosed are methods of applying a film on a resonator and annealing the film, thereby tuning one or more resonant properties of the resonator. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/780285 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 1/201 (20130101) H01P 11/007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 3/0077 (20130101) H03H 9/462 (20130101) |
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| US 09198404 | Lauth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xavier Lauth (San Diego, California); John T. Buchanan (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xavier Lauth (San Diego, California); John T. Buchanan (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides Maternal Sterility Constructs (MSC) and methods of producing sterile progeny lacking germ cells. Female animals carrying the MSC transgene will give rise to a sterile generation, as the MSC specifically eliminates Progenitor Germ Cells (PGCs) of her progeny. These females are called lineage ending females. Male animals carrying the MSC transgene, however, give rise to fertile progeny (assuming the male is not derived from an MSC-transgenic female). Thus, MSC transgenic males can be used to propagate the transgenic line. The invention can be advantageously applied to eliminate pest or invasive species, or to provide effective population control and improve culture performance of farmed species, such as fish and shellfish. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/511317 |
| 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) Original (OR) Class A01K 2207/05 (20130101) A01K 2217/052 (20130101) A01K 2217/206 (20130101) A01K 2227/40 (20130101) A01K 2267/03 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4747 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8509 (20130101) C12N 2800/80 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09198985 | Adkins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eva M. Harth (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbuilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chinessa T. Adkins (Nashville, Tennessee); Eva M. Harth (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are star polymers comprising a polymeric body having a core with a site-isolated chromophore and a plurality of polymer chains emanating from the core; and at least one chelating moiety bonded to at least one polymer chain. Also disclosed are bimodal contrast agents derived from star polymers and further comprising at least one metal chelated by the at least one chelating moiety. Also disclosed are methods of making and using same. Also disclosed are imaging methods employing the disclosed star polymers and/or bimodal contrast agents. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, May 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/321897 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0021 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 83/003 (20130101) |
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| US 09199055 | Galbraith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Separation Design Group LLC (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Separation Design Group LLC (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Douglas Galbraith (Holbrook, Pennsylvania); Elise DePetris (Holbrook, Pennsylvania); David K. Walker (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Lightweight, portable oxygen concentrators that operate using an ultra rapid, sub one second, adsorption cycle based on advanced molecular sieve materials are disclosed. The amount of sieve material utilized is a fraction of that used in conventional portable devices. This dramatically reduces the volume, weight, and cost of the device. Innovations in valve configuration, moisture control, case and battery design, and replaceable sieve module are described. Patients with breathing disorders and others requiring medical oxygen are provided with a long lasting, low cost alternative to existing portable oxygen supply devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/519868 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 16/0003 (20140204) A61M 16/20 (20130101) A61M 16/0063 (20140204) A61M 16/101 (20140204) Original (OR) Class A61M 16/105 (20130101) A61M 16/0672 (20140204) A61M 16/1005 (20140204) A61M 2016/1025 (20130101) A61M 2202/0208 (20130101) A61M 2205/75 (20130101) A61M 2205/3327 (20130101) A61M 2205/8206 (20130101) Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 53/0415 (20130101) B01D 53/0473 (20130101) B01D 2253/108 (20130101) B01D 2253/304 (20130101) B01D 2256/12 (20130101) B01D 2257/102 (20130101) B01D 2259/4541 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/85938 (20150401) |
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| US 09199858 | Chan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Siu-Wai Chan (Demarest, New Jersey); Hongying Liang (Bronx, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Siu-Wai Chan (Demarest, New Jersey); Hongying Liang (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosed subject matter is directed to a method for producing nanoparticles, as well as the nanoparticles produced by this method. In one embodiment, the nanoparticles produced by the disclosed method have a high defect density. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/115734 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/44 (20130101) B01J 23/63 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 17/0018 (20130101) C01F 17/0043 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 25/00 (20130101) C01G 25/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01G 55/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/54 (20130101) C01P 2002/72 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/64 (20130101) C01P 2004/82 (20130101) |
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| US 09200024 | DeAngelis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul L. DeAngelis (Edmond, Oklahoma); Alison Sismey-Ragatz (Cassville, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul L. DeAngelis (Edmond, Oklahoma); Alison Sismey-Ragatz (Cassville, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase allows the creation of a variety of glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides that have a natural, chimeric, hybrid and/or unnatural sugar structure and/or a targeted size (i.e., substantially monodisperse in size). |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/325181 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/006 (20130101) A61K 39/102 (20130101) A61K 47/36 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 24/08 (20130101) A61L 24/08 (20130101) A61L 27/20 (20130101) A61L 27/20 (20130101) A61L 29/085 (20130101) A61L 29/085 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 3/06 (20130101) C07H 5/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/285 (20130101) C07K 14/705 (20130101) C07K 16/28 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/0063 (20130101) C08B 37/0069 (20130101) C08B 37/0072 (20130101) C08B 37/0075 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1048 (20130101) C12N 9/1051 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/04 (20130101) C12P 19/26 (20130101) C12P 19/28 (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 1/689 (20130101) |
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| US 09200089 | Urban et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marek W. Urban (Clemson, South Carolina); Biswajit Ghosh (Dublin, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Thermosetting polymeric compositions, such as polyurethane compositions, and related methods are provided. The invention relates to coating and polymer compositions and related methods derived from a biodegradable natural polysaccharide compound such as chitosan, pectin, heparin, and combinations thereof reacted to a cyclic oxide compound, such as an oxetane, oxolane or oxepane compound. The compositions and methods of the present invention exhibit self-repairing properties upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. The compositions and methods of the present invention can be used in many coating applications, such as the transportation, packaging, fashion, and biomedical industries. |
| FILED | Friday, January 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/152023 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/722 (20130101) A61K 31/727 (20130101) A61K 31/732 (20130101) A61K 31/738 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08B 37/0045 (20130101) C08B 37/0075 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 18/792 (20130101) C08G 18/4081 (20130101) C08G 18/4833 (20130101) C08G 18/6484 (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 175/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09200097 | Johnson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremiah Johnson (Los Angeles, California); Jeffrey T. Koberstein (Storrs, Connecticut); Nicholas J. Turro (Tenafly, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for preparing degradable model networks from any monomer functionality with any degradation methodology. It is based on the use of Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization and CLICK chemistry to form the desired product. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/520151 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 18/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 222/26 (20130101) C08F 283/00 (20130101) C08F 290/06 (20130101) C08F 293/00 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 63/78 (20130101) |
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| US 09200291 | Zieler |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Helge Zieler (Encinitas, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Helge Zieler (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions comprising randomized in-frame fusion polynucleotides and methods for introducing them into a host organism to identify desirable phenotypic changes that disrupt or alter existing genetic or biochemical mechanisms or pathways, thus creating novel characteristics of the transformed organism. Methods for using the compositions for increasing diversity within populations of organisms are also presented. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/134619 |
| 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 | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/70 (20130101) C12N 15/81 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/102 (20130101) C12N 15/1027 (20130101) |
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| US 09200294 | Yanofsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin F. Yanofsky (San Diego, California); Sherry Kempin (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Science Foundation (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin F. Yanofsky (San Diego, California); Sherry Kempin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application provides Brassica INDEHISCENT1 (BIND) sequences. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/398789 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/415 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/00 (20130101) C12N 15/11 (20130101) C12N 15/8266 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09200648 | Lumkes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John H. Lumkes (Lafayette, Indiana); Mark Allen Batdorff (Washington, Illinois); Kyle Joseph Merrill (Lafayette, Indiana); Michael Andrew Holland (Conrad, Iowa); Gabriel Jordan Wilfong (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. Lumkes (Lafayette, Indiana); Mark Allen Batdorff (Washington, Illinois); Kyle Joseph Merrill (Lafayette, Indiana); Michael Andrew Holland (Conrad, Iowa); Gabriel Jordan Wilfong (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid control valve system suitable for use in fluid systems. The valve system includes at least one check valve assembly that has a controllable bidirectional flow capability. The valve system and its check valve assembly can be installed in a fluid system that contains a pump/motor to enable the displacement output of the pump/motor to be controlled. The valve system further includes a pilot valve assembly and a device for controlling the check and pilot valve assemblies. The controlling device is adapted to control the pressure of at least one pilot fluid delivered to the pilot valve assembly, which enables the check valve assembly to selectively check flow of a working fluid flowing therethrough in either of two directions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/357517 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 7/02 (20130101) F04B 7/0266 (20130101) Systems Acting by Means of Fluids in General; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g Servomotors; Details of Fluid-pressure Systems, Not Otherwise Provided for F15B 13/027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 15/186 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/0396 (20150401) Y10T 137/7758 (20150401) Y10T 137/7771 (20150401) Y10T 137/7838 (20150401) Y10T 137/8601 (20150401) Y10T 137/85978 (20150401) |
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| US 09200961 | Angel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley Michael Angel (Columbia, South Carolina); Jerry Chance Carter (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present subject matter is directed to a device for spectroscopy. The device includes an excitation source and a first spatial heterodyne spectrometer configured to receive wavelengths from the excitation source and filter the wavelengths to produce fringes on a sample. The device also includes a second heterodyne spectrometer configured to receive Raman wavelengths from the sample. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/067244 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/14 (20130101) G01J 3/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 3/4531 (20130101) G01J 2003/451 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/65 (20130101) |
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| US 09201968 | Shah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Devavrat Shah (Newton, Massachusetts); Vivek Francis Farias (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Srikanth Jagabathula (New York, New York); Ammar Tawfiq Ammar (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Devavrat Shah (Newton, Massachusetts); Vivek Francis Farias (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Srikanth Jagabathula (New York, New York); Ammar Tawfiq Ammar (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for determining a rank aggregation from a series of partial preferences is presented. A distribution is learned over preferences from partial preferences with sparse support. A computer receives a plurality of partial preferences selected from two or more preference lists. Weights are assigned to each of said plurality of partial preferences, resulting in multiple ranked lists. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/598040 |
| ART UNIT | 2166 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30867 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30997 (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 30/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09202467 | Charney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael L. Charney (Brooklyn, New York); Justin Starren (Hastings on Hudson, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael L. Charney (Brooklyn, New York); Justin Starren (Hastings on Hudson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for processing a voice request for data specifying a web page, the request including a rule-based grammar statement, the method comprising identifying a grammar associated with the rule-based grammar statement, determining whether a first connection identified as being associated with the grammar is specified in a data structure identifying one or more connections, and processing the request in at least a portion of a window capable of presenting the web page and associated with the first connection if a first connection identified as being associated with the grammar is specified in the data structure. |
| FILED | Monday, June 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/863577 |
| ART UNIT | 2657 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding G10L 15/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G10L 15/193 (20130101) |
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| US 09202606 | Yao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kun Yao (Athens, Georgia); Manoj Manjare (Athens, Georgia); Christopher Andrew Barrett (Athens, Georgia); Tina Trnka Salguero (Athens, Georgia); Yiping Zhao (Statham, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to multilayered materials that are designed to roll spontaneously into micron-sized, cylindrical “jelly roll” or scroll structures. Specifically in this disclosure, at least one of the layers is comprised of a nanosheet material. |
| FILED | Friday, April 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/861618 |
| 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 8/0233 (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) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 6/40 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2918 (20150115) Y10T 428/2935 (20150115) |
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| US 09202678 | Dantus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marcos Dantus (Okemos, Michigan); Gavin Reid (Mason, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcos Dantus (Okemos, Michigan); Gavin Reid (Mason, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the system provides the use of a laser with a mass spectrometer. Another aspect of the present application employs a laser emitting a pulse of less than one picosecond duration into an ion-trap mass spectrometer. In yet another aspect of the present application, a femtosecond laser beam pulse is emitted upon an ionized specimen to remove at least one electron therefrom. |
| FILED | Friday, November 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/618423 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/0059 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 49/162 (20130101) H01J 49/4205 (20130101) |
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| US 09202688 | Gonen Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zehra Serpil Gonen Williams (Lanham, Maryland); Yijun Wang (Greenbelt, Maryland); Robert J. Wiacek (Silver Spring, Maryland); Xia Bai (Olney, Maryland); Linfeng Gou (Greenbelt, Maryland); Selina I. Thomas (Hyattsville, Maryland); Wei Xu (Greenbelt, Maryland); Jun Xu (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Rakesh Patel (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Preparation of semiconductor nanocrystals and their dispersions in solvents and other media is described. The nanocrystals described herein have small (1-10 nm) particle size with minimal aggregation and can be synthesized with high yield. The capping agents on the as-synthesized nanocrystals as well as nanocrystals which have undergone cap exchange reactions result in the formation of stable suspensions in polar and nonpolar solvents which may then result in the formation of high quality nanocomposite films. |
| FILED | Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/310052 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 7/10 (20130101) C30B 7/14 (20130101) C30B 29/16 (20130101) C30B 29/32 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02565 (20130101) H01L 21/02601 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02628 (20130101) H01L 51/005 (20130101) H01L 51/0094 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/774 (20130101) Y10S 977/896 (20130101) Y10S 977/932 (20130101) |
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| US 09202867 | Yan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hao Yan (Chandler, Arizona); Zhengtao Deng (Tempe, Arizona); Yan Liu (Chandler, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hao Yan (Chandler, Arizona); Zhengtao Deng (Tempe, Arizona); Yan Liu (Chandler, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are CdTe/CdS/ZnS core/shell/shell nanocrystals, methods for making the same, and their use in biomedical and photonic applications, such as sensors for analytes in cells and preparation of field effect transistors. In particular, the disclosure provides a nanocrystal having a CdTe core, a CdS coating over the core, and a ZnS core over the CdS coating, where the nanocrystal has a photoluminescence maximum between about 650 nm and 900 nm. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/238775 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 15/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 19/002 (20130101) C01B 19/007 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 19/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/72 (20130101) C01P 2002/84 (20130101) C01P 2002/85 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/16 (20130101) C01P 2004/17 (20130101) C01P 2004/64 (20130101) C01P 2004/86 (20130101) C01P 2004/88 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/02 (20130101) C09K 11/08 (20130101) C09K 11/54 (20130101) C09K 11/565 (20130101) C09K 11/574 (20130101) C09K 11/661 (20130101) C09K 11/0811 (20130101) C09K 11/883 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/588 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/22 (20130101) H01L 29/122 (20130101) H01L 29/127 (20130101) H01L 29/0669 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/775 (20130101) H01L 29/66977 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/294 (20150115) Y10T 428/12431 (20150115) |
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| US 09202952 | Knight et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark William Knight (Houston, Texas); Heidar Sobhani Khakestar (Houston, Texas); Peter Nordlander (Houston, Texas); Nancy J. Halas (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark William Knight (Houston, Texas); Heidar Sobhani Khakestar (Houston, Texas); Peter Nordlander (Houston, Texas); Nancy J. Halas (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, the invention relates to a unit that includes a semiconductor and a plasmonic material disposed on the semiconductor, where a potential barrier is formed between the plasmonic material and the semiconductor. The unit further includes an insulator disposed on the semiconductor and adjacent to the plasmonic material and a transparent conductor disposed on the plasmonic material, where, upon illumination, the plasmonic material is excited resulting the excitation of an electron with sufficient energy to overcome the potential barrier. |
| FILED | Friday, November 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/884552 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/108 (20130101) H01L 31/0384 (20130101) H01L 31/02363 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09203030 | Kippelen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Perdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bernard Kippelen (Decatur, Georgia); Canek Fuentes-Hernandez (Atlanta, Georgia); Yinhua Zhou (Atlanta, Georgia); Robert Moon (Marietta, Georgia); Jeffrey P. Youngblood (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Recyclable organic solar cells are disclosed herein. Systems and methods are further disclosed for producing, improving performance, and for recycling the solar cells. In certain example embodiments, the recyclable organic solar cells disclosed herein include: a first electrode; a second electrode; a photoactive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an interlayer comprising a Lewis basic oligomer or polymer disposed between the photoactive layer and at least a portion of the first electrode or the second electrode; and a substrate disposed adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode. The interlayer reduces the work function associated with the first or second electrode. In certain example embodiments, the substrate comprises cellulose nanocrystals that can be recycled. In certain example embodiments, one or more of the first electrode, the photoactive layer, and the second electrode may be applied by a film transfer lamination method. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/221369 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/04 (20130101) H01L 31/0224 (20130101) H01L 51/004 (20130101) H01L 51/0034 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/0097 (20130101) H01L 51/442 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49821 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09203480 | Rahul et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hariharan Shankar Rahul (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Swarun Suresh Kumar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dina Katabi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hariharan Shankar Rahul (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Swarun Suresh Kumar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dina Katabi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A distributed wireless communication system includes multiple access points, each with one or more antennas. The access points do not necessarily have synchronized transmitting and receiving radio frequency oscillators. Approaches to channel estimation between the access points and one or more wireless clients account for the lack of synchronization, and do not necessarily require capabilities at the clients that go beyond required or optional features of standard wireless Ethernet (e.g., 802.11n, 802.11g, or 802.11a), thereby supporting “legacy” clients while supporting high data throughput approaches that provide coherent transmission from the multiple antenna of the access points. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/646068 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 7/024 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 7/0691 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 25/0204 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09203524 | Simpson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jim Anto Simpson (Annapolis, Maryland); John F. Muth (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer readable for providing smart underwater free space optical communications are provided. According to one aspect, a system for smart underwater free space optical communications is provided. The system includes a receiver. The receiver includes an optical detector array for detecting incident light under water. The receiver further includes a compound lens array located optically in front of the optical detector. The compound lens array includes lenses that steer incident light arriving at different angles to different portions of the optical detector array. A controller processes signals generated by the optical detector based on the incident light and controls an aspect of the underwater communications based on the steered incident light detected by the detector array. Components of the controller may include a backscatter estimator and an angle of arrival estimator for estimating water quality obtained from backscattered light and an angle of arrival of incident light, respectively. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/133112 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/112 (20130101) H04B 13/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
09198365 — Method to develop high oleic acid soybeans using conventional soybean breeding techniques
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kristin D. Bilyeu (Columbia, Missouri); James Grover Shannon (Kennett, Missouri); Jeong-Dong Lee (Daegu, South Korea); Anh Tung Pham (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri); The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kristin D. Bilyeu (Columbia, Missouri); James Grover Shannon (Kennett, Missouri); Jeong-Dong Lee (Daegu, South Korea); Anh Tung Pham (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a soybean plant with mutations in FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B. Moreover, the present invention is directed to seeds from said plants with altered ratios of monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats. In particular, the present invention is directed to plants where the plants exhibit elevated levels of oleic acid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/351757 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | New Plants or Processes for Obtaining Them; Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Techniques A01H 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09200293 | Browse et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John A. Browse (Palouse, Washington); Chaofu Lu (Bozeman, Montana); Zhanguo Xin (Lubbock, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Browse (Palouse, Washington); Chaofu Lu (Bozeman, Montana); Zhanguo Xin (Lubbock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Aspects of the invention provide methods for differential regulation of fatty acid unsaturation in seed oil and membrane lipids of plants based on modulation of a previously unknown biosynthetic pathway involving a novel phosphatidylcholine: diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT) that regulates phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in developing oil seed plants. Specific aspects relate to inventive PDCT polypeptides including, for example, variants, deletions, muteins, fusion proteins, and orthologs thereof (collectively PDCT proteins), to nucleic acids encoding same, to plants comprising such PDCT sequences or proteins or devoid or depleted of such PDCT proteins or sequences, and to methods for generating plants having altered or no PDCT expression and/or activity, including but not limited to methods comprising mutagenesis, recombinant DNA, transgenics, etc. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/921119 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1288 (20130101) C12N 15/8247 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09201048 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhongyang Cheng (Auburn, Alabama); Anxue Zhang (Xi'an, China PRC); Kewei Zhang (Auburn, Alabama); Bryan Chin (Auburn, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhongyang Cheng (Auburn, Alabama); Anxue Zhang (Xi'an, China PRC); Kewei Zhang (Auburn, Alabama); Bryan Chin (Auburn, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Illustrative embodiments of systems for characterizing resonance behavior of magnetostrictive resonators are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a first channel including one or more driving coils and one or more magnetostrictive resonators, the first channel having a first impedance; a second channel having a second impedance, the second impedance differing from the first impedance by an impedance attributable to the one or more magnetostrictive resonators; a signal source configured to apply an input signal to both the first and second channels; and a signal receiver configured to generate a combined output signal in response to output signals measured from both the first and second channels. |
| FILED | Friday, April 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/441572 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/30 (20130101) G01N 29/2412 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09202252 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen W. Smith (Fort Collins, Colorado); Donald Sanborn (Colorado Springs, Colorado); Kevin France (Lakewood, Colorado); Lori Wiles (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SWIIM System, Ltd. (Denver, Colorado); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen W. Smith (Fort Collins, Colorado); Donald Sanborn (Colorado Springs, Colorado); Kevin France (Lakewood, Colorado); Lori Wiles (Fort Collins, Colorado); Gale H. Dunn (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Software, databases, computer models, and a series of monitoring devices are provided that are used collectively to optimize farming operations for the purpose of efficiently utilizing the water right associated with the land while recognizing the potential to transfer a proportional amount of the water right in a lease or sale arrangement to other water users. The contemplated system encourages water conservation by allowing those owning water rights to determine the feasibility of changed farming practices intended to maximize net returns and profitability of their overall farming operations. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/831772 |
| ART UNIT | 3689 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/06312 (20130101) G06Q 50/00 (20130101) G06Q 50/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09203030 | Kippelen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Perdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bernard Kippelen (Decatur, Georgia); Canek Fuentes-Hernandez (Atlanta, Georgia); Yinhua Zhou (Atlanta, Georgia); Robert Moon (Marietta, Georgia); Jeffrey P. Youngblood (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Recyclable organic solar cells are disclosed herein. Systems and methods are further disclosed for producing, improving performance, and for recycling the solar cells. In certain example embodiments, the recyclable organic solar cells disclosed herein include: a first electrode; a second electrode; a photoactive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an interlayer comprising a Lewis basic oligomer or polymer disposed between the photoactive layer and at least a portion of the first electrode or the second electrode; and a substrate disposed adjacent to the first electrode or the second electrode. The interlayer reduces the work function associated with the first or second electrode. In certain example embodiments, the substrate comprises cellulose nanocrystals that can be recycled. In certain example embodiments, one or more of the first electrode, the photoactive layer, and the second electrode may be applied by a film transfer lamination method. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/221369 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/04 (20130101) H01L 31/0224 (20130101) H01L 51/004 (20130101) H01L 51/0034 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/0097 (20130101) H01L 51/442 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49821 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09198404 | Lauth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xavier Lauth (San Diego, California); John T. Buchanan (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xavier Lauth (San Diego, California); John T. Buchanan (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides Maternal Sterility Constructs (MSC) and methods of producing sterile progeny lacking germ cells. Female animals carrying the MSC transgene will give rise to a sterile generation, as the MSC specifically eliminates Progenitor Germ Cells (PGCs) of her progeny. These females are called lineage ending females. Male animals carrying the MSC transgene, however, give rise to fertile progeny (assuming the male is not derived from an MSC-transgenic female). Thus, MSC transgenic males can be used to propagate the transgenic line. The invention can be advantageously applied to eliminate pest or invasive species, or to provide effective population control and improve culture performance of farmed species, such as fish and shellfish. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/511317 |
| 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) Original (OR) Class A01K 2207/05 (20130101) A01K 2217/052 (20130101) A01K 2217/206 (20130101) A01K 2227/40 (20130101) A01K 2267/03 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4747 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8509 (20130101) C12N 2800/80 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09198596 | Milner |
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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) | Thomas E. Milner (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are systems, methods, and compositions for the use of optical coherence tomography for detection of cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/722553 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — 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 5/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0035 (20130101) A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/0275 (20130101) A61B 5/0515 (20130101) A61B 5/6852 (20130101) A61B 8/06 (20130101) A61B 8/13 (20130101) A61B 8/488 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/1717 (20130101) G01N 21/4795 (20130101) |
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| US 09198645 | Jahn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andreas Jahn (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Wyatt N. Vreeland (Washington, District of Columbia); Laurie E. Locascio (North Potomac, Maryland); Michael Gaitan (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce of The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andreas Jahn (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Wyatt N. Vreeland (Washington, District of Columbia); Laurie E. Locascio (North Potomac, Maryland); Michael Gaitan (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for the formation of liposomes that encapsulate reagents in a continuous 2-phase flow microfluidic network with precision control of size, for example, from 100 nm to 300 nm, by manipulation of liquid flow rates are described. By creating a solvent-aqueous interfacial region in a microfluidic format that is homogenous and controllable on the length scale of a liposome, fine control of liposome size and polydispersity can be achieved. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/895366 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/0057 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2017/00654 (20130101) A61B 2017/00659 (20130101) A61B 2017/00898 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1277 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09198874 | Zale et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BIND Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BIND Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen E. Zale (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Greg Troiano (Pembroke, Massachusetts); Mir Mukkaram Ali (Woburn, Massachusetts); Jeff Hrkach (Lexington, Massachusetts); James Wright (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure is directed in part to a biocompatible nanoparticle composition comprising a plurality of non-colloidal long circulating nanoparticles, each comprising a α-hydroxy polyester-co-polyether and a therapeutic agent, wherein such disclosed compositions provide a therapeutic effect for at least 12 hours. |
| FILED | Monday, December 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/100695 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/5153 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48869 (20130101) A61K 47/48915 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09202688 | Gonen Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zehra Serpil Gonen Williams (Lanham, Maryland); Yijun Wang (Greenbelt, Maryland); Robert J. Wiacek (Silver Spring, Maryland); Xia Bai (Olney, Maryland); Linfeng Gou (Greenbelt, Maryland); Selina I. Thomas (Hyattsville, Maryland); Wei Xu (Greenbelt, Maryland); Jun Xu (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Rakesh Patel (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Preparation of semiconductor nanocrystals and their dispersions in solvents and other media is described. The nanocrystals described herein have small (1-10 nm) particle size with minimal aggregation and can be synthesized with high yield. The capping agents on the as-synthesized nanocrystals as well as nanocrystals which have undergone cap exchange reactions result in the formation of stable suspensions in polar and nonpolar solvents which may then result in the formation of high quality nanocomposite films. |
| FILED | Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/310052 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 7/10 (20130101) C30B 7/14 (20130101) C30B 29/16 (20130101) C30B 29/32 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02565 (20130101) H01L 21/02601 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02628 (20130101) H01L 51/005 (20130101) H01L 51/0094 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/774 (20130101) Y10S 977/896 (20130101) Y10S 977/932 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 09199394 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott C. Brown (Sacramento, California); Andrew W. Cain (Birmingham, Alabama); Randell L. Thompson (Coco Beach, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern Research Institute (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott C. Brown (Sacramento, California); Andrew W. Cain (Birmingham, Alabama); Randell L. Thompson (Coco Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are composites that are relatively lightweight, high strength and low thermal conductivity. Also described herein are methods for the manufacture and use thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/795787 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 13/0091 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 39/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/52 (20130101) C04B 35/524 (20130101) C04B 35/524 (20130101) C04B 38/00 (20130101) C04B 38/007 (20130101) C04B 38/0032 (20130101) C04B 38/0032 (20130101) C04B 38/0045 (20130101) C04B 38/0067 (20130101) C04B 38/0615 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/83 (20130101) C04B 41/457 (20130101) C04B 41/4515 (20130101) C04B 41/4582 (20130101) C04B 41/4823 (20130101) C04B 41/4823 (20130101) C04B 2111/28 (20130101) C04B 2111/00982 (20130101) C04B 2235/48 (20130101) C04B 2235/616 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09201060 | Voldman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joel Voldman (Belmont, Massachusetts); Alison M. Skelley (Medford, Massachusetts); Oktay Kirak (Boston, Massachusetts); Rudolf Jaenisch (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel Voldman (Belmont, Massachusetts); Alison M. Skelley (Medford, Massachusetts); Oktay Kirak (Boston, Massachusetts); Rudolf Jaenisch (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a device and methods of use thereof in microscale particle capturing and particle pairing. This invention provides particle patterning device, which mechanically traps individual particles within first chambers of capture units, transfer the particles to second chambers of opposing capture units, and traps a second type of particle in the same second chamber. The device and methods allow for high yield assaying of trapped cells, high yield fusion of trapped, paired cells, for controlled binding of particles to cells and for specific chemical reactions between particle interfaces and particle contents. The device and method provide means of identification of the particle population and a facile route to particle collection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/867031 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2200/0647 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2300/16 (20130101) B01L 2300/0645 (20130101) B01L 2400/0421 (20130101) B01L 2400/0424 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09201146 | Beyon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Y. Beyon (Yorktown, Virginia); Grady J. Koch (Yorktown, Virginia); Michael J. Kavaya (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, and devices of the present invention enable post processing of airborne Doppler wind LIDAR data. In an embodiment, airborne Doppler wind LIDAR data software written in LabVIEW may be provided and may run two versions of different airborne wind profiling algorithms. A first algorithm may be the Airborne Wind Profiling Algorithm for Doppler Wind LIDAR (“APOLO”) using airborne wind LIDAR data from two orthogonal directions to estimate wind parameters, and a second algorithm may be a five direction based method using pseudo inverse functions to estimate wind parameters. The various embodiments may enable wind profiles to be compared using different algorithms, may enable wind profile data for long haul color displays to be generated, may display long haul color displays, and/or may enable archiving of data at user-selectable altitudes over a long observation period for data distribution and population. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/079965 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 17/95 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09198404 | Lauth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xavier Lauth (San Diego, California); John T. Buchanan (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xavier Lauth (San Diego, California); John T. Buchanan (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides Maternal Sterility Constructs (MSC) and methods of producing sterile progeny lacking germ cells. Female animals carrying the MSC transgene will give rise to a sterile generation, as the MSC specifically eliminates Progenitor Germ Cells (PGCs) of her progeny. These females are called lineage ending females. Male animals carrying the MSC transgene, however, give rise to fertile progeny (assuming the male is not derived from an MSC-transgenic female). Thus, MSC transgenic males can be used to propagate the transgenic line. The invention can be advantageously applied to eliminate pest or invasive species, or to provide effective population control and improve culture performance of farmed species, such as fish and shellfish. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/511317 |
| 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) Original (OR) Class A01K 2207/05 (20130101) A01K 2217/052 (20130101) A01K 2217/206 (20130101) A01K 2227/40 (20130101) A01K 2267/03 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4747 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8509 (20130101) C12N 2800/80 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09199055 | Galbraith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Separation Design Group LLC (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Separation Design Group LLC (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Douglas Galbraith (Holbrook, Pennsylvania); Elise DePetris (Holbrook, Pennsylvania); David K. Walker (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Lightweight, portable oxygen concentrators that operate using an ultra rapid, sub one second, adsorption cycle based on advanced molecular sieve materials are disclosed. The amount of sieve material utilized is a fraction of that used in conventional portable devices. This dramatically reduces the volume, weight, and cost of the device. Innovations in valve configuration, moisture control, case and battery design, and replaceable sieve module are described. Patients with breathing disorders and others requiring medical oxygen are provided with a long lasting, low cost alternative to existing portable oxygen supply devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/519868 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 16/0003 (20140204) A61M 16/20 (20130101) A61M 16/0063 (20140204) A61M 16/101 (20140204) Original (OR) Class A61M 16/105 (20130101) A61M 16/0672 (20140204) A61M 16/1005 (20140204) A61M 2016/1025 (20130101) A61M 2202/0208 (20130101) A61M 2205/75 (20130101) A61M 2205/3327 (20130101) A61M 2205/8206 (20130101) Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 53/0415 (20130101) B01D 53/0473 (20130101) B01D 2253/108 (20130101) B01D 2253/304 (20130101) B01D 2256/12 (20130101) B01D 2257/102 (20130101) B01D 2259/4541 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/85938 (20150401) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09203524 | Simpson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jim Anto Simpson (Annapolis, Maryland); John F. Muth (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer readable for providing smart underwater free space optical communications are provided. According to one aspect, a system for smart underwater free space optical communications is provided. The system includes a receiver. The receiver includes an optical detector array for detecting incident light under water. The receiver further includes a compound lens array located optically in front of the optical detector. The compound lens array includes lenses that steer incident light arriving at different angles to different portions of the optical detector array. A controller processes signals generated by the optical detector based on the incident light and controls an aspect of the underwater communications based on the steered incident light detected by the detector array. Components of the controller may include a backscatter estimator and an angle of arrival estimator for estimating water quality obtained from backscattered light and an angle of arrival of incident light, respectively. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/133112 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/112 (20130101) H04B 13/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09201136 | Khatwa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ratan Khatwa (Sammamish, Washington); David Pepitone (Sun City West, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for improving situational awareness on an in-trails procedures display. A radar system transmits a radar signal and receives and stores weather radar reflectivity values into a three-dimensional buffer. A processor determines whether any of the stored weather reflectivity values indicate the presence of a weather hazard and generates one or more weather hazard icons based on the stored weather reflectivity values. An in-trail procedures display device displays the generated weather hazard icons. Wake vortex information for other aircraft is generated and outputted on the in-trail procedures display. Also, the processor receives a request for an altitude change and generates an alert when the aircraft is determined not to be cleared to transition to the requested altitude based on a projected transition, any existing weather hazards, wake vortices of proximate aircraft, and in-trail procedures. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/151281 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 23/00 (20130101) Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 13/953 (20130101) G01S 13/9303 (20130101) Traffic Control Systems G08G 5/0021 (20130101) G08G 5/0091 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 09201048 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhongyang Cheng (Auburn, Alabama); Anxue Zhang (Xi'an, China PRC); Kewei Zhang (Auburn, Alabama); Bryan Chin (Auburn, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhongyang Cheng (Auburn, Alabama); Anxue Zhang (Xi'an, China PRC); Kewei Zhang (Auburn, Alabama); Bryan Chin (Auburn, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Illustrative embodiments of systems for characterizing resonance behavior of magnetostrictive resonators are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a first channel including one or more driving coils and one or more magnetostrictive resonators, the first channel having a first impedance; a second channel having a second impedance, the second impedance differing from the first impedance by an impedance attributable to the one or more magnetostrictive resonators; a signal source configured to apply an input signal to both the first and second channels; and a signal receiver configured to generate a combined output signal in response to output signals measured from both the first and second channels. |
| FILED | Friday, April 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/441572 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/30 (20130101) G01N 29/2412 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09201792 | Steely, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Simon C. Steely, Jr. (Hudson, New Hampshire); Samantika Subramaniam (Westford, Massachusetts); William C. Hasenplaugh (Boston, Massachusetts); Joel S. Emer (Hudson, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Simon C. Steely, Jr. (Hudson, New Hampshire); Samantika Subramaniam (Westford, Massachusetts); William C. Hasenplaugh (Boston, Massachusetts); Joel S. Emer (Hudson, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-core processing apparatus may provide a cache probe and data retrieval method. The method may comprise sending a memory request from a requester to a record keeping structure. The memory request may have a memory address of a memory that stores requested data. The method may further comprise determining that a local last accessor of the memory address may have a copy of the requested data up to date with the memory. The local last accessor may be within a local domain that the requester belongs to. The method may further comprise sending a cache probe to the local last accessor and retrieving a latest value of the requested data from the local last accessor to the requester. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/996012 |
| ART UNIT | 2136 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 12/082 (20130101) G06F 12/084 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 09198985 | Adkins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eva M. Harth (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbuilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chinessa T. Adkins (Nashville, Tennessee); Eva M. Harth (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are star polymers comprising a polymeric body having a core with a site-isolated chromophore and a plurality of polymer chains emanating from the core; and at least one chelating moiety bonded to at least one polymer chain. Also disclosed are bimodal contrast agents derived from star polymers and further comprising at least one metal chelated by the at least one chelating moiety. Also disclosed are methods of making and using same. Also disclosed are imaging methods employing the disclosed star polymers and/or bimodal contrast agents. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, May 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/321897 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0021 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 83/003 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
| US 09201096 | Vedagarbha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DCG Systems, Inc. (Fremont, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DCG SYSTEMS, INC. (Fremont, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Praveen Vedagarbha (Fremont, California); Derryck Reid (West Lothian, United Kingdom); Keith Serrels (Fremont, California); James S. Vickers (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A pulsed-laser LADA system is provided, which utilizes temporal resolution to enhance spatial resolution. The system is capable of resolving CMOS pairs within the illumination spot using synchronization of laser pulses with the DUT clock. The system can be implemented using laser wavelength having photon energy above the silicon bandgap so as to perform single-photon LADA or wavelength having photon energy below the silicon bandgap so as to generate two-photon LADA. The timing of the laser pulses can be adjusted using two feedback loops tied to the clock signal of an ATE, or by adjusting the ATE's clock signal with reference to a fixed-pulse laser source. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/896262 |
| ART UNIT | 2868 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 1/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/26 (20130101) G01R 31/30 (20130101) G01R 31/311 (20130101) G01R 31/31917 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09200046 | Ratan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rajiv Ratan (Scarsdale, New York); Irina Gazaryan (White Plains, New York); Natalya A. Smirnova (White Plains, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajiv Ratan (Scarsdale, New York); Irina Gazaryan (White Plains, New York); Natalya A. Smirnova (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a key transcriptional regulator of antioxidant defense and detoxification. To directly monitor stabilization of Nrf2 we fused its Neh2 domain, responsible for the interaction with its nucleocytoplasmic regulator, Keap1, to firefly luciferase (Neh2-luciferase). It is shown herein that Neh2 domain is sufficient for recognition, ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of Neh2-luciferase fusion protein. The novel Neh2-luc reporter system allows direct monitoring of the adaptive response to redox stress and classification of drugs based on the time-course of reporter activation. The novel reporter was used to screen a library of compounds to identify activators of Nrf2. The most robust and yet non toxic Nrf2 activators found—nordihydroguaiaretic acid, fisetin, and gedunin-induced astrocyte-dependent neuroprotection from oxidative stress via an Nrf2-dependent mechanism. |
| FILED | Friday, June 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/538418 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/52 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/365 (20130101) A61K 31/423 (20130101) A61K 31/473 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/517 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/4184 (20130101) A61K 31/4745 (20130101) A61K 31/7076 (20130101) A61K 31/7084 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4705 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/61 (20130101) C07K 2319/73 (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 1/37 (20130101) C12Q 1/66 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5008 (20130101) G01N 33/5058 (20130101) G01N 2800/285 (20130101) G01N 2800/2871 (20130101) G01N 2800/7009 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09203082 | Pereira 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) | Nathalie Pereira (Piscataway, New Jersey); Glenn Amatucci (Peapack, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides electrochemical energy storage systems comprising metallolyte composites, iron fluoride composites and iron oxyfluoride composites. The present invention further provides methods for fabricating metallolyte composites. |
| FILED | Friday, February 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/615768 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Nanostructures Formed by Manipulation of Individual Atoms, Molecules, or Limited Collections of Atoms or Molecules as Discrete Units; Manufacture or Treatment Thereof B82B 1/00 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/52 (20130101) H01M 4/364 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/521 (20130101) H01M 4/525 (20130101) H01M 4/624 (20130101) H01M 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/1315 (20130101) H01M 2004/028 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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.
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