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| US 09204835 | Parsey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ramin Parsey (Mountain Lakes, New Jersey); Arthur Mikhno (New City, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramin Parsey (Mountain Lakes, New Jersey); Arthur Mikhno (New City, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject matter disclosed herein relates to methods for diagnosing a neurological disorder in a subject. In certain aspects, the methods described herein involve determining one or more critical areas in the brain from PET data where two groups differ and measuring PET signal within determined critical areas in a new subject in order to assign risk or diagnosis. |
| FILED | Monday, November 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/917113 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 6/037 (20130101) A61B 6/56 (20130101) A61B 6/501 (20130101) A61B 6/563 (20130101) A61B 6/5247 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/10 (20130101) G01R 33/0023 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) G06T 7/401 (20130101) G06T 2207/10088 (20130101) G06T 2207/10104 (20130101) G06T 2207/20128 (20130101) G06T 2207/30016 (20130101) |
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| US 09204859 | Bailey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Bailey (Seattle, Washington); John Kucewicz (Seattle, Washington); Wei Lu (Seattle, Washington); Oleg Sapozhnikov (Seattle, Washington); Paul Illian (Seattle, Washington); Anup Shah (Seattle, Washington); Barbrina Dunmire (Burien, Washington); Neil Owen (Seattle, Washington); Bryan Cunitz (Seattle, Washington); Peter Kaczkowski (Seattle, Washington); Marla Paun (Shoreline, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Bailey (Seattle, Washington); John Kucewicz (Seattle, Washington); Wei Lu (Seattle, Washington); Oleg Sapozhnikov (Seattle, Washington); Paul Illian (Seattle, Washington); Anup Shah (Seattle, Washington); Barbrina Dunmire (Burien, Washington); Neil Owen (Seattle, Washington); Bryan Cunitz (Seattle, Washington); Peter Kaczkowski (Seattle, Washington); Marla Paun (Shoreline, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which the ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to the ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue. Also described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects, to facilitate the removal of such in vivo objects. |
| FILED | Friday, April 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/092811 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/7232 (20130101) A61B 8/085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 17/2256 (20130101) A61B 2017/22005 (20130101) A61B 2019/5276 (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 7/52071 (20130101) G01S 15/899 (20130101) |
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| US 09205068 | Teter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kenneth Robert Teter (Oviedo, Florida); Michael Prentice Taylor (Sanford, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Robert Teter (Oviedo, Florida); Michael Prentice Taylor (Sanford, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are compounds useful in inhibiting the action of AB-type bacterial toxins such as cholera, traveler's diarrhea, enterohemorrhagic diarrhea caused by E. coli O157:H7 and pertussis or whooping cough. Also included in the invention is the use of these compounds in treatment of diseases associated with those toxins. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/733476 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/192 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/395 (20130101) |
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| US 09205069 | King et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randall King (Newton, Massachusetts); Xing Zeng (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Shantanu Gaur (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall King (Newton, Massachusetts); Xing Zeng (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Shantanu Gaur (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an anti-proliferative composition comprising a non-peptide analog of the C-terminal isoleucine-arginine (IR) tail motif of an activator of an anaphase promoting complex (APC). The invention further provides methods of inhibiting the ubiquitination activity of the APC by administering compositions of the invention. |
| FILED | Monday, March 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/254235 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/18 (20130101) A61K 31/155 (20130101) A61K 31/198 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09205091 | Maciag et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anna E. Maciag (Frederick, Maryland); Larry K. Keefer (Bethesda, Maryland); Joseph E. Saavedra (Thurmont, Maryland); Lucy M. Anderson (Catonsville, Maryland); Harinath Chakrapani (Pashan Pune, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anna E. Maciag (Frederick, Maryland); Larry K. Keefer (Bethesda, Maryland); Joseph E. Saavedra (Thurmont, Maryland); Lucy M. Anderson (Catonsville, Maryland); Harinath Chakrapani (Pashan Pune, India) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method of treating cancer in a patient comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a diazeniumdiolated (N2O2-containing) compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the cancer cell has an elevated level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and/or a decreased level of one or more of PRX1, PRX6, and OGG1, compared to a normal cell of the same tissue or tissue type. An example of a diazeniumdiolated compound is Formula (I), wherein X and Q are defined herein. Also disclosed are diazeniumdiolated compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use including enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of chemotherapeutic agents and high energy radiation. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/509431 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/551 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4965 (20130101) |
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| US 09205119 | Simon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James E. Simon (Princeton, New Jersey); Qing-li Wu (Annandale, New Jersey); Wenbin Deng (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Simon (Princeton, New Jersey); Qing-li Wu (Annandale, New Jersey); Wenbin Deng (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure concerns novel methods for preventing or treating neurological or neurodegenerative diseases or disorders by using kombo butter acid enriched extracts derived from the seeds of African nutmeg, the main active compounds isolated from the extracts, namely sargaquinoic acid, sargachromenol, and sargahydroquinoic acid, or synthetic analogs or derivatives thereof, as neuroprotective agents. The methods for preparing the kombo butter or kombo butter acid extracts and the methods for isolating and purifying the active compounds and for preparing their acetylated derivatives are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, March 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/260475 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/196 (20130101) A61K 31/355 (20130101) A61K 36/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2236/35 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 69/017 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/70 (20130101) |
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| US 09205129 | Halterman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marc Halterman (Penfield, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc Halterman (Penfield, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method of treating a patient for a condition where blood flow to a tissue or organ is interrupted. This method involves administering to a patient with a hypoxic condition where blood flow to a tissue or organ is interrupted, or at risk thereof, a compound that reduces the rate of HIF-1α inactivation in cells affected by the condition, thereby treating the patient for the condition. Also disclosed is a method of treating a tumor in a patient. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of identifying compounds as candidate drugs for treatment of hypoxic conditions and for treating tumors in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/501066 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1703 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09205135 | Reiser |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jochen Reiser (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Miami (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jochen Reiser (Miami, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions are directed to the treatment of kidney diseases in a cell-specific manner. Methods of treating kidney diseases comprise the use of the compositions. Assays for identification of further compounds are provided. Biomarkers for predisposition to kidney diseases and diagnosis are indentified. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/497451 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/198 (20130101) A61K 38/4873 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5044 (20130101) G01N 2800/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09205136 | Schimmel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Schimmel (La Jolla, California); Keisuke Wakasugi (Shizuoka, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of enhancing angiogenesis utilizing carboxy-terminal truncated human tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS) are disclosed. The truncated human TyrRS polypeptides comprise residues 1-364 or residues 1-343 of full length human TyrRS (SEQ ID NO: 2). |
| FILED | Friday, January 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/152544 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/53 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/93 (20130101) |
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| US 09205144 | Brusic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vladimir Brusic (Brookline, Massachusetts); Lars Ronn Olsen (Copenhagen, Denmark); Ellis L. Reinherz (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Guanglan Zhang (Brighton, Massachusetts); Christian Simon (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Brusic (Brookline, Massachusetts); Lars Ronn Olsen (Copenhagen, Denmark); Ellis L. Reinherz (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Guanglan Zhang (Brighton, Massachusetts); Christian Simon (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for identifying at least one conserved peptide block in three or more homologous polypeptides are provided and compositions comprising conserved peptides are provided. More particularly, methods for selecting conserved peptides in variable viral polypeptides for use in immunogenic compositions are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, June 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/507106 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2760/16122 (20130101) C12N 2770/24122 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/505 (20130101) G01N 33/566 (20130101) G01N 2333/18 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/12 (20130101) G06F 19/16 (20130101) G06F 19/18 (20130101) G06F 19/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09205146 | Vilalta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | VICAL INCORPORATED (San Diego, California); THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vical Incorporated (San Diego, California); THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adrian Vilalta (San Diego, California); Michal Margalith (Solana Beach, California); Lichun Dong (Seattle, Washington); David M. Koelle (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to therapeutic compositions and methods for systemic immune activation which are effective for eliciting both a systemic, non-antigen specific immune response and a strong antigen-specific immune response in mammals. The methods are particularly effective for protecting mammals from herpes simplex virus. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/485513 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 39/245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/54 (20130101) A61K 2039/57 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/572 (20130101) A61K 2039/575 (20130101) A61K 2039/55511 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) 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 15/117 (20130101) C12N 2310/17 (20130101) C12N 2320/31 (20130101) C12N 2710/16622 (20130101) C12N 2710/16634 (20130101) |
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| US 09205201 | Bahrami et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | S. Bahram Bahrami (Emeryville, California); Mandana Veiseh (Emeryville, California); James M. Olson (S. Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid delivery device includes an array of needles, each in fluid communication with a respective reservoir. Respective actuators are coupled so as to be operable to drive fluid from the reservoirs via needle ports. Each needle can have a plurality of ports, and the ports can be arranged to deliver a substantially equal amount of fluid at any given location along its length. A driver is coupled to the actuators to selectively control the rate, volume, and direction of flow of fluid through the needles. The device can simultaneously deliver a plurality of fluid agents along respective axes in solid tissue in vivo. If thereafter resected, the tissue can be sectioned for evaluation of an effect of each agent on the tissue, and based on the evaluation, candidate agents selected or deselected for clinical trials or therapy, and subjects selected or deselected for clinical trials or therapeutic treatment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/178045 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/508 (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 5/20 (20130101) A61M 5/1452 (20130101) A61M 5/3287 (20130101) A61M 5/3291 (20130101) A61M 5/3294 (20130101) A61M 5/3298 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 5/14526 (20130101) A61M 5/16827 (20130101) A61M 2205/50 (20130101) A61M 2205/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09205202 | Bahrami et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | S. Bahram Bahrami (Emeryville, California); Mandana Veiseh (Emeryville, California); James M. Olson (S. Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid delivery device includes an array of needles, each in fluid communication with a respective reservoir. Respective actuators are coupled so as to be operable to drive fluid from the reservoirs via needle ports. Each needle can have a plurality of ports, and the ports can be arranged to deliver a substantially equal amount of fluid at any given location along its length. A driver is coupled to the actuators to selectively control the rate, volume, and direction of flow of fluid through the needles. The device can simultaneously deliver a plurality of fluid agents along respective axes in solid tissue in vivo. If thereafter resected, the tissue can be sectioned for evaluation of an effect of each agent on the tissue, and based on the evaluation, candidate agents selected or deselected for clinical trials or therapy, and subjects selected or deselected for clinical trials or therapeutic treatment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/178060 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/508 (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 5/20 (20130101) A61M 5/1452 (20130101) A61M 5/3287 (20130101) A61M 5/3291 (20130101) A61M 5/3294 (20130101) A61M 5/3298 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 5/14526 (20130101) A61M 5/16827 (20130101) A61M 2205/50 (20130101) A61M 2205/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09205423 | Hansen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl L. Hansen (Pasadena, California); Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California); James M. Berger (Kensington, California) |
| ABSTRACT | High throughput screening of crystallization of a target material is accomplished by simultaneously introducing a solution of the target material into a plurality of chambers of a microfabricated fluidic device. The microfabricated fluidic device is then manipulated to vary the solution condition in the chambers, thereby simultaneously providing a large number of crystallization environments. Control over changed solution conditions may result from a variety of techniques, including but not limited to metering volumes of crystallizing agent into the chamber by volume exclusion, by entrapment of volumes of crystallizing agent determined by the dimensions of the microfabricated structure, or by cross-channel injection of sample and crystallizing agent into an array of junctions defined by intersecting orthogonal flow channels. |
| FILED | Monday, February 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/776646 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 2219/00274 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502738 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 7/54 (20130101) B01L 9/527 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/025 (20130101) B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2200/0605 (20130101) B01L 2200/0642 (20130101) B01L 2300/14 (20130101) B01L 2300/18 (20130101) B01L 2300/123 (20130101) B01L 2300/0681 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0861 (20130101) B01L 2300/0887 (20130101) B01L 2300/1827 (20130101) B01L 2400/0481 (20130101) B01L 2400/0655 (20130101) B01L 2400/0688 (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 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 2535/125 (20130101) Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 43/043 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 99/0001 (20130101) F16K 99/0015 (20130101) F16K 99/0026 (20130101) F16K 99/0034 (20130101) F16K 99/0059 (20130101) F16K 2099/008 (20130101) F16K 2099/0074 (20130101) F16K 2099/0078 (20130101) F16K 2099/0084 (20130101) F16K 2099/0094 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 117/1004 (20150115) Y10T 117/1008 (20150115) Y10T 137/0318 (20150401) Y10T 137/0396 (20150401) |
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| US 09205433 | Thwar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prasanna Thwar (Los Altos, California); Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Arjun Sudarsan (Carlsbad, California); Ramakrishna Sista (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of redistributing magnetically responsive beads in a droplet. The method may include conducting on a droplet operations surface one or more droplet operations using the droplet without removing the magnetically responsive beads from the region of the magnetic field. The droplet operations may in some cases be electrode-mediated. The droplet operations may redistribute and/or circulate the magnetically responsive beads within the droplet. In some cases, the droplet may include a sample droplet may include a target analyte. The redistributing of the magnetically responsive beads may cause target analyte to bind to the magnetically responsive beads. In some cases, the droplet may include unbound substances in a wash buffer. The redistributing of the magnetically responsive beads causes unbound substances to be freed from interstices of an aggregated set or subset of the magnetically responsive beads. |
| FILED | Monday, April 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/697058 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields B03C 5/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09206103 | Dickey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad Dickey (Tampa, Florida); Matthew Lebar (Boston, Massachusetts); Bill J. Baker (Tampa, Florida); Jeffrey Jones (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention provides a myricanol compound that is in predominant form of (+)-αR,11S-myricanol as compared to (−)-αS,11R-myricanol. In one embodiment, the (+)-αR,11S-myricanol is isolated from Myrica cerifera, and is in about 86% enantiomeric excess of (−)-αS,11R-myricanol. The subject invention also pertains to therapeutic compositions and methods for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular, neurodegenerative diseases associated with abnormal accumulation of protein tau. Specifically exemplified herein is the therapeutic use of myricanol and myricanone isolated from root barks of Myrica species. Also provided are methods for preparing extracts of the subject invention from Myrica species. |
| FILED | Monday, September 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/486679 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/09 (20130101) A61K 36/185 (20130101) General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 2200/07 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 43/23 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 43/196 (20130101) C07C 2103/38 (20130101) C07C 2103/92 (20130101) |
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| US 09206123 | Sinha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (San Francisco, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Sukanto Sinha (San Francisco, California); Tamie Jo Chilcote (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides prodrugs of compounds that inhibit the activity of plasma kallikrein (PK) and methods of preventing and treating plasma kallikrein dependent diseases or conditions, for example, diabetic macular edema, with the prodrugs having the formula: |
| FILED | Friday, November 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/075961 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 207/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 231/14 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 405/04 (20130101) C07D 417/04 (20130101) Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 21/3626 (20130101) G01C 21/3658 (20130101) |
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| US 09206154 | Gershengorn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marvin Gershengorn (Washington, District of Columbia); Susanne Neumann (Bethesda, Maryland); Wenwei Huang (Rockville, Maryland); Craig J. Thomas (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marvin Gershengorn (Washington, District of Columbia); Susanne Neumann (Bethesda, Maryland); Wenwei Huang (Rockville, Maryland); Craig J. Thomas (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | TSHR inverse agonists and neutral antagonists that are useful for treating Graves' orbitopathy, Graves' hyperthyroidism and/or thyroid cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/579251 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/517 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 239/91 (20130101) C07D 401/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 405/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09206193 | Cushman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark S. Cushman (West Lafayette, Indiana); Yunlong Song (Shanghai, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark S. Cushman (West Lafayette, Indiana); Yunlong Song (Shanghai, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are substituted norindenoisoquinoline compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising the norindenoisoquinoline compounds. Also described herein are methods for using the compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of topoisomerase mediated diseases, such as cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/575505 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 221/18 (20130101) C07D 491/04 (20130101) C07D 493/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09206208 | Hostetler 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) | Karl Y. Hostetler (Del Mar, California); James R. Beadle (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to phosphonate compounds, compositions containing them, processes for obtaining them, and their use for treating a variety of medical disorders, e.g., osteoporosis and other disorders of bone metabolizm, cancer, viral infections, and the like. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/527156 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/48 (20130101) C07F 9/404 (20130101) C07F 9/405 (20130101) C07F 9/3873 (20130101) C07F 9/5728 (20130101) C07F 9/65121 (20130101) C07F 9/65583 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 9/65616 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/04 (20130101) C07H 19/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09206221 | Gellman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel Helmer Gellman (Madison, Wisconsin); Pil Seok Chae (Ansan, South Korea); Brian Kobilka (Palo Alto, California); Soren Rasmussen (Beersel, Belgium) |
| ABSTRACT | Bringing membrane proteins into aqueous solution generally requires the use of detergents or other amphiphilic agents. The invention provides a new class of amphiphiles, each of which includes a multi-fused ring system as a lipophilic group. These new amphiphiles confer enhanced stability to a range of membrane proteins in solution relative to conventional detergents, leading to improved structural and functional stability of membrane proteins, including integral membrane proteins. Accordingly, the invention provides new amphiphiles for biochemical manipulations and characterization of membrane proteins. These amphiphiles display favorable behavior with membrane proteins and can be used to aid the solubilization, isolation, purification, stabilization, crystallization, and/or structural determination of membrane proteins. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/826466 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1075 (20130101) Steroids C07J 17/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07J 41/0061 (20130101) |
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| US 09206237 | Kimura et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard H. Kimura (Menlo Park, California); Sanjiv S. Gambhir (Stanford, California); Benjamin J. Hackel (Edina, Minnesota); Robert Teed (Menlo Park, California); Bin Shen (Mountain View, California); Frederick T Chin (Sunnyvale, California); Zhen Cheng (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are peptides comprising a molecular scaffold portion and a loop portion that binds to integrin αvβ6. This integrin is expressed on pancreatic tumors, making the peptides useful as imaging agents, among other uses. The peptides showed single-digit nanomolar dissociation constants similar to antibodies used clinically for imaging and therapy. The peptides rapidly accumulated in αvβ6-positive tumors, which led to excellent tumor-to-normal contrast. The peptides are specific for the targeted integrin αvβ6 receptors expressed on orthotopic pancreatic tumors and various xenografts used. Additionally, pharmacokinetic-stabilization strategies endowed knots with rapid renal clearance, which significantly reduced off-target dosing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/283830 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 51/088 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) G01N 33/6863 (20130101) G01N 33/57492 (20130101) G01N 2333/70546 (20130101) |
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| US 09206241 | Darwin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Katerina Heran Darwin (New York, New York); Nicolaas Sebastiaan Merkx (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Huib Ovaa (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Katerina Heran Darwin (New York, New York); Nicolaas Sebastiaan Merkx (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Huib Ovaa (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for making and using substrates of deamidase of prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein (Dop) are described herein. More particularly, modified prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein (Pup) and functional fragments thereof that serve as exemplary Dop substrates are described and encompassed herein. Screening methods to identify modulators of Dop and Pup activity and use of modulators identified thereby are also described. Methods of using modulators that are identified as inhibitors of Dop and Pup activity for treating diseases/conditions associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, such as tuberculosis and leprosy, are also envisioned. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/875599 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/35 (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 1/18 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2333/35 (20130101) |
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| US 09206245 | Berzofsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay A. Berzofsky (Bethesda, Maryland); Leon T. van den Broeke (Zoutelande, Netherlands); Crystal L. Mackall (Bethesda, Maryland); Lee J. Helman (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are immunogenic peptides, related fusion proteins, nucleic acids encoding the peptides or fusion proteins, conjugates, expression vectors, host cells, and antibodies. Also, disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, vaccines for use in the treatment or prevention of cancer, e.g., alveolar rhabodomyosarcoma, methods of stimulating a T cell to kill a tumor cell, methods of stimulating CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and methods of treating or preventing cancer are further provided herein. |
| FILED | Friday, December 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/136124 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 14/4748 (20130101) C07K 14/70539 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2833 (20130101) |
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| US 09206257 | Ho et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mitchell Ho (Urbana, Maryland); Mingqian Feng (Rockville, Maryland); Dimiter S. Dimitrov (Frederick, Maryland); Wei Gao (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mitchell Ho (Urbana, Maryland); Mingqian Feng (Rockville, Maryland); Dimiter S. Dimitrov (Frederick, Maryland); Wei Gao (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is the identification of human monoclonal antibodies that bind GPC3 or heparan sulfate (HS) chains on GPC3 with high affinity. The antibodies described herein are capable of inhibiting HCC cell growth and migration. Provided are human monoclonal antibodies specific for GPC3 or HS chains on GPC3, including immunoglobulin molecules, such as IgG antibodies, as well as antibody fragments, such as single-domain VH antibodies or single chain variable fragments (scFv). Further provided are compositions including the antibodies that bind GPC3 or HS chains on GPC3, nucleic acid molecules encoding these antibodies, expression vectors comprising the nucleic acids, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acids. Methods of treating cancer and/or inhibiting tumor growth or metastasis are also provided. Further provided are methods of detecting cancer in a subject and confirming a diagnosis of cancer in a subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/111860 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/303 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/3092 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/33 (20130101) C07K 2317/41 (20130101) C07K 2317/73 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/569 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) |
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| US 09206271 | Kiessling et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laura L. Kiessling (Madison, Wisconsin); Joshua Fishman (Madison, Wisconsin); Lynne Prost (Fitchburg, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Functionalized degradable ROMP (ring-opening metathesis) polymers and methods, starting monomers and synthetic monomeric and polymeric intermediates for preparation of such functionalized polymers. More specifically, monomers having a bicyclic oxazinone structure, a bicyclic urea, or a heteronorbornene core structure, among others, have been found to be substrates for ROMP polymerization. ROMP polymers prepared from these monomers have been found to be both acid and base labile. Additionally, the monomers can be chemically modified at a site distal to the polymerizable moieties and bridgehead carbons. The properties of the resulting polymers and copolymers can be tailored without destabiling the monomer. Polymers and copolymers of the invention are degradable but have a glass temperature of 100° C. or more. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/841592 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 26/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 232/08 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 83/00 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 101/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09206383 | Vunjak-Novakovic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (New York, New York); Warren Grayson (New York, New York); Qun Wan (New York, New York); Donald O. Freytes (Nutley, New Jersey); Amandine Godier-Furnémont (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey); Nina Tandon (New York, New York); Keith Yeager (Jersey City, New Jersey); George Eng (New York, New York); Sarindr Bhumiratana (Woodside, New York); Robert Maidhof (North Valley Stream, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (New York, New York); Warren Grayson (New York, New York); Qun Wan (New York, New York); Donald O. Freytes (Nutley, New Jersey); Amandine Godier-Furnémont (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey); Nina Tandon (New York, New York); Keith Yeager (Jersey City, New Jersey); George Eng (New York, New York); Sarindr Bhumiratana (Woodside, New York); Robert Maidhof (North Valley Stream, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are bioreactor devices, systems and methods. A bioreactor system can include one or more bioreactor modules that can be individually controllable and identifiable. A bioreactor module can be connected to one or more functional modules such as a pump module, a stimulation signal generation module, a motor module, a mechanical transmission module, a gas exchange module, a temperature module, a humidity module and/or a CO2 module, among others. The bioreactor and functional modules can include standard or universal connectors to facilitate connection and movement of modules. The bioreactor system can be controlled and/or monitored by a controller that can individually identify and control each connected module and that can be adapted to collect signal data from sensors embedded in any of the modules. |
| FILED | Monday, December 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/961309 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 23/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12M 41/48 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09206397 | Raymond et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Raymond (Hoboken, New Jersey); Philippe Soriano (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Raymond (Hoboken, New Jersey); Philippe Soriano (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an optimized FLP site-specific recombinase coding sequence and methods for its use. This genetically engineered FLP gene displays a marked increase in recombination efficiency compared to the native FLP gene and is therefore useful in a wide array of molecular applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/307418 |
| 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 | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/63 (20130101) C12N 15/79 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) C12N 2800/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09206403 | Zhan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chang-Guo Zhan (Lexington, Kentucky); Hoon Cho (Lexington, Kentucky); Hsin-Hsiung Tai (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel computational method and generation of mutant butyrylcholinesterase for cocaine hydrolysis is provided. The method includes molecular modeling a possible BChE mutant and conducting molecular dynamics simulations and hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical calculations thereby providing a screening method of possible BChE mutants by predicting which mutant will lead to a more stable transition state for a rate determining step. Site-directed mutagenesis, protein expression, and protein activity is conducted for mutants determined computationally as being good candidates for possible BChE mutants, i.e., ones predicted to have higher catalytic efficiency as compared with wild-type BChE. In addition, mutants A199S/A328W/Y332G, A199S/F227A/A328W/Y332G, A199S/S287G/A328W/Y332G, A199S/F227A/S287G/A328W/Y332G, and A199S/F227A/S287G/A328W/E441D all have enhanced catalytic efficiency for (−)-cocaine compared with wild-type BChE. |
| FILED | Friday, January 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/163376 |
| 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 9/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09206412 | Geiss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado); State of Colorado acting by and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian J. Geiss (Fort Collins, Colorado); Susan M. Keenan (Lyons, Colorado); Hillary Jo Beek (Douglas, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods to inhibit the replication of a flavivirus, methods of inhibiting the guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding and guanylyltransferase activity of a flavivirus RNA capping enzyme, and methods of treating a subject infected with a flavivirus. The methods can include contacting a flavivirus with an effective amount of a thioxothiazolidine compound described herein, or a derivative thereof, such as a compound of Formula (I). |
| FILED | Friday, May 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/907485 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/06 (20130101) A61K 9/008 (20130101) A61K 9/0014 (20130101) A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/2018 (20130101) A61K 9/2054 (20130101) A61K 9/4858 (20130101) A61K 9/4866 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/427 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 9/99 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 9/1241 (20130101) C12N 2770/24122 (20130101) |
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| US 09206423 | Russell 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) | Paul Russell (Davis, California); Christopher J Murphy (Davis, California); Sara M Thomasy (Sacramento, California); Vijay Krishna Raghunathan (Davis, California); Joshua T Morgan (Davis, California); Joshua Wood (Vacaville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to method, system, and composition for modulating the compliance of the trabecular meshwork, which may provide treatment to glaucoma. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/134991 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 493/06 (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 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/141 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) |
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| US 09206425 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ta-Yuan Chang (Etna, New Hampshire); Catherine C. Y. Chang (Etna, New Hampshire); Maximillian A. Rogers (White River Junction, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ta-Yuan Chang (Etna, New Hampshire); Catherine C. Y. Chang (Etna, New Hampshire); Maximillian A. Rogers (White River Junction, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes methods for treating Niemann-Pick Type C disease through administration of inhibitors of acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase 1 (ACAT1). ACAT inhibitors are used to treat symptoms of Niemann-Pick Type C disease and prolong survival of patients with the disease, either alone or in combination with other treatments. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/235482 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (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 15/1137 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/141 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 203/01009 (20130101) |
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| US 09206426 | Manley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James L. Manley (Greenlawn, New York); Mo Chen (New York, New York); Charles David (New York, New York); Jian Zhang (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Manley (Greenlawn, New York); Mo Chen (New York, New York); Charles David (New York, New York); Jian Zhang (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods to reduce or slow down cell growth, for example in a cancer cell comprising contacting a cell with an effective amount of a combination of inhibitory RNA molecules targeting hnRNPA1, hnRNPA2 and PTB. Provided are methods to identify agents which reduce the levels of hnRNPA1, hnRNPA2 or PTB. Provided are methods to identify agents which increase ratio of PKM1/PKM2 proteins, or reduce PKM2 levels, or increase PKM1 levels. |
| FILED | Monday, March 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/582921 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/1137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) C12N 2320/31 (20130101) |
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| US 09206439 | Lindner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott Eugene Lindner (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); William M. Sugden (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Eugene Lindner (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); William M. Sugden (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a recombinant vector comprising a DNA segment having a synthetic origin of DNA synthesis that binds EBNA-1 and is capable of initiating DNA synthesis of sequences linked to the synthetic origin of DNA synthesis and maintaining the linked sequences when in the presence of EBNA-1. The synthetic origin of DNA synthesis comprises at least two binding sites for EBNA-1, wherein the two EBNA-1 binding sites are flanked by at least two half-binding sites for TRF2 or at least two binding sites for a protein that enhances the affinity of EBNA-1 for the synthetic origin of DNA synthesis. Further provided are host cells with the vector and methods of using the vector, for instance, ex vivo or in vivo. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/353835 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2710/16222 (20130101) C12N 2820/60 (20130101) |
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| US 09206440 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wen Yang (Sharon, Massachusetts); Richard P. Junghans (Providence, Rhode Island); Anthony J. Bais (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ROGER WILLIAMS HOSPITAL (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wen Yang (Sharon, Massachusetts); Richard P. Junghans (Providence, Rhode Island); Anthony J. Bais (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for creation of vector nucleic acid sequences (e.g., retroviral nucleic acid sequences) that comprise two or more exogenous nucleic acid sequences that encode highly homologous (e.g., identical) polypeptide sequences, yet wherein at least one of the exogenous nucleic acid sequences has been mutated using degenerate codons for purpose of reducing homology between the two or more exogenous nucleic acid sequences while maintaining the encoded polypeptide sequence. Preferred nucleic acid sequences include those encoding multi-chimeric immune receptor (CIR) genes. Specific nucleic acid sequences of such CIR genes are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, January 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/145488 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2740/13043 (20130101) C12N 2740/13045 (20130101) C12N 2810/855 (20130101) C12N 2810/859 (20130101) |
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| US 09206458 | Calvo-Byrd et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (Dekalb, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ana M. Calvo-Byrd (Dekalb, Illinois); Vellaisamy Ramamoorthy (Dekalb, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Many fungal secondary metabolites are of industrial interest, such as antibiotics, while others are undesirable compounds such as mycotoxins. Overexpression of mtfA enhances production of fungal compounds with applications in the medical field, and overexpression or impaired mtfA expression decreases the production of compounds that negatively affect health/agriculture/economy such as mycotoxins. |
| FILED | Saturday, November 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/070498 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/37 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/14 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 1/02 (20130101) C12P 7/66 (20130101) C12P 17/181 (20130101) C12P 37/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09206466 | Dinman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan D. Dinman (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan D. Dinman (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and means to identify compositions that increase −1 PRF programmed ribosomal frameshift (−1PRF) efficiencies and/or decrease peptidyltransferase activity in a cell, and thus directly affect viral replication or assembly of viral particles. Compositions identified in accordance with the invention specifically inhibit the interaction between ribosomal protein L41 and the ribosomes thereby resulting in decreased peptidyltransferase activity of the ribosomes. Decreases in peptidyltransferase activity have been associated with increased −1 PRF efficiencies, which in turn interfere with self assembly of −1PRF dependent viruses thereby interfering with virus propagation. Compositions in accordance with the invention are useful as antiviral therapeutics for treating a viral infection in a patient. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/854273 |
| 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 | 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 1/18 (20130101) C12Q 1/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09206467 | Bardelli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alberto Bardelli (Turin, Italy); D. Williams Parsons (Bellaire, Texas); Victor Velculescu (Dayton, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Protein kinases are important signaling molecules involved in tumorigenesis. Mutational analysis of the human tyrosine kinase gene family (98 genes) identified somatic alterations in −20% of colorectal cancers, with the majority of mutations occurring in NTRK3, FES, GUCY2F and a previously uncharacterized tyrosine kinase gene called MCCK/MLK4. Most alterations were in conserved residues affecting key regions of the kinase domain. These data represent a paradigm for the unbiased analysis of signal transducing genes in cancer and provide useful targets for therapeutic intervention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/746376 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1205 (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 1/025 (20130101) C12Q 1/485 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) |
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| US 09206477 | Barany et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis Barany (New York, New York); George Barany (Falcon Heights, Minnesota); Robert P. Hammer (Acton, Massachusetts); Maria Kempe (Malmo, Sweden); Herman Blok (Wemeldinge, Netherlands); Monib Zirvi (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes a method for identifying one or more of a plurality of sequences differing by one or more single base changes, insertions, deletions, or translocations in a plurality of target nucleotide sequences. The method includes a ligation phase, a capture phase, and a detection phase. The ligation phase utilizes a ligation detection reaction between one oligonucleotide probe, which has a target sequence-specific portion and an addressable array-specific portion, and a second oligonucleotide probe, having a target sequence-specific portion and a detectable label. After the ligation phase, the capture phase is carried out by hybridizing the ligated oligonucleotide probes to a solid support with an array of immobilized capture oligonucleotides at least some of which are complementary to the addressable array-specific portion. Following completion of the capture phase, a detection phase is carried out to detect the labels of ligated oligonucleotide probes hybridized to the solid support. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/513906 |
| 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 | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/0046 (20130101) B01J 2219/0059 (20130101) B01J 2219/0061 (20130101) B01J 2219/00432 (20130101) B01J 2219/00527 (20130101) B01J 2219/00529 (20130101) B01J 2219/00536 (20130101) B01J 2219/00585 (20130101) B01J 2219/00596 (20130101) B01J 2219/00605 (20130101) B01J 2219/00608 (20130101) B01J 2219/00612 (20130101) B01J 2219/00621 (20130101) B01J 2219/00626 (20130101) B01J 2219/00637 (20130101) B01J 2219/00659 (20130101) B01J 2219/00711 (20130101) B01J 2219/00722 (20130101) B01J 2219/00729 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (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 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6837 (20130101) C12Q 1/6876 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2537/143 (20130101) C12Q 2561/125 (20130101) C12Q 2561/125 (20130101) C12Q 2565/501 (20130101) C12Q 2565/514 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 40/06 (20130101) C40B 60/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09206479 | Maquat et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lynne E. Maquat (Rochester, New York); Chenguang Gong (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lynne E. Maquat (Rochester, New York); Chenguang Gong (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for identifying binding sites of targets of Stau1-mediated mRNA decay; methods and compositions for treating subjects with conditions resulting from Stau1-mediated mRNA decay, and method of screening for therapeutic agents. Also disclosed is the new pathway as a means for cells to down-regulate the expression of Stau1-binding mRNAs. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/984709 |
| 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 | Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/178 (20130101) |
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| US 09206481 | Srivastava et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shiv Srivastava (Potomac, Maryland); Albert Dobi (Columbia, Maryland); Taduru Sreenath (Germantown, Maryland); Gyorgy Petrovics (Bethesda, Maryland); Chen Sun (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shiv Srivastava (Potomac, Maryland); Albert Dobi (Columbia, Maryland); Taduru Sreenath (Germantown, Maryland); Gyorgy Petrovics (Bethesda, Maryland); Chen Sun (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Alterations in ERG gene expression can be observed in patients with prostate cancer. Specific ERG isoforms are associated with, or involved in, prostate cancer. Compositions comprising these isoforms provide therapeutic benefit and can be used in methods of detecting, diagnosing, prognosing, and treating prostate cancer. These compositions provide biomarkers for detecting the expression of combinations of the PSA/KLK3, PMEPA1, NKX3.1, ODC1, AMD1, and ERG genes. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/081101 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09207062 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Xuan Liu (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An axial motion distortion-corrected optical coherence tomography system. The system can include an optical coherence tomography sensor, a light source, a fiber-optic system arranged to provide a reference beam and an observation beam, an optical detection system arranged to receive combined light from the reference beam and the observation beam and to provide detection signals, and a data processing system arranged to receive said detection signals, construct a plurality of A-scans from said detection signals, and construct one or more images from said plurality of A-scans. The data processing system can be configured to correct distortion in the images caused by net axial motion of at least one of said optical coherence tomography sensor or a target of said optical coherence tomography sensor by calculating an estimate of the net axial motion using Doppler shift, and then shifting the A-scans according to the estimate. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/709885 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/0073 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/0207 (20130101) G01B 9/02045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01B 9/02077 (20130101) G01B 9/02091 (20130101) |
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| US 09207117 | Booksh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karl Booksh (Hockessin, Delaware); Nicola Menegazzo (Newark, Delaware); Yoon-Chang Kim (Newark, Delaware); Derrick Allen (Claymont, Delaware); Lauren Kegel (Newark, Delaware) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl Booksh (Hockessin, Delaware); Nicola Menegazzo (Newark, Delaware); Yoon-Chang Kim (Newark, Delaware); Derrick Allen (Claymont, Delaware); Lauren Kegel (Newark, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of measuring a sample characteristic and accessories for infrared (IR) spectrometers are provided. An accessory includes an input port and an output port having an optical path therebetween, a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) structure for contacting a sample, a mirror system, and an optical element for producing collimated light. The SPR structure produces internally reflected light responsive to broadband IR light, modified by a SPR between the SPR structure and the sample. The mirror system directs the broadband IR light from the input port to the SPR structure and directs the internally reflected light from the SPR structure to the output port, producing output light indicative of a characteristic of the sample associated with the SPR. The optical element is disposed along the optical path between the input port and the output port. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/812323 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/42 (20130101) G01J 3/0205 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/35 (20130101) G01N 21/553 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/208 (20130101) |
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| US 09207193 | Censor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yair Censor (Haifa, Israel); Scott N. Penfold (North Adelaide, Australia); Reinhard W. Schulte (Grand Terrace, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (Loma Linda, California); UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA (Haifa, Israel); UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG (Wollongong, Australia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yair Censor (Haifa, Israel); Scott N. Penfold (North Adelaide, Australia); Reinhard W. Schulte (Grand Terrace, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are systems, devices and methodologies relating to proton computed tomography. In some implementations, detection of protons can yield track information before and after an object for each proton so as to allow determination of a likely path of each proton within the object. Further, measurement of energy loss experienced by each proton allows determination that a given likely path results in a given energy loss. A collection of such data allows characterization of the object. Such a characterization can include an image map of relative stopping power of the object. Various reconstruction methodologies for obtaining such an image can include superiorization of a merit function such as total variation. Various forms of total variation superiorization methodology can yield excellent results with reduced computing time. In some implementations, such a methodology can result in high quality proton CT images using relatively low dose of protons. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/026051 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/583 (20130101) A61B 6/4258 (20130101) A61B 6/5205 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/10 (20130101) A61N 2005/1087 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2223/419 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/12 (20130101) G06F 19/24 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/006 (20130101) |
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| US 09207243 | Shanmugam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Malathy Shanmugam (Lisle, Illinois); Samuel K. McBrayer (North Muskegon, Michigan); Steven T. Rosen (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Malathy Shanmugam (Lisle, Illinois); Samuel K. McBrayer (North Muskegon, Michigan); Steven T. Rosen (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating cancer comprising administering inhibitors of glucose transporters (GLUTs) are provided. Methods of predicting whether a cancer will respond to treatment with a GLUT inhibitor also are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, March 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/435625 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/69 (20130101) A61K 31/69 (20130101) A61K 31/427 (20130101) A61K 31/427 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57484 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09207247 | Kraus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Virginia Kraus (Durham, North Carolina); Christopher McCudden (Durham, North Carolina); Jonathan Catterall (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Virginia Kraus (Durham, North Carolina); Christopher McCudden (Durham, North Carolina); Jonathan Catterall (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates, in general, to biomarkers of musculoskeletal disease and, in particular, to methods of diagnosing musculoskeletal disease, and/or predicting disease progression, by assaying for such biomarkers. The invention further relates to compounds and compositions suitable for use in such methods. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/580555 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09208588 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guang-Hong Chen (Madison, Wisconsin); Jie Tang (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Described here are systems and methods for iteratively reconstructing images from data acquired using a medical imaging system. The image reconstruction is decomposed into separate linear sub-problems that can be more efficiently solved. A statistical image reconstruction process is decomposed into a statistically-weighted algebraic reconstruction update sequence. After this step, the reconstructed image is denoised using a regularization function. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/036599 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/002 (20130101) G06T 11/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09204957 | Gregory et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kenton W. Gregory (Portland, Oregon); Paul F. Bente, IV (Brentwood, California); Heather Margaret Bryan (San Francisco, California); Jeffrey Yihyuan Lin (Rowland Heights, California); Aileen Nuguid (San Gabriel, California); Daniel Allen Pederson (Winters, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HEMCON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenton W. Gregory (Portland, Oregon); Paul F. Bente, IV (Brentwood, California); Heather Margaret Bryan (San Francisco, California); Jeffrey Yihyuan Lin (Rowland Heights, California); Aileen Nuguid (San Gabriel, California); Daniel Allen Pederson (Winters, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A bandage application system of the present for hemorrhage control and/or tissue repair of the gastrointestinal tract, such as the gastrointestinal tract is provided. The system comprises a bandage for hemorrhage control and/or tissue repair of the gastrointestinal tract. It also includes an apparatus for introducing the bandage into a treatment area of the gastrointestinal tract requiring hemorrhage control and/or tissue repair, and for removing the apparatus from the treatment area without displacing the bandage from being adhered to the treatment area, and without damaging the gastrointestinal tract. Furthermore, it also has a device for adhering the bandage to the treatment area. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/084688 |
| ART UNIT | 3734 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/00234 (20130101) A61B 17/1114 (20130101) Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 13/148 (20130101) A61F 2002/044 (20130101) A61F 2002/045 (20130101) A61F 2013/00463 (20130101) |
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| US 09205276 | Romanczyk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tara B. Romanczyk (San Diego, California); Juanita J. Anders (Potomac, Maryland); Ronald R. Waynant (Clarksville, Maryland); Ilko K. Ilev (Rockville, Maryland); Leonardo Longo (Florence, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC. (Bethesda, Maryland); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SERVICES (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tara B. Romanczyk (San Diego, California); Juanita J. Anders (Potomac, Maryland); Ronald R. Waynant (Clarksville, Maryland); Ilko K. Ilev (Rockville, Maryland); Leonardo Longo (Florence, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to a method of using light treatment supporting specific cell types in a subject. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for stimulating the proliferation, migration, differentiation and survival of cell using specific parameter of lights. These methods are particularly useful in the cellular regeneration and replacement in a tissue injury, such as CNS or PNS injury, and in transplantation of organs, tissues and cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/909145 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 41/00 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/0601 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 2005/0659 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0623 (20130101) C12N 13/00 (20130101) C12N 2501/11 (20130101) C12N 2501/115 (20130101) |
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| US 09205578 | Schultz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aeroprobe Corporation (Christiansburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aeroprobe Corporation (Christiansburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Patrick Schultz (Blacksburg, Virginia); Kevin D. Creehan (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to tooling and methods for disposing, coating, building up, repairing, or otherwise modifying the surface of a metal substrate using frictional heating and compressive loading of a consumable metal material against the substrate. Embodiments of the invention include friction-based fabrication tooling comprising a non-consumable member with a throat and a consumable member disposed in the throat, wherein the throat is operably configured such that during rotation of the non-consumable member at a selected speed, the throat exerts normal forces on and rotates the consumable member at the selected speed; and comprising means for dispensing the consumable member through the throat and onto a substrate using frictional heating and compressive loading. Embodiments of the invention also include fabrication methods using the tools described herein. |
| FILED | Monday, January 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/159105 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 2998/00 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 20/128 (20130101) B23K 20/1255 (20130101) B23K 20/1275 (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 41/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Alloys C22C 29/00 (20130101) C22C 32/00 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 24/06 (20130101) C23C 24/045 (20130101) C23C 26/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09205919 | Sonneborn |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GROEN BROTHERS AVIATION, INC. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Walter Gerd Oskar Sonneborn (Colleyville, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for equalizing rolling moments at high advance ratios is disclosed including impelling an aircraft in a forward direction at an airspeed by means of a thrust source and rotating a rotor of the aircraft at an angular velocity with respect to the airspeed effective to cause a positive total lift on each blade due to air flow over the blades in the retreating direction when the blade is moving in the retreating direction. The rotor includes an even number of blades placed at equal angular intervals around the rotor hub. One or both of cyclic pitch and rotor angle of attack are adjusted such that a rolling moment of the retreating blade due to reverse air flow is between 0.3 and 0.7 times a rolling moment on the advancing blade due to lift. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 13/999366 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 27/18 (20130101) B64C 27/025 (20130101) B64C 27/26 (20130101) B64C 27/54 (20130101) B64C 27/57 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 27/615 (20130101) B64C 2027/7261 (20130101) |
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| US 09206114 | Coneski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter N. Coneski (Alexandria, Virginia); James H. Wynne (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter N. Coneski (Alexandria, Virginia); James H. Wynne (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound having the formula: X−N+(CH3)(CH2CH2OH)2[(CH2)n—COO—R1]. R1 is an ester protecting group, X is a halide, and n is a positive integer. A method of reacting N-methyldiethanolamine with an ω-halo-n-alkanoate ester to form the compound. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/830911 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 227/02 (20130101) C07C 227/10 (20130101) C07C 229/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09206180 | Braunschweig 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) | Adam B. Braunschweig (Miami, Florida); Stephen Rieth (Burke, Virginia); Zhong Li (Smithtown, New York); Charlotte E. Hinkle (Burke, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A quantitative model that describes the assembly of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based donors and a perylenediimide acceptor into chiral superstructures, as a result of both hydrogen bonding and π•••π stacking. This model provides thermodynamic parameters (ΔH° and ΔS°) for all noncovalent interactions involved in the assembly and explains the subtle supramolecular cues that convert disordered aggregates into well-defined helical assemblies. |
| FILED | Monday, February 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/187737 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09206463 | Nocker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Montana State University (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Montana State University (Bozeman, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andreas Nocker (HL Utrecht, Netherlands); Anne K. Camper (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides for a method of testing a disinfectant or antibiotic using phenanthridium derivatives with a 2+ charge or higher. |
| FILED | Friday, May 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/286275 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 221/12 (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 1/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 2523/101 (20130101) C12Q 2563/173 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09206473 | Sussman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael R. Sussman (Madison, Wisconsin); Kathryn E. Richmond (Madison, Wisconsin); Matt J. Rodesch (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael R. Sussman (Madison, Wisconsin); Kathryn E. Richmond (Madison, Wisconsin); Matt J. Rodesch (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of rapidly producing a double-stranded target DNA is disclosed. The method includes the step of producing multiple single stranded primary DNA constructs having (a) partially overlapping and complementary internal regions that together define the target DNA, and (b) flanking regions on either side of the internal regions containing a PCR primer recognition site and a restriction enzyme recognition site. The primary DNA constructs are amplified to form a pool of double-stranded primary constructs, and a restriction enzyme is used to cleave off the flanking regions. The target double-stranded DNA is then assembled from the cleaved fragments. Hundreds of thousands of oligonucleotides can be synthesized and quickly and efficiently assembled into many different individual double-stranded DNA target sequences using this method. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/286932 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/686 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09206481 | Srivastava et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shiv Srivastava (Potomac, Maryland); Albert Dobi (Columbia, Maryland); Taduru Sreenath (Germantown, Maryland); Gyorgy Petrovics (Bethesda, Maryland); Chen Sun (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shiv Srivastava (Potomac, Maryland); Albert Dobi (Columbia, Maryland); Taduru Sreenath (Germantown, Maryland); Gyorgy Petrovics (Bethesda, Maryland); Chen Sun (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Alterations in ERG gene expression can be observed in patients with prostate cancer. Specific ERG isoforms are associated with, or involved in, prostate cancer. Compositions comprising these isoforms provide therapeutic benefit and can be used in methods of detecting, diagnosing, prognosing, and treating prostate cancer. These compositions provide biomarkers for detecting the expression of combinations of the PSA/KLK3, PMEPA1, NKX3.1, ODC1, AMD1, and ERG genes. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/081101 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09207025 | Varanasi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kripa K. Varanasi (Lexington, Massachusetts); Christopher Jameson Love (Atlantis, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for promoting nucleate boiling on an interior surface of a vessel for boiling fluid in an industrial process, the method comprising the steps of: providing the vessel having the interior surface; controllably depositing a scale layer having a non-zero thickness onto the interior surface; monitoring an average thickness, x, of the deposit of the layer; and maintaining the average thickness, x, of the layer below a predetermined value or within a predetermined range of values during the operational life of the vessel, wherein x<k/h, wherein k is the effective thermal conductivity of the interior surface of the vessel and h is the heat transfer coefficient at the interior surface of the vessel in contact with the boiling fluid. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/973959 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 7/22 (20130101) B05D 7/222 (20130101) B05D 2254/04 (20130101) Machines, Devices, or Processes for Grinding or Polishing; Dressing or Conditioning of Abrading Surfaces; Feeding of Grinding, Polishing, or Lapping Agents B24B 1/00 (20130101) B24B 1/002 (20130101) B24B 1/04 (20130101) B24B 1/005 (20130101) B24B 1/007 (20130101) Methods of Steam Generation; Steam Boilers F22B 37/00 (20130101) F22B 37/10 (20130101) F22B 37/56 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 13/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F28F 13/182 (20130101) F28F 13/185 (20130101) F28F 13/187 (20130101) F28F 19/00 (20130101) F28F 2245/00 (20130101) F28F 2245/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09207048 | Roland et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles M. Roland (Waldorf, Maryland); Daniel M. Fragiadakis (Alexandria, Virginia); Raymond M. Gamache (Indian Head, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Roland (Waldorf, Maryland); Daniel M. Fragiadakis (Alexandria, Virginia); Raymond M. Gamache (Indian Head, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An armor system with a composite laminate having at least four alternating layers (two bi-layers) of a first material and a second material, the first material having a lower acoustic impedance than the second material. The first material is a viscoelastic polymer with a glass transition temperature less than the expected operational temperature range, and the second material can be a hard material such as steel, aluminum, or ceramic. The laminate can include many alternating layers of elastomer and hard material, and can be adhered or affixed to a thicker armor substrate. The second material layer can be a layer of hollow or solid spheres. Additional protective elements such as front surface hemispheres or conical projections, and corrugated panels can be added to improve resistance to armor piercing rounds, explosively formed penetrators, or other threats. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/207339 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/0492 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207066 | Martini 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) | Joerg Martini (San Francisco, California); Marshall W. Bern (San Carlos, California); Noble M. Johnson (Menlo Park, California); Peter Kiesel (Palo Alto, California); Doron Kletter (San Mateo, California); Bowen Cheng (Atherton, California); Michael I. Recht (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A device includes a spatial filter arranged in a Cartesian coordinate system having orthogonal x, y, and z axes. The spatial filter has mask features that are more light transmissive and mask features that are less light transmissive. The mask features are arranged along the x-axis in the flow direction of a flow path. A detector is positioned to detect light emanating from at least one object in the flow path, the object having a width along the y-axis, a thickness along the z-axis, and a length along the x-axis. Light emanating from the object is time modulated according to the mask features as the object moves along the flow path. The detector is configured to generate a time-varying electrical signal in response to the detected light that includes information about the width or thickness of the object. |
| FILED | Friday, February 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/181524 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 11/046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01B 11/0691 (20130101) |
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| US 09207122 | Auner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Auner (Livonia, Michigan); Changhe Huang (Novi, Michigan); Christopher M. Thrush (Shelby Township, Michigan); Michelle A. Brusatori (Sterling Heights, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for performing Raman spectral analysis of a sample is described, comprising a coherent light source, an first optical chain to direct the coherent light to impinge on the sample, a second optical chain to direct the scattered light onto a diffraction grating, and a third optical chain to direct the diffracted light onto detection array. The diffraction grating is a plurality of alternating-slope stairsteps, wherein the portion of the step disposed parallel to the base of the diffraction grating is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the path of the scattered light from the second optical chain. The zeroth-order fringe is selected by a slit and directed onto camera. The resultant interferogram is Fourier transformed to produce a representation of the Raman spectrum. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/373132 |
| 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 3/18 (20130101) G01J 3/36 (20130101) G01J 3/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 3/0208 (20130101) G01J 3/0272 (20130101) G01J 3/4531 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/65 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/20 (20130101) G02B 5/1861 (20130101) |
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| US 09207171 | Nadakuditi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raj R. Nadakuditi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Stephen C. Rand (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Eric Michielssen (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Curtis Jin (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The method, system, and computer-readable medium increase transmission of waves through a highly scattering random medium. Transmission is increased by iteratively refining wavefronts using measurements of the backscatter wavefronts resulting from transmission of waves into the medium. The process of double phase conjugation by time-reversing a wavefront, transmitting the time-reversed wavefront into the medium, and time-reversing the reversing backscatter wavefront is leveraged to implement the method in a physical system using a phase conjugate mirror. In an embodiment, transmission may be increased by phase-only modulation of the wavefronts. In an embodiment, the invention may be used to focus transmission through the medium to a location opposite the wave source. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/620411 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/49 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/4735 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207190 | Steckenrider |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Technology Assessment and Transfer, Inc. (Annapolis, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT and TRANSFER, INC. (Annapolis, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Scott Steckenrider (Hartford City, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of non-destructive detection of solid inclusions with varying sensitivities but highly congruent positional identification by both short-wavelength and long-wavelength methods. The short-wavelength method consists of lateral scatter (LS) and the long-wavelength method consists of THz imaging. The LS method was able to detect all agglomerated inclusions, transparency variations, voids, and localized phase differences. The THz imaging was able to routinely detect solid inclusions and index inhomogeneity. In combination, the LS and THz imaging methods were able to detect all relevant types of material variation, so that the combination of the two non-destructive testing methods provides a solution capable of detecting the full array of critical material variations in transparent polycrystalline ceramic materials. |
| FILED | Saturday, April 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/246054 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/958 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/3581 (20130101) G01N 21/3586 (20130101) G01N 2021/1734 (20130101) |
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| US 09207314 | Mookerjee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purusottam Mookerjee (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Frank J. Reifler (Cinnaminson, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Purusottam Mookerjee (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Frank J. Reifler (Cinnaminson, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A state estimation system utilizing an Interacting Multiple Model (IMM) architecture and algorithms that can transition between different regimes of operation described by multiple models. Each individual model includes states, whose dynamics can be modeled, as well as extrinsic parameters, such as inputs to the system and sensor biases, whose dynamics cannot be modeled, but which are constrained to lie within a known range of values. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/528216 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/003 (20130101) G01S 13/723 (20130101) G01S 13/726 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207322 | Hwang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Louisville, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc. (Louisville, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Hwang (Louisville, Colorado); Jesse William Fisher (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact LIDAR pointing assembly can comprise a body, first and second ferrules, and a clip component that can be used to maintain an engagement between the first and second ferrules and an alignment of light emanating from the first and second ferrules relative to received light propagating along an optical axis of the assembly. The ferrules can be pivoted to adjust the orientation of the light emanating from the ferrules. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/155208 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| 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 17/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 7/021 (20130101) G02B 7/026 (20130101) |
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| US 09207363 | Stoia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael F. Stoia (Rancho Santa Margarita, California); Authi A. Narayanan (Thousand Oaks, California); Stephen K. Wilcken (Des Moines, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | An anti-reflection nanostructure assembly including an array of nanostructures, wherein each nanostructure of the array includes a proximal end and a distal end, and is tapered from the proximal end to the distal end, and wherein the proximal end of each nanostructure of the array is contiguous with the proximal ends of adjacent nanostructures of the array to form a contiguous layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/873320 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/118 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09207398 | Gibson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel J. Gibson (Cheverly, Maryland); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Leslie Brandon Shaw (Woodbridge, Virginia); Ishwar D. Aggarwal (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel J. Gibson (Cheverly, Maryland); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Leslie Brandon Shaw (Woodbridge, Virginia); Ishwar D. Aggarwal (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical fiber comprising non-silica, specialty glass that has multiple fiber cores arranged in a square registered array. The fiber cores are “registered” meaning that the array location of any fiber core is constant throughout the entire length of the fiber, including both ends. Optical fiber bundles are fabricated by combining multiple multi-core IR fibers with square-registration. Also disclosed is the related method for making the optical fiber. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/928633 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Manufacture, Shaping, or Supplementary Processes C03B 37/028 (20130101) C03B 37/01214 (20130101) C03B 37/01222 (20130101) C03B 37/01288 (20130101) C03B 2201/86 (20130101) C03B 2203/04 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/02042 (20130101) |
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| US 09207408 | Di Teodoro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fabio Di Teodoro (Hacienda Heights, California); Christopher D. Brooks (Bothell, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus use a photonic-crystal fiber having a very large core while maintaining a single transverse mode. In some fiber lasers and amplifiers having large cores problems exist related to multiple-modes and mode hopping that result from the use of large-diameter waveguides, and these are addressed. By using multiple small waveguides in parallel, large amounts of energy can be passed through a laser, but with better control such that the aforementioned problems can be reduced. Some embodiments obtain a single beam by combining beams from a plurality of laser waveguides, each having a different wavelength; for example, by using one or more diffraction gratings. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/508567 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Manufacture, Shaping, or Supplementary Processes C03B 37/10 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/3826 (20130101) G02B 6/3853 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 3/06754 (20130101) |
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| US 09207695 | Friedman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Friedman (Sleepy Hollow, New York); Yong Liu (Rye, New York); Jose Tierno (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system are disclosed for calibrating a mid-voltage node in an integrated circuit including an input-output circuit having charge-recycling stacked voltage domains including at least first and second voltage domains. In one embodiment, the method comprises transmitting data through the input-output circuit, including transmitting a first portion of the data across the first voltage domain, and transmitting a second portion of the data across the second voltage domain. The method further comprises measuring a specified characteristic of the data transmitted through the input-output circuit; and based on the measured specified characteristic, adjusting a voltage of said mid-voltage node to a defined value. The voltage of the mid-voltage node may be adjusted to accomplish a number of objectives, for example, to achieve a desired trade-off between power and performance, or so that the two voltage domains have the same performance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/445775 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Regulating Electric or Magnetic Variables G05F 1/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Pulse Technique H03K 5/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09207919 | Diamos |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Frederick Diamos (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, method, and computer program product are provided for. The method includes the steps of executing a block of translated binary instructions by multiple threads and gathering profiling data during execution of the block of translated binary instructions. The multiple threads are then synchronized at a barrier instruction associated with the block of translated binary instructions and the block of translated binary instructions is replaced with optimized binary instructions, where the optimized binary instructions are produced based on the profiling data. |
| FILED | Friday, January 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/158749 |
| ART UNIT | 2198 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/41 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/30181 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09208370 | Ivanov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK (College Park, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Iankov Ivanov (Hyattsville, Maryland); John S. Baras (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses for authenticating a biometric scanner, such as swipe type finger print scanners, involves estimating unique intrinsic characteristics of the scanner (scanner pattern), that are permanent over time, and can identify a scanner even among scanners of the same manufacturer and model. Image processing and analysis are used to extract a scanner pattern from images acquired with the scanner. The scanner pattern is used to verify whether the scanner that acquired a particular image is the same as the scanner that acquired one or several images during enrollment of the biometric information. Authenticating the scanner can prevent subsequent security attacks using counterfeit biometric information on the scanner, or on the user authentication system. |
| FILED | Friday, January 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/603389 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00006 (20130101) G06K 9/00013 (20130101) G06K 9/00892 (20130101) G06K 9/00899 (20130101) G06K 9/6202 (20130101) G06K 9/6215 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/001 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael C. Kobold (Panama City, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael C. Kobold (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A crowd state characterization system utilizes a plurality of processors to analyze video streams from numerous videos to select videos and/or video frames of interest. The processors digitize dismounts such as pedestrians and the like and then analyze the digitized pedestrians. The frames of video are characterized in terms of entropy related to discordant motion and enthalpy related to energy. A selector can then select from among numerous videos to allow observation of videos numerically determined to be of interest. |
| FILED | Monday, January 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/385030 |
| ART UNIT | 2486 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00624 (20130101) G06K 9/00711 (20130101) G06K 9/00778 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09208900 | Sinangil et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahmut Ersin Sinangil (Medford, Massachusetts); William J. Dally (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and a system are provided for performing address-based memory access assist. An address is received for a memory access and a determination is made, based on the address, that access assist is enabled for at least one storage cell corresponding to the address. The access assist is applied to the at least one storage cell to perform the memory access. |
| FILED | Friday, January 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/147411 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static Stores G11C 7/12 (20130101) G11C 8/08 (20130101) G11C 11/417 (20130101) G11C 11/418 (20130101) G11C 11/419 (20130101) G11C 29/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G11C 2029/4402 (20130101) |
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| US 09209340 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yang Yang (Los Angeles, California); Rui Zhu (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yang Yang (Los Angeles, California); Rui Zhu (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electro-optic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and an active layer of organic semiconducting material between the first electrode and the second electrode. The active layer includes a quasi-bilayer in which a first plurality molecules from a first layer of active material is interpenetrated by a second plurality of molecules from a second layer of active material formed on the first layer. The first and second pluralities of molecules provide donor-acceptor pairs such that the quasi-bilayer has at least a portion that is a bulk heterojunction active layer. Each of the first plurality of molecules has a long axis that is longer than corresponding transverse axes and the long axis is substantially aligned along a common direction such that the active layer is more sensitive to a first polarization of incident light than a second polarization of the incident light, wherein the first polarization and the second polarization are orthogonal polarization components of the light. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/110881 |
| ART UNIT | 2871 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/3025 (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 1/133528 (20130101) G02F 2001/13324 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/302 (20130101) H01L 31/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0012 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/42 (20130101) H01L 51/0047 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
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| US 09209369 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian H. Kim (Fremont, California); Simon Lee (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems may provide an alignment scheme for components that may reduce positional deviation between the components. The method may include placing a first component on top of a substrate, wherein the first component includes a receiving alignment feature, and coupling a second component to the first component, wherein the coupling includes inserting a protruding alignment feature of the second component into the receiving alignment feature of the first component. In one example, the first component includes an edge-emitting semiconductor die and the second component include one or more of an optical lens and an alignment frame. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/721928 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/544 (20130101) H01L 24/13 (20130101) H01L 24/16 (20130101) H01L 24/32 (20130101) H01L 24/81 (20130101) H01L 24/83 (20130101) H01L 33/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 2223/5448 (20130101) H01L 2223/54426 (20130101) H01L 2223/54486 (20130101) H01L 2224/131 (20130101) H01L 2224/131 (20130101) H01L 2224/8314 (20130101) H01L 2224/16225 (20130101) H01L 2224/32225 (20130101) H01L 2224/81139 (20130101) H01L 2224/81141 (20130101) H01L 2224/83139 (20130101) H01L 2224/83141 (20130101) H01L 2924/014 (20130101) H01L 2924/14 (20130101) H01L 2924/12041 (20130101) |
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| US 09209375 | Boukai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Akram Boukai (Mountain View, California); Yuri Bunimovich (Williamsville, New York); William A. Goddard (Pasadena, California); James R. Heath (South Pasadena, California); Jamil Tahir-Kheli (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Akram Boukai (Mountain View, California); Yuri Bunimovich (Williamsville, New York); William A. Goddard (Pasadena, California); James R. Heath (South Pasadena, California); Jamil Tahir-Kheli (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires are described. The thermal conductivity and the thermoelectric power are controlled substantially independently of the electrical conductivity of the nanowires by controlling dimensions and doping, respectively, of the nanowires. A thermoelectric device comprising p-doped and n-doped semiconductor nanowire thermocouples is also shown, together with a method to fabricate alternately p-doped and n-doped arrays of silicon nanowires. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/175027 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 35/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 35/32 (20130101) H01L 35/34 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09209487 | Scanlon, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence G Scanlon, Jr. (Fairborn, Ohio); Joseph P Fellner (Kettering, Ohio); William A. Feld (Beavercreek, Ohio); Leah R. Lucente (Beavercreek, Ohio); Jacob W. Lawson (Springfield, Ohio); Andrew M. Beauchamp (Lancaster, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A lithium ion battery cell. The lithium ion battery cell includes a lithium-based anode, a cathode, and a solid-state electrolyte positioned between the lithium-based anode and the cathode. The cathode comprises alkylammonium cation lithium phthalocyanine anion complex. The solid-state electrolyte comprises an alkoxyalkylammonium cation lithium phthalocyanine anion complex. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/333836 |
| 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 4/60 (20130101) H01M 4/62 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/405 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 10/0564 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 2300/0065 (20130101) H01M 2300/0091 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09209525 | Schantz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hans Gregory Schantz (Hampton Cove, Alabama); Robert Edward DePierre (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Q-Track Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hans Gregory Schantz (Hampton Cove, Alabama); Robert Edward DePierre (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A directive electrically small antenna (DESA) process and method employs multipole synthesis to implement directive electrically small multipole antennas with ultra-wideband (UWB) stable antenna patterns. Although lossy, embodiments have adequate efficiency to work as receive antennas in the high ambient noise environment of the HF band and below. Employing a process dubbed “antenna regeneration,” energy may be circulated within an antenna by means other than resonance. This enables multiple decade UWB response without the efficiency penalties inherent to traditional resistively-loaded antenna systems. Regenerative antennas can simultaneously achieve the performance of high Q resonant antennas and the bandwidth of resistively loaded antennas. |
| FILED | Sunday, April 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/436956 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 3/26 (20130101) H01Q 21/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09209604 | Park |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hyundai Park (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hyundai Park (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are embodiments of apparatuses and systems including a hybrid laser including anti-resonant waveguides, and methods for making such apparatuses and systems. A hybrid laser apparatus may include a first semiconductor region including an active region of one or more layers of semiconductor materials from group III, group IV, or group V semiconductor, and a second semiconductor region coupled with the first semiconductor region and having an optical waveguide, a first trench disposed on a first side of the optical waveguide, and a second trench disposed on a second side, opposite the first side, of the optical waveguide. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/997983 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/122 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/026 (20130101) H01S 5/343 (20130101) H01S 5/0422 (20130101) H01S 5/1032 (20130101) H01S 5/2027 (20130101) H01S 5/3013 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/34306 (20130101) |
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| US 09209861 | Goodman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joel I. Goodman (Alexandria, Virginia); Crystal Bertoncini Acosta (Alexandria, Virginia); Gregory Cowart (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel I. Goodman (Alexandria, Virginia); Crystal Bertoncini Acosta (Alexandria, Virginia); Gregory Cowart (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A Frequency Position Modulation system for encoding signals for transmission. A signal's discrete frequency support is used to represent symbols. The signal can be non-uniformly spread over many GHz of instantaneous bandwidth, resulting in a communications system that is resilient to interference and difficult to intercept. The FPM symbols are recovered using adaptive projections that use an analog polynomial nonlinearity paired with an analog-to-digital converter that is sampling at a rate at that is only a fraction of the instantaneous bandwidth of the signal. In the presence of partial band interference, nonlinearities generated by the transmitter of are exploited by the receiver to help unambiguously recover tones that could otherwise be lost. The nonlinearities are generated by driving the power amplifier of the transmitter into saturation to induce distortions at a desired level. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/217398 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 1/32 (20130101) Transmission H04B 1/715 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 5/02 (20130101) H04L 5/14 (20130101) H04L 25/03993 (20130101) |
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| US 09210446 | Kumar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sunil Kumar (San Diego, California); Barbara Bailey (San Diego, California); Seethal Paluri (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sunil Kumar (San Diego, California); Barbara Bailey (San Diego, California); Seethal Paluri (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to systems and methods for prioritizing video slices of H.264 video bitstream comprising: a memory storage and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit operates to execute a low complexity scheme to predict the expected cumulative mean squared error (CMSE) contributed by the loss of a slice of H.264 video bitstream, wherein the processing unit operates to execute a series of actions comprising assigning each slice a predicted value according to the low complexity scheme; extracting video parameters during encoding process, said video parameters; and using a generalized linear model to model CMSE as a linear combination of the video parameters, wherein the video parameters are derived from analytical estimations by using a Generalized Linear Model (GLM) over a video database, encompassing videos of different characteristics such as high and low motion, camera panning, zooming and still videos, further comprising wherein the GLM is constructed in a training phase as follows: determining the distribution of the computed CMSE to be a Normal distribution with the Identity link function; sequentially adding covariates using the forward selection technique where by the best model is evaluated at each stage using the Akaike's Information Criterion (AIC); the training phase of the model generates regression coefficients; the final model is validated through the testing phase by predicting the CMSE for different video sequences, not in the training database; and by using the regression coefficients, the expected CMSE values are predicted for each slice. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/611516 |
| ART UNIT | 2485 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 19/89 (20141101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09205420 | Reece et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Y. Reece (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Thomas D. Jarvi (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Y. Reece (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Thomas D. Jarvi (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to nanostructures and compositions comprising nanostructures, methods of making and using the nanostructures, and related systems. In some embodiments, a nanostructure comprises a first region and a second region, wherein a first photocatalytic reaction (e.g., an oxidation reaction) can be carried out at the first region and a second photocatalytic reaction (e.g., a reduction reaction) can be carried out at the second region. In some cases, the first photocatalytic reaction is the formation of oxygen gas from water and the second photocatalytic reaction is the formation of hydrogen gas from water. In some embodiments, a nanostructure comprises at least one semiconductor material, and, in some cases, at least one catalytic material and/or at least one photosensitizing agent. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/452258 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/127 (20130101) B01J 19/2475 (20130101) B01J 23/745 (20130101) B01J 35/004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/06 (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) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/042 (20130101) C01B 13/0207 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/003 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/364 (20130101) Y02E 60/368 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher P. J. Barty (Hayward, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher P. J. Barty (Hayward, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser-based mono-energetic gamma-ray source is used to provide a rapid and unique, isotope specific method for sorting materials. The objects to be sorted are passed on a conveyor in front of a MEGa-ray beam which has been tuned to the nuclear resonance fluorescence transition of the desired material. As the material containing the desired isotope traverses the beam, a reduction in the transmitted MEGa-ray beam occurs. Alternately, the laser-based mono-energetic gamma-ray source is used to provide non-destructive and non-intrusive, quantitative determination of the absolute amount of a specific isotope contained within pipe as part of a moving fluid or quasi-fluid material stream. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/238158 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Postal Sorting; Sorting Individual Articles, or Bulk Material Fit to be Sorted Piece-meal, e.g by Picking B07C 5/3416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/10 (20130101) G01N 23/066 (20130101) G01N 23/221 (20130101) G01N 2223/043 (20130101) G01N 2223/074 (20130101) G01N 2223/626 (20130101) G01N 2223/639 (20130101) Geophysics; Gravitational Measurements; Detecting Masses or Objects; Tags G01V 5/0016 (20130101) G01V 5/0091 (20130101) X-ray Technique H05G 2/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09206145 | Dumesic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin); Dante A. Simonetti (Middleton, Wisconsin); Edward L. Kunkes (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin); Dante A. Simonetti (Middleton, Wisconsin); Edward L. Kunkes (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method for preparing liquid fuel and chemical intermediates from biomass-derived oxygenated hydrocarbons. The method includes the steps of reacting in a single reactor an aqueous solution of a biomass-derived, water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon reactant, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, and Au, at a temperature, and a pressure, and for a time sufficient to yield a self-separating, three-phase product stream comprising a vapor phase, an organic phase containing linear and/or cyclic mono-oxygenated hydrocarbons, and an aqueous phase. |
| FILED | Friday, November 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/289076 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 309/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09206210 | Gering et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kevin L. Gering (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Mason K. Harrup (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Harry W. Rollins (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin L. Gering (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Mason K. Harrup (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Harry W. Rollins (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | An ionic liquid including a phosphazene compound that has a plurality of phosphorus-nitrogen units and at least one pendant group bonded to each phosphorus atom of the plurality of phosphorus-nitrogen units. One pendant group of the at least one pendant group comprises a positively charged pendant group. Additional embodiments of ionic liquids are disclosed, as are electrolyte solutions and energy storage devices including the embodiments of the ionic liquid. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/253707 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/65815 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/0567 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) H01M 2220/20 (20130101) H01M 2300/0028 (20130101) H01M 2300/0037 (20130101) H01M 2300/0045 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09206367 | Seames et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wayne S. Seames (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Ted Aulich (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wayne S. Seames (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Ted Aulich (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | Plant or animal oils are processed to produce a fuel that operates at very cold temperatures and is suitable as an aviation turbine fuel, a diesel fuel, a fuel blendstock, or any fuel having a low cloud point, pour point or freeze point. The process is based on the cracking of plant or animal oils or their associated esters, known as biodiesel, to generate lighter chemical compounds that have substantially lower cloud, pour, and/or freeze points than the original oil or biodiesel. Cracked oil is processed using separation steps together with analysis to collect fractions with desired low temperature properties by removing undesirable compounds that do not possess the desired temperature properties. |
| FILED | Monday, July 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/824644 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 3/40 (20130101) C10G 3/45 (20130101) C10G 3/47 (20130101) C10G 3/49 (20130101) C10G 2300/304 (20130101) C10G 2300/1011 (20130101) C10G 2300/1014 (20130101) C10G 2300/1018 (20130101) C10G 2400/04 (20130101) C10G 2400/08 (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 1/1616 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/13 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/678 (20130101) |
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| US 09206436 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay Chen (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Nancy L. Engle (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Lee E. Gunter (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Sara Jawdy (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Timothy J. Tschaplinski (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Gerald A. Tuskan (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure provides methods and transgenic plants for improved production of renewable biofuels and other plant-derived biomaterials by altering the expression and/or activity of Gene Y, an O-acetyltransferase. This disclosure also provides expression vectors containing a nucleic acid (Gene Y) which encodes the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 and is operably linked to a heterologous promoter. |
| FILED | Friday, December 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/136485 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1029 (20130101) C12N 15/8218 (20130101) C12N 15/8255 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09206445 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shihui Yang (Lakewood, Colorado); Jeffrey Linger (Denver, Colorado); Mary Ann Franden (Centennial, Colorado); Philip T. Pienkos (Lakewood, Colorado); Min Zhang (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are biocatalysts for the production of biofuels, including microorganisms that contain genetic modifications conferring tolerance to growth and fermentation inhibitors found in many cellulosic feedstocks. Methods of converting cellulose-containing materials to fuels and chemicals, as well as methods of fermenting sugars to fuels and chemicals, using these biocatalysts are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/265039 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/195 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/12 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/10 (20130101) C12P 7/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 207/13003 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/17 (20130101) |
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| US 09206446 | Lau et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ming Woei Lau (Maryville, Tennessee); Bruce Dale (Mason, Michigan); Venkatesh Balan (East Lansing, Michigan); Shishir Chundawat (Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ming Woei Lau (Maryville, Tennessee); Bruce Dale (Mason, Michigan); Venkatesh Balan (East Lansing, Michigan); Shishir Chundawat (Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing a microbial growth stimulant (MGS) from a plant biomass is described. In one embodiment, an ammonium hydroxide solution is used to extract a solution of proteins and ammonia from the biomass. Some of the proteins and ammonia are separated from the extracted solution to provide the MGS solution. The removed ammonia can be recycled and the proteins are useful as animal feeds. In one embodiment, the method comprises extracting solubles from pretreated lignocellulosic biomass with a cellulase enzyme-producing growth medium (such T. reesei) in the presence of water and an aqueous extract. |
| FILED | Monday, April 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/763102 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — 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 1/38 (20130101) C12N 9/2434 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) C12P 21/02 (20130101) C12P 2201/00 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Y02E 50/17 (20130101) |
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| US 09206450 | Dai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ziyu Dai (Richland, Washington); Scott E. Baker (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are fungi, such as Aspergillus niger, having a dolichyl-P-Man:Man(5)GlcNAc(2)-PP-dolichyl mannosyltransferase (Alg3) gene genetic inactivation, increased expression of a loss of aflR expression A (Lae), or both. In some examples, such mutants have several phenotypes, including an increased production of citric acid relative to the parental strain. Methods of using the disclosed fungi to make citric acid are also provided, as are compositions and kits including the disclosed fungi. |
| FILED | Monday, May 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/703499 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/38 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09206524 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yu Zhang (Princeton, New Jersey); Qian Sun (Woodbridge, Connecticut); Jung Han (Woodbridge, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu Zhang (Princeton, New Jersey); Qian Sun (Woodbridge, Connecticut); Jung Han (Woodbridge, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods of generating NP gallium nitride (GaN) across large areas (>1 cm2) with controlled pore diameters, pore density, and porosity. Also disclosed are methods of generating novel optoelectronic devices based on porous GaN. Additionally a layer transfer scheme to separate and create free-standing crystalline GaN thin layers is disclosed that enables a new device manufacturing paradigm involving substrate recycling. Other disclosed embodiments of this invention relate to fabrication of GaN based nanocrystals and the use of NP GaN electrodes for electrolysis, water splitting, or photosynthetic process applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/559199 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/003 (20130101) Processes for the Electrolytic Removal of Materials From Objects; Apparatus Therefor C25F 3/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 29/406 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/306 (20130101) H01L 21/02005 (20130101) H01L 21/30635 (20130101) H01L 33/32 (20130101) H01L 33/0062 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24997 (20150401) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09206699 | Wiebe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David J. Wiebe (Orlando, Florida); Jose L. Rodriguez (Lake Mary, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Wiebe (Orlando, Florida); Jose L. Rodriguez (Lake Mary, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A cooling system is provided for a transition (420) of a gas turbine engine (410). The cooling system includes a cowling (460) configured to receive an air flow (111) from an outlet of a compressor section of the gas turbine engine (410). The cowling (460) is positioned adjacent to a region of the transition (420) to cool the transition region upon circulation of the air flow within the cowling (460). The cooling system further includes a manifold (121) to directly couple the air flow (111) from the compressor section outlet to an inlet (462) of the cowling (460). The cowling (460) is configured to circulate the air flow (111) within an interior space (426) of the cowling (460) that extends radially outward from an inner diameter (423) of the cowling to an outer diameter (424) of the cowling at an outer surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/408061 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 9/023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 25/12 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 3/14 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2250/314 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/52 (20130101) F23R 3/58 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207001 | Roth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Paul Roth (Melbourne, Florida); David C. Hahn (Rockledge, Florida); Robert P. Scaringe (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION (Rockledge, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Paul Roth (Melbourne, Florida); David C. Hahn (Rockledge, Florida); Robert P. Scaringe (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A device and method are provided to improve performance of a vapor compression system using a retrofittable control board to start up the vapor compression system with the evaporator blower initially set to a high speed. A baseline evaporator operating temperature with the evaporator blower operating at the high speed is recorded, and then the device detects if a predetermined acceptable change in evaporator temperature has occurred. The evaporator blower speed is reduced from the initially set high speed as long as there is only a negligible change in the measured evaporator temperature and therefore a negligible difference in the compressor's power consumption so as to obtain a net increase in the Coefficient of Performance. |
| FILED | Friday, June 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/538441 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration Machines, Plants or Systems; Combined Heating and Refrigeration Systems; Heat-pump Systems F25B 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207023 | Koplow |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey P. Koplow (San Ramon, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey P. Koplow (San Ramon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for a forced-convection heat exchanger are provided. In one embodiment, heat is transferred to or from a thermal load in thermal contact with a heat conducting structure, across a narrow air gap, to a rotating heat transfer structure immersed in a surrounding medium such as air. |
| FILED | Monday, August 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/185570 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 25/066 (20130101) F04D 25/0606 (20130101) F04D 29/582 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 3/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F28F 13/125 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/467 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207123 | Jones |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Julia Craven Jones (Tijeras, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A temperature insensitive (athermal) channeled spectropolarimeter (CSP) is described. The athermal CSP includes a crystal retarder formed of a biaxial crystal. The crystal retarder has three crystal axes, wherein each axis has its own distinct index of refraction. The axes are oriented in a particular manner, causing an amplitude modulating carrier frequency induced by the crystal retarder to be thermally invariant. Accordingly, a calibration beam technique can be used over a relatively wide range of ambient temperatures, with a common calibration data set. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/192543 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/02 (20130101) G01J 3/0286 (20130101) G01J 3/447 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207194 | Baker |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin L. Baker (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutron imaging system detects both the phase shift and absorption of neutrons passing through an object. The neutron imaging system is based on either of two different neutron wavefront sensor techniques: 2-D shearing interferometry and Hartmann wavefront sensing. Both approaches measure an entire two-dimensional neutron complex field, including its amplitude and phase. Each measures the full-field, two-dimensional phase gradients and, concomitantly, the two-dimensional amplitude mapping, requiring only a single measurement. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/789327 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/00 (20130101) G01N 23/04 (20130101) G01N 23/005 (20130101) G01N 23/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 23/06 (20130101) G01N 23/09 (20130101) G01N 23/025 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 2201/068 (20130101) G21K 2207/005 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207236 | Cary |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert B. Cary (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert B. Cary (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Highly simplified lateral flow chromatographic nucleic acid sample preparation methods, devices, and integrated systems are provided for the efficient concentration of trace samples and the removal of nucleic acid amplification inhibitors. Methods for capturing and reducing inhibitors of nucleic acid amplification reactions, such as humic acid, using polyvinylpyrrolidone treated elements of the lateral flow device are also provided. Further provided are passive fluid control methods and systems for use in lateral flow assays. |
| FILED | Friday, November 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/940973 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 33/558 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09207339 | Beal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | A Craig Beal (Stoneham, Massachusetts); Malcolm E Cummings (Somerville, Massachusetts); Anton Zavriyev (Swampscott, Massachusetts); Caleb A Christensen (Somerville, Massachusetts); Keun Lee (Newburyport, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Magi-Q Technologies, Inc. (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | A Craig Beal (Stoneham, Massachusetts); Malcolm E Cummings (Somerville, Massachusetts); Anton Zavriyev (Swampscott, Massachusetts); Caleb A Christensen (Somerville, Massachusetts); Keun Lee (Newburyport, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is an optical seismic sensor system for measuring seismic events in a geological formation, including a surface unit for generating and processing an optical signal, and a sensor device optically connected to the surface unit for receiving the optical signal over an optical conduit. The sensor device includes at least one sensor head for sensing a seismic disturbance from at least one direction during a deployment of the sensor device within a borehole of the geological formation. The sensor head includes a frame and a reference mass attached to the frame via at least one flexure, such that movement of the reference mass relative to the frame is constrained to a single predetermined path. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/748289 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/02014 (20130101) G01B 9/02025 (20130101) G01B 9/02027 (20130101) Measurement of Mechanical Vibrations or Ultrasonic, Sonic or Infrasonic Waves G01H 9/004 (20130101) Geophysics; Gravitational Measurements; Detecting Masses or Objects; Tags G01V 1/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09207513 | Milliron 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) | Delia Milliron (Oakland, California); Evan Runnerstrom (Oakland, California); Brett Helms (San Francisco, California); Anna Llordes (Berkeley, California); Raffaella Buonsanti (Oakland, California); Guillermo Garcia (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described is an electrochromic nanocomposite film comprising a solid matrix of an oxide based material, the solid matrix comprising a plurality of transparent conducting oxide (TCO) nanostructures dispersed in the solid matrix and a lithium salt dispersed in the solid matrix. Also described is a near infrared nanostructured electrochromic device having a functional layer comprising the electrochromic nanocomposite film. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/391366 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/15 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 1/0018 (20130101) G02F 1/155 (20130101) G02F 1/1508 (20130101) G02F 2001/1515 (20130101) G02F 2001/1519 (20130101) G02F 2001/1555 (20130101) G02F 2202/36 (20130101) |
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| US 09207919 | Diamos |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Frederick Diamos (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, method, and computer program product are provided for. The method includes the steps of executing a block of translated binary instructions by multiple threads and gathering profiling data during execution of the block of translated binary instructions. The multiple threads are then synchronized at a barrier instruction associated with the block of translated binary instructions and the block of translated binary instructions is replaced with optimized binary instructions, where the optimized binary instructions are produced based on the profiling data. |
| FILED | Friday, January 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/158749 |
| ART UNIT | 2198 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/41 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/30181 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09208355 | Areno |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Areno (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques and mechanisms for providing a value from physically unclonable function (PUF) circuitry for a cryptographic operation of a security module. In an embodiment, a cryptographic engine receives a value from PUF circuitry and based on the value, outputs a result of a cryptographic operation to a bus of the security module. The bus couples the cryptographic engine to control logic or interface logic of the security module. In another embodiment, the value is provided to the cryptographic engine from the PUF circuitry via a signal line which is distinct from the bus, where any exchange of the value by either of the cryptographic engine and the PUF circuitry is for communication of the first value independent of the bus. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/903813 |
| ART UNIT | 2493 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/31 (20130101) G06F 21/72 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/3271 (20130101) H04L 9/3278 (20130101) |
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| US 09208612 | Frahm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jan-Michael Frahm (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Marc Andre Leon Pollefeys (Zurich, Switzerland); David Robert Gallup (Bothell, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan-Michael Frahm (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Marc Andre Leon Pollefeys (Zurich, Switzerland); David Robert Gallup (Bothell, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of generating a three dimensional representation of an object in a reference plane from a depth map including distances from a reference point to pixels in an image of the object taken from a reference point. Weights are assigned to respective voxels in a three dimensional grid along rays extending from the reference point through the pixels in the image based on the distances in the depth map from the reference point to the respective pixels, and a height map including an array of height values in the reference plane is formed based on the assigned weights. An n-layer height map may be constructed by generating a probabilistic occupancy grid for the voxels and forming an n-dimensional height map comprising an array of layer height values in the reference plane based on the probabilistic occupancy grid. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/578758 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 15/06 (20130101) G06T 17/00 (20130101) G06T 17/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2210/04 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09208900 | Sinangil et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahmut Ersin Sinangil (Medford, Massachusetts); William J. Dally (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and a system are provided for performing address-based memory access assist. An address is received for a memory access and a determination is made, based on the address, that access assist is enabled for at least one storage cell corresponding to the address. The access assist is applied to the at least one storage cell to perform the memory access. |
| FILED | Friday, January 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/147411 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static Stores G11C 7/12 (20130101) G11C 8/08 (20130101) G11C 11/417 (20130101) G11C 11/418 (20130101) G11C 11/419 (20130101) G11C 29/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G11C 2029/4402 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09208909 | Runkle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (Wilmington, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (Wilmington, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary A. Runkle (San Jose, California); Jack T. Matsumoto (San Jose, California); Yogeshwar Dayal (San Jose, California); Mark R. Heinold (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A retainer is placed on a conduit to control movement of objects within the conduit in access-restricted areas. Retainers can prevent or allow movement in the conduit in a discriminatory fashion. A fork with variable-spacing between prongs can be a retainer and be extended or collapsed with respect to the conduit to change the size of the conduit. Different objects of different sizes may thus react to the fork differently, some passing and some being blocked. Retainers can be installed in inaccessible areas and allow selective movement in remote portions of conduit where users cannot directly interface, including below nuclear reactors. Position detectors can monitor the movement of objects through the conduit remotely as well, permitting engagement of a desired level of restriction and object movement. Retainers are useable in a variety of nuclear power plants and with irradiation target delivery, harvesting, driving, and other remote handling or robotic systems. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/710090 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Nuclear Reactors G21C 19/19 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G21C 19/32 (20130101) G21C 23/00 (20130101) Conversion of Chemical Elements; Radioactive Sources G21G 1/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09209375 | Boukai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Akram Boukai (Mountain View, California); Yuri Bunimovich (Williamsville, New York); William A. Goddard (Pasadena, California); James R. Heath (South Pasadena, California); Jamil Tahir-Kheli (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Akram Boukai (Mountain View, California); Yuri Bunimovich (Williamsville, New York); William A. Goddard (Pasadena, California); James R. Heath (South Pasadena, California); Jamil Tahir-Kheli (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires are described. The thermal conductivity and the thermoelectric power are controlled substantially independently of the electrical conductivity of the nanowires by controlling dimensions and doping, respectively, of the nanowires. A thermoelectric device comprising p-doped and n-doped semiconductor nanowire thermocouples is also shown, together with a method to fabricate alternately p-doped and n-doped arrays of silicon nanowires. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/175027 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 35/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 35/32 (20130101) H01L 35/34 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09209378 | Jie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Houston System (Houston, Texas); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM (Houston, Texas); MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qing Jie (Houston, Texas); Zhifeng Ren (Houston, Texas); Gang Chen (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for the manufacture of n-type and p-type filled skutterudite thermoelectric legs of an electrical contact. A first material of CoSi2 and a dopant are ball-milled to form a first powder which is thermo-mechanically processed with a second powder of n-type skutterudite to form a n-type skutterudite layer disposed between a first layer and a third layer of the doped-CoSi2. In addition, a plurality of components such as iron, and nickel, and at least one of cobalt or chromium are ball-milled form a first powder that is thermo-mechanically processed with a p-type skutterudite layer to form a p-type skutterudite layer “second layer” disposed between a first and a third layer of the first powder. The specific contact resistance between the first layer and the skutterudite layer for both the n-type and the p-type skutterudites subsequent to hot-pressing is less than about 10.0 μΩ·cm2. |
| FILED | Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/310840 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 35/08 (20130101) H01L 35/20 (20130101) H01L 35/22 (20130101) H01L 35/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09209494 | 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); Lars Wilko Sommer (Bretten, Germany); Ajay Raghavan (Mountain View, California); Bhaskar Saha (Redwood City, California); Tobias Staudt (Nuremberg, Germany); Alexander Lochbaum (Landau, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes utilizes optical sensors arranged within or on portions of an electrochemical energy device (e.g., a rechargeable Li-ion battery, supercapacitor or fuel cell) to measure operating parameters (e.g., mechanical strain and/or temperature) of the electrochemical energy device during charge/recharge cycling. The measured parameter data is transmitted by way of light signals along optical fibers to a controller, which converts the light signals to electrical data signal using a light source/analyzer. A processor then extracts temperature and strain data features from the data signals, and utilizes a model-based process to detect intercalation stage changes (i.e., characteristic crystalline structure changes caused by certain concentrations of guest species, such as Li-ions, within the electrode material of the electrochemical energy device) indicated by the data features. The detected intercalation stage changes are used to generate highly accurate operating state information (e.g., state-of-charge and state-of-health), and management/control signals for optimizing charge/discharge rates. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/242853 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for G01K 11/32 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/246 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 11/083 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/3606 (20130101) G01R 31/3679 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/08 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/04067 (20130101) H01M 10/42 (20130101) H01M 10/4285 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 7/007 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/42 (20130101) Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Y02E 60/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09209501 | Farmer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph C. Farmer (Tracy, California); Todd M. Bandhauer (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An energy storage system having a multiple different types of energy storage and conversion devices. Each device is equipped with one or more sensors and RFID tags to communicate sensor information wirelessly to a central electronic management system, which is used to control the operation of each device. Each device can have multiple RFID tags and sensor types. Several energy storage and conversion devices can be combined. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/900434 |
| ART UNIT | 2682 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission Systems for Measured Values, Control or Similar Signals G08C 17/02 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/486 (20130101) H01M 10/502 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/613 (20150401) H01M 10/5004 (20130101) H01M 10/5061 (20130101) H01M 10/6551 (20150401) H01M 10/6556 (20150401) H01M 10/6568 (20150401) H01M 2200/00 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7011 (20130101) |
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| US 09209587 | Biallas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Herman Biallas (Yorktown, Virginia); Cornelis Apeldoorn (Gloucester, Virginia); Gwyn P. Williams (Yorktown, Virginia); Stephen V. Benson (Yorktown, Virginia); Michelle D. Shinn (Newport News, Virginia); John D. Heckman (Lanexa, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for minimizing the degradation of power in a free electron laser (FEL) generating terahertz (THz) radiation. The method includes inserting an absorber ring in the FEL beam path for absorbing any irregular THz radiation and thus minimizes the degradation of downstream optics and the resulting degradation of the FEL output power. The absorber ring includes an upstream side, a downstream side, and a plurality of wedges spaced radially around the absorber ring. The wedges form a scallop-like feature on the innermost edges of the absorber ring that acts as an apodizer, stopping diffractive focusing of the THz radiation that is not intercepted by the absorber. Spacing between the scallop-like features and the shape of the features approximates the Bartlett apodization function. The absorber ring provides a smooth intensity distribution, rather than one that is peaked on-center, thereby eliminating minor distortion downstream of the absorber. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/662322 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/10 (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 1/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/0903 (20130101) |
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| US 09209766 | Lindblom et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott C. Lindblom (Sandia Park, New Mexico); Frank J. Maldonado (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Joseph A. Henfling (Bosque Farms, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An amplifier circuit in a multi-chip module includes a charge to voltage converter circuit, a voltage amplifier a low pass filter and a voltage to current converter. The charge to voltage converter receives a signal representing an electrical charge and generates a voltage signal proportional to the input signal. The voltage amplifier receives the voltage signal from the charge to voltage converter, then amplifies the voltage signal by the gain factor to output an amplified voltage signal. The lowpass filter passes low frequency components of the amplified voltage signal and attenuates frequency components greater than a cutoff frequency. The voltage to current converter receives the output signal of the lowpass filter and converts the output signal to a current output signal; wherein an amplifier circuit output is selectable between the output signal of the lowpass filter and the current output signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/023209 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 3/45475 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03F 13/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09205175 | Zhou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gongyao Zhou (Wilmington, Delaware); Christopher Geisler (Newtown, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gongyao Zhou (Wilmington, Delaware); Christopher Geisler (Newtown, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydrogel material for use in three-dimensional scaffold printing is disclosed. The material is formed from a first triblock polymer having a formula ABA and a second triblock polymer having a formula AmaBAma, wherein A is a first polymer, B is a second polymer, and Ama is a methacrylate of the first polymer. The material is thermosensitive and photocrosslinkable. A method of manufacturing the material is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, July 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/951936 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/26 (20130101) A61L 27/26 (20130101) A61L 27/26 (20130101) A61L 27/26 (20130101) A61L 27/48 (20130101) A61L 27/48 (20130101) A61L 27/48 (20130101) A61L 27/48 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 2430/34 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 33/10 (20130101) C08L 33/10 (20130101) C08L 53/00 (20130101) C08L 67/04 (20130101) C08L 67/04 (20130101) C08L 71/02 (20130101) C08L 71/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09205488 | Hosek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin Hosek (Lowell, Massachusetts); Sripati Sah (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Persimmon Technologies Corporation (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin Hosek (Lowell, Massachusetts); Sripati Sah (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A bulk material formed on a surface is provided. The bulk material includes a plurality of adhered domains of metal material, substantially all of the domains of the plurality of domains of metal material separated by a predetermined layer of high resistivity insulating material. A first portion of the plurality of domains forms a surface. A second portion of the plurality of domains includes successive domains of metal material progressing from the first portion. Substantially all of the domains in the successive domains each include a first surface and a second surface, the first surface opposing the second surface, the second surface conforming to a shape of progressed domains, and a majority of the domains in the successive domains in the second portion having the first surface comprising a substantially convex surface and the second surface comprising one or more substantially concave surfaces. |
| FILED | Friday, June 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/507449 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 23/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 4/18 (20130101) C23C 6/00 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/24 (20130101) H01F 3/08 (20130101) H01F 41/0246 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24413 (20150115) |
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| US 09206100 | Alabugin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Igor Alabugin (Tallahassee, Florida); Runa Pal (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor Alabugin (Tallahassee, Florida); Runa Pal (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing a cyclobutene compound or a cyclopentenone is provided. The method comprises contacting an α,β-diketone with a metal acetylide at a temperature below 0° C. to thereby form a reaction mixture comprising a bis-alkyne precursor. The bis-alkyne precursor rearranges into a bis-allenic intermediate, which undergoes further rearrangement into the cyclobutene compound or the cyclopentenone compound as the temperature of the reaction mixture increases from below 0° C. to above 0° C. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/820176 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 29/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 29/68 (20130101) C07C 29/68 (20130101) C07C 33/28 (20130101) C07C 33/486 (20130101) C07C 41/30 (20130101) C07C 41/30 (20130101) C07C 41/32 (20130101) C07C 41/32 (20130101) C07C 43/1788 (20130101) C07C 43/1788 (20130101) C07C 45/61 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 45/68 (20130101) C07C 45/511 (20130101) C07C 45/511 (20130101) C07C 45/511 (20130101) C07C 45/511 (20130101) C07C 45/511 (20130101) C07C 49/84 (20130101) C07C 49/84 (20130101) C07C 49/747 (20130101) C07C 49/747 (20130101) C07C 49/753 (20130101) C07C 49/753 (20130101) C07C 49/798 (20130101) C07C 49/798 (20130101) C07C 2101/10 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/083 (20130101) |
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| US 09206211 | Schrock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Royce Schrock (Winchester, Massachusetts); Michael R. Reithofer (Vienna, Austria) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides, among other things, novel compounds and methods for metathesis reactions. In some embodiments, a provided compound has the structure of formula I or II. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compounds and methods for Z-selective olefin metathesis. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/255290 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/2265 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 6/04 (20130101) C07C 6/04 (20130101) C07C 11/02 (20130101) C07C 2531/22 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 207/325 (20130101) C07D 403/10 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 132/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09206225 | Tao |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weiguo Andy Tao (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Protein phosphorylation is a major post-translational modification and it plays a pivotal role in numerous cellular functions. We present a composition that includes a soluble nanopolymer core functionalized with groups having an affinity for either metal ion or metal oxides which can be used for phosphopeptide enrichment. Exemplary compounds including PolyMAC-Zr, PolyMAC-Fe and PolyMAC-Ti demonstrate outstanding reproducibility, exceptional sensitivity, fast chelation time, and high phosphopeptide recovery from standard mixtures that include phosphorylated peptides. The composition can be used for phosphoproteome isolation from samples of medicinal, diagnostic or biological interest such as malignant breast cancer cells. Such compositions were used for the quantitative analysis of the changes in the tyrosine phosphoproteome in highly invasive breast cancer cells after induction of Syk kinase, a potent suppressor of tumor growth and metastasis. The composition and method disclosed herein offers an efficient and widely applicable tool for phosphoproteomics. |
| FILED | Friday, June 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/930316 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 1/20 (20130101) C07K 1/22 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/68 (20130101) G01N 33/582 (20130101) G01N 33/6839 (20130101) G01N 33/6842 (20130101) G01N 33/6848 (20130101) |
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| US 09206266 | Veige et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam Steven Veige (Gainsville, Florida); Soumya Sarkar (Ithaca, New York); Kevin Patrick McGowan (Durham, North Carolina); Subramaniam Kuppuswamy (Waltham, Massachusetts); Christopher D. Roland (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Tridentate pincer ligand supported metal complexes are formed where the complex is a trianionic pincer ligand supported metal-alkylidyne complex or a tetra-anionic pincer-ligand supported metallacycloalkylene complex formed by addition of an alkyne to the trianionic pincer ligand supported metal-alkylidyne complex. The tridentate pincer ligand supported metal complex that includes a group 5-7 transition metal and an OCO trianionic pincer ligand or an alkyne adduct thereof and methods of preparing the complexes are disclosed. The use of the tridentate pincer ligand supported metal complex for the polymerization of alkynes is disclosed, where high molecular weight poly(alkyne)s can be formed in high yield. The poly(alkyne) can be a macrocyclic polymer. |
| FILED | Monday, June 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/299449 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 4/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 4/62082 (20130101) C08F 4/62141 (20130101) C08F 38/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09206396 | Yin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Yin (Madison, Wisconsin); Ying Shu (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Yin (Madison, Wisconsin); Ying Shu (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for quantifying infectious particles of a virus in a sample comprises providing a layer of host cells of the virus, contacting the layer of host cells with a preparation of the sample, and culturing the cells under conditions wherein the cells are submerged in a thin layer of liquid culture medium, and wherein the virus infects host cells and releases its progeny from said infected host cells, imposing a flow of the liquid medium, wherein the spread of the viral progeny to uninfected host cells is enhanced, culturing the cells under conditions to allow further virus infection and viral gene expression, wherein infected host cells develop an observable indication of viral gene expression, and determining the number of infected host cells, whereby the number of infectious particles of the virus in the sample is quantified. The method may be used for measuring viral growth rate or for screening for antiviral compounds. Also provided are microfluidic devices suitable for the inventive method. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/560714 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2760/16051 (20130101) C12N 2760/20211 (20130101) C12N 2770/36251 (20130101) C12N 2795/14151 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/00 (20130101) C12Q 1/70 (20130101) |
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| US 09206466 | Dinman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan D. Dinman (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan D. Dinman (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and means to identify compositions that increase −1 PRF programmed ribosomal frameshift (−1PRF) efficiencies and/or decrease peptidyltransferase activity in a cell, and thus directly affect viral replication or assembly of viral particles. Compositions identified in accordance with the invention specifically inhibit the interaction between ribosomal protein L41 and the ribosomes thereby resulting in decreased peptidyltransferase activity of the ribosomes. Decreases in peptidyltransferase activity have been associated with increased −1 PRF efficiencies, which in turn interfere with self assembly of −1PRF dependent viruses thereby interfering with virus propagation. Compositions in accordance with the invention are useful as antiviral therapeutics for treating a viral infection in a patient. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/854273 |
| 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 | 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 1/18 (20130101) C12Q 1/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09206479 | Maquat et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lynne E. Maquat (Rochester, New York); Chenguang Gong (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lynne E. Maquat (Rochester, New York); Chenguang Gong (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for identifying binding sites of targets of Stau1-mediated mRNA decay; methods and compositions for treating subjects with conditions resulting from Stau1-mediated mRNA decay, and method of screening for therapeutic agents. Also disclosed is the new pathway as a means for cells to down-regulate the expression of Stau1-binding mRNAs. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/984709 |
| 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 | Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/178 (20130101) |
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| US 09206616 | Sarlis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Amherst, New York); Taylor Devices, Inc. (North Tonawanda, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (Amherst, New York); TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. (North Tonawanda, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Apostolos A. Sarlis (Houston, Texas); Michael C. Constantinou (Amherst, New York); David A. Lee (Santa Monica, California); Andrei M. Reinhorn (Williamsville, New York); Douglas P. Taylor (N. Tonawanda, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Negative stiffness systems and methods for seismic protection of a structure is described. A system can include a negative stiffness device having a first linkage pivotably connected to an anchor frame at a first pivot point and pivotably connected the movement frame at a second pivot point. The negative stiffness device can include a spring having a first end operably coupled to the anchor frame and a second end operably coupled to a movement frame. In a rest state, the spring can be compressed to exert a preload force to the first linkage and the anchor frame and not displace the first linkage and the movement frame. In an engaged state, the spring can be configured to apply a force to the first linkage such that the movement frame is displaced in a same lateral direction of a seismic load. The spring force can be amplified by the first linkage. |
| FILED | Monday, June 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/319138 |
| ART UNIT | 3633 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Buildings or Like Structures for Particular Purposes; Swimming or Splash Baths or Pools; Masts; Fencing; Tents or Canopies, in General E04H 9/021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09207171 | Nadakuditi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raj R. Nadakuditi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Stephen C. Rand (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Eric Michielssen (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Curtis Jin (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The method, system, and computer-readable medium increase transmission of waves through a highly scattering random medium. Transmission is increased by iteratively refining wavefronts using measurements of the backscatter wavefronts resulting from transmission of waves into the medium. The process of double phase conjugation by time-reversing a wavefront, transmitting the time-reversed wavefront into the medium, and time-reversing the reversing backscatter wavefront is leveraged to implement the method in a physical system using a phase conjugate mirror. In an embodiment, transmission may be increased by phase-only modulation of the wavefronts. In an embodiment, the invention may be used to focus transmission through the medium to a location opposite the wave source. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/620411 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/49 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/4735 (20130101) |
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| US 09207207 | Oberreit 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) | Derek Robert Oberreit (Roseville, Minnesota); Christopher Joseph Hogan, Jr. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A drift tube ion mobility spectrometry sample introduction scheme allows introduction of a sample packet at ground voltages. The sample packet of ionized particles is captured by subjecting particles within a defined region to an electric field at an elevated voltage. The ionized particles in the captured packet then migrate through the drift tube down the voltage gradient according to their electrical mobility. The particles are directed to a high sensitivity detector, such as a condensation particle counter (CPC), for detection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/401676 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/622 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/0027 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/06 (20130101) H01J 49/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09207357 | Steinhardt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul J. Steinhardt (Princeton, New Jersey); Salvatore Torquato (Princeton, New Jersey); Marian Florescu (Guildford, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Steinhardt (Princeton, New Jersey); Salvatore Torquato (Princeton, New Jersey); Marian Florescu (Guildford, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an article of manufacture, and methods of designing and making the article. The article permits or prohibits waves of energy, especially photonic/electromagnetic energy, to propagate through it, depending on the energy band gaps built into it. The structure of the article may be reduced to a pattern of points having a hyperuniform distribution. The point-pattern may exhibit a crystalline symmetry, a quasicrystalline symmetry or may be aperiodic. In some embodiments, the point pattern exhibits no long-range order. Preferably, the point-pattern is isotropic. In all embodiments, the article has a complete, TE- and TM-optimized band-gap. The extraordinary transmission phenomena found in the disordered hyperuniform photonic structures of the invention find use in optical micro-circuitry (all-optical, electronic or thermal switching of the transmission), near-field optical probing, thermophotovoltaics, and energy-efficient incandescent sources. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/379740 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for G01K 17/00 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/24 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/17 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49993 (20150115) |
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| US 09207443 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dewen Cheng (Beijing, China PRC); Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona); Yongtian Wang (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (, China PRC); THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dewen Cheng (Beijing, China PRC); Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona); Yongtian Wang (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | A see-through free-form head-mounted display including a wedge-shaped prism-lens having free-form surfaces and low F-number is provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/010956 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 17/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Apparatus or Arrangements for Taking Photographs or for Projecting or Viewing Them; Apparatus or Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Accessories Therefor G03B 21/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09207536 | Gopalan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Padma Gopalan (Madison, Wisconsin); Eungnak Han (Hillsboro, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides structures including a substrate, a crosslinked polymer film disposed over the substrate, and a patterned diblock copolymer film disposed over the crosslinked polymer film. The crosslinked polymer comprises a random copolymer polymerized from a first monomer, a second monomer, and a photo-crosslinkable and/or thermally crosslinkable third monomer, including epoxy-functional or acrylyol-functional monomers. Also disclosed are methods for forming the structures. |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/194009 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 293/005 (20130101) C08F 2438/02 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/24 (20130101) C08J 7/04 (20130101) C08J 7/12 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 33/062 (20130101) C08L 33/068 (20130101) C08L 33/068 (20130101) C08L 2312/00 (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 125/14 (20130101) C09D 133/068 (20130101) C09D 153/00 (20130101) Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/09 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G03F 7/26 (20130101) G03F 7/038 (20130101) G03F 7/165 (20130101) G03F 7/0388 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24174 (20150115) Y10T 428/24802 (20150115) |
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| US 09208798 | Ward et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nigel Ward (El Paso, Texas); Timo Baumann (Hamburg, Germany); Shreyas A. Karkhedkar (El Paso, Texas); David G. Novick (El Paso, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nigel Ward (El Paso, Texas); Timo Baumann (Hamburg, Germany); Shreyas A. Karkhedkar (El Paso, Texas); David G. Novick (El Paso, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, system, and computer-usable non-transitory storage device for dynamic voice codec adaptation are disclosed. The voice codec adapts in real time to devote more bits to audio quality when it is most needed, and fewer bits to less important parts of utterances are disclosed. Dialog knowledge is utilized for compression opportunities to adjust the bitrate moment-by-moment, based on the inferred value of each frame. Frame importance and appropriate transmission fidelity is predicted based on prosodic features and models of dialog dynamics. This technique provides the same communications quality with less spectrum needs, fewer antennas, and less battery drain. |
| FILED | Monday, April 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/858605 |
| ART UNIT | 2658 — 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 17/26 (20130101) G10L 19/22 (20130101) G10L 25/90 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09208912 | Rabiei |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Afsaneh Rabiei (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Afsaneh Rabiei (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Afsaneh Rabiei (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to composite metal foams comprising hollow metallic spheres and a solid metal matrix. The composite metal foams show high strength, particularly in comparison to previous metal foams, while maintaining a favorable strength to density ratio. The composite metal foams can be prepared by various techniques, such as powder metallurgy and casting. |
| FILED | Friday, February 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/365857 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 19/14 (20130101) Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0003 (20130101) B22F 1/0014 (20130101) B22F 1/0051 (20130101) B22F 3/004 (20130101) B22F 3/004 (20130101) B22F 3/004 (20130101) B22F 3/10 (20130101) B22F 3/14 (20130101) B22F 3/26 (20130101) B22F 3/1112 (20130101) B22F 7/002 (20130101) B22F 2202/01 (20130101) B22F 2202/01 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) Alloys C22C 21/00 (20130101) C22C 38/00 (20130101) C22C 38/40 (20130101) Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation or Particle Bombardment; Treating Radioactively Contaminated Material; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor G21F 1/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/12014 (20150115) Y10T 428/12479 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09208919 | Kong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jing Kong (Winchester, Massachusetts); Sung Mi Jung (Malden, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jing Kong (Winchester, Massachusetts); Sung Mi Jung (Malden, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided in one embodiment is a method of making an aerogel, comprising: (A) increasing a concentration of a suspension comprising a gel precursor under a condition that promotes formation of a gel, wherein the gel precursor comprises particulates having an asymmetric geometry; and (B) removing a liquid from the gel to form the aerogel, wherein the aerogel and the gel have substantially the same geometry. An aerogel comprising desirable properties are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/757415 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/02 (20130101) B01J 20/06 (20130101) B01J 20/103 (20130101) B01J 20/205 (20130101) B01J 20/0233 (20130101) B01J 20/28007 (20130101) B01J 20/28047 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01B 1/04 (20130101) H01B 1/08 (20130101) H01B 1/14 (20130101) H01B 1/16 (20130101) H01B 1/18 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) |
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| US 09209246 | Fonash et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State University (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen J. Fonash (State College, Pennsylvania); Yinghui Shan (Cohoes, New York); Somasundaram Ashok (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A gated microelectronic device is provided that has a source with a source ohmic contact with the source characterized by a source dopant type and concentration. A drain with a drain ohmic contact with the drain characterized by a drain dopant type and concentration. An intermediate channel portion characterized by a channel portion dopant type and concentration. An insulative dielectric is in contact with the channel portion and overlaid in turn by a gate. A gate contact applies a gate voltage bias to control charge carrier accumulation and depletion in the underlying channel portion. This channel portion has a dimension normal to the gate which is fully depleted in the off-state. The dopant type is the same across the source, drain and the channel portion of the device. The device on-state current is determined by the doping and, unlike a MOSFET, is not directly proportional to device capacitance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/934794 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — 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 27/088 (20130101) H01L 29/78 (20130101) H01L 29/0665 (20130101) H01L 29/0673 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/7869 (20130101) H01L 29/78603 (20130101) H01L 29/78618 (20130101) H01L 29/78672 (20130101) H01L 29/78681 (20130101) H01L 29/78684 (20130101) H01L 29/78696 (20130101) |
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| US 09209352 | Tu 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) | Chang-Ching Tu (Seattle, Washington); Guozhong Cao (Seattle, Washington); Lih Y. Lin (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Phosphors formed using silicon nanoparticles are provided. The phosphors exhibit bright fluorescence and high quantum yield, making them ideal for lighting applications. Methods for making the silicon phosphors are also provided, along with lighting devices that incorporate the silicon phosphors. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/361955 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/02 (20130101) C09K 11/025 (20130101) C09K 11/59 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/002 (20130101) H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/44 (20130101) H01L 33/50 (20130101) H01L 33/0054 (20130101) H01L 33/56 (20130101) |
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| US 09209375 | Boukai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Akram Boukai (Mountain View, California); Yuri Bunimovich (Williamsville, New York); William A. Goddard (Pasadena, California); James R. Heath (South Pasadena, California); Jamil Tahir-Kheli (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Akram Boukai (Mountain View, California); Yuri Bunimovich (Williamsville, New York); William A. Goddard (Pasadena, California); James R. Heath (South Pasadena, California); Jamil Tahir-Kheli (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for controlling thermal conductivity and thermoelectric power of semiconductor nanowires are described. The thermal conductivity and the thermoelectric power are controlled substantially independently of the electrical conductivity of the nanowires by controlling dimensions and doping, respectively, of the nanowires. A thermoelectric device comprising p-doped and n-doped semiconductor nanowire thermocouples is also shown, together with a method to fabricate alternately p-doped and n-doped arrays of silicon nanowires. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/175027 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 35/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 35/32 (20130101) H01L 35/34 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09209598 | Reagan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brendan A. Reagan (Fort Collins, Colorado); Jorge J. Rocca (Fort Collins, Colorado); Keith A. Wernsing (Fort Collins, Colorado); Alden H. Curtis (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Federico J. Furch (Berlin, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brendan A. Reagan (Fort Collins, Colorado); Jorge J. Rocca (Fort Collins, Colorado); Keith A. Wernsing (Fort Collins, Colorado); Alden H. Curtis (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Federico J. Furch (Berlin, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A cryogenic cooling apparatus for high average power laser oscillator or amplifier, wherein the oscillator or amplifier material is in direct contact with a flowing cryogenic liquid cooled to below its boiling point is described. This method of cooling overcomes the limit in heat flux due to the onset of film boiling, thereby allowing for increased laser average power. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/714193 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/34 (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 3/0407 (20130101) H01S 5/024 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/02407 (20130101) |
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| US 09204859 | Bailey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Bailey (Seattle, Washington); John Kucewicz (Seattle, Washington); Wei Lu (Seattle, Washington); Oleg Sapozhnikov (Seattle, Washington); Paul Illian (Seattle, Washington); Anup Shah (Seattle, Washington); Barbrina Dunmire (Burien, Washington); Neil Owen (Seattle, Washington); Bryan Cunitz (Seattle, Washington); Peter Kaczkowski (Seattle, Washington); Marla Paun (Shoreline, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Bailey (Seattle, Washington); John Kucewicz (Seattle, Washington); Wei Lu (Seattle, Washington); Oleg Sapozhnikov (Seattle, Washington); Paul Illian (Seattle, Washington); Anup Shah (Seattle, Washington); Barbrina Dunmire (Burien, Washington); Neil Owen (Seattle, Washington); Bryan Cunitz (Seattle, Washington); Peter Kaczkowski (Seattle, Washington); Marla Paun (Shoreline, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which the ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to the ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue. Also described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects, to facilitate the removal of such in vivo objects. |
| FILED | Friday, April 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/092811 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/7232 (20130101) A61B 8/085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 17/2256 (20130101) A61B 2017/22005 (20130101) A61B 2019/5276 (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 7/52071 (20130101) G01S 15/899 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
09205929 — System and method for providing model-based alerting of spatial disorientation to a pilot
| US 09205929 | Conner 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) | Kevin J Conner (Kent, Washington); Santosh Mathan (Seattle, Washington); Steve Johnson (North Bend, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method monitor aircraft state parameters, for example, aircraft movement and flight parameters, applies those inputs to a spatial disorientation model, and makes a prediction of when pilot may become spatially disoriented. Once the system predicts a potentially disoriented pilot, the sensitivity for alerting the pilot to conditions exceeding a threshold can be increased and allow for an earlier alert to mitigate the possibility of an incorrect control input. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/943549 |
| ART UNIT | 2682 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/00 (20130101) A61B 5/4023 (20130101) A61B 2503/22 (20130101) Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 45/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64D 2045/004 (20130101) |
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| US 09207145 | Hill et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter C. Hill (Washington, District of Columbia); Patrick L. Thompson (Laurel, Maryland); David L. Aronstein (Silver Spring, Maryland); Matthew R. Bolcar (Laurel, Maryland); Jeffrey S. Smith (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter C. Hill (Washington, District of Columbia); Patrick L. Thompson (Laurel, Maryland); David L. Aronstein (Silver Spring, Maryland); Matthew R. Bolcar (Laurel, Maryland); Jeffrey S. Smith (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of measuring aberrations in a null-lens including assembly and alignment aberrations. The null-lens may be used for measuring aberrations in an aspheric optic with the null-lens. Light propagates from the aspheric optic location through the null-lens, while sweeping a detector through the null-lens focal plane. Image data being is collected at locations about said focal plane. Light is simulated propagating to the collection locations for each collected image. Null-lens aberrations may extracted, e.g., applying image-based wavefront-sensing to collected images and simulation results. The null-lens aberrations improve accuracy in measuring aspheric optic aberrations. |
| FILED | Friday, February 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/186833 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 11/0257 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09207318 | Yun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sang-Ho Yun (La Canada Flintridge, California); Eric Jameson Fielding (Pasadena, California); Frank H. Webb (Pacific Palisades, California); Mark Simons (Altadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sang-Ho Yun (La Canada Flintridge, California); Eric Jameson Fielding (Pasadena, California); Frank H. Webb (Pacific Palisades, California); Mark Simons (Altadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to generate a damage proxy map. A master coherence map and a slave coherence map, for an area prior and subsequent to (including) a damage event are obtained. The slave coherence map is registered to the master coherence map. Pixel values of the slave coherence map are modified using histogram matching to provide a first histogram of the master coherence map that exactly matches a second histogram of the slave coherence map. A coherence difference between the slave coherence map and the master coherence map is computed to produce a damage proxy map. The damage proxy map is displayed with the coherence difference displayed in a visually distinguishable manner. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/528610 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 13/9023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09208362 | Fink et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick W. Fink (Missouri City, Texas); Andrew W. Chu (Houston, Texas); Gregory Y. Lin (Friendswood, Texas); Timothy F. Kennedy (Houston, Texas); Phong H. Ngo (Friendswood, Texas); Dewey T. Brown (League City, Texas); Diane Byerly (Seabrook, Texas); Haley C. Boose (League City, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for radio frequency identification (RFID) includes an enclosure defining an interior region interior to the enclosure, and a feed for generating an electromagnetic field in the interior region in response to a signal received from an RFID reader via a radio frequency (RF) transmission line and, in response to the electromagnetic field, receiving a signal from an RFID sensor attached to an item in the interior region. The structure of the enclosure may be conductive and may include a metamaterial portion, an electromagnetically absorbing portion, or a wall extending in the interior region. Related apparatuses and methods for performing RFID are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/184303 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 15/00 (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 13/75 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 7/10009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 19/07749 (20130101) G06K 19/07758 (20130101) G06K 19/07766 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 4/008 (20130101) |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09204603 | Shannon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Grover Shannon (Kennett, Missouri); David Alan Sleper (Columbia, Missouri); James Allen Wrather (Portageville, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel soybean variety designated S05-11482 is herein disclosed. This disclosure relates to the seeds of soybean variety S05-11482, to the plants of soybean S05-11482 to plant parts of soybean variety S05-11482 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety S05-11482 with another soybean plant, using S05-11482 as either the male or the female parent. |
| FILED | Friday, December 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/724853 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | New Plants or Processes for Obtaining Them; Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Techniques A01H 1/02 (20130101) A01H 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8243 (20130101) C12N 15/8245 (20130101) C12N 15/8247 (20130101) C12N 15/8251 (20130101) C12N 15/8271 (20130101) C12N 15/8274 (20130101) C12N 15/8279 (20130101) C12N 15/8286 (20130101) C12N 15/8289 (20130101) |
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| US 09204606 | Shannon |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Grover Shannon (Kennett, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel soybean variety designated S06-4649RR is herein disclosed. This disclosure relates to the seeds of soybean variety S06-4649RR, to the plants of soybean S06-4649RR to plant parts of soybean variety S06-4649RR and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety S06-4649RR with another soybean plant, using S06-4649RR as either the male or the female parent. |
| FILED | Friday, March 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/782725 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | New Plants or Processes for Obtaining Them; Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Techniques A01H 5/00 (20130101) A01H 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8261 (20130101) |
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| US 09205115 | Jacobsen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Montana State University (Bozeman, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barry J. Jacobsen (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of inducing systemic acquired resistance to infection in a plant are provided. The methods comprise applying a composition comprising a Bacillus control agent to said plant wherein said plant is capable of producing defense proteins. Also provided are, methods for controlling one or more plant diseases, methods for preventing plant virus transmission, methods for preventing and/or treating soil-borne plant pathogens using the Bacillus control agent of the present invention, and methods of generating bacterial spores. In addition, synergistic biocontrol combinations and methods of using the same are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/966565 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 63/02 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12C - C12Q, Relating to Microorganisms C12R 1/07 (20130101) |
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| US 09206411 | Donovan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David M. Donovan (Baltimore, Maryland); Igor V. Abaev (Obelensk, Russian Federation) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Donovan (Baltimore, Maryland); Igor V. Abaev (Obelensk, Russian Federation) |
| ABSTRACT | Staphylococcus aureus is notorious for developing resistance to virtually all antibiotics to which it is exposed. Staphylococcal phage 2638A endolysin is a peptidoglycan hydrolase that is lytic for S. aureus when exposed externally, making it a new antimicrobial candidate. It shares a common protein organization with over 40 other staphylococcal peptidoglycan hydrolases: a CHAP endopeptidase domain, a mid-protein amidase 2 domain and a C-terminal SH3b cell wall binding domain. It is the first phage endolysin reported with a cryptic translational start site between the CHAP and amidase domains. Deletion analysis indicates that the amidase domain confers most of the lytic activity and requires the full SH3b domain for maximal activity. It is common for one domain to demonstrate dominant activity over another; however, the phage 2638A endolysin is the first to show high amidase domain activity dominant over the N-terminal CHAP domain, an important finding for targeting novel peptidoglycan bonds. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/495536 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (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 2/16 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/80 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/52 (20130101) C12N 2795/10322 (20130101) C12N 2795/10332 (20130101) C12N 2795/10333 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 305/01028 (20130101) |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09205594 | Ermochkine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Ermochkine (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Derek Schorzman (Cary, North Carolina); Jacob Sprague (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A large area patterned film includes a first patterned area; a second patterned area; and a seam joining the first patterned area and the second patterned area, wherein the seam has a width less than about 20 micrometers. A method for tiling patterned areas includes depositing a predetermined thickness of a curable material; contacting a first portion of the curable material with a mold; curing the first portion of the curable material; removing the mold from the cured first portion of the curable material; contacting a second portion of the curable material with the mold, such that the mold contacts a portion of the cured first portion of the curable material; curing the second portion of the curable material; and removing the mold to yield a seam between the cured first portion of the curable material and the cured second portion of the curable material, wherein the seam has a dimension less than about 20 micrometers. |
| FILED | Monday, April 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/867413 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 35/0266 (20130101) B29C 35/0894 (20130101) B29C 37/0053 (20130101) B29C 43/003 (20130101) B29C 43/06 (20130101) B29C 43/021 (20130101) B29C 59/022 (20130101) B29C 59/026 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B29C 2035/0827 (20130101) B29C 2043/023 (20130101) B29C 2043/025 (20130101) B29C 2043/142 (20130101) B29C 2059/023 (20130101) B29C 2791/001 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2105/0002 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) 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 1/13336 (20130101) Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/0002 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/19 (20150115) Y10T 428/192 (20150115) |
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| US 09206497 | Bryan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ATI Properties, Inc. (Albany, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ATI PROPERTIES, INC. (Albany, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Bryan (Indian Trail, North Carolina); John V. Mantione (Indian Trail, North Carolina); Jean-Philippe Thomas (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of refining the grain size of a titanium alloy workpiece include beta annealing the workpiece, cooling the beta annealed workpiece to a temperature below the beta transus temperature of the titanium alloy, and high strain rate multi-axis forging the workpiece. High strain rate multi-axis forging is employed until a total strain of at least 1 is achieved in the titanium alloy workpiece, or until a total strain of at least 1 and up to 3.5 is achieved in the titanium alloy workpiece. The titanium alloy of the workpiece may comprise at least one of grain pinning alloying additions and beta stabilizing content effective to decrease alpha phase precipitation and growth kinetics. |
| FILED | Friday, December 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/714465 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Forging; Hammering; Pressing Metal; Riveting; Forge Furnaces B21J 1/06 (20130101) B21J 1/025 (20130101) Making Forged or Pressed Metal Products, e.g Horse-shoes, Rivets, Bolts or Wheels B21K 29/00 (20130101) Alloys C22C 14/00 (20130101) Changing the Physical Structure of Non-ferrous Metals and Non-ferrous Alloys C22F 1/183 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09209456 | Fasching et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rainer J. Fasching (Mill Valley, California); Zuqin Liu (Sunnyvale, California); Song Han (Foster City, California); Ghyrn E. Loveness (East Palo Alto, California); Constantin I. Stefan (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amprius, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rainer J. Fasching (Mill Valley, California); Zuqin Liu (Sunnyvale, California); Song Han (Foster City, California); Ghyrn E. Loveness (East Palo Alto, California); Constantin I. Stefan (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are novel electrode material composite structures containing high capacity active materials formed into porous base structures. The structures also include shells that encapsulate these porous base structures. During lithiation of the active material, the shell mechanically constrains the porous base structure. The shell allows lithium ions to pass through but prevents electrolyte solvents from interacting with the encapsulated active material. In certain embodiments, the shell contains carbon, while the porous base structure contains silicon. Although silicon tends to swell during lithiation, the porosity of the base structure and/or void spaces inside the shell helps to accommodate this additional volume within the shell without breaking it or substantially increasing the overall size of the composite structure. This allows integration of the composite structures into various types of battery electrodes and cycling high capacity active materials without damaging the electrodes' internal structures and deteriorating cycling characteristics of batteries. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/277620 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/133 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/364 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/1393 (20130101) H01M 4/1395 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 2004/021 (20130101) H01M 2004/027 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09209369 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian H. Kim (Fremont, California); Simon Lee (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems may provide an alignment scheme for components that may reduce positional deviation between the components. The method may include placing a first component on top of a substrate, wherein the first component includes a receiving alignment feature, and coupling a second component to the first component, wherein the coupling includes inserting a protruding alignment feature of the second component into the receiving alignment feature of the first component. In one example, the first component includes an edge-emitting semiconductor die and the second component include one or more of an optical lens and an alignment frame. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/721928 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/544 (20130101) H01L 24/13 (20130101) H01L 24/16 (20130101) H01L 24/32 (20130101) H01L 24/81 (20130101) H01L 24/83 (20130101) H01L 33/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 2223/5448 (20130101) H01L 2223/54426 (20130101) H01L 2223/54486 (20130101) H01L 2224/131 (20130101) H01L 2224/131 (20130101) H01L 2224/8314 (20130101) H01L 2224/16225 (20130101) H01L 2224/32225 (20130101) H01L 2224/81139 (20130101) H01L 2224/81141 (20130101) H01L 2224/83139 (20130101) H01L 2224/83141 (20130101) H01L 2924/014 (20130101) H01L 2924/14 (20130101) H01L 2924/12041 (20130101) |
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| US 09209604 | Park |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hyundai Park (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hyundai Park (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are embodiments of apparatuses and systems including a hybrid laser including anti-resonant waveguides, and methods for making such apparatuses and systems. A hybrid laser apparatus may include a first semiconductor region including an active region of one or more layers of semiconductor materials from group III, group IV, or group V semiconductor, and a second semiconductor region coupled with the first semiconductor region and having an optical waveguide, a first trench disposed on a first side of the optical waveguide, and a second trench disposed on a second side, opposite the first side, of the optical waveguide. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/997983 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/122 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/026 (20130101) H01S 5/343 (20130101) H01S 5/0422 (20130101) H01S 5/1032 (20130101) H01S 5/2027 (20130101) H01S 5/3013 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/34306 (20130101) |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09205488 | Hosek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin Hosek (Lowell, Massachusetts); Sripati Sah (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Persimmon Technologies Corporation (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin Hosek (Lowell, Massachusetts); Sripati Sah (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A bulk material formed on a surface is provided. The bulk material includes a plurality of adhered domains of metal material, substantially all of the domains of the plurality of domains of metal material separated by a predetermined layer of high resistivity insulating material. A first portion of the plurality of domains forms a surface. A second portion of the plurality of domains includes successive domains of metal material progressing from the first portion. Substantially all of the domains in the successive domains each include a first surface and a second surface, the first surface opposing the second surface, the second surface conforming to a shape of progressed domains, and a majority of the domains in the successive domains in the second portion having the first surface comprising a substantially convex surface and the second surface comprising one or more substantially concave surfaces. |
| FILED | Friday, June 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/507449 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 23/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 4/18 (20130101) C23C 6/00 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/24 (20130101) H01F 3/08 (20130101) H01F 41/0246 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24413 (20150115) |
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| US 09207339 | Beal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | A Craig Beal (Stoneham, Massachusetts); Malcolm E Cummings (Somerville, Massachusetts); Anton Zavriyev (Swampscott, Massachusetts); Caleb A Christensen (Somerville, Massachusetts); Keun Lee (Newburyport, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Magi-Q Technologies, Inc. (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | A Craig Beal (Stoneham, Massachusetts); Malcolm E Cummings (Somerville, Massachusetts); Anton Zavriyev (Swampscott, Massachusetts); Caleb A Christensen (Somerville, Massachusetts); Keun Lee (Newburyport, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is an optical seismic sensor system for measuring seismic events in a geological formation, including a surface unit for generating and processing an optical signal, and a sensor device optically connected to the surface unit for receiving the optical signal over an optical conduit. The sensor device includes at least one sensor head for sensing a seismic disturbance from at least one direction during a deployment of the sensor device within a borehole of the geological formation. The sensor head includes a frame and a reference mass attached to the frame via at least one flexure, such that movement of the reference mass relative to the frame is constrained to a single predetermined path. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/748289 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/02014 (20130101) G01B 9/02025 (20130101) G01B 9/02027 (20130101) Measurement of Mechanical Vibrations or Ultrasonic, Sonic or Infrasonic Waves G01H 9/004 (20130101) Geophysics; Gravitational Measurements; Detecting Masses or Objects; Tags G01V 1/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09206131 | Riscoe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon); The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida); Medicines for Malaria Venture (Geneva, Switzerland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon); The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Medicines for Malaria Venture (Geneva, Switzerland); University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael K. Riscoe (Tualatin, Oregon); Jane X. Kelly (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Rolf W. Winter (Portland, Oregon); David J. Hinrichs (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Martin J. Smilkstein (Portland, Oregon); Aaron Nilsen (Portland, Oregon); Jeremy Burrows (Eysins, Switzerland); Dennis Kyle (Lithia, Florida); Roman Manetsch (Tampa, Florida); Richard M. Cross (Brandon, Florida); Andrii Monastyrskyi (Tampa, Florida); David L. Flanigan (Riverview, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds of formula I: or formula II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of formula I or formula II, wherein: R1 is H, hydroxyl, alkoxy, acyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; R2 is methyl or haloalkyl; R4 is hydroxyl, carbonyloxy, or carbonyldioxy; and R3 is aliphatic, aryl, aralkyl, or alkylaryl; and R5, R6, R7 and R8 are each individually H, halogen, alkoxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, nitro, cyano, amino, amido, acyl, carboxyl, substituted carboxyl, or —SO2R10, wherein R10 is H, alkyl, amino or haloalkyl; provided that in formula I, R5 and R7 are not both H or R6 is not H or methoxy; and in formula II that if R4 is carbonyldioxy then R7 is not methoxy. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/055757 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/42 (20130101) C07D 215/60 (20130101) C07D 215/233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 239/90 (20130101) C07D 279/16 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/06 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 403/06 (20130101) C07D 413/04 (20130101) C07D 491/052 (20130101) |
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U.S. State Government
| US 09206412 | Geiss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado); State of Colorado acting by and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian J. Geiss (Fort Collins, Colorado); Susan M. Keenan (Lyons, Colorado); Hillary Jo Beek (Douglas, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods to inhibit the replication of a flavivirus, methods of inhibiting the guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding and guanylyltransferase activity of a flavivirus RNA capping enzyme, and methods of treating a subject infected with a flavivirus. The methods can include contacting a flavivirus with an effective amount of a thioxothiazolidine compound described herein, or a derivative thereof, such as a compound of Formula (I). |
| FILED | Friday, May 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/907485 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/06 (20130101) A61K 9/008 (20130101) A61K 9/0014 (20130101) A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/2018 (20130101) A61K 9/2054 (20130101) A61K 9/4858 (20130101) A61K 9/4866 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/427 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 9/99 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 9/1241 (20130101) C12N 2770/24122 (20130101) |
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Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09206240 | Pastan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ira H. Pastan (Potomac, Maryland); Masanori Onda (Rockville, Maryland); Wenhai Liu (Plantsville, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Helath and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ira H. Pastan (Potomac, Maryland); Masanori Onda (Rockville, Maryland); Wenhai Liu (Plantsville, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a Pseudomonas exotoxin A (PE) comprising an amino acid sequence having a substitution of one or more of amino acid residues E420, D463, Y481, L516, R563, D581, D589, and K606, wherein the amino acid residues are defined by reference to SEQ ID NO: 1. The invention further provides related chimeric molecules, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal, methods of inhibiting the growth of a target cell, methods of producing the PE, and methods of producing the chimeric molecule are further provided by the invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/241782 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/164 (20130101) A61K 47/48484 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/1214 (20130101) C07K 16/2896 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) |
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FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
You can use the Command F or Control F to find a specific patent you are interested in.
HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2015/fedinvent-patents-20151208.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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