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US 09241654 Edelman
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) Robert R. Edelman (Highland Park, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM (Evanston, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Robert R. Edelman (Highland Park, Illinois)
ABSTRACT A system and method for producing an image of a vascular structure of a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes performing a first pulse sequence to acquire a flow-dependent imaging data set from the stack of prescribed imaging slices following a first quiescent inflow time period (QITP). The process also includes performing a second pulse sequence without suppressing signal from spins flowing into the stack of prescribed imaging slices through either of the veins or arteries to acquire a flow-independent imaging data set. The flow-dependent imaging data and the flow-independent imaging data are subtracted to create a difference image of the stack of prescribed imaging slices illustrating the at least one of the arteries and the veins as having a bright contrast and another of the arteries and veins as having a suppressed contrast.
FILED Friday, June 13, 2014
APPL NO 14/303761
ART UNIT 3768 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/004 (20130101)
A61B 5/055 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 33/5635 (20130101)
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US 09241667 Narayan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of The Director (OD)
Office of General Counsel(OGC)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California);  The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California);  Ruchir Sehra (Scottsdale, Arizona)
ABSTRACT System, assembly and method are provided to facilitate reconstruction of cardiac information representing a complex rhythm disorder associated with a patient's heart to indicate a source of the heart rhythm disorder. The complex rhythm disorder can be treated by application of energy to modify the source of the rhythm disorder.
FILED Friday, June 12, 2015
APPL NO 14/738626
ART UNIT 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0255 (20130101)
A61B 5/4857 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/6852 (20130101)
A61B 5/7221 (20130101)
A61B 5/7264 (20130101)
A61B 5/7278 (20130101)
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US 09241693 Taylor et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
APPLICANT(S) Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland);  Iulian Iordachita (Towson, Maryland);  Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland);  Xuan Liu (Baltimore, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)
INVENTOR(S) Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland);  Iulian Iordachita (Towson, Maryland);  Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland);  Xuan Liu (Baltimore, Maryland)
ABSTRACT A surgical tool system according to an embodiment of the current invention includes a surgical tool, and an interferometry system optically coupled to the surgical tool. The surgical tool includes a body section, a sensor section at least one of attached to or integral with the body section, and a surgical section at least one of attached to or integral with the sensor section at an opposing end of the sensor section from the body section. The sensor section comprises an interferometric optical sensor defining a reference distance that changes in response to at least one of a force or a torque when applied to the surgical section of the surgical tool.
FILED Wednesday, July 20, 2011
APPL NO 13/810183
ART UNIT 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 17/3478 (20130101)
A61B 19/46 (20130101)
A61B 2017/00084 (20130101)
A61B 2017/305 (20130101)
A61B 2019/464 (20130101)
A61B 2019/466 (20130101)
A61B 2019/5261 (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 9/007 (20130101)

Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry
G01J 3/26 (20130101)
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US 09241878 Lau
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
APPLICANT(S) Chantal Lau (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S)
INVENTOR(S) Chantal Lau (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT Feeding bottle (10) comprising a neck to which a teat (14) is attached, characterized in that it comprises at least two visual marks (20, 22) located on one and the same circumference near the neck or near the teat and separated from one another about the axis of the feeding bottle, one of these marks (20) defining an angular position of the feeding bottle (10) about its axis for which the other mark (22) indicates a point through which the free surface (24) of the liquid contained in the feeding bottle needs to pass in order for the hydrostatic pressure of the liquid at an outlet orifice (16) of the teat (14) to be substantially zero.
FILED Saturday, September 06, 2014
APPL NO 14/479311
ART UNIT 3781 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising
CURRENT CPC
Containers Specially Adapted for Medical or Pharmaceutical Purposes; Devices or Methods Specially Adapted for Bringing Pharmaceutical Products into Particular Physical or Administering Forms; Devices for Administering Food or Medicines Orally; Baby Comforters; Devices for Receiving Spittle
A61J 9/04 (20130101)
A61J 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61J 2200/76 (20130101)
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US 09241916 Sinclair et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) David A. Sinclair (West Roxbury, Massachusetts);  Li-Huei Tsai (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Andre Fischer (Goettingen, Germany)
ASSIGNEE(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) David A. Sinclair (West Roxbury, Massachusetts);  Li-Huei Tsai (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Andre Fischer (Goettingen, Germany)
ABSTRACT Provided herein are methods and compositions for enhancing the cognitive performance of a subject in need thereof. A method may include administering to a subject an agent that increases the level of protein or activity of a sirtuin, such as SIRT1.
FILED Thursday, December 13, 2007
APPL NO 11/955680
ART UNIT 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/05 (20130101)
A61K 31/015 (20130101)
A61K 31/122 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/352 (20130101)
A61K 31/415 (20130101)
A61K 31/473 (20130101)
A61K 31/519 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 2333/98 (20130101)
G01N 2800/2814 (20130101)
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US 09241917 DeGrado et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) William F. DeGrado (Moylan, Pennsylvania);  Gregory N. Tew (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Michael L. Klein (Ocean City, New Jersey);  Dahui Liu (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania);  Jing Yuan (Lansdale, Pennsylvania);  Sungwook Choi (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
INVENTOR(S) William F. DeGrado (Moylan, Pennsylvania);  Gregory N. Tew (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Michael L. Klein (Ocean City, New Jersey);  Dahui Liu (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania);  Jing Yuan (Lansdale, Pennsylvania);  Sungwook Choi (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT The present invention discloses methods of use of facially amphiphilic polymers and oligomers, including pharmaceutical uses of the polymers and oligomers as antimicrobial agents and antidotes for hemorrhagic complications associated with heparin therapy. The present invention also discloses novel facially amphiphilic polymers and oligomers and their compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions. The present invention further discloses the design and synthesis of facially amphiphilic polymers and oligomers.
FILED Wednesday, March 17, 2004
APPL NO 10/801951
ART UNIT 1627 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/165 (20130101)
A61K 31/495 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 233/64 (20130101)
C07C 323/42 (20130101)
C07C 323/44 (20130101)

Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds
C08G 18/3225 (20130101)
C08G 73/028 (20130101)

Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds
C08L 75/02 (20130101)
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US 09241920 Aifantis et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) Iannis Aifantis (Brooklyn, New York);  Linsey Reavie (Binningen, Switzerland);  Shannon Buckley (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Iannis Aifantis (Brooklyn, New York);  Linsey Reavie (Binningen, Switzerland);  Shannon Buckley (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT The present invention is directed to methods of inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, differentiation and/or survival. These methods involve the administration of Fbw7 E3 ligase inhibitors to inhibit c-Myc ubiquitination in cancerous cell populations, such as leukemic initiating cell populations, that are responsible for disease initiation and progression.
FILED Monday, October 29, 2012
APPL NO 14/354822
ART UNIT 1628 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/196 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/506 (20130101)
A61K 31/506 (20130101)
A61K 38/1709 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy
A61N 5/10 (20130101)
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US 09241928 Moy et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICANT(S) Terence Moy (Wayland, Massachusetts);  Annie Conery (Belmont, Massachusetts);  Kim Lewis (Newton, Massachusetts);  Frederick M. Ausubel (Newton, Massachusetts);  Read Pukkila-Worley (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts);  Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Terence Moy (Wayland, Massachusetts);  Annie Conery (Belmont, Massachusetts);  Kim Lewis (Newton, Massachusetts);  Frederick M. Ausubel (Newton, Massachusetts);  Read Pukkila-Worley (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT This disclosure relates to compositions including certain compounds identified by a quantitative, high throughput assay to be effective in inhibiting the ability of a bacterium to kill a host organism, as well as methods for using these compounds for treating bacterial infections.
FILED Friday, June 25, 2010
APPL NO 13/379575
ART UNIT 1627 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/44 (20130101)
A61K 31/427 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/501 (20130101)
A61K 31/4427 (20130101)
A61K 31/4725 (20130101)
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US 09241932 Yan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
APPLICANT(S) University of Rochester (Rochester, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER (Rochester, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Chen Yan (Rochester, New York);  Jian-Dong Li (Marietta, Georgia);  Bradford Berk (Rochester, New York);  Kye-Im Jeon (Rochester, New York);  Xiangbin Xu (Rochester, New York)
ABSTRACT Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory condition in a patient are disclosed. The pharmaceutical compositions and methods include the use of vincamine or a vincamine derivative, either alone or in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents, including a steroid (preferably a corticosteroid), an angiotensin II receptor (type 1) antagonist, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
FILED Wednesday, February 26, 2014
APPL NO 14/191219
ART UNIT 1621 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/573 (20130101)
A61K 31/573 (20130101)
A61K 31/4375 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/4375 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
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US 09241941 Wendel et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Hans Guido Wendel (New York, New York);  Elisa Oricchio (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT The present disclosure identifies a novel subtype of follicular lymphoma (FL) characterized by dysregulation of the cyclin/CDK/RB proliferative pathway. This subtype of FL is associated with increased malignancy and mortality, relative to FL which is not associated with cell cycle dysregulation. Accordingly, this disclosure presents novel methods to subtype FL and stratify patient risk by detection of biomarkers associated with RB inactivation. This disclosure further presents novel therapies for the treatment of FL subtyped by inactivation of RB.
FILED Thursday, March 14, 2013
APPL NO 13/826056
ART UNIT 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/404 (20130101)
A61K 31/404 (20130101)
A61K 31/495 (20130101)
A61K 31/495 (20130101)
A61K 31/519 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/519 (20130101)
A61K 31/635 (20130101)
A61K 31/635 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (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 1/6886 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/158 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/6893 (20130101)
G01N 33/57407 (20130101)
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US 09241950 Moore et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) Kathryn J. Moore (Westfield, New Jersey);  Katey J. Rayner (Ottowa, Canada);  Frederick Sheedy (New York, New York);  Carlos Fernandez-Hernando (New York, New York);  Yajaira Suarez (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) New York University (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Kathryn J. Moore (Westfield, New Jersey);  Katey J. Rayner (Ottowa, Canada);  Frederick Sheedy (New York, New York);  Carlos Fernandez-Hernando (New York, New York);  Yajaira Suarez (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT The inhibition of miRNA miR-33 is shown to promote the polarization of macrophages from an M1 to an M2 phenotype. MiR-33 inhibitors are therefore useful for treating inflammation in subjects. Endogenous microRNAs can be silenced using antagomirs. The miR-33 inhibitor is preferably an antagomir having a single-stranded nucleic acid sequence that is complementary to at least 12 contiguous nucleotides in miR-33 and therefore forms a duplex with miR-33 under physiological conditions.
FILED Monday, April 30, 2012
APPL NO 14/114471
ART UNIT 1674 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/712 (20130101)
A61K 31/713 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/322 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3231 (20130101)
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US 09241958 Smith et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Stephanie A. Smith (Champaign, Illinois);  James H. Morrissey (Champaign, Illinois)
ABSTRACT A method for treating a coagulation deficient patient comprises administering an amount of polyP to the patient sufficient to reduce the PT Test value or Dilute PT Test value of the plasma of the patient.
FILED Thursday, January 30, 2014
APPL NO 14/168195
ART UNIT 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 33/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 38/36 (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 1/56 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/86 (20130101)
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US 09241974 Fini et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles, California)
INVENTOR(S) M. Elizabeth Fini (Pasadena, California);  Shinwu Jeong (Buena Park, California)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising clusterin and polypeptides substantially the same as clusterin and treatment methods for inflammatory diseases and dry eye disease. The pharmaceutical compositions include an isolated clusterin or an isolated polypeptide substantially the same as clusterin. The clusterin is preferably secreted clusterin. The method of treating dry eye disease includes administering to a patient in need an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an isolated clusterin or an isolated polypeptide substantially the same as clusterin. The method of treating a disease state characterized by inflammation includes administering to a patient having the disease state an amount of isolated clusterin or a protein substantially the same as clusterin effective to decrease the activity of a matrix metallproteinase selected from the group consisting of MMP-9, MMP-2 and MMP-7.
FILED Friday, August 29, 2014
APPL NO 14/473622
ART UNIT 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 38/1761 (20130101)
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US 09241975 Weeber et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
APPLICANT(S) Edwin Weeber (Apollo Beach, Florida);  Lisa Zhao (Alhambra, California);  Melinda Peters (Riverview, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida);  Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)
INVENTOR(S) Edwin Weeber (Apollo Beach, Florida);  Lisa Zhao (Alhambra, California);  Melinda Peters (Riverview, Florida)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are methods of influencing, and enhancing, cognitive function by increasing, and/or preventing interference with, Reelin levels as well as Reelin signaling. Cognitive function is improved, in a subject in need thereof, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of Reelin, a Reelin-specific modulator or an agonist of a lipoprotein receptor to the subject. The lipoprotein receptor can be selected from candidates such as ApoER2 and VLDLR. As disclosed herein, agonists of the lipoprotein receptor for use with the inventive method include APC, Sep and Fc-RAP. In addition to administering exogenous Reelin, a Reelin-specific modulator, such as a recombinant Reelin fragment, can be used to increase Reelin levels and/or signaling.
FILED Tuesday, August 09, 2011
APPL NO 13/206174
ART UNIT 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/53 (20130101)
A61K 38/1709 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09241987 Collier et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
APPLICANT(S) Joel H. Collier (Western Springs, Illinois);  Jai Simha Rudra (Galveston, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Joel H. Collier (Western Springs, Illinois);  Jai Simha Rudra (Galveston, Texas)
ABSTRACT Embodiments of the invention are directed to fibrillar adjuvants. Epitopes assembled into nanofibers by a short synthetic fibrillization domain elicited high antibody titers in the absence of any adjuvant.
FILED Friday, November 19, 2010
APPL NO 13/510863
ART UNIT 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 39/385 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 2039/64 (20130101)
A61K 2039/6031 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/2933 (20150115)
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US 09241991 Ji et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
APPLICANT(S) Ru-Rong Ji (Medford, Massachusetts);  Temugin Berta (Boston, Massachusetts);  Zhen-Zhong Xu (Malden, Massachusetts);  Tong Liu (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts);  Chul-Kyu Park (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Ru-Rong Ji (Medford, Massachusetts);  Temugin Berta (Boston, Massachusetts);  Zhen-Zhong Xu (Malden, Massachusetts);  Tong Liu (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts);  Chul-Kyu Park (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT This invention relates generally to a therapeutic use of TLR3 and TLR7 inhibitors to treat or reduce pruritus in a subject.
FILED Friday, October 21, 2011
APPL NO 13/878478
ART UNIT 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/165 (20130101)
A61K 31/417 (20130101)
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 31/4706 (20130101)
A61K 31/4706 (20130101)
A61K 39/3955 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
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US 09241998 Bose et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
APPLICANT(S) Santanu Bose (Helotes, Texas);  Bandana Chatterjee (San Antonio, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Santanu Bose (Helotes, Texas);  Bandana Chatterjee (San Antonio, Texas)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions employing the oncolytic activity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to treat cancer and other neoplastic disorders.
FILED Wednesday, May 21, 2008
APPL NO 12/601030
ART UNIT 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 35/768 (20130101)
A61K 35/768 (20130101)
A61K 38/00 (20130101)
A61K 38/19 (20130101)
A61K 38/19 (20130101)
A61K 38/45 (20130101)
A61K 38/177 (20130101)
A61K 38/177 (20130101)
A61K 38/208 (20130101)
A61K 38/208 (20130101)
A61K 39/12 (20130101)
A61K 39/155 (20130101)
A61K 39/155 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/535 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 2760/18532 (20130101)
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US 09242000 Cheresh et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) David Cheresh (Encinitas, California);  Sudarshan Anand (San Diego, California);  Sunil Advani (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods comprising use of microRNAs and microRNA inhibitors to modulate blood vessel growth (angiogenesis), e.g., act as anti-angiogenic agents, and modulate cell and tumor microenvironment patterning, cancer cell and tumor growth and malignant disease (metastasis). In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods that can sensitize blood vessels, e.g., tumor blood vessels, to radiation and agents and chemotherapies that cause DNA damage.
FILED Friday, October 18, 2013
APPL NO 14/057235
ART UNIT 1674 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/14 (20130101)
C12N 2310/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/141 (20130101)
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US 09242009 Ichinose et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Fumito Ichinose (Brookline, Massachusetts);  Eizo Marutani (Boston, Massachusetts);  Kotaro Kida (Brookline, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The specification provides compositions and methods to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
FILED Wednesday, July 17, 2013
APPL NO 14/415322
ART UNIT 1629 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/13 (20130101)
A61K 31/16 (20130101)
A61K 31/166 (20130101)
A61K 31/381 (20130101)
A61K 33/04 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 47/481 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 323/41 (20130101)
C07C 323/60 (20130101)
C07C 327/48 (20130101)
C07C 2103/74 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 339/04 (20130101)
C07D 339/06 (20130101)
C07D 409/12 (20130101)
C07D 409/14 (20130101)
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US 09242014 Kipps et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Thomas J. Kipps (San Diego, California);  Jianqiang Yu (San Diego, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Thomas J. Kipps (San Diego, California);  Jianqiang Yu (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT Compositions including an antibody single-chain variable fragment (scFv) conjugate that specifically binds to ROR1 tumor-associated antigen are provided. The anti-ROR1 scFv antibody and conjugates may include a biologically-active molecule. Such conjugates may comprise a chimeric receptor to direct T cells to respond to ROR1 cancer cells, Methods to use the scFV conjugates to target cells expressing ROR1 for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes are also provided.
FILED Wednesday, June 15, 2011
APPL NO 13/703864
ART UNIT 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 47/48646 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Peptides
C07K 14/7051 (20130101)
C07K 14/70521 (20130101)
C07K 16/30 (20130101)
C07K 16/40 (20130101)
C07K 16/46 (20130101)
C07K 16/468 (20130101)
C07K 2317/622 (20130101)
C07K 2319/00 (20130101)
C07K 2319/33 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/57492 (20130101)
G01N 2333/705 (20130101)
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US 09242015 Bacskai
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
APPLICANT(S) Brian Bacskai (Andover, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Brian Bacskai (Andover, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The invention provides compounds and a method for imaging aggregated α-synuclein, e.g., Lewy bodies or Lewy neurites, in a tissue or organ.
FILED Friday, November 11, 2011
APPL NO 13/882997
ART UNIT 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/4082 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 49/003 (20130101)
A61K 49/0028 (20130101)
A61K 49/0052 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 51/0453 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/6896 (20130101)
G01N 2800/2835 (20130101)
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US 09242067 Shore et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
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) Susan Shore (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  David Martel (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Seth Koehler (Baltimore, Maryland)
ABSTRACT Timed stimulation of both somatosensory system and auditory system is controlled, in such a manner, that an individual's brain activity is altered through spike-timing dependent plasticity, thereby reducing or removing tinnitus.
FILED Monday, March 17, 2014
APPL NO 14/217090
ART UNIT 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor
A61M 21/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61M 2021/0027 (20130101)
A61M 2021/0072 (20130101)

Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems
H04R 25/75 (20130101)
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US 09242087 Kotov et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
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) Nicholas A. Kotov (Ypsilanti, Michigan);  Huanan Zhang (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ABSTRACT Implantable electrically conductive devices are provided having a nanocomposite material coating comprising gold nanoparticles or carbon nanotubes. Such an implantable device may be a neural or other implantable prosthesis, including microelectrodes for use in vivo. The devices may have dimensions on a cellular scale. Further, the devices may be highly flexible and electrically conductive, while also having low impedance and high storage charge capacity. Layer-by-layer methods for fabricating such nanocomposite materials for implantable devices are also provided. Methods for direct-write lithography patterning of such nanocomposite material coatings are also provided.
FILED Monday, June 03, 2013
APPL NO 13/908806
ART UNIT 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/055 (20130101)
A61B 5/061 (20130101)
A61B 5/0095 (20130101)
A61B 5/686 (20130101)
A61B 5/04001 (20130101)
A61B 2562/028 (20130101)
A61B 2562/125 (20130101)
A61B 2562/0209 (20130101)

Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy
A61N 1/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61N 1/0529 (20130101)
A61N 1/0551 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 15/00 (20130101)
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 156/10 (20150115)
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US 09242090 Atalar et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) MRI Interventions, Inc. (Memphis, Tennessee);  Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) MRI Interventions Inc. (Memphis, Tennessee);  Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Ergin Atalar (Ankara, Turkey);  Robert Susil (, None);  Albert Lardo (Baldwin, Maryland);  Henry R. Halperin (Pikesville, Maryland)
ABSTRACT Herein is disclosed a probe, including a first electrode disposed at least partially on the probe surface, a second electrode disposed at least partially on the probe surface, a first conductor electrically coupled to the first electrode, a second conductor electrically coupled to the second electrode, and a reactive element electrically coupling the first conductor and the second conductor.
FILED Tuesday, July 08, 2014
APPL NO 14/326183
ART UNIT 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/042 (20130101)
A61B 18/14 (20130101)

Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy
A61N 1/05 (20130101)
A61N 1/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61N 1/056 (20130101)
A61N 1/3718 (20130101)
A61N 2001/086 (20130101)
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US 09242094 Della Santina et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
APPLICANT(S) The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)
INVENTOR(S) Charles C. Della Santina (Towson, Maryland);  Gene Yevgeny Fridman (Pikesville, Maryland);  Bryce Chiang (Somerset, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT An implantable nerve stimulation device has a sensor system, a data processor in communication with the sensor system, and a nerve stimulation system in communication with the data processor and constructed to provide electrical stimulation to at least one branch of at least one vestibulocochlear nerve. The nerve stimulation system includes an electrode array that has a first plurality of electrodes structured to be surgically implanted in electrical communication with a superior branch of the vestibular nerve, a second plurality of electrodes structured to be surgically implanted in electrical communication with a horizontal branch of the vestibular nerve, a third plurality of electrodes structured to be surgically implanted in electrical communication with a posterior branch of the vestibular nerve, and a common crus reference electrode structured to be surgically implanted into a common crus of the vestibular labyrinth.
FILED Monday, July 28, 2014
APPL NO 14/444110
ART UNIT 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion
CURRENT CPC
Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy
A61N 1/0526 (20130101)
A61N 1/36032 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09242240 Hock et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Adam S. Hock (Chicago, Illinois);  Richard R. Schrock (Winchester, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The present invention provides methods for the synthesis of catalysts and precursors thereof. Methods of the invention may comprise combining a catalyst precursor and at least one ligand to generate a catalytically active species, often under mild conditions and in high yields. In some cases, a wide variety of catalysts may be synthesized from a single catalyst precursor. Methods of the invention may also include the preparation of catalysts which, under reaction conditions known in the art, may have been difficult or impossible to prepare and/or isolate due to, for example, steric crowding at the metal center. The present invention also provides catalyst compositions, and precursors thereof, which may be useful in various chemical reactions including olefin metathesis. In some cases, methods of the invention may reduce the number of synthetic and purification steps required to produce catalysts and/or other reaction products, as well as reducing time, cost, and waste production.
FILED Monday, September 08, 2014
APPL NO 14/479917
ART UNIT 1671 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 31/122 (20130101)
B01J 31/181 (20130101)
B01J 31/1805 (20130101)
B01J 31/2234 (20130101)
B01J 31/2265 (20130101)
B01J 31/2291 (20130101)
B01J 31/2295 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B01J 2231/54 (20130101)
B01J 2231/482 (20130101)
B01J 2231/543 (20130101)
B01J 2531/64 (20130101)
B01J 2531/66 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 6/04 (20130101)
C07C 2531/22 (20130101)
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US 09242274 Ho et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
INVENTOR(S) Min-Chieh Ho (Palo Alto, California);  Mario Kupnik (Cottbus, Germany);  Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub (Palo Alto, California)
ABSTRACT Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) having a pre-charged floating electrode are provided. Such CMUTs can operate without an applied DC electrical bias. Charge can be provided to the floating electrode after or during fabrication in various ways, such as injection by an applied voltage, and injection by ion implantation.
FILED Wednesday, October 10, 2012
APPL NO 13/649003
ART UNIT 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Methods or Apparatus for Generating or Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations of Infrasonic, Sonic, or Ultrasonic Frequency, for Performing Mechanical Work in General
B06B 1/0292 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09242857 Ostroff et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
APPLICANT(S) Gary R. Ostroff (Worcester, Massachusetts);  Ernesto Soto (Worcester, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Gary R. Ostroff (Worcester, Massachusetts);  Ernesto Soto (Worcester, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The present invention generally relates to yeast cell wall microparticles loaded with nanoparticles for receptor-targeted nanoparticle delivery. In particular, the present invention relates to trapping nanoparticles either on the surface or inside a yeast glucan particles, for example, yeast glucal particles. The present invention further relates to methods of making the yeast cell wall particles loaded with nanoparticles. The present invention also relates to methods of using the yeast cell wall particles loaded with nanoparticles for receptor-targeted delivery of the nanoparticles, e.g., drug containing nanoparticles.
FILED Monday, August 15, 2011
APPL NO 13/210047
ART UNIT 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/5068 (20130101)
A61K 9/5115 (20130101)
A61K 35/66 (20130101)
A61K 47/489 (20130101)
A61K 47/4893 (20130101)
A61K 47/48853 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09242957 Silverman et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Richard B. Silverman (Winnetka, Illinois);  He Huang (Chicago, Illinois);  Qing Jing (Morton Grove, Illinois)
ABSTRACT Selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitor compounds designed with one or more thiophene-2-carboximidamide substituents for improved bioavailability.
FILED Friday, May 23, 2014
APPL NO 14/285927
ART UNIT 1622 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 333/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07D 409/12 (20130101)
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US 09242994 Resh et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, New York);  The Rockefeller University (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, New York);  The Rockefeller University (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Marilyn D. Resh (New York, New York);  Joseph Fraser Glickman (New York, New York);  Elissaveta Petrova (New York, New York);  Ouathek Ouerfelli (Fort Lee, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT Methods for inhibiting the growth of pancreatic cancer cells or other cancer cells driven by Sonic hedgehog are disclosed. The method involves exposing the cells to 5-acyl-6,7-dihydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridines of formula (I)
FILED Thursday, March 14, 2013
APPL NO 14/387033
ART UNIT 1625 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 495/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243028 Xian et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Ming Xian (Pullman, Washington);  Jia Pan (Jupiter, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) Washington State University (Pullman, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) Ming Xian (Pullman, Washington);  Jia Pan (Jupiter, Florida)
ABSTRACT Provided are methods for forming a reactive S-nitroso thioacid (NTA), comprising nitrosation of a thioacid with a nitrosation reagent. Also provided are methods for: acylating a nucleophile including selective acylation with a high degree of selectivity toward amines over hydroxyls; amide or peptide bond formation; forming a dipeptide or polypeptide; and peptide coupling/ligation, comprising use of thioacid and amine starting materials, wherein the reactions are mediated by very reactive S-nitroso thioacid (NTA) intermediates enabling extremely fast reactions under mild conditions, providing for broad applications.
FILED Thursday, January 26, 2012
APPL NO 13/359372
ART UNIT 1675 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 231/10 (20130101)
C07C 231/10 (20130101)
C07C 231/10 (20130101)
C07C 231/10 (20130101)
C07C 233/65 (20130101)
C07C 233/83 (20130101)
C07C 233/87 (20130101)
C07C 269/06 (20130101)
C07C 269/06 (20130101)
C07C 269/06 (20130101)
C07C 271/12 (20130101)
C07C 271/22 (20130101)
C07C 381/00 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 207/10 (20130101)
C07D 209/20 (20130101)
C07D 295/185 (20130101)
C07D 295/192 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243033 Knutson et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota)
ASSIGNEE(S) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota)
INVENTOR(S) Keith L. Knutson (Rochester, Minnesota);  Lynn C. Hartmann (Rochester, Minnesota);  Kimberly R. Kalli (Dover, Minnesota);  Christopher J. Krco (Rochester, Minnesota)
ABSTRACT This document provides methods and materials related to assessing immunity to folate receptors. For example, methods and materials for assessing FRα immunity in a mammal are provided. This document also provides methods and materials related to stimulating immunity to folate receptors.
FILED Thursday, June 13, 2013
APPL NO 13/917410
ART UNIT 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/04 (20130101)
A61K 39/0011 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 14/705 (20130101)
C07K 14/4748 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/505 (20130101)
G01N 2333/705 (20130101)
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US 09243036 Atreya et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
APPLICANT(S) Chintamani Atreya (Bethesda, Maryland);  Shilpakala Sainath Rao (Derwood, Maryland);  Krishna Mohan V. Ketha (Derwood, 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) Chintamani Atreya (Bethesda, Maryland);  Shilpakala Sainath Rao (Derwood, Maryland);  Krishna Mohan V. Ketha (Derwood, Maryland)
ABSTRACT Isolated synthetic peptides are disclosed that have anti-microbial activity against E. coli and P. aeruginosa. These isolated peptides can be used as anti-viral agents. The use of these peptides to treat infections with E. coli and P. aeruginosa and viruses are disclosed. The disclosed peptides are also of use for treating a biofilm, such as a biofilm on a medical device.
FILED Wednesday, August 15, 2012
APPL NO 14/421428
ART UNIT 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/00 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 7/06 (20130101)
C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243038 Liu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) David R. Liu (Lexington, Massachusetts);  Juan Pablo Maianti (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Alan Saghatelian (Somerville, Massachusetts);  Ralph E. Kleiner (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) David R. Liu (Lexington, Massachusetts);  Juan Pablo Maianti (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Alan Saghatelian (Somerville, Massachusetts);  Ralph E. Kleiner (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT Macrocyclic compounds that specifically inhibit insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) are provided. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, stereoisomers, polymorphs, tautomers, isotopically enriched forms, and prodrugs of the macrocyclic IDE inhibitors are also described. Pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. In vivo and in vitro methods of using the IDE inhibitor, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the IDE inhibitor, for example, for the inhibition of IDE in a subject exhibiting aberrant IDE activity, impaired insulin signaling, or insulin resistance, for example, a subject having diabetes, are also provided.
FILED Friday, June 29, 2012
APPL NO 14/130336
ART UNIT 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/395 (20130101)
A61K 38/00 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 5/0215 (20130101)
C07K 7/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243039 Ebright et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) Richard H. Ebright (New Brunswick, New Jersey);  Yu Feng (New Brunswick, New Jersey);  Yu Zhang (New Brunswick, New Jersey);  Yon Ebright (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT The invention provides compounds of formula (I):
X-α-Y  (I)
wherein X, Y, and a have any of the values defined in the specification and salts thereof. The compounds are inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase.
FILED Thursday, December 12, 2013
APPL NO 14/104935
ART UNIT 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Peptides
C07K 11/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243040 Cheng et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Jianjun Cheng (Champaign, Illinois);  Hua Lu (La Jolla, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Jianjun Cheng (Champaign, Illinois);  Hua Lu (La Jolla, California)
ABSTRACT The invention provides polymers comprising Formula I:
wherein monomer is a repeating unit comprising 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 carbon atoms and the monomers are linked together through amide or ester bonds; n is about 6 to about 1000; and Linker is an optionally substituted carbon chain that is optionally interrupted by moieties such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, or silicon. Charge is a moiety having a positive or negative charge on a heteroatom, such as nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, or sulfur; where the Linker separates the monomer and the Charge by at least six linear atoms. The invention also provides methods of preparing the polymers and the copolymers and methods of using the polymers and copolymers, for example, as drug delivery systems, as membrane penetrating peptides, and as therapeutic agents.
FILED Wednesday, November 30, 2011
APPL NO 13/990739
ART UNIT 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 47/48207 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds
C08G 63/08 (20130101)
C08G 63/68 (20130101)
C08G 69/08 (20130101)
C08G 69/10 (20130101)
C08G 69/22 (20130101)

Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds
C08L 77/02 (20130101)
C08L 77/04 (20130101)
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US 09243051 Burrows et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) Gregory G. Burrows (Portland, Oregon);  Arthur A. Vandenbark (Portland, Oregon)
ASSIGNEE(S) Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon);  The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Gregory G. Burrows (Portland, Oregon);  Arthur A. Vandenbark (Portland, Oregon)
ABSTRACT The present invention provides, in particular embodiments, for modified recombinant T cell receptor (TCR) ligands (RTLs) comprising a MHC class I or MHC class II component. The modified RTLs have redesigned surface features that preclude or reduce aggregation, wherein the modified molecules retain the ability to bind Ag-peptides, target antigen-specific T cells, inhibit T cell proliferation in an Ag-specific manner and have utility to treat, inter alia, autoimmune disease and other conditions mediated by antigen-specific T cells in vivo.
FILED Monday, December 31, 2012
APPL NO 13/731711
ART UNIT 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 39/0008 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/705 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/62 (20130101)
C12N 15/86 (20130101)
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US 09243057 Marks et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICANT(S) James D. Marks (Kensington, California);  Maria Consuelo Garcia Rodriguez (San Francisco, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) James D. Marks (Kensington, California);  Maria Consuelo Garcia Rodriguez (San Francisco, California)
ABSTRACT The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to botulinum neurotoxins (e.g., BoNT/A, BoNT/B, BoNT/C, BoNT/D, BoNT/E, BoNT/F, BoNT/G, etc.) and the epitopes bound by those antibodies. The antibodies and derivatives thereof that specifically bind to the neutralizing epitopes provided herein can be used to neutralize botulinum neurotoxin and are therefore also useful in the treatment of botulism.
FILED Wednesday, August 31, 2011
APPL NO 13/813623
ART UNIT 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 2039/505 (20130101)
A61K 2039/507 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 16/1282 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 2317/21 (20130101)
C07K 2317/24 (20130101)
C07K 2317/33 (20130101)
C07K 2317/54 (20130101)
C07K 2317/55 (20130101)
C07K 2317/76 (20130101)
C07K 2317/92 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/573 (20130101)
G01N 33/56911 (20130101)
G01N 2333/33 (20130101)
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US 09243059 Puro
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) DecImmune Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) DecImmune Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Robyn J. Puro (Brookline, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The present invention encompasses humanized antibodies that specifically bind N2 peptide, methods for the preparation thereof and methods for the use thereof.
FILED Wednesday, March 12, 2014
APPL NO 14/206316
ART UNIT 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 39/39583 (20130101)
A61K 2039/505 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 2317/24 (20130101)
C07K 2317/34 (20130101)
C07K 2317/92 (20130101)
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US 09243060 Bansal
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) NovelMed Therapeutics, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio)
ASSIGNEE(S) Novelmed Therapeutics, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio)
INVENTOR(S) Rekha Bansal (Twinsburg, Ohio)
ABSTRACT A method of inhibiting complement activation mediated by C3b inhibitors in a subject includes administering a C3b inhibitor to the subject to inhibit at least one of C3b binding to factors B and properdin, inhibit C3 cleavage, inhibit the activation of neutrophils, monocytes, platelets, and endothelium; or inhibit the formation of C3a, C5a, and MAC.
FILED Tuesday, April 02, 2013
APPL NO 14/390645
ART UNIT 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Peptides
C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 2317/21 (20130101)
C07K 2317/24 (20130101)
C07K 2317/54 (20130101)
C07K 2317/55 (20130101)
C07K 2317/76 (20130101)
C07K 2317/92 (20130101)
C07K 2317/565 (20130101)
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US 09243070 Bansal
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) NovelMed Therapeutics, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio)
ASSIGNEE(S) Novelmed Therapeutics, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio)
INVENTOR(S) Rekha Bansal (Twinsburg, Ohio)
ABSTRACT A method of inhibiting complement activation mediated by Bb inhibitors in a subject includes administering a Bb inhibitor to the subject to inhibit at least one of Bb binding to factors B and properdin, inhibit C3 cleavage, inhibit the activation of neutrophils, monocytes, platelets, and endothelium; or inhibit the formation of C3a, C5a, and MAC.
FILED Tuesday, April 02, 2013
APPL NO 14/390632
ART UNIT 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 2039/505 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 16/18 (20130101)
C07K 16/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 2317/24 (20130101)
C07K 2317/34 (20130101)
C07K 2317/76 (20130101)
C07K 2317/92 (20130101)
C07K 2317/565 (20130101)
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US 09243221 Yarmush et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
APPLICANT(S) Martin Yarmush (Newton, Massachusetts);  Robert Freedman (Beverly Hills, California);  Yaakov Nahmias (Plymouth, Minnesota);  Eric Novik (Edison, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) HUREL CORPORATION (Beverly Hills, California);  THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Martin Yarmush (Newton, Massachusetts);  Robert Freedman (Beverly Hills, California);  Yaakov Nahmias (Plymouth, Minnesota);  Eric Novik (Edison, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT Compositions and methods described herein provide a cell culture system in which cells are in high metabolic states from the onset of the culture. Combinations of various cell culture components disclosed and employed herein allow cells to be in high metabolic states useful for drug testing immediately after the start of cell culture.
FILED Tuesday, November 24, 2009
APPL NO 13/131041
ART UNIT 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology;
C12M 23/12 (20130101)
C12M 23/16 (20130101)
C12M 25/14 (20130101)
C12M 35/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243232 Mochly-Rosen et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
INVENTOR(S) Daria Mochly-Rosen (Menlo Park, California);  Xin Qi (Beachwood, Ohio);  Nir Qvit (Menlo Park, California)
ABSTRACT The present disclosure provides peptides and constructs that inhibit mitochondrial fission, and compositions comprising the peptides or constructs. The present disclosure provides methods of reducing abnormal mitochondrial fission in a cell. Also provided are methods for designing and validating mitochondrial fission inhibitor constructs and peptides, including but not limited to, evaluating the effects of the constructs and peptides on dynamin- 1-related protein (Drp1) GTPase activity, binding of Drp1 to mitochondrial fission 1 protein (Fis1), reduction of mitochondrial damage, reduction in cell death, inhibition of mitochondrial fragmentation in a cell under pathological conditions, and reduced loss of neurites in primary dopaminergic neurons in a Parkinsonism cell culture.
FILED Tuesday, May 06, 2014
APPL NO 14/271301
ART UNIT 1676 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/00 (20130101)
A61K 38/16 (20130101)
A61K 51/08 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 7/06 (20130101)
C07K 7/08 (20130101)
C07K 14/00 (20130101)
C07K 14/47 (20130101)
C07K 14/705 (20130101)
C07K 14/4722 (20130101)
C07K 2319/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 9/14 (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 1/34 (20130101)
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US 09243234 Inouye et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) Masayori Inouye (New Brunswick, New Jersey);  Yoshihiro Yamaguchi (Somerset, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) Masayori Inouye (New Brunswick, New Jersey);  Yoshihiro Yamaguchi (Somerset, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT The present invention provides an improved and specific mRNA interferase and related methods of protein-based mRNA interference.
FILED Friday, August 03, 2012
APPL NO 14/236947
ART UNIT 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 9/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6869 (20130101)
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US 09243238 Baker et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) David Baker (Seattle, Washington);  Alexandre Zanghellini (Seattle, Washington);  Lin Jiang (Seattle, Washington);  Andrew Wollacott (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger (Seattle, Washington);  Eric Althoff (Seattle, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) David Baker (Seattle, Washington);  Alexandre Zanghellini (Seattle, Washington);  Lin Jiang (Seattle, Washington);  Andrew Wollacott (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger (Seattle, Washington);  Eric Althoff (Seattle, Washington)
ABSTRACT Disclosed herein are techniques for computationally designing enzymes. These techniques can be used to design variations of naturally occurring enzymes, as well as new enzymes having no natural counterparts. The techniques are based on first identifying functional reactive sites required to promote the desired reaction. Then, hashing algorithms are used to identify potential protein backbone structures (i.e., scaffolds) capable of supporting the required functional sites. These techniques were used to design 32 different protein sequences that exhibited aldol reaction catalytic function, 31 of which are defined in the Sequence Listing. Details of these 31 different synthetic aldolases are provided, including descriptions of how such synthetic aldolases can be differentiated from naturally occurring aldolases.
FILED Thursday, December 01, 2011
APPL NO 13/308699
ART UNIT 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 9/88 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 19/24 (20130101)
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US 09243278 Morgan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
ASSIGNEE(S) Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
INVENTOR(S) Jeffrey R Morgan (Sharon, Massachusetts);  Toni-Marie Achilli (Providence, Rhode Island);  Jacquelyn Youssef Schell (Providence, Rhode Island)
ABSTRACT The candidates are screened and then employed by administering to patients in need thereof of a drug candidate that affects heterotypic intercellular mechanotransduction. At least two types of cells are labeled with distinct intracellular fluorescent marker labels and combined to form a cell suspension and cultured to form a microtissue, such as spheroids. The cells or the spheroids are combined with a drug candidate, either before, during or after forming the spheroids. The distribution of the different cell types is compared to that of essentially the same suspension culture in the absence of the drug candidate. Alternatively, the cell power of cells cultured in a non-adherent mold that determines at least in part, the shape of microtissue formed is measured and compared with essentially the same cell suspension cultured in the same manner in the absence of a drug candidate. A patient in need thereof can be administered a drug identified as affecting heterotypic intercellular mechanotransduction. Alternatively, a macrotissue can be formed that is employed in therapeutic treatment of a patient in need thereof.
FILED Thursday, September 20, 2012
APPL NO 13/623668
ART UNIT 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5008 (20130101)
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US 09243281 McKnight et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
APPLICANT(S) Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Steven L. McKnight (Dallas, Texas);  Joseph M. Ready (Carrollton, Texas);  Andrew A. Pieper (Iowa City, Iowa);  Gelin Wang (Plano, Texas);  Ting Han (Dallas, Texas)
ABSTRACT Provided herein are methods for identifying a compound having cell-protective (e.g., neuroprotective) activity. Compounds identified therefrom are also provided. These compounds can be used to treat various diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with, for example, unwanted cell death.
FILED Wednesday, November 12, 2014
APPL NO 14/540006
ART UNIT 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/00 (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 1/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5014 (20130101)
G01N 33/5038 (20130101)
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US 09243282 Pollack et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
APPLICANT(S) Michael G. Pollack (Crumpler, North Carolina);  Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina);  Richard B. Fair (Durham, North Carolina);  Peter B. Griffin (Woodside, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC (San Diego, California);  DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina);  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANDFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (Palo Alto, California)
INVENTOR(S) Michael G. Pollack (Crumpler, North Carolina);  Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina);  Richard B. Fair (Durham, North Carolina);  Peter B. Griffin (Woodside, California)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to droplet-based pyrosequencing including a method of identifying a base at a target position in a sample nucleic acid. The method includes: (a) providing a droplet microactuator including a first droplet including a sample nucleic acid immobilized on a bead; and (b) on the droplet microactuator: (i) contacting the first droplet with one or more reagent droplets to yield a second droplet, wherein the one or more reagent droplets include reagents for extending a double stranded portion of the sample nucleic acid by incorporating a nucleotide at the target position; (ii) splitting the second droplet to yield a third droplet including the bead and a fourth droplet lacking the bead; and (iii) assaying the third droplet to determine whether the nucleotide was incorporated at the target position.
FILED Monday, May 14, 2012
APPL NO 13/470919
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 1/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12Q 1/6869 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6869 (20130101)
C12Q 2563/149 (20130101)
C12Q 2565/301 (20130101)
C12Q 2565/629 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 27/44791 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 436/25 (20150115)
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US 09243290 Edwards
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
APPLICANT(S) Jeremy Edwards (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Jeremy Edwards (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT We describe ultra-high throughput polony genome sequencing that can permit, for example, generating raw data to re-sequencing the human genome in about one week (including library prep and sequencing) at a reasonable cost. The methods described herein include one or more of the following: (1) increasing polony sequencing read length, (2) improving library construction and emulsions protocols, (3) increasing bead density and/or moving to alternative clonal amplication strategies (other than emulsion PCR or ePCR), (4) extending software capabilities to allow SNP calls from our new sequencing raw data, (5) Dual Primer Emulsion PCR, and (6) diagnostic method exploiting one or more of the foregoing.
FILED Friday, October 08, 2010
APPL NO 13/500578
ART UNIT 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6869 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12Q 1/6874 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6874 (20130101)
C12Q 2521/313 (20130101)
C12Q 2525/155 (20130101)
C12Q 2525/191 (20130101)
C12Q 2563/131 (20130101)
C12Q 2565/518 (20130101)
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US 09243887 Kang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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 A lateral-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 communicate with the optical detection system and receive the detection signals. The data processing system can be configured to assemble an image corresponding to a scanning path by constructing a plurality of A-scans from the detection signals, determining displacement information from the plurality of A-scans, and arranging the plurality of A-scans according to the displacement information.
FILED Friday, January 04, 2013
APPL NO 13/734715
ART UNIT 2886 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0066 (20130101)

Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours
G01B 9/0207 (20130101)
G01B 9/02044 (20130101)
G01B 9/02072 (20130101)
G01B 9/02091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01B 2290/65 (20130101)
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US 09243888 Tkaczyk et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
APPLICANT(S) Tomasz S. Tkaczyk (Houston, Texas);  Mark Pierce (Piscataway, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Tomasz S. Tkaczyk (Houston, Texas);  Mark Pierce (Piscataway, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT A method for imaging a sample. The method includes, during a single acquisition event, receiving depth-encoded electromagnetic (EM) fields from points on a sample that includes a first depth-encoded EM field for a first point and a second depth-encoded EM field for a second point, and redirecting the first depth-encoded EM field along a first predetermined direction to a first location on a dispersing re-imager and the second depthencoded EM field along a second pre-determined direction to a second location on the dispersing re-imager. The method further includes spectrally dispersing the first depthencoded EM field to obtain a first spectrum, re-imaging the first spectrum onto a first location on a detector, spectrally dispersing the second depth-encoded EM field to obtain a second spectrum, re-imaging the second spectrum onto a second location on the detector, and detecting the first re-imaged spectrum and the second re-imaged spectrum.
FILED Wednesday, November 30, 2011
APPL NO 13/991657
ART UNIT 2886 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0066 (20130101)
A61B 5/6852 (20130101)

Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours
G01B 9/02091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry
G01J 3/021 (20130101)
G01J 3/453 (20130101)
G01J 3/2823 (20130101)
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US 09244005 Tong
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) William G. Tong (La Jolla, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (San Diego, California)
INVENTOR(S) William G. Tong (La Jolla, California)
ABSTRACT Devices and techniques for using four wave mixing in optical sensing of various materials, including isotopes, chemical and biological substances.
FILED Monday, January 11, 2010
APPL NO 13/144062
ART UNIT 2886 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 21/19 (20130101)
G01N 21/39 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 21/74 (20130101)
G01N 21/359 (20130101)
G01N 21/3103 (20130101)
G01N 21/3504 (20130101)

Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters
G02F 1/3536 (20130101)
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US 09244041 Gallippi et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
APPLICANT(S) Caterina Gallippi (Cary, North Carolina);  Mallory Scola (Carrboro, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Caterina Gallippi (Cary, North Carolina);  Mallory Scola (Carrboro, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT A method for evaluating mechanical properties of a sample includes applying a plurality of pulses of acoustic energy to a sample to apply a mechanical force to the sample and induce a non-steady-state displacement in the sample. The method further includes monitoring a response of the sample caused by the application of the mechanical force. The method further includes determining a quantitative value for a mechanical property of the sample based on the response.
FILED Tuesday, August 28, 2012
APPL NO 13/597011
ART UNIT 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 8/08 (20130101)
A61B 8/485 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 29/045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 29/343 (20130101)
G01N 29/0654 (20130101)
G01N 2291/02475 (20130101)
G01N 2291/02827 (20130101)
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US 09244057 Takayama et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) Shuichi Takayama (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Hossein Tavana (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Arlyne Simon (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Shuichi Takayama (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Hossein Tavana (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Arlyne Simon (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to solution microarrays. In particular, the present invention relates to an aqueous 2-phase system for solution microarrays and uses thereof. Additional embodiments are described herein.
FILED Friday, March 18, 2011
APPL NO 13/635697
ART UNIT 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/5436 (20130101)
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US 09244074 Yang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Haining Yang (Honolulu, Hawaii);  Michele Carbone (Honolulu, Hawaii);  Harvey I. Pass (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii);  New York University (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Haining Yang (Honolulu, Hawaii);  Michele Carbone (Honolulu, Hawaii);  Harvey I. Pass (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT Several embodiments provided herein relate to methods of diagnosing asbestos exposure or mesothelioma. Several embodiments also relate to methods of differentiating whether a tumor of the lung is lung cancer or mesothelioma.
FILED Thursday, June 07, 2012
APPL NO 14/123722
ART UNIT 1678 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/6875 (20130101)
G01N 33/57423 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/57484 (20130101)
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US 09244075 Herr et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
APPLICANT(S) John C. Herr (Charlottesville, Virginia);  Euseblo S. Pires (Charlottesville, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia)
INVENTOR(S) John C. Herr (Charlottesville, Virginia);  Euseblo S. Pires (Charlottesville, Virginia)
ABSTRACT The present invention provides compositions and methods useful for diagnosing, treating, and preventing cancer, particularly ovarian cancer and uterine cancer, based on the discovery that the oocyte specific protein, SAS1R (Sperm Acrosomal SLLP1 Receptor), which is a sperm protein receptor, is also expressed in various cancers, including ovarian cancer and uterine cancer. Six SAS1R variants have been previously identified, and they are encompassed by the invention. The present invention further provides antibodies useful for targeting SAS1R expressing cells and for killing such cells.
FILED Monday, August 08, 2011
APPL NO 13/813680
ART UNIT 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/1709 (20130101)
A61K 39/3955 (20130101)

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6886 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/106 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/136 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/178 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/574 (20130101)
G01N 33/689 (20130101)
G01N 33/6884 (20130101)
G01N 33/6893 (20130101)
G01N 33/57442 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/57449 (20130101)
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US 09244080 Love et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICANT(S) J. Christopher Love (Somerville, Massachusetts);  Qing Han (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Vinay Tripuraneni (Durham, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) Massachussetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) J. Christopher Love (Somerville, Massachusetts);  Qing Han (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Vinay Tripuraneni (Durham, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT The invention provides a method for multiple cytokine detection from single cells for the purpose of generating immunological profiles of diseases.
FILED Friday, December 04, 2009
APPL NO 13/132858
ART UNIT 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5047 (20130101)
G01N 33/6854 (20130101)
G01N 33/6863 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/54366 (20130101)
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US 09245090 Gilbert et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) David M. Gilbert (Tallahassee, Florida);  Tyrone Ryba (Tallahassee, Florida);  Jinfeng Zhang (Tallahassee, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Tallahassee, Florida)
INVENTOR(S) David M. Gilbert (Tallahassee, Florida);  Tyrone Ryba (Tallahassee, Florida);  Jinfeng Zhang (Tallahassee, Florida)
ABSTRACT A method for determining a replication timing footprint comprises the following steps: (a) selecting a set of chosen regions of the replication timing profile of a chromosome of an individual, (b) choosing a set of selected regions from the set of chosen regions to form a set of selected regions and a set of unused regions, (c) conducting a iterative algorithm on the set of selected regions until a domain number for the set of selected regions has decreased to a predetermined minimum, (d) determining a replication timing footprint based the set of selected regions after step (c) has been conducted, and (e) displaying the replication timing footprint to a user.
FILED Monday, August 27, 2012
APPL NO 13/595017
ART UNIT 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 19/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245290 Ellerby et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) Buck Institute for Research on Aging (Novato, California);  The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Buck Institute for Research on Aging (Novato, California);  The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Lisa M. Ellerby (Novato, California);  Jonathan A. Ellman (Guilford, Connecticut);  Melissa J. Leyva (Berkeley, California)
ABSTRACT This invention provides novel caspase inhibitors useful for prophylaxis or treatment of a number of pathologies, including, for example, Huntington's disease. In certain embodiments the inhibitors include inhibitors of casepase-3 and/or casepase-6.
FILED Thursday, August 15, 2013
APPL NO 13/968338
ART UNIT 1626 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 249/04 (20130101)
C07D 405/12 (20130101)

Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for
G06Q 30/0627 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245722 Fedorov et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia)
ASSIGNEE(S) GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION (Atlanta, Georgia)
INVENTOR(S) Andrei G. Fedorov (Atlanta, Georgia);  Peter Arthur Kottke (Atlanta, Georgia)
ABSTRACT SMS probe imaging systems, methods of use thereof, and the like are disclosed. Embodiments of the present disclosure can use direct interrogation of objects (e.g., cells or tissue) within a small pool/droplet of liquid, optional thermal, mechanical, electrical, optical and chemical manipulation, followed immediately by liquid sampling, optional sample conditioning, and soft ionization of biomolecules.
FILED Thursday, September 11, 2014
APPL NO 14/483204
ART UNIT 2881 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps
H01J 37/28 (20130101)
H01J 49/0004 (20130101)
H01J 49/0431 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01J 2237/05 (20130101)
H01J 2237/285 (20130101)
H01J 2237/2803 (20130101)
H01J 2237/2809 (20130101)
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US 09245725 Ibrahim et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington);  Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington);  Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington)
ABSTRACT An ion trap device is disclosed. The device includes a series of electrodes that define an ion flow path. A radio frequency (RF) field is applied to the series of electrodes such that each electrode is phase shifted approximately 180 degrees from an adjacent electrode. A DC voltage is superimposed with the RF field to create a DC gradient to drive ions in the direction of the gradient. A second RF field or DC voltage is applied to selectively trap and release the ions from the device. Further, the device may be gridless and utilized at high pressure.
FILED Wednesday, February 12, 2014
APPL NO 14/179008
ART UNIT 2881 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps
H01J 49/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09247346 Kuo et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
APPLICANT(S) BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (DeKalb, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) Northern Illinois Research Foundation (DeKalb, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Sen M. Kuo (DeKalb, Illinois);  Lichuan Liu (Batavia, Illinois)
ABSTRACT Systems, apparatuses and methods for integrating adaptive noise cancellation (ANC) with communication features in an enclosure, such as an incubator, bed, and the like. Utilizing one or more error and reference microphones, a controller for a noise cancellation portion reduces noise within a quiet area of the enclosure. Voice communications are provided to allow external voice signals to be transmitted to the enclosure with minimized interference with noise processing. Vocal communications from within the enclosure may be processed to determine certain characteristics/features of the vocal communications. Using these characteristics, certain emotive and/or physiological states may be identified.
FILED Friday, March 15, 2013
APPL NO 13/837242
ART UNIT 2688 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives
CURRENT CPC
Household or Table Equipment
A47G 9/10 (20130101)
A47G 2009/006 (20130101)

Sound-producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for
G10K 11/1786 (20130101)
G10K 2210/1081 (20130101)

Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems
H04R 3/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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Department of Defense (DOD) 

US 09241482 Rogers et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Martin E. Rogers (Blacksburg, Virginia);  Janice P. Phillips (Hattiesburg, Mississippi);  Bryan Koene (Blacksburg, Virginia);  Marc S. Hirsch (Roanoke, 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) Martin E. Rogers (Blacksburg, Virginia);  Janice P. Phillips (Hattiesburg, Mississippi);  Bryan Koene (Blacksburg, Virginia);  Marc S. Hirsch (Roanoke, Virginia);  James H. Wynne (Alexandria, Virginia)
ABSTRACT The present invention is directed toward a self-decontaminating surface coating, which when cured has a partially hydrophobic surface. The coating comprises a polymeric coating resin which, when cured, is hydrophilic. The coating also comprises a biocide, a germinating agent, and a hydrophobic micro/nano particulate material. The coating is suitable for application to ceramics, metals, and polymer substrates. Articles coated with the coating of the present invention are resistant to spores.
FILED Wednesday, October 11, 2006
APPL NO 11/548406
ART UNIT 1611 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators
A01N 25/00 (20130101)
A01N 25/04 (20130101)
A01N 25/08 (20130101)
A01N 25/10 (20130101)
A01N 25/10 (20130101)
A01N 25/10 (20130101)
A01N 25/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A01N 25/34 (20130101)
A01N 33/12 (20130101)
A01N 33/12 (20130101)
A01N 33/12 (20130101)
A01N 33/12 (20130101)
A01N 33/12 (20130101)
A01N 37/44 (20130101)
A01N 37/44 (20130101)
A01N 37/44 (20130101)
A01N 63/00 (20130101)
A01N 2300/00 (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 5/14 (20130101)
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US 09241651 Fedder et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Carnegie Mellon University, Center for Technology Transfer and Enterpirse Creation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
ASSIGNEE(S) CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
INVENTOR(S) Gary K. Fedder (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania);  Burak Ozdoganlar (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania);  Peter J. Gilgunn (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT Methods, systems and apparatuses of ultra-miniature, ultra-compliant probe arrays that allows for design flexibility to match the stiffness of the tissue it is being applied to, such as the brain tissue, in all three axes (x, y and z), with interconnect cross section smaller than cell dimensions. Stiffness matching requires specific geometric and fabrication approaches, commonly leading to ultra-thin probe wires. Sizing of the electrodes for specific cell dimensions reduces glial formation. Further reduction in stiffness is obtained by incorporating different geometric features to the electrode, such as meandering the electrode wires. The small thickness and geometric features of the wires commonly result in very high compliance. To enable effective insertion of the probes to the tissue, the present invention uses stiff biodisolvable and/or biodegradable polymers, including single use or combinations of carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, maltose, other sugar molecules, polylactic acid and its co-polymers.
FILED Monday, November 19, 2012
APPL NO 13/680794
ART UNIT 3739 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0478 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/685 (20130101)
A61B 2562/028 (20130101)
A61B 2562/046 (20130101)
A61B 2562/125 (20130101)
A61B 2562/222 (20130101)

Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy
A61N 1/0534 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 29/49826 (20150115)
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US 09242226 Wright
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Michael E. Wright (Ridgecrest, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Government of the United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Michael E. Wright (Ridgecrest, California)
ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for dehydrating bio-1-alcohols to bio-1-alkenes with high selectivity. The bio-1-alkenes are useful in preparing high flashpoint diesel and jet biofuels which are useful to civilian and military applications. Furthermore, the bio-1-alkenes may be converted to biolubricants useful in the transportation sector and other areas requiring high purity/thermally stable lubricants.
FILED Thursday, March 29, 2012
APPL NO 13/434474
ART UNIT 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
CURRENT CPC
Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 21/12 (20130101)
B01J 23/005 (20130101)
B01J 23/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B01J 31/0274 (20130101)
B01J 37/06 (20130101)
B01J 37/08 (20130101)
B01J 37/0209 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 1/20 (20130101)
C07C 1/24 (20130101)
C07C 1/24 (20130101)
C07C 1/24 (20130101)
C07C 1/24 (20130101)
C07C 1/24 (20130101)
C07C 11/02 (20130101)
C07C 11/08 (20130101)
C07C 11/10 (20130101)
C07C 11/107 (20130101)
C07C 2521/04 (20130101)
C07C 2523/06 (20130101)
C07C 2531/12 (20130101)

Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes
C10G 3/42 (20130101)
C10G 3/44 (20130101)
C10G 2300/1011 (20130101)
C10G 2400/04 (20130101)
C10G 2400/08 (20130101)
C10G 2400/10 (20130101)
C10G 2400/20 (20130101)
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US 09242248 Astratov
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
APPLICANT(S) Vasily N Astratov (Charlotte, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Vasily N Astratov (Charlotte, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT Microspheres are sorted by resonant light pressure effects. An evanescent optical field is generated when light is confined within the interior of an optical element such as a surface waveguide, a tapered microfiber, or a prism. Microspheres brought within vicinity of the surface are subjected to forces that result from a coupling of the evanescent field to whispering gallery modes (WGM) in the microspheres. Alternatively, a focused laser beam is directed close to the edge of the microspheres to exert resonant optical forces on microspheres. Optical forces are resonantly enhanced when light frequencies match WGM frequencies in the microspheres. Those microspheres for which resonance is obtained are more affected by the evanescent field than microspheres for which resonance does not occur. Greater forces are applied to resonating microspheres, which are separated from a heterogeneous mixture according to size.
FILED Monday, February 11, 2013
APPL NO 13/763746
ART UNIT 2877 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Separating Solid Materials Using Liquids or Using Pneumatic Tables or Jigs
B03B 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Postal Sorting; Sorting Individual Articles, or Bulk Material Fit to be Sorted Piece-meal, e.g by Picking
B07C 5/3427 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 15/1436 (20130101)
G01N 21/53 (20130101)
G01N 2015/149 (20130101)

Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 27/56 (20130101)
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US 09242295 Liu
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
APPLICANT(S) J. Ping Liu (Colleyville, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) J. Ping Liu (Colleyville, Texas)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to bulk magnetic nanocomposites and methods of making bulk magnetic nanocomposites.
FILED Wednesday, December 15, 2010
APPL NO 12/968999
ART UNIT 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder
B22F 1/0018 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B22F 1/0025 (20130101)
B22F 3/02 (20130101)
B22F 9/04 (20130101)
B22F 2009/041 (20130101)
B22F 2009/043 (20130101)
B22F 2998/10 (20130101)
B22F 2998/10 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 25/00 (20130101)
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)

Alloys
C22C 1/05 (20130101)
C22C 1/0441 (20130101)
C22C 2202/02 (20130101)

Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties
H01F 1/0579 (20130101)
H01F 41/0266 (20130101)
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US 09242876 Barron et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Andrew R. Barron (Houston, Texas);  Samuel J. Maguire-Boyle (Drogheda, Ireland)
ASSIGNEE(S) WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY (Houston, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Andrew R. Barron (Houston, Texas);  Samuel J. Maguire-Boyle (Drogheda, Ireland)
ABSTRACT Various aspects of the present invention pertain to porous membranes that comprise: (1) a plurality of pores with pore sizes of more than about 0.1 μm in diameter; and (2) a plurality of hydrophilic molecules. Additional aspects of the present invention pertain to methods of separating organic compounds from a liquid sample by: (1) providing the porous membrane; and (2) flowing the liquid sample through the porous membrane in order to retain organic compounds on the porous membrane. Further aspects of the present invention pertain to systems for separating organic compounds from a liquid sample. Such systems comprises: (1) the porous membrane; and (2) a flowing unit that enables the liquid sample to flow through the porous membrane. Additional aspects of the present invention pertain to methods of making the above-described porous membranes by: (1) coating a surface of a porous membrane containing 0.1 μm pores with a ceramic material; and (2) associating the coated surface of the porous membrane with hydrophilic molecules.
FILED Friday, April 15, 2011
APPL NO 13/087706
ART UNIT 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 63/066 (20130101)
B01D 67/0088 (20130101)
B01D 69/02 (20130101)
B01D 2323/02 (20130101)
B01D 2325/36 (20130101)

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 1/444 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C02F 2101/32 (20130101)
C02F 2103/08 (20130101)
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US 09243055 Wang-Johanning
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
APPLICANT(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Feng Wang-Johanning (Bastrop, Texas)
ABSTRACT Methods and compositions for cancer diagnostics and therapy are provided. More particular, methods and compositions for detecting, preventing, and treating HERV-K+ cancers are provided. One example of a method may involve a method for preventing or inhibiting cancer cell proliferation by administering to a subject a cancer cell proliferation blocking or reducing amount of a HERV-K env protein binding antibody.
FILED Monday, March 18, 2013
APPL NO 13/846612
ART UNIT 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 39/0011 (20130101)
A61K 47/48523 (20130101)
A61K 47/48584 (20130101)
A61K 47/48623 (20130101)
A61K 47/48638 (20130101)
A61K 2039/505 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 16/1036 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 16/3015 (20130101)
C07K 16/3053 (20130101)
C07K 16/3069 (20130101)
C07K 2316/95 (20130101)
C07K 2317/21 (20130101)
C07K 2317/24 (20130101)
C07K 2317/73 (20130101)
C07K 2317/77 (20130101)
C07K 2317/565 (20130101)
C07K 2317/622 (20130101)
C07K 2317/732 (20130101)
C07K 2317/734 (20130101)
C07K 2319/55 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 2740/10011 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/57407 (20130101)
G01N 33/57415 (20130101)
G01N 33/57434 (20130101)
G01N 33/57449 (20130101)
G01N 33/57484 (20130101)
G01N 33/57492 (20130101)
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US 09243057 Marks et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICANT(S) James D. Marks (Kensington, California);  Maria Consuelo Garcia Rodriguez (San Francisco, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) James D. Marks (Kensington, California);  Maria Consuelo Garcia Rodriguez (San Francisco, California)
ABSTRACT The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to botulinum neurotoxins (e.g., BoNT/A, BoNT/B, BoNT/C, BoNT/D, BoNT/E, BoNT/F, BoNT/G, etc.) and the epitopes bound by those antibodies. The antibodies and derivatives thereof that specifically bind to the neutralizing epitopes provided herein can be used to neutralize botulinum neurotoxin and are therefore also useful in the treatment of botulism.
FILED Wednesday, August 31, 2011
APPL NO 13/813623
ART UNIT 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 2039/505 (20130101)
A61K 2039/507 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 16/1282 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 2317/21 (20130101)
C07K 2317/24 (20130101)
C07K 2317/33 (20130101)
C07K 2317/54 (20130101)
C07K 2317/55 (20130101)
C07K 2317/76 (20130101)
C07K 2317/92 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/573 (20130101)
G01N 33/56911 (20130101)
G01N 2333/33 (20130101)
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US 09243150 Matzdorf et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Craig Matzdorf (California, Maryland);  William Nickerson (Reston, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Craig Matzdorf (California, Maryland);  William Nickerson (Reston, Virginia)
ABSTRACT This invention relates to sacrificial-metal pigments coated with an effective amount of at least one metal oxide or a combination of metal oxides such as a chromium-zirconium oxide, and the process for preparing said coated pigments and combination thereof with film-forming binders for coating metal substrates to inhibit corrosion. The coated sacrificial-metal pigments are electrically active to prevent corrosion of metal substrates that are more cathodic (electropositive) than the metal oxide coated metal pigments.
FILED Wednesday, August 01, 2012
APPL NO 13/564341
ART UNIT 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor
C09D 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C09D 5/10 (20130101)
C09D 5/082 (20130101)
C09D 7/1291 (20130101)

Alloys
C22C 21/00 (20130101)

Non-mechanical Removal of Metallic Material From Surface; Inhibiting Corrosion of Metallic Material or Incrustation in General; Multi-step Processes for Surface Treatment of Metallic Material Involving at Least One Process Provided for in Class C23 and at Least One Process Covered by Subclass C21D or C22F or Class C25
C23F 11/00 (20130101)
C23F 11/08 (20130101)
C23F 11/10 (20130101)
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US 09243238 Baker et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) David Baker (Seattle, Washington);  Alexandre Zanghellini (Seattle, Washington);  Lin Jiang (Seattle, Washington);  Andrew Wollacott (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger (Seattle, Washington);  Eric Althoff (Seattle, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) David Baker (Seattle, Washington);  Alexandre Zanghellini (Seattle, Washington);  Lin Jiang (Seattle, Washington);  Andrew Wollacott (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger (Seattle, Washington);  Eric Althoff (Seattle, Washington)
ABSTRACT Disclosed herein are techniques for computationally designing enzymes. These techniques can be used to design variations of naturally occurring enzymes, as well as new enzymes having no natural counterparts. The techniques are based on first identifying functional reactive sites required to promote the desired reaction. Then, hashing algorithms are used to identify potential protein backbone structures (i.e., scaffolds) capable of supporting the required functional sites. These techniques were used to design 32 different protein sequences that exhibited aldol reaction catalytic function, 31 of which are defined in the Sequence Listing. Details of these 31 different synthetic aldolases are provided, including descriptions of how such synthetic aldolases can be differentiated from naturally occurring aldolases.
FILED Thursday, December 01, 2011
APPL NO 13/308699
ART UNIT 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 9/88 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 19/24 (20130101)
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US 09243277 Rajagopal et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
APPLICANT(S) CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California)
INVENTOR(S) Aditya Rajagopal (Irvine, California);  Axel Scherer (Barnard, Vermont);  Michael D. Henry (Altadena, California);  Sameer Walavalkar (Studio City, California);  Thomas A. Tombrello (Altadena, California);  Andrew P. Homyk (South Pasadena, California)
ABSTRACT The basic structure and functionality of a probe as disclosed herein allows for flexibly incorporating into the probe, various sensing elements for various sensing applications. Two example applications among these various sensing applications include bio-sensing and chemical-sensing applications. For bio-sensing applications the probe, which is fabricated upon a silicon substrate, includes a bio-sensing element such as a nano-pillar transistor, and for chemical-sensing applications the probe includes a sensing element that has a functionalized contact area whereby the sensing element generates a voltage when exposed to one or more chemicals of interest.
FILED Monday, June 29, 2015
APPL NO 14/753741
ART UNIT 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/04001 (20130101)

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 27/3275 (20130101)
G01N 27/4146 (20130101)

Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 1/06711 (20130101)
G01R 1/07342 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 29/78 (20130101)
H01L 29/413 (20130101)
H01L 29/4966 (20130101)
H01L 29/7831 (20130101)
H01L 29/42376 (20130101)
H01L 29/66477 (20130101)
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US 09243329 Dietz
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
APPLICANT(S) Nikolaus Dietz (Tucker, Georgia)
ASSIGNEE(S) Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia)
INVENTOR(S) Nikolaus Dietz (Tucker, Georgia)
ABSTRACT A composition, reactor apparatus, method, and control system for growing epitaxial layers of group III-nitride alloys. Super-atmospheric pressure is used as a process parameter to control the epitaxial layer growth where the identity of alloy layers differ within a heterostructure stack of two or more layers.
FILED Thursday, August 12, 2010
APPL NO 13/390055
ART UNIT 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General
C23C 16/303 (20130101)
C23C 16/4584 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C23C 16/45544 (20130101)

Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor
C30B 25/14 (20130101)
C30B 29/403 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/0254 (20130101)
H01L 33/32 (20130101)
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US 09243333 Matzdorf et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Craig Matzdorf (California, Maryland);  William Nickerson (Reston, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Craig Matzdorf (California, Maryland);  William Nickerson (Reston, Virginia)
ABSTRACT This invention relates to galvanic aluminum alloy powder-pigments coated with semi-conducting corrosion inhibiting compositions and to the process for preparing said coated powder-pigments for coating metal substrates to inhibit corrosion. The coated aluminum alloy powder-pigments are electrically active and prevent corrosion of metals which are more cathodic (electropositive) than the coated aluminum alloy pigments.
FILED Thursday, September 27, 2012
APPL NO 13/628232
ART UNIT 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor
C09D 5/08 (20130101)

Alloys
C22C 21/00 (20130101)
C22C 21/10 (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 22/34 (20130101)
C23C 24/00 (20130101)
C23C 2222/10 (20130101)

Non-mechanical Removal of Metallic Material From Surface; Inhibiting Corrosion of Metallic Material or Incrustation in General; Multi-step Processes for Surface Treatment of Metallic Material Involving at Least One Process Provided for in Class C23 and at Least One Process Covered by Subclass C21D or C22F or Class C25
C23F 13/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C23F 13/14 (20130101)

Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties
H01B 1/00 (20130101)
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US 09243351 Fang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
Robert A. Welch Foundation
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Shaoli Fang (Richardson, Texas);  Marcio Dias Lima (Richardson, Texas);  Xavier N. Lepro-Chavez (Richardson, Texas);  Javier Carretero-Gonzalez (Dallas, Texas);  Elizabeth Castillo-Martinez (Dallas, Texas);  Raquel Ovalle-Robles (Sachse, Texas);  Carter Sebastian Haines (Murphy, Texas);  David Michael Novitski (Richardson, Texas);  Mohammad H. Haque (Dallas, Texas);  Chihye Lewis-Azad (Dallas, Texas);  Mikhail Kozlov (Dallas, Texas);  Anvar A. Zakhidov (McKinney, Texas);  Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas)
ABSTRACT Fabrication of yarns or other shaped articles from materials in powder form (or nanoparticles or nanofibers) using carbon nanotube/nanofiber sheet as a platform (template). This includes methods for fabricating biscrolled yarns using carbon nanotube/nanofiber sheets and biscrolled fibers fabricated thereby.
FILED Thursday, February 19, 2015
APPL NO 14/625998
ART UNIT 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/7007 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 21/18 (20130101)
B01J 21/063 (20130101)
B01J 21/185 (20130101)
B01J 35/0006 (20130101)
B01J 35/06 (20130101)
B01J 37/0215 (20130101)
B01J 37/0238 (20130101)

Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General
B05D 3/12 (20130101)
B05D 5/00 (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 14/04 (20130101)
C23C 14/58 (20130101)
C23C 16/04 (20130101)
C23C 16/56 (20130101)

Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments
D01F 9/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties
H01B 12/06 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 4/587 (20130101)
H01M 4/5825 (20130101)
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US 09243563 Lo
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
APPLICANT(S) Charles Lo (Peoria, Arizona)
ASSIGNEE(S) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) Charles Lo (Peoria, Arizona)
ABSTRACT A system for supplying turbine cooling air flow includes a turbofan engine, a heat exchanger, and a door. The turbofan engine includes an engine case that has an inner volume within which at least a gas turbine engine is mounted, and a bypass flow passage that is defined by an outer fan duct and an inner fan duct and that is configured to direct fan air flow therethrough. The heat exchanger is disposed within the turbofan engine, is coupled to receive fluid and cooling air from the bypass flow passage, and is configured to transfer heat between fluid and the cooling air. The door is movably mounted in the turbofan engine and is movable between a closed position, in which the cooling air will not flow through the heat exchanger, and an open position, in which the cooling air may flow through the heat exchanger.
FILED Wednesday, January 25, 2012
APPL NO 13/358161
ART UNIT 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
CURRENT CPC
Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft
B64D 2033/024 (20130101)

Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants
F02C 7/12 (20130101)
F02C 7/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
F02C 7/141 (20130101)
F02C 7/185 (20130101)

Jet-propulsion Plants
F02K 3/06 (20130101)
F02K 3/105 (20130101)
F02K 3/115 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
Y02T 50/675 (20130101)
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US 09243931 Linton et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
APPLICANT(S) DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri)
ASSIGNEE(S) DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri)
INVENTOR(S) Thomas D. Linton (Lake Saint Louis, Missouri);  Jeffrey S. Folmer (Edwardsville, Illinois);  Jeffrey S. Fitzgerald (Florissant, Missouri)
ABSTRACT Methods, devices, and systems are presented for calibrating or otherwise correcting the pointing accuracy of a gimbal. Measurements of the actual planes of rotation of each of a gimbal's rotatable elements is made using an off-board measurement device, such as a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The measurements from the off-board device can be combined with those from native, on-board gimbal sensors of the rotation angles at which the planes are tilted/pitched with respect to their nominal planes of rotation. Information representing the error vectors between the nominal and actual planes of rotation is stored and used for correcting the pointing accuracy of the gimbal. The corrected pointing vector of the gimbal can be combined with measurements from an inertial measurement unit (INU) and rangefinder in order to accurately determine a geographic target position to which the gimbal points.
FILED Wednesday, November 28, 2012
APPL NO 13/687929
ART UNIT 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry
G01C 19/54 (20130101)
G01C 25/00 (20130101)
G01C 25/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244015 Li et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Zhiyong Li (Redwood City, California);  Min Hu (Sunnyvale, California);  Fung Suong Ou (Palo Alto, California);  Wei Wu (Palo Alto, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Zhiyong Li (Redwood City, California);  Min Hu (Sunnyvale, California);  Fung Suong Ou (Palo Alto, California);  Wei Wu (Palo Alto, California)
ABSTRACT A self-arranging, luminescence-enhancement device 101 for surface-enhanced luminescence. The self-arranging, luminescence-enhancement device 101 for surface-enhanced luminescence includes a substrate 110, and a plurality 120 of flexible columnar structures. A flexible columnar structure 120-1 of the plurality 120 includes a flexible column 120-1A, and a metallic cap 120-1B coupled to the apex 120-1 C of the flexible column 120-1A. At least the flexible columnar structure 120-1 and a second flexible columnar structure 120-2 are configured to self-arrange into a close-packed configuration with at least one molecule 220-1 disposed between at least the metallic cap 120-1B and a second metallic cap 120-2B of respective flexible columnar structure 120-1 and second flexible columnar structure 120-2.
FILED Tuesday, April 20, 2010
APPL NO 13/636784
ART UNIT 2886 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 21/658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244124 Alvarez-Icaza Rivera et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza Rivera (San Jose, California);  John V. Arthur (Mountain View, California);  Andrew S. Cassidy (San Jose, California);  Bryan L. Jackson (Fremont, California);  Paul A. Merolla (Palo Alto, California);  Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California);  Jun Sawada (Austin, Texas)
ABSTRACT Embodiments of the invention provide a scan test system for an integrated circuit comprising multiple processing elements. The system comprises at least one scan input component and at least one scan clock component. Each scan input component is configured to provide a scan input to at least two processing elements. Each scan clock component is configured to provide a scan clock signal to at least two processing elements. The system further comprises at least one scan select component for selectively enabling a scan of at least one processing element. Each processing element is configured to scan in a scan input and scan out a scan output when said the processing element is scan-enabled. The system further comprises an exclusive-OR tree comprising multiple exclusive-OR logic gates. The said exclusive-OR tree generates a parity value representing a parity of all scan outputs scanned out from all scan-enabled processing elements.
FILED Friday, March 28, 2014
APPL NO 14/229739
ART UNIT 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 31/3177 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01R 31/3187 (20130101)
G01R 31/318516 (20130101)
G01R 31/318519 (20130101)
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US 09244225 Botez et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
APPLICANT(S) Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin)
ASSIGNEE(S) Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin)
INVENTOR(S) Dan Botez (Madison, Wisconsin);  Thomas F. Kuech (Madison, Wisconsin);  Luke J. Mawst (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin);  Steven Christopher Ruder (Madison, Wisconsin)
ABSTRACT Methods for the fabrication of orientation-patterned semiconductor structures are provided. The structures are light-waveguiding structures for nonlinear frequency conversion. The structures are periodically poled semiconductor heterostructures comprising a series of material domains disposed in a periodically alternating arrangement along the optical propagation axis of the waveguide. The methods of fabricating the orientation-patterned structures utilize a series of surface planarization steps at intermediate stages of the heterostucture growth process to provide interlayer interfaces having extremely low roughnesses.
FILED Thursday, July 09, 2015
APPL NO 14/794988
ART UNIT 2874 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 6/122 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02B 2006/12035 (20130101)
G02B 2006/12097 (20130101)
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US 09244268 Long et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) James Peter Long (Accokeek, Maryland);  Joshua D. Caldwell (Accokeek, Maryland);  Jeffrey C. Owrutsky (Silver Spring, Maryland);  Orest J. Glembocki (Alexandria, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) James Peter Long (Accokeek, Maryland);  Joshua D. Caldwell (Accokeek, Maryland);  Jeffrey C. Owrutsky (Silver Spring, Maryland);  Orest J. Glembocki (Alexandria, Virginia)
ABSTRACT Optical devices that include one or more structures fabricated from polar-dielectric materials that exhibit surface phonon polaritons (SPhPs), where the SPhPs alter the optical properties of the structure. The optical properties lent to these structures by the SPhPs are altered by introducing charge carriers directly into the structures. The carriers can be introduced into these structures, and the carrier concentration thereby controlled, through optical pumping or the application of an appropriate electrical bias.
FILED Friday, February 07, 2014
APPL NO 14/174927
ART UNIT 2884 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 20/00 (20130101)

Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry
G01J 3/12 (20130101)
G01J 2003/1213 (20130101)

Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 6/1225 (20130101)
G02B 26/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

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 1/011 (20130101)
G02F 1/0126 (20130101)
G02F 2202/32 (20130101)
G02F 2203/10 (20130101)
G02F 2203/11 (20130101)
G02F 2203/13 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests
Y10S 977/932 (20130101)
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US 09244475 Stanczak et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
APPLICANT(S) Mark Stanley Stanczak (Sterling Heights, Michigan);  Louis Stephen Smutek (Livonia, Michigan);  Alan Wayne Brown (Canton, Michigan);  David Allen Backus (Milford, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) Global Embedded Technologies, Inc. (Farmington Hills, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Mark Stanley Stanczak (Sterling Heights, Michigan);  Louis Stephen Smutek (Livonia, Michigan);  Alan Wayne Brown (Canton, Michigan);  David Allen Backus (Milford, Michigan)
ABSTRACT Embodiments of the invention relate generally to power management and the like, and more particularly, to an apparatus, a system, a method, and a computer-readable medium for providing power controlling functionality to generate configurable power signals and to deliver power during fault conditions. In at least some embodiments, a power control unit can generate power signals having configurable attributes as a function of a mode of operation, a fault type, and the like.
FILED Monday, January 06, 2014
APPL NO 14/148684
ART UNIT 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling
CURRENT CPC
Systems for Regulating Electric or Magnetic Variables
G05F 1/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G05F 3/02 (20130101)

Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements
H02H 1/0092 (20130101)
H02H 3/006 (20130101)
H02H 3/10 (20130101)
H02H 3/207 (20130101)
H02H 5/04 (20130101)

Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy
H02J 4/00 (20130101)

Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof
H02M 1/32 (20130101)
H02M 1/36 (20130101)
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US 09244735 Andrade et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
National Security Agency (NSA)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Henrique Andrade (Croton-on-Hudson, New York);  Bugra Gedik (White Plains, New York);  Vibhore Kumar (Stamford, Connecticut);  Kun-Lung Wu (Yorktown Heights, New York)
ABSTRACT Data analysis applications include model building components and stream processing components. To increase utility of the data analysis application, in one embodiment, the model building component of the data analysis application is managed. Management includes resource allocation and/or configuration adaptation of the model building component, as examples.
FILED Tuesday, January 07, 2014
APPL NO 14/149374
ART UNIT 2195 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 9/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 11/3447 (20130101)
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US 09244791 Hamilton
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Brett Hamilton (Heltonville, Indiana)
ABSTRACT An example of the invention includes a process and apparatus combining test modalities that collates data, processes it into a standard format, evaluates trends and interrogates via an expert system can increase efficiency and yield greater confidence in testing of parts in a variety of supply chain segments. An exemplary process and test system can collect a variety of test data as pre-processed raw data from a plurality of modalities as an evaluation database. The evaluation database post-processes said raw data via data analysis output to an expert system and decision engine as exemplary rule sets. The decision engine generating a probability that a microelectronic device is unauthorized, does not meet specification(s), is defective or counterfeit.
FILED Monday, April 14, 2014
APPL NO 14/251797
ART UNIT 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 11/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245001 Nitz
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
APPLICANT(S) SRI International (Menlo Park, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) SRI INTERNATIONAL (Menlo Park, California)
INVENTOR(S) Kenneth C. Nitz (Redwood City, California)
ABSTRACT A content processing system may include any of a number of content processing techniques such as condensed content management, multi-content compilation management, associated content compilation management, recommended content management, and content cluster management.
FILED Monday, August 11, 2014
APPL NO 14/456892
ART UNIT 2161 — Data Bases & File Management
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/3087 (20130101)
G06F 17/30554 (20130101)
G06F 17/30598 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245163 Thwing et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
APPLICANT(S) Clinton J. Thwing (Bulverde, Texas);  Jonathan D. Bartlett (San Antonio, Texas);  Erika C. Laiche (San Antonio, Texas);  David L. Jones (San Antonio, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (San Antonio, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Clinton J. Thwing (Bulverde, Texas);  Jonathan D. Bartlett (San Antonio, Texas);  Erika C. Laiche (San Antonio, Texas);  David L. Jones (San Antonio, Texas)
ABSTRACT A method of tracking and reporting the velocity of a hand-held paint spray gun. The object to be painted is placed in a room having one or more fiducial walls. A camera is installed on the spray gun, with its field of view toward the one or more fiducial walls. As the object is painted, the camera detects fiducials, calculates their current position, and compares current positions to previous locations to determine movement and velocity. The current velocity is compared to a stored target velocity, and audible or visible feedback is provided to the spray gun operator.
FILED Monday, March 08, 2010
APPL NO 12/719093
ART UNIT 2482 — Recording and Compression
CURRENT CPC
Spraying Apparatus; Atomising Apparatus; Nozzles
B05B 7/02 (20130101)
B05B 12/084 (20130101)

Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers
G06K 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Pictorial Communication, e.g Television
H04N 7/18 (20130101)
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US 09245222 Modha
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California)
ABSTRACT Embodiments of the invention provide a neural network comprising multiple functional neural core circuits, and a dynamically reconfigurable switch interconnect between the functional neural core circuits. The interconnect comprises multiple connectivity neural core circuits. Each functional neural core circuit comprises a first and a second core module. Each core module comprises a plurality of electronic neurons, a plurality of incoming electronic axons, and multiple electronic synapses interconnecting the incoming axons to the neurons. Each neuron has a corresponding outgoing electronic axon. In one embodiment, zero or more sets of connectivity neural core circuits interconnect outgoing axons in a functional neural core circuit to incoming axons in the same functional neural core circuit. In another embodiment, zero or more sets of connectivity neural core circuits interconnect outgoing and incoming axons in a functional neural core circuit to incoming and outgoing axons in a different functional neural core circuit, respectively.
FILED Friday, August 24, 2012
APPL NO 13/594069
ART UNIT 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 13/4068 (20130101)

Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models
G06N 3/04 (20130101)
G06N 3/063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245223 Modha
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to unsupervised, supervised and reinforced learning via spiking computation. The neural network comprises a plurality of neural modules. Each neural module comprises multiple digital neurons such that each neuron in a neural module has a corresponding neuron in another neural module. An interconnection network comprising a plurality of edges interconnects the plurality of neural modules. Each edge interconnects a first neural module to a second neural module, and each edge comprises a weighted synaptic connection between every neuron in the first neural module and a corresponding neuron in the second neural module.
FILED Thursday, August 16, 2012
APPL NO 13/587424
ART UNIT 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling
CURRENT CPC
Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models
G06N 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06N 3/049 (20130101)
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US 09245331 Beardsley et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
APPLICANT(S) RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) RAYTHEON COMPANY (Wahtlam, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Christopher J. Beardsley (McKinney, Texas);  Luan B. Do (McKinney, Texas)
ABSTRACT A system and method for image contrast enhancement using sub-segments. A coarse piecewise linear transform is formed based on the intensity distribution in an image, the segments of the piecewise linear transform selected to produce, when the piecewise linear transform is applied to the image, an improved intensity distribution, e.g., one approximating a Rayleigh distribution. A fine piecewise linear transform is formed by forming sub-segments at each of the breakpoints of the coarse piecewise linear transform.
FILED Tuesday, May 20, 2014
APPL NO 14/283007
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 9/40 (20130101)

Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 5/009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06T 5/40 (20130101)
G06T 2207/10048 (20130101)
G06T 2207/20016 (20130101)
G06T 2207/20204 (20130101)
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US 09245601 Sinangil et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California)
INVENTOR(S) Mahmut Ersin Sinangil (Medford, Massachusetts);  John W. Poulton (Chapel Hill, North Carolina);  Brucek Kurdo Khailany (Austin, Texas);  John H. Edmondson (Arlington, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A system and device are provided for implementing memory arrays using high-density latch cells. The device includes an array of cells arranged into columns and rows. Each cell comprises a latch cell that includes a transmission gate, a pair of inverters, and an output buffer. Each row of latch cells is connected to at least one common node for addressing the row of latch cells, and each column of latch cells is connected to a particular bit of an input signal and a particular bit of an output signal. A register file may be implemented using one or more arrays of the high-density latch cells to replace any or all of the banks of SRAM cells typically used to implement the register file.
FILED Wednesday, June 04, 2014
APPL NO 14/296320
ART UNIT 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Static Stores
G11C 7/106 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G11C 8/08 (20130101)
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US 09245617 Edelstein
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
APPLICANT(S) U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Alan S. Edelstein (Alexandria, Virginia)
ABSTRACT A nonvolatile memory comprising at least one ferromagnetic region having permittivity which changes from a first state to a second state of lower permittivity upon heating; at least one heater operatively associated with the at least one ferromagnetic region which selectively provides heat to the ferromagnetic region to change its permittivity; and a plurality of connectors operatively connected to the at least one heater and adapted to be connected to a current source that provides a current which causes the heater to change the at least one ferromagnetic region from a first state to a second state. Optionally, the memory is arranged as an array of memory cells. Optionally, each cell has a magnetic field sensor operatively associated therewith. Optionally, the nonvolatile memory is radiation hard. Also, a method of recording data by heating at least one ferromagnetic region to change its permittivity.
FILED Wednesday, August 27, 2014
APPL NO 14/469995
ART UNIT 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Static Stores
G11C 11/16 (20130101)
G11C 11/161 (20130101)
G11C 11/1675 (20130101)
G11C 13/0004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G11C 13/0061 (20130101)
G11C 13/0069 (20130101)
G11C 2013/008 (20130101)
G11C 2013/0078 (20130101)
G11C 2013/0092 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 27/222 (20130101)
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US 09245694 Dunn et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Bruce S. Dunn (Los Angeles, California);  Chi On Chui (Encino, California);  Ajey Poovannummoottil Jacob (Albany, New York);  Daniel Membreno (Los Angeles, California);  Leland Smith (Los Angeles, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Intel Corporation (Chandler, Arizona)
INVENTOR(S) Bruce S. Dunn (Los Angeles, California);  Chi On Chui (Encino, California);  Ajey Poovannummoottil Jacob (Albany, New York);  Daniel Membreno (Los Angeles, California);  Leland Smith (Los Angeles, California)
ABSTRACT Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solid-state supercapacitor. The solid-state supercapacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a solid-state ionogel structure between the first electrode and the second electrode. The solid-state ionogel structure prevents direct electrical contact between the first electrode and the second electrode. Further, the solid-state ionogel structure substantially fills voids inside the first electrode and the second electrode.
FILED Monday, May 14, 2012
APPL NO 13/470776
ART UNIT 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type
H01G 11/36 (20130101)
H01G 11/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01G 11/58 (20130101)
H01G 11/84 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 28/40 (20130101)
H01L 28/60 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/13 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 29/417 (20150115)
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US 09245714 Carroll
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California)
INVENTOR(S) Allen M. Carroll (San Jose, California)
ABSTRACT Compression, transmission and decompression of gray-tone imagery data includes receiving a gray-tone image suitable for printing at least a portion of a pattern onto a substrate by operation of an electron beam lithography system, aggregating sets of lines of the gray-tone image into trilines, sequentially encoding each of the trilines of the gray-tone image by operation of one or more encoders, the one or more encoders equipped with a codebook configured to store a plurality of triline fragments and a write location and transmitting the encoded trilines of the gray-tone image to a set of decoders of the digital pattern generator via a set of data pathways established between the one or more encoders and each of the decoders.
FILED Friday, September 27, 2013
APPL NO 14/040056
ART UNIT 2881 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 10/00 (20130101)
B82Y 40/00 (20130101)

Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow or Liquid Level; Metering by Volume
G01F 23/284 (20130101)

Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps
H01J 37/3023 (20130101)
H01J 37/3175 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01J 37/3177 (20130101)
H01J 2237/31762 (20130101)
H01J 2237/31789 (20130101)
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US 09246038 Moore et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Duncan T. Moore (Fairport, New York);  Greg R. Schmidt (Gates, New York);  Michael Brown (Rochester, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER (Rochester, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Duncan T. Moore (Fairport, New York);  Greg R. Schmidt (Gates, New York);  Michael Brown (Rochester, New York)
ABSTRACT A light guide apparatus includes a light guide layer and an injection layer further including light injection elements and respective light bypass elements disposed optically upstream of the light injection elements. The light injection elements and/or the bypass elements may take the form of air prisms. There is an axial index of refraction variation between the light guide layer and the injection layer. The axial index of refraction variation may be discrete or may be an axial gradient index variation.
FILED Wednesday, May 02, 2012
APPL NO 13/462047
ART UNIT 2883 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 6/0018 (20130101)
G02B 6/0036 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 31/0547 (20141201) Original (OR) Class

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/52 (20130101)
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US 09246078 Reed et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
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) Evan J. Reed (Sunnyvale, California);  Mitchell T. Ong (Buena Park, California);  Karel-Alexander Niklaas Duerloo (Mortsel, Belgium);  Yao Li (Jiagsu, China PRC)
ABSTRACT Various aspects as described herein are directed to piezoelectric materials. As consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a nanomaterial and structures coupled to the nanomaterial. This nanomaterial-structure combination manifests piezoelectric characteristics, via the combination. In certain implementations, neither the nanomaterial nor the coupled structures independently exhibit piezoelectric characteristics, yet do so in combination.
FILED Monday, February 25, 2013
APPL NO 13/775640
ART UNIT 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Nanostructures Formed by Manipulation of Individual Atoms, Molecules, or Limited Collections of Atoms or Molecules as Discrete Units; Manufacture or Treatment Thereof
B82B 1/008 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 41/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 41/18 (20130101)
H01L 41/25 (20130101)
H01L 41/35 (20130101)
H01L 41/094 (20130101)
H01L 41/1132 (20130101)
H01L 41/1136 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 29/42 (20130101)
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US 09246204 Kabakian
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
APPLICANT(S) HRL LABORATORIES, LLC (Malibu, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California)
INVENTOR(S) Adour V. Kabakian (Monterey Park, California)
ABSTRACT An artificial impedance surface for rotating a surface wave on the artificial surface about a point along a circumferential path relative to said point in a phase preserving manner along said circumferential path. A method of guiding a transverse electric or transverse magnetic surface wave bound to an artificial impedance surface along a non-linear path comprising: smoothly rotating a principal axis of a surface tensor impedance matrix of the artificial impedance surface as a function of space, so the a propagation wavevector of the transverse electric or transverse magnetic surface wave rotates along with it, remaining aligned with the direction of the principal axis; and tailoring a surface wavenumber in a propagation direction of the non-linear path in such a way as to maintain a constant-phase for a wavefront of the transverse electric or transverse magnetic surface wave.
FILED Thursday, January 17, 2013
APPL NO 13/744295
ART UNIT 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type
H01P 1/02 (20130101)
H01P 3/00 (20130101)
H01P 3/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09246282 Sovel et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) James E. Sovel (Panama City Beach, Florida);  Jacob Cornman (Panama City Beach, Florida);  Meir Gershenson (Panama City Beach, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) James E. Sovel (Panama City Beach, Florida);  Jacob Cornman (Panama City Beach, Florida);  Meir Gershenson (Panama City Beach, Florida)
ABSTRACT A corrosion resistant, environmentally sealing, swaged-on conductive fitting for a coaxial cable is provided. The cable has inner and external conductors. A stepped intermediate ring is fitted over exposed lengths of trimmed layers of the inner conductor and abuts a trimmed end of a jacket that covers the inner conductor. An inner ring having a socket with interior recessed circumferential grooves is placed over and swaged against the intermediate ring so that the grooves overlap the cable's jacket and are embossed into and anchor the inner ring to the jacket. The external conductor is anchored between the inner ring and an outer ring when the outer ring is swaged. An electrically conductive path is provided from said external conductor through the inner and intermediate rings to the inner conductor without exposing the inner conductor to a corrosive environment.
FILED Wednesday, May 15, 2013
APPL NO 13/894848
ART UNIT 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors
H01R 24/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09246295 Kaganovich et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Dmitri Kaganovich (Potomac, Maryland);  Joseph R. Penano (Fairfax Station, Virginia);  Michael H. Helle (Arlington, Virginia);  Antonio C. Ting (Silver Spring, Maryland);  Daniel F. Gordon (Alexandria, Virginia);  Bahman Hafizi (Bethesda, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Dmitri Kaganovich (Potomac, Maryland);  Joseph R. Penano (Fairfax Station, Virginia);  Michael H. Helle (Arlington, Virginia);  Antonio C. Ting (Silver Spring, Maryland);  Daniel F. Gordon (Alexandria, Virginia);  Bahman Hafizi (Bethesda, Maryland)
ABSTRACT A high power ultrashort chirped pulse amplifier laser system, with a chirped pulse amplifier laser module including an optical pulse stretcher, at least one optical power amplifier, and an optical pulse compressor, and a beam interferometer module in the optical path. The beam interferometer receives splits the pulse into at least two pulses, adds a time delay to at least one of the pulses and recombines the pulses to produce a temporally modulated pulse. The resulting modulated output pulse from the CPA laser module can have enhanced laser contrast due to greatly reduced subpicosecond pedestal in the immediate region of the peak pulse, or can have other desirable characteristics.
FILED Monday, November 24, 2014
APPL NO 14/551329
ART UNIT 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 26/001 (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 3/11 (20130101)
H01S 3/0057 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01S 3/1003 (20130101)
H01S 3/1305 (20130101)
H01S 3/10023 (20130101)
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US 09246305 Kub et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland);  Travis J. Anderson (Alexandria, Virginia);  Karl D. Hobart (Alexandria, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland);  Travis J. Anderson (Alexandria, Virginia);  Karl D. Hobart (Alexandria, Virginia)
ABSTRACT A light-emitting device having one or more diamond layers integrated therein and methods for forming a light-emitting device with integrated diamond layers. The diamond is grown either directly on the semiconductor material comprising the light-emitting structure, on a nucleation layer deposited on the semiconductor material, or on a dielectric layer deposited on the semiconductor material before growth of the diamond layer. The device can include a trench or thermal shunt formed in the substrate on the backside of the device, or can include a heat sink to provide additional thermal management.
FILED Friday, March 20, 2015
APPL NO 14/663486
ART UNIT 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 33/06 (20130101)
H01L 33/0025 (20130101)
H01L 33/32 (20130101)
H01L 33/58 (20130101)
H01L 33/641 (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 5/22 (20130101)
H01S 5/183 (20130101)
H01S 5/2018 (20130101)
H01S 5/02469 (20130101)
H01S 5/02484 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01S 5/34333 (20130101)
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US 09246310 Goyal et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory (MITLL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at Lexington, MA
APPLICANT(S) Anish Goyal (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Benjamin G. Lee (Toronto, Canada);  Christian Pfluegl (Medford, Massachusetts);  Laurent Diehl (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Mikhail Belkin (Austin, Texas);  Antonio Sanchez-Rubio (Lexington, Massachusetts);  Federico Capasso (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Anish Goyal (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Benjamin G. Lee (Toronto, Canada);  Christian Pfluegl (Medford, Massachusetts);  Laurent Diehl (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Mikhail Belkin (Austin, Texas);  Antonio Sanchez-Rubio (Lexington, Massachusetts);  Federico Capasso (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A laser source based on a quantum cascade laser array (QCL), wherein the outputs of at least two elements in the array are collimated and overlapped in the far field using an external diffraction grating and a transform lens.
FILED Wednesday, August 03, 2011
APPL NO 13/197058
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)

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 5/12 (20130101)
H01S 5/0014 (20130101)
H01S 5/0071 (20130101)
H01S 5/141 (20130101)
H01S 5/0261 (20130101)
H01S 5/0287 (20130101)
H01S 5/0687 (20130101)
H01S 5/02415 (20130101)
H01S 5/3402 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01S 5/4087 (20130101)
H01S 5/06837 (20130101)
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US 09246529 Hossein-Zadeh et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Mani Hossein-Zadeh (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Kerry J. Vahala (Pasadena, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California)
INVENTOR(S) Mani Hossein-Zadeh (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Kerry J. Vahala (Pasadena, California)
ABSTRACT An all optical radio frequency converter. The invention relates to a microtoroid optomechanical oscillator that can provide a local oscillation frequency and a mixing functionality. The microtoroid optomechanical oscillator can be fabricated from a silica-on-silicon wafer. When an input optical signal having an optical carrier frequency carrying a modulated RF signal representing information is applied to the microtoroid optomechanical oscillator, a signal including the baseband information modulated on the optical carrier is provided as output. The output signal can be detected with a photodetector. Information carried by the optical signal can be recorded and/or displayed to a user. Injection locking of the microtoroid optomechanical oscillator can be accomplished by providing a signal of suitable frequency. The frequency and the phase of operation of the microtoroid optomechanical oscillator can be locked to the respective frequency and phase of the injected locking signal.
FILED Monday, January 26, 2009
APPL NO 12/359897
ART UNIT 2637 — Optical Communications
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 1/21 (20130101)
G02F 1/0128 (20130101)
G02F 2/002 (20130101)
G02F 2203/15 (20130101)
G02F 2203/055 (20130101)

Transmission
H04B 1/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04B 2210/006 (20130101)
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US 09246749 Nguyen
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR)
APPLICANT(S) Hoa Gia Nguyen (San Diego, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Hoa Gia Nguyen (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT A lost communications link recovery method for a remotely-operated robot comprising the following steps: monitoring command and control (C2) signals transmitted over a wireless network from an operator control unit (OCU) to the robot; storing the C2 signals in a sliding window buffer; monitoring the wireless network for communication link breaks between the OCU and the robot; and creating, and issuing to the robot, reverse C2 commands based on the stored C2 signals upon detecting a communication link break.
FILED Thursday, November 29, 2012
APPL NO 13/689545
ART UNIT 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
CURRENT CPC
Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables
G05D 1/028 (20130101)

Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 41/0654 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09246772 Smith et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
APPLICANT(S) LiveAction, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii)
ASSIGNEE(S) LiveAction, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii)
INVENTOR(S) John Kei Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii);  Robert Pierce (Honolulu, Hawaii)
ABSTRACT A graphical user interface including an object representing a network device is rendered. Interface objects respectively corresponding to each internal interface of the network device are rendered within the object representing the network device. A network flow record for a network flow through the network device is acquired. The network flow record identifies ingress and egress interfaces of the network device for the network flow. Switching information for the network flow within the network device is determined based on the ingress and egress identifications. A transmission path of the network flow within the network device from the ingress interface is rendered within the object representing the network device. The transmission path is defined by the switching information identified by the network flow record.
FILED Friday, February 22, 2013
APPL NO 13/774867
ART UNIT 2179 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing
CURRENT CPC
Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 12/2697 (20130101)
H04L 41/12 (20130101)
H04L 41/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04L 43/50 (20130101)
H04L 43/087 (20130101)
H04L 43/0829 (20130101)
H04L 43/0852 (20130101)
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US 09246865 Atkins et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Mark G. Atkins (Arvada, Colorado);  James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota);  Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota)
ABSTRACT Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for prioritized alert delivery in a distributed processing system are provided. Embodiments include receiving a plurality of events from a plurality of tiered event producing components in a distributed computing system; identifying a plurality of potential alerts in dependence upon the events; wherein each potential alert includes a priority and one or more condition events describing the event producing component creating the event; comparing the potential alerts and their condition events and priorities; identifying the highest priority potential alert having condition events whose event producing component is in a tier that is higher than the tier of condition events of one or more lower priority potential alerts; and creating an alert in dependence upon the identified highest priority potential alert and the condition events corresponding to the identified highest priority potential alert.
FILED Wednesday, January 09, 2013
APPL NO 13/737298
ART UNIT 2447 — Computer Networks
CURRENT CPC
Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 51/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09247480 Tran et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
APPLICANT(S) My Tran (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Al Salinas (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) My Tran (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Al Salinas (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT Methods and systems are provided for obtaining information via a plurality of platforms communicatively linked together via a communication network. Each of the plurality of platforms comprising a dynamically threaded gateway comprising a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver is configured to communicate with other of the plurality of platforms along a communication link. The processor is coupled to the transceiver, and is configured to identify a plurality of paths among the plurality of platforms for obtaining requested information, select a desired path of the plurality of paths based on a cost index for the plurality of paths, and obtain the information via the desired path using the transceiver.
FILED Tuesday, April 24, 2012
APPL NO 13/455006
ART UNIT 2445 — Computer Networks
CURRENT CPC
Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 45/122 (20130101)

Wireless Communication Networks
H04W 40/246 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09247580 Cheng et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC)
APPLICANT(S) Leidos, Inc. (Reston, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) Leidos, Inc. (Reston, Virginia)
INVENTOR(S) Ana M. Cheng (Odessa, Florida);  Norbert J. Riviere (Seminole, Florida)
ABSTRACT The invention provides a set of mechanisms by which a wireless mobile mesh node equipped with a directional antenna may self form and self adapt its steady-state communications schedule. A link establishment handshake is carried out over an ongoing subtemplate-based discovery scan. During time not reserved for steady-state communications with previously discovered neighbors, nodes continue to search for an establish links with new neighbors. Initial and subsequent bandwidth allocation protocols may be utilized to allow peer nodes to coordinate communication opportunities between the peer nodes without impacting or having knowledge about reservations for communications with other peers. The link establishment and initial bandwidth allocation protocols may be piggy-backed for readily establishing an initial steady-state schedule with a peer upon link establishment without impact on previous steady state reservations by other nodes or on ongoing link establishment attempts elsewhere.
FILED Tuesday, March 12, 2013
APPL NO 13/795725
ART UNIT 2641 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details
CURRENT CPC
Wireless Communication Networks
H04W 72/044 (20130101)
H04W 72/046 (20130101)
H04W 72/0446 (20130101)
H04W 72/0486 (20130101)
H04W 84/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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National Science Foundation (NSF) 

US 09241667 Narayan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of The Director (OD)
Office of General Counsel(OGC)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California);  The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California);  Ruchir Sehra (Scottsdale, Arizona)
ABSTRACT System, assembly and method are provided to facilitate reconstruction of cardiac information representing a complex rhythm disorder associated with a patient's heart to indicate a source of the heart rhythm disorder. The complex rhythm disorder can be treated by application of energy to modify the source of the rhythm disorder.
FILED Friday, June 12, 2015
APPL NO 14/738626
ART UNIT 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0255 (20130101)
A61B 5/4857 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/6852 (20130101)
A61B 5/7221 (20130101)
A61B 5/7264 (20130101)
A61B 5/7278 (20130101)
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US 09241906 Freeman et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) William R. Freeman (Del Mar, California);  Michael J. Sailor (La Jolla, California);  Lingyun Cheng (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT This invention relates to devices, systems and methods for delivering preprogrammed quantities of an active ingredient to a biological system over time without the need for external power or electronics.
FILED Friday, May 03, 2013
APPL NO 13/887045
ART UNIT 1619 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 9/0051 (20130101)
A61K 9/5115 (20130101)
A61K 9/7007 (20130101)
A61K 39/395 (20130101)
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US 09241913 Bader
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET)
APPLICANT(S) Rebecca A. Bader (Syracuse, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Rebecca A. Bader (Syracuse, New York)
ABSTRACT Gel nanoparticles for encapsulating and delivering a pharmaceutical compound to a patient. The nanoparticles are formed from N-trimethyl chitosan and polysialic acid, preferably in the presence of sodium tripolyphosphate. A ratio of polysialic acid to N-trimethyl chitosan of about 0.5 to 1 produces nanoparticles having diameter of about 100 nm (plus or minus 25 nm) and a zeta potential above 30 milivolts that can stability contain a pharmaceutical compound, such as methotrexate, for delivery to a patient.
FILED Friday, May 18, 2012
APPL NO 13/474749
ART UNIT 1619 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/5161 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/519 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)
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US 09242019 Eaton
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Mark F Eaton (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) STELLARRAY, INCORPORATED (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Mark F Eaton (Austin, Texas)
ABSTRACT A pipe source of UV flux has an inner pipe made of UV transmissive material and coated on its outer surface with a UV emitting phosphor. An outer pipe has a cathode array disposed on or near its inner surface, such as an array of thermionic filament cathodes mounted longitudinally or transverse to the length of the pipe, cold cathode arrays formed on the inner surface of the pipe or cold cathode arrays formed on separate substrates which are then attached to the inner surface of the outer pipe. The ends of this two-pipe assembly are hermetically sealed with flanges or end plates at either end of the pipe and evacuated to a pressure below 1×10−3 Torr. Internal spacing rings may be used to provide additional separation between the inner and out pipes. Current from the cathode arrays is accelerated by an anode voltage to strike the UV phosphors when then emit UV light flux which illuminates the inside of the pipe and the fluid material flowing through the inner pipe.
FILED Thursday, March 13, 2014
APPL NO 14/209494
ART UNIT 2879 — Optics
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 2/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61L 9/205 (20130101)

Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps
H01J 63/02 (20130101)
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US 09242027 Bellan et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS)
Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR)
Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) Leon M. Bellan (Somerville, Massachusetts);  Harold Craighead (Ithaca, New York);  Jason A. Spector (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Leon M. Bellan (Somerville, Massachusetts);  Harold Craighead (Ithaca, New York);  Jason A. Spector (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT The first aspect of the present invention is directed to a method of producing a vascular network preform (VNP). This method involves forming a network of elongate fibers and at least one elongate structure from a sacrificial material. The diameter of the elongate structure is greater than that of the elongate fibers. The network of elongate fibers is placed in contact with at least one elongate structure either following or during forming the network of elongate fibers or forming the at least one elongate structure. A matrix is applied around the network of elongate fibers, in contact with the at least one elongate structure. The network of elongate fibers and elongate structure, within the matrix is sacrificed to form a preform. The resulting preform contains a vascular network of fine diameter tubes in contact with at least one elongate passage having a diameter greater than that of the fine diameter tubes. The resulting solid preform and methods of using it are also disclosed.
FILED Thursday, July 16, 2009
APPL NO 13/054450
ART UNIT 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles
A61L 27/54 (20130101)
A61L 27/56 (20130101)
A61L 27/58 (20130101)
A61L 27/3808 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61L 2300/412 (20130101)
A61L 2300/414 (20130101)
A61L 2300/426 (20130101)
A61L 2300/602 (20130101)
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US 09242231 Tenne et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd. (Rehovot, Israel);  NDSU Research Foundation (Fargo, North Dakota)
ASSIGNEE(S) YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. (Rehovot, Israel);  NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, North Dakota)
INVENTOR(S) Reshef Tenne (Rehovot, Israel);  Yulia Tsverin (Rehovot, Israel);  Uwe Burghaus (Fargo, North Dakota);  Mallikharjuna Rao Komarneni (Fargo, North Dakota)
ABSTRACT This invention relates to a hybrid component comprising at least one nanoparticle of inorganic layered compound (in the form of fullerene-like structure or nanotube), and at least one metal nanoparticle, uses thereof as a catalyst, (e.g. photocatalysis) and processes for its preparation.
FILED Tuesday, April 02, 2013
APPL NO 13/855258
ART UNIT 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 53/8687 (20130101)
B01D 2255/802 (20130101)
B01D 2255/20776 (20130101)
B01D 2257/70 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 27/02 (20130101)
B01J 27/049 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B01J 35/004 (20130101)
B01J 35/006 (20130101)
B01J 35/06 (20130101)
B01J 35/0013 (20130101)
B01J 37/16 (20130101)
B01J 37/0217 (20130101)

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 2305/08 (20130101)
C02F 2305/10 (20130101)

Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes
C10G 45/04 (20130101)
C10G 2300/70 (20130101)
C10G 2300/202 (20130101)
C10G 2300/703 (20130101)
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US 09242240 Hock et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Adam S. Hock (Chicago, Illinois);  Richard R. Schrock (Winchester, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The present invention provides methods for the synthesis of catalysts and precursors thereof. Methods of the invention may comprise combining a catalyst precursor and at least one ligand to generate a catalytically active species, often under mild conditions and in high yields. In some cases, a wide variety of catalysts may be synthesized from a single catalyst precursor. Methods of the invention may also include the preparation of catalysts which, under reaction conditions known in the art, may have been difficult or impossible to prepare and/or isolate due to, for example, steric crowding at the metal center. The present invention also provides catalyst compositions, and precursors thereof, which may be useful in various chemical reactions including olefin metathesis. In some cases, methods of the invention may reduce the number of synthetic and purification steps required to produce catalysts and/or other reaction products, as well as reducing time, cost, and waste production.
FILED Monday, September 08, 2014
APPL NO 14/479917
ART UNIT 1671 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 31/122 (20130101)
B01J 31/181 (20130101)
B01J 31/1805 (20130101)
B01J 31/2234 (20130101)
B01J 31/2265 (20130101)
B01J 31/2291 (20130101)
B01J 31/2295 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B01J 2231/54 (20130101)
B01J 2231/482 (20130101)
B01J 2231/543 (20130101)
B01J 2531/64 (20130101)
B01J 2531/66 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 6/04 (20130101)
C07C 2531/22 (20130101)
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US 09242248 Astratov
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
APPLICANT(S) Vasily N Astratov (Charlotte, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Vasily N Astratov (Charlotte, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT Microspheres are sorted by resonant light pressure effects. An evanescent optical field is generated when light is confined within the interior of an optical element such as a surface waveguide, a tapered microfiber, or a prism. Microspheres brought within vicinity of the surface are subjected to forces that result from a coupling of the evanescent field to whispering gallery modes (WGM) in the microspheres. Alternatively, a focused laser beam is directed close to the edge of the microspheres to exert resonant optical forces on microspheres. Optical forces are resonantly enhanced when light frequencies match WGM frequencies in the microspheres. Those microspheres for which resonance is obtained are more affected by the evanescent field than microspheres for which resonance does not occur. Greater forces are applied to resonating microspheres, which are separated from a heterogeneous mixture according to size.
FILED Monday, February 11, 2013
APPL NO 13/763746
ART UNIT 2877 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Separating Solid Materials Using Liquids or Using Pneumatic Tables or Jigs
B03B 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Postal Sorting; Sorting Individual Articles, or Bulk Material Fit to be Sorted Piece-meal, e.g by Picking
B07C 5/3427 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 15/1436 (20130101)
G01N 21/53 (20130101)
G01N 2015/149 (20130101)

Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 27/56 (20130101)
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US 09242873 Shang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Materials Sciences and Engineering Division (MSE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Chemical and Transport Systems (CTS)
APPLICANT(S) Jian-Ku Shang (Mahomet, Illinois);  Pinggui Wu (Chicago, Illinois);  Rong-Cai Xie (Anqing, China PRC)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Jian-Ku Shang (Mahomet, Illinois);  Pinggui Wu (Chicago, Illinois);  Rong-Cai Xie (Anqing, China PRC)
ABSTRACT A quaternary oxide foam, comprises an open-cell foam containing (a) a dopant metal, (b) a dopant nonmetal, (c) titanium, and (d) oxygen. The foam has the advantages of a high surface area and a low back pressure during dynamic flow applications. The inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) was demonstrated in a simple photoreactor.
FILED Thursday, December 18, 2008
APPL NO 12/809017
ART UNIT 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 2255/802 (20130101)
B01D 2255/20707 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 21/063 (20130101)
B01J 23/10 (20130101)
B01J 23/20 (20130101)
B01J 23/28 (20130101)
B01J 23/30 (20130101)
B01J 23/34 (20130101)
B01J 23/42 (20130101)
B01J 23/44 (20130101)
B01J 23/50 (20130101)
B01J 23/72 (20130101)
B01J 23/75 (20130101)
B01J 23/745 (20130101)
B01J 23/755 (20130101)
B01J 27/24 (20130101)
B01J 35/004 (20130101)
B01J 35/04 (20130101)
B01J 37/0018 (20130101)

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 1/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C02F 2305/10 (20130101)

Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone
C04B 35/46 (20130101)
C04B 35/46 (20130101)
C04B 38/00 (20130101)
C04B 38/00 (20130101)
C04B 38/0054 (20130101)
C04B 38/0074 (20130101)
C04B 2111/00793 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management
Y02W 10/37 (20150501)
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US 09243015 Palmer et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California)
INVENTOR(S) Joshua H. Palmer (Pasadena, California);  Zeev Gross (Petach Tikva, Israel);  Harry B. Gray (Pasadena, California)
ABSTRACT Metallocorrole complexes of third row transition metals (see Formula I below) may be used as therapeutic agents, catalysts, components of oxygen detectors, and components of light emitting diodes. In particular, metallocorrole complexes of third row transition metals may be used as improved photosenitizers in photodynamic therapy; as improved catalysts in aziridination, epoxidation, and water splitting reactions; as improved in vivo imaging agents; and as improved components in the emissive layer of OLEDs. Due to their strongly sigma-donating nature, corroles are able to stabilize third row transition metals in high oxidation states. Third row transition metals are significantly more electropositive than their first and second row counterparts and may therefore act as improved catalysts. In addition, the high spin-orbit coupling constants of third row transition metals may lead to easier singlet-triplet inter-system crossing in the excited state, which in turn may allow for long-wavelength phosphorescence that is desirable for many applications.
FILED Monday, February 10, 2014
APPL NO 14/177064
ART UNIT 1624 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium
C07F 15/0033 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07F 15/0053 (20130101)
C07F 15/0093 (20130101)
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US 09243023 Fang
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Shiyue Fang (Houghton, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Houghton, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Shiyue Fang (Houghton, Michigan)
ABSTRACT This invention provides a method for purifying synthetic oligonucleotides comprising capping, polymerizing and separating any failure sequences produced during oligonucleotide synthesis. The invention also provides a method for purifying synthetic oligonucleotides comprising reacting a full length oligonucleotide with a compound to attach a polymerizable functional group to an end of the full length oligonucleotide, polymerizing the full length oligonucleotides and removing the failure sequences, and recovering the full length oligonucleotides. The invention also provides novel capping agents having a polymerizable functional group, and kits comprising at least one composition of the present invention.
FILED Tuesday, September 27, 2011
APPL NO 13/876201
ART UNIT 1672 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium
C07F 7/1828 (20130101)
C07F 9/222 (20130101)

Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids
C07H 1/06 (20130101)
C07H 19/10 (20130101)
C07H 19/073 (20130101)
C07H 21/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07H 23/00 (20130101)
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US 09243024 Stojanovic et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Milan N. Stojanovic (Fort Lee, New Jersey);  Renjun Pei (New York, New York);  Steven Michael Forna Taylor (Hackensack, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Milan N. Stojanovic (Fort Lee, New Jersey);  Renjun Pei (New York, New York);  Steven Michael Forna Taylor (Hackensack, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are aptamer/drug conjugate complexes and the use of such complexes, together with a trigger compound, to inducibly release a drug. Also disclosed are methods for establishing a drug reservoir in a subject using these complexes, whereby drug may be released as needed. One example of such a complex is an aptamer/insulin conjugate complex from which insulin may be released by an innocuous, orally administrable trigger, such as quinine.
FILED Monday, September 26, 2011
APPL NO 13/245201
ART UNIT 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/7088 (20130101)

Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids
C07H 21/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243028 Xian et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Ming Xian (Pullman, Washington);  Jia Pan (Jupiter, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) Washington State University (Pullman, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) Ming Xian (Pullman, Washington);  Jia Pan (Jupiter, Florida)
ABSTRACT Provided are methods for forming a reactive S-nitroso thioacid (NTA), comprising nitrosation of a thioacid with a nitrosation reagent. Also provided are methods for: acylating a nucleophile including selective acylation with a high degree of selectivity toward amines over hydroxyls; amide or peptide bond formation; forming a dipeptide or polypeptide; and peptide coupling/ligation, comprising use of thioacid and amine starting materials, wherein the reactions are mediated by very reactive S-nitroso thioacid (NTA) intermediates enabling extremely fast reactions under mild conditions, providing for broad applications.
FILED Thursday, January 26, 2012
APPL NO 13/359372
ART UNIT 1675 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 231/10 (20130101)
C07C 231/10 (20130101)
C07C 231/10 (20130101)
C07C 231/10 (20130101)
C07C 233/65 (20130101)
C07C 233/83 (20130101)
C07C 233/87 (20130101)
C07C 269/06 (20130101)
C07C 269/06 (20130101)
C07C 269/06 (20130101)
C07C 271/12 (20130101)
C07C 271/22 (20130101)
C07C 381/00 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 207/10 (20130101)
C07D 209/20 (20130101)
C07D 295/185 (20130101)
C07D 295/192 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243040 Cheng et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Jianjun Cheng (Champaign, Illinois);  Hua Lu (La Jolla, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Jianjun Cheng (Champaign, Illinois);  Hua Lu (La Jolla, California)
ABSTRACT The invention provides polymers comprising Formula I:
wherein monomer is a repeating unit comprising 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 carbon atoms and the monomers are linked together through amide or ester bonds; n is about 6 to about 1000; and Linker is an optionally substituted carbon chain that is optionally interrupted by moieties such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, or silicon. Charge is a moiety having a positive or negative charge on a heteroatom, such as nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, or sulfur; where the Linker separates the monomer and the Charge by at least six linear atoms. The invention also provides methods of preparing the polymers and the copolymers and methods of using the polymers and copolymers, for example, as drug delivery systems, as membrane penetrating peptides, and as therapeutic agents.
FILED Wednesday, November 30, 2011
APPL NO 13/990739
ART UNIT 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 47/48207 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds
C08G 63/08 (20130101)
C08G 63/68 (20130101)
C08G 69/08 (20130101)
C08G 69/10 (20130101)
C08G 69/22 (20130101)

Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds
C08L 77/02 (20130101)
C08L 77/04 (20130101)
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US 09243204 Sawyer et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS)
APPLICANT(S) University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, None)
INVENTOR(S) Wallace Gregory Sawyer (Gainesville, Florida);  Ben Peter Boesi (Gainesville, Florida);  Nicole Lee McCook (Gainesville, Florida);  David L. Burris (Gainesville, Florida)
ABSTRACT A wear resistant lubricious composite includes a synthetic resin binder, a plurality of transfer film forming particles, and a plurality of hard nanoparticles. The hard nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal carbides and metal nitride nanoparticles. A method of forming wear resistant lubricious composite articles includes the steps of providing a liquid phase synthetic resin precursor, adding a plurality of transfer film forming particles and a plurality of hard nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of metal oxide, metal carbide and metal nitride nanoparticles to the resin precursor to form a mixture, adding a hardener to the mixture, and curing the mixture.
FILED Friday, October 10, 2014
APPL NO 14/511853
ART UNIT 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
CURRENT CPC
Lubricating Compositions; Use of Chemical Substances Either Alone or as Lubricating Ingredients in a Lubricating Composition
C10M 169/044 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C10M 2201/061 (20130101)
C10M 2201/062 (20130101)
C10M 2201/065 (20130101)
C10M 2201/066 (20130101)
C10M 2209/1045 (20130101)
C10M 2213/02 (20130101)
C10M 2213/062 (20130101)

Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass C10M Relating to Lubricating Compositions
C10N 2210/02 (20130101)
C10N 2210/06 (20130101)
C10N 2220/082 (20130101)
C10N 2230/06 (20130101)
C10N 2250/18 (20130101)

Shafts; Flexible Shafts; Elements or Crankshaft Mechanisms; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing Elements; Bearings
F16C 33/201 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/31678 (20150401)
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US 09243278 Morgan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
ASSIGNEE(S) Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
INVENTOR(S) Jeffrey R Morgan (Sharon, Massachusetts);  Toni-Marie Achilli (Providence, Rhode Island);  Jacquelyn Youssef Schell (Providence, Rhode Island)
ABSTRACT The candidates are screened and then employed by administering to patients in need thereof of a drug candidate that affects heterotypic intercellular mechanotransduction. At least two types of cells are labeled with distinct intracellular fluorescent marker labels and combined to form a cell suspension and cultured to form a microtissue, such as spheroids. The cells or the spheroids are combined with a drug candidate, either before, during or after forming the spheroids. The distribution of the different cell types is compared to that of essentially the same suspension culture in the absence of the drug candidate. Alternatively, the cell power of cells cultured in a non-adherent mold that determines at least in part, the shape of microtissue formed is measured and compared with essentially the same cell suspension cultured in the same manner in the absence of a drug candidate. A patient in need thereof can be administered a drug identified as affecting heterotypic intercellular mechanotransduction. Alternatively, a macrotissue can be formed that is employed in therapeutic treatment of a patient in need thereof.
FILED Thursday, September 20, 2012
APPL NO 13/623668
ART UNIT 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5008 (20130101)
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US 09243347 Joo et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Chemical and Transport Systems (CTS)
APPLICANT(S) Yong L. Joo (Ithaca, New York);  Daehwan Cho (Ithaca, New York);  Eduard Zhmayev (Ithaca, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Yong L. Joo (Ithaca, New York);  Daehwan Cho (Ithaca, New York);  Eduard Zhmayev (Ithaca, New York)
ABSTRACT Provided herein are gas and/or temperature assisted electrospinning apparatus, processes, components and polymer nanofibers.
FILED Tuesday, February 15, 2011
APPL NO 13/579079
ART UNIT 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding
CURRENT CPC
Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons
D01D 5/14 (20130101)
D01D 5/0023 (20130101)
D01D 5/24 (20130101)
D01D 5/0038 (20130101)
D01D 5/0069 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
D01D 5/0092 (20130101)
D01D 5/0985 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/298 (20150115)
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US 09243351 Fang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
Robert A. Welch Foundation
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Shaoli Fang (Richardson, Texas);  Marcio Dias Lima (Richardson, Texas);  Xavier N. Lepro-Chavez (Richardson, Texas);  Javier Carretero-Gonzalez (Dallas, Texas);  Elizabeth Castillo-Martinez (Dallas, Texas);  Raquel Ovalle-Robles (Sachse, Texas);  Carter Sebastian Haines (Murphy, Texas);  David Michael Novitski (Richardson, Texas);  Mohammad H. Haque (Dallas, Texas);  Chihye Lewis-Azad (Dallas, Texas);  Mikhail Kozlov (Dallas, Texas);  Anvar A. Zakhidov (McKinney, Texas);  Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas)
ABSTRACT Fabrication of yarns or other shaped articles from materials in powder form (or nanoparticles or nanofibers) using carbon nanotube/nanofiber sheet as a platform (template). This includes methods for fabricating biscrolled yarns using carbon nanotube/nanofiber sheets and biscrolled fibers fabricated thereby.
FILED Thursday, February 19, 2015
APPL NO 14/625998
ART UNIT 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/7007 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 21/18 (20130101)
B01J 21/063 (20130101)
B01J 21/185 (20130101)
B01J 35/0006 (20130101)
B01J 35/06 (20130101)
B01J 37/0215 (20130101)
B01J 37/0238 (20130101)

Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General
B05D 3/12 (20130101)
B05D 5/00 (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 14/04 (20130101)
C23C 14/58 (20130101)
C23C 16/04 (20130101)
C23C 16/56 (20130101)

Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments
D01F 9/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties
H01B 12/06 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 4/587 (20130101)
H01M 4/5825 (20130101)
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US 09243624 McNamara et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS)
APPLICANT(S) Shamus McNamara (Louisville, Kentucky);  Kunal Pharas (Louisville, Kentucky)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky)
INVENTOR(S) Shamus McNamara (Louisville, Kentucky);  Kunal Pharas (Louisville, Kentucky)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to thermally driven pumps. More specifically, one embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of a thermoelectric material to create a thermally driven, bi-directional pump, such as a micro pump, with no moving parts using the thermal transpiration effect (a Knudsen pump). One embodiment of the thermally driven pump of the present invention utilizes a thermoelectric material to assist with the thermal transpiration process resulting in a substantially symmetrical, bidirectional pump. A thermoelectric module is used to induce a temperature gradient across a nanoporous article having at least one nanochannel thus creating fluid flow via thermal transpiration across the nanochannel. The use of the thermoelectric module eliminates the need for a heat sink thereby making the pump substantially symmetrical and enabling bidirectional flow which is accomplished by reversing the polarity of the power supply to the thermoelectric module resulting in reversing the direction of heat transfer. A second embodiment of the thermally driven pump of the present invention comprises a uni-directional, pneumatic, micro fluidic, Knudsen pump which can be integrated into a lab-on-chip device and is configured to pump liquids. The Knudsen pump of the second embodiment is generally comprised of a channel system comprised of a nanochannel and a shallow channel embedded in a bottom substrate and capable of alignment in series with other channels within a lab-on-chip substrate. The nanochannel and shallow channel are both covered by a second substrate comprised of material conducive to finalize creation of the Knudsen channels. A heater is also included within the nanochannel to induce gas flow by thermal transpiration which pneumatically moves liquid through the channels of a lab-on-chip.
FILED Friday, October 22, 2010
APPL NO 13/502411
ART UNIT 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
CURRENT CPC
Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps
F04B 19/006 (20130101)
F04B 19/24 (20130101)
F04B 37/06 (20130101)
F04B 43/043 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244006 Weidmann et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Damien Weidmann (Reading, United Kingdom);  Gerard Wysocki (Princeton, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Science and Technology Facilities Council (Didcot, United Kingdom)
INVENTOR(S) Damien Weidmann (Reading, United Kingdom);  Gerard Wysocki (Princeton, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT Method and apparatus for detecting a species in a dilute medium, the species having a spectral feature, the apparatus comprising: a beam source arranged to generate a first laser beam and a second laser beam coherent with each other, and having a matching chirp pattern. Beam guide arranged to pass at least the first laser beam through the dilute medium; a beam mixer arranged to mix the first and the second laser beams to form a mixed beam. Detector arranged to detect, during the chirp pattern, the mixed beam and to measure changes in the mixed beam caused by refractive index variations in the dilute medium across a spectral feature. Output providing a signal that changes in response to the measured changes.
FILED Friday, November 12, 2010
APPL NO 13/502039
ART UNIT 2886 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 21/45 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244180 Frisch et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois);  Minotech Engineering, Inc. (Andover, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Henry Frisch (Chicago, Illinois);  Herve Grabas (Louvecienne, France);  Fukun Tang (Chicago, Illinois);  Eric J. Oberla (Chicago, Illinois);  Michael Minot (Andover, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT Large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors with sub-nanosecond time resolution based on microchannel plates are provided. The large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors enable the economic construction of sampling calorimeters with, for example, enhanced capability to measure local energy deposition, depth-of-interaction, time-of-flight, and/or directionality of showers. In certain embodiments, sub-nanosecond timing resolution supplies correlated position and time measurements over large areas. The use of thin flat-panel viewing radiators on both sides of a radiation-creating medium allows simultaneous measurement of Cherenkov and scintillation radiation in each layer of the calorimeter. The detectors may be used in a variety of applications including, for example, medical imaging, security, and particle and nuclear physics.
FILED Tuesday, November 26, 2013
APPL NO 14/090647
ART UNIT 2884 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation
G01T 1/208 (20130101)
G01T 1/363 (20130101)
G01T 1/2928 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01T 1/2985 (20130101)
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US 09244277 Cheng et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
APPLICANT(S) Dewen Cheng (Beijing, China PRC);  Yongtian Wang (Beijing, China PRC);  Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona);  Beijing Institute of Technology (, China PRC)
INVENTOR(S) Dewen Cheng (Beijing, China PRC);  Yongtian Wang (Beijing, China PRC);  Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona)
ABSTRACT A tiled head-mounted display device comprises an optical component including a plurality of prisms with free-form surfaces, and a display component including a plurality of micro-displays (6), wherein the number of the micro-displays (6) and the number of the prisms with free-form surfaces is identical, and each prism with free-form surfaces and the corresponding micro-display (6) constitute a display channel. Each prism is a wedge prism including a first surface (2), a second surface (3) and a third surface (4). The exit pupil planes of each display channel are coincident, thus avoiding pupil aberration and keeping exit pupil diameter and eye clearance same as a single ocular. There is no resolution variance throughout the entire field of view, thus preventing extra trapezoid distortion. The tiled head-mounted display device is compact and lightweight, and provides wide field of view and high resolution. The tiled head-mounted display device can be readily applicable to augmented environments applications by simply adding an auxiliary free-form lens behind the prism with free-form surfaces.
FILED Friday, April 30, 2010
APPL NO 13/695069
ART UNIT 2693 — Selective Visual Display Systems
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 27/0172 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02B 2027/011 (20130101)
G02B 2027/0123 (20130101)
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US 09244772 Sankaralingam et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Karthikeyan Sankaralingam (Madison, Wisconsin);  Marc Asher De Kruijf (Madison, Wisconsin);  Chen-Han Ho (Madison, Wisconsin)
ASSIGNEE(S) National Science Foundation (Arlington, Virginia)
INVENTOR(S) Karthikeyan Sankaralingam (Madison, Wisconsin);  Marc Asher De Kruijf (Madison, Wisconsin);  Chen-Han Ho (Madison, Wisconsin)
ABSTRACT A computer architecture allows for simplified recovery after mis-speculation during speculative execution by controlling speculation to occur within idempotent regions that may be recovered by re-execution of the region without the need for restoring complex state information from checkpoints. A compiler for increasing the size of idempotent regions is also disclosed.
FILED Wednesday, May 04, 2011
APPL NO 13/100517
ART UNIT 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 9/3861 (20130101)
G06F 11/1405 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244975 Das et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF)
Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS)
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI)
APPLICANT(S) Gautam Das (Irving, Texas);  Hao H. Huang (McLean, Virginia);  Sandor Szalay (Baltimore, Maryland);  Nan Zhang (Fairfax, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The George Washington University (Washington, District of Columbia);  Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas);  The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)
INVENTOR(S) Gautam Das (Irving, Texas);  Hao H. Huang (McLean, Virginia);  Sandor Szalay (Baltimore, Maryland);  Nan Zhang (Fairfax, Virginia)
ABSTRACT As file systems reach the petabytes scale, users and administrators are increasingly interested in acquiring high-level analytical information for file management and analysis. Two particularly important tasks are the processing of aggregate and top-k queries which, unfortunately, cannot be quickly answered by hierarchical file systems such as ext3 and NTFS. Existing pre-processing based solutions, e.g., file system crawling and index building, consume a significant amount of time and space (for generating and maintaining the indexes) which in many cases cannot be justified by the infrequent usage of such solutions. User interests can often be sufficiently satisfied by approximate (i.e., statistically accurate) answers. A just-in-time sampling-based system can, after consuming a small number of disk accesses, produce extremely accurate answers for a broad class of aggregate and top-k queries over a file system without the requirement of any prior knowledge. The system is efficient, accurate and scalable.
FILED Friday, December 16, 2011
APPL NO 13/328810
ART UNIT 2168 — Data Bases & File Management
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/30442 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244976 Zhang et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS)
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
APPLICANT(S) Nan Zhang (Fairfax, Virginia);  Gautam Das (Irving, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) The George Washington University and Board of Regents (Washington, District of Columbia);  The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Nan Zhang (Fairfax, Virginia);  Gautam Das (Irving, Texas)
ABSTRACT A just-in-time sampling-based system can, after consuming a small number of disk accesses or queries, produce extremely accurate answers for a broad class of aggregate and top-k queries over a file system or database without the requirement of prior knowledge. The system is efficient, accurate, and scalable. The system performs aggregate estimations of a hidden database through its web interface by employing techniques that use a small number of queries to produce unbiased estimates with small variance. It conducts domain discovery over a hidden database through its web interface by employing techniques which provide effective guarantees on the effectiveness of domain discovery. Systems and methods enhance forms used by mobile devices to access hidden databases. It employs data analytics to improve the usage of form fields, including providing context-sensitive auto-completion suggestions, highlighting selections in drop-down boxes and eliminating suggestions in drop-down boxes.
FILED Wednesday, February 22, 2012
APPL NO 13/402764
ART UNIT 2155 — Data Bases & File Management
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/30442 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245875 Karlicek et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
APPLICANT(S) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (Troy, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Robert F. Karlicek (Mechanicville, New York);  James Jian-Qiang Lu (Watervliet, New York);  Charles Sanford Goodwin (Latham, New York);  Anton Tkachenko (Troy, New York)
ABSTRACT Disclosed herein is a method of assembling an array of light emitting diode (LED) dies on a substrate comprising: positioning dies in fluid; exposing the dies to a magnetic force to attract the dies onto magnets that are arranged at pre-determined locations either on or near the substrate; and forming permanent connections between the dies and the substrate thereby constituting an array of LED dies on a substrate.
FILED Friday, April 19, 2013
APPL NO 14/394501
ART UNIT 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/6836 (20130101)
H01L 24/05 (20130101)
H01L 24/24 (20130101)
H01L 24/29 (20130101)
H01L 24/32 (20130101)
H01L 24/75 (20130101)
H01L 24/76 (20130101)
H01L 24/82 (20130101)
H01L 24/83 (20130101)
H01L 24/95 (20130101)
H01L 25/0753 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 2221/68327 (20130101)
H01L 2221/68381 (20130101)
H01L 2221/68386 (20130101)
H01L 2224/245 (20130101)
H01L 2224/245 (20130101)
H01L 2224/291 (20130101)
H01L 2224/291 (20130101)
H01L 2224/04026 (20130101)
H01L 2224/05655 (20130101)
H01L 2224/8323 (20130101)
H01L 2224/9202 (20130101)
H01L 2224/24225 (20130101)
H01L 2224/32225 (20130101)
H01L 2224/75252 (20130101)
H01L 2224/75283 (20130101)
H01L 2224/75655 (20130101)
H01L 2224/75701 (20130101)
H01L 2224/75733 (20130101)
H01L 2224/75801 (20130101)
H01L 2224/76655 (20130101)
H01L 2224/76701 (20130101)
H01L 2224/76733 (20130101)
H01L 2224/76801 (20130101)
H01L 2224/82002 (20130101)
H01L 2224/82102 (20130101)
H01L 2224/82143 (20130101)
H01L 2224/83002 (20130101)
H01L 2224/83143 (20130101)
H01L 2224/83191 (20130101)
H01L 2224/83801 (20130101)
H01L 2224/95101 (20130101)
H01L 2224/95144 (20130101)
H01L 2924/00 (20130101)
H01L 2924/014 (20130101)
H01L 2924/01047 (20130101)
H01L 2924/10253 (20130101)
H01L 2924/10253 (20130101)
H01L 2924/12041 (20130101)
H01L 2933/0066 (20130101)
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US 09246036 Ma et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
APPLICANT(S) Ruiqing Ma (Morristown, New Jersey);  Chuanjun Xia (Lawrenceville, New Jersey);  Prashant Mandlik (Lawrenceville, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION (Ewing, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) Ruiqing Ma (Morristown, New Jersey);  Chuanjun Xia (Lawrenceville, New Jersey);  Prashant Mandlik (Lawrenceville, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT A method of preparing a surface for deposition of a thin film thereon, wherein the surface including a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom and having shadowed regions, includes locally treating at least one of the protrusions.
FILED Monday, August 20, 2012
APPL NO 13/589622
ART UNIT 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 31/048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 51/0005 (20130101)
H01L 2251/568 (20130101)
H01L 2933/0025 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/50 (20130101)
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US 09246504 Shen et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Physics (PHY)
APPLICANT(S) Junhua Shen (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Peter Kinget (Summit, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Junhua Shen (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Peter Kinget (Summit, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT Circuits and methods for implementing a residue amplifier are provided. In some embodiments, circuits for implementing a residue amplifier are provided, the circuits comprising: a first capacitor configured to be charged to an input voltage level and that discharges from the input voltage level to a reference voltage level; a comparator having a first input coupled to the first capacitor, a second input coupled to a reference voltage source, and an output that indicates when the charge on the first capacitor is above the reference voltage level; and a second capacitor configured to be charged to an output voltage based on the output of the comparator.
FILED Monday, December 12, 2011
APPL NO 13/993293
ART UNIT 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General
H03M 1/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H03M 1/164 (20130101)
H03M 1/442 (20130101)
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Department of Energy (DOE) 

US 09241555 Lamartine et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Triad National Security, LLC (TRIAD) at Los Alamos, NM
APPLICANT(S) The Procter and Gamble Company (Cincinnati, Ohio);  Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Procter and Gamble Company (Cincinnati, Ohio);  Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Bruce Carvell Lamartine (Los Alamos, New Mexico);  E. Bruce Orler (Blacksburg, Virginia);  Richard Matthew Charles Sutton (Cincinnati, Ohio);  Shuangqi Song (Houston, Texas)
ABSTRACT Hair was coated with polymer-containing fluid and then hot pressed to form a composite of hair and a polymer film imprinted with a nanopattern. Polychromatic light incident on the nanopattern is diffracted into dispersed colored light.
FILED Friday, November 15, 2013
APPL NO 14/081671
ART UNIT 3776 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Hairdressing or Shaving Equipment; Equipment for Cosmetics or Cosmetic Treatments, e.g for Manicuring or Pedicuring
A45D 1/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A45D 1/12 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 8/18 (20130101)
A61K 8/85 (20130101)
A61K 8/87 (20130101)
A61K 8/8129 (20130101)
A61K 8/8152 (20130101)
A61K 2800/80 (20130101)
A61K 2800/437 (20130101)

Specific Use of Cosmetics or Similar Toilet Preparations
A61Q 5/065 (20130101)
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US 09242210 Jiang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Ying-Bing Jiang (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Joseph L. Cecchi (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Susan Rempe (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Yaqin Fu (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  C. Jeffrey Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  SANDIA CORPORATION (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Ying-Bing Jiang (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Joseph L. Cecchi (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Susan Rempe (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Yaqin Fu (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  C. Jeffrey Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT An ultra-thin, catalyzed liquid transport medium-based membrane structure fabricated with a porous supporting substrate may be used for separating an object species such as a carbon dioxide object species. Carbon dioxide flux through this membrane structures may be several orders of magnitude higher than traditional polymer membranes with a high selectivity to carbon dioxide. Other gases such as molecular oxygen, molecular hydrogen, and other species including non-gaseous species, for example ionic materials, may be separated using variations to the membrane discussed.
FILED Monday, March 17, 2014
APPL NO 14/215964
ART UNIT 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 53/62 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09242220 Vimalchand et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) Pannalal Vimalchand (Birmingham, Alabama);  Guohai Liu (Birmingham, Alabama);  WanWang Peng (Birmingham, Alabama);  Alexander Bonsu (Birmingham, Alabama)
ASSIGNEE(S) SOUTHERN COMPANY (Birmingham, Alabama)
INVENTOR(S) Pannalal Vimalchand (Birmingham, Alabama);  Guohai Liu (Birmingham, Alabama);  WanWang Peng (Birmingham, Alabama);  Alexander Bonsu (Birmingham, Alabama)
ABSTRACT An apparatus to promote gas-liquid contact and facilitate enhanced mass transfer. The dispersed bubble reactor (DBR) operates in the dispersed bubble flow regime to selectively absorb gas phase constituents into the liquid phase. The dispersion is achieved by shearing the large inlet gas bubbles into fine bubbles with circulating liquid and additional pumped liquid solvent when necessary. The DBR is capable of handling precipitates that may form during absorption or fine catalysts that may be necessary to promote liquid phase reactions. The DBR can be configured with multistage counter current flow sections by inserting concentric cylindrical sections into the riser to facilitate annular flow. While the DBR can absorb CO2 in liquid solvents that may lead to precipitates at high loadings, it is equally capable of handling many different types of chemical processes involving solids (precipitates/catalysts) along with gas and liquid phases.
FILED Thursday, February 23, 2012
APPL NO 13/402908
ART UNIT 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 53/18 (20130101)
B01D 53/62 (20130101)
B01D 53/1475 (20130101)
B01D 2251/206 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 8/228 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B01J 8/1827 (20130101)
B01J 8/1836 (20130101)
B01J 8/1872 (20130101)
B01J 19/1881 (20130101)
B01J 2208/00141 (20130101)
B01J 2208/00548 (20130101)
B01J 2219/00083 (20130101)
B01J 2219/00164 (20130101)
B01J 2219/00182 (20130101)
B01J 2219/00247 (20130101)

Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG]
Y02C 10/04 (20130101)
Y02C 10/06 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods
Y02P 20/152 (20151101)
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US 09242222 Varanasi et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) Sasidhar Varanasi (Toledo, Ohio);  Patricia Relue (Toledo, Ohio);  Bin Li (Toledo, Ohio)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio)
INVENTOR(S) Sasidhar Varanasi (Toledo, Ohio);  Patricia Relue (Toledo, Ohio);  Bin Li (Toledo, Ohio)
ABSTRACT Systems for converting aldose sugars to ketose sugars and separating and/or concentrating these sugars using differences in the sugars' abilities to bind to specific affinity ligands are described.
FILED Tuesday, April 19, 2011
APPL NO 13/641849
ART UNIT 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 19/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids
C07H 1/08 (20130101)
C07H 3/02 (20130101)

Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology;
C12M 25/18 (20130101)
C12M 47/10 (20130101)

Saccharides Obtained From Natural Sources or by Hydrolysis of Naturally Occurring Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides or Polysaccharides
C13K 13/007 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 50/17 (20130101)
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US 09242231 Tenne et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd. (Rehovot, Israel);  NDSU Research Foundation (Fargo, North Dakota)
ASSIGNEE(S) YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. (Rehovot, Israel);  NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, North Dakota)
INVENTOR(S) Reshef Tenne (Rehovot, Israel);  Yulia Tsverin (Rehovot, Israel);  Uwe Burghaus (Fargo, North Dakota);  Mallikharjuna Rao Komarneni (Fargo, North Dakota)
ABSTRACT This invention relates to a hybrid component comprising at least one nanoparticle of inorganic layered compound (in the form of fullerene-like structure or nanotube), and at least one metal nanoparticle, uses thereof as a catalyst, (e.g. photocatalysis) and processes for its preparation.
FILED Tuesday, April 02, 2013
APPL NO 13/855258
ART UNIT 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 53/8687 (20130101)
B01D 2255/802 (20130101)
B01D 2255/20776 (20130101)
B01D 2257/70 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 27/02 (20130101)
B01J 27/049 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B01J 35/004 (20130101)
B01J 35/006 (20130101)
B01J 35/06 (20130101)
B01J 35/0013 (20130101)
B01J 37/16 (20130101)
B01J 37/0217 (20130101)

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 2305/08 (20130101)
C02F 2305/10 (20130101)

Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes
C10G 45/04 (20130101)
C10G 2300/70 (20130101)
C10G 2300/202 (20130101)
C10G 2300/703 (20130101)
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US 09242309 Zediker et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
APPLICANT(S) Foro Energy Inc. (Littleton, Colorado)
ASSIGNEE(S) FORO ENERGY INC. (Houston, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Mark S. Zediker (Castle Rock, Colorado);  Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado);  Sharath K. Kolachalam (Highlands Ranch, Colorado);  Daryl L. Grubb (Houston, Texas)
ABSTRACT There is provided high power laser tools and laser heads that utilize total internal reflection (“TIR”) structures to direct the laser beam along a laser beam path within the TIR structure. The TIR structures may be a TIR prism having its hypotenuse as a TIR surface.
FILED Friday, February 15, 2013
APPL NO 13/768149
ART UNIT 3742 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam
B23K 26/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B23K 26/0652 (20130101)
B23K 26/1462 (20151001)

Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells
E21B 7/15 (20130101)
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US 09242873 Shang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Materials Sciences and Engineering Division (MSE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Chemical and Transport Systems (CTS)
APPLICANT(S) Jian-Ku Shang (Mahomet, Illinois);  Pinggui Wu (Chicago, Illinois);  Rong-Cai Xie (Anqing, China PRC)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Jian-Ku Shang (Mahomet, Illinois);  Pinggui Wu (Chicago, Illinois);  Rong-Cai Xie (Anqing, China PRC)
ABSTRACT A quaternary oxide foam, comprises an open-cell foam containing (a) a dopant metal, (b) a dopant nonmetal, (c) titanium, and (d) oxygen. The foam has the advantages of a high surface area and a low back pressure during dynamic flow applications. The inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) was demonstrated in a simple photoreactor.
FILED Thursday, December 18, 2008
APPL NO 12/809017
ART UNIT 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 2255/802 (20130101)
B01D 2255/20707 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 21/063 (20130101)
B01J 23/10 (20130101)
B01J 23/20 (20130101)
B01J 23/28 (20130101)
B01J 23/30 (20130101)
B01J 23/34 (20130101)
B01J 23/42 (20130101)
B01J 23/44 (20130101)
B01J 23/50 (20130101)
B01J 23/72 (20130101)
B01J 23/75 (20130101)
B01J 23/745 (20130101)
B01J 23/755 (20130101)
B01J 27/24 (20130101)
B01J 35/004 (20130101)
B01J 35/04 (20130101)
B01J 37/0018 (20130101)

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 1/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C02F 2305/10 (20130101)

Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone
C04B 35/46 (20130101)
C04B 35/46 (20130101)
C04B 38/00 (20130101)
C04B 38/00 (20130101)
C04B 38/0054 (20130101)
C04B 38/0074 (20130101)
C04B 2111/00793 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management
Y02W 10/37 (20150501)
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US 09242952 Dumesic et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by UChicago Argonne, LLC (UCHICAGO) at Argonne, IL
APPLICANT(S) Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin)
ASSIGNEE(S) Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin)
INVENTOR(S) James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin);  George W. Huber (Middleton, Wisconsin);  Ronen Weingarten (Madison, Wisconsin)
ABSTRACT A method to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is described in which a reactant including cellulose, lignocellulose, or a combination thereof, in a reaction mixture of a polar, aprotic solvent and an acid is reacted for a time, at a temperature, and at a hydrogen ion concentration wherein at least a portion of the cellulose or lignocellulose present in the reactant is converted to HMF. The reaction mixture is initially substantially devoid of water. As the reaction proceeds, dehydration of intermediates causes the water concentration in the reaction mixture to rise to no more than about 0.2 wt % water.
FILED Friday, March 28, 2014
APPL NO 14/229481
ART UNIT 1622 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 307/46 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243174 Luebke et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
APPLICANT(S) David Luebke (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania);  Hunaid Nulwala (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania);  Chau Tang (Green Brook, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) David Luebke (Bethel Park, Pennsylvania);  Hunaid Nulwala (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania);  Chau Tang (Green Brook, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT Methods and compositions relating to poly(hydroxyl urethane) compounds are described herein that are useful as, among other things, binders and adhesives. The cross-linked composition is achieved through the reaction of a cyclic carbonate, a compound having two or more thiol groups, and a compound having two or more amine functional groups. In addition, a method of adhesively binding two or more substrates using the cross-linked composition is provided.
FILED Monday, February 03, 2014
APPL NO 14/171094
ART UNIT 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds
C08G 71/04 (20130101)

Adhesives; Non-mechanical Aspects of Adhesive Processes in General; Adhesive Processes Not Provided for Elsewhere; Use of Materials as Adhesives
C09J 175/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243222 El-Etr et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC (LLNS) at Livermore, CA
APPLICANT(S) Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California)
INVENTOR(S) Sahar El-Etr (Milpitas, California);  George R. Farquar (Livermore, California)
ABSTRACT This disclosure provides a method for transporting a pathogen under ambient conditions, by culturing the pathogen with an amoeba under conditions that favor the incorporation of the pathogen into a trophozoite, starving the amoeba until it encysts, then culturing under conditions that favor conversion of the amoeba back to a trophozoite. In one aspect, the conditions that favor incorporation of the pathogen into the cyst of the amoeba comprises contacting the pathogen with the amoeba in an iron rich environment. Virus and/or bacteria are pathogens that can be transported by the disclosed method. Amoeba that are useful in the disclosed methods include, without limitation Acanthamoeba castellanii, Hartmannella vermiformis and Naegleria gruberi. The disclosed methods have utility in: transporting pathogens from military field hospitals and clinics to the laboratory; transporting pathogens from global satellite laboratories to clinical laboratories; long term storage of pathogens; enriching contaminated patient samples for pathogens of interest; biosurveillance and detection efforts.
FILED Monday, January 06, 2014
APPL NO 14/148484
ART UNIT 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology;
C12M 23/34 (20130101)
C12M 33/02 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 1/04 (20130101)
C12N 1/10 (20130101)
C12N 1/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243818 Shugar et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (ASE) at Golden, CO
APPLICANT(S) Daniel S. Shugar (San Bruno, California);  Charles Almy (Berkeley, California);  John Peurach (San Francisco, California);  Nathaniel T. Coleman (Oakland, California);  Jason Jones (Berkeley, California);  Reuben Sandler (Berkeley, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California)
INVENTOR(S) Daniel S. Shugar (San Bruno, California);  Charles Almy (Berkeley, California);  John Peurach (San Francisco, California);  Nathaniel T. Coleman (Oakland, California);  Jason Jones (Berkeley, California);  Reuben Sandler (Berkeley, California)
ABSTRACT A solar collector assembly may include a frame supporting a solar collector and a frame member defining a tilted pivot axis. Support struts may be used to elevate one end of the frame and may be pivoted between an orientation generally parallel to the frame member and to an orientation generally away from the frame. Anchorless, ballast type bases may be used to support the solar collector assembly. Several assemblies may be stacked on top of one another in a storage or transportation configuration using spacers extending between the frames.
FILED Tuesday, January 29, 2008
APPL NO 12/021682
ART UNIT 1755 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
CURRENT CPC
Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For
F24J 2/525 (20130101)
F24J 2/5237 (20130101)
F24J 2/5413 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
F24J 2002/5277 (20130101)
F24J 2002/5279 (20130101)
F24J 2002/5451 (20130101)
F24J 2002/5468 (20130101)
F24J 2002/5486 (20130101)

Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules
H02S 10/30 (20141201)
H02S 20/00 (20130101)
H02S 20/10 (20141201)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/47 (20130101)
Y02E 10/50 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 29/49355 (20150115)
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US 09244065 Schaff et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Ulrich Y. Schaff (Livermore, California);  Gregory J. Sommer (Livermore, California);  Anup K. Singh (Danville, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Ulrich Y. Schaff (Livermore, California);  Gregory J. Sommer (Livermore, California);  Anup K. Singh (Danville, California)
ABSTRACT Embodiments of the present invention include methods for conducting agglutination assays using sedimentation. Aggregates may be exposed to sedimentation forces and travel through a density medium to a detection area. Microfluidic devices, such as microfluidic disks, are described for conducting the agglutination assays, as are systems for conducting the assays.
FILED Friday, March 16, 2012
APPL NO 13/423073
ART UNIT 1677 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 21/262 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use
B01L 3/5021 (20130101)
B01L 2400/0409 (20130101)
B01L 2400/0457 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/537 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/538 (20130101)
G01N 33/543 (20130101)
G01N 33/54313 (20130101)
G01N 33/54366 (20130101)
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US 09244130 Morrison et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE)
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA) at Idaho Falls, ID
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Ames Research Center (ARC)
APPLICANT(S) John L. Morrison (Butte, Montana);  William H. Morrison (Butte, Montana);  Jon P. Christophersen (Idaho Falls, Idaho);  Chester G. Motloch (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
ASSIGNEE(S) Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho);  Qualtech Systems, Inc. (East Hartford, Connecticut);  Montana Tech of the University of Montana (Butte, Montana)
INVENTOR(S) John L. Morrison (Butte, Montana);  William H. Morrison (Butte, Montana);  Jon P. Christophersen (Idaho Falls, Idaho);  Chester G. Motloch (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
ABSTRACT Real-time battery impedance spectrum is acquired using a one-time record. Fast Summation Transformation (FST) is a parallel method of acquiring a real-time battery impedance spectrum using a one-time record that enables battery diagnostics. An excitation current to a battery is a sum of equal amplitude sine waves of frequencies that are octave harmonics spread over a range of interest. A sample frequency is also octave and harmonically related to all frequencies in the sum. A time profile of this sampled signal has a duration that is a few periods of the lowest frequency. A voltage response of the battery, average deleted, is an impedance of the battery in a time domain. Since the excitation frequencies are known and octave and harmonically related, a simple algorithm, FST, processes the time profile by rectifying relative to sine and cosine of each frequency. Another algorithm yields real and imaginary components for each frequency.
FILED Tuesday, April 03, 2012
APPL NO 13/438741
ART UNIT 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 31/3662 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244180 Frisch et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois);  Minotech Engineering, Inc. (Andover, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Henry Frisch (Chicago, Illinois);  Herve Grabas (Louvecienne, France);  Fukun Tang (Chicago, Illinois);  Eric J. Oberla (Chicago, Illinois);  Michael Minot (Andover, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT Large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors with sub-nanosecond time resolution based on microchannel plates are provided. The large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors enable the economic construction of sampling calorimeters with, for example, enhanced capability to measure local energy deposition, depth-of-interaction, time-of-flight, and/or directionality of showers. In certain embodiments, sub-nanosecond timing resolution supplies correlated position and time measurements over large areas. The use of thin flat-panel viewing radiators on both sides of a radiation-creating medium allows simultaneous measurement of Cherenkov and scintillation radiation in each layer of the calorimeter. The detectors may be used in a variety of applications including, for example, medical imaging, security, and particle and nuclear physics.
FILED Tuesday, November 26, 2013
APPL NO 14/090647
ART UNIT 2884 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation
G01T 1/208 (20130101)
G01T 1/363 (20130101)
G01T 1/2928 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01T 1/2985 (20130101)
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US 09244235 Norton et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
APPLICANT(S) Foro Energy Inc. (Littleton, Colorado)
ASSIGNEE(S) FORO ENERGY, INC. (Houston, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Ryan J. Norton (Conifer, Colorado);  Ryan P. McKay (Littleton, Colorado);  Jason D. Fraze (Littleton, Colorado);  Charles C. Rinzler (Denver, Colorado);  Daryl L. Grubb (Houston, Texas);  Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado);  Mark S. Zediker (Castle Rock, Colorado)
ABSTRACT There are provided high power laser devices and systems for transmitting a high power laser beam across a rotating assembly, including optical slip rings and optical rotational coupling assemblies. These devices can transmit the laser beam through the rotation zone in free space or within a fiber.
FILED Friday, March 01, 2013
APPL NO 13/782942
ART UNIT 2874 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 6/32 (20130101)
G02B 6/2817 (20130101)
G02B 6/3604 (20130101)
G02B 6/3871 (20130101)
G02B 6/3897 (20130101)
G02B 6/4296 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02B 2006/4297 (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 3/08 (20130101)
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US 09244264 Brown et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Kevin H. Brown (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Seferino Crollett (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Tammy D. Henson (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Mathew Napier (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Peter G. Stromberg (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT A gimbaled multispectral imaging system and method is described herein. In an general embodiment, the gimbaled multispectral imaging system has a cross support that defines a first gimbal axis and a second gimbal axis, wherein the cross support is rotatable about the first gimbal axis. The gimbaled multispectral imaging system comprises a telescope that fixed to an upper end of the cross support, such that rotation of the cross support about the first gimbal axis causes the tilt of the telescope to alter. The gimbaled multispectral imaging system includes optics that facilitate on-gimbal detection of visible light and off-gimbal detection of infrared light.
FILED Thursday, June 12, 2014
APPL NO 14/303355
ART UNIT 2884 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 23/02 (20130101)
G02B 23/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244368 Delgado et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Gildardo R. Delgado (Livermore, California);  Frank Chilese (San Ramon, California);  Rudy Garcia (Union City, California);  John R. Torczynski (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Anthony S. Geller (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Daniel J. Rader (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Leonard E. Klebanoff (Dublin, California);  Michail A. Gallis (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California);  Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Gildardo R. Delgado (Livermore, California);  Frank Chilese (San Ramon, California);  Rudy Garcia (Union City, California);  John R. Torczynski (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Anthony S. Geller (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Daniel J. Rader (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Leonard E. Klebanoff (Dublin, California);  Michail A. Gallis (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT A method and an apparatus to protect a reticle against particles and chemicals in an actinic EUV reticle inspection tool are presented. The method and apparatus utilizes a pair of porous metal diffusers in the form of showerheads to provide a continual flow of clean gas. The main showerhead bathes the reticle surface to be inspected in smoothly flowing, low pressure gas, isolating it from particles coming from surrounding volumes. The secondary showerhead faces away from the reticle and toward the EUV illumination and projection optics, supplying them with purge gas while at the same time creating a buffer zone that is kept free of any particle contamination originating from those optics.
FILED Monday, September 23, 2013
APPL NO 14/033929
ART UNIT 2882 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
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 1/0092 (20130101)
G03F 7/70841 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G03F 7/70916 (20130101)
G03F 7/70933 (20130101)
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US 09244734 Blocksome et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)
INVENTOR(S) Michael Blocksome (Yorktown Heights, New York);  Sameer Kumar (Yorktown Heights, New York);  Amith R. Mamidala (Yorktown Heights, New York);  Douglas Miller (Rochester, New York);  Joseph D. Ratterman (Seattle, Washington)
ABSTRACT A system and method for enhancing barrier collective synchronization on a computer system comprises a computer system including a data storage device. The computer system includes a program stored in the data storage device and steps of the program being executed by a processor. The system includes providing a plurality of communicators for storing state information for a barrier algorithm. Each communicator designates a master core in a multi-processor environment of the computer system. The system allocates or designates one counter for each of a plurality of threads. The system configures a table with a number of entries equal to the maximum number of threads. The system sets a table entry with an ID associated with a communicator when a process thread initiates a collective. The system determines an allocated or designated counter by searching entries in the table.
FILED Friday, August 30, 2013
APPL NO 14/015098
ART UNIT 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 9/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 9/522 (20130101)
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US 09244759 Blumrich et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Matthias A. Blumrich (Ridgefield, New York);  Paul W. Coteus (Yorktown Heights, New York);  Dong Chen (Croton on Hudson, New York);  Alan Gara (Mount Kisco, New York);  Mark E. Giampapa (Irvington, New York);  Philip Heidelberger (Cortlandt Manor, New York);  Dirk Hoenicke (Ossining, New York);  Todd Takken (Brewster, New York);  Burkhard Steinmacher-Burow (Wenau, Germany);  Pavlos M. Vranas (Bedford Hills, New York)
ABSTRACT An error-recovery method to enable error-free message transfer between nodes of a computer network. A first node of the network sends a packet to a second node of the network over a link between the nodes, and the first node keeps a copy of the packet on a sending end of the link until the first node receives acknowledgment from the second node that the packet was received without error. The second node tests the packet to determine if the packet is error free. If the packet is not error free, the second node sets a flag to mark the packet as corrupt. The second node returns acknowledgement to the first node specifying whether the packet was received with or without error. When the packet is received with error, the link is returned to a known state and the packet is sent again to the second node.
FILED Monday, January 06, 2014
APPL NO 14/148348
ART UNIT 2454 — Computer Networks
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 9/46 (20130101)
G06F 11/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 11/1423 (20130101)

Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General
H03M 13/09 (20130101)

Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 1/0061 (20130101)
H04L 1/1607 (20130101)
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US 09245048 Bent et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Triad National Security, LLC (TRIAD) at Los Alamos, NM
APPLICANT(S) EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, Massachusetts);  Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) John M. Bent (Los Alamos, New Mexico);  Sorin Faibish (Newton, Massachusetts);  Gary Grider (Los Alamos, New Mexico);  Aaron Torres (Los Alamos, New Mexico);  Stephen W. Poole (Knoxville, Tennessee)
ABSTRACT Improved sorting techniques are provided that perform a parallel sort using a ranged, partitioned key-value store in a high performance computing (HPC) environment. A plurality of input data files comprising unsorted key-value data in a partitioned key-value store are sorted. The partitioned key-value store comprises a range server for each of a plurality of ranges. Each input data file has an associated reader thread. Each reader thread reads the unsorted key-value data in the corresponding input data file and performs a local sort of the unsorted key-value data to generate sorted key-value data. A plurality of sorted, ranged subsets of each of the sorted key-value data are generated based on the plurality of ranges. Each sorted, ranged subset corresponds to a given one of the ranges and is provided to one of the range servers corresponding to the range of the sorted, ranged subset. Each range server sorts the received sorted, ranged subsets and provides a sorted range. A plurality of the sorted ranges are concatenated to obtain a globally sorted result.
FILED Monday, December 30, 2013
APPL NO 14/143771
ART UNIT 2155 — Data Bases & File Management
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/30946 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245601 Sinangil et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California)
INVENTOR(S) Mahmut Ersin Sinangil (Medford, Massachusetts);  John W. Poulton (Chapel Hill, North Carolina);  Brucek Kurdo Khailany (Austin, Texas);  John H. Edmondson (Arlington, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A system and device are provided for implementing memory arrays using high-density latch cells. The device includes an array of cells arranged into columns and rows. Each cell comprises a latch cell that includes a transmission gate, a pair of inverters, and an output buffer. Each row of latch cells is connected to at least one common node for addressing the row of latch cells, and each column of latch cells is connected to a particular bit of an input signal and a particular bit of an output signal. A register file may be implemented using one or more arrays of the high-density latch cells to replace any or all of the banks of SRAM cells typically used to implement the register file.
FILED Wednesday, June 04, 2014
APPL NO 14/296320
ART UNIT 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Static Stores
G11C 7/106 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G11C 8/08 (20130101)
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US 09245671 Simpson et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by UT-Battelle, LLC (UTB) at Oak Ridge, TN
APPLICANT(S) John T. Simpson (Clinton, Tennessee);  Joseph P. Cunningham (Oak Ridge, Tennessee);  Brian R. D'Urso (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania);  Troy R. Hendricks (Holland, Michigan);  Daniel A. Schaeffer (Knoxville, Tennessee)
ASSIGNEE(S) UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
INVENTOR(S) John T. Simpson (Clinton, Tennessee);  Joseph P. Cunningham (Oak Ridge, Tennessee);  Brian R. D'Urso (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania);  Troy R. Hendricks (Holland, Michigan);  Daniel A. Schaeffer (Knoxville, Tennessee)
ABSTRACT A method of making a wire array includes the step of providing a tube of a sealing material and having an interior surface, and positioning a wire in the tube, the wire having an exterior surface. The tube is heated to soften the tube, and the softened tube is drawn and collapsed by a mild vacuum to bring the interior surface of the tube into contact with the wire to create a coated wire. The coated wires are bundled. The bundled coated wires are heated under vacuum to fuse the tube material coating the wires and create a fused rod with a wire array embedded therein. The fused rod is cut to form a wire array. A wire array is also disclosed.
FILED Wednesday, March 14, 2012
APPL NO 13/420205
ART UNIT 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units
CURRENT CPC
Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties
H01B 13/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 156/1002 (20150115)
Y10T 156/1084 (20150115)
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US 09245725 Ibrahim et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington);  Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington);  Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington)
ABSTRACT An ion trap device is disclosed. The device includes a series of electrodes that define an ion flow path. A radio frequency (RF) field is applied to the series of electrodes such that each electrode is phase shifted approximately 180 degrees from an adjacent electrode. A DC voltage is superimposed with the RF field to create a DC gradient to drive ions in the direction of the gradient. A second RF field or DC voltage is applied to selectively trap and release the ions from the device. Further, the device may be gridless and utilized at high pressure.
FILED Wednesday, February 12, 2014
APPL NO 14/179008
ART UNIT 2881 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps
H01J 49/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09246177 Stamenkovic et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by UChicago Argonne, LLC (UCHICAGO) at Argonne, IL
APPLICANT(S) Vojislav R. Stamenkovic (Naperville, Illinois);  Chao Wang (Aurora, Illinois);  Nenad M. Markovic (Hinsdale, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Vojislav R. Stamenkovic (Naperville, Illinois);  Chao Wang (Aurora, Illinois);  Nenad M. Markovic (Hinsdale, Illinois)
ABSTRACT Compositions and methods of preparing a bimetallic alloy having enhanced electrocatalytic properties are provided. The composition comprises a PtNi substrate having a surface layer, a near-surface layer, and an inner layer, where the surface layer comprises a nickel-depleted composition, such that the surface layer comprises a platinum skin having at least one atomic layer of platinum.
FILED Friday, April 20, 2012
APPL NO 13/451852
ART UNIT 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)
B82Y 40/00 (20130101)

Alloys
C22C 1/02 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 4/921 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 4/926 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/50 (20130101)
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US 09246187 Amine et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by UChicago Argonne, LLC (UCHICAGO) at Argonne, IL
APPLICANT(S) UChicago Argonne LLC (Chicago, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois);  Lu Zhang (Lisle, Illinois);  Zhengcheng Zhang (Naperville, Illinois)
ABSTRACT A substantially non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes an alkali metal salt, a polar aprotic solvent, and an organophosphorus compound of Formula IA, IB, or IC:
where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, alkoxy, alkenoxy, alkynoxy, cycloalkoxy, aryloxy, heterocyclyloxy, heteroaryloxy, siloxyl, silyl, or organophosphatyl; R5 and R6 are each independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl; R7 is
and R8, R9 and R10 are each independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl; provided that if the organophosphorus compound is of Formula IB, then at least one of R5, and R6 are other than hydrogen, alkyl, or alkenyl; and if the organophosphorus compound is of Formula IC, then the electrolyte solution does not include 4-methylene-1,3-dioxolan-2-one or 4,5-dimethylene-1,3-dioxolan-2-one.
FILED Thursday, March 14, 2013
APPL NO 13/803725
ART UNIT 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 10/052 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 10/0567 (20130101)
H01M 10/0568 (20130101)
H01M 10/0569 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/122 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
Y02T 10/7011 (20130101)
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US 09246188 Zhao et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Triad National Security, LLC (TRIAD) at Los Alamos, NM
APPLICANT(S) Los Alamos National Security LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Yusheng Zhao (Las Vegas, Nevada);  Luc Louis Daemen (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT Solid electrolyte antiperovskite compositions for batteries, capacitors, and other electrochemical devices have chemical formula Li3OA, Li(3-x)Mx/2OA, Li(3-x)Nx/3OA, or LiCOXzY(1-z), wherein M and N are divalent and trivalent metals respectively and wherein A is a halide or mixture of halides, and X and Y are halides.
FILED Friday, March 15, 2013
APPL NO 13/833124
ART UNIT 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type
H01G 9/025 (20130101)
H01G 11/56 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 6/185 (20130101)
H01M 6/186 (20130101)
H01M 10/0562 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 2300/0071 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/13 (20130101)
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US 09246409 Wu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
APPLICANT(S) Hunter Wu (Logan, Utah);  Kylee Devro Sealy (River Heights, Utah);  Bryan Thomas Sharp (Cottonwood Heights, Utah);  Aaron Gilchrist (Logan, Utah)
ASSIGNEE(S) UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (North Logan, Utah)
INVENTOR(S) Hunter Wu (Logan, Utah);  Kylee Devro Sealy (River Heights, Utah);  Bryan Thomas Sharp (Cottonwood Heights, Utah);  Aaron Gilchrist (Logan, Utah)
ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for LCL resonant converter control utilizing Asymmetric Voltage Cancellation is described. The methods to determine the optimal trajectory of the control variables are discussed. Practical implementations of sensing load parameters are included. Simple PI, PID and fuzzy logic controllers are included with AVC for achieving good transient response characteristics with output current regulation.
FILED Monday, March 12, 2012
APPL NO 13/642925
ART UNIT 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy
H02J 5/005 (20130101)

Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof
H02M 7/53871 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H02M 2007/4815 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications
Y02B 70/1441 (20130101)
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 

US 09242720 Turner et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
APPLICANT(S) Travis L. Turner (Yorktown, Virginia);  Reggie T. Kidd (Hampton, Virginia);  David P Lockard (Hampton, Virginia);  Mehdi R. Khorrami (Norfolk, Virginia);  Craig L. Streett (Virginia Beach, Virginia);  Douglas Leo Weber (Hayes, Virginia)
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) Travis L. Turner (Yorktown, Virginia);  Reggie T. Kidd (Hampton, Virginia);  David P Lockard (Hampton, Virginia);  Mehdi R. Khorrami (Norfolk, Virginia);  Craig L. Streett (Virginia Beach, Virginia);  Douglas Leo Weber (Hayes, Virginia)
ABSTRACT A slat cove filler is utilized to reduce airframe noise resulting from deployment of a leading edge slat of an aircraft wing. The slat cove filler is preferably made of a super elastic shape memory alloy, and the slat cove filler shifts between stowed and deployed shapes as the slat is deployed. The slat cove filler may be configured such that a separate powered actuator is not required to change the shape of the slat cove filler from its deployed shape to its stowed shape and vice-versa. The outer contour of the slat cove filler preferably follows a profile designed to maintain accelerating flow in the gap between the slat cove filler and wing leading edge to provide for noise reduction.
FILED Thursday, October 20, 2011
APPL NO 13/277859
ART UNIT 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
CURRENT CPC
Aeroplanes; Helicopters
B64C 3/48 (20130101)
B64C 9/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B64C 9/24 (20130101)
B64C 2230/14 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
Y02T 50/32 (20130101)
Y02T 50/145 (20130101)
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US 09242861 Kim et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Jae Woo Kim (Newport News, Virginia);  Emilie J. Siochi (Newport News, Virginia);  Kristopher E. Wise (Poquoson, Virginia);  Yi Lin (Yorktown, Virginia);  John Connell (Yorktown, Virginia)
ABSTRACT A method for joining or repairing boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). In joining BNNTs, the nanotube structure is modified with amorphous carbon deposited by controlled electron beam irradiation to form well bonded hybrid a-C/BNNT structures. In repairing BNNTs, the damaged site of the nanotube structure is modified with amorphous carbon deposited by controlled electron beam irradiation to form well bonded hybrid a-C/BNNT structures at the damage site.
FILED Thursday, November 15, 2012
APPL NO 13/694286
ART UNIT 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
CURRENT CPC
Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam
B23K 15/0086 (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 21/0648 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds
C01P 2004/04 (20130101)
C01P 2004/13 (20130101)
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US 09242874 Arndt et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) G. Dickey Arndt (Friendswood, Texas);  Diane Byerly (Seabrook, Texas);  Marguerite Sognier (Houston, Texas);  John Dusl (Houston, Texas)
ABSTRACT A system for decontaminating a medium. The system can include a medium having one or more contaminants disposed therein. The contaminants can be or include bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses, and combinations thereof. A microwave energy radiation device can be positioned proximate the medium. The microwave energy radiation device can be adapted to generate a signal having a frequency from about 10 GHz to about 100 GHz. The signal can be adapted to kill one or more of the contaminants disposed within the medium while increasing a temperature of the medium by less than about 10° C.
FILED Tuesday, November 26, 2013
APPL NO 14/091181
ART UNIT 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
CURRENT CPC
Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 19/126 (20130101)

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 1/302 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243223 Marquette et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Michele L. Marquette (Texas City, Texas);  Marguerite A. Sognier (Houston, Texas)
ABSTRACT A model of tissue is produced by steps comprising seeding cells at a selected concentration on a support to form a cell spot, incubating the cells to allow the cells to partially attach, rinsing the cells to remove any cells that have not partially attached, adding culture medium to enable the cells to proliferate at a periphery of the cell spot and to differentiate toward a center of the cell spot, and further incubating the cells to form the tissue. The cells may be C2C12 cells or other subclones of the C2 cell line, H9c2(2-1) cells, L6 cells, L8 cells, QM7 cells, Sol8 cells, G-7 cells, G-8 cells, other myoblast cells, cells from other tissues, or stem cells. The selected concentration is in a range from about 1×105 cells/ml to about 1×106 cells/ml. The tissue formed may be a muscle tissue or other tissue depending on the cells seeded.
FILED Tuesday, May 20, 2014
APPL NO 14/282563
ART UNIT 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 5/06 (20130101)
C12N 5/0062 (20130101)
C12N 5/0602 (20130101)
C12N 5/0657 (20130101)
C12N 5/0658 (20130101)
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US 09244130 Morrison et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE)
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA) at Idaho Falls, ID
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Ames Research Center (ARC)
APPLICANT(S) John L. Morrison (Butte, Montana);  William H. Morrison (Butte, Montana);  Jon P. Christophersen (Idaho Falls, Idaho);  Chester G. Motloch (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
ASSIGNEE(S) Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho);  Qualtech Systems, Inc. (East Hartford, Connecticut);  Montana Tech of the University of Montana (Butte, Montana)
INVENTOR(S) John L. Morrison (Butte, Montana);  William H. Morrison (Butte, Montana);  Jon P. Christophersen (Idaho Falls, Idaho);  Chester G. Motloch (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
ABSTRACT Real-time battery impedance spectrum is acquired using a one-time record. Fast Summation Transformation (FST) is a parallel method of acquiring a real-time battery impedance spectrum using a one-time record that enables battery diagnostics. An excitation current to a battery is a sum of equal amplitude sine waves of frequencies that are octave harmonics spread over a range of interest. A sample frequency is also octave and harmonically related to all frequencies in the sum. A time profile of this sampled signal has a duration that is a few periods of the lowest frequency. A voltage response of the battery, average deleted, is an impedance of the battery in a time domain. Since the excitation frequencies are known and octave and harmonically related, a simple algorithm, FST, processes the time profile by rectifying relative to sine and cosine of each frequency. Another algorithm yields real and imaginary components for each frequency.
FILED Tuesday, April 03, 2012
APPL NO 13/438741
ART UNIT 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 31/3662 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245089 Nark et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Douglas M. Nark (Norfolk, Virginia);  Michael G. Jones (Newport News, Virginia)
ABSTRACT A broadband liner design optimization includes utilizing in-duct attenuation predictions with a statistical fan source model to obtain optimum impedance spectra over a number of flow conditions for one or more liner locations in a bypass duct. The predicted optimum impedance information is then used with acoustic liner modeling tools to design liners having impedance spectra that most closely match the predicted optimum values. Design selection is based on an acceptance criterion that provides the ability to apply increasing weighting to specific frequencies and/or operating conditions. One or more broadband design approaches are utilized to produce a broadband liner that targets a full range of frequencies and operating conditions.
FILED Friday, March 01, 2013
APPL NO 13/781918
ART UNIT 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling
CURRENT CPC
Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft
B64D 2033/0206 (20130101)

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/5095 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09245726 Herrero
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Federico A. Herrero (Glenn Dale, Maryland)
ABSTRACT An energy analyzer for a charged-particle spectrometer may include a top deflection plate and a bottom deflection plate. The top and bottom deflection plates may be non-symmetric and configured to generate an inhomogeneous electrostatic field when a voltage is applied to one of the top or bottom deflection plates. In some instances, the top and bottom deflection plates may be L-shaped deflection plates.
FILED Thursday, September 25, 2014
APPL NO 14/497247
ART UNIT 2881 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps
H01J 49/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01J 49/48 (20130101)
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Department of Commerce (DOC) 

US 09241478 Scott et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S)
INVENTOR(S) Thomas M Scott (Seattle, Washington);  Kenneth Ashley Webb, Jr. (Port Orchard, Washington)
ABSTRACT A feeder for larval and juvenile fishes is capable of delivering an adjustable dose of microparticulate feed to selected locations, via pneumatic conveyance and control. A source of low-pressure dry gas is used to blow microparticulate feed through a manifold and into a selected one of a number of tubes. In order to adjust the portion dispensed by the feeder, an adjustable portion control is provided. Instead of a fixed sized ration cup a threaded recess is provided. Within the recess is provided a mating nylon set screw with an Allen hex head socket. By screwing the set screw in, or out, a user may increase, or decrease the volume of each dose.
FILED Saturday, July 11, 2015
APPL NO 14/797085
ART UNIT 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
CURRENT CPC
Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals
A01K 5/02 (20130101)
A01K 5/0291 (20130101)
A01K 61/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A01K 61/025 (20130101)
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US 09243346 Pham et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
APPLICANT(S) Arsenal Medical, Inc. (Watertown, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Arsenal Medical, Inc. (Watertown, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Quynh Pham (Metheun, Massachusetts);  Upma Sharma (Somerville, Massachusetts);  John Marini (Weymouth, Massachusetts);  Xuri Yan (Brighton, Massachusetts);  Robert Mulligan (Arlington, Massachusetts);  Toby Freyman (Lexington, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT Systems and methods for electrospinning of core-sheath fibers are provided. The systems and methods achieve optimization of a shear stress that exists at a fluid boundary between core and sheath polymer solutions, by varying certain parameters of an electrospinning apparatus and/or the solutions used therewith.
FILED Tuesday, October 15, 2013
APPL NO 14/053994
ART UNIT 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding
CURRENT CPC
Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons
D01D 5/0015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
D01D 5/34 (20130101)
D01D 5/0038 (20130101)
D01D 5/0069 (20130101)
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US 09244096 Shi et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
APPLICANT(S) Bruker Nano, Inc. (Santa Barbara, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Bruke Nano, Inc. (Santa Barbara, California)
INVENTOR(S) Jian Shi (Ventura, California);  Craig Prater (Goleta, California);  Ji Ma (Thousand Oaks, California);  Chanmin Su (Ventura, California)
ABSTRACT A method of operating a metrology instrument includes generating relative motion between a probe and a sample at a scan frequency using an actuator. The method also includes detecting motion of the actuator using a position sensor that exhibits noise in the detected motion, and controlling the position of the actuator using a feedback loop and a feed forward algorithm. In this embodiment, the controlling step attenuates noise in the actuator position compared to noise exhibited by the position sensor in a bandwidth of about seven times the scan frequency. Scan frequencies up to a third of the first scanner resonance frequency or greater than 300 Hz are possible.
FILED Tuesday, December 02, 2014
APPL NO 14/558483
ART UNIT 2881 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 35/00 (20130101)

Scanning-probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-probe Techniques, e.g Scanning Probe Microscopy [SPM]
G01Q 10/04 (20130101)
G01Q 10/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09244973 Morton et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
APPLICANT(S) Streamsage, Inc. (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) Streamsage, Inc. (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Michael Scott Morton (Washington, District of Columbia);  Sibley Verbeck Simon (Washington, District of Columbia);  Noam Carl Unger (Somerville, Massachusetts);  Robert Rubinoff (Potomac, Maryland);  Anthony Ruiz Davis (Takoma Park, Maryland);  Kyle Aveni-Deforge (Columbia, South Carolina)
ABSTRACT A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.
FILED Monday, February 10, 2014
APPL NO 14/176367
ART UNIT 2155 — Data Bases & File Management
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/274 (20130101)
G06F 17/275 (20130101)
G06F 17/2705 (20130101)
G06F 17/3002 (20130101)
G06F 17/30029 (20130101)
G06F 17/30424 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 17/30613 (20130101)
G06F 17/30684 (20130101)
G06F 17/30796 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests
Y10S 707/913 (20130101)
Y10S 707/99931 (20130101)
Y10S 707/99935 (20130101)
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Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

US 09241497 Luchansky et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
APPLICANT(S) John Luchansky (Souderton, Pennsylvania);  Neil Goldberg (North Wales, Pennsylvania);  Alan Oser (Harleysville, Pennsylvania)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) John Luchansky (Souderton, Pennsylvania);  Neil Goldberg (North Wales, Pennsylvania);  Alan Oser (Harleysville, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT Method of treating a food product in a container to reduce or inhibit a microbial population on the food product, involving applying to the container an antimicrobial solution (applied in an amount effective to reduce or inhibit the microbial population), and placing the food product in the container. Also a system for treating food products, involving a bagging system, a spray system, and a rotating assembly for returning a spray wand to a resting position.
FILED Tuesday, June 20, 2006
APPL NO 11/471327
ART UNIT 3742 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preserving, e.g by Canning, Meat, Fish, Eggs, Fruit, Vegetables, Edible Seeds; Chemical Ripening of Fruit or Vegetables; the Preserved, Ripened, or Canned Products
A23B 4/20 (20130101)
A23B 4/28 (20130101)
A23B 4/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Machines or Apparatus for Treating Harvested Fruit, Vegetables or Flower Bulbs in Bulk, Not Otherwise Provided For; Peeling Vegetables or Fruit in Bulk; Apparatus for Preparing Animal Feeding- Stuffs
A23N 15/08 (20130101)

Printing Machines or Presses
B41F 17/24 (20130101)

Machines, Apparatus or Devices For, or Methods Of, Packaging Articles or Materials; Unpacking
B65B 31/00 (20130101)
B65B 53/04 (20130101)
B65B 55/10 (20130101)

Cleaning, Filling With Liquids or Semiliquids, or Emptying, of Bottles, Jars, Cans, Casks, Barrels, or Similar Containers, Not Otherwise Provided For; Funnels
B67C 3/222 (20130101)
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US 09241981 Bravo et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
APPLICANT(S) David Bravo (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland);  Hyun Lillehoj (Maryland, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) PANCOSMA S.A. (Le Grand Saconnex, Switzerland);  THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) David Bravo (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland);  Hyun Lillehoj (Maryland, Maryland)
ABSTRACT The invention relates to the use of a food additive comprising at least one phytonutrient in order to stimulate vaccine immunity against apicomplexa in non-human monogastric animals, such as poultry or pigs, or in ruminants, such as a cattle, sheep or goats.
FILED Tuesday, January 31, 2012
APPL NO 13/981672
ART UNIT 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Fodder
A23K 1/14 (20130101)
A23K 1/1612 (20130101)
A23K 1/1646 (20130101)
A23K 1/1826 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 39/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09243364 Zhu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) JunYong Zhu (Madison, Wisconsin);  Roland Gleisner (Jefferson, Wisconsin)
ABSTRACT Methods of pretreating lignocellulosic biomass in preparation for enzymatic saccharification and fermentation are provided. Also provided are methods of producing ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass via enzymatic saccharification and fermentation that utilize the pretreatment method. In the methods, pretreatment is conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the lignocellulosic biomass is treated in a mildly acidic or near pH-neutral solution to promote delignification and lignin sulfonation, while minimizing the formation of degradation products that inhibit subsequent enzymatic saccharification and/or fermentation. In the second stage, the pH of the solution is decreased in order to promote the depolymerization and dissolution of hemicelluloses in the lignocellulosic biomass.
FILED Monday, June 09, 2014
APPL NO 14/299926
ART UNIT 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture
C12P 7/10 (20130101)
C12P 2201/00 (20130101)

Pulp Compositions; Preparation Thereof Not Covered by Subclasses D21C or D21D; Impregnating or Coating of Paper; Treatment of Finished Paper Not Covered by Class B31 or Subclass D21G; Paper Not Otherwise Provided for
D21H 11/06 (20130101)
D21H 17/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) 

US 09241667 Narayan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of The Director (OD)
Office of General Counsel(OGC)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California);  The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California);  Ruchir Sehra (Scottsdale, Arizona)
ABSTRACT System, assembly and method are provided to facilitate reconstruction of cardiac information representing a complex rhythm disorder associated with a patient's heart to indicate a source of the heart rhythm disorder. The complex rhythm disorder can be treated by application of energy to modify the source of the rhythm disorder.
FILED Friday, June 12, 2015
APPL NO 14/738626
ART UNIT 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0255 (20130101)
A61B 5/4857 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/6852 (20130101)
A61B 5/7221 (20130101)
A61B 5/7264 (20130101)
A61B 5/7278 (20130101)
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US 09243051 Burrows et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) Gregory G. Burrows (Portland, Oregon);  Arthur A. Vandenbark (Portland, Oregon)
ASSIGNEE(S) Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon);  The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Gregory G. Burrows (Portland, Oregon);  Arthur A. Vandenbark (Portland, Oregon)
ABSTRACT The present invention provides, in particular embodiments, for modified recombinant T cell receptor (TCR) ligands (RTLs) comprising a MHC class I or MHC class II component. The modified RTLs have redesigned surface features that preclude or reduce aggregation, wherein the modified molecules retain the ability to bind Ag-peptides, target antigen-specific T cells, inhibit T cell proliferation in an Ag-specific manner and have utility to treat, inter alia, autoimmune disease and other conditions mediated by antigen-specific T cells in vivo.
FILED Monday, December 31, 2012
APPL NO 13/731711
ART UNIT 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 39/0008 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/705 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/62 (20130101)
C12N 15/86 (20130101)
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 

US 09243868 Nigro
FUNDED BY
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Michael A. Nigro (El Paso, Texas)
ABSTRACT A reticle for a projectile weapon aiming apparatus including a plurality of aiming marks, the plurality of aiming marks include a first mark positioned at the center of the reticle and at least one additional mark spaced below the first mark along a vertical center axis of the reticle, wherein adjacent marks of the first mark and the at least one additional mark are spaced apart by predetermined distances. First and second horizontal stripes are provided on each side of the plurality of aiming marks respectively, the first and second horizontal stripes offset relative to the vertical center axis with a gap provided therebetween and extending towards the perimeter of the reticle, the first and second horizontal stripes spaced a predetermined distance from a bottom of the reticle measured along the vertical center axis.
FILED Monday, December 15, 2014
APPL NO 14/570346
ART UNIT 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
CURRENT CPC
Weapon Sights; Aiming
F41G 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) 

US 09245170 Nikic et al.
FUNDED BY
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
APPLICANT(S) Dejan Nikic (Seattle, Washington);  Yuan-Jye Jason Wu (Issaquah, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Dejan Nikic (Seattle, Washington);  Yuan-Jye Jason Wu (Issaquah, Washington)
ABSTRACT An image processing system comprising a data repository and an image processor. The data repository is configured to store image data. The image processor is configured to place the image data into a three-dimensional mesh. The image processor is further configured to identify vectors of the image data in the three-dimensional mesh. The image processor is further configured to identify a number of clusters in the vectors of the image data in the three-dimensional mesh.
FILED Wednesday, June 27, 2012
APPL NO 13/534499
ART UNIT 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation
CURRENT CPC
Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers
G06K 9/00201 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06K 9/6218 (20130101)

Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 2207/10028 (20130101)
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National Security Agency (NSA) 

US 09244735 Andrade et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
National Security Agency (NSA)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Henrique Andrade (Croton-on-Hudson, New York);  Bugra Gedik (White Plains, New York);  Vibhore Kumar (Stamford, Connecticut);  Kun-Lung Wu (Yorktown Heights, New York)
ABSTRACT Data analysis applications include model building components and stream processing components. To increase utility of the data analysis application, in one embodiment, the model building component of the data analysis application is managed. Management includes resource allocation and/or configuration adaptation of the model building component, as examples.
FILED Tuesday, January 07, 2014
APPL NO 14/149374
ART UNIT 2195 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 9/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 11/3447 (20130101)
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Non-Profit Organization (NPO) 

US 09243351 Fang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
Robert A. Welch Foundation
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Shaoli Fang (Richardson, Texas);  Marcio Dias Lima (Richardson, Texas);  Xavier N. Lepro-Chavez (Richardson, Texas);  Javier Carretero-Gonzalez (Dallas, Texas);  Elizabeth Castillo-Martinez (Dallas, Texas);  Raquel Ovalle-Robles (Sachse, Texas);  Carter Sebastian Haines (Murphy, Texas);  David Michael Novitski (Richardson, Texas);  Mohammad H. Haque (Dallas, Texas);  Chihye Lewis-Azad (Dallas, Texas);  Mikhail Kozlov (Dallas, Texas);  Anvar A. Zakhidov (McKinney, Texas);  Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas)
ABSTRACT Fabrication of yarns or other shaped articles from materials in powder form (or nanoparticles or nanofibers) using carbon nanotube/nanofiber sheet as a platform (template). This includes methods for fabricating biscrolled yarns using carbon nanotube/nanofiber sheets and biscrolled fibers fabricated thereby.
FILED Thursday, February 19, 2015
APPL NO 14/625998
ART UNIT 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/7007 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 21/18 (20130101)
B01J 21/063 (20130101)
B01J 21/185 (20130101)
B01J 35/0006 (20130101)
B01J 35/06 (20130101)
B01J 37/0215 (20130101)
B01J 37/0238 (20130101)

Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General
B05D 3/12 (20130101)
B05D 5/00 (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 14/04 (20130101)
C23C 14/58 (20130101)
C23C 16/04 (20130101)
C23C 16/56 (20130101)

Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments
D01F 9/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties
H01B 12/06 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 4/587 (20130101)
H01M 4/5825 (20130101)
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) 

US 09244924 Cheng et al.
FUNDED BY
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
APPLICANT(S) SRI INTERNATIONAL (Menlo Park, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) SRI INTERNATIONAL (Menlo Park, Kansas)
INVENTOR(S) Hui Cheng (Bridgewater, New Jersey);  Harpreet Singh Sawhney (Princeton Junction, New Jersey);  Ajay Divakaran (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey);  Qian Yu (Lawrence, New Jersey);  Jingen Liu (Plainsboro, New Jersey);  Amir Tamrakar (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania);  Saad Ali (East Windsor, New Jersey);  Omar Javed (Franklin Park, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT A complex video event classification, search and retrieval system can generate a semantic representation of a video or of segments within the video, based on one or more complex events that are depicted in the video, without the need for manual tagging. The system can use the semantic representations to, among other things, provide enhanced video search and retrieval capabilities.
FILED Wednesday, January 09, 2013
APPL NO 13/737607
ART UNIT 2164 — Data Bases & File Management
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/30023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 17/30784 (20130101)
G06F 17/30817 (20130101)
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U.S. State Government 

US 09242900 Seo et al.
FUNDED BY
U.S. State Government
State of Arizona
APPLICANT(S) Dong-Kyun Seo (Chandler, Arizona);  Dinesh Medpelli (Tempe, Arizona);  Jungmin Seo (Tempe, Arizona)
ASSIGNEE(S) ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, A BODY CORPORATE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Arizona)
INVENTOR(S) Dong-Kyun Seo (Chandler, Arizona);  Dinesh Medpelli (Tempe, Arizona);  Jungmin Seo (Tempe, Arizona)
ABSTRACT Preparing porous materials includes forming a mixture including a geopolymer resin and a liquid between which a nanoscale (1-1000 nm), microscale (1-1000 m), and/or milliscale (1-10 mm) phase separation occurs. The mixture is solidified (e.g., at an ambient temperature or a relatively low temperature), and a portion (e.g., a majority or a significant majority) of the liquid is removed from the solidified mixture. The liquid can include organic liquids from agricultural, geological, industrial, or household sources. The porous materials have accessible pores with a range of pore sizes including nanoscale pore sizes, microscale pore sizes, milliscale pore sizes, or a combination thereof. The porous material may be treated further to form another material, such as a composite.
FILED Wednesday, December 01, 2010
APPL NO 13/513220
ART UNIT 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding
CURRENT CPC
Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone
C04B 12/005 (20130101)
C04B 14/047 (20130101)
C04B 14/106 (20130101)
C04B 14/106 (20130101)
C04B 14/106 (20130101)
C04B 14/106 (20130101)
C04B 18/146 (20130101)
C04B 18/146 (20130101)
C04B 18/146 (20130101)
C04B 18/146 (20130101)
C04B 22/062 (20130101)
C04B 22/062 (20130101)
C04B 22/062 (20130101)
C04B 22/062 (20130101)
C04B 24/04 (20130101)
C04B 24/04 (20130101)
C04B 24/08 (20130101)
C04B 24/42 (20130101)
C04B 24/045 (20130101)
C04B 28/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C04B 28/006 (20130101)
C04B 28/006 (20130101)
C04B 28/006 (20130101)
C04B 28/006 (20130101)
C04B 38/04 (20130101)
C04B 38/04 (20130101)
C04B 38/04 (20130101)
C04B 38/06 (20130101)
C04B 38/0045 (20130101)
C04B 38/0054 (20130101)
C04B 38/0054 (20130101)
C04B 38/0054 (20130101)
C04B 38/0054 (20130101)
C04B 38/0074 (20130101)
C04B 38/0074 (20130101)
C04B 38/0074 (20130101)
C04B 38/0074 (20130101)
C04B 40/024 (20130101)
C04B 40/0213 (20130101)
C04B 40/0263 (20130101)
C04B 2111/28 (20130101)
C04B 2111/0081 (20130101)
C04B 2111/00793 (20130101)
C04B 2111/00801 (20130101)
C04B 2111/00836 (20130101)
C04B 2111/00853 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management
Y02W 30/94 (20150501)
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Government Rights Acknowledged 

US 09246105 Sun
FUNDED BY
APPLICANT(S) The University of South Dakota (Vermillion, South Dakota)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of South Dakota (Vermillion, South Dakota)
INVENTOR(S) Haoran Sun (Vermillion, South Dakota)
ABSTRACT Fluorinated aromatic materials, their synthesis and their use in optoelectronics. In some cases, the fluorinated aromatic materials are perfluoroalkylated aromatic materials that may include perfluoropolyether substituents.
FILED Tuesday, March 31, 2015
APPL NO 14/675133
ART UNIT 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 17/32 (20130101)
C07C 17/32 (20130101)
C07C 17/202 (20130101)
C07C 22/08 (20130101)
C07C 25/22 (20130101)
C07C 25/22 (20130101)
C07C 41/22 (20130101)
C07C 43/126 (20130101)
C07C 2103/24 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 471/04 (20130101)
C07D 517/00 (20130101)

Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes
C09B 1/10 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 51/42 (20130101)
H01L 51/0052 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 51/0072 (20130101)
H01L 51/0558 (20130101)
H01L 51/5012 (20130101)
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US 09247630 Harrison et al.
FUNDED BY
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Jere Harrison (Los Angeles, California);  Abhijeet Joshi (Los Angeles, California)
ABSTRACT Various embodiments of undulators, methods of fabricating undulators, and systems incorporating undulators are described. Certain embodiments provide a compact, electromagnetic undulator. The undulator may comprise a substrate and one or more electromagnets, which may be formed on the substrate. Certain embodiments have a period not greater than about 5 mm. The undulator may be operatively coupled with a particle accelerator to provide a free electron laser system.
FILED Friday, November 09, 2012
APPL NO 14/355127
ART UNIT 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties
H01F 7/06 (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)
H01S 3/0903 (20130101)
H01S 3/0959 (20130101)

Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams
H05H 7/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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         Army Research Office (ARO)

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APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.

Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:

APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC

APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)

INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.

ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.

FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.

APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.

ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:

3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices

You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.

CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.

The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.

The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.

  • A61B 1/149 (20130101)
  • A61B 1/71 (20130101)
  • A61B 1/105 (20130101)

The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.

VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.

HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?

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HOW DO I GET HERE?

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