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| US 09314014 | Hess et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John R. Hess (Bethesda, Maryland); Tibor J. Greenwalt (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John R. Hess (Bethesda, Maryland); Tibor J. Greenwalt (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an aqueous composition for storage of red blood cells consisting essentially of: adenine; dextrose; at least one non-metabolizable membrane-protectant sugar; and a specifically defined pH buffering system. Also provided are improved methods for preserving red blood cells and methods for increasing the viability, membrane retention, and recoverability while suppressing apoptosis, hemolysis, and post-reinfusion clearance of stored red blood cells which utilize the novel compositions. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/060026 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 1/02 (20130101) A01N 1/021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 1/0221 (20130101) A01N 1/0226 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0641 (20130101) |
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| US 09314439 | Iwamoto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Masahiro Iwamoto (Villanova, Pennsylvania); Maurizio Pacifici (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for muscle repair or regeneration comprising administering therapeutically effective amounts of RAR agonists or stem cells that are pretreated with contact with a RAR agonist to a subject at a site of muscle damage. Additionally, the invention provides compositions comprising RAR agonist treated stem cells and methods of use of said cells for muscle repair or regeneration. In one embodiment, the stem cells are mesenchymal stem cells. In one embodiment, the RAR agonist is an RARγ agonist. In one embodiment, administration of the RAR agonist is begun during a period of increased endogenous retinoid signaling in the subject resulting from incurrence of the damaged muscle tissue. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/308570 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/19 (20130101) A61K 31/185 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 35/12 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09314723 | Judd et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zedic Daniel Judd (Phoenix, Arizona); Yogendra Yogi Sheoran (Scottsdale, Arizona); Jennifer Ann Reich (Chandler, Arizona); Todd A. Kincheloe (Mesa, Arizona); Yates Wong (Humboldt, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zedic Daniel Judd (Phoenix, Arizona); Yogendra Yogi Sheoran (Scottsdale, Arizona); Jennifer Ann Reich (Chandler, Arizona); Todd A. Kincheloe (Mesa, Arizona); Yates Wong (Humboldt, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An inertial inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine is provided. A separator assembly and collector assembly are coupled to the scavenge flow path and configured to receive the scavenge air. The collector inlet has a throat defining a cumulative throat area at each position along the throat length from the first throat end to the second throat end. The collector body defines a cross-sectional area associated with each position along the throat length between the first throat end and the second throat end. The collector outlet is coupled to the collector body such that scavenge air flows into the collector inlet, through the collector body, and out through the collector outlet. At a first position between the first throat end and the second throat end, the respective cross-sectional area of the collector body is greater than or equal to the respective cumulative throat area. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621764 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 45/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 45/08 (20130101) B01D 45/12 (20130101) B01D 45/16 (20130101) B01D 50/002 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 7/052 (20130101) F02C 7/055 (20130101) |
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| US 09314795 | Selden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NetBio, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NetBio Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard F. Selden (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eugene Tan (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A biochip for the integration of all steps in a complex process from the insertion of a sample to the generation of a result, performed without operator intervention includes microfluidic and macrofluidic features that are acted on by instrument subsystems in a series of scripted processing steps. Methods for fabricating these complex biochips of high feature density by injection molding are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/276993 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 69/02 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502 (20130101) B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 3/502753 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2200/16 (20130101) B01L 2200/142 (20130101) B01L 2300/087 (20130101) B01L 2300/123 (20130101) B01L 2300/0681 (20130101) B01L 2300/0874 (20130101) B01L 2300/1822 (20130101) B01L 2400/0421 (20130101) B01L 2400/0481 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) B01L 2400/0655 (20130101) B01L 2400/0677 (20130101) B01L 2400/0688 (20130101) Preparation or Pretreatment of the Material to be Shaped; Making Granules or Preforms; Recovery of Plastics or Other Constituents of Waste Material Containing Plastics B29B 11/08 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/26 (20130101) G01N 27/44704 (20130101) G01N 27/44791 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/4998 (20150115) |
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| US 09315243 | Richter-Menge et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jacqueline Richter-Menge (Hanover, New Hampshire); Donald K. Perovich (Hanover, New Hampshire); Christopher M. Polashenski (Hanover, New Hampshire); Bruce C. Elder (Plainfield, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by The Secretary of The Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacqueline Richter-Menge (Hanover, New Hampshire); Donald K. Perovich (Hanover, New Hampshire); Christopher M. Polashenski (Hanover, New Hampshire); Bruce C. Elder (Plainfield, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A buoy for automated collection and transmittal of data. Select embodiments allow calculation of mass balance using data collected from an ice floe. The buoy is adapted to be inserted into the water through an opening in ice so that the buoy floats with the ice floe, the top of the buoy protruding above the surface of the ice floe. The buoy walls are constructed of white PVC. One section of the buoy incorporates closed cell foam for maintaining buoyancy and a bottom section houses a counterweight for maintaining proper orientation of the buoy in the water, the buoy requiring no support from its surrounds while minimally impacting response of the surrounding ice to it. Multiple sensors are incorporated for gathering data and a satellite transmitter transmits the data to a remote user. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/569966 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Selective Communication |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 5/24 (20130101) B63B 22/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B63B 2211/06 (20130101) Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 13/00 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 70/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09315250 | Huyer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen A. Huyer (Saunderstown, Rhode Island); David N. Beal (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen A. Huyer (Saunderstown, Rhode Island); David N. Beal (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for maneuvering an underwater vehicle by generating vehicle maneuvering forces from a propulsor of the vehicle are provided. A post-swirl propulsor is configured such that pitch angles of downstream stator blades can be individually varied. The variation in pitch results in the generation of multiple forces and moments for vehicle control. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/609753 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Selective Communication |
| CURRENT CPC | Marine Propulsion or Steering B63H 5/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315267 | Pan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MICROLINK DEVICES, INC. (Niles, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MICROLINK DEVICES, INC. (Niles, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Noren Pan (Wilmette, Illinois); Raymond Chan (Hoffman Estates, Illinois); Haruki Miyamoto (Arlington Heights, Illinois); Andree Wibowo (Des Plaines, Illinois); Mark Osowski (Vernon Hills, Illinois); Christopher Youtsey (Libertyville, Illinois); David McCallum (West Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Some embodiments include a kit for increasing endurance of a battery-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by incorporating flexible solar cells or applying flexible solar cells on a surface of a UAV or on a surface of a component of a UAV. The kit further include a power conditioning system configured to operate the solar cells within a desired power range and configured to provide power having a voltage compatible with an electrical system of the UAV. |
| FILED | Friday, February 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/769223 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 8/003 (20130101) B60L 2200/10 (20130101) Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 39/024 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 2201/021 (20130101) B64C 2201/042 (20130101) Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 2211/00 (20130101) B64D 2221/00 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7083 (20130101) |
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| US 09315527 | Mabry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as requested by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M. Mabry (Lancaster, California); Brian M. Moore (Surry, New Hampshire); Sean Ramirez (San Diego, California); Gregory R. Yandek (Tehachapi, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of synthesizing peripherally asymmetric aryl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (ArPOSS) compounds. The method comprises: wherein Ph is phenyl and wherein R is 1-napthyl, 2-naphthyl, 9-anthracenyl, 9-phenanthrenyl, 1-pryenyl, and mixtures thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/662305 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 77/045 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 83/06 (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 5/1662 (20130101) |
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| US 09315534 | Kortylewicz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zbigniew P. Kortylewicz (Omaha, Nebraska); Janina Baranowska-Kortylewicz (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zbigniew P. Kortylewicz (Omaha, Nebraska); Janina Baranowska-Kortylewicz (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are certain cycloSalingenyl pyrimidine nucleoside monophosphates comprising positron emitters or gamma-emitting radiohalides, uses thereof for monitoring Alzheimer's disease progression and evaluating response to therapy and process for their preparation. |
| FILED | Friday, August 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/188641 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 51/0459 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/073 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315582 | Seon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ben K. Seon (Williamsville, New York); Hirofumi Toi (Hokkaido, Japan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ben K. Seon (Williamsville, New York); Hirofumi Toi (Hokkaido, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions and methods that relate to prophylaxis and therapy of angiogenesis associated disease and includes novel knockin mice which express novel human/mouse chimeric endoglin, vectors for use in making such mice, and murine embryonic stem cells comprising the novel human/mouse transgene. Also provided are anti-human endoglin monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) which can be used as antiangiogenic agents for prophylaxis or therapy of human tumor angiogenesis and human angiogenesis-associated diseases having excessive vascularization. The mAbs do not cross react with murine endoglin. Also provides are methods for using the anti-human endoglin mAbs for prophylaxis or therapy of human tumor angiogenesis and for angiogenesis-associated diseases having excessive vascularization. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/001201 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0278 (20130101) A01K 2207/15 (20130101) A01K 2217/072 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0375 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/70596 (20130101) C07K 16/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2896 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) |
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| US 09315623 | Lai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William C. Lai (Ridgecrest, California); Alfred Baca (Ridgecrest, California); Benjamin Harvey (Ridgecrest, California); M. Joseph Roberts (Ridgecrest, California); Heather Meylemans (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A soluble n-type copolymer that is useful in electronic and photonic devices. Embodiments of the invention include an n-type copolymer having a soluble n-type perylene copolymer having base formula A, where R is a backbone segment, where R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, fluorinated alkyl, functionalized alkyl, aryl, fluorinated aryl, and functionalized aryl, and where n ranges from about 2 to 50,000. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/971104 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315674 | Schmidt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wayde R. Schmidt (Pomfret Center, Connecticut); Tania Bhatia Kashyap (Middletown, Connecticut); Xia Tang (West Hartford, Connecticut); David C. Jarmon (Kensington, Connecticut); Owen B. Donahue, Jr. (Mystic, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wayde R. Schmidt (Pomfret Center, Connecticut); Tania Bhatia Kashyap (Middletown, Connecticut); Xia Tang (West Hartford, Connecticut); David C. Jarmon (Kensington, Connecticut); Owen B. Donahue, Jr. (Mystic, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for manufacturing a composite of a non-oxide ceramic matrix and a refractory phase within the non-oxide ceramic matrix includes a preceramic polymer for forming a non-oxide ceramic matrix and a refractory material dispersed within the preceramic polymer. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/662647 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| 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 24/00 (20130101) C04B 35/56 (20130101) C04B 35/56 (20130101) C04B 35/571 (20130101) C04B 37/005 (20130101) C04B 38/007 (20130101) C04B 38/0022 (20130101) C04B 38/0022 (20130101) C04B 38/0051 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/87 (20130101) C04B 41/89 (20130101) C04B 41/455 (20130101) C04B 41/455 (20130101) C04B 41/4535 (20130101) C04B 41/4535 (20130101) C04B 41/4554 (20130101) C04B 41/4554 (20130101) C04B 41/5022 (20130101) C04B 41/5025 (20130101) C04B 41/5025 (20130101) C04B 41/5053 (20130101) C04B 41/5053 (20130101) C04B 41/5053 (20130101) C04B 41/5071 (20130101) C04B 2111/00551 (20130101) C04B 2111/00982 (20130101) C04B 2235/404 (20130101) C04B 2235/421 (20130101) C04B 2235/428 (20130101) C04B 2235/483 (20130101) C04B 2235/486 (20130101) C04B 2235/3804 (20130101) C04B 2235/3817 (20130101) C04B 2235/3891 (20130101) C04B 2237/10 (20130101) C04B 2237/365 (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 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
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| US 09315826 | Hooper |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jay Hooper (New Market, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as rep. by the Sec'y of the Army, for U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay Hooper (New Market, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention contemplates a new synthetic, codon-optimized Sin Nombre virus (SNV) full-length M gene open reading frame (ORF) that encodes a unique consensus amino acid sequence. The SNV ORF was cloned into a plasmid to form the first stable recombinant SNV full-length M gene that elicits neutralizing antibodies. The gene can be engineered into a vaccine system, and is useful to protect mammals against infection with Sin Nombre virus. |
| FILED | Monday, January 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/982606 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2760/12111 (20130101) C12N 2760/12121 (20130101) C12N 2760/12122 (20130101) C12N 2760/12134 (20130101) |
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| US 09315838 | Benning et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christoph Benning (East Lansing, Michigan); Xiaobo Li (East Lansing, Michigan); Bensheng Liu (Lansing, Michigan); Min-Hao Kuo (East Lansing, Michigan); Barbara Sears (Haslett, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a recombinant cell having a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide which is a lipase having at least 40% amino acid sequence identity to a polypeptide having SEQ ID NO:1, and methods of using the recombinant cell to produce triacylglycerols or to increase oil production by the cell. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/073959 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8247 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/6463 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09315842 | Benner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven A Benner (Gainesville, Florida); Zunyi Yang (Gainesville, Florida) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Steven A Benner (Gainesville, Florida); Zunyi Yang (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention covers processes for the isothermal amplification of DNA molecules having a preselected sequence. It is based on the unexpected discovery that primers having, at some positions, adenine substituted by 2-aminopurine or diaminopurine, guanine by inosine, thymine by 2-thiothymine, and cytosine by N4-ethylcytosine (“SAMRS nucleotides”) were accepted by enzymes used in the standard helicase-dependent amplification (HDA). Further unexpected was the discovery that target nucleotides are efficiently amplified in an HDA-like process (hereinafter abbreviated as simply HDA) using substituted primers. Also discovered was the diminution of spurious products through the use of SAMRS-substituted primers. |
| FILED | Monday, August 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/970111 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/34 (20130101) 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 1/6853 (20130101) C12Q 1/6853 (20130101) C12Q 2521/513 (20130101) C12Q 2525/101 (20130101) C12Q 2525/117 (20130101) |
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| US 09315846 | Pascoguin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bienvenido Melvin L. Pascoguin (La Mesa, California); Ryan P. Lu (San Diego, California); Ayax D. Ramirez (Chula Vista, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bienvenido Melvin L. Pascoguin (La Mesa, California); Ryan P. Lu (San Diego, California); Ayax D. Ramirez (Chula Vista, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid-channeling device comprising: a fluid source; and a beam generator configured to generate a collimated vortex beam, wherein the beam generator is operatively coupled to the fluid source such that fluid from the fluid source may be introduced into a vortex of the collimated vortex beam, and wherein the collimated vortex beam is tuned such that when the fluid is in the vortex the fluid interacts with the collimated vortex beam to create an insulating pseudo-wall between the collimated vortex beam and the fluid such that the fluid is suspended in, and capable of traveling through, the vortex. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/179658 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 2200/0673 (20130101) B01L 2300/166 (20130101) B01L 2400/0454 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fluid Dynamics, i.e Methods or Means for Influencing the Flow of Gases or Liquids F15D 1/0075 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 35/00 (20130101) G01N 2035/1046 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/2104 (20150401) |
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| US 09315886 | Sethian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Sethian (Burke, Virginia); Matthew C. Myers (Beltsville, Maryland); Mathew Wolford (Woodbridge, Virginia); Frank Hegeler (Vienna, Virginia); Ronald L. Holtz (Lorton, Virginia); Derek Horton (Alexandria, Virginia); Alexis C. Lewis (Alexandria, Virginia); Kathryn J. Wahl (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for desensitizing an aluminum alloy is presented. A desired location on the surface of an aluminum alloy sample is exposed to a controlled pulsed electron beam. The pulsed electron beam heats a shallow layer of the metal alloy having a desired depth at the desired location on the surface of the sample to a temperature between a solvus temperature and an annealing temperature of the metal alloy to controllably reduce a degree of sensitization of the metal alloy sample at the desired location, an extent of a reduction in the degree of sensitization being controllable by varying at least one of a voltage, a current density, a pulse duration, a pulse frequency and a number of pulses of the electron beam. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/614686 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Modifying the Physical Structure of Ferrous Metals; General Devices for Heat Treatment of Ferrous or Non-ferrous Metals or Alloys; Making Metal Malleable, e.g by Decarburisation or Tempering C21D 1/34 (20130101) Alloys C22C 21/08 (20130101) Changing the Physical Structure of Non-ferrous Metals and Non-ferrous Alloys C22F 1/047 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09316315 | Parrish et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russell P. Parrish (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Jeffrey R. Lavin (Bloomfield, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell P. Parrish (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Jeffrey R. Lavin (Bloomfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A seal assembly seals an interface between adjacent liner sections. The seal assembly comprises a seal carrier mounted to a first plate, a seal body overlapping at least a portion of the seal carrier to define a plane of travel between the seal body and the seal carrier, and at least one resilient member configured to bias the seal body against a second plate. The seal carrier includes an indented portion that extends radially inward of the plane of travel. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/416174 |
| ART UNIT | 3675 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 29/00 (20130101) Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 1/004 (20130101) F02K 1/82 (20130101) F02K 1/805 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2240/55 (20130101) F05D 2250/75 (20130101) Pistons; Cylinders; Sealings F16J 15/0887 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09316534 | Kondratko et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Louisville, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc. (Louisville, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Piotr Konrad Kondratko (Broomfield, Colorado); Philip Gatt (Berthoud, Colorado); John Glennon (Boulder, Colorado); Brian Carroll Redman (Lafayette, Colorado); Paul Suni (Berthoud, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A reconfigurable photonic integrated circuit focal plane array (RPIC-FPA) includes detectors and photonic integrated circuit coupled to the detectors that are configured to mix a return signal beam with local oscillator (LO) beams to produce a combined beam and direct the combined beam to the detectors. The LO beams have reconfigurable optical properties enabled by the RPIC-FPA. The LO beams are individually addressed to switch the detectors between a direct detection mode and various coherent detection modes based on adjustments to the optical properties of the LO beams. In the coherent detection mode, the controller is configured to mix the return signal beam with the LO beam having adjusted optical properties to produce the combined beam, and, in the direct detection mode, the controller is configured to disable the LO beams based on adjustments to the optical properties and to direct the return signal beam to the detectors without mixing. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/166713 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 1/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission H04B 10/64 (20130101) H04B 10/66 (20130101) H04B 10/70 (20130101) |
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| US 09316547 | Rutledge et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of Americas represented by the Secretary of the AirForce (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Rutledge (Fairborn, Ohio); Jonathan F. McCall (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A new method for determining heat transfer coefficient (h) and adiabatic effectiveness (η) waveforms h(t) and η(t) from a single test uses a novel inverse heat transfer methodology to use surface temperature histories obtained using prior art approaches to approximate the h(t) and η(t) waveforms. The method best curve fits the data to a pair of truncated Fourier series. |
| FILED | Monday, June 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/914614 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for G01K 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 25/72 (20130101) |
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| US 09316586 | Maltezos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George Maltezos (Fort Salonga, New York); Matthew Johnston (Woodbridge, California); David Goodwin (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California); Christopher I. Walker (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Maltezos (Fort Salonga, New York); Matthew Johnston (Woodbridge, California); David Goodwin (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California); Christopher I. Walker (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a system for performing PCR, and real time PCR in particular, with great speed and specificity. The system employs a heat block containing a liquid composition to rapidly transfer heat to and from reaction vessels. The system makes use of the reflective properties of the liquid metal to reflect signal from the PCR into the vessel and out the top. In this way, the signal can be measured by an optical assembly in real time without removing the vessels from the heat block. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/417121 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50851 (20130101) B01L 3/50853 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 7/54 (20130101) B01L 2200/147 (20130101) B01L 2300/12 (20130101) B01L 2300/168 (20130101) B01L 2300/185 (20130101) B01L 2300/0829 (20130101) B01L 2300/0838 (20130101) B01L 2300/1822 (20130101) B01L 2300/1827 (20130101) B01L 2300/1861 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/645 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09316590 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cepheid (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cepheid (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald Chang (Redwood City, California); Douglas Dority (Mill Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a reaction vessel and apparatus for performing heat-exchanging reactions. The vessel has a chamber for holding a sample, the chamber being defined by a plurality of walls, at least two of the walls being light transmissive to provide optical windows to the chamber. The apparatus comprises at least one heating surface for contacting at least one of the plurality of walls, at least one heat source for heating the surface, and optics positioned to optically interrogate the chamber while the heating surface is in contact with at least one of the plurality of walls. |
| FILED | Monday, October 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/632945 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/0093 (20130101) B01J 2219/0081 (20130101) B01J 2219/0097 (20130101) B01J 2219/00783 (20130101) B01J 2219/00822 (20130101) B01J 2219/00828 (20130101) B01J 2219/00833 (20130101) B01J 2219/00871 (20130101) B01J 2219/00873 (20130101) B01J 2219/00961 (20130101) B01J 2219/00986 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/505 (20130101) B01L 3/508 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 2300/042 (20130101) B01L 2300/168 (20130101) B01L 2300/0809 (20130101) B01L 2300/0858 (20130101) B01L 2300/1805 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 2021/0077 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 3/12 (20130101) F28F 21/04 (20130101) F28F 2280/10 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/75 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/0303 (20130101) G01N 21/0332 (20130101) G01N 2035/00326 (20130101) |
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| US 09316593 | Switkes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Switkes (Somerville, Massachusetts); Mordechai Rothschild (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institutes of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Switkes (Somerville, Massachusetts); Mordechai Rothschild (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A detection system includes a retroreflector and a layer of material over the retroreflector, the material being subject to change in transmission with respect to an optical property of radiation, e.g. wavelength or polarization, with exposure to a phenomenon. The retroreflector and layer are illuminated from a radiation source of multiple aspects of the optical property. A sensor senses radiation retroreflected back through the layer. The retroreflector may, for example, be an array of or individual prisms or an array of or individual cat's eye microspheres. The layer of material above the retroreflector can include a colorimetric dye. In an embodiment, the retroreflector and layer are on the surface of a carrier that moves through a medium, e.g. a projectile or vehicle moving through the air. In a method of detecting a phenomenon, retroreflective elements are distributed in an array, as in the atmosphere or across a region of ground. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/297657 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 31/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09316594 | Kane |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James A. Kane (Needham Heights, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Polestar Technologies, Inc. (Needham Heights, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Kane (Needham Heights, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A carbon dioxide detector including a sensor component, where the sensor component has a colorimetric indicator salt of a colorimetric pH indicator and a lipophilic phosphonium quaternary cation, a transparent polymer vehicle or a plasticizer not being in a mixture with the colorimetric indicator salt; and a porous memory, a porous polymer membrane in one instance, the colorimetric indicator salt being deposited on a surface of the porous polymer membrane; the colorimetric indicator salt deposited on the porous polymer membrane does not include a transparent polymer vehicle or a plasticizer, and carbon dioxide detection systems using the detector. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/905639 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/1491 (20130101) A61B 5/14551 (20130101) A61B 5/14552 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/80 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/783 (20130101) G01N 31/223 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anthony A. Ruffa (Hope Valley, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony A. Ruffa (Hope Valley, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for non-destructively determining features in a planer specimen includes providing a heat impulse to the specimen, detecting temperatures in the specimen at a plurality of locations, and imaging the specimen from the detected temperatures. A laser can be used to provide a single or a plurality of heat impulses to the specimen. Temperatures in the specimen can be detected utilizing a contact sensor array or a remote infrared detector. These sensors are joined to a data processing device to image the specimen utilizing the detected temperatures. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/162017 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 25/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09316612 | Reed et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Reed (Monroe, Connecticut); Xuexin Duan (West Haven, Connecticut); Nitin Rajan (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a regenerative nanosensor device for the detection of one or more analytes of interest. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a nanostructure having a reversible functionalized coating comprising a supramolecular assembly. Controllable and selective disruption of the assembly promotes desorption of at least part of the reversible functionalized coating thereby allowing for reuse of the regenerative device. |
| FILED | Friday, January 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/147095 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/4145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 27/4146 (20130101) |
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| US 09316664 | Buck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy Merrill Buck (Oakdale, Minnesota); Lawrence Charles Vallot (Lake Elmo, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Merrill Buck (Oakdale, Minnesota); Lawrence Charles Vallot (Lake Elmo, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A disturbance correction device comprises a disturbance detector configured to detect and output a high frequency component of a measurement signal from an inertial sensor and a level converter coupled to the output of the disturbance detector. The level converter is configured to convert the high frequency component to a direct current (DC) signal. The disturbance correction device also comprises a compensator coupled to an output of the level converter and configured to compare the DC signal with a plurality of thresholds. When the DC signal passes one of the plurality of thresholds, the compensator is further configured to output a respective process noise increment to a Kalman filter. The respective process noise increment corresponds to the passed threshold. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/585453 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Linear or Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, or Shock; Indicating Presence, Absence, or Direction, of Movement G01P 15/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Generation of Oscillations, Directly or by Frequency-changing, by Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate in a Non-switching Manner; Generation of Noise by Such Circuits H03B 2200/0088 (20130101) |
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| US 09316784 | Krishnamoorthy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California); Xuezhe Zheng (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California); Xuezhe Zheng (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An MCM may include a single optical routing layer that provides point-to-point connectivity among N chips in the MCM, such as all-to-all connectivity or full-mesh point-to-point connectivity. Moreover, the optical routing layer may include: N optical waveguides optically coupled to the N chips and a cyclic de-multiplexer, optically coupled to the N optical waveguides, that routes optical signals among the N optical waveguides without optical-waveguide crossing in the optical routing layer. For example, the cyclic de-multiplexer may include: an array-waveguide-grating (AWG) wavelength router and/or an echelle-grating wavelength router. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/479109 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/43 (20130101) G02B 6/2938 (20130101) G02B 6/12009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/29326 (20130101) G02B 6/29328 (20130101) G02B 2006/12107 (20130101) |
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| US 09317040 | Hilde |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey J. Hilde (Onyx, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention use ground effect to determine how close an aircraft is to the ground. An electronic processor communicates with a navigation unit on an aircraft. The aircraft has an electronic instrument cluster for takeoff and landing control. An aircraft model is received from the navigation unit and used to compute aircraft modeled quantities. An initial altitude of the aircraft is received from a barometric altimeter. Initial aircraft velocities and initial aircraft orientations are from the navigation unit. The aircraft model is initialized. Accelerations, rotation, and altitude from the output of accelerometers, gyros, and the barometric altimeter are received. Surface and thrust control settings are received from the electronic instrument cluster. A best hypothesis for ground altitude is computed and the computed ground altitude having the lowest likelihood of error is reported. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/314264 |
| ART UNIT | 3665 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 5/005 (20130101) G01C 23/00 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/042 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09317263 | Chee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas Cheng Hwa Chee (Gelugor, Malaysia); Tryggve Fossum (Northborough, Massachusetts); William C. Hasenplaugh (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Hardware compilation and/or translation with fault detection and roll back functionality are disclosed. Compilation and/or translation logic receives programs encoded in one language, and encodes the programs into a second language including instructions to support processor features not encoded into the original language encoding of the programs. In one embodiment, an execution unit executes instructions of the second language including an operation-check instruction to perform a first operation and record the first operation result for a comparison, and an operation-test instruction to perform a second operation and a fault detection operation by comparing the second operation result to the recorded first operation result. In some embodiments, an execution unit executes instructions of the second language including commit instructions to record execution checkpoint states of registers mapped to architectural registers, and roll-back instructions to restore the registers mapped to architectural registers to previously recorded execution checkpoint states. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/513402 |
| ART UNIT | 2191 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/462 (20130101) G06F 9/3001 (20130101) G06F 9/3851 (20130101) G06F 9/3857 (20130101) G06F 9/3863 (20130101) G06F 9/30087 (20130101) G06F 9/30174 (20130101) G06F 11/0751 (20130101) |
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| US 09317477 | Khuc et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lloyd D. Khuc (Wharton, New Jersey); Barry Schwartz (Newton, New Jersey); Jason Cahayla (West Milford, New Jersey); Triet La (Piscataway, New Jersey); Robert P. Bryan (Newark, New Jersey); John Geaney (Lafayette, New Jersey); Olivier Nguyen (Somerville, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lloyd D. Khuc (Wharton, New Jersey); Barry Schwartz (Newton, New Jersey); Jason Cahayla (West Milford, New Jersey); Triet La (Piscataway, New Jersey); Robert P. Bryan (Newark, New Jersey); John Geaney (Lafayette, New Jersey); Olivier Nguyen (Somerville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer program product corrects a detonation time from a ballistic table, based on the actual velocity of a projectile measured upon exit of the projectile from the gun tube. The computer program product transfers a 16-bit data stream, through a 16-bit to an 8-bit encoder, to a fuze controller implemented as an 8-bit platform, to provide precise timing adjustment to a fuze controller. The computer program product significantly improves the accuracy of detonation times for air burst mode. The encoder calculates the absolute truncated, square rooted, X, of the input time delay number, as well as the error correction number, Y. The encoder then transmits both numbers X and Y as an 8-bit data stream, optionally along with the parity data to the fuze controller. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/445248 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09317657 | Breton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marc D. Breton (Charlottesville, Virginia); Boris P. Kovatchev (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc D. Breton (Charlottesville, Virginia); Boris P. Kovatchev (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An embodiment may be in the field of glycemic analysis and control. More specifically, an embodiment or approach may provide a novel method, system, and computer program for the visual and quantitative tracking of blood glucose variability in diabetes from self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) data and/or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data. More particularly, an embodiment or aspects thereof may use glucose measurements obtained from self-monitoring data and/or CGM data of an individual or a group of individuals to track and analyze blood glucose variability. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/131467 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0002 (20130101) A61B 5/7275 (20130101) A61B 5/14532 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/345 (20130101) G06F 19/363 (20130101) G06F 19/3406 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09317692 | Elder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Cruz Elder (Germantown, Maryland); Darrell Martin Kienzle (Vienna, Virginia); Pratyusa K. Manadhata (Marina Del Rey, California); Ryan Kumar Persaud (Fairfax, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Symantec Corporation (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Cruz Elder (Germantown, Maryland); Darrell Martin Kienzle (Vienna, Virginia); Pratyusa K. Manadhata (Marina Del Rey, California); Ryan Kumar Persaud (Fairfax, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for automated risk analysis. The method includes accessing host configuration information of a host and querying a vulnerability database based on the host configuration information. The method further includes receiving a list of vulnerabilities and accessing a plurality of vulnerability scores. The list of vulnerabilities corresponds to vulnerabilities of the host. Vulnerabilities can be removed from the list based on checking for installed fixes corresponding to vulnerability. A composite risk score can then be determined for the host and each software product of the host based on the plurality of vulnerability scores. An aggregate risk score can then be determined for the host and each software product of the host based on the plurality of vulnerability scores. |
| FILED | Friday, May 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/784972 |
| ART UNIT | 2433 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/577 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/1433 (20130101) |
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| US 09317776 | Honda et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander L Honda (Sunnyvale, California); Deepak Khosla (Camarillo, California); Yang Chen (Westlake Village, California); Kyungnam Kim (Oak Park, California); Shinko Y. Cheng (Cupertino, California); Lei Zhang (Torrance, California); Changsoo S. Jeong (Rancho Palos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described, is a system for object detection via multi-scale attentional mechanisms. The system receives a multi-band image as input. Anti-aliasing and downsampling processes are performed to reduce the size of the multi-band image. Targeted contrast enhancement is performed on the multi-band image to enhance a target color of interest. A response map for each target color of interest is generated, and each response map is independently processed to generate a saliency map. The saliency map is converted into a set of detections representing potential objects of interest, wherein each detection is associated with parameters, such as position parameters, size parameters, an orientation parameter, and a score parameter. A post-processing step is applied to filter out false alarm detections in the set of detections, resulting in a final set of detections. Finally, the final set of detections and their associated parameters representing objects of interest is output. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/205349 |
| 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 9/6202 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/408 (20130101) G06T 7/602 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09318239 | Sovel et al. |
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| 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 connector anchors as outer conductor onto a cable and connects the outer conductor to the cable's inner conductor without exposing the inner conductor to the ambient environment. The connector includes a longitudinally split cylinder having a thicker center wall and a pair of flanking walls that wrap around a notched section of the cable and contact the inner conductor. An inner ring with multiple recessed interior circumferential grooves wraps around and overlaps the split cylinder so that the grooves will emboss and grip the cable's jacket without piercing the jacket when swaged. The outer conductor is placed over the inner ring. An outer ring anchors the outer conductor to the inner ring when swaged. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/895737 |
| ART UNIT | 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 7/04 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 7/2806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09318253 | Rozman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory I. Rozman (Rockford, Illinois); Jacek F. Gieras (Glastonbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A common-mode choke includes a plurality of hybrid core inductors and a printed circuit board. Each of the plurality of hybrid core inductors includes a first core made of a first material, a second core made of a second material, and at least one common coil configured to generate a magnetic field in both the first and second cores. The printed circuit board is configured to connect the plurality of hybrid core inductors in series. |
| FILED | Friday, May 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/268346 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 3/10 (20130101) H01F 17/062 (20130101) H01F 27/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01F 27/42 (20130101) H01F 30/12 (20130101) H01F 37/00 (20130101) H01F 2003/106 (20130101) H01F 2027/065 (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 1/126 (20130101) H02M 7/2173 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09318375 | La Tulipe, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Douglas C. La Tulipe, Jr. (Albany, New York); Mark Todhunter Robson (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas C. La Tulipe, Jr. (Albany, New York); Mark Todhunter Robson (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a high aspect ratio via opening through multiple dielectric layers, a high aspect ratio electrically conductive via, methods of forming three-dimension integrated circuits, and three-dimensional integrated circuits. The methods include forming a stack of at least four dielectric layers and etching the first and third dielectric layers with processes selective to the second and fourth dielectric layers, etching the second and third dielectric layers with processes selective to the first and second dielectric layers. Advantageously the process used to etch the third dielectric layer is not substantially selective to the first dielectric layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/540490 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/76802 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/76804 (20130101) H01L 27/0688 (20130101) H01L 2224/9202 (20130101) H01L 2224/80896 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09318652 | Liao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yitao Liao (Brookline, Massachusetts); Theodore D. Moustakas (Dover, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Semiconductor structures involving multiple quantum wells provide increased efficiency of UV and visible light emitting diodes (LEDs) and other emitter devices, particularly at high driving current. LEDs made with the new designs have reduced efficiency droop under high current injection and increased overall external quantum efficiency. The active region of the devices includes separation layers configured between the well layers, the one or more separation regions being configured to have a first mode to act as one or more barrier regions separating a plurality of carriers in a quantum confined mode in each of the quantum wells being provided on each side of the one or more separation layers and a second mode to cause spreading of the plurality of carriers across each of the quantum wells to increase an overlap integral of all of the plurality of carriers. The devices and methods of the invention provide improved efficiency for solid state lighting, including high efficiency ultraviolet LEDs. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/626221 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/04 (20130101) H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/0025 (20130101) H01L 33/32 (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 5/34333 (20130101) H01S 5/34346 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09318692 | Bryce et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian A. Bryce (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Josephine B. Chang (Bedford Hills, New York); Hiroyuki Miyazoe (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A semiconductor device includes a piezoelectric layer interposed between a first metal layer and a hardmask layer. A first trench extends through the hardmask layer, the piezoelectric layer and the first metal layer. A self-limiting second trench extends through the hardmask layer and the piezoelectric layer without reaching the first metal layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/629659 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/32136 (20130101) H01L 21/32139 (20130101) H01L 27/20 (20130101) H01L 29/84 (20130101) H01L 29/7845 (20130101) H01L 41/332 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09318767 | Barnett et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert G. Barnett (Windsor Locks, Connecticut); Jorge E. Hidalgo (East Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An example laminate assembly pressurization arrangement includes a plurality of laminations arranged in a laminate stack. The plurality of laminations are movable between sealed positions and unsealed positions relative to each other. An end plate is adjacent the laminate stack. A housing is configured to establish a first volume together with the end plate. A first group of tie rods is directly secured to the end plate and is configured to move the end plate to a first position that holds the plurality of laminations in sealed positions. A second group of tie rods is directly secured to the housing. Pressurizing the first volume limits movement of the end plate away from the first position. |
| FILED | Friday, August 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/957818 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Pistons; Cylinders; Sealings F16J 13/14 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/247 (20130101) H01M 8/248 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09318811 | Fluhler |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Herbert U. Fluhler (Huntsville, Alabama) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Herbert U. Fluhler (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A array of fixably interconnected planar elements equally spaced and orthogonally oriented, that is ultra wide band with a low operating frequency, exhibits steerability in both azimuth and elevation and is capable of dual polarization. The configuration of the array, having a 1:2 ratio of elements to feed lines, allows the implementation of two oppositely driven 50 ohm coaxial feed lines to feed into a single 94 ohm element without the need for custom components or impedance transformers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/386231 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 21/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09319047 | Jha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sumit Kumar Jha (Oviedo, Florida); Dilia E. Rodriguez (Fayetteville, New York); Joseph E. Van Nostrand (Gloversville, New York); Alvaro Velasquez (West Palm Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Memristor-based nano-crossbar computing is a revolutionary computing paradigm that does away with the traditional Von Neumann architectural separation of memory and computation units. The computation of Boolean formulas using memristor circuits has been a subject of several recent investigations. Crossbar computing, in general, has also been a topic of active interest, but sneak paths have posed a hurdle in the design of pervasive general-purpose crossbar computing paradigms. Various embodiments are disclosed which demonstrate that sneak paths in nano-crossbar computing can be exploited to design a Boolean-formula evaluation strategy. Such nano-crossbar designs are also an effective approach for synthesizing high performance customized arithmetic and logic circuits. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/573677 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse Technique H03K 19/08 (20130101) H03K 19/017581 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09319080 | Noga |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew J. Noga (Rome, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A circuit apparatus and method for providing spectrum sensing. The invention accepts as inputs actual real-world signals in which the resulting two-dimensional output representation provides useful characteristics or features of the original time/series signal being analyzed. The invention employs both time and frequency averaging to exploit signal persistence in either domain. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/594241 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/12 (20130101) H04B 1/1036 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09319089 | Burnett et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as requested by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory M. Burnett (Dayton, Ohio); Peter Voland (Fairborn, Ohio); Matthew Stechschulte (Fairborn, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for interconnecting a radio communication equipment connector with non-Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) accessories includes a pass through portion including a first connector and a second connector having the same type and an opposing gender with respect to the first connector. A conversion portion is coupled adjacent the pass through portion and is configured to electrically interface with one of the plurality of the contacts of the first connector or the second connector. The conversion portion is further configured to transmit a signal from one of the plurality of contacts of the first connector or the second connector to a non-OEM accessory. Additionally, the apparatus is configured to concurrently maintain the functionality between an OEM accessory and a radio connected thereto. |
| FILED | Monday, February 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/187378 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 13/66 (20130101) Transmission H04B 1/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09319217 | Wohlrab |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESETNED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerard Wohlrab (Rome, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and method for performing entirely digital timing recovery for high bandwidth radio frequency communications. The received digital data source can be sampled from any (minimum 2×) non-integer oversampled transmitted data. This method re-samples the data through interpolation and phase adjustment. The output phase error adjusts the receiver's Analog-to-digital Convertor sampling clock to improve synchronization with the transmitter's Digital-to-analog Convertor clock phase, thus improving transmitted symbol recovery. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/525455 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 1/66 (20130101) H03M 1/1255 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/205 (20130101) H04L 7/0029 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 27/3455 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09319876 | Arunkumar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Saritha Arunkumar (Basingstoke, United Kingdom); Stephen D. Pipes (Hampshire, United Kingdom); Mudhakar Srivatsa (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Anonymizing location information of a mobile device by an anonymization provider. The anonymization provider receives, from the mobile device, location information identifying the location of the mobile device and anonymity requirements. The anonymization provider determines whether the received location information satisfies the received anonymity requirements. Based on the received location information satisfying the received anonymity requirements, the anonymization provider generates an obfuscated location for the mobile device and sends the obfuscated location to the mobile device. Based on the received location information not satisfying the received anonymity requirements, the anonymization provider sends a request for new anonymity requirements to the mobile device. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/669020 |
| ART UNIT | 2646 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 4/02 (20130101) H04W 12/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US D754276 | Runell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason B. Runell (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania); Ricardo Villela (Staten Island, New York); Niral Patel (Parsippany, New Jersey); Alan Cohen (Wharton, New Jersey); Christopher Griffith (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason B. Runell (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania); Ricardo Villela (Staten Island, New York); Niral Patel (Parsippany, New Jersey); Alan Cohen (Wharton, New Jersey); Christopher Griffith (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) |
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| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 29/503625 |
| ART UNIT | 2914 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Arms, pyrotechnics, hunting and fishing equipment D22/116 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM (Evanston, Illinois); NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois); NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hemant Roy (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Young L. Kim (Skokie, Illinois); Michael Siegel (Seattle, Washington); Vladimir Turzhitsky (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method for distinguishing between possible adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps using what is referred to as “Early Increase in microvascular Blood Supply” (EIBS) that exists in tissues that are close to, but are not themselves, the abnormal tissue. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/839234 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0075 (20130101) A61B 5/0084 (20130101) A61B 5/0091 (20130101) A61B 5/0205 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0261 (20130101) A61B 5/1459 (20130101) A61B 5/4255 (20130101) A61B 5/14535 (20130101) A61B 5/14546 (20130101) A61B 5/14551 (20130101) A61B 2562/0233 (20130101) |
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| US 09314190 | Giuffrida et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph P Giuffrida (Hinckley, Ohio); Dustin A Heldman (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Thomas O Mera (Westlake, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph P Giuffrida (Hinckley, Ohio); Dustin A Heldman (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Thomas O Mera (Westlake, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Most particularly, the present invention relates to a customized and adaptive movement recovery system and a method of improving the functional motor recovery of a subject with a movement disorder. The present invention provides for a system and method, which in some embodiments can accurately quantify treatment device parameters and protocols including electrical stimulation amplitude (volts/amps), frequency (Hz), and pulse width (microseconds), and medication titrations, doses, and times by utilizing accelerometric, gyroscopic or other movement related information, such as electromyography (EMG) data, or the like, and a central database, or system of databases, of patient and treatment histories. In other embodiments, the system and method provide for an adaptive central database system and automated control of movement disorder treatment devices. |
| FILED | Monday, July 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/330255 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/05 (20130101) A61B 5/11 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 5/1723 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/36067 (20130101) |
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| US 09314448 | Henrich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis J. Henrich (Rockville, Maryland); Heidi R. Bokesch (Frederick, Maryland); Laura K. Cartner (Middletown, Maryland); Richard W. Fuller (Fairfield, Pennsylvania); Kirk R. Gustafson (Frederick, Maryland); Kentaro Takada (Chiba, Japan); James B. McMahon (Frederick, Maryland); Susan E. Bates (Bethesda, Maryland); Robert W. Robey (Laurel, Maryland); Suneet Shukla (Rockville, Maryland); Suresh V. Ambudkar (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Michael C. Dean (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of tumor cells, reducing resistance of a cancer cell to a chemotherapeutic agent, a method of inhibiting ABCG2, Pgp, or MRP1 in a mammal afflicted with cancer, and a method of increasing the bioavailability of an ABCG2 substrate drug in a mammal. The methods comprise administering effective amounts of certain compounds to the mammal, for example, a compound of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, X1, X2, X3, a, and b are as described herein. Uses of these compounds in the preparation of a medicament are also disclosed. Also disclosed are compounds of formula (II), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and uses thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/910238 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/277 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/353 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 235/34 (20130101) C07C 255/54 (20130101) C07C 291/10 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/92 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09314457 | Gibson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher C. Gibson (Salt Lake City, Utah); Dean Y. Li (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher C. Gibson (Salt Lake City, Utah); Dean Y. Li (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided of treating and preventing stroke diseases, such as cerebral cavernous malformation, by the administration of tempol and/or cholecalciferol. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/728800 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/593 (20130101) A61K 31/4468 (20130101) |
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| US 09314497 | Bertino et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph R. Bertino (Brantford, Connecticut); Debabrata Banerjee (Bellerose, New York); Tamara Minko (Edison, New Jersey); Olga B. Garbuzenko (Highland Park, New Jersey); Xiaoqi Xie (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); John E. Kerrigan (East Windsor, New Jersey); Emine E. Abali (Tenafly, New Jersey); Kathleen W. Scotto (Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The instant invention provides amino acid sequences competing with E2F for DNA binding. Methods of using said amino acid sequences for treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/474595 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1271 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/4436 (20130101) A61K 31/4436 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/16 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4703 (20130101) |
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| US 09314506 | Huising et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Huising (San Diego, California); Masahito Matsumoto (Hidaka, Japan); Wylie Vale (, None) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are provided for stimulating insulin production, increasing beta cell mass, or decreasing beta cell loss in a subject. For example, methods of the embodiments can comprise administration of a corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)1 receptor agonist and a CRF2 receptor agonist. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a selective CRF1 receptor agonist and a selective CRF2 receptor agonist. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/659437 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/22 (20130101) A61K 38/22 (20130101) A61K 38/2228 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/2228 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0676 (20130101) C12N 2501/998 (20130101) |
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| US 09314516 | Yee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cassian Yee (Seattle, Washington); Yongqing Li (Shoreline, Washington); C. Siddiq Abdul-Alim (Kent, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cassian Yee (Seattle, Washington); Yongqing Li (Shoreline, Washington); C. Siddiq Abdul-Alim (Kent, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cassian Yee (Seattle, Washington); Yongqing Li (Shoreline, Washington); C. Siddiq Abdul-Alim (Kent, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | What is described is a novel genetic screen, involving recombinant technology and class I antigen cross-presentation, to search for supraoptimal superagonists of the 27L MART-1 mutant selecting for single amino acid substitution mutants of 27L that activate human antigen-specific CTL clones recognizing the wild-type MART-126-35 epitope. Three novel mutant epitopes are identified with superagonist properties that are functionally superior to 27L. The ability of a given analog to act as superagonist varies among patients. Also described is the use of methods to establish panels of potential superagonist APLs to individualize tumor peptide vaccines among patients. The methodology is replicated to identify APL to NY-ESO-1157-165 and NY-ESO-1157-170 tumor epitopes. A general method is described that is useful to produce a tumor vaccine to any tumor epitope. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/696303 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/57 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4748 (20130101) |
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| US 09314517 | Snell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William J. Snell (Richardson, Texas); Yanjie Liu (Dallas, Texas); Oliver Billker (Oxford, United Kingdom); Robert E. Sinden (Wokingham, United Kingdom); Rita Tewari (Nottingham, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS LTD (London, United Kingdom); BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Snell (Richardson, Texas); Yanjie Liu (Dallas, Texas); Oliver Billker (Oxford, United Kingdom); Robert E. Sinden (Wokingham, United Kingdom); Rita Tewari (Nottingham, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for the development and use of a vaccine that includes one or more FusM antigens in a carrier adapted to trigger a FusM-specific immune response in the human blood stream are disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/899507 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/002 (20130101) A61K 39/005 (20130101) A61K 39/012 (20130101) A61K 39/015 (20130101) A61K 39/018 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09314532 | Lacko et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of North Texas Health Science Center (Fort Worth, Texas); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Texas Health Science Center (Fort Worth, Texas); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andras G. Lacko (Fort Worth, Texas); Alan T. Remaley (Bethesda, Maryland); Nirupama A. Sabnis (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides targeted drug delivery vehicle compositions comprising a drug composition and targeted poly-amino-acid subunits, methods of manufacture, and methods of treatment for numerous diseases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/961296 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/488 (20130101) A61K 47/48038 (20130101) A61K 47/48315 (20130101) |
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| US 09314557 | Ricci et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael R. Ricci (Camarillo, California); James F. Antaki (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Josiah E. Verkaik (Antelope, California); David B. Paden (Goleta, California); Shaun T. Snyder (Santa Barbara, California); Bradley E. Paden (Goleta, California); Jingchun Wu (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Worldheart Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah); Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael R. Ricci (Camarillo, California); James F. Antaki (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Josiah E. Verkaik (Antelope, California); David B. Paden (Goleta, California); Shaun T. Snyder (Santa Barbara, California); Bradley E. Paden (Goleta, California); Jingchun Wu (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetically-levitated blood pump with an optimization method that enables miniaturization and supercritical operation. The blood pump includes an optimized annular blood gap that increases blood flow and also provides a reduction in bearing stiffness among the permanent magnet bearings. Sensors are configured and placed optimally to provide space savings for the motor and magnet sections of the blood pump. Rotor mass is increased by providing permanent magnet placement deep within the rotor enabled by a draw rod configuration. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/054903 |
| 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 1/101 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 1/1015 (20140204) A61M 1/1031 (20140204) A61M 1/1034 (20140204) Shafts; Flexible Shafts; Elements or Crankshaft Mechanisms; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing Elements; Bearings F16C 32/0448 (20130101) F16C 2316/18 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49012 (20150115) |
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| US 09314615 | Neysmith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jordan Matthew Neysmith (Pasadena, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (La Crescenta, California); James Singleton Little (Saugus, California); Brian V. Mech (Stevenson Ranch, California); Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Qingfang Yao (Valencia, California); Dao Min Zhou (Saugus, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jordan Matthew Neysmith (Pasadena, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (La Crescenta, California); James Singleton Little (Saugus, California); Brian V. Mech (Stevenson Ranch, California); Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Qingfang Yao (Valencia, California); Dao Min Zhou (Saugus, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A flexible circuit electrode array with more than one layer of metal traces comprising: a polymer base layer; more than one layer of metal traces, separated by polymer layers, deposited on said polymer base layer, including electrodes suitable to stimulate neural tissue; and a polymer top layer deposited on said polymer base layer and said metal traces. Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, or cortical stimulation many purposes. The pressure applied against the retina, or other neural tissue, by an electrode array is critical. Too little pressure causes increased electrical resistance, along with electric field dispersion. Too much pressure may block blood flow. |
| FILED | Friday, March 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/422892 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/0543 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36046 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/118 (20130101) H05K 3/0014 (20130101) H05K 3/388 (20130101) H05K 3/4644 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49156 (20150115) Y10T 29/49158 (20150115) |
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| US 09315402 | Osborn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Scott Osborn (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Clay R. Thompson (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Marty D. Matlock (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas); BlueInGreen, LLC (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Scott Osborn (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Clay R. Thompson (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Marty D. Matlock (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a system and method for treating wastewater. The system includes a bioreactor which defines a basin for receiving wastewater to be treated; a membrane module in fluid communication with the bioreactor; and a dissolution tank. The tank includes a pressure vessel that contains a portion of the wastewater to be treated and provides a regulated, pressurized gas head space above the wastewater. The tank also includes at least one liquid spray nozzle that permits passage of the wastewater into the gas head space of the pressure vessel and an outlet for discharging the wastewater having a desired gas concentration from the pressure vessel. The system also includes a pumping mechanism for supplying the wastewater to the spray nozzle of the tank such that fluid droplets are formed in the gas head space and the gas contained within the pressurized head space is dissolved into the wastewater. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/415539 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/78 (20130101) C02F 1/444 (20130101) C02F 3/24 (20130101) C02F 3/26 (20130101) C02F 3/301 (20130101) C02F 3/302 (20130101) C02F 3/1268 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C02F 2209/22 (20130101) C02F 2209/42 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management Y02W 10/15 (20150501) |
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| US 09315449 | Thiele et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dennis J Thiele (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Daniel W Neef (Durham, North Carolina); Jose S Mendoza (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina); CHAPERONE THERAPEUTICS, INC (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis J Thiele (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Daniel W Neef (Durham, North Carolina); Jose S Mendoza (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to substituted pyrazole compounds, methods for their discovery, and their research and therapeutic uses, and pharmaceutical Formulations thereof. In particular, the present invention provides substituted pyrazole compounds capable of facilitating HSF1 homotrimerization, and methods of using such compounds as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions associated with irregular HSF1 activity. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/945522 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 211/01 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 231/38 (20130101) C07D 231/40 (20130101) C07D 277/38 (20130101) C07D 277/42 (20130101) C07D 277/60 (20130101) C07D 405/14 (20130101) C07D 409/04 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) |
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| US 09315468 | Boons et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Geert-Jan Boons (Athens, Georgia); Frederic Friscourt (Athens, Georgia); Petr A. Ledin (Athens, Georgia); Ngalle Eric Mbua (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geert-Jan Boons (Athens, Georgia); Frederic Friscourt (Athens, Georgia); Petr A. Ledin (Athens, Georgia); Ngalle Eric Mbua (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods that include latent 1,3-dipole-functional compounds are disclosed herein. The latent 1,3-dipole-functional compound (e.g., an oxime) can be used to form an active 1,3-dipole-functional compound (e.g., a nitrile oxide) that can be used to react with a cyclic alkyne in a dipolar cycloaddition reaction. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/876024 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 225/08 (20130101) C07D 231/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 249/16 (20130101) C07D 261/20 (20130101) C07D 413/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09315472 | Dong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yizhou Dong (Natick, Massachusetts); Akinleye C. Alabi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Hao Yin (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Joseph R. Dorkin (Somerville, Massachusetts); Delai Chen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Daniel Griffith Anderson (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Ahmed A. Eltoukhy (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel 1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-trione derivatives, such as compounds of any one of Formulae (I) and (II), and salts thereof, and methods of preparing the compounds. Also provided are compositions including a compound of the invention and an agent (e.g., an siRNA, mRNA, or plasmid DNA). The present invention also provides methods and kits using the compositions for delivering an agent to a subject (e.g., to the liver, spleen, or lung of the subject) or cell and for treating and/or preventing a range of diseases, such as genetic diseases, proliferative diseases, hematological diseases, neurological diseases, liver diseases, and lung diseases. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/267530 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 251/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315484 | Mochly-Rosen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daria Mochly-Rosen (Menlo Park, California); Che-Hong Chen (Fremont, California); Xiaohu Ouyang (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds that function as modulators of mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) activity; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The present invention provides therapeutic methods involving administering a subject compound, or a subject pharmaceutical composition. The present invention further provides assays for identifying agonists of ALDH2. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/520098 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 317/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 405/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09315495 | Ebright et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey); PROVID PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Provid Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard H. Ebright (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Yon W. Ebright (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Juan Shen (New Brunswick, New Jersey); James Bacci (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey); Anne-Cecile Hiebel (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey); William Solvibile (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey); Christopher Self (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey); Gary Olson (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compounds of formula la, lb and Ic: [Formula Ia, Ib, and Ic] and salts thereof, wherein variables are as described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula Ia-Ic, methods of making such compounds, and methods of using such compounds, e.g., as inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase and as antibacterial agents. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/409407 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 309/36 (20130101) C07D 309/38 (20130101) C07D 405/06 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 407/06 (20130101) C07D 407/12 (20130101) C07D 409/06 (20130101) C07D 417/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315523 | Jones et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger A. Jones (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Barbara L. Gaffney (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compounds of formula Ia: and salts thereof. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula Ia, processes for preparing compounds of formula Ia, intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula Ia and therapeutic methods using compounds of formula Ia. |
| FILED | Friday, December 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/562203 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 519/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315531 | Contel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York); University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maria Contel (Brooklyn, New York); Jacob Fernandez-Gallardo (Brooklyn, New York); Benelita T. Elie (Brooklyn, New York); Joe W. Ramos (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | Titanocene-gold compounds are provided that are useful for treating cancers. The disclose compounds generally have a formula given by: |
| FILED | Friday, June 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/731842 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/28 (20130101) C07F 9/50 (20130101) C07F 17/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315532 | Yarema et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kevin J. Yarema (Woodstock, Maryland); Srinivasa-Gopalan Sampathkumar (Towson, Maryland); Mark B. Jones (Baltimore, Maryland); Christopher T. Campbell (Baltimore, Maryland); Udayanath Aich (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin J. Yarema (Woodstock, Maryland); Srinivasa-Gopalan Sampathkumar (Towson, Maryland); Mark B. Jones (Baltimore, Maryland); Christopher T. Campbell (Baltimore, Maryland); Udayanath Aich (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are fatty acid carbohydrate hybrid compounds and derivatives thereof, and methods of treating or preventing disease and disease symptoms using the compounds and compositions thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/920909 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07H 5/04 (20130101) C07H 5/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09315539 | Hochberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard Hochberg (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Hochberg (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel 11-β estradiol ester compounds and their use as locally active estrogens in the treatment of the symptomology of menopause and to treat estrogen sensitive cancers, including breast cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/676287 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/567 (20130101) Steroids C07J 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315549 | Vazquez-Cintron et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edwin J. Vazquez-Cintron (New York, New York); Konstantin Ichtchenko (Brooklyn, New York); Philip A. Band (West Orange, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edwin J. Vazquez-Cintron (New York, New York); Konstantin Ichtchenko (Brooklyn, New York); Philip A. Band (West Orange, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a treatment method. This method involves contacting a subject with an isolated, physiologically active, atoxic derivative of a Clostridial neurotoxin. Contacting is carried out to treat the subject. The derivative of a Clostridial neurotoxin does not possess a cargo attachment peptide sequence at its N-terminus. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/166434 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/4893 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/33 (20130101) C07K 2319/50 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/52 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 304/24069 (20130101) |
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| US 09315554 | Schneewind et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Olaf Schneewind (Chicago, Illinois); Alice G. Cheng (Boston, Massachusetts); Dominique M. Missiakas (Chicago, Illinois); Hwan Keun Kim (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns methods and compositions for treating or preventing a bacterial infection, particularly infection by a Staphylococcus bacterium. The invention provides methods and compositions for stimulating an immune response against the bacteria. In certain embodiments, the methods and compositions involve a non-toxigenic Protein A (SpA) variant. |
| FILED | Friday, August 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/466514 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/085 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/31 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/1271 (20130101) |
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| US 09315559 | Spencer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Spencer (Houston, Texas); Priyadharshini Narayanan (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods for activating an antigen-presenting cell and eliciting an immune response by inducing an inducible pattern recognition receptor adapter, or adapter fragment, and CD40 activity. Also provided are nucleic acid compositions comprising sequences coding for chimeric proteins that include an inducible CD40 peptide and an inducible pattern recognition receptor adapter or adapter fragment. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/763591 |
| 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 2039/5154 (20130101) A61K 2039/5156 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4705 (20130101) C07K 14/70578 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/033 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0639 (20130101) C12N 9/90 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2501/52 (20130101) C12N 2501/998 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 502/01008 (20130101) |
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| US 09315580 | Banchereau et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Baylor Research Institute (Dallas, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Baylor Research Institute (Dallas, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacques F. Banchereau (Dallas, Texas); Gerard Zurawski (Midlothian, Texas); Sandra Zurawski (Midlothian, Texas); Eynav Klechevsky (Haifa, Israel); SangKon Oh (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes isolated anti-Langerin vaccines, methods for making and using an isolated anti-Langerin antibody or binding fragment thereof and one or more antigenic peptides at the carboxy-terminus of the isolated anti-Langerin antibody, wherein when two or more antigenic peptides are present, the peptides are separated by the one or more linker peptides that comprise at least one glycosylation site. The present invention also includes isolated vectors for the expression of the anti-Langerin antigen delivery vectors and their manufactures and use. |
| FILED | Monday, April 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/863131 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/145 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/5154 (20130101) A61K 2039/6056 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 14/4748 (20130101) C07K 16/2851 (20130101) C07K 16/2896 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/33 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2740/16034 (20130101) C12N 2760/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 09315586 | Szeto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hazel Szeto (New York, New York); Kesheng Zhao (Jackson Heights, New York); Hugh Robertson (New York, New York); Alex V. Birk (Woodhaven, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hazel Szeto (New York, New York); Kesheng Zhao (Jackson Heights, New York); Hugh Robertson (New York, New York); Alex V. Birk (Woodhaven, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to carrier complexes and methods for delivering molecules to cells. The carrier complexes comprises a molecule and an aromatic cationic peptide in accordance with the invention. In one embodiment, the method for delivering a molecule to a cell comprises contacting the cell with a carrier complex. In another embodiment, the method for delivering a molecule to a cell comprises contacting the cell with a molecule and an aromatic cationic peptide. |
| FILED | Friday, March 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/422722 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48246 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/08 (20130101) C07K 5/1016 (20130101) C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/87 (20130101) |
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| US 09315778 | Voytik-Harbin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin (Zionsville, Indiana); Beverly Z. Waisner (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin (Zionsville, Indiana); Beverly Z. Waisner (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for culturing stem cells is provided. The composition comprises an engineered purified collagen based matrix that has been formed under controlled conditions to have the desired microstructure and mechanical properties. The engineered purified collagen based matrix compositions of the present invention can be used alone or in combination with cells as a tissue graft construct to enhance the repair of damaged or diseased tissues. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/236100 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/12 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/24 (20130101) A61L 27/3817 (20130101) A61L 27/3834 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0656 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0663 (20130101) C12N 5/0667 (20130101) C12N 2533/54 (20130101) C12N 2533/70 (20130101) C12N 2533/90 (20130101) |
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| US 09315806 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Kuan-Ta Lu (Charlestown, Massachusetts); Allen Cheng (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods and compositions that enable the rapid generation of high-order combinations of genetic elements, and that provide a barcoded basis for rapid characterization of the specific combination of genetic elements encoded within a single cell or in a pooled population. |
| FILED | Friday, June 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/411628 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1027 (20130101) C12N 15/1027 (20130101) C12N 15/1065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1079 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 2525/131 (20130101) C12Q 2563/179 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2035/00752 (20130101) |
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| US 09315809 | Shi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yanhong Shi (Duarte, California); Ming-Fei Lang (Duarte, California); Chunnian Zhao (Duarte, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A significant challenge in cancer research field is to define molecular features that distinguish cancer stem cells from normal stem cells. In this study, microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles in human glioblastoma stem cells were compared to that of normal neural stem cells using combined microarray and deep sequencing analyzes. These studies led to the identification of several miRNAs that are differentially expressed in glioblastoma stem cells and normal neural stem cells. Characterizing the role of these miRNAs in glioblastoma stem cells is important for the development of miRNA-based therapies that specifically target tumor stem cells, but spare normal stem cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/014217 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/113 (20130101) C12N 2310/141 (20130101) C12N 2330/10 (20130101) C12N 2330/50 (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 2600/178 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) |
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| US 09315847 | Charlot et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David J. Charlot (La Jolla, California); Randall S. Ingermanson (Battleground, Washington); Patrick M. McDonough (San Diego, California); Jeffrey H. Price (San Diego, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Charlot (La Jolla, California); Randall S. Ingermanson (Battleground, Washington); Patrick M. McDonough (San Diego, California); Jeffrey H. Price (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, system, and instrument for automatically measuring transient activity in cells uses image time sequences to identify transients in cells. Preferably, the transient activity is stimulated or provoked in synchronism with acquisition of the image time sequences. A cell mask is applied to each image of an image time sequence in order to localize the transient activity with respect to each cell. Localization enables cell-by-cell analysis of properties of the transient activity. |
| FILED | Friday, February 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/775034 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0016 (20130101) G06T 2207/10016 (20130101) G06T 2207/10056 (20130101) G06T 2207/10064 (20130101) G06T 2207/20152 (20130101) G06T 2207/20216 (20130101) G06T 2207/30024 (20130101) |
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| US 09315857 | Fu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Glenn K. Fu (Dublin, California); Stephen P. A. Fodor (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CELLULAR RESEARCH, INC. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glenn K. Fu (Dublin, California); Stephen P. A. Fodor (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods and kits are disclosed for high-sensitivity counting of individual molecules by stochastic labeling of a identical molecules in mixtures of molecules by attachment of a unique label-tags from a diverse pool of label tags to confer uniqueness to otherwise identical or indistinguishable events. Individual occurrences of target molecules randomly choose from a non-depleting reservoir of diverse label-tags. Labeled molecules may be detected by hybridization or sequencing based methods. Molecules that would otherwise be identical in information content are labeled to create a separately detectable product that can be distinctly detected. The disclosed stochastic transformation methods reduce the problem of counting molecules from one of locating and identifying identical molecules to a series of binary digital questions detecting whether preprogrammed label-tags are present. The methods may be used, for example, to count a given species of molecule within a sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/327526 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6837 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 2525/191 (20130101) C12Q 2537/16 (20130101) C12Q 2537/157 (20130101) C12Q 2565/102 (20130101) |
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| US 09315867 | Brentnall et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teresa A. Brentnall (Seattle, Washington); Ru Chen (Seattle, Washington); Katherine L. Pogue-Geile (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David C. Whitcomb (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Mary Patricia Bronner (Moreland Hills, Ohio); Carol A. Otey (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (Seattle, Washington); UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION (Cleveland, Ohio); UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURG (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Teresa A. Brentnall (Seattle, Washington); Ru Chen (Seattle, Washington); Katherine L. Pogue-Geile (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David C. Whitcomb (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Mary Patricia Bronner (Moreland Hills, Ohio); Carol A. Otey (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions involving detecting the presence of and/or assessing the risk of cancer in a subject. These methods include methods of detecting and diagnosing cancer in an individual; methods of identifying individuals at risk of developing a cancer; and methods of staging a cancer. The methods generally involve detecting a palladin gene nucleotide sequence alteration that has been found to be associated with cancer and/or detecting a level of a palladin mRNA and/or protein in a biological sample. The present invention further provides nucleic acid probes, nucleic acid primers, and antibodies, as well as kits comprising one or more of the same, for use in a subject method. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/939801 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/154 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57411 (20130101) G01N 33/57415 (20130101) G01N 33/57438 (20130101) |
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| US 09315868 | Vogelstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); D. Williams Parsons (Ellicott City, Maryland); Sian Jones (Baltimore, Maryland); Scott Kern (Hunt Valley, Maryland); Ralph Hruban (Baltimore, Maryland); James R. Eshleman (Lutherville, Maryland); Michael Goggins (Baltimore, Maryland); Alison Klein (Baltimore, Maryland); Manuel Hidalgo (Baltimore, Maryland); Victor E. Velculescu (Dayton, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); D. Williams Parsons (Ellicott City, Maryland); Sian Jones (Baltimore, Maryland); Scott Kern (Hunt Valley, Maryland); Ralph Hruban (Baltimore, Maryland); James R. Eshleman (Lutherville, Maryland); Michael Goggins (Baltimore, Maryland); Alison Klein (Baltimore, Maryland); Manuel Hidalgo (Baltimore, Maryland); Victor E. Velculescu (Dayton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method for detecting mutations in the PALB2 gene in pancreatic cancer patients and in individuals having a family history of pancreatic cancer. Methods are also provided for diagnosing a predisposition to pancreatic cancer, for predicting a patient's response to pancreatic cancer therapies, and for treating pancreatic cancer, based on presence of a PALB2 mutation or abberant PALB2 gene expression in a patient. |
| FILED | Friday, March 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/254610 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57438 (20130101) |
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| US 09315914 | Fan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Qinbai Fan (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gas Technology Institute (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qinbai Fan (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrochemical process for the production of light metals, particularly aluminum. Such a process involves contacting a light metal source material with an inorganic acid to form a solution containing the light metal ions in high concentration. The solution is fed to an electrochemical reactor assembly having an anode side containing an anode and a cathode side containing a cathode, with anode side and the cathode side separated by a bipolar membrane, with the solution being fed to the anode side. Light metal ions are electrochemically transferred through the bipolar membrane to the cathode side. The process further involves reducing the light metal ions to light metal powder. An associated processing system is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/168332 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 61/246 (20130101) Processes for the Electrolytic Production, Recovery or Refining of Metals; Apparatus Therefor C25C 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25C 1/06 (20130101) C25C 5/02 (20130101) C25C 7/00 (20130101) C25C 7/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09316586 | Maltezos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George Maltezos (Fort Salonga, New York); Matthew Johnston (Woodbridge, California); David Goodwin (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California); Christopher I. Walker (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Maltezos (Fort Salonga, New York); Matthew Johnston (Woodbridge, California); David Goodwin (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California); Christopher I. Walker (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a system for performing PCR, and real time PCR in particular, with great speed and specificity. The system employs a heat block containing a liquid composition to rapidly transfer heat to and from reaction vessels. The system makes use of the reflective properties of the liquid metal to reflect signal from the PCR into the vessel and out the top. In this way, the signal can be measured by an optical assembly in real time without removing the vessels from the heat block. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/417121 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50851 (20130101) B01L 3/50853 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 7/54 (20130101) B01L 2200/147 (20130101) B01L 2300/12 (20130101) B01L 2300/168 (20130101) B01L 2300/185 (20130101) B01L 2300/0829 (20130101) B01L 2300/0838 (20130101) B01L 2300/1822 (20130101) B01L 2300/1827 (20130101) B01L 2300/1861 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/645 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09316612 | Reed et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Reed (Monroe, Connecticut); Xuexin Duan (West Haven, Connecticut); Nitin Rajan (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a regenerative nanosensor device for the detection of one or more analytes of interest. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a nanostructure having a reversible functionalized coating comprising a supramolecular assembly. Controllable and selective disruption of the assembly promotes desorption of at least part of the reversible functionalized coating thereby allowing for reuse of the regenerative device. |
| FILED | Friday, January 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/147095 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/4145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 27/4146 (20130101) |
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| US 09316632 | Claudio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marshall University Research Corporation (Huntington, West Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION (Huntington, West Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pier Paolo Claudio (Huntington, West Virginia); Jagan Valluri (Huntington, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for selecting chemotherapeutic agents for treating a cancer are provided that include the steps of providing a cancer cell sample having a population of bulk cancer cells and a population of cancer stem-like cells, culturing a first portion of the cancer cell sample in a hydrodynamic focusing bioreactor under microgravity conditions and for a period of time to selectively enhance the population of cancer stem-like cells and selectively kill the population of bulk cancer cells, contacting the cancer stem-like cells with one or more chemotherapeutic agents, and then selecting the one or more chemotherapeutic agents for treating the cancer if there is an increase in an amount of cytotoxicity. Methods for treating a cancer are also provided in which the identified chemotherapeutic agents are administered to a subject. Further provided are methods for identifying a test compound useful for treating a cancer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/847292 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0695 (20130101) C12N 2503/02 (20130101) C12N 2525/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) G01N 33/5014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09316633 | Verkman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan S. Verkman (San Francisco, California); Marc Harris Levin (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan S. Verkman (San Francisco, California); Marc Harris Levin (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods for identifying and characterizing agents that alter the volume of a cell. Methods are provided for rapid screening and identification of an agent that alters the capability of a small, neutrally charged solute transporter to transport the solute across a cell membrane. The methods described herein may be used to identify and characterize inhibitors of urea transporters, to identify and characterize inhibitors of aquaporins, and to identify and characterize inhibitors of other small, neutrally charged solutes such as glucose. |
| FILED | Friday, November 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/514992 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/62 (20130101) G01N 33/80 (20130101) G01N 33/5026 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/6872 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09316645 | Rose-Petruck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BROWN UNIVERSITY (Providence, Rhode Island); RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christoph Rose-Petruck (Barrington, Rhode Island); Jack R. Wands (East Greenwich, Rhode Island); Danielle Rand (Quincy, Massachusetts); Zoltan Derdak (Riverside, Rhode Island); Vivian Ortiz (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions, systems, devices and kits are provided herein for preparing and using a nanoparticle composition and spatial frequency heterodyne imaging for visualizing cells or tissues. In various embodiments, the nanoparticle composition includes at least one of: a nanoparticle, a polymer layer, and a binding agent, such that the polymer layer coats the nanoparticle and is for example a polyethylene glycol, a polyelectrolyte, an anionic polymer, or a cationic polymer, and such that the binding agent that specifically binds the cells or the tissue. Methods, compositions, systems, devices and kits are provided for identifying potential therapeutic agents in a model using the nanoparticle composition and spatial frequency heterodyne imaging. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645938 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0428 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56966 (20130101) G01N 33/57438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/57484 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09316646 | Rader et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christoph Rader (Olney, Maryland); Sivasubramanian Baskar (Elicott City, 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) | Christoph Rader (Olney, Maryland); Sivasubramanian Baskar (Elicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to antibodies having specificity for human ROR1, compositions thereof, and methods for using such antibodies, including in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with aberrant ROR1 expression. |
| FILED | Friday, April 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/265582 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48484 (20130101) A61K 47/48561 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2857 (20130101) C07K 2317/569 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57492 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/705 (20130101) |
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| US 09316711 | Reeder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott B Reeder (Middleton, Wisconsin); Matthew R Smith (Verona, Wisconsin); Nathan S Artz (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott B Reeder (Middleton, Wisconsin); Matthew R Smith (Verona, Wisconsin); Nathan S Artz (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for accelerated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using spectral sensitivity information are provided. The MRI system is used to acquire k-space data from a subject that when positioned in the main magnetic field of the MRI system causes inhomogeneities in the main magnetic field. Spectral sensitivity information is derived from the acquired k-space data. In general, the spectral sensitivity information relates specific resonance frequencies to distinct spatial locations in the main magnetic field of the MRI system. One or more images of the subject may be reconstructed from the acquired k-space data using the produced spectral sensitivity information to spatially encode the acquired k-space data. By using the spectral sensitivity information to provide spatial-encoding, the data acquisition can be accelerated, for example, by undersampling k-space. In addition, using the provided system and method, clinically viable images can be obtained in the presence of severe off-resonance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/568511 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/561 (20130101) |
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| US 09316824 | Shroff et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hari Shroff (Bethesda, Maryland); Yicong Wu (Bethesda, Maryland); Gary Rondeau (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hari Shroff (Bethesda, Maryland); Yicong Wu (Bethesda, Maryland); Gary Rondeau (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A module for engagement with a conventional microscope to provide selective plane illumination microscopy is disclosed. The module is coupled to the translational base of the microscope and defines a mounting having a mount body in which an excitation objective having a first longitudinal axis is engaged to one portion of the mount body and a detection objective having a second longitudinal axis is engaged to another portion of the mount body such that the first longitudinal axis is in perpendicular geometric relation with the second longitudinal axis. |
| FILED | Friday, March 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/003380 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 21/0004 (20130101) G02B 21/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09317652 | Jacobs |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Donald J. Jacobs (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald J. Jacobs (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer-implemented system and method is provided for analyzing thermodynamic and mechanical properties and relationships between these properties for a molecule or collection of molecules within a chemical environment under given thermodynamic conditions. The system is based on user-defined rules for a free energy decomposition and its reconstitution, explicit solute and implicit solvent specifications, and a selection of thermodynamic condition. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/540917 |
| 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 19/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 19/26 (20130101) |
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| US 09317657 | Breton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marc D. Breton (Charlottesville, Virginia); Boris P. Kovatchev (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc D. Breton (Charlottesville, Virginia); Boris P. Kovatchev (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An embodiment may be in the field of glycemic analysis and control. More specifically, an embodiment or approach may provide a novel method, system, and computer program for the visual and quantitative tracking of blood glucose variability in diabetes from self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) data and/or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data. More particularly, an embodiment or aspects thereof may use glucose measurements obtained from self-monitoring data and/or CGM data of an individual or a group of individuals to track and analyze blood glucose variability. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/131467 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0002 (20130101) A61B 5/7275 (20130101) A61B 5/14532 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/345 (20130101) G06F 19/363 (20130101) G06F 19/3406 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09317743 | Datta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sandeep Robert Datta (Newton, Massachusetts); Alexander B. Wiltschko (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for studying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area including stimulating the animal using a stimulus device; collecting data from the animal using a data collection device; analyzing the collected data; and developing a quantitative behavioral primitive from the analyzed data. A system for studying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area including a stimulus device for stimulating the animal; a data collection device for collecting data from the animal; a device for analyzing the collected data; and a device for developing a quantitative behavioral primitive from the analyzed data. A computer implemented method, a computer system and a nontransitory computer readable storage medium related to the same. Also, a method and apparatus for automatically discovering, characterizing and classifying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area. Further, use of a depth camera and/or a touch sensitive device related to the same. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/537246 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/00 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0356 (20130101) Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/112 (20130101) A61B 5/1116 (20130101) A61B 2503/40 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/18 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00335 (20130101) G06K 9/00362 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0016 (20130101) G06T 2207/10028 (20130101) |
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| US 09314770 | Ingram et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian J. Ingram (Chicago, Illinois); Vilas G. Pol (Naperville, Illinois); Donald C. Cronauer (Naperville, Illinois); Muruganathan Ramanathan (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian J. Ingram (Chicago, Illinois); Vilas G. Pol (Naperville, Illinois); Donald C. Cronauer (Naperville, Illinois); Muruganathan Ramanathan (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | In one preferred embodiment, a photocatalyst for conversion of carbon dioxide and water to a hydrocarbon and oxygen comprises at least one nanoparticulate metal or metal oxide material that is substantially free of a carbon coating, prepared by heating a metal-containing precursor compound in a sealed reactor under a pressure autogenically generated by dissociation of the precursor material in the sealed reactor at a temperature of at least about 600° C. to form a nanoparticulate carbon-coated metal or metal oxide material, and subsequently substantially removing the carbon coating. The precursor material comprises a solid, solvent-free salt comprising a metal ion and at least one thermally decomposable carbon- and oxygen-containing counter-ion, and the metal of the salt is selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ti, Sn, V, Fe, Zn, Zr, Mo, Nb, W, Eu, La, Ce, In, and Si. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/247759 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 23/06 (20130101) B01J 23/10 (20130101) B01J 23/14 (20130101) B01J 23/745 (20130101) B01J 35/004 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 37/08 (20130101) B01J 37/14 (20130101) B01J 37/084 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 17/0043 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 19/02 (20130101) C01G 23/047 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/54 (20130101) C01P 2002/72 (20130101) C01P 2002/82 (20130101) C01P 2002/85 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/64 (20130101) C01P 2006/80 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/12 (20130101) C07C 1/12 (20130101) C07C 9/04 (20130101) C07C 2521/06 (20130101) C07C 2523/06 (20130101) C07C 2523/10 (20130101) C07C 2523/14 (20130101) C07C 2523/745 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09314777 | Worsley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcus A. Worsley (Hayward, California); Joshua Kuntz (Livermore, California); Christine A. Orme (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition comprising at least one graphene-supported assembly, which comprises a three-dimensional network of graphene sheets crosslinked by covalent carbon bonds, and at least one metal chalcogenide compound disposed on said graphene sheets, wherein the chalcogen of said metal chalcogenide compound is selected from S, Se and Te. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the graphene-supported assembly, including graphene-supported MoS2. Monoliths with high surface area and conductivity can be achieved. Lower operating temperatures in some applications can be achieved. Pore size and volume can be tuned. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/844225 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/18 (20130101) B01J 27/02 (20130101) B01J 27/04 (20130101) B01J 27/051 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/04 (20130101) B01J 35/1019 (20130101) B01J 35/1047 (20130101) B01J 37/16 (20130101) B01J 37/036 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 49/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09314811 | Brophy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Enki Technology, Inc. (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Enki Technology, Inc. (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brenor L. Brophy (San Jose, California); Peter R. Gonsalves (Santa Clara, California); Sina Maghsoodi (San Jose, California); Thomas E. Colson (Sunnyvale, California); Yu S. Yang (Pleasanton, California); Ze'ev R. Abrams (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a coating apparatus including flow coating and roll-coating that may be used for uniform sol-gel coating of substrates such as glass, solar panels, windows or part of an electronic display. Also disclosed are methods for substrate preparation, flow coating and roll coating. Lastly, systems and methods for curing sol-gel coatings deposited onto the surface of glass substrates using high temperature air-knives, infrared emitters and direct heat applicators are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, May 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/709031 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05C 1/08 (20130101) B05C 1/083 (20130101) B05C 1/0817 (20130101) B05C 9/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B05C 11/025 (20130101) B05C 11/1005 (20130101) |
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| US 09314975 | Matsen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc R. Matsen (Seattle, Washington); Mark A. Negley (Bellevue, Washington); William C. Dykstra (Rockford, Michigan); Glen L. Smith (Dearborn, Michigan); Robert J. Miller (Fall City, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating a thermoplastic composite component comprises inductively heating a thermoplastic pre-form with a first induction coil by inducing current to flow in susceptor wires disposed throughout the pre-form, inductively heating smart susceptors in a molding tool to a leveling temperature with a second induction coil by applying a high-strength magnetic field having a magnetic flux that passes through surfaces of the smart susceptors, shaping the magnetic flux that passes through surfaces of the smart susceptors to flow substantially parallel to a molding surface of the smart susceptors, placing the heated pre-form between the heated smart susceptors; and applying molding pressure to the pre-form to form the composite component. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/870111 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 33/06 (20130101) B29C 43/52 (20130101) B29C 51/421 (20130101) B29C 70/42 (20130101) B29C 70/345 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B29C 2035/0811 (20130101) B29C 2043/568 (20130101) B29C 2043/5816 (20130101) |
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| US 09315385 | Arendt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul N. Arendt (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Yuntian T. Zhu (Cary, North Carolina); Igor O. Usov (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Xiefei Zhang (Chattanooga, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul N. Arendt (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Yuntian T. Zhu (Cary, North Carolina); Igor O. Usov (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Xiefei Zhang (Chattanooga, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A spun fiber of carbon nanotubes is exposed to ion irradiation. The irradiation exposure increases the specific strength of the spun fiber. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/002853 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0253 (20130101) C01B 2202/08 (20130101) Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class D06, of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials D06M 10/008 (20130101) D06M 2101/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09315403 | Laur et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eldorado Biofuels, LLC (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eldorado Biofuels, LLC (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Laur (Sante Fe, New Mexico); Frank Yates, Jr. (Artesia, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The inventive technology relates to methods for the algae-based treatment of challenged water. Embodiments of the inventive technology include methods for commercially scalable algal-growth in challenged water. Such methods include, for example a step-wise conditioning process to select and condition algae strains for high growth yields in the presence of challenged water generated from the production of oil and gas or other waste water sources. Such algae-based treatment, in addition to removing harmful chemical compounds from this water may also capture and sequester heavy metal contaminants as well as other compounds for later extraction and processing. The invention also may include embodiments for an algae based desalination system of challenged water, resulting in the production of brine salts and the like. The inventive technology also encompasses an algae-based system to capture and sequester carbon-dioxide from gas and other emissions generated from industrial sources. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/097019 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 3/322 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315529 | Fox et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert V. Fox (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Rene G. Rodriguez (Pocatello, Idaho); Joshua J. Pak (Pocatello, Idaho); Chivin Sun (Staten Island, New York); Kelsey R. Margulieux (Pocatello, Idaho); Andrew W. Holland (Pocatello, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of forming single source precursors (SSPs) include forming intermediate products having the empirical formula ½{L2N(μ-X)2M′X2}2, and reacting MER with the intermediate products to form SSPs of the formula L2N(μ-ER)2M′(ER)2, wherein L is a Lewis base, M is a Group IA atom, N is a Group IB atom, M′ is a Group IIIB atom, each E is a Group VIB atom, each X is a Group VIIA atom or a nitrate group, and each R group is an alkyl, aryl, vinyl, (per)fluoro alkyl, (per)fluoro aryl, silane, or carbamato group. Methods of forming polymeric or copolymeric SSPs include reacting at least one of HE1R1E1H and MER with one or more substances having the empirical formula L2N(μ-ER)2M′(ER)2 or L2N(μ-X)2M′(X)2 to form a polymeric or copolymeric SSP. New SSPs and intermediate products are formed by such methods. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/474602 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/5045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 19/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09315604 | Schrock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Royce Schrock (Winchester, Massachusetts); Jian Yuan (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application provides, among other things, novel compounds for metathesis reactions, and methods for preparing and using provided compounds. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compounds having the structure of formula I or II. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods for preparing a compound of formula I or II. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods for using a provided compound. In some embodiments, a provided compound is useful for stereoselective ring-opening metathesis polymerization. In some embodiments, a provided metathesis method provides cis and/or isotactic polymers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/248712 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/34 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 132/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/08 (20130101) C08G 2261/21 (20130101) C08G 2261/418 (20130101) C08G 2261/3324 (20130101) C08G 2261/3325 (20130101) |
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| US 09315618 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents Of The University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jinsang Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Bong-Gi Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Eun Jeong Jeong (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Conjugated polymers (CPs) achieve directed alignment along an applied flow field and a dichroic ratio of as high as 16.67 in emission from well-aligned thin films and fully realized anisotropic optoelectronic properties of CPs in field-effect transistor (FET). |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/212729 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/126 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 2261/12 (20130101) C08G 2261/18 (20130101) C08G 2261/91 (20130101) C08G 2261/94 (20130101) C08G 2261/95 (20130101) C08G 2261/146 (20130101) C08G 2261/344 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) |
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| US 09315671 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yi Liu (Fremont, California); Bo He (Albany, California); Andrew Pun (Folsom, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yi Liu (Fremont, California); Bo He (Albany, California); Andrew Pun (Folsom, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel electron acceptor based on bay-annulated indigo (BAI) was synthesized and used for the preparation of a series of high performance donor-acceptor small molecules and polymers. The resulting materials possess low-lying LUMO energy level and small HOMO-LUMO gaps, while their films exhibited high crystallinity upon thermal treatment, commensurate with high field effect mobilities and ambipolar transfer characteristics. |
| FILED | Monday, November 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/942775 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0068 (20130101) H01L 51/0072 (20130101) H01L 51/0074 (20130101) H01L 51/0094 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLC (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLC (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramin Abhari (Bixby, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to a method for manufacturing phase change material (PCM) pellets. The method includes providing a melt composition, including paraffin and a polymer. The paraffin has a melt point of between about 10° C. and about 50° C., and more preferably between about 18° C. and about 28° C. In one embodiment, the melt composition includes various additives, such as a flame retardant. The method further includes forming the melt composition into PCM pellets. The method further may include the step of cooling the melt to increase the melt viscosity before pelletizing. Further, PCM compounds are provided having an organic PCM and a polymer. Methods are provided to convert the PCM compounds into various form-stable PCMs. A method of coating the PCMs is included to provide PCMs with substantially no paraffin seepage and with ignition resistance properties. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/839770 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparation or Pretreatment of the Material to be Shaped; Making Granules or Preforms; Recovery of Plastics or Other Constituents of Waste Material Containing Plastics B29B 9/12 (20130101) B29B 9/065 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/005 (20130101) C08J 2323/06 (20130101) C08J 2491/06 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 23/04 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Air-conditioning; Air-humidification; Ventilation; Use of Air Currents for Screening F24F 2203/10 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 19/02 (20130101) F28D 19/042 (20130101) F28D 20/023 (20130101) |
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| US 09315730 | Xiong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yongliang Xiong (Carlsbad, New Mexico); Yifeng Wang (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of removing a target gas from a gas stream is disclosed. The method uses advanced, fire-resistant activated carbon compositions having vastly improved fire resistance. Methods for synthesizing the compositions are also provided. The advanced compositions have high gas adsorption capacities and rapid adsorption kinetics (comparable to commercially-available activated carbon), without having any intrinsic fire hazard. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/546264 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/04 (20130101) B01D 2253/102 (20130101) B01D 2257/11 (20130101) B01D 2257/708 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/3293 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 21/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315832 | Piven et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Algenol Biofuels Inc. (Ft. Myers, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Algenol Biotech LLC (Fort Myers, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Irina Piven (Berlin, Germany); Alexandra Friedrich (Berlin, Germany); Ulf Dühring (Berlin, Germany); Frank Uliczka (Berlin, Germany); Kerstin Baier (Kleinmachnow, Germany); Masami Inaba (Berlin, Germany); Tuo Shi (San Diego, California); Kui Wang (Qingdao, China PRC); Heike Enke (Berlin, Germany); Dan Kramer (Berlin, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp., that harbors at least one recombinant gene for the production of a chemical compounds is provided, as well as vectors derived from an endogenous plasmid isolated from the cell. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/297294 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0006 (20130101) C12N 9/88 (20130101) C12N 15/74 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 101/01001 (20130101) C12Y 401/01001 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/17 (20130101) |
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| US 09315858 | Bearinger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jane P. Bearinger (Livermore, California); Lawrence C. Dugan (Modesto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jane P. Bearinger (Livermore, California); Lawrence C. Dugan (Modesto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods and apparatus for detecting a target nucleic acid in a sample and related methods and apparatus for diagnosing a condition in an individual. The condition is associated with presence of nucleic acid produced by certain pathogens in the individual. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/115877 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5029 (20130101) B01L 3/502776 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 2300/0609 (20130101) B01L 2300/0851 (20130101) B01L 2300/1877 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/689 (20130101) C12Q 1/701 (20130101) C12Q 1/6844 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6844 (20130101) C12Q 2537/101 (20130101) |
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| US 09315909 | Long et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey R. Long (Oakland, California); Christopher J. Chang (Berkeley, California); Hemamala I. Karunadasa (Palo Alto, California); Marcin Majda (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey R. Long (Oakland, California); Christopher J. Chang (Berkeley, California); Hemamala I. Karunadasa (Palo Alto, California); Marcin Majda (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | New metal persulfido compositions of matter are described. In one embodiment the metal is molybdenum and the metal persulfido complex mimics the structure and function of the triangular active edge site fragments of MoS2, a material that is the current industry standard for petroleum hydro desulfurization, as well as a promising low-cost alternative to platinum for electrocatalytic hydrogen production. This molecular [(PY5W2)MoS2]x+ containing catalyst is capable of generating hydrogen from acidic-buffered water or even seawater at very low overpotentials at a turnover frequency rate in excess of 500 moles H2 per mole catalyst per second, with a turnover number (over a 20 hour period) of at least 19,000,000 moles H2 per mole of catalyst. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/403573 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/226 (20130101) B01J 31/1815 (20130101) B01J 2231/62 (20130101) B01J 2531/16 (20130101) B01J 2531/46 (20130101) B01J 2531/56 (20130101) B01J 2531/62 (20130101) B01J 2531/64 (20130101) B01J 2531/66 (20130101) B01J 2531/72 (20130101) B01J 2531/0241 (20130101) B01J 2531/842 (20130101) B01J 2531/845 (20130101) B01J 2531/847 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 11/005 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 3/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09315914 | Fan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Qinbai Fan (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gas Technology Institute (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qinbai Fan (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrochemical process for the production of light metals, particularly aluminum. Such a process involves contacting a light metal source material with an inorganic acid to form a solution containing the light metal ions in high concentration. The solution is fed to an electrochemical reactor assembly having an anode side containing an anode and a cathode side containing a cathode, with anode side and the cathode side separated by a bipolar membrane, with the solution being fed to the anode side. Light metal ions are electrochemically transferred through the bipolar membrane to the cathode side. The process further involves reducing the light metal ions to light metal powder. An associated processing system is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/168332 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 61/246 (20130101) Processes for the Electrolytic Production, Recovery or Refining of Metals; Apparatus Therefor C25C 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25C 1/06 (20130101) C25C 5/02 (20130101) C25C 7/00 (20130101) C25C 7/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09316078 | Ludtka et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited (George Town Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRANSOCEAN INNOVATION LABS LTD (George Town, Cayman Islands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerard M. Ludtka (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); John Wilgen (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Roger Kisner (Farragut, Tennessee); Timothy Mcintyre (Farragut, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Induction shearing may be used to cut a drillpipe at an undersea well. Electromagnetic rings may be built into a blow-out preventer (BOP) at the seafloor. The electromagnetic rings create a magnetic field through the drillpipe and may transfer sufficient energy to change the state of the metal drillpipe to shear the drillpipe. After shearing the drillpipe, the drillpipe may be sealed to prevent further leakage of well contents. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/844057 |
| ART UNIT | 3676 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 29/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E21B 29/08 (20130101) E21B 33/064 (20130101) E21B 43/11 (20130101) |
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| US 09316178 | Hagen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting By and Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher L. Hagen (Bend, Oregon); Guy Babbitt (Fort Collins, Colorado); Christopher Turner (Fort Collins, Colorado); Nick Echter (Fort Collins, Colorado); Kristina Weyer-Geigel (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | This application concerns systems and methods for compressing natural gas with an internal combustion engine. In a representative embodiment, a system for compressing a gas comprises a reciprocating internal combustion engine including at least one piston-cylinder assembly comprising a piston configured to travel in a cylinder and to compress gas in the cylinder in multiple compression stages. The system can further comprise a first pressure tank in fluid communication with the piston-cylinder assembly to receive compressed gas from the piston-cylinder assembly until the first pressure tank reaches a predetermined pressure, and a second pressure tank in fluid communication with the piston-cylinder assembly and the first pressure tank. The second pressure tank can be configured to receive compressed gas from the piston-cylinder assembly until the second pressure tank reaches a predetermined pressure. When the first and second pressure tanks have reached the predetermined pressures, the first pressure tank can be configured to supply gas to the piston-cylinder assembly, and the piston can be configured to compress the gas supplied by the first pressure tank such that the compressed gas flows into the second pressure tank. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/244807 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion Piston Engines; Combustion Engines in General F02B 1/04 (20130101) F02B 3/06 (20130101) F02B 43/10 (20130101) Controlling Combustion Engines F02D 13/06 (20130101) F02D 19/08 (20130101) F02D 19/022 (20130101) Supplying Combustion Engines in General With Combustible Mixtures or Constituents Thereof F02M 21/029 (20130101) F02M 21/0215 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02M 21/0224 (20130101) F02M 21/0245 (20130101) F02M 25/00 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/18 (20130101) Y02T 10/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09316545 | Snyder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | G. Jeffrey Snyder (Pasadena, California); Shiho Iwanaga (Rancho Palos Verdes, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | G. Jeffrey Snyder (Pasadena, California); Shiho Iwanaga (Rancho Palos Verdes, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel scanning Seebeck coefficient measurement technique is disclosed utilizing a cold scanning thermocouple probe tip on heated bulk and thin film samples. The system measures variations in the Seebeck coefficient within the samples. The apparatus may be used for two dimensional mapping of the Seebeck coefficient on the bulk and thin film samples. This technique can be utilized for detection of defective regions, as well as phase separations in the sub-mm range of various thermoelectric materials. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/547006 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for G01K 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 25/72 (20130101) |
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| US 09316569 | Oh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yunje Oh (Medina, Minnesota); Syed Amanulla Syed Asif (Bloomington, Minnesota); Edward Cyrankowski (Woodbury, Minnesota); Oden Lee Warren (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hysitron, Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yunje Oh (Medina, Minnesota); Syed Amanulla Syed Asif (Bloomington, Minnesota); Edward Cyrankowski (Woodbury, Minnesota); Oden Lee Warren (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A sub-micron scale property testing apparatus including a test subject holder and heating assembly. The assembly includes a holder base configured to couple with a sub-micron mechanical testing instrument and electro-mechanical transducer assembly. The assembly further includes a test subject stage coupled with the holder base. The test subject stage is thermally isolated from the holder base. The test subject stage includes a stage subject surface configured to receive a test subject, and a stage plate bracing the stage subject surface. The stage plate is under the stage subject surface. The test subject stage further includes a heating element adjacent to the stage subject surface, the heating element is configured to generate heat at the stage subject surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/510825 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 3/18 (20130101) G01N 3/42 (20130101) G01N 2203/0226 (20130101) G01N 2203/0286 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 37/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09316645 | Rose-Petruck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BROWN UNIVERSITY (Providence, Rhode Island); RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christoph Rose-Petruck (Barrington, Rhode Island); Jack R. Wands (East Greenwich, Rhode Island); Danielle Rand (Quincy, Massachusetts); Zoltan Derdak (Riverside, Rhode Island); Vivian Ortiz (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions, systems, devices and kits are provided herein for preparing and using a nanoparticle composition and spatial frequency heterodyne imaging for visualizing cells or tissues. In various embodiments, the nanoparticle composition includes at least one of: a nanoparticle, a polymer layer, and a binding agent, such that the polymer layer coats the nanoparticle and is for example a polyethylene glycol, a polyelectrolyte, an anionic polymer, or a cationic polymer, and such that the binding agent that specifically binds the cells or the tissue. Methods, compositions, systems, devices and kits are provided for identifying potential therapeutic agents in a model using the nanoparticle composition and spatial frequency heterodyne imaging. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645938 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0428 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56966 (20130101) G01N 33/57438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/57484 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09317350 | Cher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chen-Yong Cher (Port Chester, New York); Carlos H. Andrade Costa (White Plains, New York); Yoonho Park (Chappaqua, New York); Bryan S. Rosenburg (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Kyung D. Ryu (New City, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for faulty memory utilization in a memory system includes: obtaining information regarding memory health status of at least one memory page in the memory system; determining an error tolerance of the memory page when the information regarding memory health status indicates that a failure is predicted to occur in an area of the memory system affecting the memory page; initiating a migration of data stored in the memory page when it is determined that the data stored in the memory page is non-error-tolerant; notifying at least one application regarding a predicted operating system failure and/or a predicted application failure when it is determined that data stored in the memory page is non-error-tolerant and cannot be migrated; and notifying at least one application regarding the memory failure predicted to occur when it is determined that data stored in the memory page is error-tolerant. |
| FILED | Monday, September 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/022171 |
| ART UNIT | 2113 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09317521 | Bent et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. Bent (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Sorin Faibish (Newton, Massachusetts); Gary Grider (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Cloud object storage is enabled for checkpoints of high performance computing applications using a middleware process. A plurality of files, such as checkpoint files, generated by a plurality of processes in a parallel computing system are stored by obtaining said plurality of files from said parallel computing system; converting said plurality of files to objects using a log structured file system middleware process; and providing said objects for storage in a cloud object storage system. The plurality of processes may run, for example, on a plurality of compute nodes. The log structured file system middleware process may be embodied, for example, as a Parallel Log-Structured File System (PLFS). The log structured file system middleware process optionally executes on a burst buffer node. |
| FILED | Friday, December 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/730058 |
| ART UNIT | 2156 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30194 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09318228 | Gentile et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles A. Gentile (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Adam B. Cohen (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); George Ascione (Cream Ridge, New Jersey) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Charles A. Gentile (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Adam B. Cohen (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); George Ascione (Cream Ridge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for producing Mo-99 from Mo-100 for the use of the produced Mo-99 in a Tc-99m generator without the use of uranium is presented. Both the method and apparatus employ high energy gamma rays for the transformation of Mo-100 to Mo-99. The high energy gamma rays are produced by exposing a metal target to a moderated neutron output of between 6 MeV and 14 MeV. The resulting Mo-99 spontaneously decays into Tc-99m and can therefore be used in a Tc-99m generator. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/457174 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Conversion of Chemical Elements; Radioactive Sources G21G 1/12 (20130101) G21G 4/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G21G 2001/0036 (20130101) |
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| US 09318593 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Transphorm Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Transphorm Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mo Wu (Goleta, California); Rakesh K. Lal (Isla Vista, California); Ilan Ben-Yaacov (Goleta, California); Umesh Mishra (Montecito, California); Carl Joseph Neufeld (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating a III-N device includes forming a III-N channel layer on a substrate, a III-N barrier layer on the channel layer, an insulator layer on the barrier layer, and a trench in a first portion of the device. Forming the trench comprises removing the insulator layer and a part of the barrier layer in the first portion of the device, such that a remaining portion of the barrier layer in the first portion of the device has a thickness away from a top surface of the channel layer, the thickness being within a predetermined thickness range, annealing the III-N device in a gas ambient including oxygen at an elevated temperature to oxidize the remaining portion of the barrier layer in the first portion of the device, and removing the oxidized remaining portion of the barrier layer in the first portion of the device. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/542937 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/7786 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/66462 (20130101) |
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| US 09318628 | Guyot-Sionnest et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Philippe Guyot-Sionnest (Chicago, Illinois); Sean E. Keuleyan (Chicago, Illinois); Emmanuel Lhuillier (Paris, France) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philippe Guyot-Sionnest (Chicago, Illinois); Sean E. Keuleyan (Chicago, Illinois); Emmanuel Lhuillier (Paris, France) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoparticles, methods of manufacture, devices comprising the nanoparticles, methods of their manufacture, and methods of their use are provided herein. The nanoparticles and devices having photoabsorptions in the range of 1.7 μm to 12 μm and can be used as photoconductors, photodiodes, phototransistors, charge-coupled devices (CCD), luminescent probes, lasers, thermal imagers, night-vision systems, and/or photodetectors. |
| FILED | Monday, May 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/117064 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/89 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/146 (20130101) H01L 31/09 (20130101) H01L 31/0296 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/1828 (20130101) H01L 31/035218 (20130101) |
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| US 09318866 | Bora et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mihail Bora (Livermore, California); Tiziana C. Bond (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A plasmonic laser device has resonant nanocavities filled with a gain medium containing an organic dye. The resonant plasmon frequencies of the nanocavities are tuned to align with both the absorption and emission spectra of the dye. Variables in the system include the nature of the dye and the wavelength of its absorption and emission, the wavelength of the pumping radiation, and the resonance frequencies of the nanocavities. In addition the pumping frequency of the dye is selected to be close to the absorption maximum. |
| FILED | Friday, February 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/186792 |
| 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 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/213 (20130101) H01S 3/1022 (20130101) H01S 3/08095 (20130101) H01S 3/09403 (20130101) H01S 3/094038 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/951 (20130101) |
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| US 09319421 | Ferragut et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erik M. Ferragut (Oak RIdge, Tennessee); John R. Goodall (Knoxville, Tennessee); Michael D. Iannacone (Knoxville, Tennessee); Jason A. Laska (Knoxville, Tennessee); Lane T. Harrison (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is described for receiving a stream of events and scoring the events based on anomalousness and maliciousness (or other classification). The events can be displayed to a user in user-defined groupings in an animated fashion. The system can include a plurality of anomaly detectors that together implement an algorithm to identify low probability events and detect atypical traffic patterns. The atypical traffic patterns can then be classified as being of interest or not. In one particular example, in a network environment, the classification can be whether the network traffic is malicious or not. |
| FILED | Monday, October 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/053248 |
| ART UNIT | 2436 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/1408 (20130101) H04L 63/1416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/1425 (20130101) H04L 63/1433 (20130101) |
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| US 09320179 | Chinthavali |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Madhu Sudhan Chinthavali (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a modular circuit card configuration for distributing heat among a plurality of circuit cards. Each circuit card includes a housing adapted to dissipate heat in response to gas flow over the housing. In one aspect, a gas-cooled inverter includes a plurality of inverter circuit cards, and a plurality of circuit card housings, each of which encloses one of the plurality of inverter cards. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/016327 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/2089 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 7/20918 (20130101) |
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| US 09314817 | Wong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching P. Wong (Atlanta, Georgia); Qizhen Liang (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching P. Wong (Atlanta, Georgia); Qizhen Liang (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | In a method of making a thermal interface material, functionalized graphene sheets are dispersed in a liquid. The liquid is removed through a filter so as to form a filtration cake of aligned functionalized graphene sheets, substantially all of which are parallel to a common plane. At least one block of aligned functionalized graphene sheets is cut from the filtration cake. The block includes a first end face and an oppositely-disposed second end face that are parallel to each other and to which substantially all of the functionalized graphene sheets are transverse. The block also includes two oppositely-disposed sides to which substantially all of the functionalized graphene sheets are parallel. A first layer of a thermally conductive substance is applied to the first end face and a second layer of the thermally conductive substance is applied to the second end face of the block. |
| FILED | Monday, March 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/783505 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 3/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0484 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/42 (20130101) H01L 23/373 (20130101) H01L 23/3735 (20130101) H01L 23/3736 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09314818 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chang-Jin Kim (Beverly Hills, California); Choongyeop Lee (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chang-Jin Kim (Beverly Hills, California); Choongyeop Lee (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A superhydrophobic surface includes a plurality of microfeatures disposed on a substrate and a gas generator disposed within the microfeatures, the gas generator configured to generate a gas within the microfeatures. Gas is generated within the microfeatures when at least a portion of the microfeatures is in a wetted state to restore the microfeatures to a dewetted state. Gas generation is self-regulating in that gas generation automatically starts when a wetted condition exists and stops when sufficient gas has been generated to recover a dewetted state that restores superhydrophobicity. |
| FILED | Friday, July 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/811272 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05C 7/00 (20130101) B05C 9/00 (20130101) Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 17/06 (20130101) B08B 17/065 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (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 5/1681 (20130101) Processes for the Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Production of Coatings; Electroforming; Apparatus Therefor C25D 9/00 (20130101) C25D 17/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24355 (20150115) |
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| US 09314849 | Tracy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph B. Tracy (Cary, North Carolina); Krystian A. Kozek (Nashville, Tennessee); Klaudia Kozek (Apex, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making a nanostructure is provided. The method includes adding a seed solution to a first aqueous growth solution to produce a nanoparticle solution in a first growth phase and continuously adding a second growth solution to the nanoparticle solution to form a nanostructure in a second growth phase. Related nanostructures are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/779003 |
| 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 9/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B22F 2009/245 (20130101) Manufacture of Iron or Steel C21B 15/00 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 10/234 (20151101) |
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| US 09315402 | Osborn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Scott Osborn (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Clay R. Thompson (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Marty D. Matlock (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas); BlueInGreen, LLC (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Scott Osborn (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Clay R. Thompson (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Marty D. Matlock (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a system and method for treating wastewater. The system includes a bioreactor which defines a basin for receiving wastewater to be treated; a membrane module in fluid communication with the bioreactor; and a dissolution tank. The tank includes a pressure vessel that contains a portion of the wastewater to be treated and provides a regulated, pressurized gas head space above the wastewater. The tank also includes at least one liquid spray nozzle that permits passage of the wastewater into the gas head space of the pressure vessel and an outlet for discharging the wastewater having a desired gas concentration from the pressure vessel. The system also includes a pumping mechanism for supplying the wastewater to the spray nozzle of the tank such that fluid droplets are formed in the gas head space and the gas contained within the pressurized head space is dissolved into the wastewater. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/415539 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/78 (20130101) C02F 1/444 (20130101) C02F 3/24 (20130101) C02F 3/26 (20130101) C02F 3/301 (20130101) C02F 3/302 (20130101) C02F 3/1268 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C02F 2209/22 (20130101) C02F 2209/42 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management Y02W 10/15 (20150501) |
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| US 09315468 | Boons et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Geert-Jan Boons (Athens, Georgia); Frederic Friscourt (Athens, Georgia); Petr A. Ledin (Athens, Georgia); Ngalle Eric Mbua (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geert-Jan Boons (Athens, Georgia); Frederic Friscourt (Athens, Georgia); Petr A. Ledin (Athens, Georgia); Ngalle Eric Mbua (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods that include latent 1,3-dipole-functional compounds are disclosed herein. The latent 1,3-dipole-functional compound (e.g., an oxime) can be used to form an active 1,3-dipole-functional compound (e.g., a nitrile oxide) that can be used to react with a cyclic alkyne in a dipolar cycloaddition reaction. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/876024 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 225/08 (20130101) C07D 231/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 249/16 (20130101) C07D 261/20 (20130101) C07D 413/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09315477 | Marder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth Marder (Atlanta, Georgia); Junxiang Zhang (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Various materials and polymers having electron deficient moieties and methods of synthesizing thereof are described herein. Specifically, a C—H bond activation method is disclosed wherein an electron deficient group having one or more activated C—H bonds is coupled to one or more aryl groups to afford materials or polymers which may be used in organic electronic and photonic applications. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/609491 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 241/42 (20130101) C07D 249/18 (20130101) C07D 285/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0071 (20130101) H01L 51/5072 (20130101) |
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| US 09315532 | Yarema et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kevin J. Yarema (Woodstock, Maryland); Srinivasa-Gopalan Sampathkumar (Towson, Maryland); Mark B. Jones (Baltimore, Maryland); Christopher T. Campbell (Baltimore, Maryland); Udayanath Aich (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin J. Yarema (Woodstock, Maryland); Srinivasa-Gopalan Sampathkumar (Towson, Maryland); Mark B. Jones (Baltimore, Maryland); Christopher T. Campbell (Baltimore, Maryland); Udayanath Aich (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are fatty acid carbohydrate hybrid compounds and derivatives thereof, and methods of treating or preventing disease and disease symptoms using the compounds and compositions thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/920909 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07H 5/04 (20130101) C07H 5/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09315604 | Schrock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Royce Schrock (Winchester, Massachusetts); Jian Yuan (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application provides, among other things, novel compounds for metathesis reactions, and methods for preparing and using provided compounds. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compounds having the structure of formula I or II. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods for preparing a compound of formula I or II. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods for using a provided compound. In some embodiments, a provided compound is useful for stereoselective ring-opening metathesis polymerization. In some embodiments, a provided metathesis method provides cis and/or isotactic polymers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/248712 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/34 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 132/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/08 (20130101) C08G 2261/21 (20130101) C08G 2261/418 (20130101) C08G 2261/3324 (20130101) C08G 2261/3325 (20130101) |
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| US 09315849 | Fitzpatrick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Prolific Earth Sciences Corporation (Englewood, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Prolific Earth Sciences Corporation (Englewood, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Judith Fitzpatrick (Englewood, New Jersey); James Sottilo (Miller Place, New York); Austin Lin (New York, New York); Brady Trexler (Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for the preparation of soil samples and the determination of the number of microbes within a soil sample are disclosed. The methods include measuring, solubilizing, bleaching and filtering soil samples and measuring the turbidity of the filtered solution. The turbidity of the sample can be determined by visual inspection of a Secchi disk viewed through the column liquid sample in a transparent tubular cylinder, or by using a cell phone camera and application. Devices and kits for the rapid, cost efficient determination of microbial numbers in the field setting are disclosed. The disclosed devices and methods can also be used for applications other than determination of microbial numbers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/242652 |
| 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 1/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/24 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/06 (20130101) G01N 2015/0061 (20130101) G01N 2015/0693 (20130101) |
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| US 09316578 | Grier et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David G. Grier (New York, New York); Fook Chiong Cheong (Singapore, Singapore); Ke Xiao (Elmhurst, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Grier (New York, New York); Fook Chiong Cheong (Singapore, Singapore); Ke Xiao (Elmhurst, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An in-line holographic microscope can be used to analyze on a frame-by-frame basis a video stream to track individual colloidal particles' three-dimensional motions. The system and method can provide real time nanometer resolution, and simultaneously measure particle sizes and refractive indexes. Through a combination of applying a combination of Lorenz-Mie analysis with selected hardware and software methods, this analysis can be carried out in near real time. An efficient particle identification methodology automates initial position estimation with sufficient accuracy to enable unattended holographic tracking and characterization. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/254403 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/1475 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 15/1484 (20130101) G01N 2015/003 (20130101) G01N 2015/1445 (20130101) G01N 2015/1454 (20130101) G01N 2015/1493 (20130101) G01N 2015/1497 (20130101) |
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| US 09316608 | Weiss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory A. Weiss (Irvine, California); Reginald M. Penner (Newport Beach, California); Phillip Y. Tam (El Monte, California); Li-Mei Yang (Fountain Valley, California); Tyler Brigham (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A biosensor that is capable of detecting the presence and/or concentration of an analyte or biomarker includes at least one electrically conductive electrode operatively coupled to an impedance analyzer for measuring the change in the resistive impedance ΔZRe of the electrode in response to an applied alternating current at a plurality of frequencies. In one embodiment, at least one electrode is covered with a self-assembled monolayer that is chemically bonded to a surface. A plurality of virus particles such as phage viruses are immobilized on the self-assembled monolayer and may be exposed to a test or sample solution. The virus particles may be obtained from phage-displayed libraries to detect a wide variety of targets including, for example, DNA, RNA, small molecules, and proteins or polypeptides. In another embodiment, the virus particles are electrostatically bound to a substrate in between a pair of elongated electrodes disposed on a substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, July 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/941231 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/327 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 27/3277 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09316623 | Seo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents Of The University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jung Hwan Seo (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Sun Kyu Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Edward T. Zellers (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Katsuo Kurabayashi (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A passive and reusable preconcentrator/injector device for measuring gas-phase analytes and methods of use. The device includes an upper plate defining an array of micro-scale diffusion channels and a lower plate secured to the upper plate. The lower plate defines a cavity for a reusable collection material in fluid communication with the micro-scale diffusion channels. An integral heating unit is provided adjacent the lower plate and configured for heating the cavity. A loading port may be included for introducing the reusable collection material into the cavity. An inlet port and an outlet port are provided, both in fluid communication with the cavity. The device may include a fluidic manifold system comprising a plurality of conduits disposed between the adsorbent cavity and the outlet port. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/747120 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 53/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 25/00 (20130101) G01N 30/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 30/08 (20130101) G01N 30/6095 (20130101) G01N 2030/062 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/6416 (20150401) |
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| US 09316701 | Salmani et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohamadamin Salmani (Tallahassee, Florida); Chris S. Edrington (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel method for real-time small-signal stability analysis for power electronic-based components in a power system. The method is based on impedance measurement techniques and Generalized Nyquist Criterion. The method is capable of real-time application. The method may be used to monitor a system in real-time by perturbing the system persistently and utilizing the system's responses to calculate source/load impedance in time-domain and based on d-q impedance measurement theory. Time-domain results may be transferred to frequency-domain results by taking advantage of a fast Fourier transform algorithm (or optionally discrete Fourier transformer for discrete systems) and monitoring the system's stability by obtaining a Nyquist contour and employing Generalized Nyquist Criterion or unit circle criterion. |
| FILED | Friday, May 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/702063 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 27/00 (20130101) G01R 31/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09317123 | Provancher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William R. Provancher (Fremont, California); Markus N. Montandon (Alpine, Utah); Andrew J. Doxon (Urbandale, Iowa); Nathan A. Caswell (Salt Lake City, Utah); Landon T. Gwilliam (Taylorsville, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William R. Provancher (Fremont, California); Markus N. Montandon (Alpine, Utah); Andrew J. Doxon (Urbandale, Iowa); Nathan A. Caswell (Salt Lake City, Utah); Landon T. Gwilliam (Taylorsville, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure relate devices, systems, methods, and for displaying information about the direction and magnitude of position, movement, and/or resistive force experienced for an object. The present disclosure also provides a shear display device that can generate skin shear with one or more tactors, each moving in a two- or three-dimensional space. The movement of the tactors can represent to a user various information about an object. |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/517674 |
| ART UNIT | 2684 — Telemetry and Code Generation Vehicles and System Alarms |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Signalling or Calling Systems; Order Telegraphs; Alarm Systems G08B 6/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09317527 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yanhua Li (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Moritz M. Steiner (Montclair, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alcatel Lucent (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yanhua Li (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Moritz M. Steiner (Montclair, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for obtaining a representative sample set of venues (i.e., places) within a geographic region in a location based network using a low cost and efficient sampling and estimating algorithm. In particular, a dynamic random region sampling algorithm randomly selects a target location within a geographic region and then determines a sub-region containing the target location within the geographic region based on venue density prediction. Venue density prediction is based on a weighted average of venue densities of two or more comparable locations within the geographic region. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/626984 |
| ART UNIT | 2164 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30241 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09317708 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ruby B. Lee (Princeton, New Jersey); Jeffrey S. Dwoskin (Shrewsbury, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teleputers, LLC (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ruby B. Lee (Princeton, New Jersey); Jeffrey S. Dwoskin (Shrewsbury, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A trust system and method is disclosed for use in computing devices, particularly portable devices, in which a central Authority shares secrets and sensitive data with users of the respective devices. The central Authority maintains control over how and when shared secrets and data are used. In one embodiment, the secrets and data are protected by hardware-rooted encryption and cryptographic hashing, and can be stored securely in untrusted storage. The problem of transient trust and revocation of data is reduced to that of secure key management and keeping a runtime check of the integrity of the secure storage areas containing these keys (and other secrets). These hardware-protected keys and other secrets can further protect the confidentiality and/or integrity of any amount of other information of arbitrary size (e.g., files, programs, data) by the use of strong encryption and/or keyed-hashing, respectively. In addition to secrets the Authority owns, the system provides access to third party secrets from the computing devices. In one embodiment, the hardware-rooted encryption and hashing each use a single hardware register fabricated as part of the computing device's processor or System-on-Chip (SoC) and protected from external probing. The secret data is protected while in the device even during operating system malfunctions and becomes non-accessible from storage according to various rules, one of the rules being the passage of a certain time period. The use of the keys (or other secrets) can be bound to security policies that cannot be separated from the keys (or other secrets). The Authority is also able to establish remote trust and secure communications to the devices after deployment in the field using a special tamper-resistant hardware register in the device, to enable, disable or update the keys or secrets stored securely by the device. |
| FILED | Friday, August 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/541823 |
| ART UNIT | 2435 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/6218 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2221/2107 (20130101) G06F 2221/2115 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/083 (20130101) H04L 9/0844 (20130101) H04L 9/0894 (20130101) H04L 2209/12 (20130101) H04L 2209/60 (20130101) H04L 2209/805 (20130101) |
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| US 09317743 | Datta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sandeep Robert Datta (Newton, Massachusetts); Alexander B. Wiltschko (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for studying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area including stimulating the animal using a stimulus device; collecting data from the animal using a data collection device; analyzing the collected data; and developing a quantitative behavioral primitive from the analyzed data. A system for studying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area including a stimulus device for stimulating the animal; a data collection device for collecting data from the animal; a device for analyzing the collected data; and a device for developing a quantitative behavioral primitive from the analyzed data. A computer implemented method, a computer system and a nontransitory computer readable storage medium related to the same. Also, a method and apparatus for automatically discovering, characterizing and classifying the behavior of an animal in an experimental area. Further, use of a depth camera and/or a touch sensitive device related to the same. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/537246 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/00 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0356 (20130101) Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/112 (20130101) A61B 5/1116 (20130101) A61B 2503/40 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/18 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00335 (20130101) G06K 9/00362 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0016 (20130101) G06T 2207/10028 (20130101) |
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| US 09318628 | Guyot-Sionnest et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Philippe Guyot-Sionnest (Chicago, Illinois); Sean E. Keuleyan (Chicago, Illinois); Emmanuel Lhuillier (Paris, France) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philippe Guyot-Sionnest (Chicago, Illinois); Sean E. Keuleyan (Chicago, Illinois); Emmanuel Lhuillier (Paris, France) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoparticles, methods of manufacture, devices comprising the nanoparticles, methods of their manufacture, and methods of their use are provided herein. The nanoparticles and devices having photoabsorptions in the range of 1.7 μm to 12 μm and can be used as photoconductors, photodiodes, phototransistors, charge-coupled devices (CCD), luminescent probes, lasers, thermal imagers, night-vision systems, and/or photodetectors. |
| FILED | Monday, May 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/117064 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/89 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/146 (20130101) H01L 31/09 (20130101) H01L 31/0296 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/1828 (20130101) H01L 31/035218 (20130101) |
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| US 09318725 | Li |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jian Li (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jian Li (Tempe, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jian Li (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A microcavity organic light emitting diode (OLED) device is disclosed having a narrow-band phosphorescent emitter. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/380719 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0087 (20130101) H01L 51/5016 (20130101) H01L 51/5024 (20130101) H01L 51/5036 (20130101) H01L 51/5206 (20130101) H01L 51/5221 (20130101) H01L 51/5265 (20130101) H01L 51/5271 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09319020 | Ayazi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Ashwin Samarao (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Ashwin Samarao (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A semiconductor resonator has a substrate with a thickness extending between a first end and a second end and a pn-junction along the thickness of the substrate forming a free charge carrier depletion region. In another embodiment, a semiconductor resonator has a substrate with a crystal lattice doped at degenerate levels such that the flow of free charge carriers can be minimized. A method of compensating a temperature coefficient of a semiconductor resonator by creating a pn-junction based free charge carrier depletion region within a thickness of a substrate of the resonator is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/276931 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices B81B 3/0081 (20130101) Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 2201/0171 (20130101) Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 3/0076 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03H 9/02448 (20130101) H03H 9/2463 (20130101) H03H 2009/2415 (20130101) H03H 2009/02496 (20130101) |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 09315280 | Ambrose et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay H. Ambrose (Saratoga, California); Rolland Holmes (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A heat pipe has an evaporator portion, a condenser portion, and at least one flexible portion that is sealingly coupled between the evaporator portion and the condenser portion. The flexible portion has a flexible tube and a flexible separator plate held in place within the flexible tube so as to divide the flexible tube into a gas-phase passage and a liquid-phase artery. The separator plate and flexible tube are configured such that the flexible portion is flexible in a plane that is perpendicular to the separator plate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/682615 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/503 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64G 1/506 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 15/046 (20130101) F28D 15/0241 (20130101) F28D 15/0275 (20130101) |
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| US 09315632 | Meador |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mary Ann B Meador (Strongsville, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mary Ann B Meador (Strongsville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | One-pot reaction process for preparing epoxy-reinforced monolithic silica aerogels comprising the reaction of at least one silicon compound selected from the group consisting of alkoxysilanes, orthosilicates and combination thereof in any ratio with effective amounts of an epoxy monomer and an aminoalkoxy silane to obtain an epoxy monomer-silica sol in solution, subsequently preparing an epoxy-monomer silica gel from said silica sol solution followed by initiating polymerization of the epoxy monomer to obtain the epoxy-reinforced monolithic silica aerogel. |
| FILED | Friday, September 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/242425 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 77/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 2101/0091 (20130101) |
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| US 09316329 | Bao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xiaoqi Bao (San Gabriel, California); Stewart Sherrit (La Crescenta, California); Mircea Badescu (La Canada Flintridge, California); Yoseph Bar-Cohen (Seal Beach, California); Jeffery L. Hall (South Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaoqi Bao (San Gabriel, California); Stewart Sherrit (La Crescenta, California); Mircea Badescu (La Canada Flintridge, California); Yoseph Bar-Cohen (Seal Beach, California); Jeffery L. Hall (South Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydraulic valve controller that uses an existing pressure differential as some or all of the power source for valve operation. In a high pressure environment, such as downhole in an oil or gas well, the pressure differential between the inside of a pipe and the outside of the pipe may be adequately large to drive a linear slide valve. The valve is operated hydraulically by a piston in a bore. When a higher pressure is applied to one end of the bore and a lower pressure to the other end, the piston moves in response to the pressure differential and drives a valve attached to it. If the pressure differential is too small to drive the piston at a sufficiently high speed, a pump is provided to generate a larger pressure differential to be applied. The apparatus is conveniently constructed using multiport valves, which can be rotary valves. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/062303 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 34/06 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 31/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16K 31/124 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 16/20 (20130101) G05D 16/2006 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/7761 (20150401) |
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| US 09318295 | Nguyen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cattien V. Nguyen (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cattien V. Nguyen (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A CNT electron source, a method of manufacturing a CNT electron source, and a solar cell utilizing a CNT patterned sculptured substrate are disclosed. Embodiments utilize a metal substrate which enables CNTs to be grown directly from the substrate. An inhibitor may be applied to the metal substrate to inhibit growth of CNTs from the metal substrate. The inhibitor may be precisely applied to the metal substrate in any pattern, thereby enabling the positioning of the CNT groupings to be more precisely controlled. The surface roughness of the metal substrate may be varied to control the density of the CNTs within each CNT grouping. Further, an absorber layer and an acceptor layer may be applied to the CNT electron source to form a solar cell, where a voltage potential may be generated between the acceptor layer and the metal substrate in response to sunlight exposure. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/353071 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 1/304 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 9/025 (20130101) H01J 2201/30469 (20130101) |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09315402 | Osborn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Scott Osborn (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Clay R. Thompson (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Marty D. Matlock (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas); BlueInGreen, LLC (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Scott Osborn (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Clay R. Thompson (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Marty D. Matlock (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a system and method for treating wastewater. The system includes a bioreactor which defines a basin for receiving wastewater to be treated; a membrane module in fluid communication with the bioreactor; and a dissolution tank. The tank includes a pressure vessel that contains a portion of the wastewater to be treated and provides a regulated, pressurized gas head space above the wastewater. The tank also includes at least one liquid spray nozzle that permits passage of the wastewater into the gas head space of the pressure vessel and an outlet for discharging the wastewater having a desired gas concentration from the pressure vessel. The system also includes a pumping mechanism for supplying the wastewater to the spray nozzle of the tank such that fluid droplets are formed in the gas head space and the gas contained within the pressurized head space is dissolved into the wastewater. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/415539 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/78 (20130101) C02F 1/444 (20130101) C02F 3/24 (20130101) C02F 3/26 (20130101) C02F 3/301 (20130101) C02F 3/302 (20130101) C02F 3/1268 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C02F 2209/22 (20130101) C02F 2209/42 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management Y02W 10/15 (20150501) |
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| US 09316569 | Oh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yunje Oh (Medina, Minnesota); Syed Amanulla Syed Asif (Bloomington, Minnesota); Edward Cyrankowski (Woodbury, Minnesota); Oden Lee Warren (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hysitron, Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yunje Oh (Medina, Minnesota); Syed Amanulla Syed Asif (Bloomington, Minnesota); Edward Cyrankowski (Woodbury, Minnesota); Oden Lee Warren (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A sub-micron scale property testing apparatus including a test subject holder and heating assembly. The assembly includes a holder base configured to couple with a sub-micron mechanical testing instrument and electro-mechanical transducer assembly. The assembly further includes a test subject stage coupled with the holder base. The test subject stage is thermally isolated from the holder base. The test subject stage includes a stage subject surface configured to receive a test subject, and a stage plate bracing the stage subject surface. The stage plate is under the stage subject surface. The test subject stage further includes a heating element adjacent to the stage subject surface, the heating element is configured to generate heat at the stage subject surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/510825 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 3/18 (20130101) G01N 3/42 (20130101) G01N 2203/0226 (20130101) G01N 2203/0286 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 37/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09318811 | Fluhler |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Herbert U. Fluhler (Huntsville, Alabama) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Herbert U. Fluhler (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A array of fixably interconnected planar elements equally spaced and orthogonally oriented, that is ultra wide band with a low operating frequency, exhibits steerability in both azimuth and elevation and is capable of dual polarization. The configuration of the array, having a 1:2 ratio of elements to feed lines, allows the implementation of two oppositely driven 50 ohm coaxial feed lines to feed into a single 94 ohm element without the need for custom components or impedance transformers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/386231 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 21/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09314494 | Hotchkiss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arland T. Hotchkiss (Ambler, Pennsylvania); Alberto Nunez (Dresher, Pennsylvania); Christina Khoo (Duxbury, Massachusetts); Gary D. Strahan (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia); Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc (Lakeville-Middleboro, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arland T. Hotchkiss (Ambler, Pennsylvania); Alberto Nunez (Dresher, Pennsylvania); Christina Khoo (Duxbury, Massachusetts); Gary D. Strahan (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition prepared from a cranberry hull enzyme-treated composition which reduces or inhibits the adhesion of microorganisms to cells having α-Gal-(1-4)-Gal terminal oligosaccharide receptors for adhesion. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/480903 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Foods, Foodstuffs, or Non-alcoholic Beverages, Not Covered by Subclasses A23B - A23J; Their Preparation or Treatment, e.g Cooking, Modification of Nutritive Qualities, Physical Treatment; Preservation of Foods or Foodstuffs, in General A23L 1/3002 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/716 (20130101) A61K 36/45 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2236/39 (20130101) |
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| US 09315624 | Kiely et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA (Missoula, Montana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA (Missoula, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald E. Kiely (Missoula, Montana); Tyler N. Smith (Missoula, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | Hydroxypolyamides, hydroxypolyamide products, and post-hydroxypolyamides are disclosed as gel forming agents. Hydroxypolyamides and post-hydroxypolyamides are prepared from known methods. Hydroxypolyamide products are produced from a modified polymerization procedure which utilizes strong base for deprotonation of ammonium salts from the esterification of stoichiometrically equivalent polyacid:polyamine salts. The hydroxypolyamide products are capable of gel formation at lower concentrations than hydroxypolyamides and post-hydroxypolyamides from the known methods of preparation, and are therefore superior gel forming agents. |
| FILED | Monday, December 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/107297 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| 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 25/04 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/34 (20130101) Mixtures of Fertilisers Covered Individually by Different Subclasses of Class C05; Mixtures of One or More Fertilisers With Materials Not Having a Specific Fertilising Activity, e.g Pesticides, Soil-conditioners, Wetting Agents; Fertilisers Characterised by Their Form C05G 3/0064 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 69/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 69/28 (20130101) C08G 69/265 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/075 (20130101) C08J 2377/06 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/22 (20130101) C08K 3/26 (20130101) C08K 3/28 (20130101) C08K 3/32 (20130101) C08K 5/05 (20130101) C08K 5/21 (20130101) C08K 5/41 (20130101) C08K 2003/324 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/00 (20130101) C08L 77/06 (20130101) C08L 89/00 (20130101) |
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U.S. State Government
| US 09314340 | Badylak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen F. Badylak (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Bryan N. Brown (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); William L. Chung (Mars, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compositions and medical devices, and in particular, biodegradable scaffolds capable of repairing and replacing cartilagenous meniscuses. Also provided herein are methods of using scaffolds for treating degenerative tissue disorders. In certain embodiments, such scaffolds can promote tissue regeneration of a temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) meniscus. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/316163 |
| ART UNIT | 3774 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/3099 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 2/30942 (20130101) A61F 2002/3092 (20130101) A61F 2002/30062 (20130101) A61F 2002/30069 (20130101) A61F 2002/30113 (20130101) A61F 2002/30125 (20130101) A61F 2002/30574 (20130101) A61F 2002/30576 (20130101) A61F 2002/30581 (20130101) A61F 2002/30588 (20130101) A61F 2002/30754 (20130101) A61F 2210/0004 (20130101) A61F 2230/0006 (20130101) A61F 2230/0008 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/48 (20130101) A61L 27/48 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) A61L 27/3633 (20130101) A61L 2430/06 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 89/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09316178 | Hagen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting By and Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher L. Hagen (Bend, Oregon); Guy Babbitt (Fort Collins, Colorado); Christopher Turner (Fort Collins, Colorado); Nick Echter (Fort Collins, Colorado); Kristina Weyer-Geigel (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | This application concerns systems and methods for compressing natural gas with an internal combustion engine. In a representative embodiment, a system for compressing a gas comprises a reciprocating internal combustion engine including at least one piston-cylinder assembly comprising a piston configured to travel in a cylinder and to compress gas in the cylinder in multiple compression stages. The system can further comprise a first pressure tank in fluid communication with the piston-cylinder assembly to receive compressed gas from the piston-cylinder assembly until the first pressure tank reaches a predetermined pressure, and a second pressure tank in fluid communication with the piston-cylinder assembly and the first pressure tank. The second pressure tank can be configured to receive compressed gas from the piston-cylinder assembly until the second pressure tank reaches a predetermined pressure. When the first and second pressure tanks have reached the predetermined pressures, the first pressure tank can be configured to supply gas to the piston-cylinder assembly, and the piston can be configured to compress the gas supplied by the first pressure tank such that the compressed gas flows into the second pressure tank. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/244807 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion Piston Engines; Combustion Engines in General F02B 1/04 (20130101) F02B 3/06 (20130101) F02B 43/10 (20130101) Controlling Combustion Engines F02D 13/06 (20130101) F02D 19/08 (20130101) F02D 19/022 (20130101) Supplying Combustion Engines in General With Combustible Mixtures or Constituents Thereof F02M 21/029 (20130101) F02M 21/0215 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02M 21/0224 (20130101) F02M 21/0245 (20130101) F02M 25/00 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/18 (20130101) Y02T 10/32 (20130101) |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09315078 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ming Wang (Melrose, Massachusetts); Qi Wang (Malden, Massachusetts); J. Gregory McDaniel (Lexington, Massachusetts); Nian X. Sun (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An instantaneous/real-time wireless dynamic tire pressure sensor (DTPS) for characterizing pavement qualities and for detecting surface and subsurface pavement defects under normal driving conditions. Signal processing provides quantitative assessment of surface conditions. DTPS includes a vehicle tire valve stem-mounted pressure sensor and wheel hub-mounted signal conditioning, amplification, and transmitting circuitry. A signal processing computer within the vehicle is wirelessly coupled to the hub-mounted circuitry. Tire pressure changes caused by ground vibration excitation from the interaction between the tire and pavement at normal driving speeds are detected. When acoustic radiation from a surface wave is significantly stronger than acoustic noise, subsurface information can be extracted. An energy harvester based on strong magnetostatic coupling between a high permeability core solenoid, fixed proximate a vehicle wheel, and a bias magnet array, fixedly mounted in conjunction with a dust shield, can provide power the DIPS. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/084156 |
| ART UNIT | 2685 — Selective Communication |
| CURRENT CPC | Vehicle Tyres Tyre Inflation; Tyre Changing or Repairing; Repairing, or Connecting Valves To, Inflatable Elastic Bodies in General; Devices or Arrangements Related to Tyres B60C 23/041 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60C 23/0469 (20130101) B60C 23/0486 (20130101) Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, or Vehicle Parts, Not Otherwise Provided for B60R 2021/01304 (20130101) B60R 2021/01306 (20130101) B60R 2021/01308 (20130101) Conjoint Control of Vehicle Sub-units of Different Type or Different Function; Control Systems Specially Adapted for Hybrid Vehicles; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems for Purposes Not Related to the Control of a Particular Sub-unit B60W 40/06 (20130101) |
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Department of Education (ED)
| US 09316645 | Rose-Petruck et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BROWN UNIVERSITY (Providence, Rhode Island); RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christoph Rose-Petruck (Barrington, Rhode Island); Jack R. Wands (East Greenwich, Rhode Island); Danielle Rand (Quincy, Massachusetts); Zoltan Derdak (Riverside, Rhode Island); Vivian Ortiz (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions, systems, devices and kits are provided herein for preparing and using a nanoparticle composition and spatial frequency heterodyne imaging for visualizing cells or tissues. In various embodiments, the nanoparticle composition includes at least one of: a nanoparticle, a polymer layer, and a binding agent, such that the polymer layer coats the nanoparticle and is for example a polyethylene glycol, a polyelectrolyte, an anionic polymer, or a cationic polymer, and such that the binding agent that specifically binds the cells or the tissue. Methods, compositions, systems, devices and kits are provided for identifying potential therapeutic agents in a model using the nanoparticle composition and spatial frequency heterodyne imaging. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645938 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0428 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56966 (20130101) G01N 33/57438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/57484 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09317263 | Chee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas Cheng Hwa Chee (Gelugor, Malaysia); Tryggve Fossum (Northborough, Massachusetts); William C. Hasenplaugh (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Hardware compilation and/or translation with fault detection and roll back functionality are disclosed. Compilation and/or translation logic receives programs encoded in one language, and encodes the programs into a second language including instructions to support processor features not encoded into the original language encoding of the programs. In one embodiment, an execution unit executes instructions of the second language including an operation-check instruction to perform a first operation and record the first operation result for a comparison, and an operation-test instruction to perform a second operation and a fault detection operation by comparing the second operation result to the recorded first operation result. In some embodiments, an execution unit executes instructions of the second language including commit instructions to record execution checkpoint states of registers mapped to architectural registers, and roll-back instructions to restore the registers mapped to architectural registers to previously recorded execution checkpoint states. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/513402 |
| ART UNIT | 2191 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/462 (20130101) G06F 9/3001 (20130101) G06F 9/3851 (20130101) G06F 9/3857 (20130101) G06F 9/3863 (20130101) G06F 9/30087 (20130101) G06F 9/30174 (20130101) G06F 11/0751 (20130101) |
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Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09314531 | Trexler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Morgana M. Trexler (Baltimore, Maryland); Jennifer H. Elisseeff (Baltimore, Maryland); Daniel Mulreany (Baltimore, Maryland); Qiongyu Guo (Baltimore, Maryland); Jennifer L. Breidenich (Atlanta, Georgia); Jeffrey P. Maranchi (Clarksburg, Maryland); Jenna L. Graham (Columbia, Maryland); Julia B. Patrone (Ellicott City, Maryland); Marcia W. Patchan (Columbia, Maryland); Xiomara Calderon-Colon (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a wound healing composition comprising a biocompatible hydrogel membrane wherein the hydrogel membrane has one or more of the following properties: high water content, high transparency, high permeability, high biocompatibility, high tensile strength and an optimal thickness. The invention further provides methods of treating a wound in a subject in need thereof, comprising contacting the wound with a biocompatible cellulose hydrogel membrane of the invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/924816 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0051 (20130101) A61K 35/76 (20130101) A61K 38/18 (20130101) A61K 38/22 (20130101) A61K 38/43 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 47/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09317968 | Raif |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen J. Raif (Richardson, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The system and methods described herein operate on a plurality of images that include multiple views of the same scene, typically from slightly different viewing angles and/or lighting conditions. One of the images is selected as a reference image. For each image ray in a non-reference image, the system and methods resample a local region from the non-reference image's space to the reference image's space. The resampling is performed multiple times, each time with a different surface orientation hypothesis. The system and methods run cross-correlation style correlators on the resampled images, evaluate correlation scores for each of the resampled images, and select the surface orientation hypothesis associated with the highest correlation score. The system and methods project a peak of the correlation surface back through a geometry model for the selected surface orientation hypothesis to determine a three-dimensional (ground) location for the image ray. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059812 |
| ART UNIT | 2619 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00637 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0071 (20130101) G06T 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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