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| US 09345249 | Groer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Maureen Edith Groer (Tampa, Florida); Terri Ashmeade (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maureen Edith Groer (Tampa, Florida); Terri Ashmeade (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Donor milk has become a standard of care for feeding preterm infants, particularly those with gestational ages of 34 weeks or less, whose mothers are not lactating or not producing sufficient milk quantities. However, prior to distribution, donor milk is required to undergo pasteurization, typically using the Holder method, which is believed to destroy immune proteins in the milk and denature many other proteins. Donor milk has been found to contain concentrations of chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors, evidencing the value of donor milk over formula. In light of the findings, donor milk is supplemented with chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors that are found to be lower in the donor milk as compared to mother's own milk. |
| FILED | Monday, June 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/739769 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Dairy Products, e.g Milk, Butter, Cheese; Milk or Cheese Substitutes; Making Thereof A23C 9/206 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 1/296 (20130101) A23L 1/305 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Foods, Foodstuffs or Non-alcoholic Beverages A23V 2002/00 (20130101) A23V 2002/00 (20130101) A23V 2200/324 (20130101) A23V 2250/542 (20130101) A23V 2250/54248 (20130101) |
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| US 09345389 | Nie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shuming Nie (Atlanta, Georgia); Aaron M. Mohs (Winston Salem, North Carolina); Michael C. Mancini (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | EMORY UNIVERSITY (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shuming Nie (Atlanta, Georgia); Aaron M. Mohs (Winston Salem, North Carolina); Michael C. Mancini (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for intra-operatively providing anatomical guidance in a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure is disclosed. In embodiments, the system includes multiple light sources configured to emit different frequencies, multiple electronic imaging devices to detect various frequencies of reflected, emitted, or scattered light. The system and method incorporate an optical probe is integral to an endoscopic device or a therapeutic laser system, optically coupled to a light source; a display for displaying at least one visual representation of data; and a controller programmed to generate at least one real-time integrated visual representation of an area of interest and to display the real-time visual representation on the display for guidance during the diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/295662 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/00174 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 1/00193 (20130101) A61B 5/06 (20130101) A61B 5/0075 (20130101) A61B 5/0084 (20130101) A61B 5/0086 (20130101) A61B 18/20 (20130101) A61B 19/5212 (20130101) A61B 19/5225 (20130101) A61B 2017/00061 (20130101) A61B 2019/5291 (20130101) Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/44 (20130101) G01J 3/0272 (20130101) |
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| US 09345682 | Jove et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard Jove (Tampa, Florida); William Dalton (Tampa, Florida); Said Sebti (Tampa, Florida); Hua Yu (Tampa, Florida); Richard Heller (Temple Terrace, Florida); Mark Jaroszeski (Tampa, Florida); Richard A. Gilbert (Tampa, Florida); Andrew D. Hamilton (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida); Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Jove (Tampa, Florida); William Dalton (Tampa, Florida); Said Sebti (Tampa, Florida); Hua Yu (Tampa, Florida); Richard Heller (Temple Terrace, Florida); Mark Jaroszeski (Tampa, Florida); Richard A. Gilbert (Tampa, Florida); Andrew D. Hamilton (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) proteins have a fundamental role cell signaling, and are activated by a large number of cytokines and growth factors. One member of the STAT family, STAT3, has a critical role in oncogenesis. The present invention relates generally to disruption of the pathway of STAT3 signaling in the treatment of human cancer. STAT3 activation is shown to be present in diverse tumor cell lines and tumors, to promote oncogenesis, to inhibit apoptosis, and to reduce sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents. Inhibition of STAT3 signaling induces apoptosis specifically in tumor cell lines, and increases sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents. The invention relates more particularly to methods, compositions, means of administering such compositions, and means for identifying such compositions for the inhibition of STAT3 intracellular signaling in the treatment of human cancers. |
| FILED | Monday, August 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/512049 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) A61K 31/277 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/428 (20130101) A61K 31/498 (20130101) A61K 31/517 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4406 (20130101) A61K 38/208 (20130101) A61K 38/208 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09345688 | Cui et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri); The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Albany, New York); Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri); The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Albany, New York); Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jianmin Cui (Chesterfield, Missouri); Ira S. Cohen (Stony Brook, New York); Xiaoqin Zou (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for modulating the activity of KCNQ channels as a means for reducing the effects of aberrant KCNQ channel function associated with epilepsy, deafness and arrhythmias including but not limited to, Long-QT syndrome (“LQTS”), and atrial fibrillation. The present disclosure also relates to the discovery of certain regions of KCNQ channels that interact with various channel stimulating molecules such as, ATP, and PIP2, as well as KCNQ channel domains that effect voltage dependant channel activation. The disclosure is also directed to the use of small molecules to modulate KCNQ channel activity in a cell. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to the therapeutic effects of treating a subject with modulators of KCNQ channel activity. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/211813 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/27 (20130101) A61K 31/136 (20130101) A61K 31/185 (20130101) A61K 31/555 (20130101) A61K 31/4035 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09345693 | Chen 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) | Che-Hong Chen (Fremont, California); Daria Mochly-Rosen (Menlo Park, California); Wenjin Yang (Foster City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds that function as modulators of aldehyde dehydrogenase activity; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The present invention provides therapeutic methods involving administering a subject compound, or a subject pharmaceutical composition. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/537245 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/443 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 405/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09345696 | Hensch |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Takao K. Hensch (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Takao K. Hensch (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating subjects suffering from a disorder associated with a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), methods for treating a subject having a disorder that would benefit from an increase in neural plasticity, and methods for modulating the plasticity of the primary visual cortex in subjects by modulating the expression, stability, and/or activity of Lynx1. |
| FILED | Friday, November 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/294490 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/445 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/74 (20130101) G01N 2800/16 (20130101) G01N 2800/30 (20130101) G01N 2800/7057 (20130101) |
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| US 09345700 | Cardone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eutropics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eutropics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael H. Cardone (Dorchester, Massachusetts); Andrew F. Kolodziej (Winchester, Massachusetts); David Richard (Littleton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a compositions for and methods of cancer treatment in which compounds of Formula I or Formula II. In some aspects, the treatment of B-cell Lymphoma or other hematopoietic cancers is encompassed. In other aspects, the invention provides methods for treating particular types of hematopoietic cancers, such as B-cell lymphoma, using a combination of one or more compounds of Formula I or Formula II. Combination therapy with, for example, a class of therapeutics known as 26S proteasome inhibitors, for example, Bortezomib, are also included. In another aspect the present invention relates to autoimmune treatment with compounds of Formula I or Formula II. In another aspect, this invention relates to methods for identifying compounds, for example, compounds of the BH3 mimic class, that have unique in vitro properties that predict in vivo efficacy against B-cell lymphoma tumors and other cancers as well as autoimmune disease. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/700875 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 405/14 (20130101) C07D 417/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09345703 | Aube et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Aube (Lawrence, Kansas); Laura Bohn (Jupiter, Florida); Thomas Edward Prisinzano (Lawrence, Kansas); Frank John Schoenen (Lawrence, Kansas); Kevin John Frankowski (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas); The Scripps Research Institute (Jupiter, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Aube (Lawrence, Kansas); Laura Bohn (Jupiter, Florida); Thomas Edward Prisinzano (Lawrence, Kansas); Frank John Schoenen (Lawrence, Kansas); Kevin John Frankowski (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a selective kappa opioid receptor effector, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, useful for treating ethanol use disorder withdrawal, anxiety and/or depression, schizophrenia, mania or post-traumatic stress disorder. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/345273 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/444 (20130101) A61K 31/444 (20130101) A61K 31/4196 (20130101) A61K 31/4196 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4985 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4985 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09345704 | Clapp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. Wade Clapp (Indianapolis, Indiana); David Ingram (Indianapolis, Indiana); Feng-Chun Yang (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Germline mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor gene cause Von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common genetic disorder of the nervous system characterized by plexiform neurofibroma development. Using adoptive transfer of hematopoietic cells, we establish that NF1 heterozygosity of bone marrow derived cells in the tumor microenvironment is sufficient to allow neurofibroma progression in the context of Schwann cell nullizygosity. Further, genetic or pharmacologic attenuation of the c-kit signaling pathway in hematopoietic cells greatly diminishes neurofibroma initiation and progression. These studies identify haploinsufficient hematopoietic cells and the c-kit receptor as therapeutic targets for preventing plexiform neurofibromas and implicate mast cells as critical mediators of tumor initiation. Administering therapeutically effective doses of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor such as the compound imatinib mesylate to a patient in need thereof to treat tumors in a human patient afflicted with plexiform neurofibroma. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/546827 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 401/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09345726 | Grazia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Todd J. Grazia (Denver, Colorado); Martin R. Zamora (Golden, Colorado); Robert J. Plenter (Centennial, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd J. Grazia (Denver, Colorado); Martin R. Zamora (Golden, Colorado); Robert J. Plenter (Centennial, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions comprising CD117+ cells and methods for using the same in allograft. In some aspects of the invention, methods are provided for prolonging allograft survival in a subject by administering CD117+ cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/394625 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 35/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 35/28 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2035/122 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0647 (20130101) C12N 5/0663 (20130101) C12N 5/0692 (20130101) |
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| US 09345739 | Reiser |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jochen Reiser (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jochen Reiser (Miami, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods of treating proteinuric diseases by the administration of avβ3 integrin inhibitors. |
| FILED | Friday, November 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/740090 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 38/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/07 (20130101) A61K 38/12 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2848 (20130101) C07K 2317/55 (20130101) |
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| US 09345744 | Gourdie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT (Charleston, South Carolina); UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT (Charleston, South Carolina); UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert G. Gourdie (Roanoke, Virginia); Edie C. Goldsmith (Columbia, South Carolina); L. Jane Jourdan (Roanoke, Virginia); Joshua Matthew Rhett (Charleston, South Carolina); Michael J. Yost (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are peptides that can inhibit collagen synthesis, processing and/or secretion from scar forming cells or fibroblasts. Also provided are methods for using the peptides to produce an anti-fibrotic, anti-scarring, anti-inflammatory, and/or pro-regenerative effect, e.g., on an injured or diseased tissue. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/396571 |
| ART UNIT | 1611 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/10 (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 15/32 (20130101) A61L 15/44 (20130101) A61L 17/005 (20130101) A61L 27/22 (20130101) A61L 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/16 (20130101) A61L 31/047 (20130101) A61L 2300/25 (20130101) A61L 2300/252 (20130101) A61L 2300/412 (20130101) A61L 2430/16 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 14/47 (20130101) C07K 14/4703 (20130101) C07K 2319/035 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 77/04 (20130101) C08L 77/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09345746 | Saeed |
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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) | A. Mahdi Saeed (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of diarrhea and diarrheal related diseases and disorders in both animals and humans. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the treatment of said diarrhea and diarrheal related diseases and disorders with a vaccine. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to the treatment of constipation using the disclosed methods and compositions. |
| FILED | Friday, February 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/186497 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/164 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/0258 (20130101) A61K 47/4833 (20130101) A61K 47/48261 (20130101) A61K 47/48284 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/6081 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/1232 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) |
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| US 09345748 | Morgan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard A. Morgan (Columbia, Maryland); Nachimuthu Chinnasamy (Rockville, Maryland); Dhanalakshmi Chinnasamy (North Potomac, Maryland); Steven A. Rosenberg (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard A. Morgan (Columbia, Maryland); Nachimuthu Chinnasamy (Rockville, Maryland); Steven A. Rosenberg (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for synovial sarcoma X Breakpoint (SSX)-2. The invention further provides related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and populations of cells. Further provided by the invention are antibodies, or an antigen binding portion thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the TCRs of the invention. Methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a host and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a host are further provided by the invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/820802 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/706 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/177 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/7051 (20130101) C07K 16/2809 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09345755 | Slingluff, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig L. Slingluff, Jr. (Charlottesville, Virginia); Victor H. Engelhard (Crozet, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig L. Slingluff, Jr. (Charlottesville, Virginia); Victor H. Engelhard (Crozet, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses novel peptides useful for preventing and treating cancer, particularly melanoma. Multiple sequences of interest are provided and these sequences have been incorporated into other peptides to obtain a series of peptides of about 30 amino acid residues in length wherein the properties of each combine to yield an effective cocktail for treating melanoma, which surpasses the use of single peptides as immunogens, as well as shorter peptides as immunogens. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/379100 |
| 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) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/545 (20130101) |
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| US 09345758 | Crawford et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Patti C. Crawford (Gainesville, Florida); Paul J. Gibbs (Gainesville, Florida); Edward J. Dubovi (Ithaca, New York); Ruben Omar Donis (Atlanta, Georgia); Jacqueline Katz (Atlanta, Georgia); Alexander I. Klimov (Atlanta, Georgia); Nallakannu P. Lakshmanan (Millsboro, Delaware); Melissa Anne Lum (Millsboro, Delaware); Daniel Ghislena Emiel Goovaerts (Boxmeer, Netherlands); Mark William Mellencamp (Desoto, Kansas); William L. Castleman (Gainesville, Florida); Nancy J. Cox (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida); The United States of America as represented by The Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia); Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patti C. Crawford (Gainesville, Florida); Paul J. Gibbs (Gainesville, Florida); Edward J. Dubovi (Ithaca, New York); Ruben Omar Donis (Atlanta, Georgia); Jacqueline Katz (Atlanta, Georgia); Alexander I. Klimov (Atlanta, Georgia); Nallakannu P. Lakshmanan (Millsboro, Delaware); Melissa Anne Lum (Millsboro, Delaware); Daniel Ghislena Emiel Goovaerts (Boxmeer, Netherlands); Mark William Mellencamp (Desoto, Kansas); William L. Castleman (Gainesville, Florida); Nancy J. Cox (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention pertains to isolated influenza virus that is capable of infecting canids and causing respiratory disease in the canid. The subject invention also pertains to compositions and methods for inducing an immune response against an influenza virus of the present invention. The subject invention also pertains to compositions and methods for identifying a virus of the invention and diagnosing infection of an animal with a virus of the invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/066651 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/552 (20130101) A61K 2039/5252 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/1018 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2710/24043 (20130101) C12N 2760/16121 (20130101) C12N 2760/16122 (20130101) C12N 2760/16134 (20130101) C12N 2760/16151 (20130101) C12N 2760/16171 (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 1/701 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 2333/11 (20130101) |
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| US 09345763 | Rothenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marc E. Rothenberg (Cincinnati, Ohio); Julie Caldwell (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc E. Rothenberg (Cincinnati, Ohio); Julie Caldwell (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of diagnosing eosinophilic gastritis (EG), or remission therefrom in a subject, wherein the methods include applying a sample from the subject to a diagnostic panel that contains selected markers for EG, analyzing the results thereof, and making a determination as to the EG status of the subject. Embodiments of the invention are also directed to methods of monitoring the pathological development or medical prognosis of EG in a subject. Embodiments of the invention are also directed to use of CDH26 as a marker for EG, eosinophilic esophagitis, or allergic inflammatory conditions. Embodiments of the invention also relate to the use of anti-CDH26-based therapeutics to treat allergic inflammatory conditions. |
| FILED | Monday, June 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/128887 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 39/395 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 48/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) C07K 2319/30 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/11 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/141 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) |
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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) | Walter J. Storkus (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Anamika Bose (Kolkata, India); Jennifer Lynn Taylor (McDonald, Pennsylvania); Xi Zhao (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Devin B. Lowe (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Immunogenic peptides from tumor associated stromal cell antigens, including combinations of such peptides, are disclosed herein. In some examples the peptides are useful for methods of eliciting an immune response. In additional examples the peptides are useful for methods of treating cancer. Methods for decreasing vascularization of a tumor using a Protein Delta Homolog 1 (DLK1) protein or a nucleic acid encoding the protein are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/358705 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/5154 (20130101) A61K 2039/5158 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) A61K 2039/55538 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) G01N 33/5743 (20130101) G01N 33/57438 (20130101) G01N 33/57446 (20130101) |
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| US 09345776 | Bowden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ned B. Bowden (Riverside, Iowa); Denison J. Kuruvilla (Iowa City, Iowa); Aliasger K. Salem (Coralville, Iowa); Jun Yoo (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ned B. Bowden (Riverside, Iowa); Denison J. Kuruvilla (Iowa City, Iowa); Aliasger K. Salem (Coralville, Iowa); Jun Yoo (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for preparing polysulfenamides having a repeating unit of formula (4): wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, ether, cycloether, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyaryl, arylether, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, hydroxycycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, and aminocycloalkyl. Each of R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, ether, cycloether, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyaryl, arylether, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, hydroxycycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, and aminocycloalkyl. Microparticles comprising polysulfenamides can be used as delivery vehicles for a variety of biological applications. |
| FILED | Friday, February 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/984228 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 73/00 (20130101) C08G 75/30 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) |
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| US 09345789 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jiyoun Lee (Stanford, California); Fangfang Yin (Stanford, California); Matthew S. Bogyo (Redwood City, California); Laura E. Edgington (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiyoun Lee (Stanford, California); Fangfang Yin (Stanford, California); Matthew S. Bogyo (Redwood City, California); Laura E. Edgington (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds which specifically inhibit legumain, also known as asparaginyl endopeptidase are provided. The compounds have an epoxide or N-Michael acceptor warhead, and have an asparagine side chain attached to a nitrogen atom in the backbone adjacent the warhead. The compounds also preferably comprise a proline residue adjacent the asparagine, and the compound may also contain a third residue and/or a label for cellular or in vivo imaging of active legumain. |
| FILED | Friday, December 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/516643 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0032 (20130101) A61K 49/0052 (20130101) A61K 49/0056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 5/06078 (20130101) C07K 5/06086 (20130101) C07K 5/06139 (20130101) |
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| US 09346781 | Jin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhendong Jin (Iowa City, Iowa); Lei Chen (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compounds useful as anti-cancer agents. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/417043 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/12 (20130101) A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/2018 (20130101) A61K 9/2054 (20130101) A61K 9/4858 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 233/18 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) C07C 2101/16 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/88 (20130101) C07D 313/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/1856 (20130101) C07F 7/1892 (20130101) C07F 7/2212 (20130101) |
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| US 09346784 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Milton L. Brown (Brookeville, Maryland); Mikell A. Paige (Fairfax, Virginia); Yingxian Xiao (Potomac, Maryland); Kenneth J. Kellar (Bethesda, Maryland); Venkata M. Yenugonda (McLean, Virginia); Edward D. Levin (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Amir H. Rezvani (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compounds and methods of using them to treat a disorder selected from the group consisting of addiction, pain, obesity, schizophrenia, epilepsy, mania and manic depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, learning deficit, cognition deficit, attention deficit, memory loss, Lewy Body Dementia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Tourette's syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inflammation, stroke, spinal cord injury, dyskinesias, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, autism, mutism, trichotillomania, hypothermia, and disorders of sleep. |
| FILED | Friday, November 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/357701 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/65 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09346791 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jun O. Liu (Clarksville, Maryland); Wei Shi (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Kalyan Kumar Pasunooti (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun O. Liu (Clarksville, Maryland); Wei Shi (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Kalyan Kumar Pasunooti (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are Itraconazole analogs. Also provided herein are methods of inhibition of Hedgehog pathway, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) glycosylation, angiogenesis and treatment of disease with Itraconazole analogs. |
| FILED | Friday, September 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/343040 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 405/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09346803 | Marnett et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee); The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee); The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence J. Marnett (Nashville, Tennessee); Andy J. Liedtke (Nashville, Tennessee); Trevor M. Penning (Springfield, Pennsylvania); Adegoke O. Adeniji (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Michael C. Byrns (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions for inhibiting a biological activity of an aldoketo reductase family 1, member C3 (AKR1 C3) polypeptide. In some embodiments, the compositions are indomethacin derivatives that are AKR1 C3-specific inhibitors. Also provided are methods for producing disclosed indomethacin derivatives that substantially lack cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity but that have AKR1C3 inhibitory activity, methods for inhibiting AKR1C3 polypeptide biological activities, and methods for treating prostate tumors in subjects. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/352421 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/08 (20130101) C07D 209/26 (20130101) C07D 209/70 (20130101) C07D 231/56 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09346808 | Sun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Weilin Sun (New York, New York); Tony Taldone (New York, New York); Pallav Patel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Gabriela Chiosis (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weilin Sun (New York, New York); Tony Taldone (New York, New York); Pallav Patel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Gabriela Chiosis (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to Compounds of Formulae (IA) and (IB): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein Z1, Z2, Z3, Xa, Xb, Xc, Xd, Y, X2, and X4 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Compound of Formula (IA) and/or (IB), and methods to treat or prevent a condition, such cancer which overexpresses Her-kinases, comprising administering to an patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a Compound of Formula (IA) or (IB). The disclosure further relates to compounds of Formulae (IA) and IB) in which X2 is a leaving for introducing a radiolabeled atom, such as 124I or 131I and to methods of using such compounds in the preparation of radiolabeled compounds, particularly for use in imaging. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/009976 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/52 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 473/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 473/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09346820 | Ghosh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arun K. Ghosh (West Lafayette, Indiana); Hiroaki Mitsuya (Kumamoto, Japan); Sofiya Yashchuk (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments of the present invention relate to, among other things, compounds and methods of using those compounds to treat an HIV infection. The compounds of the various embodiments of the present invention provide, among other things, therapeutic agents having enhanced penetration capability across the blood-brain barrier, such that they can enter the CNS to treat an HIV-1 infection in the CNS. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/483043 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 493/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09346828 | Bugni et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Bugni (Madison, Wisconsin); Thomas Wyche (Madison, Wisconsin); David Andes (Madison, Wisconsin); Douglas Braun (Mount Horeb, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated compound of Formula I and salts thereof are provided: wherein X is Cl or Br. A compound isolated from Actinomadura and having a chemical formula of C43H69ClN4O10S2 or C43H69BrN4O10S2 is also provided. Compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds to treat fungal infections including those such as Candida are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, June 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/299953 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/429 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 513/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 17/08 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lee R. Morgan (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to salts and compositions of isophosphoramide mustard and isophosphoramide mustard analogs. In one embodiment the salts can be represented by the formula I: (I) wherein A+ represents an ammonium species selected from the protonated (conjugate acid) or quaternary forms of aliphatic amines and aromatic amines, including basic amino acids, heterocyclic amines, substituted and unsubstituted pyridines, guanidines and amidines; and X and Y independently represent leaving groups. Also disclosed herein are methods for making such compounds and formulating pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods for administering the disclosed compounds to subjects, particularly to treat hyper-proliferative disorders, also are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/328125 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/664 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 229/26 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/222 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09346839 | Yan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | ShiDu Yan (Lawrence, Kansas); Koteswara Rao Valasani (Kadapa, India) |
| ABSTRACT | Benzothiazole phosphonate analogs and methods of using the same to inhibit the activity of Amyloid Binding Alcohol Dehydrogenase and in the amelioration or treatment of Alzheimer's disease are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/539050 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 9/4056 (20130101) C07F 9/6541 (20130101) C07F 9/65583 (20130101) C07F 9/65586 (20130101) |
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| US 09346846 | Herzon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth Herzon (New Haven, Connecticut); Christina Woo (Berkeley, California); Peter M. Glazer (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to novel anti-cancer compounds and methods of treating and/or inhibiting cancer in patients, including metastatic cancer, recurrent cancer and drug resistant cancers, including multiple drug resistant cancers. Compounds according to the present invention provide anti-cancer activity, at least in part, by virtue of their nucleotide intercalating activity through the use of analogs of (−)lomaiviticin A, a potent anticancer agent which exhibits cytotoxicity through its principal mechanism of cleavage and to a lesser extent, its intercalation of cellular polynucleotides, especially DNA. In additional embodiments, compounds according to the present invention are also conjugated and/or linked to other bioactive agents, especially agents which selectively target cancer cells (cancer cell targeting moiety or CCTM) to target and increase the delivery of the anticancer agent to the cancer cell. These targeting agents include folate receptor-targeted moieties, other cancer binding moieties such as PMSA binding moieties as otherwise described herein and antibodies, including single chain variable fragment antibodies (scFv antibodies). Pharmaceutical compositions based upon these novel compounds are also disclosed pursuant to the present invention. Methods of treating, inhibiting and/or reducing the likelihood of cancer, including metastatic and recurrent cancer and drug resistant, including multiple drug resistant cancer in a patient are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/557834 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7008 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48061 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 5/06 (20130101) C07H 15/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09346858 | Ko et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York); Fundação Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Fundação Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert I. Ko (Salvador, Brazil); Mitermayer Galvão Reis (Salvador, Brazil); Julio Henrique Rosa Croda (Salvador, Brazil); Isadora Cristina Siqueira (Salvador, Brazil); David A. Haake (Los Angeles, California); James Matsunaga (Los Angeles, California); Lee W. Riley (Berkeley, California); Michele Barocchi (Los Angeles, California); Tracy Ann Young (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to three isolated DNA molecules that encode for proteins, BigL1, BigL2 and BigL3, in the Leptospira sp bacterium which have repetitive Bacterial-Ig-like (Big) domains and their use in diagnostic, therapeutic and vaccine applications. According to the present invention, the isolated molecules encoding for BigL1, BigL2 and BigL3 proteins are used for the diagnosis and prevention of infection with Leptospira species that are capable of producing disease in humans and other mammals, including those of veterinary importance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/819045 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/20 (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 1/689 (20130101) |
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| US 09346859 | Pastan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ira H. Pastan (Potomac, Maryland); Ronit Mazor (Rockville, Maryland); Masanori Onda (Rockville, Maryland); Aaron Vassall (Shelton, Washington); Richard Beers (Rockville, Maryland); Jaime Eberle (Delmar, New York); Wenhai Liu (Plantsville, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ira H. Pastan (Potomac, Maryland); Ronit Mazor (Rockville, Maryland); Masanori Onda (Rockville, Maryland); Aaron Vassall (Shelton, Washington); Richard Beers (Rockville, Maryland); Jaime Eberle (Delmar, New York); Wenhai Liu (Plantsville, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a Pseudomonas exotoxin A (PE) comprising an amino acid sequence having a substitution of one or more B-cell and/or T-cell epitopes. The invention further provides related chimeric molecules, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal, methods of inhibiting the growth of a target cell, methods of producing the PE, and methods of producing the chimeric molecule are further provided by the invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/123971 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2896 (20130101) C07K 2319/33 (20130101) C07K 2319/55 (20130101) |
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| US 09346865 | Hodges et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert S. Hodges (Denver, Colorado); Yuxin Chen (Changchun, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert S. Hodges (Denver, Colorado); Yuxin Chen (Changchun, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are novel antimicrobial peptides with useful, improved, or superior properties such as antimicrobial activity, specificity, resistance to degradation desirable levels of hemolytic activity, and therapeutic index against a broad range of microorganisms including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and other organisms having a cellular or structural component of a lipid bilayer membrane. Also provided are methods of making and using such peptides to control microbial growth and in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment or prevention of infections caused by such microorganisms. Certain peptides result from structure-based rational design relating to antimicrobial peptide V681, with single D-/L-amino acid substitutions or charged residue substitutions in or near the center of the peptide on the nonpolar or polar face. Some peptides contain one or more (or all) amino acids in the D configuration. Compositions disclosed herein have useful clinical potential as antibiotics including broad spectrum antibiotics. |
| FILED | Friday, August 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/588990 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4723 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09346869 | Tseng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yu-Hua Tseng (Newton, Massachusetts); C. Ronald Kahn (West Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu-Hua Tseng (Newton, Massachusetts); C. Ronald Kahn (West Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for treating obesity and related disorders. The methods include the use of stem cells treated with BMP-2, -4, -5, -6 and/or -7. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/219157 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/12 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/495 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0653 (20130101) C12N 5/0667 (20130101) C12N 2500/24 (20130101) C12N 2500/90 (20130101) C12N 2501/01 (20130101) C12N 2501/02 (20130101) C12N 2501/33 (20130101) C12N 2501/39 (20130101) C12N 2501/155 (20130101) C12N 2501/385 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09346871 | Volkman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian F. Volkman (Muskego, Wisconsin); Christopher T. Veldkamp (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Francis C. Peterson (Racine, Wisconsin); Thomas Sakmar (New York, New York); Christoph H. Seibert (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); The Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian F. Volkman (Muskego, Wisconsin); Christopher T. Veldkamp (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Francis C. Peterson (Racine, Wisconsin); Thomas Sakmar (New York, New York); Christoph H. Seibert (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel CXCL12-α2 locked dimer polypeptide, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of using said dimer in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disease, and HIV/AIDS. |
| FILED | Monday, July 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/936650 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/521 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/522 (20130101) |
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| US 09346875 | Lai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (Bronx, New York); University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada); The United States of America (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc. (Bronx, New York); The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan R. Lai (Bronx, New York); Jayne F. Koellhoffer (New York, New York); Julia Frei (Bronx, New York); Kartik Chandran (Brooklyn, New York); Sachdev Sidhu (Toronto, Canada); Gang Chen (Toronto, Canada); John M. Dye, Jr. (Frederick, Maryland); Samantha Zak (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention addresses a need for improved treatments for filovirus infections. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/291608 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) |
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| US 09346876 | Kuchroo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vijay K. Kuchroo (Newton, Massachusetts); Terry Barton Strom (Brookline, Massachusetts); Eugene K. Cha (Muttontown, New York); Sumone Chakravarti (Victoria, Australia); Catherine Anne Sabatos-Peyton (San Francisco, California); Chen Zhu (Brookline, Massachusetts); Xin Xiao Zheng (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Alberto Sanchez-Fueyo (Barcelona, Spain) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to isolated polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding polypeptides which comprise a tim-3 IgV domain and a tim-3 intracellular domain, wherein the polypeptides do not comprise a tim-3 mucin domain or a tim-3 transmembrane domain. In addition, the invention relates to methods of modulating immune responses in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that modulates tim-3 activity. Immune responses include, but are not limited to, immune tolerance, transplantation tolerance, Th1 responses and Th2 responses. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/264791 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/4713 (20130101) C07K 14/70503 (20130101) C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 2319/30 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/505 (20130101) |
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| US 09347064 | Barrat et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Berkeley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Franck Barrat (New York, New York); Robert L. Coffman (Portola Valley, California); Cristiana Guiducci (Albany, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The application relates to compositions and methods of regulating an immune response comprising inhibitors of TLR7 and/or TLR9, such as immunoregulatory polynucleotides and/or immunoregulatory compounds. The application also relates to compositions and methods for predicting and/or determining responsiveness of a disease to treatment comprising inhibitors of TLR7 and/or TLR9. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/553857 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/573 (20130101) A61K 31/7125 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/117 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/17 (20130101) C12N 2310/315 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/3521 (20130101) C12N 2320/30 (20130101) C12N 2320/31 (20130101) |
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| US 09347065 | Parks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher L. Parks (Boonton, New Jersey); Kevin J. Wright (Brooklyn, New York); Maoli Yuan (Brooklyn, New York); Christy K. Jurgens (Rahway, New Jersey); Xinsheng Zhang (Merrick, New York); Arban Domi (Parsippany, New Jersey); Simon Hoffenberg (Hartsdale, New York); Maria J. Chiuchiolo (Brooklyn, New York); Svetlana Rabinovich (Staten Island, New York); Aaron J. Wilson (Brooklyn, New York); Ivo C. Lorenz (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of developing gene inserts that are more compatible with the host vectors by modifying a protein sequence to lessen potential interference with vector propagation while ensuring that the protein is expressed and processed efficiently and maintains desired structural features, and designing a gene with a nucleotide sequence that resembles the base composition of the host vector genome. |
| FILED | Sunday, March 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/792103 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/67 (20130101) C12N 15/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) C12N 2760/16034 (20130101) C12N 2760/18443 (20130101) C12N 2760/20243 (20130101) |
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| US 09347073 | Kay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior university (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Kay (Los Altos, California); Jiamiao Lu (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods are provided for achieving persistent, high level expression of transgenes in vitro and in vivo. Aspects of the invention include vectors comprising an intronic cassette that comprises plasmid elements, and methods that rely on the use of vectors comprising an intronic cassette that comprises plasmid elements. These compositions and methods find use in many applications, including therapeutic applications such as in gene therapy; synthesis applications such as in the synthesis of peptides, proteins, and RNAs, e.g. for research or therapeutic purposes; and research applications, such as in the production of transgenic cells and animals. In addition, reagents, devices and kits thereof that find use in making the subject compositions and practicing the subject methods are provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/744285 |
| 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 | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2830/42 (20130101) C12N 2840/445 (20130101) |
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| US 09347085 | Gan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The J. David Gladstone Institutes (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The J. David Gladstone Institutes (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li Gan (Burlingame, California); Lennart Mucke (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for reducing the level of amyloid beta protein in a cell or tissue, the methods generally involving contacting the cell or tissue with an agent that reduces cystatin C levels and/or activity. The present invention provides methods for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD), and methods for treating cerebral angiopathy, in an individual, the methods generally involving administering to an individual having AD a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that reduces cystatin C levels and/or activity. The present invention further provides methods for identifying an agent that reduces cystatin C levels and/or activity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/219556 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7052 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/55 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/38 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1136 (20130101) C12N 15/1137 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) C12N 2330/51 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/37 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/68 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6896 (20130101) |
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| US 09347102 | Bhatia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California); FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California); FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravi Bhatia (Arcadia, California); Smita Bhatia (Arcadia, California); Stephen Forman (Duarte, California); Jerald P. Radich (Seattle, Washington); Liang Li (Duarte, California); Min Li (Duarte, California); Lue Ping Zhao (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a gene expression signature for predicting risk of developing therapy-related myelodysplasia or acute myeloid leukemia (t-MDS/AML) after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (aHCT) is provided. In another embodiment, a method for predicting a risk for development of t-MDS/AML after aHCT is provided. Such a method may include providing a biological sample that contains CD34 cells from a subject; detecting a test expression level of a set of two or more genes of a gene expression signature; comparing the test expression level of a set of corresponding training expression levels that include a training case expression level and a training control expression level; and predicting a high risk of developing t-MDS/AML when the test expression level is at or about the training case expression level or predicting a low risk of developing t-MDS/AML when the test expression level is at or about the training control expression level. |
| FILED | Friday, June 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/913077 |
| 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 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09347815 | Roukes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael L. Roukes (Pasadena, California); Mehmet Selim Hanay (Pasadena, California); Scott Kelber (Pasadena, California); Akshay Naik (Bangalore, India) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices relating to measuring a landing position and mass of an analyte adsorbed to a nanomechanical resonator by resolving adsorbate-induced frequency shifts in at least two modes of a resonator resonance frequency, where during the resolving of the frequency shifts in the at least two modes analysis is so that the transformation (G) from the fractional-frequency shift pair to the analyte mass-position pair is one-to-one. Complex protein mixtures can be analyzed at high sensitivity and resolution. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/890087 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Weighing G01G 3/16 (20130101) G01G 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 5/02 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09347929 | Mayer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Mayer (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Erik Yusko (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jerry Yang (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents Of The University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Mayer (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Erik Yusko (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jerry Yang (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved resolution and detection of nanoparticles are achieved when a nanopore connecting liquid compartments in a device running on the Coulter principle is provided with fluid lipid walls. The fluid lipid walls are made of a lipid bilayer, and preferably include lipid anchored mobile ligands as part of the lipid bilayer. By varying the nature and concentration of the mobile ligand in the lipid bilayer, multifunctional coatings of lipids are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, February 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/400472 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 2563/131 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/48721 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347935 | Zuker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America as represented by THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles S. Zuker (New York, New York); Jayaram Chandrashekar (San Diego, California); Greg Nelson (San Diego, California); Yifeng Zhang (Boston, Massachusetts); Nicholas J. P. Ryba (Bethesda, Maryland); Mark A. Hoon (Kensington, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet or amino acid taste receptors comprising T1R3 and T1R1, two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet and amino acid taste receptors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/903820 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/705 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5076 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347939 | Yun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Minhee Yun (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David Schwartzman (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jiyong Huang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Minhee Yun (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David Schwartzman (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jiyong Huang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating polymer single nanowires, comprising the steps of: spin coating a polymethylmethacrylate resist onto a silicon wafer patterned with at least one gold electrode pair; creating a nanochannel using e-beam lithography between each pair of the at least one gold electrode pairs; placing the silicon wafer into an aniline monomer polymerization solution; reacting the polymerization solution to give a coated wafer and a polyaniline film; and cleaning the coated wafer of polymethylmethacrylate resist and polyaniline film to give at least one gold electrode pair with a connecting polymer single nanowire. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/901532 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/4145 (20130101) G01N 27/4146 (20130101) G01N 33/54366 (20130101) G01N 33/54373 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/762 (20130101) |
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| US 09347948 | Thompson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (LaJolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul R. Thompson (Jupiter, Florida); Kevin L. Bicker (Jupiter, Florida); Venkataraman Subramanian (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel phenyl-glyoxal based anti-citrulline probes and methods of synthesis are provided. Methods of use, such as, the development of methods for monitoring substrate citrullination over time; for identifying citrullinated proteins from cells are described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/405467 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 59/00 (20130101) C07B 2200/05 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 45/61 (20130101) C07C 49/86 (20130101) C07C 247/04 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/86 (20130101) C07D 311/90 (20130101) C07D 495/04 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/34 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/68 (20130101) G01N 33/92 (20130101) G01N 33/532 (20130101) G01N 33/581 (20130101) G01N 33/582 (20130101) G01N 33/583 (20130101) G01N 33/6803 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/775 (20130101) G01N 2333/978 (20130101) G01N 2440/18 (20130101) G01N 2458/15 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) G01N 2570/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09347951 | Kaplan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gerardo Kaplan (Rockville, Maryland); Krishnamurthy Konduru (Rockville, Maryland); Jerome Jacques (Bethesda, Maryland); Sina Bavari (Frederick, Maryland); Steven Bradfute (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerardo Kaplan (Rockville, Maryland); Krishnamurthy Konduru (Rockville, Maryland); Jerome Jacques (Bethesda, Maryland); Sina Bavari (Frederick, Maryland); Steven Bradfute (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides fusion proteins comprising a Filovirus glycoprotein segment and an immunoglobulin polypeptide segment. The fusion proteins are useful in immunogenic compositions to protect against infections by Filoviruses, such as Ebola virus, in both humans and non-human animals. The fusion proteins are also useful in diagnostic assays to detect Filovirus infections. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/882041 |
| 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 2039/6056 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) A61K 2039/55577 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 2319/30 (20130101) C07K 2319/43 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2760/14122 (20130101) C12N 2760/14134 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6854 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 2333/08 (20130101) G01N 2469/20 (20130101) G01N 2800/26 (20130101) |
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| US 09348008 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yihua Bruce Yu (Elicott City, Maryland); Yue Feng (Cockeysville, Maryland); Marc Taraban (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yihua Bruce Yu (Elicott City, Maryland); Yue Feng (Cockeysville, Maryland); Marc Taraban (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques include determining, non-invasively and without applying deformational stress, a nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation rate at a volume inside a subject. The method also includes determining a mechanical property of material at the volume inside the subject based on the nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation rate. |
| FILED | Monday, September 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/602241 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/50 (20130101) G01R 33/56358 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09345704 | Clapp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. Wade Clapp (Indianapolis, Indiana); David Ingram (Indianapolis, Indiana); Feng-Chun Yang (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Germline mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor gene cause Von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common genetic disorder of the nervous system characterized by plexiform neurofibroma development. Using adoptive transfer of hematopoietic cells, we establish that NF1 heterozygosity of bone marrow derived cells in the tumor microenvironment is sufficient to allow neurofibroma progression in the context of Schwann cell nullizygosity. Further, genetic or pharmacologic attenuation of the c-kit signaling pathway in hematopoietic cells greatly diminishes neurofibroma initiation and progression. These studies identify haploinsufficient hematopoietic cells and the c-kit receptor as therapeutic targets for preventing plexiform neurofibromas and implicate mast cells as critical mediators of tumor initiation. Administering therapeutically effective doses of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor such as the compound imatinib mesylate to a patient in need thereof to treat tumors in a human patient afflicted with plexiform neurofibroma. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/546827 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 401/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09345990 | Howard 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) | Paul L. Howard (Newmarket, New Hampshire); John F. Reintjes (Alexandria, Virginia); Thomas L. McClelland (Edinburg, Virginia); John E. Tucker (Centreville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A flow separation system for separating multicomponent fluids into components having different buoyancies. The system can deaerate fluids, and segregate solid particles into a channel for removal or real time particle analysis. The system can have, positioned axially within a housing, a cup shaped first member having an axial passageway and a concave inner surface, a second member with a surface that forms a gap with the first member, the gap directing the flow into at least one helical channel. The flow exits the helical channel into a separation chamber positioned between the second member and a third member and separates into spinning heavier flow portion and a more buoyant portion that is driven toward the central axis. The third member has central fluid passageway that collects the higher buoyancy fluid and least one other fluid passageway for carrying lower buoyancy fluid, with an inlet positioned radially outward of the central fluid passageway. |
| FILED | Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/310968 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 17/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 17/0208 (20130101) B01D 17/0217 (20130101) B01D 19/0057 (20130101) B01D 19/0094 (20130101) B01D 21/26 (20130101) B01D 21/265 (20130101) |
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| US 09346502 | Hutcheson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy Hutcheson (Pensacola, Florida); Jerry E Pratt (Pensacola, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc. (Pensacola, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Hutcheson (Pensacola, Florida); Jerry E Pratt (Pensacola, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and a method for robotic control that allows an unbalanced pendulum robot to raise its Center of Mass and balance on two motorized wheels. The robot includes a pair of arms that are connected to the upper body of the robot through motorized joints. The method consists of a series of movements employing the arms of the robot to raise the robot to the upright position. The method comprises a control loop in which the motorized drives are included for dynamic balance of the robot and the control of the arm apparatus. The robot is first configured as a low Center of Mass four-wheeled vehicle, then its Center of Mass is raised using a combination of its wheels and the joint located at the attachment point of the arm apparatus and the robot body, between the rear and front wheels; the method then applies accelerations to the rear wheels to dynamically pivot and further raise the Center of Mass up and over the main drive wheels bringing the robot into a balancing pendulum configuration. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/167623 |
| ART UNIT | 3616 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 5/007 (20130101) B25J 9/08 (20130101) Motor Vehicles; Trailers B62D 61/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7258 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 74/20329 (20150115) |
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| US 09346533 | Kruse et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Scott Kruse (Florissant, Missouri); John Hershey Fogarty (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Scott Kruse (Florissant, Missouri); John Hershey Fogarty (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | An aircraft wing includes a rib attached by a joint to a tubular spar that varies in cross sectional shape during flight. The joint includes a ring attached to the tubular spar, and pivot pins connecting the ring with the rib. The pivot pins allow relative movement between the rib and the tubular spar as the tubular spar varies in cross sectional shape. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/419791 |
| ART UNIT | 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 3/34 (20130101) B64C 3/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 3/187 (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) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49826 (20150115) Y10T 403/32861 (20150115) |
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| US 09346535 | Adams |
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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) | Zachary H. Adams (Franktown, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A new ring cam and ring cam assembly, developed for providing more diverse dynamic pitching schedules for cyclorotor blades, particularly for providing both cyclic and collective pitch control, can be used for any apparatus where dynamic variation of cam controlled movement is needed. The new ring cam has its cam surface on the inside of a ring, the cam surface defining a plurality of different cam profiles which can be dynamically chosen and applied according to need. The different cam profiles are provided by different configurations and by combinations of those configurations. One configuration uses a plurality of adjacent different cam profiles across the inside width of the ring, so that a cam follower follows different cam profiles as it moves across or relative to the cam surface. Another configuration moves a center axis of the ring in relation to the axis of rotation of the cyclorotor, or other rotating device, to dynamically change the effective cam profile. Still another configuration rotates the ring to dynamically change the effective cam profile. The new ring cam assembly includes a cam follower which, for its originally developed use, is operatively interconnected with a cyclorotor blade. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/764957 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 11/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 27/605 (20130101) B64C 39/005 (20130101) B64C 2027/7238 (20130101) B64C 2027/7255 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09346566 | Spence et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian R Spence (Solvang, California); Stephen F White (Ventura, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A directionally-controlled roll-out elastically deployable solar array structure is disclosed. The structure includes one or more longitudinal elastic roll out booms that may be closed section or open section to allow for efficient rolled packaging onto a lateral mandrel. A flexible photovoltaic blanket is attached to a tip structure and to a lateral base support structure, but remains uncoupled from the longitudinal booms. The solar array system may be stowed simultaneously into a rolled package comprised of the roll out booms and the flexible planar blanket together, or onto independent rolls. Alternatively, the system may be stowed by rolling the booms, and accordion Z-folding the hinged flexible photovoltaic blanket into a flat stack. Structural deployment is motivated by the elastic strain energy of the roll out booms, and several methods of deployment direction control are provided to ensure a known, controlled, and unidirectional deployment path of the elastically unrolling booms. |
| FILED | Monday, July 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/330344 |
| ART UNIT | 3633 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/222 (20130101) B64G 1/443 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/1362 (20150115) |
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| US 09346875 | Lai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (Bronx, New York); University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada); The United States of America (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc. (Bronx, New York); The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan R. Lai (Bronx, New York); Jayne F. Koellhoffer (New York, New York); Julia Frei (Bronx, New York); Kartik Chandran (Brooklyn, New York); Sachdev Sidhu (Toronto, Canada); Gang Chen (Toronto, Canada); John M. Dye, Jr. (Frederick, Maryland); Samantha Zak (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention addresses a need for improved treatments for filovirus infections. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/291608 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) |
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| US 09346906 | Tang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chuanbing Tang (Columbia, South Carolina); Yali Qiao (Columbia, South Carolina); Harry J. Ploehn (Columbia, South Carolina); Sayful Islam (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chuanbing Tang (Columbia, South Carolina); Yali Qiao (Columbia, South Carolina); Harry J. Ploehn (Columbia, South Carolina); Sayful Islam (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A π-conjugated aromatic/heteroaromatic oligomer-containing vinyl monomer is generally provided, which can include a polymerizable group, a linker group, and a π-conjugated aromatic/heteroaromatic side chain. The π-conjugated aromatic/heteroaromatic side chain includes a first cyclopentadiene ring covalently attached to the linker group, a set of second cyclopentadiene rings covalently attached to the first cyclopentadiene ring, and a third cyclopentadiene ring positioned at a terminal end of the π-conjugated aromatic/heteroaromatic side chain such that the set of second cyclopentadiene rings is positioned between the first cyclopentadiene ring and the third cyclopentadiene ring. Methods are also provided for forming a polymer via polymerizing the π-conjugated aromatic/heteroaromatic oligomer-containing vinyl monomer, and for grafting a π-conjugated aromatic/heteroaromatic oligomer-containing polymer onto a surface of a nanomaterial. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/160879 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 220/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 220/38 (20130101) C08F 220/60 (20130101) C08F 2220/302 (20130101) C08F 2220/365 (20130101) C08F 2220/387 (20130101) C08F 2220/606 (20130101) |
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| US 09346966 | Schulz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas L. Schulz (Fargo, North Dakota); Justin Hoey (Fargo, North Dakota); Xiangfa Wu (Fargo, North Dakota); Iskander Akhatov (West Fargo, North Dakota); Philip Boudjouk (Fargo, North Dakota); Xuliang Dai (Solon, Ohio); Larry Pederson (West Fargo, North Dakota); Jeremiah Smith (Fargo, North Dakota); Arumugasamy Elangovan (Fargo, North Dakota); Sijin Han (Milpitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are synthesis schemes and methods for producing silicon based nanostructures and materials, including compositions and methods for synthesis of silicon-based nanowires and composites from three-component and four-component liquid silane/polymer inks. Materials and methods for producing silicon based micro and nanofibers that can be used in a variety of applications including material composites, electronic devices, sensors, photodetectors, batteries, ultracapacitors, and photosensitive substrates, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645551 |
| ART UNIT | 1741 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 99/0078 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 33/021 (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 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/34 (20130101) D01D 5/0038 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 1/10 (20130101) D01F 9/14 (20130101) Making Textile Fabrics, e.g From Fibres or Filamentary Material; Fabrics Made by Such Processes or Apparatus, e.g Felts, Non-woven Fabrics; Cotton-wool; Wadding D04H 1/728 (20130101) D04H 1/4209 (20130101) D04H 1/4382 (20130101) Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class D06, of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials D06M 11/74 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02532 (20130101) H01L 21/02603 (20130101) H01L 21/02628 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/38 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) H01M 4/625 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/54 (20151101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/895 (20130101) |
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| US 09347086 | Connolly et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Integrated Nano-Technologies, LLC (Henrietta, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Integrated Nano-Technologies, LLC (Henrietta, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis M. Connolly (Rochester, New York); Tara Holz (Henrietta, New York); Vera Tannous (Penfield, New York); Christopher Kilcoin (Boulder Creek, California); Konstantin Aptekarev (Santa Cruz, California); David B. Bailey (Webster, New York); Richard S. Murante (Henrietta, New York); Nate Wescott (West Henrietta, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing a sample by utilizing a shearing force in the presence of a size stabilizer to break apart the sample to obtain nucleic acid molecules in a usable size range. Once nucleic acid molecules are obtained, magnetic nanoparticles are used to concentrate and clean the nucleic acid molecules for further testing. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/056603 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 47/06 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/066 (20130101) C12N 15/1013 (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) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347101 | Petrovics et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gyorgy Petrovics (Bethesda, Maryland); Shiv Srivastava (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes, as well as other genes, involved in prostate cancer and their expression products, as well as derivatives and analogs thereof. Provided are therapeutic compositions and methods of detecting and treating cancer, including prostate and other related cancers. Also provided are methods of diagnosing and/or prognosing prostate cancer by determining the expression level of at least one prostate cancer-cell-specific gene, including, for example, the ERG gene or the LTF gene alone, or in combination with at least one of the AMACR gene and the DD3 gene. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/756028 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/30 (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) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel L. Cler (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel L. Cler (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A suppressor for rapid fire weapons designed to rapidly bleed down the weapon pressure and thereby minimizing gas blowback to the operator and to the weapon's gas operating system; while also creating a shear gas flow about the exiting bullet's gas flow to mask the flash thereof. The suppressor is configured within a generally cylindrical housing, having: (1) a central core of unported K-baffles located about a central bulletway; (2) a bypass located between the cylindrical housing and the unported K-baffled central core—providing a generally forward subsonic high gas flow area to an endcap closing the cylindrical housing; (3) said endcap having a series of vent ports for the bypass, which also create a shear flow about the centrally exiting bullet; and (4) wherein the series of unported K-baffles are spaced away from the weapon's bore end to allow the propellant gasses to expand into the bypass. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/698086 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 21/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347728 | Richwald et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan Richwald (Newton, New Jersey); Brian Casteel (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania); Brent Donahue (Newton, New Jersey); Michael Freeman (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey); Nathan Leniz (Dover, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan Richwald (Newton, New Jersey); Brian Casteel (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania); Brent Donahue (Newton, New Jersey); Michael Freeman (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey); Nathan Leniz (Dover, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A disrupter unit is used for explosive ordnance disposal by firing a slug into the ordnance to be destroyed. A method is shown to secure the disrupter unit to a sand bag or other stationary location during such firing of the disrupter unit. The present invention may also adapt the disrupter unit to shear wire, such as barbed wire, by attaching a wire cutter element to the disrupter unit through a robust cable during firing. Likewise, the disrupter unit may be used as a remote pull device or further to unearth a buried item via mechanical advantage, wherein a military shovel or another long rod is attached by a robust cable to the disrupter unit. |
| FILED | Monday, June 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/311780 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 23/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347753 | Horch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew T. Horch (Hillsborough, New Jersey); Christel M. Kelly (New Providence, New Jersey); Garry P. Glaspell (Mechanisville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew T. Horch (Hillsborough, New Jersey); Christel M. Kelly (New Providence, New Jersey); Garry P. Glaspell (Mechanisville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing a low observable photoluminescent tracer projectile, for use with a small caliber weapon at night—which method utilizes a base phosphor material of Ca, Sr and S, or a base phosphor material of Y2, O2, and S—with a combination of minor dopant ingredients; which base phosphor material is mixed with a clear binder to form a photoluminescent material which is applied to the rear end, or base, of a small arms projectile as a thin layer; to which thin layer is added a layer of small retro-reflectors—whereby, when this projectile is fired from the weapon, the photoluminescent mixture will be activated and will be observable, using night vision at an angle of 0 to about 20 degrees from the rear end of the projectile. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/309063 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 12/38 (20130101) F42B 12/387 (20130101) F42B 33/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347775 | Casinovi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Giorgio Casinovi (Atlanta, Georgia); Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Wang Kyung Sung (Atlanta, Georgia); Milap Jayesh Dalal (Morganville, Pennsylvania); Arashk Norouz Pour Shirazi (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Giorgio Casinovi (Atlanta, Georgia); Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Wang Kyung Sung (Atlanta, Georgia); Milap Jayesh Dalal (Morganville, Pennsylvania); Arashk Norouz Pour Shirazi (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A gyroscope having a resonant body utilizes a self-calibration mechanism that does not require physical rotation of the resonant body. Instead, interface circuitry applies a rotating electrostatic field to first and second drive electrodes simultaneously to excite both the drive and sense resonance modes of the gyroscope. When drive electrodes associated with both the drive and sense resonance modes of the gyroscope are excited by forces of equal amplitude but 90° phase difference, respectively, the phase shift in the gyroscope response, as measured by the current output of the sense electrodes for each resonance mode, is proportional to an equivalent gyroscope rotation rate. |
| FILED | Friday, February 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/180748 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 19/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01C 19/5776 (20130101) G01C 25/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09347842 | Ruffa |
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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 (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony A Ruffa (Hope Valley, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A well conductor strain monitoring system is provided which includes a plurality of fiber optic Bragg grating sensors written onto a single optical fiber. Cable strands are wound around the optical fiber to form an armored cable protecting the fiber. The armored cable is further integrated into a strength cable to provide robustness. This strength cable is then wrapped around the conductor under tension and anchored at both ends. The cable is wound at a prescribed angle so as to have multiple wraps around the conductor. Once tensioned, the cable remains stationary against the conductor and holds a position. The strain gages are spaced along the optical fiber, such that the strain gages are oriented 90 degrees apart when the cable is wrapped about the conductor. This orientation supports the estimation of bending in any direction. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/270516 |
| ART UNIT | 2868 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 47/0006 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 11/16 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/246 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347860 | Lalain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Command (APG, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Theresa A. Lalain (Bel Air, Maryland); Brent A. Mantooth (Bel Air, Maryland); Corey L. Piepenburg (Nottingham, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus comprising a dynamic vapor microchamber having a recessed area that accommodates a test material that includes chemical vapors emitted therefrom; an air inlet chamber that directs a flow of air towards the recessed area; at least one air flow wall adjacent to the recessed area and intersecting the flow of air, wherein the at least one air flow wall disrupts the air flow field as it flows towards the test material and produces a uniform and distributed laminar air flow field across a surface of the test material; a thermal controller under the recessed area that maintains a uniform temperature of the test material and the flow of air over the test material; and an air exhaust port that collects the vapors emitted from the test material. The apparatus may include a plurality of chambers arranged adjacent to one another. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/166170 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/2226 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/0009 (20130101) G01N 2001/2241 (20130101) |
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| US 09347898 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert E. Smith (Clarkston, Michigan); Mark A. Hepokoski (Hancock, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert E. Smith (Clarkston, Michigan); Mark A. Hepokoski (Hancock, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An in situ method for deriving the thermal properties of a layered structure represents physical layers by effective thermal layers. The method requires access to only one side of a structure and performs a series of tests wherein a periodic heat flux is applied to the surface of the structure. Each test employs a unique frequency, which is associated with an effective thermal layer of the structure. During the tests the temperature of the surface is monitored and a record of transient temperature is kept. A thermal model of effective layers is created based on the number of tests/frequencies available. The values of the applied heat fluxes are incorporated into this thermal model of effective layers. An optimization technique is used to find the thermal capacity and thermal resistance of the effective layers by best matching the predicted response to that of the measured transient temperature response. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/962314 |
| 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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| APPLICANT(S) | Xiulan Li (Needham Heights, Massachusetts); Ranganathan Shashidhar (Needham Heights, Massachusetts); Yufeng Ma (Needham Heights, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Polestar Technologies, Inc. (Needham Heights, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiulan Li (Needham Heights, Massachusetts); Ranganathan Shashidhar (Needham Heights, Massachusetts); Yufeng Ma (Needham Heights, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A molecular recognition sensor system is provided incorporating a molecular imprinted nanosensor device. |
| FILED | Monday, November 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/668804 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for the Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Production of Coatings; Electroforming; Apparatus Therefor C25D 13/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/128 (20130101) G01N 27/327 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347920 | Barket, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | FLIR DETECTION, INC. (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FLIR DETECTION, INC. (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis Barket, Jr. (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Jefferson, Maryland); Mark Gregory (Lafayette, Indiana); Jason Springston (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Person-portable mass analysis instrumentation configured to perform multidimensional mass analysis is provided. Mass analysis instrumentation can include a housing encompassing components of the instrumentation with the housing of the instrumentation defining a space having a volume of equal to or less than about 100,000 cm3. Instrument assemblies are also provided that can include a housing coupled to an instrument component isolation assembly, wherein the component isolation assembly is isolated from an environment exterior to the housing. Exemplary instrument assemblies can include at least first and second components configured to provide analysis with a housing of the instrument at least partially encompassing the first and second components and the first component being rigidly affixed to the housing. An isolation assembly can also be provided that is rigidly affixed to the second component with the isolation assembly being isolated from received inputs of the housing. |
| FILED | Monday, February 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/617258 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 30/06 (20130101) G01N 30/722 (20130101) G01N 30/7206 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2035/00326 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/02 (20130101) H01J 49/0022 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09348949 | Daraio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chiara Daraio (Pasadena, California); Georgios Gkantzounis (Kamena Vourla, Greece) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel methods and systems for acoustic proofing are disclosed. A sound proof helmet can be designed by optimizing several layers of different materials, thickness, and physical properties. The thickness of the layers can be smaller than the wavelength of the sound waves which are meant to be reduced. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/103708 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Hats; Head Coverings A42B 3/063 (20130101) A42B 3/166 (20130101) Manufacturing or Trimming Head Coverings, e.g Hats A42C 2/00 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2217/82 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/82 (20130101) |
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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) | Frank H. Born (Westernville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and method for transforming Web resources into safe versions such that malicious code on the resources cannot attack the client viewing the resources. The invention separates the processing of insecure code from the processing of benign code. For Web pages, the benign code is displayed immediately to the client while insecure code is processed on a separate machine. Once insecure code is processed, benign outputs of that code are passed to the client for display. The invention safeguards the client against known and zero day exploits without requiring a catalog of malware/virus signatures, heavyweight code checkers, complete page re-writing or highly restrictive access policies. The invention provides the client with complete malware blocking while retaining most of the original functionality of the Web resource. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/290175 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/566 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul A. Rivera (San Antonio, Texas) |
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| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for firmware based system security, integrity, and restoration are disclosed, including (a) determining in a pre-boot environment which mode a security and policy enforcement platform (“platform”) should be loaded into firmware of a computing system; (b) if the determination made in step (a) is that it is the first time for the platform to be loaded, then loading the platform into a setup mode; (c) if the determination made in step (a), above, is that a valid certificate from the platform is on a file system accessible in the firmware of the computing system, then loading the platform into a configuration mode; and (d) if the determination made in step (a), above, is that the platform is set to an active/active-test mode, then loading the platform into the active/active-test mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/332359 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/572 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09349015 | Archer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Galois, Inc. (Portland, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Galois, Inc. (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. Archer (Sherwood, Oregon); Jonathan T. Daugherty (Portland, Oregon); Joseph Hurd (Portland, Oregon); M. Isaac Jones (Portland, Oregon); Aaron Tomb (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Sets of multiple software programs selected from a set of candidate software programs are evaluated to determine if the applications can collude to violate a security policy and exhibit other undesirable properties. Intra- and inter-application data and control flows can be stored and newly introduced applications assessed based on stored data and control flows. An application provider can certify sets of applications as satisfying a security policy based on consideration of inter-application flows. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/916486 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09349092 | Thibeault et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL LABORATORIES LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Corey M. Thibeault (Valley Village, California); Narayan Srinivasa (Oak Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A neural model for reinforcement-learning and for action-selection includes a plurality of channels, a population of input neurons in each of the channels, a population of output neurons in each of the channels, each population of input neurons in each of the channels coupled to each population of output neurons in each of the channels, and a population of reward neurons in each of the channels. Each channel of a population of reward neurons receives input from an environmental input, and is coupled only to output neurons in a channel that the reward neuron is part of. If the environmental input for a channel is positive, the corresponding channel of a population of output neurons are rewarded and have their responses reinforced, otherwise the corresponding channel of a population of output neurons are punished and have their responses attenuated. |
| FILED | Monday, June 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/293928 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06N 3/049 (20130101) G06N 99/005 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kristofor B. Gibson (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method involves using an adaptive wiener filter to generate a veiling estimate for a dark channel prior of each pixel in a single image having a contrast reducing scattering medium therein, where a global noise variance for the image is used to generate the veiling estimate and the global noise variance is naively estimated using all of the pixels in the image. A first contrast enhanced image is generated using a transmission calculated from the veiling estimate. The global noise variance is updated using statistics determined from the first contrast enhanced image, along with a second veiling estimate. A second contrast enhanced image is generated using the updated global noise variance, the second veiling estimate, and the local statistics from the original image. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/501400 |
| ART UNIT | 2669 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/002 (20130101) G06T 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/10004 (20130101) G06T 2207/20182 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris S. Jacobson (Westford, Massachusetts); Stephen R. Elkins (Franklin, Massachusetts); Bradley S. Jaworski (Bedford, Massachusetts); Erik T. Kazior (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic assembly to receive current having a high current and high frequency includes a transformer, at least one resonant inductor, and at least one auxiliary inductor. The resonant inductor is in electrical communication with the transformer, and the auxiliary inductor is in electrical communication with the resonant inductor. The magnetic assembly further includes at least one conductor having a first end coupled to the auxiliary inductor and a second end coupled to the transformer. The conductor extends continuously between the first and second ends without terminating to form an auxiliary winding of the auxiliary inductor, a resonant winding of the resonant inductor, and at least one primary winding of the transformer. |
| FILED | Monday, July 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/941624 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 27/38 (20130101) H01F 27/2823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01F 27/2828 (20130101) H01F 41/10 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49071 (20150115) Y10T 29/49174 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09349797 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lin Cheng (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Anant K. Agarwal (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Michael John O'Loughlin (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Albert Augustus Burk, Jr. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); John Williams Palmour (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lin Cheng (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Anant K. Agarwal (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Michael John O'Loughlin (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Albert Augustus Burk, Jr. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); John Williams Palmour (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to a Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor device having both a high blocking voltage and low on-resistance. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device has a blocking voltage of at least 10 kilovolts (kV) and an on-resistance of less than 10 milli-ohms centimeter squared (mΩ·cm2) and even more preferably less than 5 mΩ·cm2. In another embodiment, the semiconductor device has a blocking voltage of at least 15 kV and an on-resistance of less than 15 mΩ·cm2 and even more preferably less than 7 mΩ·cm2. In yet another embodiment, the semiconductor device has a blocking voltage of at least 20 kV and an on-resistance of less than 20 mΩ·cm2 and even more preferably less than 10 mΩ·cm2. The semiconductor device is preferably, but not necessarily, a thyristor such as a power thyristor, a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), or a PIN diode. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/366658 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/36 (20130101) H01L 29/74 (20130101) H01L 29/0615 (20130101) H01L 29/732 (20130101) H01L 29/745 (20130101) H01L 29/861 (20130101) H01L 29/1004 (20130101) H01L 29/1016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/1095 (20130101) H01L 29/1608 (20130101) H01L 29/7397 (20130101) H01L 29/7813 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Grigory Simin (Columbia, South Carolina); Michael Shur (Lathan, New York); Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A switch includes an input contact and an output contact to a conducting channel. At least one of the input and output contacts is capacitively coupled to the conducting channel. A control contact is located outside of a region between the input and output contacts, and can be used to adjust the switch between on and off operating states. The switch can be implemented as a radio frequency switch in a circuit. |
| FILED | Monday, November 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/082998 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Switches; Relays; Selectors; Emergency Protective Devices H01H 59/0009 (20130101) H01H 2001/0078 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/66 (20130101) H01L 27/0605 (20130101) H01L 29/0692 (20130101) H01L 29/772 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/8605 (20130101) H01L 2223/6627 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/3011 (20130101) H01L 2924/12044 (20130101) H01L 2924/19032 (20130101) H01L 2924/19051 (20130101) Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 1/15 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (Thornton, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Thornton, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence M. Woods (Littleton, Colorado); Rosine M. Ribelin (Lakewood, Colorado); Prem Nath (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-junction photovoltaic cell includes a substrate and a back contact layer formed on the substrate. A low bandgap Group IB-IIIB-VIB2 material solar absorber layer is formed on the back contact layer. A heterojunction partner layer is formed on the low bandgap solar absorber layer, to help form the bottom cell junction, and the heterojunction partner layer includes at least one layer of a high resistivity material having a resistivity of at least 100 ohms-centimeter. The high resistivity material has the formula (Zn and/or Mg)(S, Se, O, and/or OH). A conductive interconnect layer is formed above the heterojunction partner layer, and at least one additional single-junction photovoltaic cell is formed on the conductive interconnect layer, as a top cell. The top cell may have an amorphous Silicon or p-type Cadmium Selenide solar absorber layer. Cadmium Selenide may be converted from n-type to p-type with a chloride doping process. |
| FILED | Monday, December 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/100960 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0256 (20130101) H01L 21/385 (20130101) H01L 21/02579 (20130101) H01L 31/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/046 (20141201) H01L 31/073 (20130101) H01L 31/0336 (20130101) H01L 31/0392 (20130101) H01L 31/0725 (20130101) H01L 31/1828 (20130101) H01L 31/1884 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/543 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nelson Tansu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Ronald A. Arif (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Yik Khoon Ee (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Hongping Zhao (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A light emitting device comprising a staggered composition quantum well (QW) has a step-function-like profile in the QW, which provides higher radiative efficiency and optical gain by providing improved electron-hole wavefunction overlap. The staggered QW includes adjacent layers having distinctly different compositions. The staggered QW has adjacent layers Xn, wherein X is a quantum well component and in one quantum well layer n is a material composition selected for emission at a first target light regime, and in at least one other quantum well layer n is a distinctly different composition for emission at a different target light regime. X may be an In-content layer and the multiple Xn-containing layers provide a step function In-content profile. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/168362 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 5/0014 (20130101) H01S 5/342 (20130101) H01S 5/3422 (20130101) H01S 5/34333 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter N. Pintauro (Brentwood, Tennessee); Andrew Park (Nashville, Tennessee); Jason Ballengee (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter N. Pintauro (Brentwood, Tennessee); Andrew Park (Nashville, Tennessee); Jason Ballengee (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating a composite membrane includes: forming a first polymer solution from a first polymer and a second polymer solution from a second polymer, respectively, where the first polymer includes a charged polymer and the second polymer includes an uncharged polymer; electrospinning, separately and simultaneously, the first and second polymer solutions to form a dual fiber mat with first polymer fibers and second polymer fibers; and processing the dual fiber mat by softening and flowing one of the first or second polymer fibers to fill in the void space between the other of the first and second polymer fibers so as to form the composite membrane. In some embodiments, the composite membrane may be a proton exchange membrane (PEM) or an anion exchange membrane (AEM). |
| FILED | Monday, August 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/567857 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/109 (20130101) H01M 8/1023 (20130101) H01M 8/1032 (20130101) H01M 8/1039 (20130101) H01M 8/1044 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/1053 (20130101) H01M 8/1067 (20130101) H01M 8/1081 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) H01M 2250/20 (20130101) H01M 2300/0082 (20130101) H01M 2300/0091 (20130101) H01M 2300/0094 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/56 (20151101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 90/32 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SRC, Inc. (North Syracuse, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRC, INC. (North Syracuse, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lance Bradstreet (Liverpool, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A high gain antenna for direction finding in the Ka-band. The antenna consists of a lens antenna fed by two micro strip patch antennas. The printed patch antennas are fed by a 180 degree hybrid coupler having four ports, with two ports connected to the feeds of the patch antennas and the other two ports connected to the receiver/exciter. The hybrid sums the signals from the patches and subtracts the signals from the patches to form sum and difference channels. By comparing the sum and difference channels, a user can determine whether the signal entered through the main beam. For example, if the sum signal is greater than the difference signal, the signal is in the main beam. If not, the signal came from another angle. |
| FILED | Friday, November 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/673697 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 15/08 (20130101) H01Q 25/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas S. Hulbert (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method involves modulation of polarization states at a radio network's transmit antennas and configuration of complementary polarization states at the radio network's receiving antennas such that variations in measured voltages at receivers' antennas convey digital information and provide a multiple access channel to supplement other network communications. A calibration interval may be used, during which the network receivers measure the two distinct voltages from each transmitter during separate time intervals. Each receiver keeps a separate accumulation for each transmitter wherein each received sample is weighted by +1 or −1 according to the column of a Hadamard matrix. After the sample periods and accumulations have been completed, each receiver offsets its accumulation using a normalization term. Each receiver may then decode bits received from each transmitter using the offset completed sum for each respective transmitter. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/283096 |
| ART UNIT | 2411 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/7103 (20130101) H04B 1/71052 (20130101) H04B 7/10 (20130101) H04B 7/0413 (20130101) H04B 7/0615 (20130101) H04B 7/0634 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 7/0842 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Y. Seidel (Fairfax, Virginia); Michael R. Franceschini (Centerport, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Using bearer channels for wireless nodes includes initiating communication among the wireless nodes that include a node and one or more neighbor nodes. An adaptive channel operable to communicate messages between the node and the neighbor nodes is established. One or more bearer channels are selected. The one or more neighbor nodes are notified of the one or more selected bearer channels using the adaptive channel. The node and the neighbor nodes communicate over the bearer channels. |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/270023 |
| ART UNIT | 2467 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 5/14 (20130101) H04L 5/0032 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 5/0073 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 72/0406 (20130101) H04W 84/18 (20130101) H04W 92/18 (20130101) |
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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 | Monday, October 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/524008 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/205 (20130101) H04L 7/0029 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 27/3455 (20130101) |
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| US 09350622 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LiveAction, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LiveAction, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Kei Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii); Robert Pierce (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | A network topology is displayed in a graphical user interface on a display of a computer. The network topology includes graphical representations of multiple network devices, of internal interfaces within the multiple network devices, and of network connections between the multiple network devices. A record of a network flow within a particular network device of the multiple network devices is acquired in real time upon transmission of the network flow within the particular network device. A graphical representation of a transmission path of the network flow within the particular network device is rendered in real time on the display based on the record of the network flow. |
| FILED | Friday, February 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/774890 |
| ART UNIT | 2179 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 12/2697 (20130101) H04L 41/12 (20130101) H04L 41/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 43/50 (20130101) H04L 43/087 (20130101) H04L 43/0829 (20130101) H04L 43/0852 (20130101) |
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| US 09350977 | Prasad |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sudhakar Prasad (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sudhakar Prasad (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical imaging system having an aperture comprised of a plurality of concentric annuli. The outer radius of each annulus is proportional to the square root of the number of annuli. Each annulus also having an azimuthally linearly increasing phase profile comprising for a given light wavelength. |
| FILED | Monday, March 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/202915 |
| ART UNIT | 2488 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/0203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09351064 | Parkins |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Red Tail Hawk Corporation (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Red Rail Hawk Corporation (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John W. Parkins (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless communications headset system for double hearing protection systems that eliminates the problems associated with typical wireless communications systems. The system employs a magnetic-field coupled wireless link from a loop transmitter to a magnetic field receiver. Current through the transmitter wire loops generates magnetic flux which passes through a communications earplug. The earplug has a receiver for converting the magnetic flux to electrical voltage, and this voltage is used to drive a speaker within the earplug. The transmitter can be easily installed into aviation headsets. The loop transmitter has an open center sized so that it fits around the pinna of the human ear enabling a close position to the communications earplug. This close position is advantageous if an efficient system is desired. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/179884 |
| ART UNIT | 2656 — Digital Audio Data Processing |
| 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 11/08 (20130101) A61F 11/14 (20130101) Telephonic Communication H04M 1/05 (20130101) H04M 1/215 (20130101) Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 1/1016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09351314 | Merlin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christophe Jean-Claude Merlin (Malden, Massachusetts); Joud Khoury (Boston, Massachusetts); Dan Alan Coffin (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Jerry Dwight Doty, II (Dracut, Massachusetts); Michael Brandon Kremer (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments for providing for dissemination of packets in a network performing distributed beamforming are generally described herein. In some embodiments, distributing packets from nodes in a squad local area network using a first waveform to beamforming nodes, providing scheduling to a long link interface for delivering a stream of packets free of scheduling conflict and distributing a copy of the packets from a long link interface based on the provided scheduling and using a second waveform, the first waveform being different from the second waveform. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/208032 |
| ART UNIT | 2462 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 16/28 (20130101) H04W 72/12 (20130101) H04W 72/1263 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09345245 | Cutler 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) | Sean R. Cutler (Riverside, California); Masanori Okamoto (Riverside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides agonist compounds that active ABA receptors, and agricultural formulations comprising the agonist compounds. The agricultural formulations are useful for inducing ABA responses in plant vegetative tissues, reducing abiotic stress in plants, and inhibiting germination of plant seeds. The compounds are also useful for inducing expression of ABA-responsive genes in cells that express endogenous or heterologous ABA receptors. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/385695 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 43/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/227 (20130101) |
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| US 09345486 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Miqin Zhang (Bothell, Washington); Narayan Bhattarai (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Miqin Zhang (Bothell, Washington); Narayan Bhattarai (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A hollow fibrous conduit for promoting regeneration of a severed nerve, comprising a first end for coapting the conduit to a first end of a severed nerve and second end for coapting the conduit to a second end of the severed nerve, the hollow fibrous conduit comprising chitosan-poly(caprolactone) fibers. Methods for making the conduit and methods for using the conduit for nerve regeneration. |
| FILED | Monday, March 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/404879 |
| ART UNIT | 3731 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/04 (20130101) A61B 17/1128 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2017/00526 (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 27/26 (20130101) A61L 27/26 (20130101) A61L 27/26 (20130101) A61L 2430/32 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 67/04 (20130101) Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/0007 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses of Section D, Relating to Textiles D10B 2211/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09345776 | Bowden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ned B. Bowden (Riverside, Iowa); Denison J. Kuruvilla (Iowa City, Iowa); Aliasger K. Salem (Coralville, Iowa); Jun Yoo (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ned B. Bowden (Riverside, Iowa); Denison J. Kuruvilla (Iowa City, Iowa); Aliasger K. Salem (Coralville, Iowa); Jun Yoo (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for preparing polysulfenamides having a repeating unit of formula (4): wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, ether, cycloether, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyaryl, arylether, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, hydroxycycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, and aminocycloalkyl. Each of R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, ether, cycloether, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyaryl, arylether, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, hydroxycycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, and aminocycloalkyl. Microparticles comprising polysulfenamides can be used as delivery vehicles for a variety of biological applications. |
| FILED | Friday, February 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/984228 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 73/00 (20130101) C08G 75/30 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) |
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| US 09345781 | El-Sayed et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mohamed E. H. El-Sayed (Dexter, Michigan); William Ensminger (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Donna Shewach (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohamed E. H. El-Sayed (Dexter, Michigan); William Ensminger (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Donna Shewach (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for dendrimer conjugates useful for liver-specific delivery of therapeutic agents. The therapeutic agent is associated to the dendrimer through a enzyme-cleavable covalent linkage. |
| FILED | Monday, June 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/493691 |
| 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 47/48176 (20130101) A61K 47/48192 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48207 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) A61K 49/0043 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) A61K 51/06 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 83/003 (20130101) |
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| US 09346966 | Schulz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas L. Schulz (Fargo, North Dakota); Justin Hoey (Fargo, North Dakota); Xiangfa Wu (Fargo, North Dakota); Iskander Akhatov (West Fargo, North Dakota); Philip Boudjouk (Fargo, North Dakota); Xuliang Dai (Solon, Ohio); Larry Pederson (West Fargo, North Dakota); Jeremiah Smith (Fargo, North Dakota); Arumugasamy Elangovan (Fargo, North Dakota); Sijin Han (Milpitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are synthesis schemes and methods for producing silicon based nanostructures and materials, including compositions and methods for synthesis of silicon-based nanowires and composites from three-component and four-component liquid silane/polymer inks. Materials and methods for producing silicon based micro and nanofibers that can be used in a variety of applications including material composites, electronic devices, sensors, photodetectors, batteries, ultracapacitors, and photosensitive substrates, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645551 |
| ART UNIT | 1741 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 99/0078 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 33/021 (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 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/34 (20130101) D01D 5/0038 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 1/10 (20130101) D01F 9/14 (20130101) Making Textile Fabrics, e.g From Fibres or Filamentary Material; Fabrics Made by Such Processes or Apparatus, e.g Felts, Non-woven Fabrics; Cotton-wool; Wadding D04H 1/728 (20130101) D04H 1/4209 (20130101) D04H 1/4382 (20130101) Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class D06, of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials D06M 11/74 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02532 (20130101) H01L 21/02603 (20130101) H01L 21/02628 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/38 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) H01M 4/625 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/54 (20151101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/895 (20130101) |
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| US 09346998 | Talapin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dmitri V. Talapin (Riverside, Illinois); Maksym V. Kovalenko (Zurich, Switzerland); Jong-Soo Lee (Chicago, Illinois); Chengyang Jiang (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dmitri V. Talapin (Riverside, Illinois); Maksym V. Kovalenko (Zurich, Switzerland); Jong-Soo Lee (Chicago, Illinois); Chengyang Jiang (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is an isolable colloidal particle comprising a nanoparticle and an inorganic capping agent bound to the surface of the nanoparticle, a solution of the same, a method for making the same from a biphasic solvent mixture, and the formation of structures and solids from the isolable colloidal particle. The process can yield photovoltaic cells, piezoelectric crystals, thermoelectric layers, optoelectronic layers, light emitting diodes, ferroelectric layers, thin film transistors, floating gate memory devices, imaging devices, phase change layers, and sensor devices. |
| FILED | Friday, April 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/266079 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 19/002 (20130101) C01B 19/007 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/52 (20130101) C01P 2002/72 (20130101) C01P 2002/84 (20130101) C01P 2002/85 (20130101) C01P 2004/03 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/16 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/025 (20130101) C09K 11/562 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09K 11/565 (20130101) C09K 11/883 (20130101) Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 7/00 (20130101) C30B 29/40 (20130101) C30B 29/46 (20130101) C30B 29/60 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 35/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09347057 | Firnberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elad Firnberg (Baltimore, Maryland); Marc Alan Ostermeier (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently disclosed subject matter relates to modified Kunkel mutagenesis methods that use a thermostable DNA polymerase and a thermostable DNA ligase. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/916475 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/102 (20130101) C12N 15/1031 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09347065 | Parks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher L. Parks (Boonton, New Jersey); Kevin J. Wright (Brooklyn, New York); Maoli Yuan (Brooklyn, New York); Christy K. Jurgens (Rahway, New Jersey); Xinsheng Zhang (Merrick, New York); Arban Domi (Parsippany, New Jersey); Simon Hoffenberg (Hartsdale, New York); Maria J. Chiuchiolo (Brooklyn, New York); Svetlana Rabinovich (Staten Island, New York); Aaron J. Wilson (Brooklyn, New York); Ivo C. Lorenz (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of developing gene inserts that are more compatible with the host vectors by modifying a protein sequence to lessen potential interference with vector propagation while ensuring that the protein is expressed and processed efficiently and maintains desired structural features, and designing a gene with a nucleotide sequence that resembles the base composition of the host vector genome. |
| FILED | Sunday, March 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/792103 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/67 (20130101) C12N 15/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) C12N 2760/16034 (20130101) C12N 2760/18443 (20130101) C12N 2760/20243 (20130101) |
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| US 09347086 | Connolly et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Integrated Nano-Technologies, LLC (Henrietta, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Integrated Nano-Technologies, LLC (Henrietta, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis M. Connolly (Rochester, New York); Tara Holz (Henrietta, New York); Vera Tannous (Penfield, New York); Christopher Kilcoin (Boulder Creek, California); Konstantin Aptekarev (Santa Cruz, California); David B. Bailey (Webster, New York); Richard S. Murante (Henrietta, New York); Nate Wescott (West Henrietta, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing a sample by utilizing a shearing force in the presence of a size stabilizer to break apart the sample to obtain nucleic acid molecules in a usable size range. Once nucleic acid molecules are obtained, magnetic nanoparticles are used to concentrate and clean the nucleic acid molecules for further testing. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/056603 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 47/06 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/066 (20130101) C12N 15/1013 (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) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09347143 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Wang (San Diego, California); Wei Gao (La Jolla, California); Sirilak Sattayasamitsathit (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Wang (San Diego, California); Wei Gao (La Jolla, California); Sirilak Sattayasamitsathit (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, structures, devices and systems are disclosed for fabrication of microtube engines using membrane template electrodeposition. Such nanomotors operate based on bubble-induced propulsion in biological fluids and salt-rich environments. In one aspect, fabricating microengines includes depositing a polymer layer on a membrane template, depositing a conductive metal layer on the polymer layer, and dissolving the membrane template to release the multilayer microtubes. |
| FILED | Monday, June 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/118891 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — 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) Processes for the Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Production of Coatings; Electroforming; Apparatus Therefor C25D 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Producing a Reactive Propulsive Thrust, Not Otherwise Provided for F03H 99/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09347815 | Roukes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael L. Roukes (Pasadena, California); Mehmet Selim Hanay (Pasadena, California); Scott Kelber (Pasadena, California); Akshay Naik (Bangalore, India) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices relating to measuring a landing position and mass of an analyte adsorbed to a nanomechanical resonator by resolving adsorbate-induced frequency shifts in at least two modes of a resonator resonance frequency, where during the resolving of the frequency shifts in the at least two modes analysis is so that the transformation (G) from the fractional-frequency shift pair to the analyte mass-position pair is one-to-one. Complex protein mixtures can be analyzed at high sensitivity and resolution. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/890087 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Weighing G01G 3/16 (20130101) G01G 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 5/02 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09347929 | Mayer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Mayer (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Erik Yusko (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jerry Yang (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents Of The University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Mayer (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Erik Yusko (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jerry Yang (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved resolution and detection of nanoparticles are achieved when a nanopore connecting liquid compartments in a device running on the Coulter principle is provided with fluid lipid walls. The fluid lipid walls are made of a lipid bilayer, and preferably include lipid anchored mobile ligands as part of the lipid bilayer. By varying the nature and concentration of the mobile ligand in the lipid bilayer, multifunctional coatings of lipids are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, February 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/400472 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 2563/131 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/48721 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09348151 | Legerton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | INNOVEGA INC. (Hansville, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INNOVAGA INC. (Hansville, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerome Legerton (Hansville, Washington); William Meyers (Hansville, Washington); Hermann Neidlinger (Hansville, Washington); Randall B. Sprague (Hansville, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method includes molding a lens, the lens including a front portion and a rear portion and an intermediate portion therebetween, the rear portion adapted to be disposed in the direction of the back of the eye, the front portion adapted to be disposed in the direction of the front of an eye, wherein molding the lens includes disposing conductive parallel nanofilaments on or within the lens. A molded contact lens includes a rear portion adapted to be disposed in the direction of the back of the eye, and a front portion that is adapted to be disposed in the direction of the front of the eye. The molded lens includes conductive parallel nanofilaments located on or within a central region of the molded lens. |
| FILED | Friday, December 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/561934 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 11/00038 (20130101) B29D 11/00644 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2105/0058 (20130101) B29K 2995/0005 (20130101) B29K 2995/0034 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/20 (20130101) G02B 5/30 (20130101) G02B 5/1876 (20130101) G02B 27/0172 (20130101) G02B 2027/015 (20130101) G02B 2027/0123 (20130101) Spectacles; Sunglasses or Goggles Insofar as They Have the Same Features as Spectacles; Contact Lenses G02C 7/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02C 7/083 (20130101) G02C 7/101 (20130101) |
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| US 09349169 | Nguyen 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) | Truong Nguyen (San Diego, California); Kyoung-Rok Lee (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A preferred method receives a color image and a corresponding raw depth map from a sensor or system. Unreliable regions are determined in the raw depth map by calculating pixel reliabilities for pixels throughout the depth map. Information is collected from the color image, for corresponding pixels in the unreliable regions of the raw depth map, from neighboring pixels outside the unreliable regions. The depth of pixels in the unreliable regions is updated with information collected from the reliable regions. Robust multi-later filtering is conducted on the adjusted depth map to produce an enhanced depth map. |
| FILED | Friday, May 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/389619 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/001 (20130101) G06T 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 5/20 (20130101) G06T 7/0051 (20130101) G06T 2207/10024 (20130101) G06T 2207/10028 (20130101) |
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| US 09349542 | Zhamu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); GuoRong Chen (Fairborn, Ohio); Xiqing Wang (Cincinnati, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio); Yanbo Wang (Fairborn, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanotek Instruments, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); GuoRong Chen (Fairborn, Ohio); Xiqing Wang (Cincinnati, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio); Yanbo Wang (Fairborn, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An energy storage stack of at least two surface-mediated cells (SMCs) internally connected in parallel or in series. The stack includes: (A) At least two SMC cells, each consisting of (i) a cathode comprising a porous cathode current collector and a cathode active material; (ii) a porous anode current collector; and (iii) a porous separator disposed between the cathode and the anode; (B) A lithium-containing electrolyte in physical contact with all the electrodes, wherein the cathode active material has a specific surface area no less than 100 m2/g in direct physical contact with the electrolyte to receive lithium ions therefrom or to provide lithium ions thereto; and (C) A lithium source. This new-generation energy storage device exhibits the highest power densities of all energy storage devices, much higher than those of all the lithium ion batteries, lithium ion capacitors, and supercapacitors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/374321 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/133 (20130101) H01M 4/583 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 12/005 (20130101) H01M 2004/021 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 7/00 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09349910 | Tansu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nelson Tansu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Ronald A. Arif (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Yik Khoon Ee (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Hongping Zhao (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A light emitting device comprising a staggered composition quantum well (QW) has a step-function-like profile in the QW, which provides higher radiative efficiency and optical gain by providing improved electron-hole wavefunction overlap. The staggered QW includes adjacent layers having distinctly different compositions. The staggered QW has adjacent layers Xn, wherein X is a quantum well component and in one quantum well layer n is a material composition selected for emission at a first target light regime, and in at least one other quantum well layer n is a distinctly different composition for emission at a different target light regime. X may be an In-content layer and the multiple Xn-containing layers provide a step function In-content profile. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/168362 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 5/0014 (20130101) H01S 5/342 (20130101) H01S 5/3422 (20130101) H01S 5/34333 (20130101) |
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| US 09350036 | Pintauro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter N. Pintauro (Brentwood, Tennessee); Andrew Park (Nashville, Tennessee); Jason Ballengee (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter N. Pintauro (Brentwood, Tennessee); Andrew Park (Nashville, Tennessee); Jason Ballengee (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating a composite membrane includes: forming a first polymer solution from a first polymer and a second polymer solution from a second polymer, respectively, where the first polymer includes a charged polymer and the second polymer includes an uncharged polymer; electrospinning, separately and simultaneously, the first and second polymer solutions to form a dual fiber mat with first polymer fibers and second polymer fibers; and processing the dual fiber mat by softening and flowing one of the first or second polymer fibers to fill in the void space between the other of the first and second polymer fibers so as to form the composite membrane. In some embodiments, the composite membrane may be a proton exchange membrane (PEM) or an anion exchange membrane (AEM). |
| FILED | Monday, August 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/567857 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/109 (20130101) H01M 8/1023 (20130101) H01M 8/1032 (20130101) H01M 8/1039 (20130101) H01M 8/1044 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/1053 (20130101) H01M 8/1067 (20130101) H01M 8/1081 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) H01M 2250/20 (20130101) H01M 2300/0082 (20130101) H01M 2300/0091 (20130101) H01M 2300/0094 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/56 (20151101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 90/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09350969 | Cohen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adobe Systems Incorporated (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Adobe Systems Incorporated (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott D. Cohen (Sunnyvale, California); Brian L. Price (San Jose, California); Bryan Stuart Morse (Mapleton, Utah); Joel A. Howard (Provo, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Target region filling techniques are described. Techniques are described in which stereo consistency is promoted between target regions, such as by sharing information during computation. Techniques are also described in which target regions of respective disparity maps are completed to promote consistency between the disparity maps. This estimated disparity may then be used as a guide to completion of a missing texture in the target region. Techniques are further described in which cross-image searching and matching is employed by leveraging a plurality of images. This may including giving preference to matches with cross-image consistency to promote consistency, thereby enforcing stereo consistency between stereo images when applicable. |
| FILED | Friday, April 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/866694 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/0007 (20130101) H04N 13/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jun Liu (Richland, Washington); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Rong Kou (Richland, Washington); Donghai Wang (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun Liu (Richland, Washington); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Rong Kou (Richland, Washington); Donghai Wang (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanocomposite material formed of graphene and a mesoporous metal oxide having a demonstrated specific capacity of more than 200 F/g with particular utility when employed in supercapacitor applications. A method for making these nanocomposite materials by first forming a mixture of graphene, a surfactant, and a metal oxide precursor, precipitating the metal oxide precursor with the surfactant from the mixture to form a mesoporous metal oxide. The mesoporous metal oxide is then deposited onto a surface of the graphene. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/553527 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0484 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/36 (20130101) H01G 11/46 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/92 (20130101) H01M 4/926 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Y02E 60/50 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24999 (20150401) Y10T 428/249978 (20150401) |
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| US 09346831 | Talin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert Alec Talin (Dublin, California); Mark D. Allendorf (Pleasanton, California); Vitalie Stavila (Pleasanton, California); Francois Leonard (Brentwood, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition including a porous metal organic framework (MOF) including an open metal site and a guest species capable of charge transfer that can coordinate with the open metal site, wherein the composition is electrically conductive. A method including infiltrating a porous metal organic framework (MOF) including an open metal site with a guest species that is capable of charge transfer; and coordinating the guest species to the open metal site to form a composition including an electrical conductivity greater than an electrical conductivity of the MOF. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/469459 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/223 (20130101) B01J 20/226 (20130101) B01J 31/16 (20130101) B01J 31/1691 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 1/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09346998 | Talapin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dmitri V. Talapin (Riverside, Illinois); Maksym V. Kovalenko (Zurich, Switzerland); Jong-Soo Lee (Chicago, Illinois); Chengyang Jiang (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dmitri V. Talapin (Riverside, Illinois); Maksym V. Kovalenko (Zurich, Switzerland); Jong-Soo Lee (Chicago, Illinois); Chengyang Jiang (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is an isolable colloidal particle comprising a nanoparticle and an inorganic capping agent bound to the surface of the nanoparticle, a solution of the same, a method for making the same from a biphasic solvent mixture, and the formation of structures and solids from the isolable colloidal particle. The process can yield photovoltaic cells, piezoelectric crystals, thermoelectric layers, optoelectronic layers, light emitting diodes, ferroelectric layers, thin film transistors, floating gate memory devices, imaging devices, phase change layers, and sensor devices. |
| FILED | Friday, April 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/266079 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 19/002 (20130101) C01B 19/007 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/52 (20130101) C01P 2002/72 (20130101) C01P 2002/84 (20130101) C01P 2002/85 (20130101) C01P 2004/03 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/16 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/025 (20130101) C09K 11/562 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09K 11/565 (20130101) C09K 11/883 (20130101) Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 7/00 (20130101) C30B 29/40 (20130101) C30B 29/46 (20130101) C30B 29/60 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 35/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09347077 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xuan Wang (Tempe, Arizona); Elliot N. Miller (Indianapolis, Indiana); Lorraine P. Yomano (Gainesville, Florida); Keelnatham T. Shanmugam (Gainesville, Florida); Lonnie O'Neal Ingram (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xuan Wang (Tempe, Arizona); Elliot N. Miller (Indianapolis, Indiana); Lorraine P. Yomano (Gainesville, Florida); Keelnatham T. Shanmugam (Gainesville, Florida); Lonnie O'Neal Ingram (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention pertains to overexpression of a putative oxidoreductase (ucpA) for increasing furfural tolerance in genetically modified microorganisms. Genetically modified microorganisms capable of overexpressing UcpA are also provided. Increased expression of ucpA was shown to increase furfural tolerance by 50%, and to permit the fermentation of sugars to products in the presence of 15 mM furfural. |
| FILED | Monday, July 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/131468 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/245 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0004 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/06 (20130101) C12P 7/10 (20130101) C12P 7/16 (20130101) C12P 7/18 (20130101) C12P 7/40 (20130101) C12P 7/44 (20130101) C12P 7/46 (20130101) C12P 7/54 (20130101) C12P 7/56 (20130101) C12P 7/065 (20130101) C12P 13/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 2203/00 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Y02E 50/17 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09347138 | Blue et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig A. Blue (Knoxville, Tennessee); Frank Wong (Livermore, California); Louis F. Aprigliano (Berlin, Maryland); Peter G. Engleman (Knoxville, Tennessee); William H. Peter (Knoxville, Tennessee); Tibor G. Rozgonyi (Golden, Colorado); Levent Ozdemir (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A coating steel component with a pattern of an iron based matrix with crystalline particles metallurgically bound to the surface of a steel substrate for use as disc cutters or other components with one or more abrading surfaces that can experience significant abrasive wear, high point loads, and large shear stresses during use. The coated component contains a pattern of features in the shape of freckles or stripes that are laser formed and fused to the steel substrate. The features can display an inner core that is harder than the steel substrate but generally softer than the matrix surrounding the core, providing toughness and wear resistance to the features. The features result from processing an amorphous alloy where the resulting matrix can be amorphous, partially devitrified or fully devitrified. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 16, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/157012 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 24/08 (20130101) C23C 24/10 (20130101) C23C 28/026 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C23C 28/027 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/1259 (20150115) Y10T 428/12007 (20150115) Y10T 428/12049 (20150115) Y10T 428/12347 (20150115) Y10T 428/12396 (20150115) Y10T 428/12458 (20150115) Y10T 428/12486 (20150115) Y10T 428/12576 (20150115) |
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| US 09347141 | Yang 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) | Peidong Yang (Kensington, California); Candace Chan (El Cerrito, California); Jianwei Sun (Albany, California); Bin Liu (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to a nanowire mesh solar fuels generator. In one aspect, a nanowire mesh solar fuels generator includes (1) a photoanode configured to perform water oxidation and (2) a photocathode configured to perform water reduction. The photocathode is in electrical contact with the photoanode. The photoanode may include a high surface area network of photoanode nanowires. The photocathode may include a high surface area network of photocathode nanowires. In some embodiments, the nanowire mesh solar fuels generator may include an ion conductive polymer infiltrating the photoanode and the photocathode in the region where the photocathode is in electrical contact with the photoanode. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/658707 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/003 (20130101) C25B 3/04 (20130101) C25B 9/00 (20130101) C25B 9/08 (20130101) C25B 11/02 (20130101) C25B 11/035 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/18 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/368 (20130101) |
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| US 09347271 | Zediker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark S. Zediker (Weldon Spring, Missouri); Charles C. Rinzler (Denver, Colorado); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Joel F. Moxley (Denver, Colorado); Yeshaya Koblick (Sharon, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Foro Energy, Inc. (Littleton, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark S. Zediker (Weldon Spring, Missouri); Charles C. Rinzler (Denver, Colorado); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Joel F. Moxley (Denver, Colorado); Yeshaya Koblick (Sharon, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | There is provided a system and apparatus for the transmission of high power laser energy over great distances without substantial power loss and without the presence of stimulated Raman scattering. There is further provided systems and optical fiber cable configurations and optical fiber structures for the delivering high power laser energy over great distances to a tool or surface to perform an operation or work with the tool or upon the surface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/706576 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 7/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E21B 10/60 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/443 (20130101) G02B 6/4296 (20130101) G02B 6/4415 (20130101) G02B 6/4436 (20130101) G02B 6/4492 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhiwen Ma (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments described herein relate to a method of producing energy from concentrated solar flux. The method includes dropping granular solid particles through a solar flux receiver configured to transfer energy from concentrated solar flux incident on the solar flux receiver to the granular solid particles as heat. The method also includes fluidizing the granular solid particles from the solar flux receiver to produce a gas-solid fluid. The gas-solid fluid is passed through a heat exchanger to transfer heat from the solid particles in the gas-solid fluid to a working fluid. The granular solid particles are extracted from the gas-solid fluid such that the granular solid particles can be dropped through the solar flux receiver again. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/855088 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Foundations; Excavations; Embankments; Underground or Underwater Structures E02D 27/38 (20130101) Buildings or Like Structures for Particular Purposes; Swimming or Splash Baths or Pools; Masts; Fencing; Tents or Canopies, in General E04H 7/26 (20130101) Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 6/065 (20130101) Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For F24J 2/07 (20130101) F24J 2/28 (20130101) F24J 2/34 (20130101) F24J 2/42 (20130101) F24J 2/48 (20130101) F24J 2/4649 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Come into Direct Contact Without Chemical Interaction F28C 3/10 (20130101) F28C 3/12 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 13/00 (20130101) F28D 20/0056 (20130101) F28D 2020/0047 (20130101) F28D 2021/0045 (20130101) Dynamo-electric Machines H02K 7/1823 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/41 (20130101) Y02E 10/44 (20130101) Y02E 10/46 (20130101) Y02E 60/142 (20130101) |
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| US 09347824 | McCord et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. McCord (Los Gatos, California); Joseph A. DiRegolo (Livermore, California); Michael R. Gluszczak (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for accurately measuring the luminous flux and color (spectra) from light-emitting devices are disclosed. An integrating sphere may be utilized to directly receive a first portion of light emitted by a light-emitting device through an opening defined on the integrating sphere. A light collector may be utilized to collect a second portion of light emitted by the light-emitting device and direct the second portion of light into the integrating sphere through the opening defined on the integrating sphere. A spectrometer may be utilized to measure at least one property of the first portion and the second portion of light received by the integrating sphere. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/527034 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 1/0214 (20130101) G01J 1/0407 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 3/28 (20130101) G01J 3/0251 (20130101) G01J 3/0262 (20130101) G01J 3/505 (20130101) G01J 2001/0481 (20130101) G01J 2001/4252 (20130101) |
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| US 09347923 | Allendorf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark D. Allendorf (Pleasanton, California); Albert Alec Talin (Dublin, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method including exposing a mixture of a porous metal organic framework (MOF) and a polymer to a predetermined molecular species, wherein the MOF has an open metal site for the predetermined molecular species and the polymer has a porosity for the predetermined molecular species; and detecting a color change of the MOF in the presence of the predetermined molecular species. A method including combining a porous metal organic framework (MOF) and a polymer, wherein the MOF has an open metal site for a predetermined molecular species and the polymer has a porosity for the predetermined molecular species. An article of manufacture including a mixture of a porous metal organic framework (MOF) and a polymer, wherein the MOF has an open metal site for a predetermined molecular species and the polymer has a porosity for the predetermined molecular species. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/595034 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 31/222 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09349513 | Meinke |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. (Palm Bay, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. (Palm Bay, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rainer Meinke (Malabar, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for manufacture of a conductor assembly. The assembly is of the type which, when conducting current, generates a magnetic field or in which, in the presence of a changing magnetic field, a voltage is induced. In an example embodiment one or more first coil rows are formed. The assembly has multiple coil rows about an axis with outer coil rows formed about inner coil rows. A determination is made of deviations from specifications associated with the formed one or more first coil rows. One or more deviations correspond to a magnitude of a multipole field component which departs from a field specification. Based on the deviations, one or more wiring patterns are generated for one or more second coil rows to be formed about the one or more first coil rows. The one or more second coil rows are formed in the assembly. The magnitude of each multipole field component that departs from the field specification is offset. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/804844 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 5/00 (20130101) H01F 6/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01F 41/048 (20130101) H01F 41/065 (20130101) Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 7/04 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49071 (20150115) |
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| US 09349900 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Ralph G. Nuzzo (Champaign, Illinois); Matthew Meitl (Raleigh, North Carolina); Heung Cho Ko (Urbana, Illinois); Jongseung Yoon (Urbana, Illinois); Etienne Menard (Durham, North Carolina); Alfred J. Baca (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods for making a device or device component by providing a multi layer structure having a plurality of functional layers and a plurality of release layers and releasing the functional layers from the multilayer structure by separating one or more of the release layers to generate a plurality of transferable structures. The transferable structures are printed onto a device substrate or device component supported by a device substrate. The methods and systems provide means for making high-quality and low-cost photovoltaic devices, transferable semiconductor structures, (opto-)electronic devices and device components. |
| FILED | Monday, April 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/246962 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 1/0046 (20130101) B81C 2201/0191 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 20/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/7813 (20130101) H01L 29/20 (20130101) H01L 29/155 (20130101) H01L 31/068 (20130101) H01L 31/072 (20130101) H01L 31/184 (20130101) H01L 31/0687 (20130101) H01L 31/0725 (20130101) H01L 31/0735 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/1844 (20130101) H01L 31/03046 (20130101) H01L 33/0079 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/544 (20130101) Y02E 10/547 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 156/1195 (20150115) |
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| US 09350026 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Di Jia Liu (Elmhurst, Illinois); Jianglan Shui (Darien, Illinois); Chen Chen (Darien, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanofibrous catalyst and method of manufacture. A precursor solution of a transition metal based material is formed into a plurality of interconnected nanofibers by electro-spinning the precursor solution with the nanofibers converted to a catalytically active material by a heat treatment. Selected subsequent treatments can enhance catalytic activity. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/630930 |
| 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 31/022 (20130101) C01B 31/0246 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/9016 (20130101) H01M 4/9083 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 12/08 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) Y02E 60/523 (20130101) |
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| US 09350036 | Pintauro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter N. Pintauro (Brentwood, Tennessee); Andrew Park (Nashville, Tennessee); Jason Ballengee (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter N. Pintauro (Brentwood, Tennessee); Andrew Park (Nashville, Tennessee); Jason Ballengee (Cedar Hill, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating a composite membrane includes: forming a first polymer solution from a first polymer and a second polymer solution from a second polymer, respectively, where the first polymer includes a charged polymer and the second polymer includes an uncharged polymer; electrospinning, separately and simultaneously, the first and second polymer solutions to form a dual fiber mat with first polymer fibers and second polymer fibers; and processing the dual fiber mat by softening and flowing one of the first or second polymer fibers to fill in the void space between the other of the first and second polymer fibers so as to form the composite membrane. In some embodiments, the composite membrane may be a proton exchange membrane (PEM) or an anion exchange membrane (AEM). |
| FILED | Monday, August 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/567857 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/109 (20130101) H01M 8/1023 (20130101) H01M 8/1032 (20130101) H01M 8/1039 (20130101) H01M 8/1044 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/1053 (20130101) H01M 8/1067 (20130101) H01M 8/1081 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) H01M 2250/20 (20130101) H01M 2300/0082 (20130101) H01M 2300/0091 (20130101) H01M 2300/0094 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/56 (20151101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 90/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09351431 | Campbell 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) | Levi A. Campbell (Poughkeepsie, New York); Richard C. Chu (Hopewell Junction, New York); Milnes P. David (Fishkill, New York); Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. (Lagrangeville, New York); Madhusudan K. Iyengar (Foster City, California); Robert E. Simons (Poughkeepsie, New York); Prabjit Singh (Poughkeepsie, New York); Jing Zhang (Poughkeepsie, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An automated multi-fluid cooling system and method are provided for cooling an electronic component(s). The cooling system includes a coolant loop, a coolant tank, multiple valves, and a controller. The coolant loop is at least partially exposed to outdoor ambient air temperature(s) during normal operation, and the coolant tank includes first and second reservoirs containing first and second fluids, respectively. The first fluid freezes at a lower temperature than the second, the second fluid has superior cooling properties compared with the first, and the two fluids are soluble. The multiple valves are controllable to selectively couple the first or second fluid into the coolant in the coolant loop, wherein the coolant includes at least the second fluid. The controller automatically controls the valves to vary first fluid concentration level in the coolant loop based on historical, current, or anticipated outdoor air ambient temperature(s) for a time of year. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/649334 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 2265/14 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/20836 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09345700 | Cardone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eutropics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eutropics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael H. Cardone (Dorchester, Massachusetts); Andrew F. Kolodziej (Winchester, Massachusetts); David Richard (Littleton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a compositions for and methods of cancer treatment in which compounds of Formula I or Formula II. In some aspects, the treatment of B-cell Lymphoma or other hematopoietic cancers is encompassed. In other aspects, the invention provides methods for treating particular types of hematopoietic cancers, such as B-cell lymphoma, using a combination of one or more compounds of Formula I or Formula II. Combination therapy with, for example, a class of therapeutics known as 26S proteasome inhibitors, for example, Bortezomib, are also included. In another aspect the present invention relates to autoimmune treatment with compounds of Formula I or Formula II. In another aspect, this invention relates to methods for identifying compounds, for example, compounds of the BH3 mimic class, that have unique in vitro properties that predict in vivo efficacy against B-cell lymphoma tumors and other cancers as well as autoimmune disease. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/700875 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 405/14 (20130101) C07D 417/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09346550 | Gambino et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MESOSCRIBE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Saint James, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MESOSCRIBE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (St. James, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard J. Gambino (Port Jefferson, New York); Christopher Gouldstone (Cold Spring Harbor, New York); Jonathan Gutleber (Northport, New York); David Hubble (Costa Mesa, California); Jason Trelewicz (Coram, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for deicing an aerostructure includes driving a sensing current through a heater element coated to an aerostructure, the heater element having a resistance that is temperature dependent. A resistance of the heater element is monitored. It is determined whether there is icing at the heater element using the monitored resistance of the heater element. A melting current is driven through the heater element when it is determined that there is icing at the heater element. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/098100 |
| ART UNIT | 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 15/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64D 15/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09347920 | Barket, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | FLIR DETECTION, INC. (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FLIR DETECTION, INC. (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis Barket, Jr. (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Jefferson, Maryland); Mark Gregory (Lafayette, Indiana); Jason Springston (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Person-portable mass analysis instrumentation configured to perform multidimensional mass analysis is provided. Mass analysis instrumentation can include a housing encompassing components of the instrumentation with the housing of the instrumentation defining a space having a volume of equal to or less than about 100,000 cm3. Instrument assemblies are also provided that can include a housing coupled to an instrument component isolation assembly, wherein the component isolation assembly is isolated from an environment exterior to the housing. Exemplary instrument assemblies can include at least first and second components configured to provide analysis with a housing of the instrument at least partially encompassing the first and second components and the first component being rigidly affixed to the housing. An isolation assembly can also be provided that is rigidly affixed to the second component with the isolation assembly being isolated from received inputs of the housing. |
| FILED | Monday, February 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/617258 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 30/06 (20130101) G01N 30/722 (20130101) G01N 30/7206 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2035/00326 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/02 (20130101) H01J 49/0022 (20130101) |
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| US 09348151 | Legerton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | INNOVEGA INC. (Hansville, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INNOVAGA INC. (Hansville, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerome Legerton (Hansville, Washington); William Meyers (Hansville, Washington); Hermann Neidlinger (Hansville, Washington); Randall B. Sprague (Hansville, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method includes molding a lens, the lens including a front portion and a rear portion and an intermediate portion therebetween, the rear portion adapted to be disposed in the direction of the back of the eye, the front portion adapted to be disposed in the direction of the front of an eye, wherein molding the lens includes disposing conductive parallel nanofilaments on or within the lens. A molded contact lens includes a rear portion adapted to be disposed in the direction of the back of the eye, and a front portion that is adapted to be disposed in the direction of the front of the eye. The molded lens includes conductive parallel nanofilaments located on or within a central region of the molded lens. |
| FILED | Friday, December 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/561934 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 11/00038 (20130101) B29D 11/00644 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2105/0058 (20130101) B29K 2995/0005 (20130101) B29K 2995/0034 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/20 (20130101) G02B 5/30 (20130101) G02B 5/1876 (20130101) G02B 27/0172 (20130101) G02B 2027/015 (20130101) G02B 2027/0123 (20130101) Spectacles; Sunglasses or Goggles Insofar as They Have the Same Features as Spectacles; Contact Lenses G02C 7/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02C 7/083 (20130101) G02C 7/101 (20130101) |
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| US 09349542 | Zhamu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); GuoRong Chen (Fairborn, Ohio); Xiqing Wang (Cincinnati, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio); Yanbo Wang (Fairborn, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanotek Instruments, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); GuoRong Chen (Fairborn, Ohio); Xiqing Wang (Cincinnati, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio); Yanbo Wang (Fairborn, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An energy storage stack of at least two surface-mediated cells (SMCs) internally connected in parallel or in series. The stack includes: (A) At least two SMC cells, each consisting of (i) a cathode comprising a porous cathode current collector and a cathode active material; (ii) a porous anode current collector; and (iii) a porous separator disposed between the cathode and the anode; (B) A lithium-containing electrolyte in physical contact with all the electrodes, wherein the cathode active material has a specific surface area no less than 100 m2/g in direct physical contact with the electrolyte to receive lithium ions therefrom or to provide lithium ions thereto; and (C) A lithium source. This new-generation energy storage device exhibits the highest power densities of all energy storage devices, much higher than those of all the lithium ion batteries, lithium ion capacitors, and supercapacitors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/374321 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/133 (20130101) H01M 4/583 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 12/005 (20130101) H01M 2004/021 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 7/00 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09351064 | Parkins |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Red Tail Hawk Corporation (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Red Rail Hawk Corporation (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John W. Parkins (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless communications headset system for double hearing protection systems that eliminates the problems associated with typical wireless communications systems. The system employs a magnetic-field coupled wireless link from a loop transmitter to a magnetic field receiver. Current through the transmitter wire loops generates magnetic flux which passes through a communications earplug. The earplug has a receiver for converting the magnetic flux to electrical voltage, and this voltage is used to drive a speaker within the earplug. The transmitter can be easily installed into aviation headsets. The loop transmitter has an open center sized so that it fits around the pinna of the human ear enabling a close position to the communications earplug. This close position is advantageous if an efficient system is desired. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/179884 |
| ART UNIT | 2656 — Digital Audio Data Processing |
| 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 11/08 (20130101) A61F 11/14 (20130101) Telephonic Communication H04M 1/05 (20130101) H04M 1/215 (20130101) Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 1/1016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kevin J. Williams (Kansas City, Missouri) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin J. Williams (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for managing energy within an inhabitable environment are provided. An energy storage system includes storing and managing energy. The storage of energy may be based on user preferences. The management of energy includes directing energy within the inhabitable environment according to user preferences and mapping data. Mapping data includes matching an electrical outlet to a location and/or device within the inhabitable environment. Instructions are provided by the computing device to the electrical components based on the mapping to control the electrical components and electrical devices. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/836971 |
| ART UNIT | 2127 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 3/32 (20130101) H02J 13/00 (20130101) H02J 2003/143 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 70/3266 (20130101) Y02B 90/222 (20130101) Systems Integrating Technologies Related to Power Network Operation, Communication or Information Technologies for Improving the Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management or Usage, i.e Smart Grids Y04S 20/12 (20130101) Y04S 20/242 (20130101) |
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| US 09349033 | Orandi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shahram Orandi (Potomac, Maryland); Fred Byers (Knoxville, Maryland); Stephen Harvey (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Michael D. Garris (Boyds, Maryland); Stephen S. Wood (Chevy Chase, Maryland); John M. Libert (Rockville, Maryland); Jin Chu Wu (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shahram Orandi (Potomac, Maryland); Fred Byers (Knoxville, Maryland); Stephen Harvey (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Michael D. Garris (Boyds, Maryland); Stephen S. Wood (Chevy Chase, Maryland); John M. Libert (Rockville, Maryland); Jin Chu Wu (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A contactless, three-dimensional fingerprint scanner apparatus, method, and system are described. The contactless fingerprint scanner can provide either, or both, topographical contrast of three-dimensional fingerprint features and optical contrast of a three-dimensional fingerprint surface. Data captured from scanning of a target with known geometric features mimicking fingerprint features can be examined as images or surface plots and analyzed for fidelity against the known target feature specifications to evaluate or validate device capture performance as well as interoperability. The target can be used by scanner vendors and designers to validate their devices, as well as to perform type certification. |
| FILED | Friday, September 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/623898 |
| 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 9/00013 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09349905 | Woods et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (Thornton, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Thornton, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence M. Woods (Littleton, Colorado); Rosine M. Ribelin (Lakewood, Colorado); Prem Nath (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-junction photovoltaic cell includes a substrate and a back contact layer formed on the substrate. A low bandgap Group IB-IIIB-VIB2 material solar absorber layer is formed on the back contact layer. A heterojunction partner layer is formed on the low bandgap solar absorber layer, to help form the bottom cell junction, and the heterojunction partner layer includes at least one layer of a high resistivity material having a resistivity of at least 100 ohms-centimeter. The high resistivity material has the formula (Zn and/or Mg)(S, Se, O, and/or OH). A conductive interconnect layer is formed above the heterojunction partner layer, and at least one additional single-junction photovoltaic cell is formed on the conductive interconnect layer, as a top cell. The top cell may have an amorphous Silicon or p-type Cadmium Selenide solar absorber layer. Cadmium Selenide may be converted from n-type to p-type with a chloride doping process. |
| FILED | Monday, December 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/100960 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0256 (20130101) H01L 21/385 (20130101) H01L 21/02579 (20130101) H01L 31/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/046 (20141201) H01L 31/073 (20130101) H01L 31/0336 (20130101) H01L 31/0392 (20130101) H01L 31/0725 (20130101) H01L 31/1828 (20130101) H01L 31/1884 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/543 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09347077 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xuan Wang (Tempe, Arizona); Elliot N. Miller (Indianapolis, Indiana); Lorraine P. Yomano (Gainesville, Florida); Keelnatham T. Shanmugam (Gainesville, Florida); Lonnie O'Neal Ingram (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xuan Wang (Tempe, Arizona); Elliot N. Miller (Indianapolis, Indiana); Lorraine P. Yomano (Gainesville, Florida); Keelnatham T. Shanmugam (Gainesville, Florida); Lonnie O'Neal Ingram (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention pertains to overexpression of a putative oxidoreductase (ucpA) for increasing furfural tolerance in genetically modified microorganisms. Genetically modified microorganisms capable of overexpressing UcpA are also provided. Increased expression of ucpA was shown to increase furfural tolerance by 50%, and to permit the fermentation of sugars to products in the presence of 15 mM furfural. |
| FILED | Monday, July 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/131468 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/245 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0004 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/06 (20130101) C12P 7/10 (20130101) C12P 7/16 (20130101) C12P 7/18 (20130101) C12P 7/40 (20130101) C12P 7/44 (20130101) C12P 7/46 (20130101) C12P 7/54 (20130101) C12P 7/56 (20130101) C12P 7/065 (20130101) C12P 13/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 2203/00 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Y02E 50/17 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09347106 | Wang |
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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) | Jinbo Wang (Beltsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for detecting multiple citrus pathogens using a multiplex branched DNA signal amplification reaction. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/945350 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/701 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 09346550 | Gambino et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MESOSCRIBE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Saint James, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MESOSCRIBE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (St. James, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard J. Gambino (Port Jefferson, New York); Christopher Gouldstone (Cold Spring Harbor, New York); Jonathan Gutleber (Northport, New York); David Hubble (Costa Mesa, California); Jason Trelewicz (Coram, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for deicing an aerostructure includes driving a sensing current through a heater element coated to an aerostructure, the heater element having a resistance that is temperature dependent. A resistance of the heater element is monitored. It is determined whether there is icing at the heater element using the monitored resistance of the heater element. A melting current is driven through the heater element when it is determined that there is icing at the heater element. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/098100 |
| ART UNIT | 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 15/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64D 15/20 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09348956 | Rodriguez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aerion Corporation (Reno, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AERION CORPORATION (Reno, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Rodriguez (Palo Alto, California); Peter Sturdza (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid-flow simulation over a computer-generated surface is generated using a diffusion technique. The surface is comprised of a surface mesh of polygons. A boundary-layer fluid property is obtained for a subset of the polygons of the surface mesh. A gradient vector is determined for a selected polygon, the selected polygon belonging to the surface mesh but not one of the subset of polygons. A maximum and minimum diffusion rate is determined along directions determined using the gradient vector corresponding to the selected polygon. A diffusion-path vector is defined between a point in the selected polygon and a neighboring point in a neighboring polygon. An updated fluid property is determined for the selected polygon using a variable diffusion rate, the variable diffusion rate based on the minimum diffusion rate, maximum diffusion rate, and the gradient vector. |
| FILED | Friday, May 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/887199 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5018 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/5095 (20130101) G06F 2217/16 (20130101) G06F 2217/46 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09347864 | Farritor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shane M. Farritor (Lincoln, Nebraska); Sheng Lu (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for determining the stiffness of a structure based on vertical track modulus. Vertical deflection data is collected along a particular section of a structure, such as a railroad track. A first set of vertical modulus is determined, based in part, on the collected vertical deflection data. At a second time, vertical deflection data is again collected along the particular section of the structure to be used in determining a second set of vertical modulus. At least the first and second sets of vertical modulus are analyzed to determine a mathematical algorithm that facilitates developing a trend in the vertical track modulus of the structure and evaluating the stiffness of the structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/068086 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Auxiliary Equipment Specially Adapted for Railways, Not Otherwise Provided for B61K 9/08 (20130101) Guiding Railway Traffic; Ensuring the Safety of Railway Traffic B61L 23/047 (20130101) B61L 23/048 (20130101) Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 7/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 3/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Linear or Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, or Shock; Indicating Presence, Absence, or Direction, of Movement G01P 15/00 (20130101) Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 17/88 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09346858 | Ko et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York); Fundação Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Fundação Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert I. Ko (Salvador, Brazil); Mitermayer Galvão Reis (Salvador, Brazil); Julio Henrique Rosa Croda (Salvador, Brazil); Isadora Cristina Siqueira (Salvador, Brazil); David A. Haake (Los Angeles, California); James Matsunaga (Los Angeles, California); Lee W. Riley (Berkeley, California); Michele Barocchi (Los Angeles, California); Tracy Ann Young (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to three isolated DNA molecules that encode for proteins, BigL1, BigL2 and BigL3, in the Leptospira sp bacterium which have repetitive Bacterial-Ig-like (Big) domains and their use in diagnostic, therapeutic and vaccine applications. According to the present invention, the isolated molecules encoding for BigL1, BigL2 and BigL3 proteins are used for the diagnosis and prevention of infection with Leptospira species that are capable of producing disease in humans and other mammals, including those of veterinary importance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/819045 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/20 (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 1/689 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 09346347 | Gray, Jr. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles L. Gray, Jr. (Pinckney, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Gray, Jr. (Pinckney, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Fail-safe methods for utilizing an over-center pump/motor in a hydraulic hybrid vehicle are disclosed. A high-pressure fluid shutoff valve and an optional electrically or manually operated valve are additionally provided as means to ensure disconnection of the high pressure source in the event of a failure. Displacement stroke position and pressure differentials across the pump/motor are continually monitored. On detection of various modes of failure or irregularity in control of displacement, actions are taken including any of: the high pressure and low pressure accumulators are shut off automatically or manually, a check valve between the high and low pressure ports of the pump/motor is activated, and a small amount of pressurized fluid is released from the high pressure circuit to depressurize the captive fluid. Safe startup and shutdown procedures are also specified. The system provides for safe operation of a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that includes an engine pump and drive motor, at least one of which operates over-center. The system optionally provides a displacement control valve that is controlled by feedback from an actuator or displacement position sensor and that on loss of electric power to the displacement control valve will cause the controlled pump/motor to stroke to a zero displacement position. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/637847 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Arrangement or Mounting of Propulsion Units or of Transmissions in Vehicles; Arrangement or Mounting of Plural Diverse Prime-movers in Vehicles; Auxiliary Drives for Vehicles; Instrumentation or Dashboards for Vehicles; Arrangements in Connection With Cooling, Air Intake, Gas Exhaust or Fuel Supply of Propulsion Units in Vehicles B60K 6/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Conjoint Control of Vehicle Sub-units of Different Type or Different Function; Control Systems Specially Adapted for Hybrid Vehicles; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems for Purposes Not Related to the Control of a Particular Sub-unit B60W 10/04 (20130101) B60W 10/06 (20130101) B60W 50/038 (20130101) Systems Acting by Means of Fluids in General; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g Servomotors; Details of Fluid-pressure Systems, Not Otherwise Provided for F15B 1/024 (20130101) F15B 1/033 (20130101) F15B 20/002 (20130101) F15B 20/004 (20130101) F15B 20/008 (20130101) F15B 2211/87 (20130101) F15B 2211/212 (20130101) F15B 2211/8626 (20130101) F15B 2211/8752 (20130101) F15B 2211/8755 (20130101) F15B 2211/20553 (20130101) Gearing F16H 61/421 (20130101) F16H 61/439 (20130101) F16H 61/4192 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/6208 (20130101) Y02T 10/6282 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09348791 | Colgan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Cporporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Evan G. Colgan (Chestnut Ridge, New York); Monty M. Denneau (Brewster, New York); Daniel M. Kuchta (Patterson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Compute clusters to implement a high performance computer are provided. For example, a compute cluster includes an optical redistribution box, and a processor module comprising M processors. The optical redistribution box includes N optical input connectors, N optical global connectors, and internal optical connections configured to connect each optical input connector to every optical global connector such that each duplex pair of a given optical input bundle connected connected to the optical global connectors. A first group of N processors (wherein N=M/2) of the processor module is optically connected to one of the optical input connectors via one of the optical input bundles, and second group of N processors of the processor module is optically connected to one of the optical global connectors via one of the optical global bundles. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/510653 |
| ART UNIT | 2185 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 15/161 (20130101) G06F 15/163 (20130101) G06F 15/173 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 15/17337 (20130101) Transmission H04B 10/40 (20130101) H04B 10/2503 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 5/14 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 09347932 | Tao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nongjian Tao (Fountain Hills, Arizona); Francis Tsow (Tempe, Arizona); Anant Rai (New Delhi, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, A BODY CORPORATE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nongjian Tao (Fountain Hills, Arizona); Francis Tsow (Tempe, Arizona); Anant Rai (New Delhi, India) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes a device and method for measuring flow rate from air flow using acoustic resonance. It is shown that the device can be used to measure breath flow rate and biomarker concentration within human breath. |
| FILED | Monday, October 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/877486 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/083 (20130101) A61B 5/087 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/497 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09347359 | LaPointe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cummins IP, Inc. (Columbus, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CUMMINS IP, INC. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leon A. LaPointe (Columbus, Indiana); Scott Miles (Indianapolis, Indiana); Jay Shah (Columbus, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is an air dithering system for an internal combustion engine generating exhaust gas that includes an exhaust line in exhaust gas receiving communication with the internal combustion engine. The system also includes an exhaust aftertreatment component positioned within the exhaust line in exhaust gas receiving communication with exhaust gas in the exhaust line. Further, the system includes an air injector in air injecting communication with exhaust gas in the exhaust line at a location downstream of the internal combustion engine and upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment component. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/834220 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas-flow Silencers or Exhaust Apparatus for Machines or Engines in General; Gas-flow Silencers or Exhaust Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engines F01N 3/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01N 3/32 (20130101) F01N 3/103 (20130101) F01N 9/00 (20130101) F01N 2560/025 (20130101) F01N 2900/0601 (20130101) F01N 2900/1402 (20130101) F01N 2900/1624 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/20 (20130101) Y02T 10/47 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09347792 | Meeker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Meeker (Alburquerque, New Mexico); John Cunningham (Alburquerque, New Mexico); David Baughman (Alburquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Meeker (Alburquerque, New Mexico); John Cunningham (Alburquerque, New Mexico); David Baughman (Alburquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A display system is provided for a vehicle. The system includes a first data source configured to provide low resolution terrain data; a second data source configured to provide high resolution terrain data; a processing unit coupled to the first data source and the second data source, the processing unit configured to receive the low resolution terrain data and high resolution terrain data, to integrate the low resolution terrain data and the high resolution terrain data into a common three-dimensional view that includes graphical elements representing both the low and the high resolution terrain data, and to supply display commands associated with the low and the high resolution terrain data; and a display device coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and operable to render the common three-dimensional view to thereby allow simultaneous viewing of the low and the high resolution terrain data. |
| FILED | Monday, October 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/285598 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 21/3638 (20130101) G01C 23/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 17/05 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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