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| US 09392788 | Ponnusamy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Loganathan Ponnusamy (Raleigh, North Carolina); Ning Xu (Saskatoon, Canada); Coby Schal (Cary, North Carolina); Charles S. Apperson (Raleigh, North Carolina); Dawn Wesson (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loganathan Ponnusamy (Raleigh, North Carolina); Ning Xu (Saskatoon, Canada); Coby Schal (Cary, North Carolina); Charles S. Apperson (Raleigh, North Carolina); Dawn Wesson (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions for attracting and/or stimulating oviposition. The compositions comprise a suitable carrier and a bacterium capable of producing nonanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, or methyl tetradecanoate; Bacillus thuringiensis; Lactococcus lactis; Klebsiella oxytoca; Shigella dysenteriae; Brevundimonas vesicularis; a supernatant of a culture of any of the these bacteria; nonanoic acid; tetradecanoic acid; or methyl tetradecanoate, or any combination thereof, at a concentration effective to attract the mosquito to a target. The compositions may be comprised within a kit or trap. Also provided are methods of attracting mosquitoes to a target. |
| FILED | Friday, November 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/613920 |
| 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 25/22 (20130101) A01N 37/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 37/02 (20130101) A01N 37/02 (20130101) A01N 37/02 (20130101) A01N 37/02 (20130101) A01N 37/02 (20130101) A01N 63/02 (20130101) A01N 63/02 (20130101) A01N 63/02 (20130101) A01N 63/02 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09392948 | Briggs et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carey Robert Briggs (La Jolla, California); Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carey Robert Briggs (La Jolla, California); Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In a system and method of determining regularity associated with a rhythm disorder of a heart, a derivative of a first cardiac signal at a plurality of first time points is processed against a derivative of a second cardiac signal at a plurality of second time points to define a plurality of coordinate pairs of the first cardiac signal against the second cardiac signal. Thereafter, an index of regularity that exceeds a threshold is determined. The index of regularity indicates an approximate congruence of the plurality of coordinate pairs among the first cardiac signal and the second cardiac signal. |
| FILED | Monday, May 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/470705 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/042 (20130101) A61B 5/044 (20130101) A61B 5/046 (20130101) A61B 5/0422 (20130101) A61B 5/0452 (20130101) A61B 5/0464 (20130101) A61B 5/743 (20130101) A61B 5/04011 (20130101) A61B 5/04012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/04525 (20130101) A61B 5/7239 (20130101) A61B 5/7246 (20130101) A61B 5/7257 (20130101) A61B 5/7425 (20130101) A61B 8/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09392984 | Pelc et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Norbert J. Pelc (Los Altos, California); Scott Hsieh (Anaheim, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Norbert J. Pelc (Los Altos, California); Scott Hsieh (Anaheim, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A CT apparatus for scanning an object is provided. An x-ray source is provided, wherein the x-ray source provides a collimated x-ray beam with a cross-section with a length and thickness. A plurality of wedges is provided between the source and object. An actuator is connected to the wedges for moving the wedges substantially perpendicular to the length of the cross-section of the collimated x-ray beam. An x-ray detector is located on an opposite side of the object from the x-ray source and is for detecting x-rays that pass through the object and the plurality of wedges. A gantry rotates the x-ray source, the plurality of wedges, and the x-ray detector around an axis of rotation. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/125926 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/06 (20130101) A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/44 (20130101) A61B 6/405 (20130101) A61B 6/547 (20130101) A61B 6/583 (20130101) A61B 6/4035 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 6/4241 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/22 (20130101) G02B 5/201 (20130101) G02B 26/02 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09392986 | Ning et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ruola Ning (Fairport, New York); Xiaohua Zhang (Rochester, New York); David L. Conover (Rochester, New York); Shaohua Liu (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York); Koning Corporation (West Henrietta, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ruola Ning (Fairport, New York); Xiaohua Zhang (Rochester, New York); David L. Conover (Rochester, New York); Shaohua Liu (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Cone Beam Breast CT (CBBCT) is a three-dimensional breast imaging modality with high soft tissue contrast, high spatial resolution and no tissue overlap. CBBCT-based computer aided diagnosis (CBBCT-CAD) technology is a clinically useful tool for breast cancer detection and diagnosis that will help radiologists to make more efficient and accurate decisions. The CBBCT-CAD is able to: 1) use 3D algorithms for image artifact correction, mass and calcification detection and characterization, duct imaging and segmentation, vessel imaging and segmentation, and breast density measurement, 2) present composite information of the breast including mass and calcifications, duct structure, vascular structure and breast density to the radiologists to aid them in determining the probability of malignancy of a breast lesion. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/985517 |
| ART UNIT | 2669 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/502 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 6/5217 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/321 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) G06T 2207/10081 (20130101) G06T 2207/30068 (20130101) |
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| US 09393199 | Irvine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darrell J. Irvine (Arlington, Massachusetts); Matthias Stephan (Boston, Massachusetts); Jaehyun Moon (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Anna Bershteyn (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions and methods for delivering agents to localized regions, tissues, or organs in vivo by conjugating agent-loaded nanoparticles to cells having homing capability. The agents may be therapeutic or diagnostic agents such as cancer chemotherapeutic agents and imaging agents respectively. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/910937 |
| 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 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5146 (20130101) A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 31/711 (20130101) A61K 31/711 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 38/2086 (20130101) A61K 38/2086 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/395 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/46 (20130101) A61K 47/48776 (20130101) A61K 47/48815 (20130101) A61K 47/48915 (20130101) A61K 2035/124 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0006 (20130101) C12N 5/0636 (20130101) C12N 5/0647 (20130101) C12N 15/87 (20130101) |
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| US 09393212 | Popov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts); The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexey Popov (Waltham, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Enlow (Waltham, Massachusetts); James Bourassa (Somerville, Massachusetts); Colin R Gardner (Concord, Massachusetts); Hongming Chen (Belmont, Massachusetts); Laura M Ensign (Towson, Maryland); Samuel K Lai (Carrboro, North Carolina); Tao Yu (Baltimore, Maryland); Justin Hanes (Baltimore, Maryland); Ming Yang (Towson, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanocrystals, compositions, and methods that aid particle transport in mucus are provided. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods involve making mucus-penetrating particles (MPP) without any polymeric carriers, or with minimal use of polymeric carriers. The compositions and methods may include, in some embodiments, modifying the surface coatings of particles formed of pharmaceutical agents that have a low water solubility. Such methods and compositions can be used to achieve efficient transport of particles of pharmaceutical agents though mucus barriers in the body for a wide spectrum of applications, including drug delivery, imaging, and diagnostic applications. In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition including such particles is well-suited for administration routes involving the particles passing through a mucosal barrier. |
| FILED | Friday, June 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/731921 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/10 (20130101) A61K 9/5031 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 31/12 (20130101) A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 31/58 (20130101) A61K 31/341 (20130101) A61K 31/405 (20130101) A61K 31/409 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/569 (20130101) A61K 31/573 (20130101) A61K 31/635 (20130101) A61K 31/662 (20130101) A61K 31/675 (20130101) A61K 47/34 (20130101) A61K 49/0089 (20130101) |
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| US 09393213 | Popov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts); The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexey Popov (Waltham, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Enlow (Waltham, Massachusetts); James Bourassa (Somerville, Massachusetts); Colin R Gardner (Concord, Massachusetts); Hongming Chen (Belmont, Massachusetts); Laura M Ensign (Towson, Maryland); Samuel K Lai (Carrboro, North Carolina); Tao Yu (Baltimore, Maryland); Justin Hanes (Baltimore, Maryland); Ming Yang (Towson, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanocrystals, compositions, and methods that aid particle transport in mucus are provided. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods involve making mucus-penetrating particles (MPP) without any polymeric carriers, or with minimal use of polymeric carriers. The compositions and methods may include, in some embodiments, modifying the surface coatings of particles formed of pharmaceutical agents that have a low water solubility. Such methods and compositions can be used to achieve efficient transport of particles of pharmaceutical agents though mucus barriers in the body for a wide spectrum of applications, including drug delivery, imaging, and diagnostic applications. In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition including such particles is well-suited for administration routes involving the particles passing through a mucosal barrier. |
| FILED | Friday, June 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/731972 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/10 (20130101) A61K 9/5031 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 31/12 (20130101) A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 31/58 (20130101) A61K 31/341 (20130101) A61K 31/405 (20130101) A61K 31/409 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/569 (20130101) A61K 31/573 (20130101) A61K 31/635 (20130101) A61K 31/662 (20130101) A61K 31/675 (20130101) A61K 47/34 (20130101) A61K 49/0089 (20130101) |
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| US 09393216 | Woodrow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kim A. Woodrow (Seattle, Washington); Cameron Ball (Seattle, Washington); Anna Blakney (Seattle, Washington); Emily Krogstad (Seattle, Washington); Huarong Nie (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are drug delivery systems incorporating electrospun fibers that comprise and deliver physicochemically diverse drug compounds. Such fibers provide significant advantages in drug agent release, such as adaptability for solid dosage delivery to mucosal tissues. This is in addition to allowing for controlled drug release. Systems and methods for large-scale electrospinning productivity are described, including novel microarchitectures allowing for variable pharmacokinetics in drug release. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/073734 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| 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 6/06 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0031 (20130101) A61K 9/0034 (20130101) A61K 9/0036 (20130101) A61K 9/70 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/23 (20130101) A61K 31/23 (20130101) A61K 31/46 (20130101) A61K 31/46 (20130101) A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/522 (20130101) A61K 31/522 (20130101) A61K 31/565 (20130101) A61K 31/567 (20130101) A61K 31/567 (20130101) A61K 31/675 (20130101) A61K 31/675 (20130101) A61K 31/675 (20130101) A61K 31/7072 (20130101) A61K 31/7072 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/10 (20130101) A61K 47/32 (20130101) A61K 47/34 (20130101) A61K 47/38 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/0007 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 1/103 (20130101) |
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| US 09393217 | Hammond et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paula T. Hammond (Newton, Massachusetts); Mara L. Macdonald (Arvada, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are systems for controlled release of proteins from decomposable thin films constructed by layer-by-layer deposition. Such films generally comprise alternating layers of polymers and proteins, and may further comprise additional layers of polyions. In some embodiments, decomposable thin films and methods of using such films allow proteins to be released over an extended period of time and/or retention of as much as 100% of function of released protein. |
| FILED | Friday, October 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/511589 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/7007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/726 (20130101) A61K 31/727 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/1825 (20130101) A61K 38/1866 (20130101) A61K 38/1875 (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 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/16 (20130101) A61L 31/148 (20130101) A61L 33/08 (20130101) A61L 33/0011 (20130101) A61L 2300/42 (20130101) A61L 2300/252 (20130101) A61L 2300/604 (20130101) A61L 2300/608 (20130101) A61L 2420/02 (20130101) A61L 2420/08 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/31768 (20150401) |
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| US 09393233 | Anderson, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Anthony Anderson, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois); Calvin J. Chany, II (Asbury, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Anthony Anderson, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois); Calvin J. Chany, II (Asbury, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A new class of anti-microbial agents and methods for preventing or reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and/or diseases is provided. Preferably, these anti-microbial agents are also contraceptive and, thus, also prevent or reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies. The anti-microbial agents comprise a delivery vector having anti-microbial activity (and preferably contraceptive activity) coupled with a nitric oxide donor moiety. |
| FILED | Monday, August 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/063996 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0034 (20130101) A61K 31/19 (20130101) A61K 31/21 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/215 (20130101) A61K 31/216 (20130101) A61K 31/4245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09393244 | Moussa |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charbel Moussa (Germantown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods of promoting parkin activity in a subject, comprising: selecting a subject with a disorder associated with decreased Parkin activity; and administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition that increases parkin activity, wherein the composition is an inhibitor of a deubiquitinating enzyme. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/212750 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/517 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09393254 | Shemshedini et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lirim Shemshedini (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Shao-Yong Chen (Brookline, Massachusetts); Changmeng Cai (Newton, Massachusetts); Chen-Lin Hsieh (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides materials and methods useful to treat various sGCα1-expressing cancers. Materials include peptides which interfere with sGCα1's pro-survival functions, thereby resulting in apoptosis of sGCα1-expressing cells. In addition, the present invention provides screening assays, diagnostic assays, methods to prognose, methods to treat, and kits. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/067084 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09393257 | Osborn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark J. Osborn (St. Paul, Minnesota); Jakub Tolar (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Bruce Blazar (Golden Valley, Minnesota); Daniel F. Voytas (Falcon Heights, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN)-mediated DNA editing of disease-causing mutations in the context of the human genome and human cells to treat patients with compromised genetic disorders. |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/193037 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09393262 | Yeo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoon Yeo (West Lafayette, Indiana); Gaurav Bajaj (Lafayette, Indiana); Peisheng Xu (Lafayette, Indiana); Karen Liu (Lafayette, Indiana); Eun Jung Cho (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides a polymer comprising a derivative of chitosan, wherein the derivative is zwitterionic, as well as methods of using the polymer. In addition, the present disclosure provides a nanoparticle structure comprising a derivative of chitosan and a dendrimer, as well as methods of utilizing the nanoparticle structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/628991 |
| 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 9/06 (20130101) A61K 9/0014 (20130101) A61K 31/722 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/34 (20130101) A61K 47/48869 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/003 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/16 (20130101) C08J 2300/202 (20130101) C08J 2405/08 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 79/02 (20130101) C08L 79/02 (20130101) C08L 79/02 (20130101) C08L 101/005 (20130101) C08L 101/005 (20130101) C08L 101/005 (20130101) C08L 2205/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09393285 | Sullivan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin Sullivan (San Diego, California); Tannin A. Schmidt (Calgary, Canada); David A. Sullivan (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California); SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin Sullivan (San Diego, California); Tannin A. Schmidt (Calgary, Canada); David A. Sullivan (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition, and methods of use thereof, for treating ocular boundary deficiency, symptoms associated therewith, or undesired condition that is associated with or causes ocular boundary deficiency at the ocular surface. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises a human PRG4 protein, a lubricant fragment, homolog, or isoform thereof, suspended in an ophthalmically acceptable balanced salt solution. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may also comprise one or more ophthalmically acceptable agents selected from the group consisting of an ophthalmically acceptable demulcent, excipient, astringent, vasoconstrictor, emollient, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, and surface active phospholipids, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for topical administration. |
| FILED | Friday, November 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/940370 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 9/0051 (20130101) A61K 31/568 (20130101) A61K 31/568 (20130101) A61K 31/715 (20130101) A61K 31/728 (20130101) A61K 38/13 (20130101) A61K 38/13 (20130101) A61K 38/17 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/1841 (20130101) A61K 38/1841 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09393288 | Cipolla |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (Burlington, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (Burlington, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marilyn J. Cipolla (Colchester, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods for modulating PPAR-γ activity using relaxin or agonists thereof. The result is wide range of new therapeutic regimens for treating, inhibiting the development of, or otherwise dealing with, a multitude of illnesses and conditions, including small vessel disorders of the brain and those associated with increased blood-brain barrier permeability, cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, epilepsy, stroke, CADASIL and migraine. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/795685 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/425 (20130101) A61K 31/425 (20130101) A61K 38/2221 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/2221 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09393292 | Brenner |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Malcolm K. Brenner (Bellaire, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods for cell therapy by modifying transfused cells to express an inducible caspase 9 protein, so that the cells may be selectively killed if the patient experiences dangerous side effects. Provided also within relates in part to methods for preventing or treating Graft versus Host Disease by modifying T cells before administration to a patient, so that they may be selectively killed if GvHD develops in the patient. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/743384 |
| 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 35/17 (20130101) A61K 35/28 (20130101) A61K 35/545 (20130101) A61K 38/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/4873 (20130101) A61K 39/001 (20130101) A61K 2039/5156 (20130101) A61K 2039/5158 (20130101) Peptides C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0636 (20130101) C12N 5/0663 (20130101) C12N 2501/48 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 304/22062 (20130101) C12Y 502/01008 (20130101) |
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| US 09393294 | Gierahn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Todd Gierahn (Brookline, Massachusetts); Richard Malley (Beverly, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd Gierahn (Brookline, Massachusetts); Richard Malley (Beverly, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major health concern, especially in very young, elderly, or immunocompromized patients. The present disclosure provides, inter alia, certain highly effective vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions in Streptococcus pneumoniae. The antigens may be used therapeutically or prophylactically. |
| FILED | Friday, January 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/355468 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/04 (20130101) A61K 39/02 (20130101) A61K 39/092 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09393300 | Barnett et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NOVARTIS AG (Basel, Switzerland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan W. Barnett (San Francisco, California); Antu Dey (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to immunogenic complexes formed between polyanionic carbomers and Env polypeptides. Uses of the immunogenic complexes in applications including inducing an immune response and immunization generally are described. Methods of forming and manufacture of the immunogenic complexes are also described. The present invention also relates to immunogenic compositions including low viscosity, polyanionic carbomers and Env polypeptides. Uses of such immunogenic compositions in applications including inducing an immune response and immunization generally are described. Methods of manufacture of such immunogenic compositions are also described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/357270 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/385 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/6093 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 09393322 | Poeschla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric M. Poeschla (Rochester, Minnesota); Roman A. Barraza (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides methods and materials related to treating glaucoma, ocular hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and renal diseases. For example, this document provides isolated nucleic acid molecules and viral vectors (e.g., lentiviral vectors) containing isolated nucleic acid molecules. Methods for reducing intraocular pressure as well as symptoms and progression of cardiovascular and renal diseases also are provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/510921 |
| 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 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/44 (20130101) A61K 48/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0083 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 114/99001 (20130101) |
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| US 09393407 | Bar-Cohen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Children's Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California); University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California); University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yaniv Bar-Cohen (South Pasadena, California); Gerald Loeb (South Pasadena, California); Michael Silka (La Canada, California); Ramen Chmait (La Crescenta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A fully implantable cardiac pacemaker system is provided. The pacemaker system includes a pacemaker having an electrode sub-assembly containing an electrode and a base into which the electrode is embedded. It also includes an implantable package that has electronic components for providing electrical pulses to a patient's heart. The pacemaker also has a power supply and a flexible electrically conductive lead that connects the electronic components to the electrode. In addition to the pacemaker, the pacemaker system includes a removable insertion casing that is physically attached to the base portion of the electrode sub-assembly. Upon insertion of the pacemaker into a patient's heart, the pacemaker is detached from the removable insertion casing and deployed fully in the patient's chest. The pacemaker system has particular use in fetal applications. |
| FILED | Friday, April 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/390943 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/059 (20130101) A61N 1/362 (20130101) A61N 1/375 (20130101) A61N 1/0587 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/3756 (20130101) A61N 1/3787 (20130101) A61N 1/37205 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49002 (20150115) |
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| US 09393425 | Narayan |
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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); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods define an index of risk for cardiac disease by detecting cellular derangements that may lead to cardiomyopathy, heart rhythm disorders or ischemic heart disease. The markers include fluctuations or abnormal rate-behavior of electrical, mechanical or other measurable biosignals. The invention operates in modes that can be applied to prevent atrial fibrillation or the risk for ventricular arrhythmias. Alternative embodiments are applied to tissue outside the heart such as skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, the central nervous system, the respiratory system, the urogenital system and the gastrointestinal system. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/135472 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0245 (20130101) A61B 5/0402 (20130101) A61B 5/0452 (20130101) A61B 5/4839 (20130101) A61B 5/7275 (20130101) A61B 18/14 (20130101) A61B 18/1492 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3621 (20130101) A61N 1/36114 (20130101) A61N 1/36592 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394253 | Cance et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William G. Cance (Orchard Park, New York); Ravindra K. Pandey (East Amherst, New York); Elena V. Kurenova (West Falls, New York); Manivannan Ethirajan (Cheektowaga, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to protein binding inhibitor compounds and methods of identifying and using them. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative disorders, especially cancer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/261870 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 33/24 (20130101) A61K 33/24 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 211/45 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 207/34 (20130101) C07D 209/40 (20130101) C07D 213/74 (20130101) C07D 215/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394303 | Nikolovska-Coleska et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Fardokht Abulwerdi (Frederick, Maryland); Hollis Showalter (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Lei Miao (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jeanne Stuckey (Fenton, Michigan); Ahmed Mady (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to a new class of small-molecules having pyrazolopyridine structure which function as inhibitors of Mcl-1 protein, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. |
| FILED | Friday, April 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/678267 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/10 (20130101) A61N 2005/1098 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394307 | Krasinski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ChemoCentryx, Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ChemoCentryx, Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antoni Krasinski (Mountain View, California); Sreenivas Punna (Sunnyvale, California); Solomon Ungashe (Fremont, California); Qiang Wang (Union City, California); Yibin Zeng (San Mateo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR2 receptor. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR2-mediated diseases and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR2 antagonists. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/043602 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/04 (20130101) C07D 471/12 (20130101) C07D 473/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394316 | Desai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjay A. Desai (Potomac, Maryland); Ajay D. Pillai (Hyderabad, India) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are inhibitors of the plasmodial surface anion channel (PSAC) inhibitors and the use thereof in treating or preventing malaria in an animal such as a human, comprising administering an effective amount of an inhibitor or a combination of inhibitors. An example of such an inhibitor is a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R7 are as described herein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/094842 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/50 (20130101) A61K 31/50 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/423 (20130101) A61K 31/423 (20130101) A61K 31/433 (20130101) A61K 31/433 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/554 (20130101) A61K 31/554 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4245 (20130101) A61K 31/4245 (20130101) A61K 31/4355 (20130101) A61K 31/4355 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4741 (20130101) A61K 31/4745 (20130101) A61K 31/4745 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 263/57 (20130101) C07D 281/16 (20130101) C07D 403/08 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) C07D 417/06 (20130101) C07D 491/048 (20130101) C07D 498/04 (20130101) C07D 513/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394327 | Wen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of California State University (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of California State University (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xin Wen (Alhambra, California); Sen Wang (Alhambra, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The uses of antifreeze proteins (AFPs), including polypeptides, peptides, fragments of AFPs, and mimicries of AFPs, as highly efficient additives for crystal growth control are provided. AFPs are demonstrated to efficiently inhibit the nucleation of commercially and pharmaceutically important compounds (e.g., nucleosides, sugars, salts), increase the supersaturation of their solutions, modify their crystal habits, and result in novel morphologies. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/843142 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 1/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07H 19/06 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/483 (20130101) |
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| US 09394343 | Madonna et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Madonna (Santa Cruz, California); Stephen Benoit (Cincinnati, Ohio); Glenn Millhauser (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Madonna (Santa Cruz, California); Stephen Benoit (Cincinnati, Ohio); Glenn Millhauser (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An engineered polypeptide comprising an AgRP analog with increased basic residues compared to the wild type polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide, when introduced into the CNS of a mammal, stimulates appetite. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/130916 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/47 (20130101) |
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| US 09394344 | DeLisa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew DeLisa (Ithaca, New York); Jae-Young Kim (Suwon, South Korea); David A. Putnam (Ithaca, New York); Anne M. Doody (Brooktondale, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for displaying proteins and polypeptides on the surface of cells and cellular vesicles. Methods and compositions for drug and vaccine delivery using cell surface display systems of the present invention are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, May 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/703543 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/44 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/33 (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 15/1037 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09394351 | Ghatnekar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MUSC Foundation for Research Development (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gautam Ghatnekar (Charleston, South Carolina); Robert Gourdie (Charleston, South Carolina); Jane Jourdan (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compositions and methods for use in promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration following tissue injury in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, November 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/542151 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/07 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (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 31/08 (20130101) A61L 2430/34 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/10 (20130101) C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 14/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/705 (20130101) C07K 2319/01 (20130101) |
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| US 09394352 | Berzofsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay A. Berzofsky (Bethesda, Maryland); Yi-Hsiang Huang (Taipei, Taiwan); Masaki Terabe (Potomac, Maryland); Ira H. Pastan (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | POTE has recently been identified as a tumor antigen expressed in a variety of human cancers, including colon, ovarian, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer. Described herein are immunogenic POTE polypeptides, including modified POTE polypeptides, that bind MHC class I molecules. The immunogenic POTE polypeptides are capable of inducing an immune response against POTE-expressing tumor cells. Thus, provided herein is a method of eliciting an immune response in a subject, such as a subject having a type of cancer that expresses POTE. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/496194 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/57 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) A61K 2039/55538 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4748 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2730/10111 (20130101) |
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| US 09394358 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xin Wei Wang (Rockville, Maryland); Stephanie K. Roessler (Heidelberg, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a driver gene signature for predicting survival in patients with solid tumors, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and breast cancer. The gene signature includes ten tumor-associated genes, SH2D4A, CCDC25, ELP3, DLC1, PROSC, SORBS3, HNRPD, PAQR3, PHF17 and DCK. A decrease in DNA copy number or mRNA expression of SH2D4A, CCDC25, ELP3, DLC1, PROSC and SORBS3 in solid tumors is associated with a poor prognosis, while a decrease in DNA copy number or mRNA expression of HNRPD, PAQR3, PHF17 and DCK in solid tumors is associated with a good prognosis. Methods of predicting the prognosis of a patient diagnosed with HCC or breast cancer by detecting expression of one of more tumor-associated genes, and methods of treating a patient diagnosed with HCC or breast cancer by administering an agent that alters expression or activity of one or more of the disclosed tumor-associated genes, are described. |
| FILED | Monday, April 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/252005 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (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 1/6841 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57415 (20130101) G01N 33/57438 (20130101) G01N 2800/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09394364 | Ho et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mitchell Ho (Urbana, Maryland); Heungnam Kim (Pleasant Hill, California); Wei Gao (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is the identification of human monoclonal antibodies that bind GPC3 or heparan sulfate (HS) chains on GPC3 with high affinity. The antibodies described herein are capable of inhibiting HCC cell growth and migration. Provided are human monoclonal antibodies specific for GPC3 or HS chains on GPC3, including immunoglobulin molecules, such as IgG antibodies, as well as antibody fragments, such as single-domain VH antibodies or single chain variable fragments (scFv). Further provided are compositions including the antibodies that bind GPC3 or HS chains on GPC3, nucleic acid molecules encoding these antibodies, expression vectors comprising the nucleic acids, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acids. Methods of treating cancer and/or inhibiting tumor growth or metastasis are also provided. Further provided are methods of detecting cancer in a subject and confirming a diagnosis of cancer in a subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/837903 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 47/48484 (20130101) A61K 47/48561 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/303 (20130101) C07K 16/3092 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/33 (20130101) C07K 2317/41 (20130101) C07K 2317/56 (20130101) C07K 2317/73 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/569 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) G01N 33/57438 (20130101) G01N 2400/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09394368 | Brogdon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jennifer Brogdon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Laura Alexandra Johnson (Ardmore, Pennsylvania); Carl H. June (Merion Station, Pennsylvania); Andreas Loew (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marcela Maus (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); John Scholler (Narberth, Pennsylvania); Hideho Okada (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NOVARTIS AG (Basel, Switzerland); THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Brogdon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Laura Alexandra Johnson (Ardmore, Pennsylvania); Carl H. June (Merion Station, Pennsylvania); Andreas Loew (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marcela Maus (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); John Scholler (Narberth, Pennsylvania); Hideho Okada (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to EGFRvIII, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the anti-EGFRvIII CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises an anti-EGFRvIII binding domain. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/184924 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2863 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/3053 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09394369 | Sailor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael J. Sailor (La Jolla, California); Stephen M. Hedrick (Solana Beach, California); Lou Gu (La Jolla, California); Laura Ruff (San Diego, California); Zhengtao Qin (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Sailor (La Jolla, California); Stephen M. Hedrick (Solana Beach, California); Lou Gu (La Jolla, California); Laura Ruff (San Diego, California); Zhengtao Qin (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to immunizing agents and devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/342889 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/143 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 47/48861 (20130101) A61K 47/48884 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2878 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/75 (20130101) |
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| US 09394371 | Janda et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kim D. Janda (San Diego, California); Gunnar F. Kaufmann (San Diego, California); Junguk Park (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kim D. Janda (San Diego, California); Gunnar F. Kaufmann (San Diego, California); Junguk Park (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an immunogenic molecular entity, a supramolecular assembly, and an antibody that can be used to inhibit Gram-positive bacterial quorum sensing, prevent infection or development of a disease condition associated with a Gram-positive bacterial infection. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting Gram-positive bacterial quorum sensing, and methods of preventing infection or development of a disease condition associated with a Gram-positive bacterial infection. |
| FILED | Friday, October 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/734273 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/1271 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) |
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| US 09394520 | Calvi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Laura Maria Calvi (Rochester, New York); Regis O'Keefe (Pittsford, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laura Maria Calvi (Rochester, New York); Regis O'Keefe (Pittsford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are methods, compositions and kits related to manipulating hematopoietic stem cells and more particularly to methods, compositions and kits related to increasing the number of hematopoietic stem cells in vitro and in vivo. Also described are methods, compositions and kits related to making an expanded population of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and methods, compositions and kits related to using the expanded population of HSCs. |
| FILED | Monday, December 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/517885 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/557 (20130101) A61K 35/28 (20130101) A61K 2039/515 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0647 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09394526 | Webster |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith A. Webster (Key Biscayne, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Miami (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith A. Webster (Key Biscayne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for the treatment of hypoxia associated disorders by directional angiogenesis/arteriogenesis. Conditionally silenced vectors expressing a therapeutic molecule under hypoxic conditions avoid chaotic vascularization and allow for the orderly growth of new vessels into damaged tissue. |
| FILED | Monday, November 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/504438 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/52 (20130101) C07K 14/515 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/85 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2750/14121 (20130101) C12N 2750/14132 (20130101) C12N 2750/14143 (20130101) C12N 2830/002 (20130101) C12N 2830/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09394537 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David R. Liu (Lexington, Massachusetts); Kevin Michael Esvelt (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jacob Charles Carlson (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Liu (Lexington, Massachusetts); Kevin Michael Esvelt (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jacob Charles Carlson (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides systems, methods, reagents, apparatuses, vectors, and host cells for the continuous evolution of nucleic acids. For example, a lagoon is provided in which a population of viral vectors comprising a gene of interest replicates in a stream of host cells, wherein the viral vectors lack a gene encoding a protein required for the generation of infectious viral particles, and wherein that gene is expressed in the host cells under the control of a conditional promoter, the activity of which depends on a function of the gene of interest to be evolved. Some aspects of this invention provide evolved products obtained from continuous evolution procedures described herein. Kits containing materials for continuous evolution are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/996208 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 15/1058 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 50/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09394541 | Liu 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) | Fenyong Liu (Berkeley, California); Sangwei Lu (Kensington, California); Yong Bai (Albany, California); Hao Gong (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides vectors, including a novel attenuated strain of Salmonella, for efficient gene transfer into an animal, e.g. a mammalian host. |
| FILED | Friday, December 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/569118 |
| 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 35/74 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/126 (20130101) C12N 2330/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09394544 | Kim |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yoon-Seong Kim (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoon-Seong Kim (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are methods, compounds and compositions designed for ameliorating oxidative stress in cells. In particular, disclosed are viral vectors that express RNA interfering molecules for inhibiting expression or activity of Nox1 or RAC1. Depending on the location of administration, expression of inhibiting molecules can reduce oxidative stress in neurons associated with a particular neurodegenerative condition. |
| FILED | Friday, January 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/164003 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 106/03 (20130101) |
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| US 09394574 | Winchell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonas M. Winchell (Lilburn, Georgia); Alvaro J. Benitez (Kennesaw, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for detecting Legionella (such as Legionella spp., Legionella pneumophila, Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, Legionella bozemanii, Legionella dumoffii, Legionella feeleii, Legionella longbeachae, and/or Legionella micdadei) are disclosed. A sample suspected of containing one or more Legionella nucleic acids is screened for the presence or absence of that nucleic acid. Determining whether Legionella nucleic acid is present in the sample can be accomplished by contacting the sample with detectably labeled probes capable of hybridizing to a Legionella nucleic acid and detecting hybridization between the probes and nucleic acids in the sample. Detection of hybridization indicates that a Legionella nucleic acid is present in the sample. Also disclosed are probes and primers for the detection of Legionella, and kits that contain the disclosed probes and/or primers. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/895898 |
| 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 1/689 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09395352 | Lindsay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stuart Lindsay (Phoenix, Arizona); Peiming Zhang (Gilbert, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart Lindsay (Phoenix, Arizona); Peiming Zhang (Gilbert, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a device having at least one constriction that is sized to permit translocation of only a single copy of the molecule. The device has a pair of spaced apart sensing electrodes that border the constriction, which may be a nanopore. The first electrode is connected to a first affinity element and the second electrode is connected to a second affinity element. The first and second affinity elements are configured to temporarily form hydrogen bonds with first and second portions of the target molecule as the latter passes through the constriction. |
| FILED | Monday, April 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/594366 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (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 09395353 | Gu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Li-Qun Gu (Columbia, Missouri); Yong Wang (Columbia, Missouri); Kai Tian (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li-Qun Gu (Columbia, Missouri); Yong Wang (Columbia, Missouri); Kai Tian (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a new and improved oligonucleotide detection method based on the nanopore technology with a probe containing a complementary sequence to the target oligonucleotide and a terminal extension at the probe's 3′ terminus, 5′ terminus, or both termini. The improved nanopore sensor with the probe enables sensitive, selective, and direct detection, differentiation and quantification of target oligonucleotides such as miRNAs. The inventive detection method may also be employed as a non-invasive and cost-effective diagnostic method for cancer detection based on miRNA levels in the patient's blood sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/810105 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Optics |
| 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 1/6825 (20130101) C12Q 1/6825 (20130101) C12Q 2523/307 (20130101) C12Q 2525/161 (20130101) C12Q 2525/207 (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 09395354 | Sun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ning Sun (Stanford, California); Michael T. Longaker (Stanford, California); Robert C. Robbins (Stanford, California); Joseph Wu (Stanford, California); Feng Lan (Menlo Park, California); Andrew Stephen Lee (Palo Alto, California); Paul W. Burridge (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ning Sun (Stanford, California); Michael T. Longaker (Stanford, California); Robert C. Robbins (Stanford, California); Joseph Wu (Stanford, California); Feng Lan (Menlo Park, California); Andrew Stephen Lee (Palo Alto, California); Paul W. Burridge (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Human somatic cells obtained from individuals with a genetic heart condition are reprogrammed to become induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), and differentiated into cardiomyocytes for use in analysis, screening programs, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, July 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/554946 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0657 (20130101) C12N 5/0696 (20130101) C12N 2501/602 (20130101) C12N 2501/603 (20130101) C12N 2501/604 (20130101) C12N 2501/606 (20130101) C12N 2506/45 (20130101) C12N 2506/1307 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5061 (20130101) G01N 33/5073 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/324 (20130101) G01N 2800/325 (20130101) |
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| US 09395361 | Pamula et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (San Diego, California); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. (San Diego, California); DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Michael G. Pollack (Durham, North Carolina); Vijay Srinivasan (Cary, North Carolina); Richard B. Fair (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to bead incubating and washing on a droplet actuator. Methods for incubating magnetically responsive beads that are labeled with primary antibody, a sample (i.e., analyte), and secondary reporter antibodies on a magnet, on and off a magnet, and completely off a magnet are provided. Also provided are methods for washing magnetically responsive beads using shape-assisted merging of droplets. Also provided are methods for shape-mediated splitting, transporting, and dispensing of a sample droplet that contains magnetically responsive beads. The apparatuses and methods of the invention provide for rapid time to result and optimum detection of an analyte in an immunoassay. |
| FILED | Friday, June 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/731740 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 11/0071 (20130101) B01F 13/0071 (20130101) B01F 13/0076 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 3/502792 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 7/525 (20130101) B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2300/089 (20130101) B01L 2300/0654 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0861 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2300/1827 (20130101) B01L 2400/043 (20130101) B01L 2400/0406 (20130101) B01L 2400/0415 (20130101) B01L 2400/0421 (20130101) B01L 2400/0424 (20130101) B01L 2400/0427 (20130101) B01L 2400/0436 (20130101) B01L 2400/0442 (20130101) Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields B03C 1/02 (20130101) B03C 1/30 (20130101) B03C 1/288 (20130101) B03C 5/005 (20130101) B03C 2201/18 (20130101) B03C 2201/26 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/561 (20130101) G01N 33/54333 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2035/1046 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/11 (20150115) Y10T 436/25 (20150115) Y10T 436/2575 (20150115) Y10T 436/25625 (20150115) |
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| US 09395368 | Godefroy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Emmanuelle Godefroy (New York, New York); Francine Jotereau (Carquefou, France); Nina Bhardwaj (West Orange, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emmanuelle Godefroy (New York, New York); Francine Jotereau (Carquefou, France); Nina Bhardwaj (West Orange, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to enhancing, modulating or stimulating the immune response to MMP-2 expressing tumors, including melanoma, and to the modulation and application of immune modulators and MMP-2 peptides for melanoma or other MMP-2 expressing tumor vaccines. The invention provides methods and means to activate an effective response to MMP-2 expressing tumors and modulate the ability of MMP-2 to skew CD4+ T cell responses toward that of TH2 cells, which are less effective mediators of tumor cell clearance than TH1 cells. Methods and assays are provided for screening for compounds, agents, or peptides capable of enhancing or activating immune responses, particularly to melanoma. |
| FILED | Monday, June 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/914112 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/005 (20130101) A61K 38/208 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 2039/572 (20130101) Peptides C07K 2319/01 (20130101) C07K 2319/33 (20130101) C07K 2319/55 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/6491 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5743 (20130101) G01N 33/56977 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09395369 | Schleiss |
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| APPLICANT(S) | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Schleiss (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides an isolated or purified guinea pig cytomegalovirus (GPCMV) Strain CIDMTR, glycoproteins from GPCMV Strain CIDMTR, and methods of use thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, October 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059309 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2710/16121 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56994 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09395388 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dong Wu (San Leandro, California); Dorothy Erie (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for dual resonance frequency enhanced electrostatic force microscopy. One method includes applying an alternating current (AC) bias and a direct current (DC) bias to an atomic force microscopy cantilever, wherein the AC bias has a frequency greater than a fundamental resonance frequency of the cantilever. The method further includes mechanically vibrating the cantilever at a frequency different from the frequency of the AC bias. The method further includes physically and electrostatically scanning a sample in the same pass using the cantilever while vibrating the cantilever and applying the AC and DC biases to the cantilever, and generating a topology image of the sample from the physical scanning and an electrostatic image of charged material under or on a surface of the sample from the electrostatic scanning. |
| FILED | Monday, September 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/428510 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 19/00 (20130101) G01N 27/60 (20130101) Scanning-probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-probe Techniques, e.g Scanning Probe Microscopy [SPM] G01Q 60/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01Q 60/30 (20130101) G01Q 60/32 (20130101) G01Q 60/36 (20130101) G01Q 60/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09395425 | Diamond et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Solomon G. Diamond (Hanover, New Hampshire); Broc A. Burke (St. Louis, Missouri); Bradley W. Ficko (West Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic susceptibility tomographic device has sensitive magnetic sensors about a measurement volume and AC bias coils for providing magnetic fields within the volume. Sensing circuitry reads the sensors, and a processor executes magnetic susceptibility tomography (MST) routines from memory to divide the measurement volume into voxels, to determine differences between applied and measured field strengths of magnetic fields at each voxel and thereby determines magnetic susceptibility of each voxel, and to construct tomographic images representative of magnetic susceptibility as MST images. Embodiments with SQUID and fluxgate sensors are described. Applications to direct measurement of tissue magnetic susceptibility, and to locating and quantifying tagged magnetic nanoparticles are disclosed, including antibody-tagged nanoparticles for use in cancer diagnosis and treatments, and the retrieval of taggant identification codes from an object. |
| FILED | Friday, August 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/420828 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0042 (20130101) A61B 5/0522 (20130101) A61B 5/04008 (20130101) A61B 2562/0223 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/72 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09395453 | Antonuk |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry E. Antonuk (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A radiation sensor includes a scintillation layer configured to emit photons upon interaction with ionizing radiation and a photodetector including in order a first electrode, a photosensitive layer, and a photon-transmissive second electrode disposed in proximity to the scintillation layer. The photosensitive layer is configured to generate electron-hole pairs upon interaction with a part of the photons. The radiation sensor includes pixel circuitry electrically connected to the first electrode and configured to measure an imaging signal indicative of the electron-hole pairs generated in the photosensitive layer and a planarization layer disposed on the pixel circuitry between the first electrode and the pixel circuitry such that the first electrode is above a plane including the pixel circuitry. A surface of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode at least partially overlaps the pixel circuitry and has a surface inflection above features of the pixel circuitry. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/477960 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/208 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01T 1/241 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/1462 (20130101) H01L 27/14632 (20130101) H01L 27/14658 (20130101) H01L 27/14663 (20130101) H01L 27/14687 (20130101) H01L 27/14689 (20130101) H01L 31/105 (20130101) |
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| US 09396031 | Challenger 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) | James R. Challenger (Garrison, New York); Jaroslaw Cwiklik (Shrub Oak, New York); Louis R. Degenaro (White Plains, New York); Edward A. Epstein (Putnam Valley, New York); Burn L. Lewis (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for processing analytics on a cluster of computing resources may receive a user request to process a Job, Service or Reservation, and may include an Orchestrator, Resource Manager, Process Manager, and one or more Agents and Job Drivers, which together deploy the Job onto one or more nodes in the cluster for parallelized processing of Jobs and their associated work items. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/039446 |
| ART UNIT | 2199 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/4843 (20130101) G06F 9/5027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2209/504 (20130101) G06F 2209/5011 (20130101) G06F 2209/5013 (20130101) G06F 2209/5014 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 60/142 (20130101) |
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| US 09396921 | Basile et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | the University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wyoming Research Products Center (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Franco Basile (Fort Collins, Colorado); Shaofeng Zhang (Exton, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for conducting the rapid pyrolysis of peptides, proteins, polymers, and biological materials. The method can be carried out at atmospheric pressures and takes only about 5 to 30 seconds. The samples are cleaved at the C-terminus of aspartic acid. The apparatus employs a probe on which the sample is heated and digested components analyzed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/938482 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/12 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6848 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/26 (20130101) H01J 49/142 (20130101) H01J 49/0468 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 49/0472 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/24 (20150115) Y10T 436/25 (20150115) |
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| US 09397468 | Cable et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thorlabs, Inc. (Newton, New Jersey); Praevium Research, Inc. (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Thorlabs, Inc. (Newton, New Jersey); Praevium Research, Inc. (Santa Barbara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex Ezra Cable (Newton, New Jersey); Vijaysekhar Jayaraman (Goleta, California); Benjamin Michael Potsaid (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Optical systems employ a tunable source which includes a short cavity laser with a large free spectral range cavity, fast tuning response, and single transverse and longitudinal mode operation. Systems for optical spectroscopy with optimized scanning, a system for optical beam steering and a system for a tunable local oscillator are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/878678 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/255 (20130101) G01N 21/272 (20130101) G01N 2201/0612 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/105 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/10015 (20130101) H01S 3/10061 (20130101) H01S 5/34 (20130101) H01S 5/0071 (20130101) H01S 5/0078 (20130101) H01S 5/183 (20130101) H01S 5/0687 (20130101) H01S 5/1039 (20130101) H01S 5/18311 (20130101) H01S 5/18355 (20130101) H01S 5/18366 (20130101) H01S 5/18372 (20130101) H01S 2301/02 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan R. Hurst (Seattle, Washington); Dayna L. Loeffler (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A series of independent human-induced, non-transgenic mutations found in at least one non-ripening (NOR) gene of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in at least one of their NOR genes; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the NOR gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit fruit that ripen more slowly, rot more slowly, are firmer, and have a longer shelf life post-harvest as a result of non-transgenic mutations in at least one of their NOR genes. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/325302 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | New Plants or Processes for Obtaining Them; Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Techniques A01H 1/06 (20130101) A01H 5/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8261 (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 1/6895 (20130101) C12Q 2600/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09392760 | Hurst et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan R. Hurst (Seattle, Washington); Dayna L. Loeffler (Seattle, Washington); Michael N. Steine (Kent, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A series of independent human-induced, non-transgenic mutations found in at least one non-ripening (NOR) gene of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in at least one of their NOR genes; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the NOR gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit fruit that ripen more slowly, rot more slowly, are firmer, and have a longer shelf life post-harvest as a result of non-transgenic mutations in at least one of their NOR genes. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/325325 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | New Plants or Processes for Obtaining Them; Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Techniques A01H 1/06 (20130101) A01H 5/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8261 (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 1/6895 (20130101) C12Q 2600/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09392984 | Pelc et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Norbert J. Pelc (Los Altos, California); Scott Hsieh (Anaheim, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Norbert J. Pelc (Los Altos, California); Scott Hsieh (Anaheim, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A CT apparatus for scanning an object is provided. An x-ray source is provided, wherein the x-ray source provides a collimated x-ray beam with a cross-section with a length and thickness. A plurality of wedges is provided between the source and object. An actuator is connected to the wedges for moving the wedges substantially perpendicular to the length of the cross-section of the collimated x-ray beam. An x-ray detector is located on an opposite side of the object from the x-ray source and is for detecting x-rays that pass through the object and the plurality of wedges. A gantry rotates the x-ray source, the plurality of wedges, and the x-ray detector around an axis of rotation. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/125926 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/06 (20130101) A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/44 (20130101) A61B 6/405 (20130101) A61B 6/547 (20130101) A61B 6/583 (20130101) A61B 6/4035 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 6/4241 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/22 (20130101) G02B 5/201 (20130101) G02B 26/02 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09393131 | Evans et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DEKA Products Limited Partnership (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher O. Evans (Amherst, New Hampshire); N. Christopher Perry (Manchester, New Hampshire); Dirk Albertus van der Merwe (Canterbury, New Hampshire); Christopher C. Langenfeld (Nashua, New Hampshire); John Matthew Kerwin (Manchester, New Hampshire); Stewart M. Coulter (Bedford, New Hampshire); Stanley B. Smith, III (Raymond, New Hampshire); Keith David Violette (Sandown, New Hampshire); Steven W. Nickson (Derry, New Hampshire); Thomas S. Schnellinger (North Andover, Massachusetts); Alexander H. Muller (Manchester, New Hampshire); Gerald Michael Guay (Greenville, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A prosthetic arm apparatus including a plurality of segments that provide a user of the prosthetic arm apparatus with substantially the same movement capability and function as a human arm. The segments are connectable to one another and connectable to a prosthetic support apparatus that may be adorned by the user. Each segment of the plurality of segments provides a portion of the movement capability, enabling the plurality of connected segments connected to the harness mount to provide substantially the same movement capability as that lacking in the user. |
| FILED | Friday, May 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/902123 |
| ART UNIT | 3774 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/54 (20130101) A61F 2/68 (20130101) A61F 2/581 (20130101) A61F 2/582 (20130101) A61F 2/585 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 2/586 (20130101) A61F 2002/587 (20130101) A61F 2002/689 (20130101) A61F 2002/701 (20130101) A61F 2002/764 (20130101) A61F 2002/769 (20130101) A61F 2002/5001 (20130101) A61F 2002/5061 (20130101) A61F 2002/5083 (20130101) A61F 2002/6827 (20130101) A61F 2002/6836 (20130101) A61F 2002/6845 (20130101) A61F 2002/6854 (20130101) A61F 2002/7625 (20130101) A61F 2002/7635 (20130101) A61F 2002/7645 (20130101) A61F 2002/7862 (20130101) A61F 2002/30464 (20130101) A61F 2220/0075 (20130101) |
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| US 09393227 | Sengupta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shiladitya Sengupta (Waltham, Massachusetts); Abhimanyu Paraskar (Belmont, Massachusetts); Shivani Soni (Montgomery, Alabama); Sudipta Basu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Poulomi Sengupta (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shiladitya Sengupta (Waltham, Massachusetts); Abhimanyu Paraskar (Belmont, Massachusetts); Shivani Soni (Montgomery, Alabama); Sudipta Basu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Poulomi Sengupta (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to biocompatible conjugated polymer nanoparticles including a copolymer backbone, a plurality of sidechains covalently linked to said backbone, and a plurality of platinum compounds dissociably linked to said backbone. The invention is also directed to dicarbonyl-lipid compounds wherein a platinum compound is dissociably linked to the dicarbonyl compound. The invention is also directed to methods of treating cancer or metastasis. The methods includes selecting a subject in need of treatment for cancer or metastasis and administering to the subject an effective amount of any of the nanoparticles, compounds, or compositions of the invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/147751 |
| 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 31/382 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/16 (20130101) A61K 47/24 (20130101) A61K 47/48046 (20130101) A61K 47/48053 (20130101) A61K 47/48176 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 22/06 (20130101) C08F 222/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09393306 | You et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Youngjae You (Edmond, Oklahoma); Moses Bio (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); Abugafar Hossion (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); Gregory Nkepang (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | Activatable compositions that include at least one functional moiety and at least one cleavable linker directly or indirectly linked to the at least one functional moiety are disclosed. The at least one functional moiety is inactive when linked to the linker and activated upon cleavage of the linker. Methods of production and use of the activatable composition are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/396802 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/09 (20130101) A61K 31/4745 (20130101) A61K 41/0042 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48069 (20130101) A61K 49/0006 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/10 (20130101) A61N 5/062 (20130101) |
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| US 09393353 | Alam 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) | Hasan B. Alam (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Peter Rhee (Tucson, Arizona); Emily Rhee (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A manually operable pump for the effective removal of fluids to include blood, blood clots, fluid, and air from a body cavity of a subject is provided. The manually operable pump is adapted to be connect to a range of fluid conduits and is equipped with one-way valves that effectively permit flow of fluid through the pump in only one direction. The sensitivity of the one-way valves is such that when properly positioned, fluid can flow through the valves and out of the pump without manual compression of the pump and with the aid of gravity power alone. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/162654 |
| ART UNIT | 3761 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 1/0011 (20130101) A61M 1/0023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 1/0066 (20130101) Rolling of Metal B21B 28/04 (20130101) Machines, Devices, or Processes for Grinding or Polishing; Dressing or Conditioning of Abrading Surfaces; Feeding of Grinding, Polishing, or Lapping Agents B24B 5/04 (20130101) B24B 5/37 (20130101) Tools for Grinding, Buffing, or Sharpening B24D 3/14 (20130101) B24D 5/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09393671 | Webster et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cool-Grind Technologies, LLC (Ashford, Connecticut); Dimensional Control, Inc. (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dimensional Control, Inc. (South Windsor, Connecticut); Cool-Grind Technologies, LLC (Ashford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Webster (Storrs, Connecticut); Stephen R. Gardner (Tolland, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A programmable coolant nozzle system and method for grinding wheel machines. The system comprises a fluid manifold block that automatically or manually follows the wear of the grinding wheel, to position coolant jets tangential to the wheel surface throughout the life of the grinding wheel. The positioning is by an arcuate motion, through a parallelogram mechanism, to ensure that the coolant jets remain at the same angle to the grinding wheel surface throughout the entire range of motion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/205685 |
| ART UNIT | 3723 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Machines, Devices, or Processes for Grinding or Polishing; Dressing or Conditioning of Abrading Surfaces; Feeding of Grinding, Polishing, or Lapping Agents B24B 53/005 (20130101) B24B 53/095 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B24B 55/02 (20130101) B24B 55/03 (20130101) |
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| US 09394045 | Koopmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary H. Koopmann (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael D. Grissom (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A propeller system for an aircraft includes an assembly for modifying a sound field of the propeller system. The propeller system includes a rotor supported for rotation about a rotor axis. The rotor has a central hub and a plurality of blades each extending outwardly from the hub to a tip. The rotor and blades are operable to propel an aircraft to travel in a direction. The rotor blades define a rotor plane perpendicular to the rotor axis. The blade tips define a circumferential rotational path as the blades are rotated by the rotor. The propeller system includes an acoustic resonator or multiple resonators having openings disposed within a distance to the propeller blade tip that is small compared to the wavelength of the propeller's fundamental blade tone and proximate to the rotor plane. The resonators are excited by tip flow of the blade as it passes the opening. The acoustic resonators are configured and positioned so as to direct acoustic energy to modify the sound field of the propeller system at blade pass or higher harmonic frequency tones in a desired direction relative to the aircraft. |
| FILED | Monday, June 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/919595 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 11/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 2220/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2260/96 (20130101) |
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| US 09394050 | Paranjape 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) | Aditya Avinash Paranjape (Urbana, Illinois); Soon-Jo Chung (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro aerial vehicle capable of controlled transitory or sustained gliding flight. The vehicle includes a fuselage. A pair of articulated wings are forward of a center of gravity of the vehicle, the wings being articulated and having trailing edge flaps, and having actuators for controlling the dihedral angles of the wings and the flaps for effective yaw control across the flight envelope. The dihedral angles can be varied symmetrically on both wings to control the aircraft speed independently of the angle of attack and flight-path angle, while an asymmetric dihedral setting can be used to control yaw and the actuators control the dihedral settings of each wing independently. The aircraft lacks a vertical tail or other vertical stabilizer. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/068235 |
| 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 3/42 (20130101) B64C 39/028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/105 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/145 (20130101) |
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| US 09394166 | Sechrist et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zachary A. Sechrist (Ridgecrest, California); Ronald J. Tonucci (Waldorf, Maryland); Lee R. Cambrea (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zachary A. Sechrist (Ridgecrest, California); Ronald J. Tonucci (Waldorf, Maryland); Lee R. Cambrea (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An increased plasmon resonance frequency stability drawn from a refractive index gradient spanning negative and positive values includes a two-dimensional array of tapered nanowells. A multilayer of alternating materials is associated with the two-dimensional array of tapered nanowells. The multilayer of alternating materials are alternating layers of electrical conductors and electrical insulators. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/622841 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/002 (20130101) |
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| US 09394168 | Xia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Younan Xia (Seattle, Washington); Yugang Sun (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Younan Xia (Seattle, Washington); Yugang Sun (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for forming nanostructures of various shapes are disclosed. Nanocubes, nanowires, nanopyramids and multiply twinned particles of silver may by formed by combining a solution of silver nitrate in ethylene glycol with a solution of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in ethylene glycol. Hollow nanostructures may be formed by reacting a solution of solid nanostructures comprising one of a first metal and a first metal alloy with a metal salt that can be reduced by the first metal or first metal alloy. Nanostructures comprising a core with at least one nanoshell may be formed by plating a nanostructure and reacting the plating with a metal salt. |
| FILED | Monday, July 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/509873 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0003 (20130101) B22F 1/004 (20130101) B22F 1/0007 (20130101) B22F 1/0018 (20130101) B22F 1/0025 (20130101) B22F 1/0048 (20130101) B22F 1/0051 (20130101) B22F 9/24 (20130101) B22F 2001/0029 (20130101) B22F 2001/0037 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394323 | Iversen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick L. Iversen (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to antisense antiviral compounds and methods of their use and production in inhibition of growth of viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae family and in the treatment of a viral infection. The compounds are particularly useful in the treatment of influenza virus infection in a mammal. Exemplary antisense antiviral compounds are substantially uncharged, or partially positively charged, morpholino oligonucleotides having 1) a nuclease resistant backbone, 2) 12-40 nucleotide bases, and 3) a targeting sequence of at least 12 bases in length that hybridizes to a target region selected from the following: a) the 5′ or 3′ terminal 25 bases of the negative sense viral RNA segment of Influenzavirus A, Influenzavirus B and Influenzavirus C; b) the terminal 30 bases of the 5′ or 3′ terminus of the positive sense vcRNA; c) the 45 bases surrounding the AUG start codon of an influenza viral mRNA and; d) 50 bases surrounding the splice donor or acceptor sites of influenza mRNAs subject to alternative splicing. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/251124 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/545 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/7056 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/65616 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/1131 (20130101) C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/315 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/3181 (20130101) C12N 2310/3231 (20130101) C12N 2310/3233 (20130101) C12N 2310/3513 (20130101) C12N 2310/3521 (20130101) |
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| US 09394404 | Laskoski 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) | Matthew Laskoski (Springfield, Virginia); Teddy M. Keller (Fairfax Station, Virginia); Andrew P. Saab (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A phthalonitrile compound having the formula below. The value n is a positive integer. Each R has a hydrocarbon chain optionally having —O— or —SiR′2—O—. Each R′ is an aliphatic group. Each Ar is an aromatic group with the proviso that Ar contains at least two aromatic rings when n is 1 and R is an alkylene group. A method of: reacting an excess of a dihydroxyaromatic compound with a dihalocompound to form an oligomer; and reacting the oligomer with 4-nitrophthalonitrile to form the phthalonitrile compound, where Ar is an aromatic group. |
| FILED | Monday, December 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/968099 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 253/30 (20130101) C07C 255/54 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/0854 (20130101) C07F 7/0889 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/4006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394408 | Ramirez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean M. Ramirez (Lancaster, California); Joseph M. Mabry (Lancaster, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A polymer comprising polymerized units of norbornene fluoroalkyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. According to aspects of the present invention, the polymer may be norbornene fluoroalkyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. Still other aspects of the present invention may include a polymerized unit of an alkene chain derived from a cyclic alkene. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/013600 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 77/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 77/045 (20130101) |
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| US 09394427 | Palmese et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia); Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Giuseppe R. Palmese (Hainesport, New Jersey); John J. LaScala (Bear, Delaware); James M. Sands (Kingsville, Maryland); Xing Geng (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Grafted triglycerides comprising an acrylated triglyceride grafted with a fatty acid residue containing 4 to 28 carbon atoms. Also described are methods for making a grafted triglyceride and for curing a material selected from vinyl esters and unsaturated polyesters and mixtures thereof and optionally a reactive diluent. The method includes the steps of mixing a grafted triglyceride of the present invention with a material selected from vinyl esters, unsaturated polyesters and mixtures thereof to form a mixture, and curing the mixture to form a cured resin system. A cured resin system comprising a cured product obtained by the foregoing method and composites containing the cured product and a filler or reinforcing material are also disclosed. This method also includes use of the grafted triglycerides to make toughened resin and composite systems with reduced hazardous air pollutants without significantly reducing the glass transition temperature and significantly increasing the viscosity. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/791057 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 8/44 (20130101) C08F 120/40 (20130101) C08F 222/40 (20130101) C08F 269/00 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/0033 (20130101) C08K 5/101 (20130101) C08K 5/1515 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 31/02 (20130101) C08L 67/06 (20130101) Fatty Acids From Fats, Oils or Waxes; Candles; Fats, Oils or Fatty Acids by Chemical Modification of Fats, Oils, or Fatty Acids Obtained Therefrom C11C 3/04 (20130101) C11C 3/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09394435 | Jiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaoyi Jiang (Redmond, Washington); Hong Xue (Pleasanton, California); Wei Yang (Seattle, Washington); Louisa R. Carr (Schenectady, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Zwitterionic crosslinking agents, crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels prepared from copolymerization of zwitterionic monomers with the zwitterionic crosslinking agent, methods for making crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels, and devices that include and methods that use the crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/457801 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 41/0019 (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 27/34 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) A61L 29/085 (20130101) A61L 29/145 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/145 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 229/12 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 26/02 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 33/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08L 2201/54 (20130101) C08L 2312/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/31786 (20150401) |
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| US 09394586 | Joshi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Physical Sciences, Inc. (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Physical Sciences, Inc. (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prakash B. Joshi (Andover, Massachusetts); Dorin V. Preda (Medford, Massachusetts); David A. Skyler (Methuen, Massachusetts); Anait Scherer (Somerville, Massachusetts); B. David Green (Methuen, Massachusetts); William J. Marinelli (Harvard, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The coal ash can be sorted into groups of substantially unburned carbon and substantially burned carbon. The substantially unburned carbon or the substantially burned carbon can be magnetically treated to cause separation into a substantially magnetic portion and a substantially non-magnetic portion. The substantially magnetic portion or the substantially non-magnetic portion can be filtered into a substantially course portion and a substantially fine portion. The substantially coarse portion or the substantially fine portion can be treated with a mineral acid to form an aqueous mineral acid solution. The aqueous mineral acid solution can be extracted to form an organic solution that includes the rare earth salts. The organic solution can be mixed with water to form an aqueous solution that includes the rare earth salts. The rare earth salts can be separated from the aqueous solution. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/509692 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Production and Refining of Metals; Pretreatment of Raw Materials C22B 3/22 (20130101) C22B 7/02 (20130101) C22B 7/007 (20130101) C22B 59/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 10/234 (20151101) |
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| US 09394596 | Kramer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence S. Kramer (Dayton, Maryland); Catherine Wong (Germantown, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Concurrent Technologies Corporation (Johnstown, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence S. Kramer (Dayton, Maryland); Catherine Wong (Germantown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Aluminum-magnesium alloys are ideal for ship construction; however, these alloys can become sensitized and susceptible to intergranular corrosion when exposed to moderately elevated temperatures. A stabilization treatment has been developed to reverse sensitization and restore corrosion resistance, such that in-service plate can be refurbished rather than replaced. This treatment involves a short exposure to a specific elevated temperature range and can be implemented with portable units onboard a ship. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/416654 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Changing the Physical Structure of Non-ferrous Metals and Non-ferrous Alloys C22F 1/04 (20130101) C22F 1/047 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C22F 1/053 (20130101) |
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| US 09394604 | Baechle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Murphy Baechle (Rosedale, Maryland); Eric D. Wetzel (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Murphy Baechle (Rosedale, Maryland); Eric D. Wetzel (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and an apparatus for producing metal and ceramic coatings on a fluidized bed of particles or fibers are described. The method utilizes a unique apparatus to transfer vibratory motion through a wall of a deposition chamber in order to produce a fluidized bed of particle or fluidized bed of fibers inside the chamber. The method and apparatus are versatile, allowing particles of different shapes, sizes, materials and masses to be fluidized and coated. The fluidization process allows uniform and conformal coatings on particles and fibers. Coatings of pure metals, alloys, or ceramic materials can be produced. |
| FILED | Monday, April 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/863081 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — 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 14/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2991 (20150115) Y10T 428/2993 (20150115) |
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| US 09394827 | Judd et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zedic Daniel Judd (Phoenix, Arizona); Yogendra Yogi Sheoran (Scottsdale, Arizona); Devinder N. Katariya (Chandler, Arizona); Eduardo Guerra (Queen Creek, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine includes a hub section, a shroud section, a splitter, and a hub suction flow passage. The shroud section surrounds at least a portion of the hub section and is spaced apart therefrom to define a main flow passageway that has an air inlet. The splitter is disposed downstream of the air inlet and extends into the passageway to divide the main flow passageway into a scavenge flow path and an engine flow path. The hub suction flow passage has a hub suction inlet port and a hub suction outlet port. The hub suction inlet port extends through the hub section and is in fluid communication with the air inlet. The hub suction outlet port extends through the splitter and is in fluid communication with the scavenge flow path. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/961284 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 2033/0246 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 7/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02C 7/052 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2260/607 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/675 (20130101) |
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| US 09394853 | Shipley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John L. Shipley (Tremonton, Utah); Russell A. Crook (Ogden, Utah); Robert P. Graham (Tremonton, Utah); Lydia L. Biegert (Pleasant View, Utah); David H. Johnson (South Ogden, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital ATK, Inc. (Plymouth, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John L. Shipley (Tremonton, Utah); Russell A. Crook (Ogden, Utah); Robert P. Graham (Tremonton, Utah); Lydia L. Biegert (Pleasant View, Utah); David H. Johnson (South Ogden, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A strain measurement device includes a reference material, and a displacement sensor configured to detect relative changes in distance between the sensor and the reference material. At least one of the displacement sensor and the reference material is coupled with a pre-cured elastomeric material. The displacement sensor generates a data signal to a processor that is configured to determine a strain of another elastomeric material based at least in part on the data signal received from the sensor. A displacement sensor and a reference material may be positioned within an elastomeric material within a casing of a solid rocket motor for determining strain experienced by the elastomeric material, such as the propellant of the solid rocket motor. A method includes installing a sensor of an elastomeric material. Another method includes determining strain of an elastomeric material of a solid rocket motor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/271416 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 33/16 (20130101) B29C 70/68 (20130101) Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 9/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02K 9/346 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2260/80 (20130101) F05D 2270/808 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 7/16 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 5/0041 (20130101) |
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| US 09394950 | Henry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL LABORATORIES, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher P. Henry (Thousand Oaks, California); Geoffrey P. McKnight (Los Angeles, California); Sloan P. Smith (Woodland Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A deformable component which is initially flat and which can be caused to buckle by the application of a radially inward preload force, applied using an outer clamp. The deformable component in the buckled configuration then exhibits negative stiffness over a portion of its range of travel, when an axial force is applied. The deformable component may be fabricated from metal sheet, and may take the form of a polygonal central portion and at least two arms extending radially outwards. |
| FILED | Monday, March 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/195569 |
| ART UNIT | 3657 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Couplings for Transmitting Rotation; Clutches; Brakes F16D 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Springs; Shock-absorbers; Means for Damping Vibration F16F 1/18 (20130101) F16F 1/185 (20130101) F16F 1/324 (20130101) F16F 3/023 (20130101) |
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| US 09395128 | Treadway et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Corvid Technologies, Inc. (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Corvid Technologies, Inc. (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean K. Treadway (Mooresville, North Carolina); Andrew N. Lloyd (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A projectile launching device includes a reactive driver, a flyer housing, a flyer and a compressible buffer member. When detonated, the reactive driver will generate a detonation shock wave. The flyer housing defines a bore. The flyer is disposed in the bore and has a rear surface. The buffer member is interposed between the reactive driver and the flyer. The buffer member has a front surface in direct contact with the rear surface of the flyer. The buffer member is configured and arranged to: receive the detonation shock wave from the reactive driver; modify the detonation shock wave to generate a modified shock wave; and transmit the modified shock wave directly to the flyer to thereby propel the flyer away from the buffer member. |
| FILED | Friday, March 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/853313 |
| 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 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Apparatus for Launching Projectiles or Missiles From Barrels, e.g Cannons; Launchers for Rockets or Torpedoes; Harpoon Guns F41F 7/00 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 3/22 (20130101) Blasting F42D 5/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09395167 | Vasudevan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Srikanth Vasudevan (Vancouver, Canada); Paul Suchy (Parma, Ohio); Matthew C. Birch (Mentor, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital Research Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Srikanth Vasudevan (Vancouver, Canada); Paul Suchy (Parma, Ohio); Matthew C. Birch (Mentor, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods involve using a guided munition (e.g., a mortar round or a grenade) that utilizes deployable flow effectors, activatable flow effectors and/or active flow control devices to extend the range and enhance the precision of traditional unguided munitions without increasing the charge needed for launch. Sensors such as accelerometers, magnetometers, IR sensors, rate gyros, and motor controller sensors feed signals into a controller which then actuates or deploys the flow effectors/flow control devices to achieve the enhanced characteristics. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/692026 |
| 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 10/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09395177 | Pruessner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marcel W. Pruessner (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Todd H. Stievater (Arlington, Virginia); William S. Rabinovich (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcel W. Pruessner (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Todd H. Stievater (Arlington, Virginia); William S. Rabinovich (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system described for sensing a displacement by receiving and propagating a laser light signal with an etched waveguide that is configured to enable an evanescent optical field above the waveguide surface. A movable perturber can be positioned so the perturber interacts with the evanescent optical field above the waveguide surface. An optical phase shift can be induced in the waveguide when the movable perturber is displaced in the evanescent optical field, and the optical phase shift can be measured with an optical readout circuit. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/538831 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/02023 (20130101) G01B 9/02051 (20130101) G01B 11/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01B 11/026 (20130101) Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 5/35329 (20130101) |
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| US 09395182 | Yuan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ping Yuan (Simi Valley, California); Joseph Charles Boisvert (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ping Yuan (Simi Valley, California); Joseph Charles Boisvert (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser detection and ranging (LADAR) system is provided for generating a three-dimensional image of an object. The LADAR system includes a laser source configured to project a laser beam onto the object, and a photodiode detector array configured to detect a reflection of the laser beam projected onto the object. The photodiode detector array includes a back interface, a front interface positioned opposite the back interface, and a passivation region disposed between the back interface and the front interface. The back interface includes at least one window, and the front interface includes at least one active region oriented to detect a photon associated with the reflection. The at least one active region includes an absorber and a multiplier. The filter is configured to have a bandgap between an absorber bandgap and a multiplier bandgap. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/039852 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09395190 | Young et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRX Systems, Inc. (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRX Systems, Inc. (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Travis Young (Rockville, Maryland); Kamiar Kordari (McLean, Virginia); Benjamin Funk (Hanover, Maryland); Carole Teolis (Glenn Dale, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A location and mapping service is described that creates a global database of indoor navigation maps through crowd-sourcing and data fusion technologies. The navigation maps consist of a database of geo-referenced, uniquely described features in the multi-dimensional sensor space (e.g., including structural, RF, magnetic, image, acoustic, or other data) that are collected automatically as a tracked mobile device is moved through a building (e.g. a person with a mobile phone or a robot). The feature information can be used to create building models as one or more tracked devices traverse a building. |
| FILED | Friday, May 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/714212 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 21/165 (20130101) G01C 21/206 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09395216 | Slagle |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glenn B. Slagle (McLean, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A reel-based curved boom that follows a predetermined arch or trajectory is disclosed. Such a disappearing controllable-arch sensor boom or crane can enable a sensor on the end of the boom to be extended from a vehicle over obstacles such as walls or low buildings. It can also be extended to view the underside of bridges, or of the vehicle itself. It can be used to view targets of interest that are not within the direct field of view of the vehicle or from directly above said vehicle. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/059703 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 11/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 43/26 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49117 (20150115) |
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| US 09395265 | O'Shaughnessy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas O'Shaughnessy (Arlington, Virginia); Ryan McCulloch (Alexandria, Virginia); Amit Bagchi (Rockville, Maryland); Kirth Simmonds (Clinton, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas O'Shaughnessy (Arlington, Virginia); Ryan McCulloch (Alexandria, Virginia); Amit Bagchi (Rockville, Maryland); Kirth Simmonds (Clinton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for testing a helmet includes a simulated skull comprising a cranial cavity; a brain surrogate disposed inside the cranial cavity; and a cell pack comprising at least one culture well suitable for three-dimensional growth of live neurons therein, the cell pack comprising a retaining plate having at least one opening exposing a portion of a flexible membrane containing the at least one cell culture well, the exposed membrane portion being substantially flush with an exterior surface of the retaining plate, wherein the brain surrogate is configured to closely surround the cell pack inside the simulated skull. Also disclosed is a method of using the system. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/576689 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 25/04 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5058 (20130101) |
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| US 09395296 | Milton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert Fenner Milton (Alexandria, Virginia); Stephen R. Chinn (Alexandria, Virginia); Lew Goldberg (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical detector array is disclosed to locate dynamically the source position of an incoming beam of light. For example, the incoming beam of light may be a reflection of a low-divergence laser beam from a scattering surface in target space. A system and a method are disclosed for determining the position of a light spot generated by an optical beam when it falls on a scattering surface based on a one-dimensional detector array. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/627819 |
| ART UNIT | 2688 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/49 (20130101) G01N 21/63 (20130101) G01N 2201/06113 (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 17/06 (20130101) G01S 17/08 (20130101) G01S 17/89 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/06 (20130101) G02B 6/10 (20130101) G02B 6/065 (20130101) |
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| US 09395359 | Walt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Walt (Boston, Massachusetts); David M. Rissin (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Arrays of single molecules and methods of producing an array of single molecules are described. Arrays with defined volumes between 10 attoliters and 50 picoliters enable single molecule detection and quantitation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/638245 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6837 (20130101) C12Q 1/6837 (20130101) C12Q 2527/143 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/543 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54386 (20130101) |
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| US 09395434 | Mazzaro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory James Mazzaro (Columbia, Maryland); Anthony F Martone (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A multitone nonlinear radar system (and a method of operating such a system) comprising a transmitter that transmits a signal comprising at least two predetermined frequency components; a receiver operating to receive return signals comprising harmonics of at least two predetermined frequencies, combinations of the at least two predetermined frequency components, and combinations of the harmonics of the at least two predetermined frequency components that are within a predetermined selected frequency range that has been predetermined to enable detection and/or classification of an electronic device; at least one antenna operating to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation operatively connected to the transmitter and receiver; the receiver comprising at least one high pass filter for attenuating linear reflections at the two predetermined frequencies, and an analyzer; whereby electronic devices may be detected and identified by analyzing return signals within a predetermined frequency range. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/870519 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 7/354 (20130101) G01S 7/414 (20130101) G01S 13/04 (20130101) G01S 13/887 (20130101) |
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| US 09395437 | Ton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Fort Belvoir, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tuan T. Ton (Springfield, Virginia); David C. Wong (Clarksville, Maryland); Mehrdad Soumekh (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A moving ground penetrating radar is comprised of multiple transmitters and receivers with multiple, e.g., Horizontal and Vertical, polarizations to detect buried targets with standoff capability. Novel signal and imaging techniques are used to form high quality radar imagery with low artifacts that are due to various sources of self-induced resonances, e.g., transmitter-receiver coupling, calibration errors, and motion errors in the multi transmitter/receiver channels of the radar system. The irradiated target area image is formed via exploiting both the spatial diversity of the physical multi-transmitter and multi-receiver array and synthetic aperture/array that is generated by the motion of the platform that carries the radar system. The images that are formed from the multiple polarizations are combined to remove surface targets/clutter and, thus, enhance signatures of buried targets. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/911134 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/024 (20130101) G01S 7/4004 (20130101) G01S 13/86 (20130101) G01S 13/89 (20130101) G01S 13/0209 (20130101) G01S 13/867 (20130101) G01S 13/885 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09395617 | McCain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Applied Quantum Technologies, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Applied Quantum Technologies, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Thomas McCain (Durham, North Carolina); David Jones Brady (Durham, North Carolina); Daniel Marks (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A panoramic imager comprising a mirror and a multi-scale imaging system is presented. The multi-scale imaging system comprises an objective lens and a plurality of cameras that is arranged in a non-planar arrangement at the image field of the objective lens. The objective lens reduces a first aberration introduced by the mirror, and each camera further reduces any residual first aberration. As a result, panoramic imagers of the present invention can provide improved image quality and higher resolution than panoramic imagers of the prior art. |
| FILED | Friday, January 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/740021 |
| ART UNIT | 2482 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 13/06 (20130101) Apparatus or Arrangements for Taking Photographs or for Projecting or Viewing Them; Apparatus or Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Accessories Therefor G03B 37/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2251 (20130101) H04N 5/23238 (20130101) |
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| US 09395726 | Rizzi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfred Anthony Rizzi (Mountain View, California); Alex Khripin (Mountain View, California); Michael Scott Rose (Mountain View, California); Gina Fay (Mountain View, California); Stephen Berard (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Examples for implementing bound and gallop gaits are described herein. A computing system may receive an input for a robotic device to perform a gallop gait or a bound gait. Responsive to receiving the input, the computing system may determine a state of the robotic device based on sensor data monitoring the robotic legs. A sagittal controller of the robotic device may determine vertical impulses and target locations for controlling the legs during the gallop gait based on a pitch, a height, and a velocity of the robotic device. One or more continuous controllers may determine adjustments for controlling the legs based on a roll, a yaw, and/or lateral motions of the robotic device that may result from the robotic device traveling at the velocity and direction as specified in the input. Further, to perform the gait, the controllers may provide instructions to control the legs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/573092 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor Vehicles; Trailers B62D 57/02 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/01 (20130101) |
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| US 09396021 | Arimilli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lakshminarayana Baba Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ravi Kumar Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Claude Basso (Raleigh, North Carolina); Jean L. Calvignac (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lakshminarayana Baba Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ravi Kumar Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Claude Basso (Raleigh, North Carolina); Jean L. Calvignac (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique for operating a high performance computing cluster includes monitoring workloads of multiple processors. The high performance computing cluster includes multiple nodes that each include two or more of the multiple processors. Workload information for the multiple processors is periodically updated in respective local job tables maintained in each of the multiple nodes. Based on the workload information in the respective local job tables, one or more threads are periodically moved to a different one of the multiple processors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/336329 |
| ART UNIT | 2195 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/4856 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/5066 (20130101) G06F 9/5088 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stuart H. Rubin (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart H. Rubin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is a method and system updating the automated responses of an autonomous system using sensor data from heterogeneous sources. An array of cases representing known situations are stored as data structures in a non-transitory memory. Each case in the array of cases is associated with an action to create a database of identifiable situation-action pairs. The system determines an acceptable range of correctness of partial matches of sensed data for new cases to the data properties of known cases and creates and overwrites now situation-action pairs in a process of autonomous learning of new responses. |
| FILED | Monday, September 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/041902 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 99/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09396635 | Dagher et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Maine System Board of Trustees (Bangor, Maine) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maine System Board of Trustees (Bangor, Maine) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Habib J. Dagher (Veazie, Maine); Eric D. Cassidy (Easton, Maine); Anthony M. Viselli (Bangor, Maine); Bruce Segee (Old Town, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A weldable hybrid composite panel suitable for forming a container includes a four sided composite panel element wherein each side defines a side edge. The composite panel element is formed of fibrous reinforcement layers encased in a resin matrix. Weldable metallic elongated edge elements extend along and are either fixed to the side edges of an outside surface of the panel element or extend from a periphery of the panel element. Each of the weldable elongated edge elements has a profile that is the same as a profile of its respective side edge and is structured to enable the composite panel to be welded at its peripheral edges. The panel element also includes a sensor system embedded therein. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/484999 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Containers for Storage or Transport of Articles or Materials, e.g Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding Containers; Accessories, Closures, or Fittings Therefor; Packaging Elements; Packages B65D 88/12 (20130101) B65D 90/02 (20130101) B65D 90/08 (20130101) B65D 90/022 (20130101) B65D 90/023 (20130101) B65D 90/48 (20130101) B65D 2101/00 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 11/332 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/021 (20130101) G01R 31/025 (20130101) Signalling or Calling Systems; Order Telegraphs; Alarm Systems G08B 13/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/16 (20150115) Y10T 428/18 (20150115) Y10T 428/161 (20150115) Y10T 428/183 (20150115) Y10T 428/187 (20150115) Y10T 428/24995 (20150401) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew R. Streett (San Clemente, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew R. Streett (San Clemente, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A coated structure is provided that has a highly concentrated coating of carbon nanotubes so as to provide integrated thermal emissivity, atomic oxygen (AO) shielding and tailorable conductivity to the underlying surface, such as the surface of an aerospace vehicle, a solar array, an aeronautical vehicle or the like. A method of fabricating a coated structure is also provided in which a surface is coated with a coating having a relative high concentration of carbon nanotubes that is configured to provide integrated thermal emissivity, AO shielding and tailorable conductivity to the surface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/907273 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/50 (20130101) B64G 1/226 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/022 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/04 (20130101) C08K 7/06 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/24 (20130101) C09D 7/1291 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
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| US 09396829 | Mann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. (Merrimack, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. (Merrimack, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Mann (Chichester, New Hampshire); David S. Lashmore (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Brian White (Manchester, New Hampshire); Peter L. Antoinette (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A cable having a conducting member made from a nanostructure-based material, and a shielding layer made of nanostructure-based material. The shielding layer can be circumferentially situated about the conducting member so as to enhance conductivity along the conducting member. A coupling mechanism may be situated between the shielding layer and the conducting member so as to secure the shielding layer in its position on the conducting member. A method of making the cable is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, August 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/472850 |
| ART UNIT | 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01B 11/06 (20130101) H01B 13/0162 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 9/009 (20130101) H05K 9/0098 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49826 (20150115) Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
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| US 09396853 | Hong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION (Atlanta, Georgia); SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS (Pierre, South Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION (Atlanta, Georgia); SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS (Pierre, South Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Haiping Hong (Rapid City, South Dakota); G. P. “Bud” Peterson (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a nanoparticle mixture or suspension or nanofluid comprising nonmagnetically sensitive nanoparticles, magnetically sensitive nanoparticles, and surfactant(s). The present invention also relates to methods of preparing and using the same. |
| FILED | Monday, December 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/143453 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/44 (20130101) H01F 1/445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/742 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yan Ye (Saratoga, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yan Ye (Saratoga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a TFT and methods for manufacture thereof. Specifically, the embodiments herein relate to methods for forming a semiconductor layer at a low temperature for use in a TFT. The semiconductor layer may be formed by depositing a nitride or oxynitride layer, such as zinc nitride or oxynitride, and then converting the nitride layer into an oxynitride layer with a different oxygen content. The oxynitride layer is formed by exposing the deposited nitride layer to a wet atmosphere at a temperature between about 85 degrees Celsius and about 150 degrees Celsius. The exposure temperature is lower than the typical deposition temperature used for forming the oxynitride layer directly or annealing, which may be performed at temperatures of about 400 degrees Celsius. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/366210 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0254 (20130101) H01L 21/477 (20130101) H01L 21/02521 (20130101) H01L 21/02554 (20130101) H01L 21/02565 (20130101) H01L 21/02573 (20130101) H01L 21/02581 (20130101) H01L 21/02612 (20130101) H01L 21/02614 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/7869 (20130101) H01L 29/66969 (20130101) |
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| US 09396941 | Hite et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jennifer K. Hite (Arlington, Virginia); Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland); Charles R. Eddy, Jr. (Columbia, Maryland); Nelson Garces (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer K. Hite (Arlington, Virginia); Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland); Charles R. Eddy, Jr. (Columbia, Maryland); Nelson Garces (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a method of: depositing a patterned mask layer on an N-polar GaN epitaxial layer of a sapphire, silicon, or silicon carbide substrate; depositing an AlN inversion layer on the open areas; removing any remaining mask; and depositing a III-N epitaxial layer to simultaneously produce N-polar material and III-polar material. Also disclosed herein is: depositing an AlN inversion layer on an N-polar bulk III-N substrate and depositing a III-N epitaxial layer to produce III-polar material. Also disclosed herein is: depositing an inversion layer on a III-polar bulk III-N substrate and depositing a III-N epitaxial layer to produce N-polar material. Also disclosed herein is a composition having: a bulk III-N substrate; an inversion layer on portions of the substrate; and a III-N epitaxial layer on the inversion layer. The III-N epitaxial layer is of the opposite polarity of the surface of the substrate. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/235624 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0237 (20130101) H01L 21/0242 (20130101) H01L 21/0254 (20130101) H01L 21/02439 (20130101) H01L 21/02458 (20130101) H01L 21/02502 (20130101) H01L 21/02639 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09396946 | Dhar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sarit Dhar (Cary, North Carolina); Lin Cheng (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Sei-Hyung Ryu (Cary, North Carolina); Anant Agarwal (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); John Williams Palmour (Cary, North Carolina); Erik Maki (Wake Forest, North Carolina); Jason Gurganus (Raleigh, North Carolina); Daniel Jenner Lichtenwalner (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sarit Dhar (Cary, North Carolina); Lin Cheng (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Sei-Hyung Ryu (Cary, North Carolina); Anant Agarwal (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); John Williams Palmour (Cary, North Carolina); Erik Maki (Wake Forest, North Carolina); Jason Gurganus (Raleigh, North Carolina); Daniel Jenner Lichtenwalner (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of a semiconductor device having increased channel mobility and methods of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a substrate including a channel region and a gate stack on the substrate over the channel region. The gate stack includes an alkaline earth metal. In one embodiment, the alkaline earth metal is Barium (Ba). In another embodiment, the alkaline earth metal is Strontium (Sr). The alkaline earth metal results in a substantial improvement of the channel mobility of the semiconductor device. |
| FILED | Friday, September 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/229266 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/022 (20130101) H01L 21/045 (20130101) H01L 21/049 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02142 (20130101) H01L 21/02164 (20130101) H01L 21/02172 (20130101) H01L 21/02175 (20130101) H01L 21/02282 (20130101) H01L 21/02288 (20130101) H01L 21/02378 (20130101) H01L 29/78 (20130101) H01L 29/513 (20130101) H01L 29/517 (20130101) H01L 29/518 (20130101) H01L 29/0619 (20130101) H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 29/1608 (20130101) H01L 29/7395 (20130101) H01L 29/7802 (20130101) H01L 29/7813 (20130101) |
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| US 09397195 | Cohen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guy Cohen (Mohegan Lake, New York); Christos D. Dimitrakopoulos (Baldwin Place, New York); Alfred Grill (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Semiconductor structures including parallel graphene nanoribbons or carbon nanotubes oriented along crystallographic directions are provided from a template of silicon carbide (SiC) fins or nanowires. The SiC fins or nanowires are first provided and then graphene nanoribbons or carbon nanotubes are formed on the exposed surfaces of the fin or the nanowires by annealing. In embodiments in which closed carbon nanotubes are formed, the nanowires are suspended prior to annealing. The location, orientation and chirality of the graphene nanoribbons and the carbon nanotubes that are provided are determined by the corresponding silicon carbide fins and nanowires from which they are formed. |
| FILED | Monday, October 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/064830 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) B82Y 99/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/324 (20130101) H01L 21/02057 (20130101) H01L 21/02381 (20130101) H01L 21/02527 (20130101) H01L 21/02529 (20130101) H01L 21/02636 (20130101) H01L 21/28008 (20130101) H01L 21/30604 (20130101) H01L 21/31051 (20130101) H01L 29/0673 (20130101) H01L 29/775 (20130101) H01L 29/785 (20130101) H01L 29/1025 (20130101) H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 29/66439 (20130101) H01L 29/66742 (20130101) H01L 29/66787 (20130101) H01L 29/66795 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0045 (20130101) H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) |
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| US 09397260 | Jain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rakesh Jain (Columbia, South Carolina); Wenhong Sun (Columbia, South Carolina); Jinwei Yang (Columbia, South Carolina); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Alexander Dobrinsky (Providence, Rhode Island); Michael Shur (Latham, New York); Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A device having a layer with a patterned surface for improving the growth of semiconductor layers, such as group III nitride-based semiconductor layers with a high concentration of aluminum, is provided. The patterned surface can include a substantially flat top surface and a plurality of stress reducing regions, such as openings. The substantially flat top surface can have a root mean square roughness less than approximately 0.5 nanometers, and the stress reducing regions can have a characteristic size between approximately 0.1 microns and approximately five microns and a depth of at least 0.2 microns. A layer of group-III nitride material can be grown on the first layer and have a thickness at least twice the characteristic size of the stress reducing regions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/647885 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0242 (20130101) H01L 21/0243 (20130101) H01L 21/0254 (20130101) H01L 21/0265 (20130101) H01L 21/02458 (20130101) H01L 21/02639 (20130101) H01L 29/34 (20130101) H01L 29/778 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/66462 (20130101) H01L 33/12 (20130101) H01L 33/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/24 (20130101) H01L 33/32 (20130101) H01L 2933/0091 (20130101) |
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09397283 — Chip mode isolation and cross-talk reduction through buried metal layers and through-vias
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. Abraham (Croton-On-Hudson, New York); George A. Keefe (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Christian Lavoie (Pleasantville, New York); Mary E. Rothwell (Ridgefield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first substrate, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias, preparing a second substrate, bonding the first and second substrates and exposing the metal fillings. A method for fabricating a chip surface base includes preparing a first and second substrate, depositing a metal on at least one of the first and second substrates, bonding the first and second substrates, preparing a plurality of vias in the first substrate, depositing metal fillings into the plurality of vias and exposing the metal fillings. A chip surface base device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a metal layer disposed between the first and second substrates and a plurality of vias disposed on the first substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/610411 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 99/002 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/5384 (20130101) H01L 27/18 (20130101) H01L 39/045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 39/223 (20130101) H01L 39/2493 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09397713 | Kirkpatrick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eridan Communications, Inc. (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eridan Communications, Inc. (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas A. Kirkpatrick (San Francisco, California); Earl W. McCune, Jr. (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Radio frequency (RF) transmitters and methods of their operation are disclosed. An exemplary RF transmitter includes an RF power amplifier (RFPA), a dynamic power supply (DPS), and a baseband processing unit. The baseband processing unit generates an amplitude modulation (AM) signal that the DPS follows to generate a DPS voltage VDD(t). The DPS voltage VDD(t) serves as a power supply for an output stage of the RFPA. Under most operating conditions the output stage is configured to operate in a compressed mode (C-mode), but is reconfigured to operate in a product mode (or “P-mode) during times low-magnitude events in the AM signal are conveyed to the DPS and become present in the DPS voltage VDD(t) produced by the DPS. Operating the output stage in P-mode overcomes the inability of C-mode operation to reproduce low-magnitude events contained in the AM signal at the RF output of the RFPA. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/958418 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers H03F 1/0205 (20130101) H03F 3/21 (20130101) H03F 3/193 (20130101) H03F 2200/102 (20130101) H03F 2200/451 (20130101) Transmission H04B 1/0475 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 2001/0408 (20130101) |
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| US 09398393 | Antani et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lakulish Shailesh Antani (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dinesh Manocha (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject matter described herein includes a method for simulating directional sound reverberation. The method includes performing ray tracing from a listener position in a scene to surface as visible from a listener position. The method further includes determining a directional local visibility representing a distance from a listener position to nearer surface in the scene alone each ray. The method further includes determining directional reverberation at the listener position based on the directional local visibility. The method further includes rendering a simulated sound indicative of the directional reverberation at the listener position. |
| FILED | Friday, November 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/081803 |
| ART UNIT | 2655 — Digital Audio Data Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Stereophonic Systems H04S 7/305 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04S 2420/11 (20130101) |
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| US 09398676 | Grimshaw et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew T. Grimshaw (Seattle, Washington); Talion Edwards (Wentzville, Missouri); Gary E. Georgeson (Tacoma, Washington); Daniel J. Wright (Mercer Island, Washington); James E. Engel (Newport Beach, California); Morteza Safai (Newcastle, Washington); Yuan-Jye Wu (Issaquah, Washington); Taisia Tsukruk Lou (St. Louis, Missouri); Rodney S. Wright (Huntington Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for quantifying x-ray backscatter system performance may include a support, a plurality of rods mounted on the support, the rods of the plurality of rods arranged in parallel to each other, having generally curved outer surfaces, and being arranged in groups of varying widths, each group of the groups having at least two of the rods of a same width, and a user interface configured to be connected to receive a backscatter signal from an x-ray backscatter detector associated with an x-ray tube, and generate a display representing photon counts of x-ray backscatter for each rod of the plurality of rods from x-rays transmitted by the x-ray tube. |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/269930 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/203 (20130101) Geophysics; Gravitational Measurements; Detecting Masses or Objects; Tags G01V 5/0025 (20130101) X-ray Technique H05G 1/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yubin Miao (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Haixun Guo (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yubin Miao (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Haixun Guo (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to novel non-invasive diagnostic tools/compounds comprising a cyclic peptide wherein the compound binds to a MSH receptor to image and treat cancers, especially, melanoma, including metastatic melanoma in vivo. The present invention represents a clear advance in the art which presently relies on tissue biopsy for diagnoses of these cancers. The novel imaging probes are capable of detecting cancerous melanoma cells, as well as their metastatic spread in tissues. This represents a quantum step forward in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, including metastatic melanoma using non-invasive molecular imaging techniques. The novel probes of the present invention will also be useful to initiate therapy for melanoma as well as monitor patients response to chemotherapy treatments and other interventions or therapies used in the treatment of melanoma/metastatic melanoma. Compounds according to the present invention may be used as diagnostic tools for a number of conditions and diseases states as well as therapeutic agents for treating such conditions and disease states. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/067064 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 51/088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/685 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/60 (20130101) G01N 33/5743 (20130101) |
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| US 09393548 | Matzger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents Of The University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam J. Matzger (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Baojian Liu (Hangzhou, China PRC); Antek G. Wong-Foy (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Flowing supercritical CO2 is used to activate metal organic framework materials (MOF). MOFs are activated directly from N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) thus avoiding exchange with a volatile solvent. Most MCPs display increased surface areas directly after treatment although those with coordinatively unsaturated metal centers benefit from additional heating. |
| FILED | Monday, December 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/139184 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/226 (20130101) B01J 20/3085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/28054 (20130101) B01J 20/28066 (20130101) B01J 31/1691 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 51/418 (20130101) C07C 51/418 (20130101) C07C 51/418 (20130101) C07C 63/14 (20130101) C07C 63/331 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 1/08 (20130101) C07F 3/06 (20130101) C07F 7/006 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/544 (20151101) |
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| US 09393550 | Liang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu Teng Liang (Chicago, Illinois); Baiju K. Vijayan (Kerala, India); Kimberly A. Gray (Evanston, Illinois); Mark C. Hersam (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, a method of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films includes: forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO2) nanocomposite thin films. |
| FILED | Friday, January 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/745092 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/18 (20130101) B01J 21/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/004 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0469 (20130101) C01B 31/0476 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 23/053 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/03 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/24 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09394503 | Long 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) | Stephen P Long (Champaign, Illinois); Vijay Singh (Savoy, Illinois); Haibo Huang (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Process for recovery and separation of sugars and oil from plants where the stems and leaves of such plants have substantial levels of both sugars and oils. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/514206 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Crushing, Pulverising, or Disintegrating in General; Milling Grain B02C 23/08 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 1/08 (20130101) C07H 3/04 (20130101) Producing, e.g by Pressing Raw Materials or by Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining or Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g Lanolin, Fatty Oils or Waxes; Essential Oils; Perfumes C11B 1/04 (20130101) C11B 1/06 (20130101) C11B 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C11B 3/006 (20130101) C11B 3/008 (20130101) C11B 3/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09394555 | Sweeney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Sweeney (Sacramento, California); Feng Xu (Davis, California); Jason Quinlan (Woodland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NOVOZYMES, INC. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Sweeney (Sacramento, California); Feng Xu (Davis, California); Jason Quinlan (Woodland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and a dioxy compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions. |
| FILED | Friday, August 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/814919 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/06 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/96 (20130101) C12N 9/2402 (20130101) C12N 9/2437 (20130101) C12N 9/2445 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/10 (20130101) C12P 7/14 (20130101) C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 2203/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 302/01021 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09394632 | Zettl |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexander K. Zettl (Kensington, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander K. Zettl (Kensington, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for producing chemical nanostructures having multiple elements, such as boron and nitride, e.g. boron nitride nanotubes, are disclosed. The method comprises creating a plasma jet, or plume, such as by an arc discharge. The plasma plume is elongated and has a temperature gradient along its length. It extends along its length into a port connector area having ports for introduction of feed materials. The feed materials include the multiple elements, which are introduced separately as fluids or powders at multiple ports along the length of the plasma plume, said ports entering the plasma plume at different temperatures. The method further comprises modifying a temperature at a distal portion of or immediately downstream of said plasma plume; and collecting said chemical nanostructures after said modifying. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/635897 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/6229 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394672 | Judkins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roddie R. Judkins (Knoxville, Tennessee); Brian L. Bischoff (Knoxville, Tennessee); Melanie Moses Debusk (Knoxville, Tennessee); Chaitanya Narula (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream can include a wall, a mixed gas stream passageway, and a liquid collection assembly. The wall can include a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of capillary condensation pores. The capillary condensation pores extend through the wall, and have a first opening on the first surface of the wall, and a second opening on the second surface of the wall. The pore size of the pores can be between about 2 nm to about 100 nm. The mixed gas stream passageway can be in fluid communication with the first opening. The liquid collection assembly can collect liquid from the plurality of pores. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/915182 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/002 (20130101) B01D 53/229 (20130101) B01D 53/265 (20130101) B01D 2257/80 (20130101) B01D 2258/01 (20130101) B01D 2258/012 (20130101) B01D 2259/4566 (20130101) Installations or Methods for Obtaining, Collecting, or Distributing Water E03B 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394795 | Kimmel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith D. Kimmel (Jupiter, Florida); William L. Plank (Tequesta, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | J and S DESIGN LLC (Jupiter, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith D. Kimmel (Jupiter, Florida); William L. Plank (Tequesta, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A spar and shell turbine rotor blade with a spar and a tip cap formed as a single piece, the spar includes a bottom end with dovetail or fir tree slots that engage with slots on a top end of a root section, and a platform includes an opening on a top surface for insertion of the spar in which a shell made from an exotic high temperature resistant material is secured between the tip cap and the platform. The spar is tapered to form thinner walls at the tip end to further reduce the weight and therefore a pulling force due to blade rotation. The spar and tip cap piece is made from a NiAL material to further reduce the weight and the pulling force. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/706241 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/147 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/3007 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2240/30 (20130101) F05D 2240/307 (20130101) F05D 2300/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09394799 | Mills et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jacob A Mills (Jupiter, Florida); Wesley D Brown (Jupiter, Florida); Thomas D Sexton (Tequesta, Florida); Russell B Jones (North Palm Beach, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | S and J DESIGN LLC (Jupiter, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacob A Mills (Jupiter, Florida); Wesley D Brown (Jupiter, Florida); Thomas D Sexton (Tequesta, Florida); Russell B Jones (North Palm Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An air riding seal between a rotor and a stator in a turbine of a gas turbine engine, where an annular piston is movable in an axial direction within a housing that extends from the stator, and a bellows is secured to the annular piston to form a flexible air passageway from a compressed air inlet through the annular piston and into a cushion cavity that forms an air riding seal between the annular piston and the rotor sealing surface. In another embodiment, a flexible seal secured to and extending from the annular piston forms a sealing surface between the annular piston chamber and the annular piston to provide a seal and allow for axial movement. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/795095 |
| ART UNIT | 3675 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 11/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Pistons; Cylinders; Sealings F16J 15/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09394875 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhong Lin Wang (Atlanta, Georgia); Yanjie Su (Atlanta, Georgia); Guang Zhu (Atlanta, Georgia); Jun Chen (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhong Lin Wang (Atlanta, Georgia); Yanjie Su (Atlanta, Georgia); Guang Zhu (Atlanta, Georgia); Jun Chen (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A generator for harvesting energy from water in motion includes a sheet of a hydrophobic material, having a first side and an opposite second side, that is triboelectrically more negative than water. A first electrode sheet is disposed on the second side of the sheet of a hydrophobic material. A second electrode sheet is disposed on the second side of the sheet of a hydrophobic material and is spaced apart from the first electrode sheet. Movement of the water across the first side induces an electrical potential imbalance between the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/819142 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Machines or Engines for Liquids F03B 13/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F03B 13/20 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors, to Machines or Engines for Liquids Covered by Subclasses F03B, F03D and F03G F05B 2220/709 (20130101) F05B 2280/40 (20130101) F05B 2280/4005 (20130101) F05B 2280/5011 (20130101) Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements H02H 1/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09394917 | Jankowski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd A. Jankowski (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Dallas D. Hill (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Cooling devices for use with electric submersible pump motors include a refrigerator attached to the end of the electric submersible pump motor with the evaporator heat exchanger accepting all or a portion of the heat load from the motor. The cooling device can be a self-contained bolt-on unit, so that minimal design changes to existing motors are required. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/540882 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 13/08 (20130101) F04D 29/5806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Refrigeration Machines, Plants or Systems; Combined Heating and Refrigeration Systems; Heat-pump Systems F25B 1/005 (20130101) F25B 1/053 (20130101) F25B 27/00 (20130101) F25B 41/00 (20130101) F25B 2339/047 (20130101) F25B 2400/00 (20130101) F25B 2400/071 (20130101) |
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| US 09395159 | McElfresh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael W. McElfresh (Livermore, California); Scott E. Groves (Brentwood, California); Mitchell L. Moffet (Tracy, California); Louis P. Martin (San Ramon, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael W. McElfresh (Livermore, California); Scott E. Groves (Brentwood, California); Mitchell L. Moffet (Tracy, California); Louis P. Martin (San Ramon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A lightweight armor system utilizing a face section having a multiplicity of monoliths embedded in a matrix supported on low density foam. The face section is supported with a strong stiff backing plate. The backing plate is mounted on a spall plate. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/410140 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/0457 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F41H 5/0492 (20130101) |
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| US 09395278 | Van Berkel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary J. Van Berkel (Oak Ridge, Florida); Mariam S. ElNaggar (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of analyzing a chemical composition of a specimen is described. The method can include providing a probe comprising an outer capillary tube and an inner capillary tube disposed co-axially within the outer capillary tube, where the inner and outer capillary tubes define a solvent capillary and a sampling capillary in fluid communication with one another at a distal end of the probe; contacting a target site on a surface of a specimen with a solvent in fluid communication with the probe; maintaining a plug volume proximate a solvent-specimen interface, wherein the plug volume is in fluid communication with the probe; draining plug sampling fluid from the plug volume through the sampling capillary; and analyzing a chemical composition of the plug sampling fluid with an analytical instrument. A system for performing the method is also described. |
| FILED | Monday, July 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/936715 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 1/32 (20130101) G01N 2001/028 (20130101) G01N 2001/383 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/25 (20150115) Y10T 436/2575 (20150115) Y10T 436/117497 (20150115) Y10T 436/118339 (20150115) |
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| US 09395281 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York); Aerosol Dynamics, Inc. (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jian Wang (Setauket, New York); Susanne Vera Hering (Berkeley, California); Steven Russel Spielman (Berkeley, California); Chongai Kuang (Sound Beach, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A parallel plate dimensional electrical mobility separator and laminar flow water condensation provide rapid, mobility-based particle sizing at concentrations typical of the remote atmosphere. Particles are separated spatially within the electrical mobility separator, enlarged through water condensation, and imaged onto a CCD array. The mobility separation distributes particles in accordance with their size. The condensation enlarges size-separated particles by water condensation while they are still within the gap of the mobility drift tube. Once enlarged the particles are illuminated by a laser. At a pre-selected frequency, typically 10 Hz, the position of all of the individual particles illuminated by the laser are captured by CCD camera. This instantly records the particle number concentration at each position. Because the position is directly related to the particle size (or mobility), the particle size spectra is derived from the images recorded by the CCD. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/434263 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 15/065 (20130101) G01N 15/0227 (20130101) G01N 15/0255 (20130101) G01N 21/17 (20130101) G01N 33/0009 (20130101) G01N 33/18 (20130101) G01N 2015/0046 (20130101) |
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| US 09395304 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California); The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xuan Yang (San Jose, California); Tiziana C. Bond (Livermore, California); Jerald Britten (Clayton, California); Thomas C. Carlson (Livermore, California); Nazar Ileri (Livermore, California); Cindy Larson (Tracy, California); Claire Gu (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoscale structure fabricated on a planar end facet of an optic fiber is described, to enable detection of molecules by surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The nanoscale structure may comprise an array of nanopillars. The nanoscale structure may also comprise a non periodic, or random, surface-relief structure. The nanoscale structure may be coated in a metal, comprising, for example, silver, gold, aluminum, iridium, platinum, palladium, copper, or a combination of the same. The nanoscale structure may be fabricated on a planar end facet of an optical fiber by interference lithography. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/901448 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 14/34 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2201/088 (20130101) G01N 2201/06113 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/0229 (20130101) G02B 6/02052 (20130101) |
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| US 09395514 | Clark et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SKYFUEL, INC. (Arvada, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SKYFUEL, INC. (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan Michael Clark (Golden, Colorado); David White (Denver, Colorado); Adrian Lawrence Farr, Jr. (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A space frame having a high torsional strength comprising a first square bipyramid and two planar structures extending outward from an apex of the first square bipyramid to form a “V” shape is disclosed. Some embodiments comprise a plurality of edge-sharing square bipyramids configured linearly, where the two planar structures contact apexes of all the square bipyramids. A plurality of bridging struts, apex struts, corner struts and optional internal bracing struts increase the strength and rigidity of the space frame. In an embodiment, the space frame supports a solar reflector, such as a parabolic solar reflector. Methods of fabricating and using the space frames are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/531803 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 7/183 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09396081 | Ostler |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Farrell Lynn Ostler (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques and mechanisms for performing dequeue operations for agents of a test bench environment. In an embodiment, a first group of agents are each allocated a respective ripe reservation and a second set of agents are each allocated a respective unripe reservation. Over time, queue management logic allocates respective reservations to agents and variously changes one or more such reservations from unripe to ripe. In another embodiment, an order of servicing agents allocated unripe reservations is based on relative priorities of the unripe reservations with respect to one another. An order of servicing agents allocated ripe reservations is on a first come, first served basis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/264186 |
| ART UNIT | 2113 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 11/3664 (20130101) G06F 11/3672 (20130101) |
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| US 09396304 | Schwartz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Charles Schwartz (Madison, Wisconsin); Jessica Severin (Cambridge, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Charles Schwartz (Madison, Wisconsin); Jessica Severin (Cambridge, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | There are provided computer systems for visualizing and annotating single molecule images. Annotation systems in accordance with this disclosure allow a user to mark and annotate single molecules of interest and their restriction enzyme cut sites thereby determining the restriction fragments of single nucleic acid molecules. The markings and annotations may be automatically generated by the system in certain embodiments and they may be overlaid translucently onto the single molecule images. An image caching system may be implemented in the computer annotation systems to reduce image processing time. The annotation systems include one or more connectors connecting to one or more databases capable of storing single molecule data as well as other biomedical data. Such diverse array of data can be retrieved and used to validate the markings and annotations. The annotation systems may be implemented and deployed over a computer network. They may be ergonomically optimized to facilitate user interactions. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/888517 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/12 (20130101) G06F 19/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 19/26 (20130101) G06F 19/28 (20130101) Displaying; Advertising; Signs; Labels or Name-plates; Seals G09F 19/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09397240 | Medwick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul A. Medwick (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Edward E. Abbott (Canandaigua, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Medwick (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Edward E. Abbott (Canandaigua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A reflective article includes a transparent substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface. A base coat is formed over at least a portion of the second major surface. A primary reflective coating having at least one metallic layer is formed over at least a portion of the base coat. A protective coating is formed over at least a portion of the primary reflective coating. The article further includes a solar cell and an anode, with the solar cell connected to the metallic layer and the anode. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/964125 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-mechanical Removal of Metallic Material From Surface; Inhibiting Corrosion of Metallic Material or Incrustation in General; Multi-step Processes for Surface Treatment of Metallic Material Involving at Least One Process Provided for in Class C23 and at Least One Process Covered by Subclass C21D or C22F or Class C25 C23F 13/10 (20130101) Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For F24J 2/1057 (20130101) F24J 2/4612 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/105 (20130101) G02B 5/0875 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0547 (20141201) H01L 31/02325 (20130101) H01L 31/02327 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/40 (20130101) Y02E 10/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09397345 | Xing et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yangchuan Xing (Rolla, Missouri); Kan Huang (Columbia, Missouri); Yunfeng Li (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yangchuan Xing (Rolla, Missouri); Kan Huang (Columbia, Missouri); Yunfeng Li (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a layered metal-air cathode for a metal-air battery. Generally, the layered metal-air cathode comprises an active catalyst layer, a transition layer bonded to the active catalyst layer, and a backing layer bonded to the transition layer such that the transition layer is disposed between the active catalyst layer and the backing layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/949875 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/926 (20130101) H01M 4/8605 (20130101) H01M 4/8657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/0234 (20130101) H01M 8/0245 (20130101) H01M 12/08 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09398352 | Polk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert E. Polk (Idaho Falls, Idaho); John M. Svoboda (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Phillip B. West (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Gail L. Heath (Iona, Idaho); Clark L. Scott (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensing platform for monitoring a transmission system, and method therefor, may include a sensor that senses one or more conditions relating to a condition of the transmission system and/or the condition of an environment around the transmission system. A control system operatively associated with the sensor produces output data based on an output signal produced by the sensor. A transmitter operatively associated with the control system transmits the output data from the control system. |
| FILED | Monday, January 26, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/605709 |
| ART UNIT | 2689 — Signal Processing and Control Processing in Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 12/66 (20130101) Selecting H04Q 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04Q 2209/86 (20130101) H04Q 2209/88 (20130101) |
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| US 09398681 | Tantawi 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 (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sami G. Tantawi (Stanford, California); Jeffrey Neilson (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A microwave circuit for a linear accelerator includes multiple monolithic metallic cell plates stacked upon each other so that the beam axis passes vertically through a central acceleration cavity of each plate. Each plate has a directional coupler with coupling arms. A first coupling slot couples the directional coupler to an adjacent directional coupler of an adjacent cell plate, and a second coupling slot couples the directional coupler to the central acceleration cavity. Each directional coupler also has an iris protrusion spaced from corners joining the arms, a convex rounded corner at a first corner joining the arms, and a corner protrusion at a second corner joining the arms. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/207376 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 7/02 (20130101) H05H 7/18 (20130101) H05H 9/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05H 9/044 (20130101) |
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| US 09398712 | Reese et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason A. Reese (Auburn, Michigan); Samar R. Teli (Midland, Michigan); James R. Keenihan (Midland, Michigan); Joseph A. Langmaid (Caro, Michigan); Kevin D. Maak (Midland, Michigan); Michael E. Mills (Midland, Michigan); Timothy C. Plum (Midland, Michigan); Narayan Ramesh (Midland, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason A. Reese (Auburn, Michigan); Samar R. Teli (Midland, Michigan); James R. Keenihan (Midland, Michigan); Joseph A. Langmaid (Caro, Michigan); Kevin D. Maak (Midland, Michigan); Michael E. Mills (Midland, Michigan); Timothy C. Plum (Midland, Michigan); Narayan Ramesh (Midland, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is premised upon a connector and electronic circuit assembly (130) at least partially encased in a polymeric frame (200). The assembly including at least: a connector housing (230); at least one electrical connector (330); at least one electronic circuit component (430); and at least one barrier element (530). |
| FILED | Thursday, September 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/821833 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 9/226 (20130101) H01R 13/5202 (20130101) Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 20/25 (20141201) H02S 30/10 (20141201) H02S 40/34 (20141201) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 10/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09392790 | Nomura et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher T. Nomura (Syracuse, New York); Benjamin R. Lundgren (Nampa, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (Syracuse, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher T. Nomura (Syracuse, New York); Benjamin R. Lundgren (Nampa, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to, inter alia, a method for repressing transcription and/or gene expression from RpoN binding sites (or promoters) or cryptic promoters upstream of RpoN binding sites. The method comprises providing an agent that specifically and selectively binds to RpoN promoter sequences to inhibit or repress the expression of genes downstream of that promoter; and contacting the RpoN promoter with the agent. Agents for repressing transcription and/or gene expression from RpoN promoters are also provided. The agent can be a composition that binds specifically to the −24, −12, or −24/−12 site(s) for RpoN promoter interference. Synthetic peptides, vectors, and host cells are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, May 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/115953 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — 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 37/46 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1247 (20130101) C12N 15/63 (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 1/6897 (20130101) |
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| US 09393539 | Yin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yadong Yin (Riverside, California); Zhenda Lu (Riverside, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yadong Yin (Riverside, California); Zhenda Lu (Riverside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A process that allows convenient production of multifunctional composite particles by direct self-assembly of hydrophobic nanoparticles on host nanostructures containing high density surface thiol groups is present. Hydrophobic nanoparticles of various compositions and combinations can be directly assembled onto the host surface through the strong coordination interactions between metal cations and thiol groups. The resulting structures can be further conveniently overcoated with a layer of normal silica to stabilize the assemblies and render them highly dispersible in water for biomedical applications. As the entire fabrication process does not involve complicated surface modification procedures, the hydrophobic ligands on the nanoparticles are not disturbed significantly so that they retain their original properties such as highly efficient luminescence. Multifunctional nonspherical nanostructures can be produced by using mercapto-silica coated nano-objects of arbitrary shapes as hosts for immobilizing functional nanoparticles. Multilayer structures can be achieved by repeating the mercapto-silica coating and nanoparticle immobilization processes. |
| FILED | Monday, July 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/130333 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 13/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 19/04 (20130101) C01B 33/18 (20130101) Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 17/0031 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 49/08 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/82 (20130101) C01P 2002/84 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/32 (20130101) Treatment of Inorganic Materials, Other Than Fibrous Fillers, to Enhance Their Pigmenting or Filling Properties; Preparation of Carbon Black; C09C 1/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09394168 | Xia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Younan Xia (Seattle, Washington); Yugang Sun (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Younan Xia (Seattle, Washington); Yugang Sun (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for forming nanostructures of various shapes are disclosed. Nanocubes, nanowires, nanopyramids and multiply twinned particles of silver may by formed by combining a solution of silver nitrate in ethylene glycol with a solution of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in ethylene glycol. Hollow nanostructures may be formed by reacting a solution of solid nanostructures comprising one of a first metal and a first metal alloy with a metal salt that can be reduced by the first metal or first metal alloy. Nanostructures comprising a core with at least one nanoshell may be formed by plating a nanostructure and reacting the plating with a metal salt. |
| FILED | Monday, July 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/509873 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0003 (20130101) B22F 1/004 (20130101) B22F 1/0007 (20130101) B22F 1/0018 (20130101) B22F 1/0025 (20130101) B22F 1/0048 (20130101) B22F 1/0051 (20130101) B22F 9/24 (20130101) B22F 2001/0029 (20130101) B22F 2001/0037 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394174 | Plata et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (Woods Hole, Massachusetts); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (Woods Hole, Massachusetts); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Desiree L. Plata (Holyoke, Massachusetts); Philip M. Gschwend (Lexington, Massachusetts); Anastasios John Hart (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Eric R. Meshot (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Christopher M. Reddy (Falmouth, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the formation and processing of nanostructures including nanotubes. Some embodiments provide processes for nanostructure growth using relatively mild conditions (e.g., low temperatures). In some cases, methods of the invention may improve the efficiency (e.g., catalyst efficiency) of nanostructure formation and may reduce the production of undesired byproducts during nanostructure formation, including volatile organic compounds and/or polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons. Such methods can both reduce the costs associated with nanostructure formation, as well as reduce the harmful effects of nanostructure fabrication on environmental and public health and safety. |
| FILED | Monday, August 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/975745 |
| 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 31/0226 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0293 (20130101) |
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| US 09394175 | Hart et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anastasios John Hart (Somerville, Massachusetts); Brian L. Wardle (Lexington, Massachusetts); Enrique J. Garcia (Zaragoza, Spain); Alexander H. Slocum (Bow, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for uniform growth of nanostructures such as nanotubes (e.g., carbon nanotubes) on the surface of a substrate, wherein the long axes of the nanostructures may be substantially aligned. The nanostructures may be further processed for use in various applications, such as composite materials. For example, a set of aligned nanostructures may be formed and transferred, either in bulk or to another surface, to another material to enhance the properties of the material. In some cases, the nanostructures may enhance the mechanical properties of a material, for example, providing mechanical reinforcement at an interface between two materials or plies. In some cases, the nanostructures may enhance thermal and/or electronic properties of a material. The present invention also provides systems and methods for growth of nanostructures, including batch processes and continuous processes. |
| FILED | Friday, September 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/858981 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/022 (20130101) C01B 31/0226 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/127 (20130101) |
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| US 09394177 | Arnold et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael S. Arnold (Middleton, Wisconsin); Padma Gopalan (Madison, Wisconsin); Nathaniel S. Safron (Madison, Wisconsin); Myungwoong Kim (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael S. Arnold (Middleton, Wisconsin); Padma Gopalan (Madison, Wisconsin); Nathaniel S. Safron (Madison, Wisconsin); Myungwoong Kim (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of producing layers of patterned graphene with smooth edges are provided. The methods comprise the steps of fabricating a layer of crystalline graphene on a surface, wherein the layer of crystalline graphene has a crystallographically disordered edge, and decreasing the crystallographic disorder of the edge of the layer of crystalline graphene by heating the layer of crystalline graphene on the surface at an elevated temperature in a catalytic environment comprising carbon-containing molecules. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/282666 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| 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 31/0438 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0484 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24802 (20150115) |
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| US 09394270 | Baker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida); THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida); UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bill J. Baker (Tampa, Florida); Thushara Diyabalanage (Tampa, Florida); James B. McClintock (Birmingham, Alabama); Charles D. Amsler (Pelham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns groups of compounds derived from tunicates of the Synoicum species, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and uses thereof. Extracts from tunicates show selective toxicity against several different cancer cell lines in the NCI 60 cell line panel. These compounds are useful in the effective treatment of cancers, particularly malignant melanomas, colon cancer, and renal cancer cell lines. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/204996 |
| 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 31/365 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 313/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09394325 | Chirik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul J. Chirik (Princeton, New Jersey); Sebastien Monfette (Gatineau, Canada); Jordan M. Hoyt (Palm Harbor, Florida); Max R. Friedfeld (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Chirik (Princeton, New Jersey); Sebastien Monfette (Gatineau, Canada); Jordan M. Hoyt (Palm Harbor, Florida); Max R. Friedfeld (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A transition metal-containing compound having a tridentate chiral ligand bound to iron, cobalt, or nickel. The tridentate ligands are bound to the metal via nitrogen, phosphorus, and/or arsenic atoms. The tridentate ligand has a chiral group bound at least one of the nitrogen, phosphorus, and arsenic atoms, and a blocking group may be bound to another one of the nitrogen, phosphorus, and arsenic atoms. The transition metal-containing compound is useful for the catalyzing the asymmetric hydrogenation of olefins. |
| FILED | Monday, August 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/589437 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/182 (20130101) B01J 31/183 (20130101) B01J 31/184 (20130101) B01J 31/1815 (20130101) B01J 31/1835 (20130101) B01J 2231/645 (20130101) B01J 2531/0241 (20130101) B01J 2531/842 (20130101) B01J 2531/845 (20130101) General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 2200/07 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 5/02 (20130101) C07C 5/03 (20130101) C07C 5/03 (20130101) C07C 5/03 (20130101) C07C 5/03 (20130101) C07C 5/03 (20130101) C07C 13/18 (20130101) C07C 13/465 (20130101) C07C 15/02 (20130101) C07C 15/107 (20130101) C07C 41/20 (20130101) C07C 41/20 (20130101) C07C 43/205 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) C07C 2102/24 (20130101) C07C 2531/22 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 15/02 (20130101) C07F 15/04 (20130101) C07F 15/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 15/025 (20130101) C07F 15/045 (20130101) C07F 15/065 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09394386 | Mahanthappa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin); NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahesh Kalyana Mahanthappa (Madison, Wisconsin); James Jennings (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are polymerizable mixtures comprising a functionalized ionic gemini surfactant and a thiol-ene crosslinking agent. The polymerizable mixtures that further comprise a polar solvent may be used to form the surfactant into a triply periodic multiply continuous lyotropic phase in the presence of the crosslinking agent. Upon crosslinking, the lyotropic phase morphology is substantially retained. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/610116 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 22/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 9/00 (20130101) C08J 2333/02 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 19/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09395012 | Paden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LAUNCHPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Goleta, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LAUNCHPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian A. Paden (Santa Barbara, California); Orlo James Fiske (Goleta, California); Michael R. Ricci (Camarillo, California); Murat Okcuoglu (Santa Barbara, California); David B. Paden (Goleta, California); Bradley E. Paden (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electromagnetic valve apparatus with nonlinear springs for variable valve timing in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a valve, floating spring assembly, translational cam, and motor. The cam and spring serve to minimize lash and valve stem bending forces. During opening and closing of the valve, spring potential energy is converted into valve kinetic energy and then back into potential energy at the end of the motion. The potential energy is then available for the next opening/closing event. The motor initiates motion, replaces friction and vibration losses, and terminates motion. However, the motor supplies minimal energy as the valve opens and closes, and vice-versa, naturally due to combined effects of system inertia and the nonlinear spring. In addition to valve control, the apparatus may be applied to fuel injectors, or any reciprocating linear or rotary mechanism where electronic control is used. |
| FILED | Monday, December 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/556814 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Cyclically Operating Valves for Machines or Engines F01L 1/04 (20130101) F01L 1/462 (20130101) F01L 9/04 (20130101) F01L 2009/0403 (20130101) F01L 2009/0407 (20130101) F01L 2009/0411 (20130101) F01L 2009/0432 (20130101) F01L 2009/0467 (20130101) F01L 2101/00 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 1/12 (20130101) F16K 31/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16K 31/56 (20130101) F16K 31/563 (20130101) |
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| US 09395190 | Young et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRX Systems, Inc. (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRX Systems, Inc. (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Travis Young (Rockville, Maryland); Kamiar Kordari (McLean, Virginia); Benjamin Funk (Hanover, Maryland); Carole Teolis (Glenn Dale, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A location and mapping service is described that creates a global database of indoor navigation maps through crowd-sourcing and data fusion technologies. The navigation maps consist of a database of geo-referenced, uniquely described features in the multi-dimensional sensor space (e.g., including structural, RF, magnetic, image, acoustic, or other data) that are collected automatically as a tracked mobile device is moved through a building (e.g. a person with a mobile phone or a robot). The feature information can be used to create building models as one or more tracked devices traverse a building. |
| FILED | Friday, May 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/714212 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 21/165 (20130101) G01C 21/206 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09396168 | Birnbaum et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Narrative Science Inc. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Narrative Science, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence A. Birnbaum (Evanston, Illinois); Kristian J. Hammond (Chicago, Illinois); Nicholas D. Allen (Chicago, Illinois); John R. Templon (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for automatically generating a narrative story receives data and information pertaining to a domain event. The received data and information and/or one or more derived features are then used to identify a plurality of angles for the narrative story. The plurality of angles is then filtered, for example through use of parameters that specify a focus for the narrative story, length of the narrative story, etc. Points associated with the filtered plurality of angles are then assembled and the narrative story is rendered using the filtered plurality of angles and the assembled points. |
| FILED | Monday, February 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/011743 |
| ART UNIT | 2657 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/24 (20130101) G06F 17/27 (20130101) G06F 17/212 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/2775 (20130101) G06F 17/30312 (20130101) G06F 17/30371 (20130101) |
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| US 09396283 | Miranker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Paul Miranker (Austin, Texas); Juan Federico Sequeda (Austin, Texas) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Paul Miranker (Austin, Texas); Juan Federico Sequeda (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is a system for integrating relational databases into a semantic web framework utilizing a simple mapping process and the SQL query optimizer present in the SQL database engine. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/220526 |
| ART UNIT | 2155 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30557 (20130101) G06F 17/30917 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30932 (20130101) |
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| US 09396302 | Han et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yiding Han (Morrisville, North Carolina); Koushik Chakraborty (Logan, Utah); Sanghamitra Roy (Logan, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Utah State University (North Logan, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yiding Han (Morrisville, North Carolina); Koushik Chakraborty (Logan, Utah); Sanghamitra Roy (Logan, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | For global routing using a graphics processing unit (GPU), a method routes a net of node interconnections for a semiconductor design. In addition, the method decomposes the net into subnets. Each subnet has no shared paths. The method further identifies a congested region of the routed net that exceeds routing capacities. In addition, the method correlates the congested region with a plurality of first subnets with workloads within the congested region. The method routes the subnets in parallel using the GPU. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/505374 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5077 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09397366 | Archer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lynden A. Archer (Ithaca, New York); Surya S. Moganty (Henrietta, New York); Yingying Lu (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lynden A. Archer (Ithaca, New York); Surya S. Moganty (Henrietta, New York); Yingying Lu (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing an ionic liquid nanoscale ionic material, the ionic liquid nanoscale ionic material and a battery that includes a battery electrolyte that comprises the ionic liquid nanoscale ionic material each provide superior performance. The superior performance may be manifested within the context of inhibited lithium dendrite formation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/131755 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/0567 (20130101) H01M 10/0568 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) H01M 2300/0045 (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) |
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| US 09398393 | Antani et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lakulish Shailesh Antani (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dinesh Manocha (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject matter described herein includes a method for simulating directional sound reverberation. The method includes performing ray tracing from a listener position in a scene to surface as visible from a listener position. The method further includes determining a directional local visibility representing a distance from a listener position to nearer surface in the scene alone each ray. The method further includes determining directional reverberation at the listener position based on the directional local visibility. The method further includes rendering a simulated sound indicative of the directional reverberation at the listener position. |
| FILED | Friday, November 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/081803 |
| ART UNIT | 2655 — Digital Audio Data Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Stereophonic Systems H04S 7/305 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04S 2420/11 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ABBOTT BALL COMPANY (West Hartford, Connecticut); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (Washington, District of Columbia); ABBOTT BALL COMPANY (West Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glenn N. Glennon (Berlin, Connecticut); Christopher DellaCorte (Medina, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosing herein is a method for manufacturing nickel-titanium compositions. The method includes disposing a powdered composition in a mold; the powdered composition comprising nickel and titanium; the titanium being present in an amount of about 38 to about 42 wt % and the nickel being present in an amount of about 58 to about 62 wt %; sintering the powdered composition to produce a sintered preform; compacting the preform; machining the preform to form an article; heat treating the article; the annealing being conducted at a temperature of about 1650° F. to about 1900° F. at a pressure of about 3 Torr to about 5 Kg−f/cm2 for a time period of about 10 minutes to about 5 hours; and quenching the article. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/690323 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0003 (20130101) B22F 3/10 (20130101) B22F 3/10 (20130101) B22F 3/15 (20130101) B22F 3/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B22F 9/04 (20130101) B22F 9/08 (20130101) B22F 9/082 (20130101) B22F 2003/247 (20130101) B22F 2003/248 (20130101) B22F 2009/041 (20130101) B22F 2009/043 (20130101) B22F 2201/20 (20130101) B22F 2202/01 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) Modifying the Physical Structure of Ferrous Metals; General Devices for Heat Treatment of Ferrous or Non-ferrous Metals or Alloys; Making Metal Malleable, e.g by Decarburisation or Tempering C21D 1/00 (20130101) C21D 1/58 (20130101) C21D 9/38 (20130101) C21D 9/0068 (20130101) C21D 9/0093 (20130101) Alloys C22C 1/0433 (20130101) C22C 19/03 (20130101) Changing the Physical Structure of Non-ferrous Metals and Non-ferrous Alloys C22F 1/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09395123 | Leimkuehler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paragon Space Development Corporation (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Paragon Space Development Corporation (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Orville Leimkuehler (League City, Texas); Thomas William Morin (Vail, Arizona); Grant A. Anderson (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A portable thermal-control system adapted to support space-related research and exploration. Embodiments of the present invention assist in preventing overheating of small payloads being transported from an orbiting space vehicle to a planetary surface by small atmospheric-entry vehicles. Other embodiments of the present invention provide thermal control within an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) suit. Each embodiment utilizes at least one phase-change material, cooled significantly below the freezing temperature, to absorb heat. |
| FILED | Friday, December 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/730136 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 15/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09396294 | Lyon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard G. Lyon (Marriottsville, Maryland); Mark Clampin (Baltimore, Maryland); Peter Petrone, III (Westminster, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to modeling an external occulter including: providing at least one processor executing program code to implement a simulation system, the program code including: providing an external occulter having a plurality of petals, the occulter being coupled to a telescope; and propagating light from the occulter to a telescope aperture of the telescope by scalar Fresnel propagation, by: obtaining an incident field strength at a predetermined wavelength at an occulter surface; obtaining a field propagation from the occulter to the telescope aperture using a Fresnel integral; modeling a celestial object at differing field angles by shifting a location of a shadow cast by the occulter on the telescope aperture; calculating an intensity of the occulter shadow on the telescope aperture; and applying a telescope aperture mask to a field of the occulter shadow, and propagating the light to a focal plane of the telescope via FFT techniques. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/039119 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 23/12 (20130101) Apparatus or Arrangements for Taking Photographs or for Projecting or Viewing Them; Apparatus or Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Accessories Therefor G03B 11/00 (20130101) G03B 11/02 (20130101) G03B 11/04 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/33 (20130101) |
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| US 09396853 | Hong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION (Atlanta, Georgia); SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS (Pierre, South Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION (Atlanta, Georgia); SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS (Pierre, South Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Haiping Hong (Rapid City, South Dakota); G. P. “Bud” Peterson (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a nanoparticle mixture or suspension or nanofluid comprising nonmagnetically sensitive nanoparticles, magnetically sensitive nanoparticles, and surfactant(s). The present invention also relates to methods of preparing and using the same. |
| FILED | Monday, December 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/143453 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/44 (20130101) H01F 1/445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/742 (20130101) |
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| US RE46071 | MacCallum |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Paragon Space Development Corporation (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Taber K. MacCallum (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Closed system breathable gas regeneration systems comprising temperature swing adsorption (“TSA”) using metabolic regeneration, such systems being useful for EVA in extraterrestrial environments having hostile atmospheres. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/694065 |
| ART UNIT | 3993 — Central Reexamination Unit (Mechanical) |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 16/22 (20130101) A61M 16/1045 (20130101) A61M 16/1075 (20130101) A61M 2205/3606 (20130101) Launching, Hauling-out, or Dry-docking of Vessels; Life-saving in Water; Equipment for Dwelling or Working Under Water; Means for Salvaging or Searching for Underwater Objects B63C 11/24 (20130101) Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/48 (20130101) B64G 6/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Air-conditioning; Air-humidification; Ventilation; Use of Air Currents for Screening F24F 5/0007 (20130101) F24F 5/0096 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 21/0001 (20130101) |
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Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09392948 | Briggs et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carey Robert Briggs (La Jolla, California); Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carey Robert Briggs (La Jolla, California); Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In a system and method of determining regularity associated with a rhythm disorder of a heart, a derivative of a first cardiac signal at a plurality of first time points is processed against a derivative of a second cardiac signal at a plurality of second time points to define a plurality of coordinate pairs of the first cardiac signal against the second cardiac signal. Thereafter, an index of regularity that exceeds a threshold is determined. The index of regularity indicates an approximate congruence of the plurality of coordinate pairs among the first cardiac signal and the second cardiac signal. |
| FILED | Monday, May 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/470705 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/042 (20130101) A61B 5/044 (20130101) A61B 5/046 (20130101) A61B 5/0422 (20130101) A61B 5/0452 (20130101) A61B 5/0464 (20130101) A61B 5/743 (20130101) A61B 5/04011 (20130101) A61B 5/04012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/04525 (20130101) A61B 5/7239 (20130101) A61B 5/7246 (20130101) A61B 5/7257 (20130101) A61B 5/7425 (20130101) A61B 8/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09393271 | Schally et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (Miami, Florida); U.S.A., REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia); DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (Dresden, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Miami (Miami, Florida); The United States of America, Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Dresden University of Technology (Dresden, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew V. Schally (Miami Beach, Florida); Norman L. Block (Hollywood, Florida); Stefan Bornstein (Dresden, Germany); Barbara Ludwig (Dresden, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are compositions of GHRH agonists and peptides, and methods to treat diabetes. In one embodiment, a method of promoting survival of grafted cells and/or tissues may involve exposing the cells and/or tissues to an effective amount of at least one agonist of GHRH. In some embodiments, the grafted cells and/or tissues may be pancreatic cells. In some embodiments, the grafted cells may be islet cells co-cultured with non-pancreatic cells. In a further embodiment, a method of treating a patient diagnosed with diabetes involves transplanting and/or grafting the islet cells and/or tissues comprising islet cells into a patient, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agonist of GHRH to the patient. In some embodiments, the islet cells and/or tissues comprising islet cells may be optionally exposed to GHRH and/or at least one agonist of GHRH prior to transplantation into a patient. In some embodiments, the at least one agonist of GHRH is administered pre-transplantation, concurrently with transplantation, post-transplantation or any combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, December 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/138912 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/28 (20130101) A61K 35/28 (20130101) A61K 35/39 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 35/39 (20130101) A61K 38/25 (20130101) A61K 38/25 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/60 (20130101) |
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| US 09393425 | Narayan |
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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); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods define an index of risk for cardiac disease by detecting cellular derangements that may lead to cardiomyopathy, heart rhythm disorders or ischemic heart disease. The markers include fluctuations or abnormal rate-behavior of electrical, mechanical or other measurable biosignals. The invention operates in modes that can be applied to prevent atrial fibrillation or the risk for ventricular arrhythmias. Alternative embodiments are applied to tissue outside the heart such as skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, the central nervous system, the respiratory system, the urogenital system and the gastrointestinal system. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/135472 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0245 (20130101) A61B 5/0402 (20130101) A61B 5/0452 (20130101) A61B 5/4839 (20130101) A61B 5/7275 (20130101) A61B 18/14 (20130101) A61B 18/1492 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3621 (20130101) A61N 1/36114 (20130101) A61N 1/36592 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09394045 | Koopmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary H. Koopmann (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael D. Grissom (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A propeller system for an aircraft includes an assembly for modifying a sound field of the propeller system. The propeller system includes a rotor supported for rotation about a rotor axis. The rotor has a central hub and a plurality of blades each extending outwardly from the hub to a tip. The rotor and blades are operable to propel an aircraft to travel in a direction. The rotor blades define a rotor plane perpendicular to the rotor axis. The blade tips define a circumferential rotational path as the blades are rotated by the rotor. The propeller system includes an acoustic resonator or multiple resonators having openings disposed within a distance to the propeller blade tip that is small compared to the wavelength of the propeller's fundamental blade tone and proximate to the rotor plane. The resonators are excited by tip flow of the blade as it passes the opening. The acoustic resonators are configured and positioned so as to direct acoustic energy to modify the sound field of the propeller system at blade pass or higher harmonic frequency tones in a desired direction relative to the aircraft. |
| FILED | Monday, June 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/919595 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 11/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 2220/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2260/96 (20130101) |
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| US 09395128 | Treadway et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Corvid Technologies, Inc. (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Corvid Technologies, Inc. (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean K. Treadway (Mooresville, North Carolina); Andrew N. Lloyd (Mooresville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A projectile launching device includes a reactive driver, a flyer housing, a flyer and a compressible buffer member. When detonated, the reactive driver will generate a detonation shock wave. The flyer housing defines a bore. The flyer is disposed in the bore and has a rear surface. The buffer member is interposed between the reactive driver and the flyer. The buffer member has a front surface in direct contact with the rear surface of the flyer. The buffer member is configured and arranged to: receive the detonation shock wave from the reactive driver; modify the detonation shock wave to generate a modified shock wave; and transmit the modified shock wave directly to the flyer to thereby propel the flyer away from the buffer member. |
| FILED | Friday, March 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/853313 |
| 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 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Apparatus for Launching Projectiles or Missiles From Barrels, e.g Cannons; Launchers for Rockets or Torpedoes; Harpoon Guns F41F 7/00 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 3/22 (20130101) Blasting F42D 5/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09395167 | Vasudevan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Srikanth Vasudevan (Vancouver, Canada); Paul Suchy (Parma, Ohio); Matthew C. Birch (Mentor, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital Research Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Srikanth Vasudevan (Vancouver, Canada); Paul Suchy (Parma, Ohio); Matthew C. Birch (Mentor, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods involve using a guided munition (e.g., a mortar round or a grenade) that utilizes deployable flow effectors, activatable flow effectors and/or active flow control devices to extend the range and enhance the precision of traditional unguided munitions without increasing the charge needed for launch. Sensors such as accelerometers, magnetometers, IR sensors, rate gyros, and motor controller sensors feed signals into a controller which then actuates or deploys the flow effectors/flow control devices to achieve the enhanced characteristics. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/692026 |
| 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 10/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09394216 | Mir |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MirTech, Inc. (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MirTech, Inc. (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nazir Mir (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are adsorption complexes that include 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and a metal coordination polymer network (MCPN), wherein the MCPN is a porous material, and the 1-MCP is adsorbed into the MCPN. Also disclosed are kits for containing 1-MCP that include the adsorption complex in a 1-MCP-impermeable package. Also disclosed are methods of releasing 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) from the kit that include the application of aqueous fluids, heat, and/or pressure. |
| FILED | Friday, May 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/726004 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/10 (20130101) A01N 27/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 7/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 53/06 (20130101) C07C 55/02 (20130101) C07C 317/14 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 251/12 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 1/08 (20130101) C07F 3/02 (20130101) C07F 3/06 (20130101) C07F 15/02 (20130101) C07F 15/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09396921 | Basile et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | the University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wyoming Research Products Center (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Franco Basile (Fort Collins, Colorado); Shaofeng Zhang (Exton, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for conducting the rapid pyrolysis of peptides, proteins, polymers, and biological materials. The method can be carried out at atmospheric pressures and takes only about 5 to 30 seconds. The samples are cleaved at the C-terminus of aspartic acid. The apparatus employs a probe on which the sample is heated and digested components analyzed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/938482 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/12 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6848 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/26 (20130101) H01J 49/142 (20130101) H01J 49/0468 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 49/0472 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/24 (20150115) Y10T 436/25 (20150115) |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09393310 | Zale et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen E. Zale (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Greg Troiano (Pembroke, Massachusetts); Mir Mukkaram Ali (Woburn, Massachusetts); Jeff Hrkach (Lexington, Massachusetts); James Wright (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BIND Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen E. Zale (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Greg Troiano (Pembroke, Massachusetts); Mir Mukkaram Ali (Woburn, Massachusetts); Jeff Hrkach (Lexington, Massachusetts); James Wright (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure generally relates to nanoparticles having about 0.2 to about 35 weight percent of a therapeutic agent; and about 10 to about 99 weight percent of biocompatible polymer such as a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol. Other aspects of the invention include methods of making such nanoparticles. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/478691 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Containers Specially Adapted for Medical or Pharmaceutical Purposes; Devices or Methods Specially Adapted for Bringing Pharmaceutical Products into Particular Physical or Administering Forms; Devices for Administering Food or Medicines Orally; Baby Comforters; Devices for Receiving Spittle A61J 3/00 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/10 (20130101) A61K 9/14 (20130101) A61K 9/19 (20130101) A61K 9/145 (20130101) A61K 9/146 (20130101) A61K 9/1647 (20130101) A61K 9/5146 (20130101) A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/436 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/475 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/4355 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 47/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/4883 (20130101) A61K 47/48869 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 59/08 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) |
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| US 09397266 | Donofrio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CREE, INC. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CREE, INC. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Donofrio (Raleigh, North Carolina); James Ibbetson (Santa Barbara, California); Zhimin James Yao (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Light emitting diodes include a diode region having first and second opposing faces that include therein an n-type layer and a p-type layer, an anode contact that ohmically contacts the p-type layer and extends on the first face, and a cathode contact that ohmically contacts the n-type layer and also extends on the first face. The anode and cathode contacts extend on the first face to collectively cover substantially all of the first face. A small gap may be provided between the contacts. |
| FILED | Monday, January 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/159209 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/20 (20130101) H01L 33/22 (20130101) H01L 33/38 (20130101) H01L 33/42 (20130101) H01L 33/46 (20130101) H01L 33/60 (20130101) H01L 33/62 (20130101) H01L 33/382 (20130101) H01L 33/405 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/486 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2933/0066 (20130101) |
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European Union (EU)
| US 09394656 | Tirelli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE EUROPEAN UNION, represented by THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (Brussels, Belgium) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE EUROPEAN UNION, REPRESENTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (Brussels, Belgium) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Tirelli (Taino, Italy); Armelle Anthoine (Varese, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | A passive method for protecting taut cables from vibrations comprising the perpendicularly attachment of a device comprising a unilateral spring or a shape memory alloy wire to a taut cable at an attachment position wherein the device (especially the unilateral spring of the shape memory alloy wire of the device) acts on the taut cable only when the vibrating taut cable exceeds a switch position (SP); a device for protecting a taut cable from vibrations, as well as the use of such a device in a construction. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/383644 |
| ART UNIT | 3657 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Construction of Bridges, or Viaducts; Assembly of Bridges E01D 19/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Springs; Shock-absorbers; Means for Damping Vibration F16F 1/02 (20130101) F16F 15/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09395363 | Valsesia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrea Valsesia (Ranco, Italy); Franco Marabelli (Pavia, Italy); Silvia Giudicatti (Tirano, Italy); Gerardo Marchesini (Laveno, Italy); François Rossi (Cittiglio, Italy); Pascal Colpo (Angera, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE EUROPEAN UNION, REPRESENTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (Brussels, Belgium); PLASMORE SRL (Ranco (Varese), Italy) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrea Valsesia (Ranco, Italy); Franco Marabelli (Pavia, Italy); Silvia Giudicatti (Tirano, Italy); Gerardo Marchesini (Laveno, Italy); François Rossi (Cittiglio, Italy); Pascal Colpo (Angera, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor device comprises a dielectric substrate (52); and a metal layer (53) on the substrate (52) with at least one array of cavities (54) therein and adapted to support L-SPR, each of the cavities (54) in the metal layer (53) having an opening (56) and a closed bottom (58) and widening from opening to bottom. A bed of dielectric material (62) is provided over the bottom (58) of each cavity (54) to reduce its apparent depth, the bed surface (62) being functionalized to bind to receptor moieties (64). This sensor device is particularly designed for SPR detection, but can be used in other detection techniques. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/232359 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/554 (20130101) G01N 33/54373 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 09393525 | Moody et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles D. Moody (Golden, Colorado); Robert L. Riley (La Jolla, California); John C. Franklin (Yuma, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Department of the Interior (Washington, District of Columbia); Separation Systems Technology (San Diego, California); John C. Franklin (Yuma, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles D. Moody (Golden, Colorado); Robert L. Riley (La Jolla, California); John C. Franklin (Yuma, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A forward osmosis method for desalination includes recyclable driving solutes which are easy to remove and recycle, have a high rejection by forward osmosis membranes, have low toxicity and are cost efficient. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/082639 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 61/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 61/005 (20130101) B01D 2311/06 (20130101) B01D 2311/06 (20130101) B01D 2311/2669 (20130101) B01D 2311/2669 (20130101) Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/445 (20130101) C02F 2103/08 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management Y02W 10/37 (20150501) |
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 09394586 | Joshi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Physical Sciences, Inc. (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Physical Sciences, Inc. (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prakash B. Joshi (Andover, Massachusetts); Dorin V. Preda (Medford, Massachusetts); David A. Skyler (Methuen, Massachusetts); Anait Scherer (Somerville, Massachusetts); B. David Green (Methuen, Massachusetts); William J. Marinelli (Harvard, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The coal ash can be sorted into groups of substantially unburned carbon and substantially burned carbon. The substantially unburned carbon or the substantially burned carbon can be magnetically treated to cause separation into a substantially magnetic portion and a substantially non-magnetic portion. The substantially magnetic portion or the substantially non-magnetic portion can be filtered into a substantially course portion and a substantially fine portion. The substantially coarse portion or the substantially fine portion can be treated with a mineral acid to form an aqueous mineral acid solution. The aqueous mineral acid solution can be extracted to form an organic solution that includes the rare earth salts. The organic solution can be mixed with water to form an aqueous solution that includes the rare earth salts. The rare earth salts can be separated from the aqueous solution. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/509692 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Production and Refining of Metals; Pretreatment of Raw Materials C22B 3/22 (20130101) C22B 7/02 (20130101) C22B 7/007 (20130101) C22B 59/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 10/234 (20151101) |
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National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09397293 | Tahan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles George Tahan (McLean, Virginia); Rousko Todorov Hristov (College Park, Maryland); Oney O. Soykal (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland); The United States of America, as represented by the Director, National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles George Tahan (McLean, Virginia); Rousko Todorov Hristov (College Park, Maryland); Oney O. Soykal (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An artificial composite object combines a quantum of sound with a matter excitation. A phonon in a confinement structure containing the matter excites it from an initial state to an excited state corresponding to a frequency of the phonon. Relaxation of the matter back to the initial state emits a phonon of the same frequency into the confinement structure. The phonon confinement structure, for example, a cavity, traps the emitted phonon thereby allowing further excitation of the matter. The coupling between the phonon and the matter results in a quantum quasi-particle referred to as a phoniton. The phoniton can find application in a wide variety of quantum systems such as signal processing and communications devices, imaging and sensing, and information processing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/736051 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Sound-producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for G10K 15/04 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 49/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/04 (20130101) |
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United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 09396454 | Dearing et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen M. Dearing (Herndon, Virginia); Kuldip K. Goyal (Alexandria, Virginia); Carla F. Sherry (Annandale, Virginia); Amy B. Cradic (Reston, Virginia); C. Scot Atkins (Chantilly, Virginia); Himesh A. Patel (Centerville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/688938 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/087 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06Q 10/0833 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
You can use the Command F or Control F to find a specific patent you are interested in.
HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2016/fedinvent-patents-20160719.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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