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| US 09554563 | Stevens et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Tarrytown, New York); Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut); Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) (Bellinzona, Switzerland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Tarrytown, New York); Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut); Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) (Bellinzona, Switzerland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean Stevens (San Diego, California); Andrew J. Murphy (Croton-on-Hudson, New York); Richard Flavell (Guilford, Connecticut); Elizabeth Eynon (New Haven, Connecticut); Jorge Galan (New Haven, Connecticut); Tim Willinger (New Haven, Connecticut); Markus Manz (Zurich, Switzerland); Anthony Rongvaux (New Haven, Connecticut); George D. Yancopoulos (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A mouse with a humanization of the mIL-3 gene and the mGM-CSF gene, a knockout of a mRAG gene, and a knockout of a mIl2rg subunit gene; and optionally a humanization of the TPO gene is described. A RAG/Il2rg KO/hTPO knock-in mouse is described. A mouse engrafted with human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that maintains a human immune cell (HIC) population derived from the HSCs and that is infectable by a human pathogen, e.g., S. typhi or M. tuberculosis is described. A mouse that models a human pathogen infection that is poorly modeled in mice is described, e.g., a mouse that models a human mycobacterial infection, wherein the mouse develops one or more granulomas comprising human immune cells. A mouse that comprises a human hematopoietic malignancy that originates from an early human hematopoietic cells is described, e.g., a myeloid leukemia or a myeloproliferative neoplasia. |
| FILED | Monday, October 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/053182 |
| 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 | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0275 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01K 67/0278 (20130101) A01K 2207/12 (20130101) A01K 2207/15 (20130101) A01K 2217/15 (20130101) A01K 2217/072 (20130101) A01K 2217/075 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0331 (20130101) A01K 2267/0337 (20130101) A01K 2267/0381 (20130101) A01K 2267/0387 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/524 (20130101) C07K 14/535 (20130101) C07K 14/5403 (20130101) C07K 14/7155 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09554721 | Zikov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tatjana Zikov (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Stéphane Bibian (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Mohammad Modarres (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NeuroWave Systems Inc. (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tatjana Zikov (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Stéphane Bibian (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Mohammad Modarres (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a brain dysfunction and seizure detector monitor and system, and a method of detecting brain dysfunction and/or seizure of a subject. The various embodiments of the system of the present invention were developed for the brain activity and preferably EEG monitoring of a single patient or multiple patients. Preferably, the system or monitor of the present invention also includes one or more seizure detection algorithms. The analysis method is specifically optimized to amplify abnormal brain activity and minimize normal background activity. This analysis yields a seizure index whose value is directly related to the current presence of ictal activity in the signal. In addition, a seizure probability index based on historical values of the aforementioned seizure index, is derived for diagnostic purposes. The seizure probability index quantifies the probability that the patient has exhibited abnormal brain activity since the beginning of the recording. The real-time seizure index, and the historical seizure probability index, can be used in the context of an emergency and/or clinical situation to assess the status and well being of a patient's brain, or can be used to automatically administer treatment to stop the seizure before clinical signs appear. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/148815 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/048 (20130101) A61B 5/0476 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09554767 | Funk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Triple Ring Technologies, Inc. (Newark, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Triple Ring Technologies, Inc. (Newark, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tobias Funk (Martinez, California); Steve Denis Burion (San Francisco, California); Kate LeeAnn Bechtel (Pleasant Hill, California); Joseph Anthony Heanue (Oakland, California); Brian Patrick Wilfley (Sunnyvale, California); Augustus Percival Lowell (Durham, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention pertains to an apparatus and method for adaptive exposure in imaging systems. An x-ray source for producing x-ray radiation and an x-ray detector for measuring amount of x-ray radiation passing through the human patient and striking the detector can be used. A tomographic image of the human patient or a tomosynthetic image of the human patient can be generated. Region of interest filtering and equalization filtering can be utilized. Filtering can be accomplished with a mechanical shield or shutter or with electronic control of the x-ray source. |
| FILED | Monday, February 08, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/018792 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/107 (20130101) A61B 6/405 (20130101) A61B 6/469 (20130101) A61B 6/487 (20130101) A61B 6/504 (20130101) A61B 6/542 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 6/4028 (20130101) A61B 6/4035 (20130101) A61B 6/4241 (20130101) A61B 6/5258 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 35/08 (20130101) H01J 35/14 (20130101) H01J 2235/087 (20130101) |
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| US 09554777 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kang Kim (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jingping Xu (Shanghai, China PRC); Jonathan M. Rubin (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kang Kim (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jingping Xu (Shanghai, China PRC); Jonathan M. Rubin (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of evaluating tissue stiffness of a target area includes positioning an ultrasound elasticity imaging apparatus adjacent a surface of an area of tissue where the target area is located and applying a dynamic range of force to the tissue. A plurality of ultrasound beams can be directed at the tissue and a plurality of ultrasound echoes can be acquired from the strained tissue in the target area to calculate an amount of developed strain within the target area. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/119050 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 8/08 (20130101) A61B 8/085 (20130101) A61B 8/461 (20130101) A61B 8/485 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 8/0858 (20130101) A61B 8/4281 (20130101) A61B 8/4483 (20130101) A61B 8/5223 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/07 (20130101) G01N 29/0654 (20130101) G01N 2291/0422 (20130101) G01N 2291/02475 (20130101) |
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| US 09554864 | Taylor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki (Baltimore, Maryland); James Tahara Handa (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki (Baltimore, Maryland); James Tahara Handa (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for tool exchange during surgery for cooperatively controlled robots comprises a tool holder for receiving a surgical tool adapted to be held by a robot and a surgeon, a tool holding element for constraining downward motion of the tool while allowing low force removal of the surgical tool from the holder, a first sensor for detecting if the surgical tool is docked within the tool holder, and a selector for automatically selecting different movements or actions of the tool holder to be performed based upon information detected by the first sensor. The system and method of the present invention provides an advantage to an often slow moving cooperative robot, by increasing the speed by which the tool holder may move in the direction away from the patient. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/813717 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 34/30 (20160201) Original (OR) Class A61B 2017/00477 (20130101) A61B 2090/064 (20160201) A61B 2090/0811 (20160201) Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 15/0466 (20130101) |
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| US 09554971 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Huakun Xu (Frederick, Maryland); Michael Weir (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides dental bonding agents and dental bonding systems comprising the dental bonding agents. The dental bonding agents of the invention are characterized by having antibacterial properties, and in some aspects of the invention, remineralizing properties. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/377313 |
| 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 6/02 (20130101) A61K 6/0017 (20130101) A61K 6/0023 (20130101) A61K 6/0023 (20130101) A61K 6/024 (20130101) A61K 6/0029 (20130101) A61K 6/0067 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 6/0235 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 33/10 (20130101) C08L 33/10 (20130101) C08L 33/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09554996 | Talton |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nanotherapeutics, Inc. (Alachua, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NANOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. (Alachua, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James David Talton (Alachua, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are compositions comprising particles of poorly soluble drugs encapsulated by stabilizers. Further described are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such encapsulated compositions. Also described are methods of making such encapsulated particle compositions, and methods of making the corresponding pharmaceutical compositions. The encapsulated particle compositions described herein allow poorly soluble drugs to be administered with good bioavailability by routes that are non-invasive to patients, such as by oral administration. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/741915 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/146 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/4866 (20130101) A61K 9/5021 (20130101) A61K 9/5026 (20130101) A61K 9/5031 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09555007 | Ma et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Minglin Ma (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniel G. Anderson (Framingham, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Omid Veiseh (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Arturo Jose Vegas (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Joshua Charles Doloff (Quincy, Massachusetts); Delai Chen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Christian J. Kastrup (Vancouver, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Biocompatible hydrogel capsules encapsulating mammalian cells having a diameter of greater than 1 mm, and optionally a cell free core, are disclosed which have reduced fibrotic overgrowth after implantation in a subject. Methods of treating a disease in a subject are also disclosed that involve administering a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed encapsulated cells to the subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/831250 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0024 (20130101) A61K 9/5036 (20130101) A61K 9/5078 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5089 (20130101) A61K 35/39 (20130101) A61K 2035/126 (20130101) |
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| US 09555008 | Perez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Manuel Perez (Orlando, Florida); Santimukul Santra (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a hyperbranched amphiphilic polyester compound includes drying under vacuum a mixture of 2-(4-hydroxybutyl)-malonic acid and p-toluene sulphonic acid as catalyst. The vacuum is then released with a dry inert gas after drying. The dried mixture is heated under the inert gas at a temperature sufficient for polymerization. The inert gas is evacuated while continuing to heat the mixture. The formed polymer is then dissolved in dimethylformamide and precipitated out by adding methanol. Modifications of the method yield nanoparticles of polyesters having properties suited for coencapsulating fluorescent dyes together with therapeutic drugs, resulting in theranostic nanoparticles, that is, nanoparticles useful in both therapeutic treatments and diagnostic methods. |
| FILED | Monday, February 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/049823 |
| 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 9/146 (20130101) A61K 9/1647 (20130101) A61K 9/5138 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 9/5192 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/7072 (20130101) A61K 47/48907 (20130101) A61K 49/0032 (20130101) A61K 49/0093 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 63/06 (20130101) C08G 63/87 (20130101) C08G 63/90 (20130101) C08G 63/664 (20130101) C08G 63/912 (20130101) C08G 63/6852 (20130101) C08G 83/005 (20130101) C08G 83/006 (20130101) |
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| US 09555030 | Wang 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) | Xiaodong Wang (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Stephen Frye (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Pyrazolopyrimidine compounds, methods of use, and processes for making compounds with anti-Mer tyrosine kinase activity comprising Formula I, II, III, IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable composition, salt, isotopic analog, or prodrug thereof, are provided. The pyrazolopyrimidine compounds described herein have Mer tyrosine kinase (MerTK) inhibitory activity and are useful as anti-infective agents, immunostimulatory and immunomodulatory agents, anti-cancer agents (including against MerTK −/− tumors and ITD and TKD mutant forms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)), and as adjunctive agents in combination with chemotherapeutic, radiation or other standard of care for neoplasms. |
| FILED | Friday, April 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/678879 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/551 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/5513 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) C07D 487/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09555031 | Wang 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) | Xiaodong Wang (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Weihe Zhang (Vestavia, Alabama); Stephen Frye (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Uses of pyrrolopyrimidines with anti-Mer tyrosine kinase activity as anti-infective agents, immunostimulatory and immunomodulatory agents, anti-cancer agents (including against MerTK−/− tumors and ITD and TKD mutant forms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)), and as adjunctive agents in combination with chemotherapeutic, radiation or other standard of care for neoplasms. |
| FILED | Friday, April 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/678905 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/551 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/5513 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) C07D 487/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09555032 | Rissman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert A. Rissman (San Diego, California); Kuo-Fen Lee (Del Mar, California); Wylie W. Vale (La Jolla, California); Paul E. Sawchenko (Carlsbad, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert A. Rissman (San Diego, California); Kuo-Fen Lee (Del Mar, California); Wylie W. Vale (La Jolla, California); Paul E. Sawchenko (Carlsbad, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for treating or preventing tauopathies and/or Aβ amyloidosis by modulating CRF receptor signaling. Accumulation of hyperphosphorlyated tau protein in the CNS may be reduced by administration of CRF-R1 selective antagonists and/or CRF-R2 selective agonists. For example, in some aspects, methods for preventing the onset of Alzheimer's disease by administration of CRF-R1 selective antagonist are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, June 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/663805 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 38/2228 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6896 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) G01N 2800/2814 (20130101) G01N 2800/2821 (20130101) |
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| US 09555049 | Contel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maria Contel (Brooklyn, New York); Isabel Marzo (Zaragoza, Spain); Malgorzata Frik (Glendale, New York); Benelita T. Elie (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for providing a therapeutic benefit for a subject having a cancer is provided. A compound with an arene ruthenium (II) compound with an iminophosphorane ligand is administered to the subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/724274 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/675 (20130101) |
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| US 09555064 | Pomerantsev et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrei P. Pomerantsev (Bethesda, Maryland); Stephen H. Leppla (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrei P. Pomerantsev (Bethesda, Maryland); Stephen H. Leppla (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis) in which more than one secreted protease is inactivated by genetic modification. Such a protease-deficient B. anthracis has an improved ability to produce recombinant secreted proteins compared to other bacteria, particularly other Bacillus. Improvements include production of intact (i.e., mature full-length) proteins, often at high yield. The disclosure provides a B. anthracis that comprises a genetic modification that inactivates a protease of the M4 family of metalloproteases and a genetic modification that inactivates a protease of the M6 family of metalloproteases. Also provided is a modified B. anthracis comprising such genetic modification transformed with a recombinant molecule encoding a product, as well as methods to prepare and use such B. anthracis. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/236430 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2035/11 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/54 (20130101) C12N 15/75 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09555066 | Murray 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) | Joseph A. Murray (Rochester, Minnesota); Eric V. Marietta (Rochester, Minnesota); Susan H. Barton (Reston, Virginia); Veena Taneja (Rochester, Minnesota); Ashutosh Mangalam (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides methods and materials related to Prevotella histicola preparations. For example, Prevotella histicola preparations in the form of an oral medicament or dietary supplement (e.g., a pill, tablet, capsule) are provided. In addition, methods and materials for using a Prevotella histicola preparation provided herein as an anti-inflammatory agent are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/643156 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Foods, Foodstuffs, or Non-alcoholic Beverages, Not Covered by Subclasses A23B - A23J; Their Preparation or Treatment, e.g Cooking, Modification of Nutritive Qualities, Physical Treatment; Preservation of Foods or Foodstuffs, in General A23L 33/135 (20160801) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12C - C12Q, Relating to Microorganisms C12R 1/01 (20130101) |
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| US 09555067 | Peng 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) | Kah-Whye Peng (Rochester, Minnesota); Stephen James Russell (Rochester, Minnesota); Camilo Ayala Breton (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides methods and materials related to vesicular stomatitis viruses. For example, replication-competent vesicular stomatitis viruses, nucleic acid molecules encoding replication-competent vesicular stomatitis viruses, methods for making replication-competent vesicular stomatitis viruses, and methods for using replication-competent vesicular stomatitis viruses to treat cancer or infectious diseases are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/395388 |
| 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 35/766 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2760/18422 (20130101) C12N 2760/20221 (20130101) C12N 2760/20222 (20130101) C12N 2760/20232 (20130101) C12N 2760/20271 (20130101) C12N 2810/859 (20130101) C12N 2810/6081 (20130101) |
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| US 09555074 | Ohlfest et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John R. Ohlfest (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Michael R. Olin (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John R. Ohlfest (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Michael R. Olin (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods that involve the 36 kDa annexin II monomer, which has been identified as having immunostimulatory properties. Accordingly, in one aspect, the invention provides compositions that include at least one 36 kDa annexin II monomer or an immunomodulatory fragment thereof. In another aspect, the invention provides methods that include administering to a subject a composition that includes at least one 36 kDa annexin II monomer or an immunomodulatory fragment thereof. In another aspect, the invention provides methods that induce an in situ increase in the 36 kDa annexin II monomer by administering to a subject an amount of composition effective to induce localized hypoxia sufficient to cause a localized increase in annexin II. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/878023 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/16 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 51/087 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09555086 | Holoshitz 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) | Joseph Holoshitz (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Song Ling (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Xiujun Pi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Denise de Almeida (Dearborn, Michigan); Chaim Gilon (Jerusalem, Israel); Amnon Hoffman (Jerusalem, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods for inducing an immune response in a subject. In particular, the present invention provides compositions comprising immunostimulatory ligands (ISL) and methods of inducing an immune response in a subject therewith. Compositions and methods of the present invention find use in, among other things, clinical (e.g. therapeutic and preventative medicine (e.g., vaccination)) and research applications. |
| FILED | Monday, January 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/164732 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/02 (20130101) A61K 39/04 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 2039/57 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 14/70539 (20130101) |
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| US 09555089 | Shiratsuchi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Takayuki Shiratsuchi (Tokushima, Japan); Moriya Tsuji (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Takayuki Shiratsuchi (Tokushima, Japan); Moriya Tsuji (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to adenovirus protein modifications to augment immune response to a transgene of a recombinant adenovirus and to circumvent pre-existing anti-adenovirus immunity. Some embodiments are directed to a recombinant adenovirus derived from a recombinant adenovirus plasmid vector, wherein the recombinant adenovirus plasmid vector comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a Plasmodium circumsporozoite protein, or antigenic portion thereof, operably linked to a heterologous promoter and a modified capsid or core protein, wherein an immunogenic epitope of Plasmodium circumsporozoite is inserted into or replaces at least part of a capsid or core protein. Other embodiments are directed to a pharmaceutical composition or a malaria vaccine composition comprising a recombinant adenovirus according to the above embodiments. Further embodiments include a method of treating, preventing, or diagnosing malaria, comprising administering a therapeutic amount of the pharmaceutical composition or malaria vaccine composition in accordance with the above embodiment. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/399654 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) A61K 2039/55577 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/40 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/861 (20130101) C12N 2710/10322 (20130101) C12N 2710/10341 (20130101) C12N 2710/10343 (20130101) |
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| US 09555100 | Spector 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) | Deborah H. Spector (La Jolla, California); Christopher S. Morello (Carlsbad, California); Kimberly A. Kraynyak (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are, for example, immunogenic compositions and methods of using the same for the treatment or prevention of Herpesvirus infections. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/141251 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 33/06 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 39/245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/54 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/5252 (20130101) A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2710/16634 (20130101) |
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| US 09555105 | Riley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Riley (Downingtown, Pennsylvania); Carl H. June (Merion Station, Pennsylvania); Robert H. Vonderheide (Merion Station, Pennsylvania); Nicole Aqui (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Megan M. Davis (Nuangola, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to novel artificial antigen presenting cells (aAPCs). The aAPC comprises at least one stimulatory ligand and at least one co-stimulatory ligand where the ligands each specifically bind with a cognate molecule on a T cell of interest, thereby mediating expansion of the T cell. The aAPC of the invention can further comprise additional molecules useful for expanding a T cell of interest. The aAPC of the invention can be used as an “off the shelf” APC that can be readily designed to expand a T cell of interest. Also, the aAPC of the invention can be used identify the stimulatory, co-stimulatory, and any other factors that mediate growth and expansion of a T cell of interest. Thus, the present invention provides powerful tools for development of novel therapeutics where activation and expansion of a T cell can provide a benefit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/247298 |
| 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 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48776 (20130101) A61K 2035/124 (20130101) A61K 2039/5154 (20130101) A61K 2039/5158 (20130101) A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) A61K 2039/55527 (20130101) A61K 2039/55533 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0634 (20130101) C12N 5/0635 (20130101) C12N 5/0636 (20130101) C12N 5/0694 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) C12N 2501/23 (20130101) C12N 2501/51 (20130101) C12N 2501/515 (20130101) C12N 2501/599 (20130101) C12N 2502/99 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) C12N 2740/15043 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/505 (20130101) G01N 33/56972 (20130101) |
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| US 09555136 | Khandhar 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) | Amit P. Khandhar (Seattle, Washington); Kannan M. Krishnan (Seattle, Washington); R. Matthew Ferguson (Seattle, Washington); Scott Kemp (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are polymer-coated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles and methods of their manufacture and use. The nanoparticles are coated with a copolymer of poly(maleic anhydride alt-H2C═CH—R1)-polyethylene glycol (PMAR-PEG), wherein R1 is a hydrophobic moiety. The molecular weights of the PMAR and PEG portions of the copolymer, as well as the core diameter of the nanoparticles are selected in order to produce optimal performance for specific applications. Representative applications of the nanoparticles include magnetic particle imaging, magnetic sentinel lymph node biopsy, and magnetic fluid hyperthermia. The disclosed nanoparticles are tools for these methods that provide previously unachieved levels of stability (e.g., via reduced agglomeration) and customizability (e.g., tuned blood circulation half-life in vivo). |
| FILED | Friday, February 12, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/043313 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/05 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 41/0052 (20130101) A61K 49/1857 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 2/004 (20130101) |
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| US 09555244 | Greenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (San Fernando, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Jerry Ok (Canyon Country, California); Jordan Matthew Neysmith (Pasadena, California); Kevin Wilkin (Valencia, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (La Crescenta, California); Da-Yu Chang (Rowland Heights, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is an improved package and configuration for an implantable retinal prosthesis. The retinal prosthesis of the present invention includes an electrode array suitable to be mounted in close proximity to a retina, an electronics package and inductive receiving coil mounted next to each other on a strap surrounding the sclera so that the height above the sclera of the prosthesis is minimized. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/901443 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/375 (20130101) A61N 1/0543 (20130101) A61N 1/36046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09555413 | Karnik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rohit Nandkumar Karnik (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Seungpyo Hong (Naperville, Illinois); Ying Mei (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniel Griffith Anderson (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Jeffrey Michael Karp (Brookline, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Suman Bose (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides systems for cell separation based on cell rolling on surfaces along edges of regions coated with cell adhesion molecules. A variety of designs of coated regions and edges are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/667615 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2200/0647 (20130101) B01L 2300/16 (20130101) B01L 2300/0877 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 23/16 (20130101) C12M 47/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0068 (20130101) C12N 2501/58 (20130101) C12N 2501/585 (20130101) C12N 2533/50 (20130101) C12N 2533/52 (20130101) C12N 2535/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09556101 | Robertson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gavin P. Robertson (Hummelstown, Pennsylvania); Raghavendra Gowda Chandagalu D. (Hershey, Pennsylvania); Subbarao V. Madhunapantula (East Godavari District, India); Gajanan S. Inamdar (Hindalga, India); Omer F. Kuzu (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Anti-cancer compositions and methods are described herein. In particular, compositions including one or more of leelamine, a leelamine derivative, abietylamine, an abietylamine derivative, and an abietic acid derivative are described. Methods for treatment of pathological conditions particularly cancer, in a subject using one or more of leelamine, a leelamine derivative, abietylamine, an abietylamine derivative, and an abietic acid derivative are described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/328062 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/1271 (20130101) A61K 31/17 (20130101) A61K 31/19 (20130101) A61K 31/26 (20130101) A61K 31/135 (20130101) A61K 31/136 (20130101) A61K 31/137 (20130101) A61K 31/155 (20130101) A61K 31/195 (20130101) A61K 31/215 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 61/29 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 211/31 (20130101) C07C 229/38 (20130101) C07C 265/08 (20130101) C07C 275/24 (20130101) C07C 279/04 (20130101) C07C 331/24 (20130101) C07C 335/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09556110 | Mahon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kerry Peter Mahon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Thomas Love (Boston, Massachusetts); Christopher G. Levins (Flemington, New Jersey); Kathryn Ann Whitehead (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Daniel Griffith Anderson (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Aminoalcohol lipidoids are prepared by reacting an amine with an epoxide-terminated compound are described. Methods of preparing aminoalcohol lipidoids from commercially available starting materials are also provided. Aminoalcohol lipidoids may be prepared from racemic or stereochemically pure epoxides. Aminoalcohol lipidoids or salts forms thereof are preferably biodegradable and biocompatible and may be used in a variety of drug delivery systems. Given the amino moiety of these aminoalcohol lipidoid compounds, they are particularly suited for the delivery of polynucleotides. Complexes, micelles, liposomes or particles containing the inventive lipidoids and polynucleotide have been prepared. The inventive lipidoids may also be used in preparing microparticles for drug delivery. They are particularly useful in delivering labile agents given their ability to buffer the pH of their surroundings. |
| FILED | Friday, January 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/599004 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1271 (20130101) A61K 9/5123 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 38/02 (20130101) A61K 47/16 (20130101) A61K 48/0025 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 2531/0252 (20130101) B01J 2531/845 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 215/14 (20130101) C07C 217/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 295/13 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/88 (20130101) C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/3515 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09556122 | Raymond 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) | Kenneth N. Raymond (Berkeley, California); Jide Xu (Berkeley, California); Evan G. Moore (Berkeley, California); Eric J. Werner (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides luminescent complexes between a lanthanide ion and an organic ligand which contains 1,2-hydroxypyridinone units. The complexes of the invention are stable in aqueous solutions and are useful as molecular probes, for example in medical diagnostics and bioanalytical assay systems. The invention also provides methods of using the complexes of the invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/048475 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/89 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 217/26 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/06 (20130101) C09K 2211/185 (20130101) C09K 2211/1022 (20130101) C09K 2211/1029 (20130101) C09K 2211/1044 (20130101) C09K 2211/1088 (20130101) Electric Heating; Electric Lighting Not Otherwise Provided for H05B 33/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09556129 | Cohen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Cohen (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Neil Wagle (Brookline, Massachusetts); Gregory D. Cuny (Houston, Texas); Jun Xian (Sharon, Massachusetts); Marcie Glicksman (Winchester, Massachusetts); Ross L. Stein (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ekaterina Y. Shishova (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to compounds of Formulas I, II, and III, and their use as inhibitors of phosphatidylcholine transfer protein (PC-TP). The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of disorders related to the inhibition of PC-TP using the compounds of Formulas I, II, and III. Such disorders include obesity and disorders associated with obesity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/812657 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/44 (20130101) A61K 31/505 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 311/21 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/60 (20130101) C07D 213/76 (20130101) C07D 213/89 (20130101) C07D 217/22 (20130101) C07D 239/32 (20130101) C07D 239/42 (20130101) C07D 239/69 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09556146 | Bassaganya-Riera et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Josep Bassaganya-Riera (Blacksburg, Virginia); Adria Carbo Barrios (Blacksburg, Virginia); Richard Gandour (Blacksburg, Virginia); Julian D. Cooper (Blacksburg, Virginia); Raquel Hontecillas (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compounds that target the lanthionine synthetase C-like protein 2 pathway. The compounds can be used to treat a number of conditions, including infectious disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, and a chronic inflammatory disease. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/662506 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 65/40 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/69 (20130101) C07D 213/79 (20130101) C07D 307/60 (20130101) C07D 307/68 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 403/14 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09556167 | Spiegel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Spiegel (New Haven, Connecticut); Kelly Fitzgerald (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to chimeric chemical compounds which are used to recruit antibodies to cancer cells, in particular, prostate cancer cells or metastasized prostate cancer cells. The compounds according to the present invention comprise an antibody binding terminus (ABT) moiety covalently bonded to a cell binding terminus (CBT) and Toll-like receptor agonist (TLR) through a linker and a multifunctional connector group or molecule. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/397995 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48638 (20130101) A61K 47/48746 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 16/44 (20130101) C07K 2317/732 (20130101) |
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| US 09556195 | Sletten et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ellen May Sletten (Berkeley, California); Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ellen May Sletten (Berkeley, California); Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure features a strain-promoted [2+2+2] reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the reaction involves reacting a pi-electrophile with a low lying LUMO with a quadricyclane on a biomolecule, generating a covalently modified biomolecule. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo and in vitro. The reaction is compatible with modification of living cells. In certain embodiments, the pi-electrophile can comprise a molecule of interest that is desired for delivery to a quadricyclane-containing biomolecule via [2+2+2] reaction. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/605695 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 49/04 (20130101) C07C 49/76 (20130101) C07C 69/013 (20130101) C07C 69/76 (20130101) C07C 245/04 (20130101) C07C 323/16 (20130101) C07C 323/56 (20130101) C07C 323/64 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 225/02 (20130101) C07D 249/04 (20130101) C07D 249/12 (20130101) C07D 339/06 (20130101) C07D 495/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 15/045 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0602 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5005 (20130101) |
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| US 09556213 | Vinogradov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sergei A. Vinogradov (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); David F. Wilson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Sergei A. Vinogradov (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); David F. Wilson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Oxygen levels in biological tissue or systems can be measured by the phosphorescence quenching method using phosphorescent porphyrin probes, also referred to as a dendritic oxygen probes, with controllable quenching parameters and defined biodistributions. Provided are a “next generation” of oxygen sensors with substantially improved phosphorescence emission for better imaging capabilities, ease of use, increasing the quantum efficiency (phosphorescence intensity) and extending their range of applicability including constructing a class of oxygen sensors for making measurements in organic media. In addition, provided are methods for synthesizing new porphyrin constructs in which the porphyrin is made less flexible and more planar, changing with decrease internal quenching, and thereby increasing the phosphorescence emission used for oxygen sensing. Additional methods are provided for structurally modifying the dendrimer used to encapsulate the porphyrin phosphor to provide internal quenching of singlet oxygen molecules formed during oxygen measurements. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/778777 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 257/02 (20130101) C07D 275/00 (20130101) C07D 487/22 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 15/0066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/643 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/207497 (20150115) |
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| US 09556217 | Gellman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel Helmer Gellman (Madison, Wisconsin); Pil Seok Chae (Ansan-Si, South Korea); Brian Kobilka (Palo Alto, California); Soren Rasmussen (Gentofte, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | Bringing membrane proteins into aqueous solution generally requires the use of detergents or other amphiphilic agents. The invention provides a new class of amphiphiles, each of which includes a multi-fused ring system as a lipophilic group. These new amphiphiles confer enhanced stability to a range of membrane proteins in solution relative to conventional detergents, leading to improved structural and functional stability of membrane proteins, including integral membrane proteins. Accordingly, the invention provides new amphiphiles for biochemical manipulations and characterization of membrane proteins. These amphiphiles display favorable behavior with membrane proteins and can be used to aid the solubilization, isolation, purification, stabilization, crystallization, and/or structural determination of membrane proteins. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/931225 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1075 (20130101) Steroids C07J 17/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07J 41/0061 (20130101) C07J 71/0005 (20130101) |
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| US 09556226 | Thallapuranam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam (Fayetteville, Arkansas); David S. McNabb (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Yazan Hussien Akkam (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Duy Tu Nguyen (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions with antifungal activity and methods of using such compositions are provided herein. In particular the compositions are peptides of SEQ ID NO: 1 and variations thereof. The peptides may contain L or D amino acids and may be circularized, dimerized or otherwise modified to make the compositions resistant to proteolysis. The compositions may be used to inhibit microbial growth and in particular fungal growth. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/777321 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — 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 37/18 (20130101) A01N 37/46 (20130101) A01N 47/44 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/04 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/12 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 14/4723 (20130101) |
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| US 09556232 | Zha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Runye H. Zha (Chicago, Illinois); Ming Zhang (Glencoe, Illinois); Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure is generally directed toward the design and synthesis of peptide amphiphile (PA) molecules that comprises a peptide configured to inhibit angiogenesis. The peptide amphiphile comprises a hydrophobic tail, peptide sequence capable of beta-sheet formation; and a peptide, wherein the peptide is configured to inhibit angiogenesis. Optionally the PA further comprises a flexible linker between the peptide sequence capable of beta-sheet formation and the peptides. Further this disclosure is directed to nanostructures comprising peptide amphiphiles configured to inhibit angiogenesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/924180 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09556236 | Mohapatra et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shyam S. Mohapatra (Lutz, Florida); Nancy Lucrecia Goicochea (Tampa, Florida); Suraj Dixit (Tampa, Florida); Julio Garay (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shyam S. Mohapatra (Lutz, Florida); Nancy Lucrecia Goicochea (Tampa, Florida); Suraj Dixit (Tampa, Florida); Julio Garay (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Briefly described, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to isolated polypeptides useful for treatment of respiratory syncytial virus, and to methods and compositions for treating respiratory syncytial virus. |
| FILED | Friday, November 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/093107 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/16 (20130101) A61K 38/162 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2760/18033 (20130101) |
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| US 09556239 | Marconi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard T. Marconi (Midlothian, Virginia); Christopher Earnhart (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virgina Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard T. Marconi (Midlothian, Virginia); Christopher Earnhart (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A chimeric polyvalent recombinant protein for use as a vaccine and diagnostic for Lyme disease is provided. The chimeric protein comprises epitopes of the loop 5 region and/or the alpha helix 5 region of outer surface protein C (OspC) types. The OspC types may be associated with mammaliran Borrelia infections. |
| FILED | Friday, August 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/449721 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0225 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/1207 (20130101) C07K 2317/73 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/21 (20130101) C07K 2319/22 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6854 (20130101) G01N 33/56911 (20130101) G01N 2333/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09556248 | Cochran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jennifer R. Cochran (Stanford, California); Douglas S. Jones, II (Stanford, California); Ping-Chuan Tsai (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer R. Cochran (Stanford, California); Douglas S. Jones, II (Stanford, California); Ping-Chuan Tsai (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The NK1 fragment of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) binds to and activates the Met receptor, a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase that plays a critical role in embryonic development and organ formation. The instant application discloses NK1 variant polypeptides which act as agonists or antagonists of HGF. Further disclosed are covalently linked NK1 variant polypeptides. Many of the disclosed variant polypeptides possess improved stability characteristics. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/636053 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4753 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09556251 | Lin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herbert Y. Lin (Watertown, Massachusetts); Jodie Babitt (Newton, Massachusetts); Raymond T. Chung (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Tarek A. Samad (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Alan L. Schneyer (Concord, Massachusetts); Clifford J. Woolf (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides new systems and strategies for the regulation of iron metabolism in mammals. In particular, methods of using agonists and antagonists of TGF-β superfamily members to modulate the expression or activity of hepcidin, a key regulator of iron metabolism, are described. The inventive methods find applications in the treatment of diseases associated with iron overload, such as juvenile hemochromatosis and adult hemochromatosis, and in the treatment of diseases associated with iron deficiency, such as anemia of chronic disease and EPO resistant anemia in end-stage of renal disease. The present invention also relates to screening tools and methods for the development of novel drugs and therapies for treating iron metabolism disorders. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/332716 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 39/39541 (20130101) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/705 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/28 (20130101) |
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| US 09556252 | Feghali-Bostwick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick (Mt Pleasant, South Carolina); Yukie Yamaguchi (Kanagawa, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | C-terminal endostatin polypeptides are disclosed herein. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptide, host cells transformed with the polynucleotides, and methods of using these polypeptides and polynucleotides are disclosed. Uses of these polypeptide, polynucleotides and expression vectors include the treatment of fibrosis in a subject. Thus, methods are provided for treating fibrosis, including fibrosis of the skin and/or the lung. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/152468 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/08 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) C07K 14/47 (20130101) C07K 14/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09556254 | Dimitrov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Dimiter S. Dimitrov (Frederick, Maryland); Zhongyu Zhu (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a human anti-dengue virus antibody (an anti-DENV antibody) that binds to a DENV envelope protein and is cross-reactive with DENV serotype 1, DENV serotype 2, DENV serotype 3, and DENV serotype 4. The disclosure provides an anti-DENV antibody that cross-reacts with and neutralizes all four DENV serotypes. Also provided is a nucleic acid molecule that encodes such an anti-DENV antibody. Also provided is a method to produce and use such an antibody or nucleic acid molecule encoding such an antibody. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/400642 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/468 (20130101) C07K 16/1081 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/31 (20130101) C07K 2317/33 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/35 (20130101) C07K 2317/55 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/565 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2770/24122 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 2333/185 (20130101) G01N 2469/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09556256 | Karbassi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Behjatolah M. Karbassi (Little Rock, Arkansas); Thomas Kieber-Emmons (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of The University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Behjatolah M. Karbassi (Little Rock, Arkansas); Thomas Kieber-Emmons (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | P-Selectin on platelets and endothelium binds cell surface chondroitin sulfate (CS) proteoglycans, which are abundantly and stably expressed on the surface many cancer cells. Binding of the cancer cells through the CS moieties may be blocked to inhibit the interaction of cancer cells with platelets and endothelium. The present inventors disclose compositions and methods for the inhibition of cancer metastasis. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/440137 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/737 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2896 (20130101) |
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| US 09556271 | Blumberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard S. Blumberg (Waltham, Massachusetts); Yu-Hwa Huang (Boston, Massachusetts); Nalan Utku (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are recombinant monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof useful in inhibiting CEACAM1 in tumor cells, and methods of their use in anti-tumor proliferation and invasiveness therapies, such as the treatment of cancer, particularly pancreatic cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/362022 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48576 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2803 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/3007 (20130101) |
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| US 09556272 | Scholler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nathalie Scholler (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Aizhi Zhao (Rose Valley, Pennsylvania); Donald Siegel (Lansdale, Pennsylvania); George Coukos (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathalie Scholler (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Aizhi Zhao (Rose Valley, Pennsylvania); Donald Siegel (Lansdale, Pennsylvania); George Coukos (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to Anti-TEM 1 anti-bodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, yeast libraries comprising the same, and prophylactic, diagnostic, and therapeutic methods using the same. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/508925 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48561 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2851 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/77 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) |
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| US 09556281 | Schneewind et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Olaf Schneewind (Chicago, Illinois); Dominique M. Missiakas (Chicago, Illinois); Hwan Keun Kim (Chicago, Illinois); Carla Emolo (Chicago, Illinois); Andrea DeDent (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Olaf Schneewind (Chicago, Illinois); Dominique M. Missiakas (Chicago, Illinois); Hwan Keun Kim (Chicago, Illinois); Carla Emolo (Chicago, Illinois); Andrea DeDent (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments concern methods and compositions for treating or preventing a bacterial infection, particularly infection by a Staphylococcus bacterium. Aspects include methods and compositions for providing a passive immune response against the bacteria. In certain embodiments, the methods and compositions involve an antibody that binds Staphylococcal protein A (SpA). |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/238811 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 39/085 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/507 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/1271 (20130101) C07K 16/4233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) |
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| US 09556294 | Hanson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas); The University of Regensburg (Regensburg, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Ronald Hanson (Lawrence, Kansas); Oliver Reiser (Regensburg, Germany); Alexander Schätz (Regensburg, Germany); Alan Rolfe (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic particle-polymer hybrid material can include: a substance having a structure of Formula 1 or derivative or salt thereof: Z(L-FP)m (Formula 1), wherein: Z is a magnetic particle smaller than 1 mm; m is a positive integer and defines the number of (L-FP) coupled to the Z; L is a linker linked to the magnetic particle; FP is a functionalized polymer having: a first structure derived from a first norbornene compound linked to the magnetic particle through the L; and one or more monomeric units each including a second structure derived from a second norbornene compound, where one of the monomeric units is linked to the first structure through a saturated or unsaturated alkyl, each monomeric unit includes a functional group capable of binding with another substance. |
| FILED | Friday, March 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/640337 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 15/08 (20130101) Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields B03C 1/02 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 130/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 232/08 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/734 (20130101) Y10S 977/838 (20130101) |
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| US 09556430 | Polyak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kornelia Polyak (Brookline, Massachusetts); Min Hu (Brighton, Massachusetts); Noga Qimron (Brighton, Massachusetts); Jun Yao (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kornelia Polyak (Brookline, Massachusetts); Min Hu (Brighton, Massachusetts); Noga Qimron (Brighton, Massachusetts); Jun Yao (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of analyzing the methylation status of all or part of an entire genome. Moreover, the invention features methods of and reagents for characterizing biological cells containing DNA that is susceptible to methylation. Such methods include methods of diagnosing cancer, e.g., breast cancer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/915645 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6855 (20130101) C12Q 1/6855 (20130101) C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) C12Q 2521/331 (20130101) C12Q 2600/154 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09556432 | Hussain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (Albany, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahmood Hussain (Woodbury, New York); James Soh (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure provides a novel role for microRNA (miR) regulation of lipid metabolism via the MTP pathway, leading to reductions in apoB secretion and blood lipid levels. MiR regulation of the MTP pathway is shown herein to reduce hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis in vivo. Therefore, inhibition of MTP expression and activity by miR regulation is identified as a new therapeutic target for treatment of cardiovascular disease and conditions or diseases associated with cardiovascular disease such as hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, and metabolic syndrome. Treatment of cardiovascular disease and associated conditions or diseases with the novel MTP inhibitors of the invention, such as miR-30c homologs or miR-30c agonists, reduces MTP-associated lipid production without side effects that occur with other methods of MTP inhibition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/370846 |
| 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 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/141 (20130101) C12N 2320/31 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5023 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09556441 | Portnoy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel A. Portnoy (Albany, California); Richard Lane Calendar (Berkeley, California); Peter M. Lauer (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Site-specific Listeria integration vectors and methods for their use are provided. The subject vectors include a bacteriophage integrase gene and a bacteriophage attachment site, where in many embodiments the bacteriophage that is the source 0 of these elements is a listeriophage. In certain embodiments, the subject vectors further include a multiple cloning site, where the multiple cloning site may further include a polypeptide coding sequence, e.g., for a heterologous antigen. The subject vectors and methods find use in a variety of different applications, including the study of Listeria species and the preparation of Listeria vaccines. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/485556 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/02 (20130101) A61K 39/0208 (20130101) A61K 2039/522 (20130101) A61K 2039/523 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/195 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 435/975 (20130101) |
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| US 09556474 | Geddes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the use of multiple different light emitting molecules that emit different and detectable emission signals to provide systems and methods to detect different target products in a single assay sample, wherein the different light emitting molecules are positioned an optimal distance from metallic particles thereby enhancing emissions. Preferably, the systems and methods further comprise use of either microwave or sonic energy to increase binding reactions, timing of such reactions within the assay sample and reduce background non-specific biological absorption. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/287541 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/76 (20130101) G01N 21/648 (20130101) G01N 21/763 (20130101) G01N 21/6408 (20130101) G01N 21/6428 (20130101) G01N 21/6489 (20130101) G01N 33/553 (20130101) G01N 33/54346 (20130101) G01N 33/54353 (20130101) G01N 33/54373 (20130101) G01N 2021/6432 (20130101) G01N 2021/6441 (20130101) |
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| US 09556479 | Hanzel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David K. Hanzel (Palo Alto, California); Geoff Otto (Brookline, Massachusetts); Paul Peluso (Newark, California); Thang Pham (Mountain View, California); David R. Rank (Pacific Grove, California); Paul Mitsis (Trenton, New Jersey); Fred Christians (Los Altos Hills, California); Arekadiusz Bibillo (Cupertino, California); Insil Park (Fremont, California); Sonya Clark (Oakland, California); John Lyle (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions that include polymerases with features for improving entry of nucleotide analogues into active site regions and for coordinating with the nucleotide analogues in the active site region are provided. Methods of making the polymerases and of using the polymerases in sequencing and DNA replication and amplification as well as kinetic models of polymerase activity and computer-implemented methods of using the models are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/538653 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 2319/20 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1252 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/34 (20130101) 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 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 207/07007 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09556488 | Ranum 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) | Laura P. W. Ranum (Gainesville, Florida); Michael D. Koob (Roseville, Minnesota); Kellie A. Benzow (Plymouth, Minnesota); Melinda L. Moseley-Alldredge (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule containing a repeat region of an isolated spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8) coding sequence, the coding sequence located within the long arm of chromosome 13, and the complement of the nucleic acid molecule. Diagnostic methods based on identification of this repeat region are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, April 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/263064 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09556491 | Hoon |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dave S. B. Hoon (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE (Santa Monica, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dave S. B. Hoon (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses a method of detecting a wild-type or mutant B-RAF gene in a body fluid sample from a subject. Also disclosed are methods of using B-RAF as a biomarker for detecting cancer, predicting the outcome of cancer, and monitoring the treatment of cancer or the status of cancer. Furthermore, the invention discloses methods and compositions for detecting a mutant gene with a peptide nucleic acid clamp capable of hybridizing to a wild-type gene and a locked nucleic acid probe capable of hybridizing to a mutant of the gene. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/037798 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) |
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| US 09556494 | Russell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York); Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Liverpool, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York); Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Liverpool, United Kingdom) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Russell (Ithaca, New York); Henry Mwandumba (Liverpool, United Kingdom); Kondwani Jambo (Liverpool, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method for identifying human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a sample. The invention involves use of a plurality of fluorescently labeled oligonucleotide probes and flow cytometry to detect the presence or absence of HIV in macrophages that are obtained from a mucosal surface. The invention is particularly useful for detecting HIV infection prior to seroconversion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/360051 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/70 (20130101) C12Q 1/70 (20130101) C12Q 1/703 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2543/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09557250 | Schirhagl 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) | Romana Schirhagl (Steyr, Austria); Richard N. Zare (Stanford, California); Kangning Ren (Palo Alto, California); Niaz Banaei (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for particle-imprinted polymer films, methods of making particle-imprinted polymer films, methods for separating particles, devices or systems for separating particles, and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/787874 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/268 (20130101) B01J 20/3057 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2300/0636 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2400/0409 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 59/005 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 1/405 (20130101) |
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| US 09557279 | Stutman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Stutman (Cockeysville, Maryland); Michael Finkenthal (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray illumination system, a beam splitter arranged in an optical path of the X-ray illumination system, and a detection system arranged in an optical path to detect X-rays after passing through the beam splitter. |
| FILED | Friday, May 16, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/280272 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/40 (20130101) A61B 6/482 (20130101) A61B 6/483 (20130101) A61B 6/484 (20130101) A61B 6/505 (20130101) A61B 6/583 (20130101) A61B 6/4035 (20130101) A61B 6/4042 (20130101) A61B 6/4241 (20130101) A61B 6/4291 (20130101) A61B 6/5235 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 23/20075 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/067 (20130101) G21K 2207/005 (20130101) X-ray Technique H05G 2/001 (20130101) |
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| US 09557281 | Badawi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ramsey D. Badawi (Woodland, California); Kai Yang (West Sacramento, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramsey D. Badawi (Woodland, California); Kai Yang (West Sacramento, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for imaging a tissue specimen excised during surgery with a combined positron emission tomography (PET) and micro computed tomography (micro CT) scanner. The specimen is scanned with a CT imaging system of the combined PET and micro CT scanner. The specimen is also scanned with a PET imaging system of the combined PET and micro CT scanner. A PET image is constructed based on data acquired by the PET imaging system. A micro CT image is constructed based on data acquired by the micro CT imaging system. The micro CT image includes at least one visualization of a lesion marker. |
| FILED | Monday, June 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/124654 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/037 (20130101) A61B 6/0407 (20130101) A61B 6/508 (20130101) A61B 6/4258 (20130101) A61B 6/5235 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2223/108 (20130101) G01N 2223/419 (20130101) G01N 2223/1016 (20130101) G01N 2223/6126 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/161 (20130101) |
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| US 09557292 | Mayer 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) | Michael Mayer (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Erik Yusko (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Physical parameters of macromolecules are determined by measuring electrical current I over time for translocation events as the macromolecules in solution move between two liquid compartments that are separated by and fluidically coupled through a synthetic nanopore. Values of charge, volume, shape, rotational diffusion coefficient, ad dipole moment are derived from the measurements. |
| FILED | Monday, February 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/188164 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/4473 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/48721 (20130101) |
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| US 09557319 | Keselowsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin George Keselowsky (Gainesville, Florida); Abhinav Prakash Acharya (Gainvesville, Florida); Emina Huang (Gainesville, Florida); Edward William Scott (Gainesville, Florida); Matthew Carstens (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for arrays, systems, and methods analyzing cells, methods of making arrays, and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/285024 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09557342 | Garovic |
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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) | Vesna D. Garovic (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides methods and materials related to determining whether or not a pregnant mammal (e.g., a pregnant human) has preeclampsia. For example, methods and materials related to the use of urinary podocytes to determine whether or not a pregnant human has preeclampsia are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, June 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/733521 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/53 (20130101) G01N 33/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/80 (20130101) G01N 33/689 (20130101) G01N 33/6893 (20130101) G01N 2333/71 (20130101) G01N 2800/368 (20130101) |
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| US 09557396 | Balu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington); Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Niranjan Balu (Redmond, Washington); Jinnan Wang (Seattle, Washington); Chun Yuan (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging include obtaining a T1-weighted MR image and a proton-density (PD) weighted MR image from a dual-image acquisition following an inversion-recovery (IR) pulse. The T1-weighted and PD-weighted images are used to obtain a polarity function describing a positive or negative polarity at individual voxels, which is used to reconstruct a polarity-enhanced PD-weighted image from the PD-weighted image. The polarity-enhanced PD-weighted image can be used for assessing at least plaque burden and juxtaluminal calcification (JCA). |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/676642 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/56509 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09557549 | Yaqoob et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zahid Yaqoob (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Niyom Lue (Nahant, Massachusetts); Timothy Robert Hillman (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods of self-referenced quantitative phase microscopy (SrQPM). The SrQPM systems and methods provide single-shot, full-field imaging capability for increased imaging speed, and near-common-path geometry for increased phase stability, allowing the study of internal structures of biological cells, live cell dynamics, and the like. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/363686 |
| ART UNIT | 2488 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 9/02 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/453 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 21/14 (20130101) G02B 21/0056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 21/365 (20130101) |
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| US 09558319 | Lathrop |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Electronic Biosciences, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Electronic Biosciences, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel K Lathrop (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of processing sequencing data obtained with a polymer sequencing system identifies the most likely monomer sequence of a polymer, regardless of stochastic variations in recorded signals. Polymer sequencing data is recorded and two or more distinct series of pore blocking signals for a section of the polymer are recorded. A value is assigned to each series of pore blocking signals to obtain multiple trial sequences. The probability that each of the trial sequences could have resulting in all of trial sequences is calculated to determine a monomer sequence with the highest probability of resulting in all of the trial sequences, termed the first iteration sequence. The first iteration sequence is systematically altered to maximize the combined probability of the first iteration sequence leading to all the trial sequences in order to obtain a most likely sequence of monomers of the polymer. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/672255 |
| 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 19/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09558925 | Ibrahim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for separating non-ions from ions is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of electrodes positioned around a center axis of the device and having apertures therein through which the ions are transmitted. An inner diameter of the apertures varies in length. At least a portion of the center axis between the electrodes is non-linear. |
| FILED | Friday, April 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/256555 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/06 (20130101) H01J 49/062 (20130101) H01J 49/063 (20130101) H01J 49/065 (20130101) H01J 49/066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US RE46290 | El-Deiry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wafik S. El-Deiry (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Joshua E. Allen (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Gen Sheng Wu (Troy, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions relating to TIC10 are described according to aspects of the present invention. The compositions and methods have utility in treating disease, particularly cancer in a subject in need thereof, including a human subject as well as subjects of other species. The compositions have utility in treating brain cancer in a subject in need thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/857418 |
| ART UNIT | 3991 — Central Reexamination Unit (Chemical) |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) A61K 31/4545 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6863 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09554721 | Zikov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tatjana Zikov (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Stéphane Bibian (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Mohammad Modarres (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NeuroWave Systems Inc. (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tatjana Zikov (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Stéphane Bibian (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Mohammad Modarres (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a brain dysfunction and seizure detector monitor and system, and a method of detecting brain dysfunction and/or seizure of a subject. The various embodiments of the system of the present invention were developed for the brain activity and preferably EEG monitoring of a single patient or multiple patients. Preferably, the system or monitor of the present invention also includes one or more seizure detection algorithms. The analysis method is specifically optimized to amplify abnormal brain activity and minimize normal background activity. This analysis yields a seizure index whose value is directly related to the current presence of ictal activity in the signal. In addition, a seizure probability index based on historical values of the aforementioned seizure index, is derived for diagnostic purposes. The seizure probability index quantifies the probability that the patient has exhibited abnormal brain activity since the beginning of the recording. The real-time seizure index, and the historical seizure probability index, can be used in the context of an emergency and/or clinical situation to assess the status and well being of a patient's brain, or can be used to automatically administer treatment to stop the seizure before clinical signs appear. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/148815 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/048 (20130101) A61B 5/0476 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09554779 | Larson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MRI Robotics LLC (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MRI Robotics LLC (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Blake Timothy Larson (Saint Paul, Minnesota); Arthur Guy Erdman (New Brighton, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for radially compressing bodily tissue and performing medical procedures from a selected one of a plurality of circumferential positions and angles, a selected one of a plurality of different elevations and elevational angles. Some embodiments include a tissue-compression fixture having members that are configured to be moved to radially compress bodily tissue such that each of a plurality of areas of biological tissue are exposed between the plurality of members, and wherein the fixture is compatible with use in an MRI machine in operation; an actuator having a receiver for a medical-procedure probe; and a computer system operatively coupled to the actuator to move the probe. The computer receives user commands, and based on the commands, moves the actuator to a selected one of a plurality of different positions around the tissue-compression fixture and then extends the probe into the patient. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/565259 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/0555 (20130101) A61B 6/0435 (20130101) A61B 8/406 (20130101) A61B 10/0041 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 10/0233 (20130101) A61B 10/0266 (20130101) A61B 90/11 (20160201) A61B 90/17 (20160201) A61B 2010/0208 (20130101) A61B 2017/3409 (20130101) Details, Components, or Accessories for Machine Tools, e.g Arrangements for Copying or Controlling; Machine Tools in General Characterised by the Construction of Particular Details or Components; Combinations or Associations of Metal-working Machines, Not Directed to a Particular Result B23Q 39/00 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 65/7802 (20130101) 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 2519/00059 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 21/00 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/30 (20130101) G01R 33/48 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49764 (20150115) Y10T 29/49904 (20150115) Y10T 29/49947 (20150115) |
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| US 09555073 | Ficht et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allison R. Ficht (College Station, Texas); Ken Carson (Bryan, Texas); Cynthia Sheffield (College Station, Texas); John Herbert Waite (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TEXAS A and M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (College Station, Texas); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allison R. Ficht (College Station, Texas); Ken Carson (Bryan, Texas); Cynthia Sheffield (College Station, Texas); John Herbert Waite (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions and methods for the use of an encapsulation additive having between about 0.1 to about 30 percent isolated and purified vitelline protein B to provide for mixed and extended release formulations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/407427 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1652 (20130101) A61K 9/1658 (20130101) A61K 9/5052 (20130101) A61K 38/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/17 (20130101) A61K 39/0003 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09555090 | Dupuy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lesley Dupuy (Frederick, Maryland); Connie S. Schmaljohn (Middletown, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as repesented by the Secretary of Army, on behalf of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infections Diseases (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lesley Dupuy (Frederick, Maryland); Connie S. Schmaljohn (Middletown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are nucleotide sequences which encode a plurality of structural proteins, except the capsid, of an equine encephalitis virus, wherein the nucleotide sequence is codon-optimized for mammalian expression. The nucleotide sequences are codon-optimized for expression in humans. As disclosed herein, the nucleotide sequences confer protection against Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV), and/or eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV). |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/388211 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/525 (20130101) A61K 2039/5252 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2770/36134 (20130101) |
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| US 09555114 | Sailor 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) | Michael J. Sailor (La Jolla, California); Guarav Abbi (San Jose, California); Boyce E. Collins (San Diego, California); Keiki-Pua S. Dancil (Makawao, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of controlled in vivo drug delivery is provided. A porous silicon matrix having pores sized and configured to admit to trap and then release a predetermined molecular complex with a predetermined dose-time profile is selected. The matrix contains the predetermined molecular complex so that the predetermined molecular complex is disposed within the pores of the porous silicon matrix. The matrix is introduced into a human body. The drug releases according the dose-time profile. The introduction can be via transdermal introduction, intramuscular injection, intravenous introduction, surgical implantation, inhalation, and oral ingestion. |
| FILED | Friday, September 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/491055 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0097 (20130101) A61K 31/436 (20130101) A61K 31/573 (20130101) A61K 47/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes for the Electrolytic Removal of Materials From Objects; Apparatus Therefor C25F 3/14 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/552 (20130101) G01N 33/5438 (20130101) G01N 2021/7773 (20130101) G01N 2021/7776 (20130101) |
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| US 09555467 | Poon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | S. Joseph Poon (Charlottesville, Virginia); Gary J. Shiflet (Charlottesville, Virginia); Xiao-Jun Gu (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Amorphous steel composites with enhanced mechanical properties and related methods for toughening amorphous steel alloys. The composites are formed from monolithic amorphous steel and hard ceramic particulates, which must be embedded in the glass matrix through melting at a temperature above the melting point for the steel but below the melting point for the ceramic. The ceramics may be carbides, nitrides, borides, iron-refractory carbides, or iron-refractory borides. The produced composites may be one of two types, primarily distinguished by the methods for embedding the ceramic particulates in the steel. These methods may be applied to a variety of amorphous steels as well as other non-ferrous amorphous metals, and the resulting composites can be used in various applications and utilizations. |
| FILED | Monday, May 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/714826 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0003 (20130101) B22F 3/02 (20130101) B22F 3/1035 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) Alloys C22C 1/1042 (20130101) C22C 33/0228 (20130101) C22C 35/005 (20130101) C22C 45/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09555644 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Placid M. Ferreira (Champaign, Illinois); Reza Saeidpourazar (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Placid M. Ferreira (Champaign, Illinois); Reza Saeidpourazar (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A transfer printing process that exploits the mismatch in mechanical or thermo-mechanical response at the interface of a printable micro- or nano-device and a transfer stamp to drive the release of the device from the stamp and its non-contact transfer to a receiving substrate are provided. The resulting facile, pick-and-place process is demonstrated with the assembling of 3-D microdevices and the printing of GAN light-emitting diodes onto silicon and glass substrates. High speed photography is used to provide experimental evidence of thermo-mechanically driven release. |
| FILED | Friday, July 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/549291 |
| ART UNIT | 2854 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Typewriters; Selective Printing Mechanisms,, i.e Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From a Forme; Correction of Typographical Errors B41J 2/475 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09555899 | Miller |
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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) | Gerald Miller (Bedford, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for arresting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In an illustrative embodiment, a crane has an arrestment receiver that can pivot around the crane. A UAV has a hook on one of its wings that can latch onto the arrestment receiver during flight. After latching onto the arrestment receiver, the UAV pivots around the end of the crane until the UAV comes to rest. The UAV and the arrestment receiver each include optical alignment systems that facilitate the connection between the hook and the arrestment receiver. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/227007 |
| 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 39/024 (20130101) B64C 2201/182 (20130101) Ground or Aircraft-carrier-deck Installations Specially Adapted for Use in Connection With Aircraft; Designing, Manufacturing, Assembling, Cleaning, Maintaining or Repairing Aircraft, Not Otherwise Provided For; Handling, Transporting, Testing or Inspecting Aircraft Components, Not Otherwise Provided for B64F 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Cranes; Load-engaging Elements or Devices for Cranes, Capstans, Winches, or Tackles B66C 23/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09555905 | Griffith, Sr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California); The United States of America as represented by 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); The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony D. Griffith, Sr. (Houston, Texas); Rajiv Kohli (Houston, Texas); Susan H. Burns (Sugar Land, Texas); Stephen J. Damico (League City, Texas); David J. Gruber (Friendswood, Texas); Christopher J. Hickey (Houston, Texas); David E. Lee (Houston, Texas); Travis M. Robinson (Friendswood, Texas); Jason T. Smith (Friendswood, Texas); Peter T. Spehar (Seabrook, Texas); David S. Adlis (Seabrook, Texas); Brian M. Kent (Dayton, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, apparatuses, and methods for removal of orbital debris are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a spacecraft control unit configured to guide and navigate the apparatus to a target. The apparatus also includes a dynamic object characterization unit configured to characterize movement, and a capture feature, of the target. The apparatus further includes a capture and release unit configured to capture a target and deorbit or release the target. The collection of these apparatuses is then employed as multiple, independent and individually operated vehicles launched from a single launch vehicle for the purpose of disposing of multiple debris objects. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/843054 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/002 (20130101) B64G 1/24 (20130101) B64G 1/36 (20130101) B64G 1/44 (20130101) B64G 1/62 (20130101) B64G 1/64 (20130101) B64G 1/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64G 1/242 (20130101) B64G 1/283 (20130101) B64G 1/361 (20130101) B64G 1/363 (20130101) B64G 1/401 (20130101) B64G 1/402 (20130101) B64G 1/425 (20130101) B64G 1/428 (20130101) B64G 1/646 (20130101) B64G 1/1078 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/00 (20130101) G05D 1/0005 (20130101) G05D 1/10 (20130101) G05D 1/0094 (20130101) G05D 1/0883 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09556237 | Schmaljohn et al. |
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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, on behalf of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Connie Schmaljohn (Middletown, Maryland); Robert F. Garry (New Orleans, Louisiana); Jeffrey W. Koehler (Frederick, Maryland); Mary Guttieri (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention entails synthetic short peptides based on Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) fusion protein. The peptides are broad-spectrum antivirals, and are useful for prophylactic treatment against or therapeutic treatment of infection by hemorrhagic fever viruses, such as RVFV, Ebola Virus, and Andes Virus, as well as vesicular stomatitis virus. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/730277 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/162 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/175 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2760/12233 (20130101) |
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| US 09556256 | Karbassi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Behjatolah M. Karbassi (Little Rock, Arkansas); Thomas Kieber-Emmons (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of The University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Behjatolah M. Karbassi (Little Rock, Arkansas); Thomas Kieber-Emmons (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | P-Selectin on platelets and endothelium binds cell surface chondroitin sulfate (CS) proteoglycans, which are abundantly and stably expressed on the surface many cancer cells. Binding of the cancer cells through the CS moieties may be blocked to inhibit the interaction of cancer cells with platelets and endothelium. The present inventors disclose compositions and methods for the inhibition of cancer metastasis. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/440137 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/737 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2896 (20130101) |
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| US 09556321 | Curry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randy D. Curry (Columbia, Missouri); Kevin O'Connor (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to composite materials with a high dielectric constant and high dielectric strength and to methods of producing the composite materials. The composite materials have high dielectric constants at a range of high frequencies and possess robust mechanical properties and strengths, such that they may be machined to a variety of configurations. The composite materials also have high dielectric strengths for operation in high power and high energy density systems. In one embodiment, the composite material is composed of a trimodal distribution of ceramic particles, including barium titanate, barium strontium titanate (BST), or combinations thereof and a polymer binder. |
| FILED | Monday, October 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/518503 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 1/005 (20130101) B05D 1/40 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 39/003 (20130101) B29C 43/003 (20130101) B29C 2035/0827 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2101/00 (20130101) B29K 2509/02 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/4682 (20130101) C04B 35/6316 (20130101) C04B 2235/483 (20130101) C04B 2235/5427 (20130101) C04B 2235/5436 (20130101) C04B 2235/5445 (20130101) C04B 2235/5454 (20130101) C04B 2235/5472 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/22 (20130101) C08K 3/24 (20130101) C08K 3/30 (20130101) C08K 3/0033 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08K 2003/2206 (20130101) C08K 2003/2237 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 101/00 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 3/12 (20130101) H01B 19/00 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 4/206 (20130101) Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/362 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49227 (20150115) |
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| US 09556375 | McCants et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dale A. McCants (Ravenel, South Carolina); Andrew M. Hayes (Silverspring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dale A. McCants (Ravenel, South Carolina); Andrew M. Hayes (Silverspring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanofluid is generally provided for use in a heat transfer system. The nanofluid can include nanoparticles suspended in a base liquid at a nanoparticle concentration in the nanofluid of about 0.01% to about 5% by volume. The nanoparticles can include zinc-oxide nanoparticles. The nanofluid for use in a heat transfer system can, in one embodiment, further include a surfactant. Thermal management systems configured to cool a computer having integrated circuits that generate heat during use are also provided. The thermal management system can include a zinc-oxide nanofluid circulated through a series of tubes via a pump such that heat produced by electronic components of the computer can be captured by the circulating nanofluid and then removed from the nanofluid by a radiator. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/048217 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/08 (20130101) C09K 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 13/00 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/20 (20130101) G06F 2200/201 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/473 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09556418 | Christ et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George J. Christ (Lewisville, North Carolina); Benjamin T. Corona (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods of culturing organized skeletal muscle tissue from precursor muscle cells by cyclically stretching and relaxing said muscle cells on a support in vitro for a time sufficient to produce said organized skeletal muscle tissue, including reseeding said organized skeletal muscle tissue by contacting additional precursor muscle cells to said organized skeletal muscle tissue on said solid support, and then repeating said step of cyclically stretching and relaxing said muscle cells in said support in vitro for time sufficient to enhance the density (i.e., increased number of nuclei and/or number of multinucleated cells) of said organized skeletal muscle tissue on said support. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/765104 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 2/08 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/12 (20130101) A61K 35/34 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 35/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0658 (20130101) C12N 5/0697 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2527/00 (20130101) C12N 2533/90 (20130101) |
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| US 09556430 | Polyak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kornelia Polyak (Brookline, Massachusetts); Min Hu (Brighton, Massachusetts); Noga Qimron (Brighton, Massachusetts); Jun Yao (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kornelia Polyak (Brookline, Massachusetts); Min Hu (Brighton, Massachusetts); Noga Qimron (Brighton, Massachusetts); Jun Yao (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of analyzing the methylation status of all or part of an entire genome. Moreover, the invention features methods of and reagents for characterizing biological cells containing DNA that is susceptible to methylation. Such methods include methods of diagnosing cancer, e.g., breast cancer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/915645 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6855 (20130101) C12Q 1/6855 (20130101) C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) C12Q 2521/331 (20130101) C12Q 2600/154 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09556471 | LeJuene et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith E. LeJuene (Murrysville, Pennsylvania); Jennifer A. Bacior (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jason A. Berberich (Lexington, Kentucky); Markus Erbeldinger (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Bhalchandra Shripad Lele (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FLIR Detection, Inc. (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith E. LeJuene (Murrysville, Pennsylvania); Jennifer A. Bacior (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jason A. Berberich (Lexington, Kentucky); Markus Erbeldinger (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Bhalchandra Shripad Lele (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An aqueous enzyme based sensor comprising one or more enzymes and at least one indicator compound capable of indicating a reaction of at least one of the enzymes with at least one target analyte, wherein the enzyme and the indicator are capable of being delivered, preferably by being sprayed, to a surface having the target analyte without sampling the surface. An aqueous enzyme based sensor is provided that is capable of detecting an enzyme specific substrate as the analyte. This aqueous enzyme based sensor further comprises of one or more enzyme specific substrates in which the sensor detects enzyme inhibition. The aqueous enzyme based sensor optionally comprises one or more of a light scattering additive(s), an adhesive polymer(s), a protein stabilizer(s), a protein stabilizing sugar(s), a surfactant(s), and a solvent(s), and combinations thereof. A dispensing system and a method of detecting a target chemical on a surface without sampling the surface is provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/501296 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/34 (20130101) C12Q 1/37 (20130101) C12Q 1/46 (20130101) |
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| US 09556838 | Wood |
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| APPLICANT(S) | EATON LIMITED (Titchefield, Hampshire, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | EATON LIMITED (Titchfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Henry Wood (Truro, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel supply system for an aircraft is provided for delivering in use fuel from a fuel tank to an aircraft powerplant. The in use fuel flows along a fuel flow passage from the fuel tank to the powerplant. A downstream pump is associated with the powerplant and configured to draw fluid along the fuel flow path so as to supply it to the powerplant in use. An upstream pump is disposed in or associated with the fuel tank and operable to pump fluid along the fuel flow passage. A pressure sensor is configured to monitor a pressure at an inlet to the downstream pump. A fuel system controller is responsive to the pressure sensor and configured to control the upstream pump so as to maintain the pressure at the inlet to the downstream pump at or above a predetermined threshold pressure. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/395498 |
| ART UNIT | 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 27/04 (20130101) B64D 37/22 (20130101) B64D 37/32 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 7/236 (20130101) F02C 9/28 (20130101) Supplying Combustion Engines in General With Combustible Mixtures or Constituents Thereof F02M 37/18 (20130101) F02M 37/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02M 2037/085 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/0379 (20150401) |
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| US 09557146 | Bradley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Houghton, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Houghton, Michigan); THE U.S. ARMY TANK AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER (TARDEC) (Warren, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott A. Bradley (Chassell, Michigan); Jason M. Wiitanen (Painesdale, Michigan); Timothy B. Smigowski (Chassell, Michigan); John T. Niemeyer (Ray, Michigan); Andrew Culkin (Washington, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A wire neutralizing system for use with a vehicle including a frame adapted to be hitched to a vehicle. At least one wheel supports the frame while a bottom of the wheel rolls over terrain having buried wires. The system also includes a blade movable between a stowed position in which the blade is above the bottom of the wheel and a deployed position in which the blade is below the bottom of the wheel, such that the blade plows through the terrain to disable buried wires when in the deployed position. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/302170 |
| 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 11/24 (20130101) F41H 11/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09557174 | Trinkle 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) | William Joseph Trinkle (Arlington, Massachusetts); William Goethals (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments described herein provide for a method of modulating an input light beam of an interferometric fiber optic gyroscope (IFOG). The method includes intermittently jumping a phase step to suppress dead band. During a first cycle, a first cycle raw rate is stored and a feedback signal is generated based on a jumped phase step. During a second cycle, a second cycle raw rate is stored and a feedback signal is generated based on the jumped phase step. During a third cycle, a third cycle phase step is generated by accumulating the first cycle raw rate with a second cycle phase step, and a feedback signal is generated from the third cycle phase step. During a fourth cycle, a fourth cycle phase step is generated by accumulating the second cycle raw rate with the third cycle phase step, and a feedback signal is generated from the fourth cycle phase step. |
| FILED | Monday, April 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/690967 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 19/721 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01C 19/726 (20130101) |
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| US 09557175 | Trinkle 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) | William Joseph Trinkle (Arlington, Massachusetts); William Goethals (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments described herein provide for a method of modulating an input light beam of an interferometric fiber optic gyroscope (IFOG). The method includes intermittently jumping a phase step to suppress dead band. If a bit flip was clocked into a digital to analog converter generating the feedback signal at the beginning of a cycle in which the jumped phase step is implemented, the method includes at least one of re-introducing a rate difference corresponding to the bit flip, altering the timing of the bit flip, or altering the timing of the generating a feedback signal based on the jumped phase step. |
| FILED | Monday, April 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/690979 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 19/721 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01C 19/726 (20130101) |
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| US 09557223 | Mazumder 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) | Pinaki Mazumder (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Zhao Xu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kyungjun Song (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) structure based on a doubly-corrugated spoofed surface plasmon polariton (DC-SSPP) waveguide is presented. The dependence of phase change on the dielectric loading of the DC-SSPP structure causes the output from both arms to interfere and enhance features on the transmission spectrum of the MZI. The proposed MZI structure can be used for tag-free bio-molecular sensing. The highly localized electro-magnetic field at frequencies close to SSPP resonance is shown to reduce the sample amount needed to produce interference patterns without affecting the selectivity of the sensing structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/315933 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 9/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 2009/0288 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/1226 (20130101) G02B 2006/12159 (20130101) Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 2202/30 (20130101) G02F 2203/10 (20130101) G02F 2203/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09557296 | Zabetakis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Zabetakis (Brandywine, Maryland); Scott A. Trammell (Springfield, Virginia); Walter J. Dressick (Waldorf, Maryland); David A. Stenger (Herndon, Virginia); Jasenka Verbarg (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Zabetakis (Brandywine, Maryland); Scott A. Trammell (Springfield, Virginia); Walter J. Dressick (Waldorf, Maryland); David A. Stenger (Herndon, Virginia); Jasenka Verbarg (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is an approach using inexpensive, disposable chemical sensor probes that can be mounted on a small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and used to analyze a site (such as one known or suspected to contain explosive residue, spilled material or contaminated soil) without the need for a person to conduct ground operations at the site. The method involves contacting a soil or a surface with a filter paper wetted with a solvent, then subjecting the filter paper to voltammetry and/or spectroscopy, thus detecting a possible variation indicative of one or more analytes, wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of polar aprotic or protic solvents having a boiling point of at least 100° C., room temperature ionic liquids, and deep eutectic solvents. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/469895 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 39/024 (20130101) B64C 2201/12 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/227 (20130101) |
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| US 09557323 | Casares et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sofia A. Casares (Potomac, Maryland); Teodor D. Brumeanu (Potomac, Maryland); Thomas L. Richie (Glenelg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sofia A. Casares (Potomac, Maryland); Teodor D. Brumeanu (Potomac, Maryland); Thomas L. Richie (Glenelg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a transgenic animal model for testing immunogenicity and protective efficacy of human vaccines and the method for generating such a multitransgenic animal. Also disclosed are methods for screening compositions for human vaccine development. More specifically, a mouse model capable of expressing human leukocyte antigen DR4, and human costimulatory molecules (CD80) upon infusion of human HLA-matched hematopoietic stem cells, which can develop into a functional human immune system is provided. |
| FILED | Monday, September 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/581483 |
| 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 | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0278 (20130101) A01K 2217/15 (20130101) A01K 2217/052 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/03 (20130101) Veterinary Instruments, Implements, Tools, or Methods A61D 19/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09557369 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jifeng Chen (Willimantic, Connecticut); Dirk Pfeiffer (Croton on Hudson, New York); Thomas M. Shaw (Peekskill, New York); Peilin Song (Lagrangeville, New York); Franco Stellari (Waldwick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jifeng Chen (Willimantic, Connecticut); Dirk Pfeiffer (Croton on Hudson, New York); Thomas M. Shaw (Peekskill, New York); Peilin Song (Lagrangeville, New York); Franco Stellari (Waldwick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for reliability testing include applying a stress voltage to a device under test (DUT); measuring a leakage current across the DUT; triggering measurement of optical emissions from the DUT based on the timing of the measurement of the leakage current; and correlating measurements of the leakage current with measurements of the optical emissions to determine a time and location of a defect occurrence within the DUT by locating instances of increased noise in the leakage current that correspond in time with instances of increased optical emissions. |
| FILED | Friday, June 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/530782 |
| ART UNIT | 2865 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/311 (20130101) G01R 31/2855 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/2858 (20130101) G01R 31/2879 (20130101) |
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| US 09557405 | Takahashi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan R. Takahashi (Pelham, New Hampshire); Brian A. Harris (Bedford, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is an example for determining a projectile trajectory with at least two sensors. In one example, the projectile trajectory is estimated using a first sensor having a first angular range. Further, the projectile trajector is estimated using a second sensor having a second angular range. The first sensor and the second sensor are disposed on a platform at different spatial locations. Furthermore, a discrepancy in the projectile trajectory is determined when the projectile moves from the first angular range to the second angular range. The discrepancy is created due to the different spatial locations of the first sensor and the second sensor. An actual projectile trajectory is determined by compensating for the discrepancy in the projectile trajectory using the estimated discrepancy. |
| FILED | Monday, August 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/821826 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 5/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 5/021 (20130101) |
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| US 09557414 | Morgan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Donald G. Morgan (Reston, Virginia); Justian A. Neely (Germantown, Maryland); John R. Smith (Frederick, Maryland); Paul M. Haldeman, Jr. (Winchester, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald G. Morgan (Reston, Virginia); Justian A. Neely (Germantown, Maryland); John R. Smith (Frederick, Maryland); Paul M. Haldeman, Jr. (Winchester, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An ultra-broadband coherent radar transponder for precision tracking, and in particular a transponder arrangement having an antenna, receiver, control logic, delay, and transmitter components arranged to coherently amplify, delay and repeat back a reference signal to be utilized by a microwave radar system for high fidelity tracking. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/168828 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 13/767 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09557453 | Blomberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carbonia Composites AB (Arlöv, Sweden) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carbonia Composites AB (Arlöv, Sweden) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tobias Blomberg (Lomma, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses a solar panel mirror unit (1) being shaped, such as curved, and having a sandwich structure, said sandwich structure comprising an outermost front reflecting layer (2), intended as the sun reflecting layer and therefore having a reflective coating, said outermost front reflecting layer (2) consisting of a first material having a first thermal expansion coefficient, an intermediate layer (4) having a honeycomb structure and being the core of the sandwich structure, and an innermost rear layer (5) consisting of a second material having a second thermal expansion coefficient, wherein said first and second thermal expansion coefficients are equal or substantially equal. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/350059 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For F24J 2/10 (20130101) F24J 2002/1071 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 5/0808 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09557456 | Tabirian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia); Beam Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia); Beam Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nelson V. Tabirian (Winter Park, Florida); Sarik R. Nersisyan (Maitland, Florida); Brian R. Kimball (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Diane M. Steeves (Franklin, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Pointing and positioning system of light beams and images including a plurality of cycloidal diffractive waveplates, each waveplate capable of deviating a generally broadband light beam over a predetermined angle. The lateral translation and deviation angles of the light beams are controlled by controlling the relative distance, rotational position, and the diffractive efficiency of a least one in the plurality of waveplates. |
| FILED | Friday, January 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/162809 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/1828 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 26/0808 (20130101) G02B 27/4261 (20130101) G02B 27/4272 (20130101) |
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| US 09557547 | Choi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph S. Choi (Rochester, New York); John C. Howell (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph S. Choi (Rochester, New York); John C. Howell (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A paraxial cloaking device provides a cloaking volume in which an item can be hid from view. A cloaking device includes an optical input receiving light rays and an optical output from which a continuous range of directions of the received light rays exit the paraxial cloaking device. The cloaking volume being disposed between the optical input and the optical output. For received light rays having incoming directions non-parallel to the reference optical axis up to a first angle, each of the received light rays exits the cloaking device substantially aligned with the respective received light ray and does not pass through the cloaking volume. The paraxial cloaking device has a unity magnification factor. In some instances, the paraxial cloaking device includes a phase matching element. |
| FILED | Monday, May 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/714671 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/007 (20130101) G02B 17/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 17/08 (20130101) G02B 27/0012 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09557585 | Yap et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL LABORATORIES LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Yap (Newbury Park, California); Kevin Geary (Los Angeles, California); Carson R. White (Agoura Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A phased array that comprises a predetermined number of emitter/receiver elements; said emitter/receiver elements being arranged on a array formed of stacked rows, wherein the emitter/receiver elements in each row of the array are distributed according to a pseudo-random pattern; and the heights of the rows vary according to a pseudo-random pattern. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/290983 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/495 (20130101) G01S 7/4813 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 3/0006 (20130101) Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 2001/0151 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 25/167 (20130101) |
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| US 09557742 | Paduano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James D. Paduano (Boston, Massachusetts); John B. Wissler (Waltham, Massachusetts); Michael D. Piedmonte (Stow, Massachusetts); David A. Mindell (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a system and methods of providing platform-agnostic systems and methods capable of providing an integrated processor and sensor suite with supervisory control software and interfaces to perform small unit rapid response resupply and CASEVAC into hazardous and unpredictable environments. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/554852 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/042 (20130101) G05D 1/102 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G05D 1/0202 (20130101) |
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| US 09558018 | Cutts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (Northfield, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (Northfield, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew W. Cutts (Henniker, New Hampshire); Robert Schmidt (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for simulating a distributed business process are disclosed. The methods and apparatus simulate an interdependent business process, such as a financial transaction system, in a secure distributed manner. Each business entity that is part of the interdependent business process models itself on a local client device at any chosen level of detail. A simulation server connects the separate client based simulations into one large simulation. Details of each local simulation may be hidden from other simulation participants. However, interruptions in business flow caused by simulated disruptions introduced at the simulation server and/or a client device are propagated to all of the effected simulation participants via the simulation server. In addition, if a client based model is not available, the server supplies a software agent to replace the inputs and outputs normally associated with that portion of the overall simulation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/096842 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/455 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 10/067 (20130101) G06Q 10/0635 (20130101) G06Q 40/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09558095 | Yim 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) | Keun Soo Yim (Sunnyvale, California); Seetharami R. Seelam (Yorktown Heights, New York); Liana L. Fong (Irvington, New York); Arun Iyengar (Yorktown Heights, New York); John Lewars (New Paltz, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments monitor system noise in a parallel computing system. In one embodiment, at least one set of system noise data is stored in a shared buffer during a first computation interval. The set of system noise data is detected during the first computation interval and is associated with at least one parallel thread in a plurality of parallel threads. Each thread in the plurality of parallel threads is a thread of a program. The set of system noise data is filtered during a second computation interval based on at least one filtering condition creating a filtered set of system noise data. The filtered set of system noise data is then stored. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 30, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/085201 |
| ART UNIT | 2195 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/522 (20130101) G06F 11/3024 (20130101) G06F 11/3072 (20130101) G06F 11/3404 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 11/3409 (20130101) G06F 11/3419 (20130101) G06F 11/3476 (20130101) G06F 2201/88 (20130101) G06F 2201/815 (20130101) |
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| US 09558310 | Guillorn 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) | Michael A. Guillorn (Yorktown Heights, New York); Kafai Lai (Poughkeepsie, New York); Melih Ozlem (Fishkill, New York); Hsinyu Tsai (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for design template pattern optimization, comprises receiving a design for a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device, wherein the design includes a configuration of fins, creating a design template pattern for the design for use in connection with directed self-assembly (DSA) patterning using graphoepitaxy, and optimizing the design template pattern to minimize pattern density gradients, wherein the design template pattern includes a plurality of guiding lines for guiding a block-copolymer deposited during the DSA patterning and the optimizing comprises altering the guiding lines. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/723570 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5068 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/0886 (20130101) |
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| US 09558319 | Lathrop |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Electronic Biosciences, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Electronic Biosciences, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel K Lathrop (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of processing sequencing data obtained with a polymer sequencing system identifies the most likely monomer sequence of a polymer, regardless of stochastic variations in recorded signals. Polymer sequencing data is recorded and two or more distinct series of pore blocking signals for a section of the polymer are recorded. A value is assigned to each series of pore blocking signals to obtain multiple trial sequences. The probability that each of the trial sequences could have resulting in all of trial sequences is calculated to determine a monomer sequence with the highest probability of resulting in all of the trial sequences, termed the first iteration sequence. The first iteration sequence is systematically altered to maximize the combined probability of the first iteration sequence leading to all the trial sequences in order to obtain a most likely sequence of monomers of the polymer. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/672255 |
| 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 19/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09558443 | Alvarez-Icaza 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) | Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza (Mountain View, California); John V. Arthur (Mountain View, California); Andrew S. Cassidy (San Jose, California); Bryan L. Jackson (Fremont, California); Paul A. Merolla (Palo Alto, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California); Jun Sawada (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment provides a system comprising a memory device for maintaining deterministic neural data relating to a digital neuron and a logic circuit for deterministic neural computation and stochastic neural computation. Deterministic neural computation comprises processing a neuronal state of the neuron based on the deterministic neural data maintained. Stochastic neural computation comprises generating stochastic neural data relating to the neuron and processing the neuronal state of the neuron based on the stochastic neural data generated. |
| FILED | Friday, August 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/957805 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/049 (20130101) G06N 3/063 (20130101) G06N 3/0472 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09558564 | Korchev et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL LABORATORIES LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dmitriy V. Korchev (Irvine, California); Yuri Owechko (Newbury Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A motion detector comprising a sensor apparatus and a calculator arranged for: generating first and second successive frames comprising each a 3-D cloud of points, wherein each point represents a position in space of a surface of at least an object in the field of vision of said sensor apparatus; transforming each of the first and second frames by: mapping each cloud of 3-D points into a 2-D grid of cells associated each to a sequence of predetermined volumes; and associating to each cell of the 2-D grid of cells a sequence of the lists of the points contained in corresponding volumes of the sequence of predetermined volumes; comparing the sequences of lists associated to the same cells of the 2-D grids obtained for the first and second frames; and indicating that motion occurred based on the sequence of lists being different in the first and second frames. |
| FILED | Friday, May 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/701760 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/6212 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 3/0037 (20130101) G06T 7/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/10028 (20130101) |
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| US 09558601 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tsai-Ching Lu (Thousand Oaks, California); Charles E. Martin (Westlake Village, California); Alice A. Murphy (Mesa, Arizona); Stephen C. Slaughter (Scottsdale, Arizona); Christopher R. Wezdenko (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for detecting vehicle system faults includes receiving, with a processor, a plurality of sensor signals from one or more sensors; thresholding, with the processor, the plurality of sensor signals for each respective sensor substantially in real time; and generating, with the processor, abnormal derivative frequency values for each of the plurality of thresholded sensor signals in real time and determining an operational status of at least each of the one or more sensors based on the abnormal derivative frequency values. |
| FILED | Friday, April 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/695081 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Time or Attendance Registers; Registering or Indicating the Working of Machines; Generating Random Numbers; Voting or Lottery Apparatus; Arrangements, Systems or Apparatus for Checking Not Provided for Elsewhere G07C 5/02 (20130101) G07C 5/0808 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09558869 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jianhua Yang (Palo Alto, California); Minxian Max Zhang (Mountain View, California); R. Stanley Williams (Portola Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and methods related to negative differential resistance (NDR) are provided. An NDR device includes a spaced pair of electrodes and at least two different materials disposed there between. One of the two materials is characterized by negative thermal expansion, while the other material is characterized by positive thermal expansion. The two materials are further characterized by distinct electrical resistivities. The NDR device is characterized by a non-linear electrical resistance curve that includes a negative differential resistance range. The NDR device operates along the curve in accordance with an applied voltage across the pair of electrodes. |
| FILED | Friday, September 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/845670 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Resistors H01C 7/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01C 7/021 (20130101) H01C 7/023 (20130101) H01C 7/041 (20130101) H01C 7/043 (20130101) |
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| US 09558888 | Baer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio); The U.S.A. as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Government of the United States of America, As Represented by Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Baer (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Anne Hiltner (Cleveland, Ohio); James S. Shirk (Alexandria, Virginia); Mason A. Wolak (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A multilayer polymer dielectric film includes a stack of coextruded, alternating first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers that receive electrical charge. The first dielectric layers include a first polymer material and the second dielectric layers include a second polymer material different from the first polymer material. The first polymer material has a permittivity greater than the second polymer material. The second polymer material has a breakdown strength greater than the first polymer material. Adjoining first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers define an interface between the layers that delocalizes electrical charge build-up in the layers. The stack has substantially the crystallographic symmetry before and during receiving electrical charge. |
| FILED | Monday, November 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/082798 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| 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 47/0019 (20130101) B29C 47/0021 (20130101) B29C 47/061 (20130101) B29C 47/065 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2995/0006 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29C, Relating to Particular Articles B29L 2007/008 (20130101) B29L 2009/00 (20130101) B29L 2031/34 (20130101) B29L 2031/3406 (20130101) B29L 2031/3468 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 7/02 (20130101) B32B 15/08 (20130101) B32B 27/08 (20130101) B32B 27/308 (20130101) B32B 27/365 (20130101) B32B 2307/20 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) B32B 2307/204 (20130101) B32B 2307/518 (20130101) B32B 2439/70 (20130101) B32B 2457/00 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 4/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01G 4/20 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24942 (20150115) |
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| US 09558892 | Baca 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) | Alfred J. Baca (Ridgecrest, California); William W. Lai (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making electronic devices based on derivatized ladder polymer poly(benzo-isimidazobenzophenanthroline) (BBL) including photovoltaic modules and simple thin film transistors in planar and mechanically flexible and stretchable constructs. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 09, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/019400 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/2036 (20130101) H01G 9/2059 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01G 9/2068 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0035 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0046 (20130101) |
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| US 09558908 | Youngner |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Youngner (Maple Grove, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for ion traps are described herein. One apparatus includes a number of microwave (MW) rails and a number of radio frequency (RF) rails formed with substantially parallel longitudinal axes and with substantially coplanar upper surfaces. The apparatus includes two sequences of direct current (DC) electrodes with each sequence formed to extend substantially parallel to the substantially parallel longitudinal axes of the MW rails and the RF rails. The apparatus further includes a number of through-silicon vias (TSVs) formed through a substrate of the ion trap and a trench capacitor formed in the substrate around at least one TSV. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/700312 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 3/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 9/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09558920 | Sanghera et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Catalin M. Florea (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania); Ishwar D. Aggarwal (Charlotte, North Carolina); Leslie Brandon Shaw (Woodbridge, Virginia); Lynda E. Busse (Alexandria, Virginia); Frederic H. Kung (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Catalin M. Florea (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania); Ishwar D. Aggarwal (Charlotte, North Carolina); Leslie Brandon Shaw (Woodbridge, Virginia); Lynda E. Busse (Alexandria, Virginia); Frederic H. Kung (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A fiber-end surface structuring chamber or system having a main body with multiple ports including a fiber-holder port, a process port that is either a stamp/shim holder port or a plasma etching enabler port, an evacuation port, a gas delivery port, and one or more observation ports, where the fiber-end surface structuring system forms structures directly into the end of the fiber to enhance transmission of light over a wide range of wavelengths and increase the laser damage threshold. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/498001 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/25 (20130101) G02B 6/262 (20130101) G02B 6/4296 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 37/32091 (20130101) H01J 37/32568 (20130101) H01J 37/32715 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 2237/334 (20130101) |
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| US 09559232 | Naud et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven F. Naud (Lynn Haven, Florida); Robert C. Woodall, Jr. (Panama City, Florida); David H. Wilbanks (Panama City Beach, Florida); Amy N. Satterlee (Lynn Haven, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven F. Naud (Lynn Haven, Florida); Robert C. Woodall, Jr. (Panama City, Florida); David H. Wilbanks (Panama City Beach, Florida); Amy N. Satterlee (Lynn Haven, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A folding deployment system for solar panels provides a portable solar collecting power station that can be easily packaged and deployed for use in diverse environments. A solar array frame extends and contracts in accordion fashion. Solar panels mounted on the solar array frame are pivotally moveable from an upright position in a stowed position inside a container to a substantially horizontal position outside the container in a deployed position. |
| FILED | Monday, July 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/932635 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/042 (20130101) H01L 31/045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/0547 (20141201) Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 20/30 (20141201) H02S 20/32 (20141201) H02S 30/20 (20141201) |
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| US 09559237 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Seal Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xing-Quan Liu (Arcadia, California); Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, California); Daniel C. Law (Arcadia, California); Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, semiconductor structures are described herein. A semiconductor structure, in some implementations, comprises a first semiconductor layer having a first bandgap and a first lattice constant and a second semiconductor layer having a second bandgap and a second lattice constant. The second lattice constant is lower than the first lattice constant. Additionally, a transparent metamorphic buffer layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The buffer layer has a constant or substantially constant bandgap and a varying lattice constant. The varying lattice constant is matched to the first lattice constant adjacent the first semiconductor layer and matched to the second lattice constant adjacent the second semiconductor layer. The buffer layer comprises a first portion comprising AlyGazIn(1-y-z)As and a second portion comprising GaxIn(1-x)P. The first portion is adjacent the first semiconductor layer and the second portion is adjacent the second semiconductor layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/860400 |
| ART UNIT | 1757 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0392 (20130101) H01L 31/1844 (20130101) H01L 31/06875 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/544 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
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| US 09559292 | Bryce et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian A. Bryce (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Josephine B. Chang (Bedford Hills, New York); Hiroyuki Miyazoe (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A semiconductor device includes a piezoelectric layer interposed between a first metal layer and a hardmask layer. A first trench extends through the hardmask layer, the piezoelectric layer and the first metal layer. A self-limiting second trench extends through the hardmask layer and the piezoelectric layer without reaching the first metal layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/070436 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/32136 (20130101) H01L 27/20 (20130101) H01L 29/84 (20130101) H01L 41/29 (20130101) H01L 41/332 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 41/0471 (20130101) H01L 41/0477 (20130101) |
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| US 09559388 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Staford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seok Woo Lee (Palo Alto, California); Yuan Yang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Hadi Ghasemi (Boston, Massachusetts); Gang Chen (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Yi Cui (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrochemical systems for harvesting heat energy, and associated electrochemical cells and methods, are generally described. The electrochemical cells can be configured, in certain cases, such that at least a portion of the regeneration of the first electrochemically active material is driven by a change in temperature of the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cells can be configured to include a first electrochemically active material and a second electrochemically active material, and, in some cases, the absolute value of the difference between the first thermogalvanic coefficient of the first electrochemically active material and the second thermogalvanic coefficient of the second electrochemically active material is at least about 0.5 millivolts/Kelvin. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/308669 |
| 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 4/38 (20130101) H01M 4/48 (20130101) H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/583 (20130101) H01M 10/66 (20150401) H01M 10/4242 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09559667 | Chakrabarti 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) | Anandaroop Chakrabarti (New York, New York); Mark Ferriss (Tarrytown, New York); Bodhisatwa Sadhu (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated electronic circuit is provided. The integrated electronic circuit includes a transconductance cell formed from transconductance cell devices. The integrated electronic circuit further includes active and passive decoupling circuits. The integrated electronic circuit also includes an oscillator having a tank that is direct current decoupled from the transconductance cell devices using the active and passive decoupling circuits to increase voltage swing and decrease phase noise of the oscillator. |
| FILED | Friday, August 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/831907 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Generation of Oscillations, Directly or by Frequency-changing, by Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate in a Non-switching Manner; Generation of Noise by Such Circuits H03B 5/1215 (20130101) H03B 5/1221 (20130101) H03B 5/1228 (20130101) H03B 5/1231 (20130101) H03B 2200/009 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 3/013 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03K 3/282 (20130101) |
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| US 09559774 | Veitch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randall C. Veitch (Nazareth, Pennsylvania); Thomas W. Stone (Hellertown, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall C. Veitch (Nazareth, Pennsylvania); Thomas W. Stone (Hellertown, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, the present teachings provide for an efficient means to implement bidirectional data and signal channels in optical interconnects. Each optical interconnect channel may include two pairs of emitters and detectors that are imaged onto each other. Many such bidirectional optical channels may be simultaneously interconnected in dense two-dimensional arrays. The send or receive state of each bidirectional optical channel may be directly set in some embodiments by an electronic control signal. In other bidirectional optical channel embodiments, the send/receive state may be controlled locally and autonomously as derived from the output of the local detector. |
| FILED | Monday, August 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/589610 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/2503 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09559831 | Zeger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Linda M. Zeger (Lexington, Massachusetts); Muriel Medard (Belmont, Massachusetts); Arman Rezaee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Network coding and multiple packet reception (MPR) are used together to improve message dissemination speed in a wireless network using half duplex communication. In at least one embodiment, MPR is used to initially distribute data packets from a number of source nodes in the network to the other nodes of the network. Network coding techniques may then be used to perform backfilling within the network to supply data packets to the source nodes that were originally missed due to the half duplex constraint. |
| FILED | Friday, August 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/826256 |
| ART UNIT | 2474 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 7/155 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/0057 (20130101) H04L 1/0075 (20130101) H04L 1/0076 (20130101) H04L 5/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/12 (20130101) H04L 63/0428 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 28/08 (20130101) H04W 72/10 (20130101) H04W 72/0466 (20130101) H04W 72/0493 (20130101) H04W 72/1263 (20130101) |
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| US 09560011 | Pal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Partha Pal (Boxborough, Massachusetts); Michael Atighetchi (Framingham, Massachusetts); Jonathan Webb (Arlington, Massachusetts); Andrew Gronosky (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Joseph Loyall (Acton, Massachusetts); Aaron Adler (Sharon, Massachusetts); Fusun Yaman-Sirin (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Partha Pal (Boxborough, Massachusetts); Michael Atighetchi (Framingham, Massachusetts); Jonathan Webb (Arlington, Massachusetts); Andrew Gronosky (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Joseph Loyall (Acton, Massachusetts); Aaron Adler (Sharon, Massachusetts); Fusun Yaman-Sirin (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An architecture is provided for protecting service-level entities. Such an architecture may escrow service requests prior to forwarding the requests to the service, and checking may be performed prior to releasing the request to the service. A crumple zone (CZ) architecture may be provided that buffers incoming service requests and may intercept attacks and/or sustain damage in lieu of the services being protected. The CZ may include an outward interface that is accessed by other entities, and the underlying service is not accessed directly. Elements of the CZ receive service requests, analyze them, and determine whether they can be safely executed by the underlying service. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/407468 |
| ART UNIT | 2433 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/552 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/0209 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/1416 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensors Unlimited, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensors Unlimited, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John T. Foster (Morrisville, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for determining lens position includes a first sensor component disposed on a stationary housing of a camera. A second sensor component is disposed on a rotating lens component of the camera. A processor is operatively connected to the first and second sensory components to identify the position of the rotating lens component of the camera based on a difference between a first angle defined by the first sensor component and Earth's gravitational field and a second angle defined by the second sensor component and Earth's gravitational field. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/505178 |
| ART UNIT | 2664 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 7/28 (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 3/00 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/33 (20130101) H04N 5/2254 (20130101) H04N 5/2258 (20130101) H04N 5/23212 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09560439 | Mehra 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 Hills (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravish Mehra (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Lakulish Shailesh Antani (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dinesh Manocha (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer readable media for supporting source or listener directivity in a wave-based sound propagation model are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes computing, prior to run-time, one or more sound fields associated with a source or listener position and modeling, at run-time and using the one or more sound fields and a wave-based sound propagation model, source or listener directivity in an environment. |
| FILED | Monday, June 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/318916 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 1/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09560653 | Jakllari et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gentian Jakllari (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Subramanian Ramanathan (Westford, Massachusetts); Jason Keith Redi (Belmont, Massachusetts); Daniel Alan Coffin (Sudbury, Massachusetts); William Nii Tetteh (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John Robert Burgess (Burlington, Massachusetts); Ryan Edward Irwin (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to systems and methods of operating a wireless network including allocating and assigning frequency channels using a dynamic and distributed process. For example, a network node in an ad hoc wireless network will assign frequency channels to one or more of its transceivers based on at least one of a list of allowed frequency channels and a neighbor-frequency channel list. |
| FILED | Friday, August 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/832761 |
| ART UNIT | 2479 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 72/06 (20130101) H04W 72/0406 (20130101) H04W 72/0453 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 76/025 (20130101) H04W 84/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09560735 | Planillo 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) | Jordan Rudolph Pagayanan Planillo (Camarillo, California); Michael A. Torres (Newbury Park, California); Christopher A. Foster (Oxnard, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Various emitters and emitter systems are disclosed. For instance, in various embodiments, an emitter can comprise a substrate, an insulator bonded to the substrate, a graphene layer bonded to the insulator, and a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact. The first electrical contact can be bonded over a first portion of the graphene layer, and the second electrical contact can be bonded over a second portion of the graphene layer. The graphene layer electrically couples the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact and is configured to receive the application of a pulsed input voltage between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact and to radiate radio frequency (RF) energy. An emitter system can comprise a plurality of emitters, each disposed on a single integrated circuit. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/099259 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 7/12 (20130101) H05H 13/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09555140 | Birnbaum 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) | Eva Rachel Birnbaum (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Jonathan W. Engle (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Francois Meiring Nortier (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to improved methods for generating compositions comprising actinium-225. |
| FILED | Monday, October 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/507094 |
| 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 51/1093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09555366 | Ahmed et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shabbir Ahmed (Naperville, Illinois); Dionissios D. Papadias (Chicago, Illinois); Sheldon D. H. Lee (Willowbrook, Illinois); Romesh Kumar (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods and devices to enrich trace quantities of impurities in gaseous mixtures, such as hydrogen fuel. The methods and devices rely on concentration of impurities so as to allow the detection of the impurities using commonly-available detection methods. |
| FILED | Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/311002 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/04 (20130101) B01D 53/22 (20130101) B01D 53/229 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 2053/221 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/0014 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/13 (20150115) Y10T 436/22 (20150115) |
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| US 09555367 | Masel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dioxide Materials, Inc. (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dioxide Materials, Inc. (Boca Raton, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard I. Masel (Champaign, Illinois); Amin Salehi-Khojin (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrocatalytic process for carbon dioxide conversion includes combining a Catalytically Active Element and Helper Catalyst in the presence of carbon dioxide, allowing a reaction to proceed to produce a reaction product, and applying electrical energy to said reaction to achieve electrochemical conversion of said reactant to said reaction product. The Catalytically Active Element can be a metal in the form of supported or unsupported particles or flakes with an average size between 0.6 nm and 100 nm. the reaction products comprise at least one of CO, HCO−, H2CO, (HCO2)−, H2CO2, CH3OH, CH4, C2H4, CH3CH2OH, CH3COO−, CH3COOH, C2H6, (COOH)2, (COO−)2, and CF3COOH. |
| FILED | Friday, April 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/684145 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/326 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/0202 (20130101) B01J 31/0275 (20130101) B01J 31/0279 (20130101) B01J 31/0284 (20130101) B01J 31/0285 (20130101) B01J 31/0292 (20130101) B01J 31/0298 (20130101) B01J 2231/625 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/00 (20130101) C25B 3/04 (20130101) C25B 15/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09555394 | Malik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Abdul Malik (Tampa, Florida); Anne M. Shearrow (Lithia, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abdul Malik (Tampa, Florida); Anne M. Shearrow (Lithia, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Ionic liquid (IL)-mediated sol-gel hybrid organic-inorganic materials present enormous potential for effective use in analytical microextraction. One obstacle to materializing this prospect arises from high viscosity of ILs significantly slowing down sol-gel reactions. A method was developed which provides phosphonium-based, pyridinium-based, and imidazolium-based IL-mediated advanced sol-gel organic-inorganic hybrid materials for capillary microextraction. Scanning electron microscopy results demonstrate that ILs can serve as porogenic agents in sol-gel reactions. IL-mediated sol-gel coatings prepared with silanol-terminated polymers provided up to 28 times higher extractions compared to analogous sol-gel coatings prepared without any IL in the sol solution. This study shows that IL-generated porous morphology alone is not enough to provide effective extraction media: careful choice of the organic polymer and the precursor with close sol-gel reactivity must be made to ensure effective chemical bonding of the organic polymer to the created sol-gel material to be able to provide the desired sorbent characteristics. |
| FILED | Friday, October 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/046302 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/26 (20130101) B01J 20/291 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/3217 (20130101) B01J 20/3225 (20130101) B01J 20/3272 (20130101) B01J 2220/52 (20130101) B01J 2220/86 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/6078 (20130101) G01N 2030/009 (20130101) G01N 2030/567 (20130101) |
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| US 09555583 | Dirk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico); STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico); STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shawn M. Dirk (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Stephen Buerger (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Kirsten Nicole Cicotte (Salem, New York); Elizabeth L. Dirk (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Greg Reece (Sugar Land, Texas); Patrick Lin (Bellaire, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is related to methods of fabricating neural interfaces using 3D projection micro-stereolithography. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/085671 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/1128 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/0551 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 67/0062 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Additive Manufacturing, i.e Manufacturing of Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects by Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration or Additive Layering, e.g by 3-d Printing, Stereolithography or Selective Laser Sintering B33Y 10/00 (20141201) |
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| US 09555895 | Vander Lind et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | X Development LLC (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | X DEVELOPMENT LLC (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Damon Vander Lind (Alameda, California); Pranay Sinha (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A motor pylon system adapted for use with an airborne power generations system is disclosed. The pylons may support turbine driven generators for wind based electrical power generation which also function as electric motors in some aspects. The pylons may be designed to provide side force useful for turning a tethered flying wing flying in a circular cross wind flight path. The pylons may be designed to minimize air flow disruptions over the main wing. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/590086 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 31/06 (20130101) Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 27/24 (20130101) B64D 27/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Wind Motors F03D 5/00 (20130101) F03D 13/20 (20160501) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/70 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/62 (20130101) |
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| US 09556088 | Slowing et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor Ivan Slowing (Ames, Iowa); Kapil Kandel (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an adsorbent catalytic nanoparticle including a mesoporous silica nanoparticle having at least one adsorbent functional group bound thereto. The adsorbent catalytic nanoparticle also includes at least one catalytic material. In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of using and making the adsorbent catalytic nanoparticles. In some examples, the adsorbent catalytic nanoparticles can be used to selectively remove fatty acids from feedstocks for biodiesel, and to hydrotreat the separated fatty acids. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/691181 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 27/1853 (20130101) B01J 29/0308 (20130101) B01J 29/0325 (20130101) B01J 29/0333 (20130101) B01J 29/0341 (20130101) B01J 31/08 (20130101) B01J 31/10 (20130101) B01J 31/1616 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 35/0033 (20130101) B01J 35/1019 (20130101) B01J 35/1023 (20130101) B01J 35/1061 (20130101) B01J 37/0203 (20130101) B01J 37/0207 (20130101) B01J 37/0209 (20130101) B01J 2231/641 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/22 (20130101) C07C 1/22 (20130101) C07C 1/2078 (20130101) C07C 1/2078 (20130101) C07C 7/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 9/22 (20130101) C07C 9/22 (20130101) C07C 2521/08 (20130101) C07C 2523/755 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 3/44 (20130101) C10G 3/45 (20130101) C10G 3/48 (20130101) C10G 3/50 (20130101) C10G 25/003 (20130101) C10G 25/06 (20130101) C10G 45/06 (20130101) C10G 2300/1011 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/13 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09556122 | Raymond 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) | Kenneth N. Raymond (Berkeley, California); Jide Xu (Berkeley, California); Evan G. Moore (Berkeley, California); Eric J. Werner (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides luminescent complexes between a lanthanide ion and an organic ligand which contains 1,2-hydroxypyridinone units. The complexes of the invention are stable in aqueous solutions and are useful as molecular probes, for example in medical diagnostics and bioanalytical assay systems. The invention also provides methods of using the complexes of the invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/048475 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/89 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 217/26 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/06 (20130101) C09K 2211/185 (20130101) C09K 2211/1022 (20130101) C09K 2211/1029 (20130101) C09K 2211/1044 (20130101) C09K 2211/1088 (20130101) Electric Heating; Electric Lighting Not Otherwise Provided for H05B 33/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09556379 | Cohen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce E. Cohen (San Francisco, California); Alexis D. Ostrowski (Bowling Green, Ohio); Emory M. Chan (Oakland, California); Daniel J. Gargas (Berkeley, California); Elan M. Katz (Berkeley, California); P. James Schuck (Oakland, California); Delia J. Milliron (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce E. Cohen (San Francisco, California); Alexis D. Ostrowski (Bowling Green, Ohio); Emory M. Chan (Oakland, California); Daniel J. Gargas (Berkeley, California); Elan M. Katz (Berkeley, California); P. James Schuck (Oakland, California); Delia J. Milliron (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain nanocrystals possess exceptional optical properties that may make them valuable probes for biological imaging, but rendering these nanoparticles biocompatible requires that they be small enough not to perturb cellular systems. This invention describes a phosphorescent upconverting sub-10 nm nanoparticle comprising a lanthanide-doped hexagonal β-phase NaYF4 nanocrystal and methods for making the same. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/344863 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/7773 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09556420 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chang-Jun Liu (Rocky Point, New York); Yuanheng Cai (Ridge, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Specialized (iso)eugenol 4-O-methyltransferase (s-IEMT) enzymes having increased capacity for methylation of monolignols are disclosed. The s-IEMTs have unique activity favoring methylation of coniferyl alcohol versus sinapyl alcohol. Various s-IEMTs methylate ferulic acid. Means for producing the various s-IEMTs are provided. The s-IEMTs are useful for modification of lignin content and production of aromatic compounds. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/306511 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8255 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 201/01146 (20130101) |
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| US 09556456 | Beliaev et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alex S. Beliaev (Richland, Washington); Grigoriy E. Pinchuk (Richland, Washington); Eric A. Hill (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex S. Beliaev (Richland, Washington); Grigoriy E. Pinchuk (Richland, Washington); Eric A. Hill (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, device and system for producing preselected products, (either finished products or preselected intermediary products) from biobased precursors or CO2 and/or bicarbonate. The principal features of the present invention include a method wherein a binary culture is incubated with a biobased precursor in a closed system to transform at least a portion of the biobased precursor to a preselected product. The present invention provides a method of cultivation that does not need sparging of a closed bioreactor to remove or add a gaseous byproduct or nutrient from a liquid medium. This improvement leads to significant savings in energy consumption and allows for the design of photobioreactors of any desired shape. The present invention also allows for the use of a variety of types of waste materials to be used as the organic starting material. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/858338 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 21/02 (20130101) C12M 23/06 (20130101) C12M 31/10 (20130101) C12M 35/08 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/12 (20130101) C12N 1/20 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 3/00 (20130101) C12P 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 39/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09556458 | Beller 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) | Harry R. Beller (Berkeley, California); Ee-Been Goh (Emeryville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing production of methyl ketones in a genetically modified host cell that overproduces β-ketoacyl-CoAs through a re-engineered β-oxidation pathway and overexpresses FadM. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/354510 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/20 (20130101) C12N 9/16 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 301/02 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09556503 | Hawk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey A. Hawk (Corvallis, Oregon); Paul D. Jablonski (Salem, Oregon); Christopher J. Cowen (Cornwall, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey A. Hawk (Corvallis, Oregon); Paul D. Jablonski (Salem, Oregon); Christopher J. Cowen (Cornwall, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides a creep resistant alloy having an overall composition comprised of iron, chromium, molybdenum, carbon, manganese, silicon, nickel, vanadium, niobium, nitrogen, tungsten, cobalt, tantalum, boron, copper, and potentially additional elements. In an embodiment, the creep resistant alloy has a molybdenum equivalent Mo(eq) from 1.475 to 1.700 wt. % and a quantity (C+N) from 0.145 to 0.205. The overall composition ameliorates sources of microstructural instability such as coarsening of M23C6carbides and MX precipitates, and mitigates or eliminates Laves and Z-phase formation. A creep resistant martensitic steel may be fabricated by preparing a melt comprised of the overall composition followed by at least austenizing and tempering. The creep resistant alloy exhibits improved high-temperature creep strength in the temperature environment of around 650° C. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/871774 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Alloys C22C 38/001 (20130101) C22C 38/002 (20130101) C22C 38/02 (20130101) C22C 38/04 (20130101) C22C 38/44 (20130101) C22C 38/46 (20130101) C22C 38/48 (20130101) C22C 38/52 (20130101) C22C 38/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09556531 | Erdemir et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ali Erdemir (Naperville, Illinois); Vivekanand Sista (Willowbrook, Illinois); Ozgenur Kahvecioglu (Istanbul, Turkey); Osman Levent Eryilmaz (Plainfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An article of manufacture and method of forming a borided material. An electrochemical cell is used to process a substrate to deposit a plurality of borided layers on the substrate. The plurality of layers are co-deposited such that a refractory metal boride layer is disposed on a substrate and a rare earth metal boride conforming layer is disposed on the refractory metal boride layer. |
| FILED | Friday, January 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/158181 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for the Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Production of Coatings; Electroforming; Apparatus Therefor C25D 3/66 (20130101) C25D 11/028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09557009 | Stautner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ernst Wolfgang Stautner (Niskayuna, New York); Joseph Darryl Michael (Schenectady, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A reservoir for storing and supplying a portion of a reservoir gas into a gas-filled tube is presented. The reservoir includes a first vessel having a thermally conductive surface, a meshed vessel having a lid, and placed inside the first vessel to form a cavity between the meshed vessel and the first vessel, at least one tray placed inside the meshed vessel to divide an inner space of the meshed vessel into a plurality of compartments, a sorbent material placed inside the plurality of compartments in the meshed vessel, a temperature control device positioned such that a first portion of the temperature control device is in physical contact with at least a portion of the thermally conductive surface, and a change in the temperature of the temperature control device changes the temperature of the sorbent material, wherein the reservoir gas is retained by the sorbent material at the storage temperature. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/072911 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/0454 (20130101) Vessels for Containing or Storing Compressed, Liquefied or Solidified Gases; Fixed-capacity Gas-holders; Filling Vessels With, or Discharging From Vessels, Compressed, Liquefied, or Solidified Gases F17C 11/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09557053 | Siriwardane et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ranjani V. Siriwardane (Morgantown, West Virginia); Yueying Fan (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ranjani V. Siriwardane (Morgantown, West Virginia); Yueying Fan (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides a metal ferrite oxygen carrier for the chemical looping combustion of solid carbonaceous fuels, such as coal, coke, coal and biomass char, and the like. The metal ferrite oxygen carrier comprises MFexOy on an inert support, where MFexOy is a chemical composition and M is one of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Co, Mn, and combinations thereof. For example, MFexOy may be one of MgFe2O4, CaFe2O4, SrFe2O4, BaFe2O4, CoFe2O4, MnFeO3, and combinations thereof. The MFexOy is supported on an inert support. The inert support disperses the MFexOy oxides to avoid agglomeration and improve performance stability. In an embodiment, the inert support comprises from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the metal ferrite oxygen carrier and the MFexOy comprises at least 30 wt. % of the metal ferrite oxygen carrier. The metal ferrite oxygen carriers disclosed display improved reduction rates over Fe2O3, and improved oxidation rates over CuO. |
| FILED | Friday, September 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/032628 |
| ART UNIT | 3743 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/20 (20130101) B01J 23/00 (20130101) B01J 23/002 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 13/0203 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Combustion Using Only Solid Fuel F23B 7/00 (20130101) Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or Solid Fuel Suspended In Air F23C 10/01 (20130101) F23C 10/04 (20130101) F23C 13/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09557115 | Jukkola et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Glen D. Jukkola (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Bard C. Teigen (Enfield, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH (Baden, Switzerland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glen D. Jukkola (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Bard C. Teigen (Enfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is an orifice plate comprising one or more plates having orifices disposed therein; the orifices being operative to permit the flow of solids from a moving bed heat exchanger to a solids flow control system; where the orifice plate is downstream of a tube bundle of the moving bed heat exchanger and upstream of the solids flow control system and wherein the orifice plate is operative to evenly distribute the flow of solids in the solids flow control system. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/283411 |
| ART UNIT | 3749 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Come into Direct Contact Without Chemical Interaction F28C 3/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 13/00 (20130101) F28D 2021/0045 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 9/026 (20130101) F28F 27/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09557118 | Salamon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LGS Innovations LLC (Herndon, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LGS INNOVATIONS LLC (Herndon, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd R Salamon (Murray Hill, New Jersey); Brijesh Vyas (Florham Park, New Jersey); Krishna Kota (New Providence, New Jersey); Elina Simon (Murray Hill, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and a method are provided. Use is made of a wick structure configured to receive a liquid and generate vapor in when such wick structure is heated by heat transferred from heat sources to be cooled off. A vapor channel is provided configured to receive the vapor generated and direct said vapor away from the wick structure. In some embodiments, heat conductors are used to transfer the heat from the heat sources to the liquid in the wick structure. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/630311 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 15/046 (20130101) F28D 15/0266 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/427 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09557243 | Couch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | AxonOptics, LLC (Harrisonburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AXONOPTICS LLC (Harrisonburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip R Couch (Cotleigh Honiton, United Kingdom); Kent A. Murphy (Troutville, Virginia); Michael F Gunther (Blacksburg, Virginia); Charles B Gause (Providence, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus includes a laser source configured to output laser light at a target frequency, and a measurement unit configured to measure a deviation between an actual frequency outputted by the laser source at a current period of time and the target frequency of the laser source. The apparatus includes a feedback control unit configured to, based on the measured deviation between the actual and target frequencies, control the laser source to maintain a constant frequency of laser output from the laser source so that the frequency of laser light transmitted from the laser source is adjusted to the target frequency. The feedback control unit can control the laser source to maintain a linear rate of change in the frequency of its laser light output, and compensate for characteristics of the measurement unit utilized for frequency measurement. A method is provided for performing the feedback control of the laser source. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/944315 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 11/31 (20130101) G01M 11/3172 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/1305 (20130101) H01S 5/12 (20130101) H01S 5/0687 (20130101) |
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| US 09557279 | Stutman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Stutman (Cockeysville, Maryland); Michael Finkenthal (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray illumination system, a beam splitter arranged in an optical path of the X-ray illumination system, and a detection system arranged in an optical path to detect X-rays after passing through the beam splitter. |
| FILED | Friday, May 16, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/280272 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/40 (20130101) A61B 6/482 (20130101) A61B 6/483 (20130101) A61B 6/484 (20130101) A61B 6/505 (20130101) A61B 6/583 (20130101) A61B 6/4035 (20130101) A61B 6/4042 (20130101) A61B 6/4241 (20130101) A61B 6/4291 (20130101) A61B 6/5235 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 23/20075 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/067 (20130101) G21K 2207/005 (20130101) X-ray Technique H05G 2/001 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09557282 | Shu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Deming Shu (Darien, Illinois); Yong Chu (Northport, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deming Shu (Darien, Illinois); Yong Chu (Northport, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and high precision robot arm system are provided, for example, for X-ray nanodiffraction with an X-ray nanoprobe. The robot arm system includes duo-vertical-stages and a kinematic linkage system. A two-dimensional (2D) vertical plane ultra-precision robot arm supporting an X-ray detector provides positioning and manipulating of the X-ray detector. A vertical support for the 2D vertical plane robot arm includes spaced apart rails respectively engaging a first bearing structure and a second bearing structure carried by the 2D vertical plane robot arm. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/303149 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/20 (20130101) G01N 23/20008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 7/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/41 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09557283 | Black et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles T. Black (New York, New York); Kevin G. Yager (Coram, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A nano-confinement platform that may allow improved quantification of the structural order of nanometer-scale systems. Sample-holder ‘chips’ are designed for the GTSAXS experimental geometry. The platform involves fabricated nanostructured sample holders on and in one or more corners of a substrate support where the sample material of interest is positioned at the corner of the substrate support. In an embodiment, the substrate material making up the substrate support beneath the sample-holding area is removed. A scattering x-ray sample platform includes a substrate support arranged in a parallelepiped form, having a substantially flat base and a substantially flat top surface, the top surface being substantially parallel with the base, the parallelepiped having a plurality of corners. At least one corner of the substrate support has a sample holding area formed in the top surface of the substrate support and within a predetermined distance from the corner. The sample holding area includes a regular array of nano-wells formed in the top surface of the substrate support. |
| FILED | Friday, May 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/713081 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/201 (20130101) G01N 23/20025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2223/054 (20130101) G01N 2223/309 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09557394 | Espy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michelle A. Espy (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Andrei N. Matlashov (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Larry J. Schultz (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Petr L. Volegov (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Algis Urbaitis (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Henrik Sandin (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Jacob Yoder (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Stephen Surko (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for determining the identity of a substance are provided. A classification parameter set is defined to allow identification of substances that previously could not be identified or to allow identification of substances with a higher degree of confidence. The classification parameter set may include at least one of relative nuclear susceptibility (RNS) or an x-ray linear attenuation coefficient (LAC). RNS represents the density of hydrogen nuclei present in a substance relative to the density of hydrogen nuclei present in water. The extended classification parameter set may include T1, T2, and/or T1ρ as well as at least one additional classification parameter comprising one of RNS or LAC. Values obtained for additional classification parameters as well as values obtained for T1, T2, and T1ρ can be compared to known classification parameter values to determine whether a particular substance is a known material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/869705 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 24/084 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/4812 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09557423 | Ahlen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Ahlen (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Denis Dujmic (Arlington, Massachusetts); Hermann F. Wellenstein (Waltham, Massachusetts); Andrew Inglis (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Ahlen (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Denis Dujmic (Arlington, Massachusetts); Hermann F. Wellenstein (Waltham, Massachusetts); Andrew Inglis (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutron detector includes a pressure vessel, an electrically conductive field cage assembly within the pressure vessel and an imaging subsystem. A pressurized gas mixture of CF4, 3He and 4He at respective partial pressures is used. The field cage establishes a relatively large drift region of low field strength, in which ionization electrons generated by neutron-He interactions are directed toward a substantially smaller amplification region of substantially higher field strength in which the ionization electrons undergo avalanche multiplication resulting in scintillation of the CF4 along scintillation tracks. The imaging system generates two-dimensional images of the scintillation patterns and employs track-finding to identify tracks and deduce the rate and direction of incident neutrons. One or more photo-multiplier tubes record the time-profile of the scintillation tracks permitting the determination of the third coordinate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/893221 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Nuclear Reactors G21C 17/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09558185 | Potok et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Eugene Potok (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Chad Allen Steed (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Robert Matthew Patton (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are several examples of systems that can read millions of news feeds per day about topics (e.g., your customers, competitors, markets, and partners), and provide a small set of the most relevant items to read to keep current with the overwhelming amount of information currently available. Topics of interest can be chosen by the user of the system for use as seeds. The seeds can be vectorized and compared with the target documents to determine their similarity. The similarities can be sorted from highest to lowest so that the most similar seed and target documents are at the top of the list. This output can be produced in XML format so that an RSS Reader can format the XML. This allows for easy Internet access to these recommendations. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/737652 |
| ART UNIT | 2161 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30675 (20130101) G06F 17/30864 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09558925 | Ibrahim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for separating non-ions from ions is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of electrodes positioned around a center axis of the device and having apertures therein through which the ions are transmitted. An inner diameter of the apertures varies in length. At least a portion of the center axis between the electrodes is non-linear. |
| FILED | Friday, April 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/256555 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/06 (20130101) H01J 49/062 (20130101) H01J 49/063 (20130101) H01J 49/065 (20130101) H01J 49/066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09559219 | Okandan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Murat Okandan (Edgewood, New Mexico); Gregory N. Nielson (Lehi, Utah); Jose Luis Cruz-Campa (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Carlos Anthony Sanchez (Belen, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method including providing a substrate comprising a device layer on which a plurality of device cells are defined; depositing a first dielectric layer on the device layer and metal interconnect such that the deposited interconnect is electrically connected to at least two of the device cells; depositing a second dielectric layer over the interconnect; and exposing at least one contact point on the interconnect through the second dielectric layer. An apparatus including a substrate having defined thereon a device layer including a plurality of device cells; a first dielectric layer disposed directly on the device layer; a plurality of metal interconnects, each of which is electrically connected to at least two of the device cells; and a second dielectric layer disposed over the first dielectric layer and over the interconnects, wherein the second dielectric layer is patterned in a positive or negative planar spring pattern. |
| FILED | Friday, June 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/745251 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/311 (20130101) H01L 21/02118 (20130101) H01L 21/2885 (20130101) H01L 21/76802 (20130101) H01L 21/76871 (20130101) H01L 21/76877 (20130101) H01L 23/5386 (20130101) H01L 31/18 (20130101) H01L 31/02008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09559222 | Sharma et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vivek Sharma (Hillsboro, Oregon); Clarence Tracy (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vivek Sharma (Hillsboro, Oregon); Clarence Tracy (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for making a solar cell. The method includes providing a stack including a substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the substrate, and an anti-reflective layer disposed on the barrier layer, where the anti-reflective layer has charge centers. The method also includes generating a corona with a charging tool and contacting the anti-reflective layer with the corona thereby injecting charge into at least some of the charge centers in the anti-reflective layer. Ultra-violet illumination and temperature-based annealing may be used to modify the charge of the anti-reflective layer. |
| FILED | Monday, August 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/456477 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/186 (20130101) H01L 31/02168 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
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| US 09559228 | Molesa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Edward Molesa (San Jose, California); Thomas Pass (San Jose, California); Steve Kraft (Albany, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Edward Molesa (San Jose, California); Thomas Pass (San Jose, California); Steve Kraft (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Solar cells with doped groove regions separated by ridges and methods of fabricating solar cells are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate having a surface with a plurality of grooves and ridges. A first doped region of a first conductivity type is disposed in a first of the grooves. A second doped region of a second conductivity type, opposite the first conductivity type, is disposed in a second of the grooves. The first and second grooves are separated by one of the ridges. |
| FILED | Friday, September 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/250988 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0352 (20130101) H01L 31/0682 (20130101) H01L 31/1804 (20130101) H01L 31/02363 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/022441 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) Y02E 10/547 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09559354 | Amine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois); Ali Abouimrane (Naperville, Illinois); Ilias Belharouak (Bolingbrook, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois); Ali Abouimrane (Naperville, Illinois); Ilias Belharouak (Bolingbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for forming a surface-treatment layer on an electroactive material includes heating the electroactive material and exposing the electroactive material to a reducing gas to form a surface-treatment layer on the electroactive material, where the surface-treatment layer is a layer of partial reduction of the electroactive material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/115308 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/366 (20130101) H01M 4/1391 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/1397 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09559388 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Staford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seok Woo Lee (Palo Alto, California); Yuan Yang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Hadi Ghasemi (Boston, Massachusetts); Gang Chen (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Yi Cui (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrochemical systems for harvesting heat energy, and associated electrochemical cells and methods, are generally described. The electrochemical cells can be configured, in certain cases, such that at least a portion of the regeneration of the first electrochemically active material is driven by a change in temperature of the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cells can be configured to include a first electrochemically active material and a second electrochemically active material, and, in some cases, the absolute value of the difference between the first thermogalvanic coefficient of the first electrochemically active material and the second thermogalvanic coefficient of the second electrochemically active material is at least about 0.5 millivolts/Kelvin. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/308669 |
| 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 4/38 (20130101) H01M 4/48 (20130101) H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/583 (20130101) H01M 10/66 (20150401) H01M 10/4242 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09559581 | Mi 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) | Chris Mi (Detroit, Michigan); Siqi Li (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A bidirectional AC-DC converter is presented with reduced passive component size and common mode electro-magnetic interference. The converter includes an improved input stage formed by two coupled differential inductors, two coupled common and differential inductors, one differential capacitor and two common mode capacitors. With this input structure, the volume, weight and cost of the input stage can be reduced greatly. Additionally, the input current ripple and common mode electro-magnetic interference can be greatly attenuated, so lower switching frequency can be adopted to achieve higher efficiency. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/251080 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 11/1809 (20130101) Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 1/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02M 1/126 (20130101) H02M 1/4233 (20130101) H02M 7/797 (20130101) H02M 7/1626 (20130101) H02M 2001/123 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 70/126 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7005 (20130101) Y02T 10/7072 (20130101) Y02T 90/14 (20130101) Y02T 90/127 (20130101) |
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| US 09559748 | Moradi 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) | Hussein Moradi (Ammon, Idaho); Behrouz Farhang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Carl A Kutsche (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A transmitter includes a synthesis filter bank to spread a data symbol to a plurality of frequencies by encoding the data symbol on each frequency, apply a common pulse-shaping filter, and apply gains to the frequencies such that a power level of each frequency is less than a noise level of other communication signals within the spectrum. Each frequency is modulated onto a different evenly spaced subcarrier. A demodulator in a receiver converts a radio frequency input to a spread-spectrum signal in a baseband. A matched filter filters the spread-spectrum signal with a common filter having characteristics matched to the synthesis filter bank in the transmitter by filtering each frequency to generate a sequence of narrow pulses. A carrier recovery unit generates control signals responsive to the sequence of narrow pulses suitable for generating a phase-locked loop between the demodulator, the matched filter, and the carrier recovery unit. |
| FILED | Friday, March 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/061157 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/69 (20130101) H04B 1/71 (20130101) H04B 1/707 (20130101) H04B 1/709 (20130101) H04B 1/7093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 2001/70935 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/04 (20130101) H04L 5/0021 (20130101) H04L 9/0816 (20130101) H04L 27/264 (20130101) H04L 2209/24 (20130101) H04L 2209/80 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 12/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09559803 | Seastrand |
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| APPLICANT(S) | National Security Technologies, LLC (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Security Technologies, LLC (North Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas R. Seastrand (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for transmitting a wireless countermeasure signal to disrupt third party communications is disclosed that include an antenna configured to receive wireless signals and transmit wireless counter measure signals such that the wireless countermeasure signals are responsive to the received wireless signals. A receiver processes the received wireless signals to create processed received signal data while a spectrum control module subtracts known source signal data from the processed received signal data to generate unknown source signal data. The unknown source signal data is based on unknown wireless signals, such as enemy signals. A transmitter is configured to process the unknown source signal data to create countermeasure signals and transmit a wireless countermeasure signal over the first antenna or a second antenna to thereby interfere with the unknown wireless signals. |
| FILED | Monday, April 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/090472 |
| ART UNIT | 2647 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/0007 (20130101) H04B 14/04 (20130101) Secret Communication; Jamming of Communication H04K 3/43 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09560065 | Neil 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) | Joshua Charles Neil (Jemez Springs, New Mexico); Michael Edward Fisk (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Alexander William Brugh (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Curtis Lee Hash, Jr. (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Curtis Byron Storlie (Jemez Springs, New Mexico); Benjamin Uphoff (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Alexander Kent (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method are provided for detecting anomalous behavior in a network. Historical parameters of the network are determined in order to determine normal activity levels. A plurality of paths in the network are enumerated as part of a graph representing the network, where each computing system in the network may be a node in the graph and the sequence of connections between two computing systems may be a directed edge in the graph. A statistical model is applied to the plurality of paths in the graph on a sliding window basis to detect anomalous behavior. Data collected by a Unified Host Collection Agent (“UHCA”) may also be used to detect anomalous behavior. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/382992 |
| ART UNIT | 2433 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/577 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/02 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/002 (20130101) H04L 63/1408 (20130101) H04L 63/1425 (20130101) H04L 63/1433 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 2463/144 (20130101) |
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| US 09560734 | Rusnak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian Rusnak (Livermore, California); Vincent Tang (Dublin, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Rusnak (Livermore, California); Vincent Tang (Dublin, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-radio-isotopic radiological source using a dense plasma focus (DPF) to produce an intense z-pinch plasma from a gas, such as helium, and which accelerates charged particles, such as generated from the gas or injected from an external source, into a target positioned along an acceleration axis and of a type known to emit ionizing radiation when impinged by the type of accelerated charged particles. In a preferred embodiment, helium gas is used to produce a DPF-accelerated He2+ ion beam to a beryllium target, to produce neutron emission having a similar energy spectrum as a radio-isotopic AmBe neutron source. Furthermore, multiple DPFs may be stacked to provide staged acceleration of charged particles for enhancing energy, tunability, and control of the source. |
| FILED | Monday, February 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/710225 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 1/06 (20130101) H05H 3/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09554512 | Davidson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Ryan Davidson (Somerville, Massachusetts); Changki Mo (Richland, Washington); Qin Zhang (Richland, Washington); Abhisesh Silwal (Prosser, Washington); Manoj Karkee (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Robotic systems and specialized end-effectors provide for automated harvesting of produce such as fresh market apples. An underactuated design using tendons and flexure joints with passive compliance increases robustness to position error, overcoming a significant limitation of previous fruit harvesting end-effectors. Some devices use open-loop control, provide a shape-adaptive grasp, and produce contact forces similar to those used during optimal hand picking patterns. Other benefits include relatively low weight, low cost, and simplicity. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/849729 |
| ART UNIT | 3671 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Harvesting; Mowing A01D 46/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/104 (20130101) B25J 15/0009 (20130101) |
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| US 09554864 | Taylor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki (Baltimore, Maryland); James Tahara Handa (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki (Baltimore, Maryland); James Tahara Handa (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for tool exchange during surgery for cooperatively controlled robots comprises a tool holder for receiving a surgical tool adapted to be held by a robot and a surgeon, a tool holding element for constraining downward motion of the tool while allowing low force removal of the surgical tool from the holder, a first sensor for detecting if the surgical tool is docked within the tool holder, and a selector for automatically selecting different movements or actions of the tool holder to be performed based upon information detected by the first sensor. The system and method of the present invention provides an advantage to an often slow moving cooperative robot, by increasing the speed by which the tool holder may move in the direction away from the patient. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/813717 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 34/30 (20160201) Original (OR) Class A61B 2017/00477 (20130101) A61B 2090/064 (20160201) A61B 2090/0811 (20160201) Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 15/0466 (20130101) |
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| US 09555134 | Stoll et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sarah Stoll (Washington, District of Columbia); Julie Mertzman (Washington, District of Columbia); Edward Van Keuren (Herndon, Virginia); Christopher Albanese (Pelham Manor, New York); Stanley Fricke (New Market, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sarah Stoll (Washington, District of Columbia); Julie Mertzman (Washington, District of Columbia); Edward Van Keuren (Herndon, Virginia); Christopher Albanese (Pelham Manor, New York); Stanley Fricke (New Market, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoparticles for use as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents are described. The nanoparticles are made up of a polymeric support and a manganese-oxo or manganses-iron-oxo cluster having magnetic properties suitable of a contrast agent. The manganese-oxo clusters may be Mn-12 clusters, which have known characteristics of a single molecule magnet. The polymer support may form a core particle which is coated by the clusters, or the clusters may be dispersed within the polymeric agent. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/125244 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/00 (20130101) A61K 49/128 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/1878 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09555392 | Thomas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sylvia W. Thomas (Orlando, Florida); Yanay Pais (Tampa, Florida); Norma A. Alcantar (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sylvia W. Thomas (Orlando, Florida); Yanay Pais (Tampa, Florida); Norma A. Alcantar (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel electrospun nanofibers and nanofibrous membranes, methods of manufacturing the same, and methods of using the same are provided. The nanofibers include a cactus mucilage, such as mucilage from Opuntia ficus-indica. An organic polymer can be added to the cactus mucilage before electrospinning. The nanofibrous membranes can be used in water filtration. |
| FILED | Monday, June 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/532189 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 67/0004 (20130101) B01D 69/02 (20130101) B01D 69/144 (20130101) B01D 71/08 (20130101) B01D 71/38 (20130101) B01D 71/52 (20130101) B01D 2253/20 (20130101) B01D 2253/34 (20130101) B01D 2253/202 (20130101) B01D 2253/304 (20130101) B01D 2253/306 (20130101) B01D 2253/308 (20130101) B01D 2253/311 (20130101) B01D 2258/06 (20130101) B01D 2323/39 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/24 (20130101) B01J 20/26 (20130101) B01J 20/28007 (20130101) B01J 20/28023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/28038 (20130101) B01J 2220/4825 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 47/0004 (20130101) B29C 47/0014 (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) Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/286 (20130101) C02F 1/442 (20130101) C02F 2305/08 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 57/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09555394 | Malik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Abdul Malik (Tampa, Florida); Anne M. Shearrow (Lithia, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abdul Malik (Tampa, Florida); Anne M. Shearrow (Lithia, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Ionic liquid (IL)-mediated sol-gel hybrid organic-inorganic materials present enormous potential for effective use in analytical microextraction. One obstacle to materializing this prospect arises from high viscosity of ILs significantly slowing down sol-gel reactions. A method was developed which provides phosphonium-based, pyridinium-based, and imidazolium-based IL-mediated advanced sol-gel organic-inorganic hybrid materials for capillary microextraction. Scanning electron microscopy results demonstrate that ILs can serve as porogenic agents in sol-gel reactions. IL-mediated sol-gel coatings prepared with silanol-terminated polymers provided up to 28 times higher extractions compared to analogous sol-gel coatings prepared without any IL in the sol solution. This study shows that IL-generated porous morphology alone is not enough to provide effective extraction media: careful choice of the organic polymer and the precursor with close sol-gel reactivity must be made to ensure effective chemical bonding of the organic polymer to the created sol-gel material to be able to provide the desired sorbent characteristics. |
| FILED | Friday, October 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/046302 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/26 (20130101) B01J 20/291 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/3217 (20130101) B01J 20/3225 (20130101) B01J 20/3272 (20130101) B01J 2220/52 (20130101) B01J 2220/86 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/6078 (20130101) G01N 2030/009 (20130101) G01N 2030/567 (20130101) |
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| US 09555405 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kansas State University Research Foundation (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kansas State University Research Foundation (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongwang Wang (Manhattan, Kansas); Stefan H. Bossmann (Manhattan, Kansas); Donghai Wang (Manhattan, Kansas); Deryl L. Troyer (Manhattan, Kansas); Tej Shrestha (Manhattan, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanocatalysts and methods of using the same to obtain aromatic hydrocarbon compounds from a source of carbon atoms and a source of hydrogen atoms in a single reaction step is provided. The catalyst comprises an Fe/Fe3O4 nanocatalyst that may be supported on a non-reactive support material such as a zeolite or alumina CO2 and H2 are preferred sources of carbon and hydrogen atoms for the reaction. The aromatic hydrocarbon compounds produced are suitable for direct usage as fuel without need for further refining. |
| FILED | Friday, January 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/603628 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/04 (20130101) B01J 23/745 (20130101) B01J 29/106 (20130101) B01J 29/146 (20130101) B01J 35/002 (20130101) B01J 35/006 (20130101) B01J 35/008 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 35/026 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/0033 (20130101) B01J 35/0053 (20130101) B01J 2229/186 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/12 (20130101) C07C 1/12 (20130101) C07C 1/22 (20130101) C07C 1/044 (20130101) C07C 15/02 (20130101) C07C 2523/745 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 1/04 (20130101) C10L 2200/0469 (20130101) C10L 2200/0492 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09555454 | Pamukcu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sibel Pamukcu (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Yi Dong (Behtlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are systems for manipulating a flowable substance, comprising: a flowable substance; a heating means; a cooling means; and a composition comprising chemically inert particles coated with a stimuli-responsive material. Compositions and methods for using the compositions are also described herein. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/212202 |
| ART UNIT | 3672 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Reclamation of Contaminated Soil B09C 1/00 (20130101) B09C 1/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 8/52 (20130101) C09K 8/58 (20130101) Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 43/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09555644 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Placid M. Ferreira (Champaign, Illinois); Reza Saeidpourazar (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Placid M. Ferreira (Champaign, Illinois); Reza Saeidpourazar (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A transfer printing process that exploits the mismatch in mechanical or thermo-mechanical response at the interface of a printable micro- or nano-device and a transfer stamp to drive the release of the device from the stamp and its non-contact transfer to a receiving substrate are provided. The resulting facile, pick-and-place process is demonstrated with the assembling of 3-D microdevices and the printing of GAN light-emitting diodes onto silicon and glass substrates. High speed photography is used to provide experimental evidence of thermo-mechanically driven release. |
| FILED | Friday, July 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/549291 |
| ART UNIT | 2854 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Typewriters; Selective Printing Mechanisms,, i.e Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From a Forme; Correction of Typographical Errors B41J 2/475 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09556080 | Toutov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anton Toutov (Pasadena, California); Wenbo Liu (Pasadena, California); Brian M. Stoltz (San Marino, California); Robert H. Grubbs (South Pasadena, California); Kerry Betz (Boulder, Colorado); David P. Schuman (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating heteroaromatic organic substrates, said system consisting essentially of a mixture of (a) at least one organodisilane and (b) at least alkoxide base, preferably a potassium alkoxide base, and said methods comprising contacting a quantity of the organic substrate with a mixture consisting essentially of (a) at least one organodisilane and (b) at least one alkoxide base, preferably a potassium alkoxide, under conditions sufficient to silylate the heteroaromatic substrate. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/972653 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 47/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/12 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/0827 (20130101) |
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| US 09556085 | Dichtel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William R. Dichtel (Ithaca, New York); Hasan Arslan (Ithaca, New York); Fernando J. Uribe-Romo (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William R. Dichtel (Ithaca, New York); Hasan Arslan (Ithaca, New York); Fernando J. Uribe-Romo (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), methods of making GNRs, and uses of the GNRs. The methods can provide control over GNR parameters such as, for example, length, width, and edge composition (e.g., edge functional groups). The methods are based on a metal catalyzed cycloaddition reaction at the carbon-carbon triple bonds of a poly(phenylene ethynylene) polymer. The GNRs can be used in devices such a microelectronic devices. |
| FILED | Friday, April 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/113457 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0446 (20130101) C01B 2204/06 (20130101) C01B 2204/065 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 2/84 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 15/20 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/02 (20130101) C08G 61/10 (20130101) C08G 2261/72 (20130101) C08G 2261/91 (20130101) C08G 2261/92 (20130101) C08G 2261/95 (20130101) C08G 2261/148 (20130101) C08G 2261/3422 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0262 (20130101) H01L 21/02527 (20130101) H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 31/1884 (20130101) H01L 51/0045 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/52 (20130101) Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/734 (20130101) Y10S 977/842 (20130101) Y10S 977/932 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) |
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| US 09556109 | Caran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Madison Innovations, Inc. (Harrisonburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | JAMES MADISON INNOVATIONS, INC. (Harrisonburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin L. Caran (Staunton, Virginia); Kyle Seifert (Harrisonburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The inventive subject matter relates to compounds of Formula I, compositions thereof, and processes for making such compounds as further described herein. The inventive compounds and compositions have antimicrobial properties and are useful as environmental disinfectants, topical cleansers such as topical personal care compositions, sanitizers, preservatives, in water treatment, as permanent or erodible coatings for medical devices and appliances, and in therapeutics. Additionally, the compounds of Formula I will serve as synthetic intermediates for making additional novel derivatives of triscationic amphiphile compounds. |
| FILED | Monday, August 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/225522 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — 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 33/12 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 215/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09556206 | Toutov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anton Toutov (Pasadena, California); Kerry Betz (Boulder, Colorado); Brian M. Stoltz (San Marino, California); Wenbo Liu (Pasadena, California); Robert H. Grubbs (South Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a mild, efficient, and general direct C(sp)-H bond silylation. Various embodiments includes methods, each method comprising or consisting essentially of contacting at least one organic substrate comprising a terminal alkynyl C—H bond, with a mixture of at least one organosilane and an alkali metal hydroxide, under conditions sufficient to form a silylated terminal alkynyl moiety. The methods are operable in the substantially absence of transition-metal compounds. The systems associated with these methods are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/841964 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/0827 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Steroids C07J 1/0096 (20130101) C07J 51/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09556308 | Waymouth 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) | Robert M Waymouth (Palo Alto, California); Gregg Barcan (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Xiangyi Zhang (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | 1,2-Diothiolane monomers are disclosed, as are polymers and hydrogels comprising the polymers. Processes for preparing the monomers, polymers and compositions are also disclosed. The monomers have the formula: The polymers may include the following repeating units: |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/976598 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 409/12 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 64/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 81/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09556415 | Forgacs et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabor Forgacs (Potsdam, New York); Francoise Suzanne Marga (Columbia, Missouri); Cyrille Norotte (Paris, France) |
| ABSTRACT | Structures and methods for tissue engineering include a multicellular body including a plurality of living cells. A plurality of multicellular bodies can be arranged in a pattern and allowed to fuse to form an engineered tissue. The arrangement can include filler bodies including a biocompatible material that resists migration and ingrowth of cells from the multicellular bodies and that is resistant to adherence of cells to it. Three-dimensional constructs can be assembled by printing or otherwise stacking the multicellular bodies and filler bodies such that there is direct contact between adjoining multicellular bodies, suitably along a contact area that has a substantial length. The direct contact between the multicellular bodies promotes efficient and reliable fusion. The increased contact area between adjoining multicellular bodies also promotes efficient and reliable fusion. Methods of producing multicellular bodies having characteristics that facilitate assembly of the three-dimensional constructs are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/244679 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/222 (20130101) A61L 27/225 (20130101) A61L 27/3886 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 21/08 (20130101) C12M 23/10 (20130101) C12M 25/06 (20130101) C12M 25/14 (20130101) C12M 33/00 (20130101) C12M 35/08 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0062 (20130101) C12N 5/0602 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0691 (20130101) C12N 2506/1307 (20130101) C12N 2506/1338 (20130101) C12N 2533/54 (20130101) C12N 2533/56 (20130101) C12N 2533/76 (20130101) |
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| US 09556554 | Lyons et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan Michael Lyons (New Providence, New Jersey); QianFeng Xu (Staten Island, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to a superhydrophobic surface. Methods of fabrication are disclosed including laminating an optically transparent polymer sheet with hydrophobic nanoparticles such that the nanoparticles are partially embedded and partially exposed. The resulting assembly remains optically transparent. Additional methods include the lamination of nanoparticles to flexible fabrics and the production of molded articles using nanoparticle-treated molds. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/221059 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 17/065 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 41/22 (20130101) B29C 59/025 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29C, Relating to Particular Articles B29L 2031/00 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/00 (20130101) B32B 27/04 (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) Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class D06, of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials D06M 15/227 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/707 (20130101) |
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| US 09556947 | Hiller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan Hiller (Ithaca, New York); David A. Hjelle (West Fargo, North Dakota); Hod Lipson (Ithaca, New York); Franz Nigl (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Hiller (Ithaca, New York); David A. Hjelle (West Fargo, North Dakota); Hod Lipson (Ithaca, New York); Franz Nigl (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A bidirectional gear set includes a male bidirectional gear component having an array of addendum teeth and a female bidirectional gear component having an array of dedendum sockets, wherein each dedendum socket has a full boundary edge around an open end thereof. One or both of the male and female gear components may have a circular cross sectional geometry, or one may have a non-circular cross sectional geometry. The non-circular cross sectional geometry may be a flat sheet or a sheet with surface contour. In an intermeshed state, neither the male nor the female component can ‘slide’ relative to the other regardless of whether the male and female components are arranged in a parallel or perpendicular orientation. A method of making a bidirectional gear set is disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, March 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/582503 |
| ART UNIT | 3658 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Gearing F16H 19/04 (20130101) F16H 55/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49462 (20150115) Y10T 74/19674 (20150115) |
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| US 09557120 | Grama et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Promethean Power Systems, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Promethean Power Systems, Inc. (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sorin Grama (Boston, Massachusetts); Matthew H. Dorson (Arlington, Massachusetts); Rebecca Christianson (Needham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a thermal energy battery having an insulated tank contains a multitude of densely packed plastic tubes filled with a phase-change material (PCM, such as ice) that changes from solid to liquid and vice-versa. Energy is stored when the PCM transitions from liquid to solid form, and released when the PCM transitions back from solid to liquid form. The tubes are arranged vertically, span the height of a well-insulated tank, and are immersed in heat transfer fluid (HTF) contained within the tank. The HTF is an aqueous solution with a freezing point temperature below the freezing point temperature of the chosen PCM. The HTF remains in liquid form at all times during the operation of the battery. Diffusers located allow the HTF to be extracted uniformly from the tank, pumped and cooled by a liquid chiller situated outside the tank and then and inserted back into the tank. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/050167 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manufacture of Dairy Products A01J 9/04 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/063 (20130101) Refrigerators; Cold Rooms; Ice-boxes; Cooling or Freezing Apparatus Not Otherwise Provided for F25D 31/006 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 20/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F28D 20/02 (20130101) F28D 20/021 (20130101) F28D 20/023 (20130101) F28D 20/028 (20130101) F28D 20/0034 (20130101) F28D 2020/0069 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/142 (20130101) Y02E 60/145 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49108 (20150115) |
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| US 09557250 | Schirhagl 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) | Romana Schirhagl (Steyr, Austria); Richard N. Zare (Stanford, California); Kangning Ren (Palo Alto, California); Niaz Banaei (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for particle-imprinted polymer films, methods of making particle-imprinted polymer films, methods for separating particles, devices or systems for separating particles, and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/787874 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/268 (20130101) B01J 20/3057 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2300/0636 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2400/0409 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 59/005 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 1/405 (20130101) |
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| US 09557319 | Keselowsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin George Keselowsky (Gainesville, Florida); Abhinav Prakash Acharya (Gainvesville, Florida); Emina Huang (Gainesville, Florida); Edward William Scott (Gainesville, Florida); Matthew Carstens (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for arrays, systems, and methods analyzing cells, methods of making arrays, and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/285024 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09557336 | Fasan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rudi Fasan (Rochester, New York); John R. Frost (Niagara Falls, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are provided for covalently linking a chemical species to a recombinant or synthetic polypeptide. The methods involve the reaction of a thioester-comprising polypeptide with a reagent comprising a reactive amino-thiol group connected to the chemical species which is to be covalently linked to the polypeptide, via a linker. Such chemical species can be a functional group, a label or tag molecule, a biological molecule, a ligand, or a solid support. Efficient and catalyst-free methods for C-terminal protein labeling are also provided. The methods expand current capabilities in the area of protein functionalization, providing useful and complementary tools for the isolation, detection, characterization, and analysis of proteins in a variety of in vitro and in vivo applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/426599 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48338 (20130101) A61K 49/0039 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 495/04 (20130101) Peptides C07K 2319/20 (20130101) C07K 2319/21 (20130101) C07K 2319/50 (20130101) C07K 2319/60 (20130101) C07K 2319/92 (20130101) Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 57/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/2442 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/582 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/6803 (20130101) |
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| US 09557423 | Ahlen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Ahlen (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Denis Dujmic (Arlington, Massachusetts); Hermann F. Wellenstein (Waltham, Massachusetts); Andrew Inglis (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Ahlen (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Denis Dujmic (Arlington, Massachusetts); Hermann F. Wellenstein (Waltham, Massachusetts); Andrew Inglis (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutron detector includes a pressure vessel, an electrically conductive field cage assembly within the pressure vessel and an imaging subsystem. A pressurized gas mixture of CF4, 3He and 4He at respective partial pressures is used. The field cage establishes a relatively large drift region of low field strength, in which ionization electrons generated by neutron-He interactions are directed toward a substantially smaller amplification region of substantially higher field strength in which the ionization electrons undergo avalanche multiplication resulting in scintillation of the CF4 along scintillation tracks. The imaging system generates two-dimensional images of the scintillation patterns and employs track-finding to identify tracks and deduce the rate and direction of incident neutrons. One or more photo-multiplier tubes record the time-profile of the scintillation tracks permitting the determination of the third coordinate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/893221 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Nuclear Reactors G21C 17/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09557549 | Yaqoob et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zahid Yaqoob (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Niyom Lue (Nahant, Massachusetts); Timothy Robert Hillman (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods of self-referenced quantitative phase microscopy (SrQPM). The SrQPM systems and methods provide single-shot, full-field imaging capability for increased imaging speed, and near-common-path geometry for increased phase stability, allowing the study of internal structures of biological cells, live cell dynamics, and the like. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/363686 |
| ART UNIT | 2488 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 9/02 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/453 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 21/14 (20130101) G02B 21/0056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 21/365 (20130101) |
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| US 09558425 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Z. Wang (State College, Pennsylvania); Xin Lu (State College, Pennsylvania); Poonam Suryanarayan (San Francisco, California); Reginald B. Adams, Jr. (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania); Jia Li (State College, Pennsylvania); Michelle Newman (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Shape features in natural images influence emotions aroused in human beings. An in-depth statistical analysis helps to understand the relationship between shapes and emotions. Through experimental results on the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) dataset, evidence is presented as to the significance of roundness-angularity and simplicity-complexity on predicting emotional content in images. Shape features are combined with other state-of-the-art features to show a gain in prediction and classification accuracy. Emotions are modeled from a dimensional perspective in order to predict valence and arousal ratings, which have advantages over modeling the traditional discrete emotional categories. Images are distinguished vis-a-vis strong emotional content from emotionally neutral images with high accuracy. All of the methods and steps disclosed herein are implemented on a programmed digital computer, which may be a stand-alone machine or integrated into another piece of equipment such as a digital still or video camera including, in all embodiments, portable devices such as smart phones. |
| FILED | Monday, July 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/809499 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30259 (20130101) G06F 17/30268 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/46 (20130101) G06K 9/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00302 (20130101) G06K 9/00711 (20130101) G06K 9/4604 (20130101) G06K 9/6267 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/206 (20130101) |
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| US 09558732 | Waite et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas C. Waite (Des Moines, Iowa); Atul G. Kelkar (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas C. Waite (Des Moines, Iowa); Atul G. Kelkar (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | An active noise control system includes a first microphone, a controller operably coupled to the first microphone, and a speaker operably coupled to the controller. The first microphone senses a sound input in an audible spectrum, wherein the sound input includes a disturbance noise portion. The controller includes a selection unit and an output unit. The selection unit determines the disturbance noise portion of the sound input based on a highest frequency level of the sound input. The output unit removes the disturbance noise portion from the sound input to generate a filtered sound input. The speaker generates a speaker output based on the filtered sound input. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/189967 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Sound-producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for G10K 11/1788 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G10K 2210/1081 (20130101) |
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| US 09558860 | Zhamu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); Jinjun Shi (Hilliard, Ohio); Guorong Chen (Fairborn, Ohio); Qing Fang (Fairborn, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (, South Korea) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); Jinjun Shi (Hilliard, Ohio); Guorong Chen (Fairborn, Ohio); Qing Fang (Fairborn, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A nano graphene-enhanced particulate for use as a lithium-ion battery anode active material, wherein the particulate is formed of a single sheet of graphene or a plurality of graphene sheets and a plurality of fine anode active material particles with a size smaller than 10 μm. The graphene sheets and the particles are mutually bonded or agglomerated into the particulate with at least a graphene sheet embracing the anode active material particles. The amount of graphene is at least 0.01% by weight and the amount of the anode active material is at least 0.1% by weight, all based on the total weight of the particulate. A lithium-ion battery having an anode containing these graphene-enhanced particulates exhibits a stable charge and discharge cycling response, a high specific capacity per unit mass, a high first-cycle efficiency, a high capacity per electrode volume, and a long cycle life. |
| FILED | Friday, September 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/807635 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — 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) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/13 (20130101) H01M 4/48 (20130101) H01M 4/139 (20130101) H01M 4/386 (20130101) H01M 4/387 (20130101) H01M 4/0471 (20130101) H01M 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/5825 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09558888 | Baer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio); The U.S.A. as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Government of the United States of America, As Represented by Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Baer (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Anne Hiltner (Cleveland, Ohio); James S. Shirk (Alexandria, Virginia); Mason A. Wolak (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A multilayer polymer dielectric film includes a stack of coextruded, alternating first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers that receive electrical charge. The first dielectric layers include a first polymer material and the second dielectric layers include a second polymer material different from the first polymer material. The first polymer material has a permittivity greater than the second polymer material. The second polymer material has a breakdown strength greater than the first polymer material. Adjoining first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers define an interface between the layers that delocalizes electrical charge build-up in the layers. The stack has substantially the crystallographic symmetry before and during receiving electrical charge. |
| FILED | Monday, November 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/082798 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| 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 47/0019 (20130101) B29C 47/0021 (20130101) B29C 47/061 (20130101) B29C 47/065 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2995/0006 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29C, Relating to Particular Articles B29L 2007/008 (20130101) B29L 2009/00 (20130101) B29L 2031/34 (20130101) B29L 2031/3406 (20130101) B29L 2031/3468 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 7/02 (20130101) B32B 15/08 (20130101) B32B 27/08 (20130101) B32B 27/308 (20130101) B32B 27/365 (20130101) B32B 2307/20 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) B32B 2307/204 (20130101) B32B 2307/518 (20130101) B32B 2439/70 (20130101) B32B 2457/00 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 4/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01G 4/20 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24942 (20150115) |
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| US 09558929 | Redepenning et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NUtech Ventures (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NUtech Ventures (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jody G. Redepenning (Lincoln, Nebraska); Alexander Sinitskii (Lincoln, Nebraska); Benjamin Wymore (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A top-gated graphene field effect transistor can be fabricated by forming a layer of graphene on a substrate, and applying an electrochemical deposition process to deposit a layer of dielectric polymer on the graphene layer. An electric potential between the graphene layer and a reference electrode is cycled between a lower potential and a higher potential. A top gate is formed above the polymer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/554000 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0262 (20130101) H01L 21/02118 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02282 (20130101) H01L 21/02425 (20130101) H01L 21/02527 (20130101) H01L 29/51 (20130101) H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 29/4908 (20130101) H01L 29/42364 (20130101) H01L 29/66045 (20130101) H01L 29/66742 (20130101) H01L 29/78684 (20130101) |
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| US 09559222 | Sharma et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vivek Sharma (Hillsboro, Oregon); Clarence Tracy (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vivek Sharma (Hillsboro, Oregon); Clarence Tracy (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for making a solar cell. The method includes providing a stack including a substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the substrate, and an anti-reflective layer disposed on the barrier layer, where the anti-reflective layer has charge centers. The method also includes generating a corona with a charging tool and contacting the anti-reflective layer with the corona thereby injecting charge into at least some of the charge centers in the anti-reflective layer. Ultra-violet illumination and temperature-based annealing may be used to modify the charge of the anti-reflective layer. |
| FILED | Monday, August 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/456477 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/186 (20130101) H01L 31/02168 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
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| US 09559249 | Alford et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Terry L. Alford (Tempe, Arizona); Aritra Dhar (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A microwave-annealed indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) film and methods of making the same are disclosed. The methods may comprise: depositing an IGZO film onto a substrate; and microwave annealing the IGZO film to produce a microwave-annealed IGZO film. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/806050 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/1884 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/022483 (20130101) H01L 51/442 (20130101) H01L 51/5206 (20130101) H01L 2251/308 (20130101) H01L 2933/0016 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
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| US 09560073 | Mookiah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Prathaban Mookiah (San Diego, California); Kapil R. Dandekar (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); John MacLaren Walsh (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Rachel Greenstadt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prathaban Mookiah (San Diego, California); Kapil R. Dandekar (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); John MacLaren Walsh (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Rachel Greenstadt (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Channel based authentication schemes for intrusion detection that operates at the physical layer are described that apply the capabilities of a pattern re-configurable antenna for improved performance. Performance gains are achieved by the schemes as a function of the number of antenna modes. The first scheme relies on a channel based fingerprint for differentiating between transmitters whereas another scheme poses the intruder detection problem as a generalized likelihood ratio (GLR) test problem that operates on the channel realizations corresponding to different modes present in a reconfigurable antenna. The benefits of these two schemes over single element antennas are demonstrated. General guidelines are provided on how to choose the different elements of the decision metric in order to realize better performance for physical layer based authentication schemes based on any diversity scheme. |
| FILED | Friday, September 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/343244 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/08 (20130101) H04L 63/1416 (20130101) H04L 63/1483 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Wireless Communication Networks H04W 12/06 (20130101) H04W 12/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09560338 | Piestun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafael Piestun (Boulder, Colorado); Sean Albert Quirin (Longmont, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments include methods, systems, and/or devices that may be used to image, obtain three-dimensional information from a scence, and/or locate multiple small particles and/or objects in three dimensions. A point spread function (PSF) with a predefined three dimensional shape may be implemented to obtain high Fisher information in 3D. The PSF may be generated via a phase mask, an amplitude mask, a hologram, or a diffractive optical element. The small particles may be imaged using the 3D PSF. The images may be used to find the precise location of the object using an estimation algorithm such as maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), expectation maximization, or Bayesian methods, for example. Calibration measurements can be used to improve the theoretical model of the optical system. Fiduciary particles/targets can also be used to compensate for drift and other type of movement of the sample relative to the detector. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/031887 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0048 (20130101) G06T 2207/10056 (20130101) G06T 2207/10064 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/0203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09560439 | Mehra 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 Hills (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravish Mehra (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Lakulish Shailesh Antani (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dinesh Manocha (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer readable media for supporting source or listener directivity in a wave-based sound propagation model are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes computing, prior to run-time, one or more sound fields associated with a source or listener position and modeling, at run-time and using the one or more sound fields and a wave-based sound propagation model, source or listener directivity in an environment. |
| FILED | Monday, June 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/318916 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 1/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09555073 | Ficht et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allison R. Ficht (College Station, Texas); Ken Carson (Bryan, Texas); Cynthia Sheffield (College Station, Texas); John Herbert Waite (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TEXAS A and M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (College Station, Texas); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allison R. Ficht (College Station, Texas); Ken Carson (Bryan, Texas); Cynthia Sheffield (College Station, Texas); John Herbert Waite (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions and methods for the use of an encapsulation additive having between about 0.1 to about 30 percent isolated and purified vitelline protein B to provide for mixed and extended release formulations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/407427 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1652 (20130101) A61K 9/1658 (20130101) A61K 9/5052 (20130101) A61K 38/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/17 (20130101) A61K 39/0003 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09555905 | Griffith, Sr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California); The United States of America as represented by 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); The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony D. Griffith, Sr. (Houston, Texas); Rajiv Kohli (Houston, Texas); Susan H. Burns (Sugar Land, Texas); Stephen J. Damico (League City, Texas); David J. Gruber (Friendswood, Texas); Christopher J. Hickey (Houston, Texas); David E. Lee (Houston, Texas); Travis M. Robinson (Friendswood, Texas); Jason T. Smith (Friendswood, Texas); Peter T. Spehar (Seabrook, Texas); David S. Adlis (Seabrook, Texas); Brian M. Kent (Dayton, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, apparatuses, and methods for removal of orbital debris are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a spacecraft control unit configured to guide and navigate the apparatus to a target. The apparatus also includes a dynamic object characterization unit configured to characterize movement, and a capture feature, of the target. The apparatus further includes a capture and release unit configured to capture a target and deorbit or release the target. The collection of these apparatuses is then employed as multiple, independent and individually operated vehicles launched from a single launch vehicle for the purpose of disposing of multiple debris objects. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/843054 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/002 (20130101) B64G 1/24 (20130101) B64G 1/36 (20130101) B64G 1/44 (20130101) B64G 1/62 (20130101) B64G 1/64 (20130101) B64G 1/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64G 1/242 (20130101) B64G 1/283 (20130101) B64G 1/361 (20130101) B64G 1/363 (20130101) B64G 1/401 (20130101) B64G 1/402 (20130101) B64G 1/425 (20130101) B64G 1/428 (20130101) B64G 1/646 (20130101) B64G 1/1078 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/00 (20130101) G05D 1/0005 (20130101) G05D 1/10 (20130101) G05D 1/0094 (20130101) G05D 1/0883 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09557322 | Scott Carnell |
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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) | Lisa A. Scott Carnell (Norfolk, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method that utilizes a radiation source and a simulated microgravity to provide combined stressors. The response of cells/bacteria/viruses and/or other living matter to the combined stressors can be evaluated to predict the effects of extended space missions. The apparatus and method can also be utilized to study diseases and to develop new treatments and vaccinations. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/316563 |
| 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 | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5073 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09558670 | Sheth 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 (NASA) (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) | Kapil S. Sheth (Campbell, California); B. David McNally (Menlo Park, California); Heinz Erzberger (Los Altos Hills, California); Alexander R. Morando (Rowland Heights, California); Alexis A. Clymer (San Jose, California); Fu-tai Shih (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A dynamic constraint avoidance route system automatically analyzes routes of aircraft flying, or to be flown, in or near constraint regions and attempts to find more time and fuel efficient reroutes around current and predicted constraints. The dynamic constraint avoidance route system continuously analyzes all flight routes and provides reroute advisories that are dynamically updated in real time. The dynamic constraint avoidance route system includes a graphical user interface that allows users to visualize, evaluate, modify if necessary, and implement proposed reroutes. |
| FILED | Monday, June 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/740154 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Traffic Control Systems G08G 5/0039 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G08G 5/0047 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09559529 | Button et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert M Button (Westlake, Ohio); Marcelo C Gonzalez (Macedonia, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M Button (Westlake, Ohio); Marcelo C Gonzalez (Macedonia, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Some embodiments of the present invention describe a battery including a plurality of master-less controllers. Each controller is operatively connected to a corresponding cell in a string of cells, and each controller is configured to bypass a fraction of current around the corresponding cell when the corresponding cell has a greater charge than one or more other cells in the string of cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/193160 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 7/0016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09559616 | Generazio |
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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) | Edward R. Generazio (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A generator for producing an electric field for with an inspection technology system is provided. The generator provides the required variable magnitude quasi-static electric fields for the “illumination” of objects, areas and volumes to be inspected by the system, and produces human-safe electric fields that are only visible to the system. The generator includes a casing, a driven, non-conducting and triboelectrically neutral rotation shaft mounted therein, an ungrounded electrostatic dipole element which works in the quasi-static range, and a non-conducting support for mounting the dipole element to the shaft. The dipole element has a wireless motor system and a charging system which are wholly contained within the dipole element and the support that uses an electrostatic approach to charge the dipole element. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/800379 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 29/12 (20130101) Geophysics; Gravitational Measurements; Detecting Masses or Objects; Tags G01V 1/38 (20130101) G01V 1/201 (20130101) G01V 3/12 (20130101) G01V 3/15 (20130101) G01V 3/083 (20130101) Electric Machines Not Otherwise Provided for H02N 1/04 (20130101) H02N 1/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09559684 | Reese |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree Fayetteville, Inc. (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley Alan Reese (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Switch cells consist of an array of power switches and passive components which can replace the main switches in many power topologies, allowing reduced switching loss without altering the power topology directly. The switch cell topology discussed herein utilizes a saturable resonant inductor to reduce the size and power loss of the cell. Additionally, the cell transfers energy stored in the inductor into a capacitor for efficient energy storage during the cell's conduction region. This energy is then transferred back to the system when the cell turns off, thus reducing the total switching energy. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/309155 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse Technique H03K 17/687 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03K 17/6871 (20130101) H03K 17/08142 (20130101) H03K 2217/0054 (20130101) |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09556482 | Almeida et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, NIST (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jamie L. Almeida (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Kenneth D. Cole (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay that targets nine tetranucleotide short tandem repeat (STR) markers in the mouse genome. Unique profiles were obtained from seventy-two mouse samples that were used to determine the allele distribution for each STR marker. Correlations between allele fragment length and repeat number were determined with DNA Sanger sequencing. Genotypes for L929 and NIH3T3 cell lines were shown to be stable with increasing passage numbers as there were no significant differences in fragment length with samples of low passage when compared to high passage samples. In order to detect cell line contaminants, primers for two human STR markers were incorporated into the multiplex assay to facilitate detection of human and African green monkey DNA. This multiplex assay is the first of its kind to provide a unique STR profile for each individual mouse sample and can be used to authenticate mouse cell lines. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/935285 |
| 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 1/6881 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09557219 | Newbury et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The National Institute of Standards and Technology, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersbury, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan R. Newbury (Boulder, Colorado); Ian Coddington (Boulder, Colorado); William C. Swann (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of comb-based spectroscopy for measuring a CW source at time-bandwidth limited resolution by using frequency combs with a high degree of mutual coherence (<1 radian phase noise). |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/012436 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/453 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09557625 | Coddington et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (Washington, District of Columbia); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERISTY OF COLORADO (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ian Coddington (Boulder, Colorado); Laura Sinclair (Boulder, Colorado); Nathan R. Newbury (Boulder, Colorado); Lindsay Sonderhouse (Boulder, Colorado); William C Swann (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a frequency comb article includes an oscillator; a fiber amplifier; a frequency doubler; a nonlinear fiber; and an interferometer, wherein the fiber amplifier and the nonlinear fiber include a polarization maintaining fiber, and the oscillator, frequency doubler, and interferometer are entirely polarization maintaining. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/710660 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/365 (20130101) G02F 1/3532 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 1/3775 (20130101) G02F 2001/3528 (20130101) G02F 2203/56 (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 3/0057 (20130101) H01S 3/0092 (20130101) H01S 3/1118 (20130101) H01S 3/06712 (20130101) H01S 3/06754 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09558907 | Sharifi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fred Sharifi (Kirkland, Washington); Henry Lezec (Bethesda, Maryland); Myung-Gyu Kang (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (Washington, District of Columbia); UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred Sharifi (Kirkland, Washington); Henry Lezec (Bethesda, Maryland); Myung-Gyu Kang (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A cold cathode field emission electron source capable of emission at levels comparable to thermal sources is described. Emission in excess of 6 A/cm2 at 7.5 V/μm is demonstrated in a macroscopic emitter array. The emitter has a monolithic and rigid porous semiconductor nanostructure with uniformly distributed emission sites, and is fabricated through a room temperature process which allows for control of emission properties. These electron sources can be used in a wide range of applications, including microwave electronics and x-ray imaging for medicine and security. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 07, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/990035 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| 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) B82Y 99/00 (20130101) Processes for the Electrolytic Removal of Materials From Objects; Apparatus Therefor C25F 3/02 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 1/304 (20130101) H01J 1/3044 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 1/3046 (20130101) H01J 9/022 (20130101) H01J 9/025 (20130101) H01J 2201/3048 (20130101) H01J 2201/30484 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/814 (20130101) Y10S 977/888 (20130101) Y10S 977/939 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09554512 | Davidson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Ryan Davidson (Somerville, Massachusetts); Changki Mo (Richland, Washington); Qin Zhang (Richland, Washington); Abhisesh Silwal (Prosser, Washington); Manoj Karkee (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Robotic systems and specialized end-effectors provide for automated harvesting of produce such as fresh market apples. An underactuated design using tendons and flexure joints with passive compliance increases robustness to position error, overcoming a significant limitation of previous fruit harvesting end-effectors. Some devices use open-loop control, provide a shape-adaptive grasp, and produce contact forces similar to those used during optimal hand picking patterns. Other benefits include relatively low weight, low cost, and simplicity. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/849729 |
| ART UNIT | 3671 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Harvesting; Mowing A01D 46/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/104 (20130101) B25J 15/0009 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09556244 | Guerrero et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Felicito Guerrero (Boerne, Texas); Adalberto A. Perez de Leon (Wake Forest, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Two antigenic and immunogenic proteins of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, and the genes encoding these proteins, are effective for eliciting a protective immune response that controls and prevents infestations of bovines and other livestock by the tick. The proteins isolated from the cattle tick include an aquaporin protein and a TC5777 gut membrane protein. Each of the proteins elicit an immunoprotective response in livestock to the cattle tick, and can be formulated and administered as vaccines. Alternatively, the isolated DNA sequences which encode these proteins can be incorporated into nucleic acid constructs which could be utilized as DNA vaccines. The nucleic acid constructs can also be used for the transformation of cells and the production of recombinant proteins. Induction of the protective immune response controls and prevents infestations of the treated animals with the tick, thereby protecting them against tick-borne pathogen transmission. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/220909 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0003 (20130101) A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/552 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/43527 (20130101) C07K 14/43563 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09556452 | Wintermantel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William M Wintermantel (Salinas, California); Laura L Hladky (Salinas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides plant vaccine compositions and methods for inducing immunity to Beet Curly Top Virus (BCTV) and related curtoviruses in a susceptible plant. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/037750 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/01 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8283 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09556146 | Bassaganya-Riera et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Josep Bassaganya-Riera (Blacksburg, Virginia); Adria Carbo Barrios (Blacksburg, Virginia); Richard Gandour (Blacksburg, Virginia); Julian D. Cooper (Blacksburg, Virginia); Raquel Hontecillas (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compounds that target the lanthionine synthetase C-like protein 2 pathway. The compounds can be used to treat a number of conditions, including infectious disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, and a chronic inflammatory disease. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/662506 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 65/40 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/69 (20130101) C07D 213/79 (20130101) C07D 307/60 (20130101) C07D 307/68 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 403/14 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09556294 | Hanson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas); The University of Regensburg (Regensburg, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Ronald Hanson (Lawrence, Kansas); Oliver Reiser (Regensburg, Germany); Alexander Schätz (Regensburg, Germany); Alan Rolfe (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic particle-polymer hybrid material can include: a substance having a structure of Formula 1 or derivative or salt thereof: Z(L-FP)m (Formula 1), wherein: Z is a magnetic particle smaller than 1 mm; m is a positive integer and defines the number of (L-FP) coupled to the Z; L is a linker linked to the magnetic particle; FP is a functionalized polymer having: a first structure derived from a first norbornene compound linked to the magnetic particle through the L; and one or more monomeric units each including a second structure derived from a second norbornene compound, where one of the monomeric units is linked to the first structure through a saturated or unsaturated alkyl, each monomeric unit includes a functional group capable of binding with another substance. |
| FILED | Friday, March 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/640337 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 15/08 (20130101) Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields B03C 1/02 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 130/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 232/08 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/734 (20130101) Y10S 977/838 (20130101) |
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| US 09558860 | Zhamu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); Jinjun Shi (Hilliard, Ohio); Guorong Chen (Fairborn, Ohio); Qing Fang (Fairborn, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (, South Korea) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); Jinjun Shi (Hilliard, Ohio); Guorong Chen (Fairborn, Ohio); Qing Fang (Fairborn, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A nano graphene-enhanced particulate for use as a lithium-ion battery anode active material, wherein the particulate is formed of a single sheet of graphene or a plurality of graphene sheets and a plurality of fine anode active material particles with a size smaller than 10 μm. The graphene sheets and the particles are mutually bonded or agglomerated into the particulate with at least a graphene sheet embracing the anode active material particles. The amount of graphene is at least 0.01% by weight and the amount of the anode active material is at least 0.1% by weight, all based on the total weight of the particulate. A lithium-ion battery having an anode containing these graphene-enhanced particulates exhibits a stable charge and discharge cycling response, a high specific capacity per unit mass, a high first-cycle efficiency, a high capacity per electrode volume, and a long cycle life. |
| FILED | Friday, September 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/807635 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — 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) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/13 (20130101) H01M 4/48 (20130101) H01M 4/139 (20130101) H01M 4/386 (20130101) H01M 4/387 (20130101) H01M 4/0471 (20130101) H01M 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/5825 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09557418 | Weed 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) | Douglas Weed (Forest Lake, Minnesota); Randy J. Reuter (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A processing function to monitor a horizontal delay gradient in satellite signals is provided. The processing function includes a satellite differencing module, a double differencing module, a parity test module, and a gradient estimator module. The satellite differencing module receives carrier phase measurements for at least two satellites from at least three reference receivers. The satellite differencing module determines differences in the carrier phase measurements between signals from the monitored satellite and at least one of the at least one other satellite. The double differencing module: forms double-differences between pairs of the reference receivers; compensates the double-differences between the pairs; performs a modulo operation; and averages the double differences. The parity test module inputs the averaged compensated double differences when the average exceeds a parity enable threshold. The gradient estimator module configured is to estimate a magnitude of the horizontal delay gradient. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/253445 |
| 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 19/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 19/08 (20130101) G01S 19/20 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09558668 | Letsu-Dake et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Emmanuel Letsu-Dake (Shakopee, New Mexico); Dave Pepitone (Sun City West, Arizona); Craig Schimmel (Rio Rancho, New Mexico); Joe Rakolta (Albuquerque, New Mexico); John Fugedy (Placitas, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emmanuel Letsu-Dake (Shakopee, New Mexico); Dave Pepitone (Sun City West, Arizona); Craig Schimmel (Rio Rancho, New Mexico); Joe Rakolta (Albuquerque, New Mexico); John Fugedy (Placitas, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for improving the reception and delivery of an In-Trail Procedures (ITP) altitude change request. An example system located on board a host aircraft includes a communication component, a display device and a processor unit that is in signal communication with the communication component and the display device. The processor unit presents a user interface on the display device. The user interface includes a plurality of fields for receiving In-Trail Procedures (ITP) altitude change request information. The processor sends the ITP altitude change request information received within the plurality of fields to an Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility via the communication component. An ITP unit having a display receives an altitude selection and presents ITP altitude change request information if the received altitude selection is determined to be valid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/912135 |
| ART UNIT | 2682 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Traffic Control Systems G08G 5/0013 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G08G 5/0021 (20130101) G08G 5/0039 (20130101) G08G 5/0052 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09558033 | Ranganathan 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) | Anand Ranganathan (Fairfield, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Westchester, New York); Octavian Udrea (Westchester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A flow pattern is generated from a single flow, in which the flow pattern describes a plurality of flows that are structurally similar to one another and perform similar tasks. End users are then capable of exploring the different flows of the pattern and selecting one or more flows based on high-level goals. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/711249 |
| ART UNIT | 2197 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/04842 (20130101) G06F 8/10 (20130101) G06F 8/447 (20130101) G06F 9/466 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/4436 (20130101) G06F 9/4881 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09559462 | Mosholder |
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| APPLICANT(S) | National Security Agency (Ft. Geroge G. Meade, Maryland) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Gary S. Mosholder (Sykesville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a port connector securement device comprising a resting piece, a planar surface, and at least one projection extending from the bottom of the planar surface where the at least one projection rests within at least one slot of an USB port when the port connector securement device is slideably insertable, along with the USB cable into the USB port to ensure that the USB cable cannot be removed upon the port connector securement device insertion into the USB port. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 13/987250 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — 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 13/639 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01R 24/64 (20130101) H01R 2107/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 09557423 | Ahlen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Ahlen (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Denis Dujmic (Arlington, Massachusetts); Hermann F. Wellenstein (Waltham, Massachusetts); Andrew Inglis (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Ahlen (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Peter Fisher (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Denis Dujmic (Arlington, Massachusetts); Hermann F. Wellenstein (Waltham, Massachusetts); Andrew Inglis (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutron detector includes a pressure vessel, an electrically conductive field cage assembly within the pressure vessel and an imaging subsystem. A pressurized gas mixture of CF4, 3He and 4He at respective partial pressures is used. The field cage establishes a relatively large drift region of low field strength, in which ionization electrons generated by neutron-He interactions are directed toward a substantially smaller amplification region of substantially higher field strength in which the ionization electrons undergo avalanche multiplication resulting in scintillation of the CF4 along scintillation tracks. The imaging system generates two-dimensional images of the scintillation patterns and employs track-finding to identify tracks and deduce the rate and direction of incident neutrons. One or more photo-multiplier tubes record the time-profile of the scintillation tracks permitting the determination of the third coordinate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/893221 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Nuclear Reactors G21C 17/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 09555073 | Ficht et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allison R. Ficht (College Station, Texas); Ken Carson (Bryan, Texas); Cynthia Sheffield (College Station, Texas); John Herbert Waite (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TEXAS A and M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (College Station, Texas); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allison R. Ficht (College Station, Texas); Ken Carson (Bryan, Texas); Cynthia Sheffield (College Station, Texas); John Herbert Waite (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions and methods for the use of an encapsulation additive having between about 0.1 to about 30 percent isolated and purified vitelline protein B to provide for mixed and extended release formulations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/407427 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1652 (20130101) A61K 9/1658 (20130101) A61K 9/5052 (20130101) A61K 38/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/17 (20130101) A61K 39/0003 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
| US 09559486 | Roos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter A. Roos (Bozeman, Montana); Randy R. Reibel (Bozeman, Montana); Brant Kaylor (Bozeman, Montana); Zeb Barber (Bozeman, Montana); William Randall Babbitt (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Montana State University (Bozeman, Montana); Bridger Photonics, Inc. (Bozeman, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter A. Roos (Bozeman, Montana); Randy R. Reibel (Bozeman, Montana); Brant Kaylor (Bozeman, Montana); Zeb Barber (Bozeman, Montana); William Randall Babbitt (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus are described including a laser with a plurality of internal or external actuators for affecting an optical frequency of light output by the laser, wherein the plurality of actuators have a corresponding plurality of different frequency response bands for changing optical properties of the laser and a corresponding plurality of actuation ranges of optical frequencies affected. Also included is an optical detector, and a plurality of optical paths configured to direct light output by the laser onto the detector. A laser controller is configured to provide a plurality of inputs to the plurality of actuators based on a detector signal output from the optical detector and the corresponding frequency response bands and actuation ranges. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/538789 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| 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 7/4814 (20130101) G01S 7/4911 (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 3/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/1305 (20130101) H01S 5/141 (20130101) H01S 5/143 (20130101) H01S 5/0683 (20130101) H01S 5/06837 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
| US 09558825 | Howard |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. Howard (Westlake Village, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described is a system for detecting and encoding indirect associations in associative memory. The system receives a data storage input in a content-addressable memory (CAM), the data storage input comprising an association between a first data pattern A and a second data pattern B. At least one indirect association related to the data storage input is identified with an inductive logic unit (ILU) interfaced with the CAM, and the indirect association is stored for later recall. A query is generated from the ILU to the CAM to determine whether either of the first data pattern A or the second data pattern B is stored as part of an existing association in the CAM. If either the first data pattern A or the second data pattern B are known, then a new indirect association for the known data pattern is stored. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 25, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/750884 |
| ART UNIT | 2137 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Static Stores G11C 15/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G11C 15/04 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 09556368 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kaichang Li (Corvallis, Oregon); Anlong Li (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment is a pressure sensitive adhesive construct comprising: (a) a backing substrate; and (b) a pressure sensitive adhesive composition disposed on the backing substrate, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes a product made from (i) at least one epoxidized vegetable oil and; (ii) a dimer acid or anhydride thereof, a trimer acid or anhydride thereof, a polymerized fatty acid or anhydride thereof, or a mixture thereof. A further embodiment is a pressure sensitive adhesive construct comprising: (A) a backing substrate; and (B) a pressure sensitive adhesive composition disposed on the backing substrate, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes a product made from (i) at least one epoxidized vegetable oil and; (ii) a prepolymer or oligomer capped with a carboxylic acid group at both prepolymer or oligomer chain ends, or a branched prepolymer or oligomer with at least two of the prepolymer or oligomer branches and chain ends capped with a carboxylic acid group, wherein the carboxylic acid-capped prepolymer or oligomer is made from (a) a dibasic acid reacted with (b) a glycidyl or an epoxidized compound having at least two epoxy groups, a diol or polyol, a diamine, or a combination thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/363781 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 37/26 (20130101) B32B 2037/268 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 59/42 (20130101) C08G 63/42 (20130101) Adhesives; Non-mechanical Aspects of Adhesive Processes in General; Adhesive Processes Not Provided for Elsewhere; Use of Materials as Adhesives C09J 7/0207 (20130101) C09J 163/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09J 167/08 (20130101) C09J 191/00 (20130101) C09J 2467/00 (20130101) C09J 2491/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/287 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09555258 | Towe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce Towe (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNVERISTY (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce Towe (Mesa, Arizona); William Crisp (Paradise Valley, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for stimulating nerves are disclosed. In one embodiment adapted for stimulating excitable tissue, the invention includes drive circuitry, an acoustic transducer and a pair of electrodes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/855510 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/05 (20130101) A61N 1/32 (20130101) A61N 1/3787 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36071 (20130101) A61N 1/36125 (20130101) A61N 1/37205 (20130101) A61N 7/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09558263 | Visotski 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) | William G. Visotski (Lowell, Massachusetts); David E. Wilson (Lowell, Massachusetts); Robert L. Yates (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Mechanisms are provided for identifying commonalities between candidate answers generated by a Question and Answer (QA) system in response to an input question. The mechanisms receive a plurality of candidate answers for an input question from the QA system and identify terms present in the candidate answers. The mechanisms determine relationships between terms in each of the candidate answers and determine a common relationship between a first term and a second term, the common relationship being common amongst at least a subset of the plurality of candidate answers, based on the determined relationships between terms in each of the candidate answers. The mechanisms present the plurality of candidate answers and the common relationship to a user. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/097697 |
| ART UNIT | 2161 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30654 (20130101) G06F 17/30663 (20130101) G06F 17/30684 (20130101) G06F 17/30696 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30731 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09558264 | Visotski 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) | William G. Visotski (Lowell, Massachusetts); David E. Wilson (Lowell, Massachusetts); Robert L. Yates (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Mechanisms are provided for identifying commonalities between candidate answers generated by a Question and Answer (QA) system in response to an input question. The mechanisms receive a plurality of candidate answers for an input question from the QA system and identify terms present in the candidate answers. The mechanisms determine relationships between terms in each of the candidate answers and determine a common relationship between a first term and a second term, the common relationship being common amongst at least a subset of the plurality of candidate answers, based on the determined relationships between terms in each of the candidate answers. The mechanisms present the plurality of candidate answers and the common relationship to a user. |
| FILED | Monday, February 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/043785 |
| ART UNIT | 2161 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30654 (20130101) G06F 17/30663 (20130101) G06F 17/30684 (20130101) G06F 17/30696 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30731 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09559875 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel N. Liu (Torrance, California); Michael P. Fitz (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel N. Liu (Torrance, California); Michael P. Fitz (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A blind equalizer apparatus includes a decision-directed (DD) least mean squares (LMS) blind equalizer. A blind equalizer apparatus includes: a DD LMS blind equalizer, wherein: the blind equalizer uses a finite impulse response filter with tap weights that are adaptively updated using a filter tap update algorithm, wherein blind equalization of one of an in-phase (I) channel and a quadrature (Q) channel is carried out by maximizing the Euclidean distance of binary modulated waveforms, wherein the blind equalizer averages a block to compute an independent phase estimate for a block, wherein the blind equalizer computes an error variable for a block from the phase estimate for the block, wherein the blind equalizer uses the phase estimate and alternating I/Q one dimensional/binary slicing to make a hard decision, and wherein the blind equalizer uses the hard decision to derive an error variable that is used to update the filter tap weights. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/467394 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 25/0305 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 25/03038 (20130101) H04L 2025/0342 (20130101) H04L 2025/03407 (20130101) H04L 2025/03636 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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