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| US 09560963 | Buckland et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bioptigen, Inc. (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bioptigen, Inc. (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric L. Buckland (Hickory, North Carolina); Al-Hafeez Dhalla (Durham, North Carolina); Robert H. Hart (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for performing a surgical procedure using optical coherence tomography (OCT) are provided. The method includes extracting lenticular material from within a capsular bag of an eye of a patient; acquiring at least one OCT image of an interior region of the capsular bag after extraction of substantially all of the lenticular material from within the capsular bag; determining from the at least one OCT image the presence of cellular debris remaining within the interior of the capsular bag; and extracting at least a portion of the remaining cellular debris from the interior of the capsular bag. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 25, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/834798 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/0025 (20130101) A61B 3/0041 (20130101) A61B 3/102 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 3/103 (20130101) A61B 3/107 (20130101) A61B 3/1005 (20130101) A61B 2034/108 (20160201) A61B 2090/3735 (20160201) 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 2/16 (20130101) A61F 2009/00851 (20130101) |
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| US 09561078 | Seibel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric Seibel (Seattle, Washington); Richard Johnston (Sammamish, Washington); Charles David Melville (Issaquah, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Seibel (Seattle, Washington); Richard Johnston (Sammamish, Washington); Charles David Melville (Issaquah, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-cladding optical fiber includes a core that conveys visible light used by a scanner for imaging a site within a patient's body, and an inner cladding that conveys high-power light, such as infrared light, used for providing therapy to site. The distal end of multi-cladding optical fiber is driven to scan the site when imaging or rendering therapy using an actuator. High-power light is coupled into inner cladding at proximal end of optical fiber using several different techniques. Some techniques use an axicon to direct the high-power light into the inner cladding, while visible light is coupled directly into the core. Another technique uses a multimode optical fiber in a coupling relationship with the multi-cladding optical fiber, to transfer high-power light from a core of the multimode fiber into the inner cladding of the multi-cladding optical fiber. |
| FILED | Friday, March 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/281251 |
| ART UNIT | 3732 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/07 (20130101) A61B 1/0008 (20130101) A61B 1/0017 (20130101) A61B 1/00172 (20130101) A61B 18/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2018/2238 (20130101) A61B 2090/373 (20160201) |
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| US 09561184 | Khan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Velico Medical, Inc. (Beverly, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Velico Medical, Inc. (Beverly, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abdul Wahid Khan (Murrysville, Pennsylvania); Michael Wilt (Windham, New Hampshire); Rud Karly Lucien (Lynn, Massachusetts); Jihae Sohn (Brighton, Massachusetts); Qiyong Peter Liu (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods of spray drying blood plasma using a two-step drying process. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/670127 |
| ART UNIT | 3761 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/1682 (20130101) A61K 9/1688 (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 51/30 (20130101) B65D 81/266 (20130101) Drying Solid Materials or Objects by Removing Liquid Therefrom F26B 3/06 (20130101) F26B 3/12 (20130101) F26B 5/04 (20130101) F26B 5/065 (20130101) |
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| US 09561192 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhenjia Wang (Spokane, Washington); Jaehyung Cho (Western Springs, Illinois); Asrar Malik (Hinsdale, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are nanoparticle compositions comprising nanoparticles prepared from denatured, cross-linked albumin and a therapeutic agent for treating a neutrophil-mediated inflammation, and methods of treating neutrophil-mediated inflammation using the compositions. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/316036 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/5169 (20130101) A61K 31/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/573 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5005 (20130101) G01N 2800/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09561196 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary J. Smith (Buffalo, New York); Howard M. Reisner (Durham, North Carolina); Danny R. Gray (Charlottesville, Virginia); Wendy Huss (Kenmore, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary J. Smith (Buffalo, New York); Howard M. Reisner (Durham, North Carolina); Danny R. Gray (Charlottesville, Virginia); Wendy Huss (Kenmore, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method for evaluating test agents as candidates for treating prostatic diseases, including benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgen dependent and androgen independent prostate cancer. The method comprises providing a mouse comprising a human prostate primary xenograft, where the xenograft contains blood vessels that include human endothelial cells, initiating androgen deprivation in the mouse, administering to the mouse a test agent within a period of 1-7 days after initiating the androgen deprivation, and determining a reduction in human epithelial cells in the xenografts and/or a reduction in number of the endothelial cells or blood vessels in the xenograft. Also provided is a method for treating an individual for human prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia. The method comprises initiating androgen deprivation in the individual and administering to the individual an agent capable of inducing apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells within a period of 1-7 days of initiating androgen deprivation. |
| FILED | Monday, September 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/230317 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 31/164 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/4164 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) G01N 33/5088 (20130101) G01N 33/57434 (20130101) G01N 2800/342 (20130101) |
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| US 09561215 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chi Li (Prospect, Kentucky); John O. Trent (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | The pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein Bax initiates apoptosis in almost all apoptotic paradigms. Agents facilitating disruptive Bax insertion into mitochondrial membranes have potential as cancer therapeutics. Small molecule compounds associating with the hydrophobic groove of the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein Bax have been identified and found to promote Bax-dependent, but not Bak-dependent, apoptosis. The compounds alter Bax protein stability in vitro and promote Bax insertion into mitochondria, leading to Bax-dependent mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization and apoptosis. The compounds activating the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein Bax inhibit the growth of tumors by inducing apoptosis. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds that activate Bax and induce Bax-dependent apoptosis are useful as anti-cancer therapeutic agents alone or with other anti-cancer agents. Methods for inducing apoptosis and for treating cancer involve administering the compounds to a patient in need thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, January 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/589050 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/282 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/495 (20130101) |
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| US 09561227 | Wise et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John G. Wise (Allen, Texas); Pia D. Vogel (Allen, Texas); Frances K. Brewer (Waxahachie, Texas); Courtney A. Follit (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides a method of treating a subject that is resistant to one or more drugs by identifying a subject having one or more drug resistant cells; administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of an inhibitor compound, and contacting one or more drug resistant cells with the inhibitor compound to reduce the export of the inhibitor compound from the one or more drug resistant tumor cells and to block the transport of drug(s) from the one or more drug resistant cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/598022 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/353 (20130101) A61K 31/4196 (20130101) A61K 31/4525 (20130101) A61K 31/5025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09561239 | Jiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi Jiang (Cincinnati, Ohio); Ming Tan (Cincinnati, Ohio); Xufu Zhang (Guangzhou, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for use in inhibiting the binding of a Norovirus to the histo-blood group antigen on the surface of epithelia is disclosed. The composition may contain a therapeutically effective amount of a binding-inhibiting compound and a carrier and/or excipient. The compounds may competitively bind a Norovirus that has the capability of binding with the histo-blood group antigens of secretor blood type, including A, B, AB, and O blood types. The compositions may be administered to a human prior to or after infection by a Norovirus, to prevent, ameliorate, or reduce the effects of an infection. |
| FILED | Friday, March 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/067337 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 31/57 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/568 (20130101) A61K 31/575 (20130101) Steroids C07J 3/00 (20130101) C07J 7/002 (20130101) C07J 7/0005 (20130101) C07J 9/00 (20130101) C07J 9/005 (20130101) C07J 41/0005 (20130101) C07J 41/0016 (20130101) |
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| US 09561244 | Einbond |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Linda Saxe Einbond (Crestwood, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Linda Saxe Einbond (Crestwood, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for treating, preventing or ameliorating breast cancer is provided by administering a synergistic amount of digitoxin and either actein or an extract of black cohosh comprising triterpene glycosides, and optionally another chemopreventive agent which may be paclitaxel. Methods for treating or preventing a neoplasia using a synergistic combination, and compositions of a synergistic combination of a cardiac glycoside and either actein or an extract of black cohosh comprising triterpene glycosides, and optionally another chemopreventive agent which may be a taxane are also provided. The compositions may also be used in a method for modulating Na+K+ATPase activity. In addition, a method for inhibiting the progression or development of breast cancer in vivo by administering either actein or an extract of black cohosh comprising triterpene glycosides and optionally at least one other chemoprotective agent is provided. |
| FILED | Friday, December 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/374496 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 36/71 (20130101) A61K 36/71 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09561256 | Lam 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) | Kit S. Lam (Oakland, California); Ruiwu Liu (Sacramento, California); Wei Yao (El Dorado Hills, California); Nancy Lane (Hillsborough, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of a peptidomimetic ligand, e.g. LLP2A, conjugated with a bisphosphonate drug, e.g. Alendronate. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are useful in the treatment of osteoporosis and for the promotion of bone growth due to their specificity for the α4β1 integrin on mesenchymal stem cells and for the surface of bone. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/806398 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) A61K 31/66 (20130101) A61K 31/661 (20130101) A61K 31/663 (20130101) A61K 35/28 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 47/48084 (20130101) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/02 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/101 (20130101) C07K 5/0817 (20130101) C07K 5/1016 (20130101) C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 7/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09561266 | Hunt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.Va. Licensing and Ventures Group (Charlottesville, Virginia); The University of Birmingham (Birmingham, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia); The University of Birmingham (Birmingham, United Kingdom) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald F. Hunt (Charlottesville, Virginia); Jeffrey Shabanowitz (Charlottesville, Virginia); Stacy A. Malaker (Charlottesville, Virginia); Victor H. Engelhard (Crozet, Virginia); Angela Zarling (Richmond, Virginia); Kara L. Cummings (Charlottesville, Virginia); Rebecca C. Obeng (Charlottesville, Virginia); Mark Cobbold (Birmingham, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A set of target peptides are presented by HLA A*0101, A*0201, A*0301, B*4402, B*2705, B*1402, and B*0702 on the surface of disease cells. They are envisioned to among other things (a) stimulate an immune response to the proliferative disease, e.g., cancer, (b) to function as immunotherapeutics in adoptive T cell therapy or as a vaccine, (c) facilitate antibody recognition of tumor boundaries in surgical pathology samples, (d) act as biomarkers for early detection and/or diagnosis of the disease, and (e) act as targets in the generation antibody-like molecules which recognize the target-peptide/MHC complex. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/424702 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/15 (20130101) A61K 35/17 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/57 (20130101) A61K 2039/5154 (20130101) A61K 2039/5158 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2809 (20130101) C07K 16/2833 (20130101) C07K 2317/31 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6863 (20130101) G01N 33/57496 (20130101) |
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| US 09561274 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Haining Yang (Honolulu, Hawaii); Michele Carbone (Honolulu, Hawaii); Marco E. Bianchi (Milan, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Haining Yang (Honolulu, Hawaii); Michele Carbone (Honolulu, Hawaii); Marco E. Bianchi (Milan, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments provided herewith relate to methods and compositions for treating or preventing cancer. More particularly, several embodiments are drawn to treating or preventing malignant mesothelioma with antagonists of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1). |
| FILED | Thursday, June 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/123607 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 49/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 2317/73 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) |
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| US 09561292 | Vo-Dinh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tuan Vo-Dinh (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Hsiangkuo Yuan (Chalfont, Pennsylvania); Andrew Fales (Durham, North Carolina); Christopher Khoury (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A polymer-free synthesis method is provided for preparation of monodisperse nanostars. The nanostars can be used for treating and imaging cells in in vivo or ex vivo. The modes of treatment include use of a nanostar modified with a photo-activatable drug, which drug is activated by the photo-response of the nanostar to electromagnetic stimulation; use of a nanostar modified with a thermally-activatable drug, which drug is activated by a thermal response of the nanostar to electromagnetic stimulation; and the thermal response of the nanostar itself to electromagnetic stimulation, which can directly or indirectly cause the death of an undesirable cell. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/971822 |
| 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 41/0057 (20130101) A61K 49/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09561337 | Clement et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan S Clement (State College, Pennsylvania); Roger B Bagwell (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Katherine M Erdley (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); Brian M Park (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Casey A Scruggs (Middleburg, Pennsylvania); Maureen L Mulvihill (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Gabriela Hernandez Meza (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for removing secretions from an artificial tube is provided. The device may include a clearing catheter and a driving mechanism that may apply repetitive motion to the clearing catheter. In another version of the device, the clearing catheter may dispense irrigation fluid and aspirate the irrigation fluid. The clearing catheter may have an irrigation and an aspiration lumen that may both reciprocate with the clearing catheter. In another version a compliant member into which irrigation fluid is located may be present. |
| FILED | Friday, October 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/052278 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 1/0058 (20130101) A61M 16/0463 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 25/00 (20130101) A61M 2025/0019 (20130101) A61M 2209/10 (20130101) Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 2209/027 (20130101) |
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| US 09562001 | Carroll et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Frank Ivy Carroll (Durham, North Carolina); Bruce Edward Blough (Raleigh, North Carolina); Philip Abraham (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank Ivy Carroll (Durham, North Carolina); Bruce Edward Blough (Raleigh, North Carolina); Philip Abraham (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides bupropion analog compounds capable of inhibiting the reuptake of one or more monoamines. The compounds may selectively bind to one or more monoamine transporters, including those for dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. Such compounds may be used to treat conditions that are responsive to inhibition of the reuptake of monoamines, including addiction, depression, and obesity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/271419 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 211/27 (20130101) C07C 211/29 (20130101) C07C 211/35 (20130101) C07C 225/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 225/18 (20130101) C07C 2101/02 (20130101) C07C 2101/04 (20130101) C07C 2101/08 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09562002 | Zhou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jia Zhou (League City, Texas); Haijun Chen (Fuzhou, China PRC); Qiang Shen (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are STAT3 inhibitors and methods of treating inflammation or a hyperproliferative disease such as, e.g., cancer. In some aspects, compounds may be used to treat breast cancer, a head/neck cancer, a lung cancer, a prostate cancer, or pancreatic cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/760711 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 31/18 (20130101) A61K 31/47 (20130101) A61K 31/166 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) A61K 31/222 (20130101) A61K 31/222 (20130101) A61K 31/381 (20130101) A61K 31/381 (20130101) A61K 31/473 (20130101) A61K 31/473 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/4245 (20130101) A61K 31/4436 (20130101) A61K 31/4436 (20130101) A61K 31/4465 (20130101) A61K 31/4465 (20130101) A61K 31/4535 (20130101) A61K 31/4535 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) A61K 31/5375 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 235/60 (20130101) C07C 235/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 311/08 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/40 (20130101) C07D 211/46 (20130101) C07D 215/52 (20130101) C07D 265/30 (20130101) C07D 295/24 (20130101) C07D 295/155 (20130101) C07D 333/54 (20130101) C07D 333/64 (20130101) C07D 409/12 (20130101) C07D 413/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09562010 | Gunawardena 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) | Harsha P. Gunawardena (Raleigh, North Carolina); Xian Chen (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An isotope labeled asymmetric cross-linker is provided for the detection of cross-linked peptides. A cross-linking and mass spectrometry strategy, referred to as isotope tagging of interacting proteins (iTIP), improves the specificity of detecting cross-linked peptides and accurate identification of the interacting peptide sequences via the incorporation of isotopic signatures that are readily observed in the MS/MS spectrum. Isotope tagged peptides can be identified using mass spectrometry based on doublet peaks in a spectrum. Spectra can be subjected to database search strategies available for the sequencing of linear or non-cross-linked peptides. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/161294 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 207/416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6851 (20130101) |
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| US 09562015 | Kompella 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, A BODY (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Uday B. Kompella (Englewood, Colorado); Ashish Thakur (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises compounds and compositions thereof for enhanced drug delivery. Pro-drug and double pro-drug derivatives of corticosteroids non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and ruboxistaurin for delivery to the eye are provided. The compounds and compositions are useful for treating various ocular diseases, including ocular diseases effecting the posterior segments of the eye. In addition, the present invention is directed to particle in particle carrier formulations for sustained release of therapeutic agents. |
| FILED | Friday, November 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/359146 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/58 (20130101) A61K 31/415 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 231/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 498/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09562023 | Burgess |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kevin Burgess (College Station, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kevin Burgess (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Burgess (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Monovalent compounds having moieties comprising at least one amino acid side chain are bound to a core molecule, which also comprises a nucleophilic moiety bound to said core molecule. Monovalent compounds also comprise a macrocyclic ring, a nucleophilic moiety, and a spacer group. Monovalent compounds may be combined into bivalent and trivalent compounds, some of which may have a labeling tag. Methods of production of bivalent compounds and contemplated uses thereof are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/418917 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 241/08 (20130101) C07D 249/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 271/10 (20130101) C07D 273/00 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 403/14 (20130101) C07D 405/14 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 40/04 (20130101) C40B 50/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09562026 | Covey |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas Covey (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure is generally directed to neuroactive substituted cyclopent[a]anthracenes as referenced herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for use as, for example, an anesthetic, and/or in the treatment of disorders relating to GABA function and activity. The present disclosure is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/203678 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 49/513 (20130101) C07C 255/47 (20130101) C07C 2103/40 (20130101) C07C 2103/42 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 303/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562038 | Spiegel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Spiegel (New Haven, Connecticut); Christopher Parker (Medina, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Spiegel (New Haven, Connecticut); Christopher Parker (Medina, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to new bifunctional compounds and methods for treating HIV infections. The bifunctional small molecules, generally referred to as ARM-HI's, function through orthogonal pathways, by inhibiting the gp120-CD4 interaction, and by recruiting anti-DNP antibodies to gp120-expressing cells, thereby preventing cell infection and spread of HIV. It has been shown that ARM-HI's bind to gp120 and gp-120 expressing cells competitively with CD4, thereby decreasing viral infectivity as shown by an MT-2 cell assay, the binding leading to formation of a ternary complex by recruiting anti-DNP antibodies to bind thereto, the antibodies present in the ternary complex promoting the complement-dependent destruction of the gp120-expressing cells. Compounds and methods are described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/988251 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 405/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562047 | 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); Jing Liu (Carrboro, North Carolina); Chao Yang (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Weihe Zhang (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Stephen Frye (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dmitri Kireev (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds of Formula I are described, along with pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, compositions containing the same, and methods of use thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/436356 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 487/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562051 | LaVoie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edmond J. LaVoie (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Wei Feng (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Leroy F. Liu (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edmond J. LaVoie (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Wei Feng (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Leroy F. Liu (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein A, B, X, and Y have any of the values defined in the specification, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds, and therapeutic methods for treating cancer and other topoisomerase mediated conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, March 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/255081 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4355 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 491/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562059 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hong Kong Baptist University (Hong Kong, China Hong Kong); The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hong Kong Baptist University (Hong Kong, China PRC); The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongjie Zhang (Hong Kong, China Hong Kong); Djaja D. Soejarto (Urbana, Illinois); Harry H. S. Fong (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides maytansinoids having improved tumor inhibition activity. In particular, the present invention provides a method of treatment of cancer, in particular colon cancer, using maytansinoid compounds having two fused macrocyclic rings. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/100985 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 498/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562066 | Hackam |
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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) | David J. Hackam (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of treating or reducing the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in an infant comprising orally administering an effective amount of a CpG-ODN. It is based, at least in part, on the results of experiments in which orally administered CpG-ODNs were observed to reduce the histopathology and markers of inflammation in a murine model for NEC. The present invention further provides for oral formulations of CpG-ODN for administration to infants. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/036960 |
| 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 33/17 (20160801) A23L 33/40 (20160801) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/711 (20130101) A61K 31/711 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562072 | Akassoglou |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The J. David Gladstone Institutes (San Francsico, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The J. David Gladstone Institutes (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Katerina Akassoglou (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides compositions for regulating glucose metabolism. The compositions provide for reduced levels of p75NTR and/or reduced binding of p75NTR to a GTPase such as Rab31 or Rab5. The compositions are useful in methods of regulating glucose metabolism, which methods are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/364466 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/46 (20130101) A61K 38/46 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/7151 (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 1/54 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 306/05002 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/60 (20130101) G01N 33/66 (20130101) G01N 2500/00 (20130101) G01N 2800/042 (20130101) |
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| US 09562077 | Tan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ming Tan (Cincinnati, Ohio); Xi Jiang (Cincinnati, Ohio); Leyi Wang (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Genes for proteins which spontaneously form dimers and/or oligomers can be recombinantly linked together, which upon expression in E. coli produces stable dimeric fusion proteins that spontaneously self-assemble into enormous, polyvalent complexes having increased immunogenicity and functionality. Linear, network and agglomerate complexes with enormous sizes and polyvalences are constructed using glutathione S-transferase, Norovirus P domains (NoV P− and NoV+), the protruding (P) domain of hepatitis E virus (HEV P), the astrovirus P domain (AstV), a monomeric peptide epitope (M2e of influenza virus), and/or a protein antigen (VP8* of rotavirus) fused in different combinations. The resulting complexes can contain hundreds to thousands NoV P-protein, HEV, AstV, M2e and/or VP8* copies and exhibit higher immunogenicity than the individual proteins alone. The large size and multivalent nature of the complexes are candidates as a bivalent or multivalent vaccines against Norovirus and other pathogens, and for generation of antibodies for diagnosis and research purposes. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/803057 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/385 (20130101) A61K 2039/64 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/543 (20130101) A61K 2039/627 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/23 (20130101) C07K 2319/40 (20130101) C07K 2319/50 (20130101) C07K 2319/70 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2720/12322 (20130101) C12N 2720/12334 (20130101) C12N 2760/16022 (20130101) C12N 2760/16034 (20130101) C12N 2760/16134 (20130101) C12N 2770/16022 (20130101) C12N 2770/16034 (20130101) C12N 2770/28122 (20130101) |
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| US 09562100 | Dall'Acqua et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MedImmune, LLC (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MedImmune LLC (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Dall'Acqua (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Leslie S. Johnson (Darnestown, Maryland); Elizabeth Sally Ward Ober (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides molecules, including IgGs, non-IgG immunoglobulins, proteins and non-protein agents, that have increased in vivo half-lives due to the presence of an IgG constant domain, or a portion thereof that binds the FcRn, having one or more amino acid modifications that increase the affinity of the constant domain or fragment for FcRn. Such proteins and molecules with increased half-lives have the advantage that smaller amounts and or less frequent dosing is required in the therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic use of such molecules. |
| FILED | Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/310507 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 47/48507 (20130101) A61K 49/0002 (20130101) A61K 49/0004 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 2/00 (20130101) C07K 14/70503 (20130101) C07K 16/00 (20130101) C07K 16/283 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/14 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/52 (20130101) C07K 2317/53 (20130101) C07K 2317/94 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/30 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 435/81 (20130101) |
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| US 09562104 | Banchereau et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jacques F. Banchereau (Dallas, Texas); Gerard Zurawski (Midlothian, Texas); Sandra Zurawski (Midlothian, Texas); SangKon Oh (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Dallas, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacques F. Banchereau (Dallas, Texas); Gerard Zurawski (Midlothian, Texas); Sandra Zurawski (Midlothian, Texas); SangKon Oh (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions and methods for the expression, secretion and use of novel compositions for use as, e.g., vaccines and antigen delivery vectors, to delivery antigens to antigen presenting cells. In one embodiment, the vector is an anti-CD40 antibody, or fragments thereof, and one or more antigenic peptides linked to the anti-CD40 antibody or fragments thereof, including humanized antibodies. |
| FILED | Friday, March 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/718365 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/6056 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/2878 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/56 (20130101) C07K 2317/74 (20130101) C07K 2317/80 (20130101) C07K 2317/565 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/16222 (20130101) C12N 2740/16322 (20130101) |
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| US 09562111 | Castillo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PharmaIN Corporation (Bothell, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PharmaIN Corporation (Bothell, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerardo M. Castillo (Bothell, Washington); Elijah Bolotin (Bothell, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a soluble hydrophobic-core carrier composition comprising (i) a linear polymeric backbone; (ii) a plurality of hydrophilic polymeric protective chains covalently linked and pendant to the polymeric backbone and (iii) at least one hydrophobic moiety covalently linked and pendant to the polymeric backbone. In certain embodiments, the weight ratio of hydrophilic protective chains to hydrophobic moieties in the carrier is at least 15:1. In other embodiments, at least 90% of the residues of the polymeric backbone are coupled to a hydrophilic polymeric protective chain or a hydrophobic moiety. In other embodiments, the composition further comprises (iv) a hydrophobic load molecule dissociably linked to the hydrophobic moiety of the carrier. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/628118 |
| 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) A61K 47/42 (20130101) A61K 47/48038 (20130101) A61K 47/48315 (20130101) Peptides C07K 17/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562229 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Da-Zhi Wang (Newton, Massachusetts); Jinghai Chen (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for inducing cardiomyocyte proliferation, e.g., in vivo, by administering a composition comprising miRNA17-92 cluster oligonucleotides, e.g., miR-19a oligonucleotides, miR-19b oligonucleotides, or both miR-19a and miR-19b oligonucleotides. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/766505 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (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 2310/322 (20130101) C12N 2310/3515 (20130101) C12N 2310/3533 (20130101) C12N 2320/30 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) C12N 2330/51 (20130101) |
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| US 09562237 | Yang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li Yang (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of inhibiting metastasis in cancer patients are provided, wherein the methods comprise reducing TGFβ signaling, for example, by reducing TGFβ receptor II expression in myeloid cells. Vectors comprising a TGFβ receptor II RNAi nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a myeloid specific promoter also are provided. A method of diagnosing cancer in an individual by determining TGFβ receptor II expression in myeloid cells in the individual is provided. Additionally, a method of modulating TGFβ activity in myeloid cells in a cancer patient comprising administering a regulator of at least one of the GSK3 and PI3K pathways to the patient is provided. |
| FILED | Friday, August 07, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/820697 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0276 (20130101) A01K 2217/075 (20130101) A01K 2217/206 (20130101) A01K 2227/105 (20130101) A01K 2267/0331 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 35/15 (20130101) A61K 35/28 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/71 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1138 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/30 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5091 (20130101) G01N 33/57492 (20130101) G01N 2333/71 (20130101) |
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| US 09562250 | Benkovic 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) | Stephen J Benkovic (State College, Pennsylvania); Frank Salinas (Wheaton, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence is described. A method of the invention involves the formation of a recombination intermediate without the prior denaturing of a nucleic acid duplex through the use of a recombination factor. The recombination intermediate is treated with a high fidelity polymerase to permit the replication and amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence. In preferred embodiments, the polymerase comprises a polymerase holoenzyme. In further preferred embodiments, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein or homologs from other species, and the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein and a clamp loader protein, derived from viral, bacteriophage, prokaryotic, archaebacterial, or eukaryotic systems. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/313193 |
| 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 | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1027 (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) 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 1/686 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6844 (20130101) C12Q 1/6844 (20130101) C12Q 1/6844 (20130101) C12Q 1/6844 (20130101) C12Q 2521/507 (20130101) C12Q 2521/513 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) |
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| US 09562257 | Keiler 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) | Kenneth C Keiler (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); Stephen J Benkovic (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Inhibitors of the tmRNA pathway have antibacterial activity with broad species specificity, including B. anthracis and other pathogens of military and civilian interest. Identified cyclic or linear peptides are further selected by in vivo selection methods, kill bacterial pathogens when added exogenously, and/or eliminate plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance or virulence genes. The molecular target of each cyclic peptide is in the tmRNA pathway and the tmRNA pathway is inhibited in vitro and in vivo by the addition of the peptides. |
| FILED | Friday, December 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/136261 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/67 (20130101) C12N 15/1086 (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 1/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6897 (20130101) |
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| US 09562269 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chunlin Wang (Palo Alto, California); Michael N. Mindrinos (Palo Alto, California); Mark M. Davis (Atherton, California); Ronald W. Davis (Palo Alto, California); Sujatha Krishnakumar (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided to determine the entire genomic region of a particular HLA locus including both intron and exons. The resultant consensus sequences provides linkage information between different exons, and produces the unique sequence from each of the two genes from the individual sample being typed. The sequence information in intron regions along with the exon sequences provides an accurate HLA haplotype. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/161515 |
| 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 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/18 (20130101) G06F 19/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09562892 | Frey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan B. Frey (Princeton, New Jersey); Edwin J. Vazquez-Cintron (New York, New York); Ngozi R. Monu (Jersey City, New Jersey); Jeremy C. Burns (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan B. Frey (Princeton, New Jersey); Edwin J. Vazquez-Cintron (New York, New York); Ngozi R. Monu (Jersey City, New Jersey); Jeremy C. Burns (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Screening assays and methods of using same for screening to identify modulator agents or compounds that affect pcdh18 mediated inhibition of T cell effector function are described herein. Pharmaceutical and immunogenic compositions comprising agents or compounds that modulate pcdh18 mediated inhibition of T cell effector function are also encompassed. Methods for modulating pcdh18 mediated inhibition of T cell effector function using agents identified using assays described herein in pharmaceutical and immunogenic compositions are also envisioned. Adenocarcinoma is an exemplary tumor type that expresses pcdh18 and for which such pharmaceutical and immunogenic compositions would confer benefit to patients. Also encompassed are methods for reducing pcdh18 mediated inhibition of T cell effector function so as to achieve more effective T cell responses to pcdh18 expressing tumors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/044087 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 30/06 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/505 (20130101) G01N 33/566 (20130101) G01N 33/5041 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/6872 (20130101) |
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| US 09562903 | Kalkum et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Markus Kalkum (Azusa, California); Karine Bagramyan (North Hollywood, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein is a large immuno-sorbent surface area assay (ALISSA) for the rapid and sensitive detection of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) and anthrax toxin. This assay is designed to capture a low number of toxin molecules and to measure their intrinsic protease activity via conversion of a fluorogenic or luminescent substrate. Also provided herein are novel peptides that can be specifically cleaved by BoNT and novel peptides that are resistant to cleavage by BoNT. The combination of these cleavable and control peptides can be used for implementation of an exemplary ALISSA used to specifically detect BoNT enzymatic activity. Furthermore, the ALISSA as described herein may also be used in a column based format for use in a high-throughput system for testing large quantities of samples. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/272005 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 14/705 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/542 (20130101) G01N 33/569 (20130101) G01N 33/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/5308 (20130101) G01N 2333/32 (20130101) G01N 2333/33 (20130101) G01N 2333/38 (20130101) |
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| US 09562960 | Kolipaka et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arunark Kolipaka (Rochester, Minnesota); Armando Manduca (Rochester, Minnesota); Kiaran P. Mcgee (Rochester, Minnesota); Richard L. Ehman (Rochester, Minnesota); Kevin J. Glaser (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arunark Kolipaka (Rochester, Minnesota); Armando Manduca (Rochester, Minnesota); Kiaran P. Mcgee (Rochester, Minnesota); Richard L. Ehman (Rochester, Minnesota); Kevin J. Glaser (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for magnetic resonance elastography (“MRE”) is described, in which an MRE inversion that accounts for waves propagating in a finite, bounded media is employed. A vibratory motion is induced in a subject and MRE is performed to measure one or more components of the resulting displacement produced in the subject. This displacement data is subsequently filtered to provide a more accurate and computationally efficient method of inversion. Wave equations based on the geometry of the bounded media are then utilized to calculate the material properties of the subject. Such a method allows for the performance of MRE on tissues such as the heart, eye, bladder, and prostate with more accurate results. |
| FILED | Friday, April 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/935968 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0051 (20130101) A61B 5/416 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/56358 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09563950 | Raj |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashish Raj (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for analyzing a medical image of a subject's brain are disclosed. Analysis of a medical image of a subject's brain for predictive and diagnostic determination of neurodegenerative disease state. The method comprises parcellating the grey matter in the image of the brain and determining the size of each region to generate an initial pattern of the disease process; applying a diffusion kernel to obtain an output vector; and predicting future changes to the brain based on the output vector. Another method of analyzing a medical image of a subject's brain includes solving for eigen-modes of a connectivity matrix, projecting the eigen-modes onto the initial disease state to produce an output product and diagnosing a disease or lack thereof based on a comparison of the output product to one or more reference standards. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/777950 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — 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 9/6247 (20130101) G06K 9/6277 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/10081 (20130101) G06T 2207/10088 (20130101) G06T 2207/10104 (20130101) G06T 2207/20076 (20130101) G06T 2207/20081 (20130101) G06T 2207/30016 (20130101) |
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| US 09560848 | Mount et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew S. Mount (Mountain Rest, South Carolina); Neeraj V. Gohad (Clemson, South Carolina); Andrew Metters (Clemson, South Carolina); Nihar M. Shah (Woodland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew S. Mount (Mountain Rest, South Carolina); Neeraj V. Gohad (Clemson, South Carolina); Andrew Metters (Clemson, South Carolina); Nihar M. Shah (Woodland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of deterring biofouling of a surface comprising attaching an adduct having formula (I) or noradrenalin to the surface. Formula (I) being defined as compounds that have the formula A-L-R wherein A is i) a C6 or C10 substituted aryl ring, or ii) a C1-C9 substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl ring: L is a linking group, and R is a primary amino moiety comprising unit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/933476 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 33/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09561006 | Elster et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric A. Elster (Kensington, Maryland); Doug Tadaki (Frederick, Maryland); Trevor S. Brown (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Rahul Jindal (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric A. Elster (Kensington, Maryland); Doug Tadaki (Frederick, Maryland); Trevor S. Brown (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Rahul Jindal (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An embodiment of the invention provides a method for determining a patient-specific probability of renal transplant survival. The method collects clinical parameters from a plurality of renal transplant donor and patient to create a training database. A fully unsupervised Bayesian Belief Network model is created using data from the training database; and, the fully unsupervised Bayesian Belief Network is validated. Clinical parameters are collected from an individual patient/donor; and, such clinical parameters are input into the fully unsupervised Bayesian Belief Network model via a graphical user interface. The patient-specific probability of disease is output from the fully unsupervised Bayesian Belief Network model and sent to the graphical user interface for use by a clinician in pre-operative organ matching. The fully unsupervised Bayesian Belief Network model is updated using the clinical parameters from the individual patient and the patient-specific probability of transplant survival. |
| FILED | Saturday, October 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/662456 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/201 (20130101) A61B 5/4848 (20130101) A61B 5/7267 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/7275 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/322 (20130101) G06F 19/345 (20130101) G06F 19/3437 (20130101) |
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| US 09561196 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary J. Smith (Buffalo, New York); Howard M. Reisner (Durham, North Carolina); Danny R. Gray (Charlottesville, Virginia); Wendy Huss (Kenmore, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary J. Smith (Buffalo, New York); Howard M. Reisner (Durham, North Carolina); Danny R. Gray (Charlottesville, Virginia); Wendy Huss (Kenmore, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method for evaluating test agents as candidates for treating prostatic diseases, including benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgen dependent and androgen independent prostate cancer. The method comprises providing a mouse comprising a human prostate primary xenograft, where the xenograft contains blood vessels that include human endothelial cells, initiating androgen deprivation in the mouse, administering to the mouse a test agent within a period of 1-7 days after initiating the androgen deprivation, and determining a reduction in human epithelial cells in the xenografts and/or a reduction in number of the endothelial cells or blood vessels in the xenograft. Also provided is a method for treating an individual for human prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia. The method comprises initiating androgen deprivation in the individual and administering to the individual an agent capable of inducing apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells within a period of 1-7 days of initiating androgen deprivation. |
| FILED | Monday, September 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/230317 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 31/164 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/4164 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) G01N 33/5088 (20130101) G01N 33/57434 (20130101) G01N 2800/342 (20130101) |
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| US 09561206 | Venn-Watson |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephanie Venn-Watson (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephanie Venn-Watson (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for detecting risks for and/or causes of metabolic syndrome or hyperferritinemia in accordance with several embodiments can include the step of measuring the level of heptadecanoic acid in a blood sample of a subject. The methods of several embodiments can further include the step of deeming the subject as having or being at risk of metabolic syndrome if the amount of heptadecanoic acid is below 0.4% of all fatty acids in the sera or plasma. The methods for treating metabolic syndrome or hyperferritinemia according to several embodiments can also include the step of administering a daily dose of heptadecanoic acid to a subject suffering from metabolic syndrome or hyperferritinemia for a period of time from three weeks to twenty-four weeks, wherein the minimum daily dose comprises about 3 mg per lb (or 6 mg per kg) of body weight. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 07, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/591660 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/201 (20130101) A61K 31/202 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/92 (20130101) G01N 2405/00 (20130101) G01N 2800/04 (20130101) G01N 2800/22 (20130101) G01N 2800/042 (20130101) G01N 2800/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09561239 | Jiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi Jiang (Cincinnati, Ohio); Ming Tan (Cincinnati, Ohio); Xufu Zhang (Guangzhou, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for use in inhibiting the binding of a Norovirus to the histo-blood group antigen on the surface of epithelia is disclosed. The composition may contain a therapeutically effective amount of a binding-inhibiting compound and a carrier and/or excipient. The compounds may competitively bind a Norovirus that has the capability of binding with the histo-blood group antigens of secretor blood type, including A, B, AB, and O blood types. The compositions may be administered to a human prior to or after infection by a Norovirus, to prevent, ameliorate, or reduce the effects of an infection. |
| FILED | Friday, March 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/067337 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 31/57 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/568 (20130101) A61K 31/575 (20130101) Steroids C07J 3/00 (20130101) C07J 7/002 (20130101) C07J 7/0005 (20130101) C07J 9/00 (20130101) C07J 9/005 (20130101) C07J 41/0005 (20130101) C07J 41/0016 (20130101) |
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| US 09561303 | Jung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven B. Jung (Rolla, Missouri); Delbert E. Day (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven B. Jung (Rolla, Missouri); Delbert E. Day (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A biocompatible composition for tissue repair or regeneration in mammals comprising one or more glass former compounds selected from the group consisting of B2O3, P2O5, and SiO2 and director elements selected from the group consisting of Cu, Sr, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cr, V, Nb, Mo, W, Ba, Co, S, Al, Ti, Y, Mg, Si and/or Ni to promote in vivo calcium compound formation of calcium carbonate or other calcium compounds other than hydroxyapatite. Upon direct application of the biocompatible composition to a mammalian host, calcium carbonate or other calcium compounds other than hydroxyapatite form upon bioreaction of the composition with bodily fluids. |
| FILED | Friday, July 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/543115 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| 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 2/0077 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/58 (20130101) |
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| US 09561544 | Walsh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Conor James Walsh (Dublin, Ireland); Ajith Thomas (Brookline, Massachusetts); Samuel Benjamin Kesner (Arlington, Massachusetts); Hao Pei (Maanshan, China PRC); Kechao Xiao (Guangzhou, China PRC); Paul Loschak (Sunrise, Florida); Kevin C. Galloway (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (Boston, Massachusetts); PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Conor James Walsh (Dublin, Ireland); Ajith Thomas (Brookline, Massachusetts); Samuel Benjamin Kesner (Arlington, Massachusetts); Hao Pei (Maanshan, China PRC); Kechao Xiao (Guangzhou, China PRC); Paul Loschak (Sunrise, Florida); Kevin C. Galloway (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a bi-stable coupling for controlling the depth of a tool insertion, such as drilling, and similar processes. The bi-stable coupling can be used to penetrate (e.g., drill or push) through a material layer of unknown thickness without plunging the tool into the adjacent layer. In accordance with the invention, in a first state, force is applied to the tool to initiate penetration and a reactive force maintains the device in the first state during penetration and when tool penetrates the material, the reactive force is diminished enabling the device to transition to a second state in which the tool becomes retracted. In medical applications, the invention allows for drilling through bone of unknown thickness without plunging into the adjacent soft tissue. |
| FILED | Monday, August 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/240878 |
| ART UNIT | 3722 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/1624 (20130101) A61B 17/1626 (20130101) A61B 17/1695 (20130101) A61B 90/03 (20160201) Turning; Boring B23B 31/117 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B23B 41/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 279/33 (20150115) Y10T 408/20 (20150115) Y10T 408/551 (20150115) Y10T 408/665 (20150115) |
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| US 09561592 | da Silva et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marco da Silva (Arlington, Massachusetts); Kevin Blankespoor (Arlington, Massachusetts); Gabriel Nelson (Wilmington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An example implementation includes (i) receiving sensor data that indicates topographical features of an environment in which a robotic device is operating, (ii) determining, for a particular topographical feature of the environment in a direction of travel of the robotic device, a height of the particular topographical feature and a distance between the robotic device and the particular topographical feature, (iii) estimating a ground plane extending from the robotic device in the direction of travel toward the particular topographical feature, the ground plane fitting to the determined distance and height, (iv) determining a grade of the estimated ground plane, and (v) directing the robotic device to adjust pitch in proportion to the determined grade. |
| FILED | Friday, May 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/713569 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 5/00 (20130101) B25J 9/1664 (20130101) B25J 9/1694 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 9/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/01 (20130101) |
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| US 09561622 | Das et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Suman Das (Atlanta, Georgia); Dajun Yuan (San Diego, California); Anirudh Rudraraju (Hillsboro, Oregon); Paul Cilino (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Suman Das (Atlanta, Georgia); Dajun Yuan (San Diego, California); Anirudh Rudraraju (Hillsboro, Oregon); Paul Cilino (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for fabricating three-dimensional objects. The system includes an optical imaging system providing a light source; a photosensitive medium adapted to change states upon exposure to a portion of the light source from the optical imaging system; a control system for controlling movement of the optical imaging system, wherein the optical imaging system moves continuously above the photosensitive medium. The method includes moving a maskless optical imaging system providing the light beam in a continuous sequence; presenting the light beam on a portion of the photosensitive medium; lowering a plate upon which the photosensitive medium resides; and applying a new layer of the photosensitive medium. |
| FILED | Friday, November 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/076161 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 35/0805 (20130101) B29C 67/0066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B29C 67/0088 (20130101) B29C 2035/0827 (20130101) 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) B33Y 30/00 (20141201) B33Y 50/02 (20141201) 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 27/42 (20130101) Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/2057 (20130101) G03F 7/70291 (20130101) G03F 7/70416 (20130101) |
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| US 09561842 | Camacho-Cardoza et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Normary Camacho-Cardoza (La Plata, Maryland); Jean Pierre Ledee (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Normary Camacho-Cardoza (La Plata, Maryland); Jean Pierre Ledee (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) |
| ABSTRACT | Mine neutralization provides for radio control of a small boat having associated therewith: a projection mounted onto the boat and pointing forward; a primary magnet; a housing holding the primary magnet and joined at the front end of the projection; a fluid-dynamically shaped explosive device detachably attached underneath the boat; at least one secondary magnet affixed to the explosive device; and, a rope or cable tautly connected at its upper end to the primary magnet and at its lower end to the explosive device. The boat journeys near a floating mine to bring about magnetic interaction between the primary magnet and the mine. The primary magnet magnetically attaches to the mine, and a pulling force is exerted on the explosive device. The explosive device detaches from the boat, moves toward the mine, and magnetically attaches (via at least one secondary magnet) to the mine. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/987922 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B63G 2007/005 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/0011 (20130101) G05D 1/0206 (20130101) |
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| US 09562070 | Ioannides et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Constantin G. Ioannides (Houston, Texas); George E. Peoples (Fulton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to variants of antigens comprising folate binding protein epitopes as a composition associated with providing immunity against a tumor in an individual. The variant is effective in inducing cytotoxic T-lymphocytes but preferably not to the extent that they become sensitive to silencing by elimination, such as by apoptosis, or by anergy, as in unresponsiveness. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/339797 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/17 (20130101) A61K 2039/54 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/47 (20130101) |
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| US 09562171 | Gaska et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina); Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Alexander Dobrinsky (Providence, Rhode Island); Jinwei Yang (Columbia, South Carolina); Michael Shur (Latham, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite material, which can be used as an encapsulant for an ultraviolet device, is provided. The composite material includes a matrix material and at least one filler material incorporated in the matrix material that are both at least partially transparent to ultraviolet radiation of a target wavelength. The filler material includes microparticles and/or nanoparticles and can have a thermal coefficient of expansion significantly smaller than a thermal coefficient of expansion of the matrix material for relevant atmospheric conditions. The relevant atmospheric conditions can include a temperature and a pressure present during each of: a curing and a cool down process for fabrication of a device package including the composite material and normal operation of the ultraviolet device within the device package. |
| FILED | Friday, September 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/624162 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 163/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/02 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/56 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/23 (20150115) |
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| US 09562257 | Keiler 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) | Kenneth C Keiler (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); Stephen J Benkovic (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Inhibitors of the tmRNA pathway have antibacterial activity with broad species specificity, including B. anthracis and other pathogens of military and civilian interest. Identified cyclic or linear peptides are further selected by in vivo selection methods, kill bacterial pathogens when added exogenously, and/or eliminate plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance or virulence genes. The molecular target of each cyclic peptide is in the tmRNA pathway and the tmRNA pathway is inhibited in vitro and in vivo by the addition of the peptides. |
| FILED | Friday, December 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/136261 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/67 (20130101) C12N 15/1086 (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 1/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6897 (20130101) |
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| US 09562258 | Danielsen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Danielsen (Germantown, Maryland); Joel Credle (Washington, District of Columbia); Eugene A. Davidson (Boynton Beach, Florida); Kenneth L. Dretchen (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for detecting the presence of a target nucleotide sequence in a sample of DNA is described herein in which a test sample comprising single stranded DNA is exposed to a DNA probe and a nicking endonuclease under conditions that would permit sequence-specific hybridization of the probe to a complementary target sequence. The probe comprises a sequence complementary to the target sequence to be detected and this sequence also includes a recognition sequence for the nicking endonuclease. If the sample contains the target sequence, the probe hybridizes to the target and is cleaved by the nicking endonuclease, which leaves the target intact. Observing the presence of probe cleaved by the nicking endonuclease indicates the presence of the target nucleotide sequence in the sample of DNA. |
| FILED | Monday, February 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/170667 |
| 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 1/689 (20130101) C12Q 1/701 (20130101) C12Q 1/6823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6837 (20130101) C12Q 1/6888 (20130101) |
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| US 09562269 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chunlin Wang (Palo Alto, California); Michael N. Mindrinos (Palo Alto, California); Mark M. Davis (Atherton, California); Ronald W. Davis (Palo Alto, California); Sujatha Krishnakumar (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided to determine the entire genomic region of a particular HLA locus including both intron and exons. The resultant consensus sequences provides linkage information between different exons, and produces the unique sequence from each of the two genes from the individual sample being typed. The sequence information in intron regions along with the exon sequences provides an accurate HLA haplotype. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/161515 |
| 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 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/18 (20130101) G06F 19/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09562440 | Marocchini et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis P. Marocchini (Somers, Connecticut); Gregory DiVincenzo (Wethersfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor assembly includes a first structure and a second structure disposed radially outwardly of the first structure. Also included is a sensor body extending through the first and second structures, the sensor body having first and second ends, the first end disposed proximate a first environment and the second end located radially outwardly of the second structure. Further included is a first sealing assembly configured to operatively couple the sensor body to the second structure and to accommodate movement of the sensor body. Yet further included is a position sensor operatively coupled to the sensor body, the position sensor configured to determine a position of a target. Also included is a target surface having a reference portion and an inclined portion located adjacent the reference portion, wherein the position sensor is configured to detect the position of the target based on a distance differential. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/528453 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 17/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 15/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09562555 | Talbot et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Infinite Technologies, Inc. (Folsom, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Infinite Technologies, Inc. (Folsom, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Casey Aaron Talbot (South Jordan, Utah); Andrew W. Gill (Salt Lake City, Utah); Robert Brian Spencer (Highland, Utah); John D. Taylor (Salt Lake City, Utah); Kevin A. Spencer (Columbus, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A fastener assembly includes an insert having a head and a sleeve extending from a bottom surface of the head, with the insert further defining an internal cavity. The head of the insert abuts a first panel with the sleeve extending through a first preformed hole in the first panel. A second panel with a second preformed hole is aligned with the first panel, and a shaft of a fastener pin is inserted through the second preformed hole and into the internal cavity of the insert. Upon rotating the fastener pin, a tee portion at the end of the shaft engages a seat positioned in the internal cavity of the insert. The fastener assembly also includes a compression member positioned around the shaft of the fastener pin that biases the tee portion of the fastener pin into engagement with the seat of the insert. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/521906 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing F16B 5/00 (20130101) F16B 5/10 (20130101) F16B 19/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562569 | Ainslie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Walter Ernest Ainslie (Ramona, California); David Ronald Adair (Escondido, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Walter Ernest Ainslie (Ramona, California); David Ronald Adair (Escondido, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of aligning flanges on two components to align and transfer torque from one component to the other uses a plurality of scallop regions on the periphery of a flange on one component; and a plurality of raised regions on the periphery of a flange on the other component, the raised regions being sized and shaped to engage the scallop regions on the flange when axially aligned to transfer torque there between. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/450612 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Couplings for Transmitting Rotation; Clutches; Brakes F16D 1/033 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16D 1/076 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49947 (20150115) Y10T 403/64 (20150115) |
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| US 09562829 | Di Vincenzo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Di Vincenzo (Wethersfield, Connecticut); Francis P. Marocchini (Somers, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A measuring system for sensing vane positions that comprises a turbine, a target, and a bellows. The turbine includes a plurality of articulating vanes, with each vane being coupled to a sync ring that is configured to position the plurality of articulating vanes in accordance with a degree of rotation by the sync ring. The target is coupled to a first position of the turbine within a first region that is associated with a first vane of the plurality of articulating vanes. The bellows coupled to the turbine and configured to maintain a sensor reference point at a second position. The sensor reference point at the second position is maintained by the bellows in relation to the target at the first position across a gap. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/529872 |
| ART UNIT | 2867 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 11/245 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 15/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562881 | DeGrandpre et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael D. DeGrandpre (Missoula, Montana); Todd Martz (Aptos, California); Andrew Dickson (San Diego, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. DeGrandpre (Missoula, Montana); Todd Martz (Aptos, California); Andrew Dickson (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A titration method uses a tracer in the titrant or titrand to quantify the amount of titrant added. The method does not require quantitative addition of titrant or sample. The tracer can be inert or can participate as an indicator of the titrant-analyte reaction. If the tracer is inert, an alternative method for monitoring the progress of the titration is required. The tracer concentration is quantified by an appropriate method depending upon the type of tracer and analytical performance desired (e.g. precision, accuracy). The method simplifies titrations because it eliminates the need for a precision dispensing device and analytical balance. |
| FILED | Friday, January 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/698594 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 31/16 (20130101) G01N 31/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 31/166 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/13 (20150115) |
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| US 09562888 | Parpia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeevak M. Parpia (Ithaca, New York); Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York); Darren R. Southworth (Munich, Germany); Leon M. Bellan (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeevak M. Parpia (Ithaca, New York); Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York); Darren R. Southworth (Munich, Germany); Leon M. Bellan (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite, analyte sensor includes a substrate; a micro- or nano-electro-mechanical (MEMS; NEMS) resonator that is coupled to the substrate at least two edge locations (i.e., it is at least doubly-clamped) of the resonator, wherein the resonator is in a statically-buckled state near a buckling transition point of the resonator; and a chemically-responsive substance covering at least a portion of the surface of the resonator that will undergo a conformational change upon exposure to a given analyte. The resonator may be a double-clamped, statically-buckled beam (or bridge), a multiply-clamped, statically-buckled dome (or crater), or other resonator geometry. The sensor may include two or more at least double-clamped, statically-buckled, composite MEMS or NEMS resonators each operating near a buckling transition point of the respective resonator, and each characterized by a different resonant frequency. A method for sensing an analyte in ambient air. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/637861 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/022 (20130101) G01N 33/497 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562914 | Jain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abhishek Jain (Roslindale, Massachusetts); Anna Waterhouse (Brookline, Massachusetts); Mike Super (Lexington, Massachusetts); Donald E. Ingber (Boston, Massachusetts); Daniel C. Leslie (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In accord with one aspect, a microfluidic coagulation assessment device defining a plurality of microchannels is provided, wherein a blood sample is driven through the microchannels at a substantially constant flow rate and a controller is configured to, in combination with a timer and a pressure sensing device, determine a first pressure value (or flow value) at an initiation of flow, a first time (Tpg) at which a second pressure value is about twice the determined first pressure value, and a second time (Tpf) at which a third pressure value is about (1+e) times the determined first pressure value and establish a subject coagulation model predictive of channel occlusion therefrom. In another aspect, the blood sample is driven through the microchannels at a substantially constant pressure and a controller is configured to, in combination with a timer and a flow sensing device make the determination based on flow rate. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/028667 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 2200/146 (20130101) B01L 2300/08 (20130101) B01L 2300/0627 (20130101) B01L 2300/0861 (20130101) B01L 2400/0478 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/4905 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09563740 | Abdelghani et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohamed Abdelghani (Miami Beach, Florida); Ranu Jung (Miami Beach, Florida); James J. Abbas (Scottsdale, Arizona); Kenneth Horch (Fountain Hall, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods to simulate activity that would be recorded using an interface to nerve fibers are provided. Signals, such as motor intent signals, can be converted to neural recordings, such as neural recordings by longitudinal intrafascicular electrodes (LIFEs). Spinal cord motor pools and neural interfaces can be jointly simulated. Realistic simulated neural recordings, such as from electrodes such as LIFEs, can be provided and can be used for the evaluation of decoding algorithms. Systems and methods described herein provide a framework for developing neural interface devices. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/385905 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0488 (20130101) A61B 5/726 (20130101) A61B 5/04001 (20130101) A61B 5/7203 (20130101) A61B 5/7264 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/10 (20130101) G06F 19/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 23/28 (20130101) G09B 23/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09563833 | Swager et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy Manning Swager (Newton, Massachusetts); Joseph Michael Azzarelli (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jens Bomholdt Ravnsbæk (Fredericia, Denmark); Katherine Andrea Mirica (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Manning Swager (Newton, Massachusetts); Joseph Michael Azzarelli (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jens Bomholdt Ravnsbæk (Fredericia, Denmark); Katherine Andrea Mirica (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of detecting a stimulus can include detecting an output from a radio frequency identification tag including a sensor. A smartphone-based sensing strategy can use chemiresponsive nanomaterials integrated into the circuitry of commercial Near Field Communication tags to achieve non-line-of-sight, portable, and inexpensive detection and discrimination of gas phase chemicals (e.g., ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, cyclohexanone, and water) at part-per-thousand and part-per-million concentrations. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/528856 |
| ART UNIT | 2687 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/04 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 19/0716 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 19/0717 (20130101) G06K 19/0723 (20130101) G06K 19/07749 (20130101) G06K 19/07788 (20130101) |
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| US 09563841 | Alvarez-Icaza Rivera et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza Rivera (San Jose, California); John V. Arthur (Mountain View, California); Andrew S. Cassidy (San Jose, California); Paul A. Merolla (Palo Alto, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza Rivera (San Jose, California); John V. Arthur (Mountain View, California); Andrew S. Cassidy (San Jose, California); Paul A. Merolla (Palo Alto, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention relate to a globally asynchronous and locally synchronous neuromorphic network. One embodiment comprises generating a synchronization signal that is distributed to a plurality of neural core circuits. In response to the synchronization signal, in at least one core circuit, incoming spike events maintained by said at least one core circuit are processed to generate an outgoing spike event. Spike events are asynchronously communicated between the core circuits via a routing fabric comprising multiple asynchronous routers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/563333 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/04 (20130101) G06N 3/049 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09563842 | Modha |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A neural system comprises multiple neurons interconnected via synapse devices. Each neuron integrates input signals arriving on its dendrite, generates a spike in response to the integrated input signals exceeding a threshold, and sends the spike to the interconnected neurons via its axon. The system further includes multiple noruens, each noruen is interconnected via the interconnect network with those neurons that the noruen's corresponding neuron sends its axon to. Each noruen integrates input spikes from connected spiking neurons and generates a spike in response to the integrated input spikes exceeding a threshold. There can be one noruen for every corresponding neuron. For a first neuron connected via its axon via a synapse to dendrite of a second neuron, a noruen corresponding to the second neuron is connected via its axon through the same synapse to dendrite of the noruen corresponding to the first neuron. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/823892 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/04 (20130101) G06N 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06N 3/049 (20130101) G06N 3/061 (20130101) G06N 3/063 (20130101) G06N 3/0635 (20130101) Static Stores G11C 11/54 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2481 (20150115) |
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| US 09563851 | Bernstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Bernstein (Middleton, Massachusetts); Benjamin Vigoda (Winchester, Massachusetts); Kartik Nanda (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Rishi Chaturvedi (San Diego, California); David Hossack (Somerville, Massachusetts); William Peet (Somerville, Massachusetts); Andrew Schweitzer (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Timothy Caputo (West Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Analog Devices, Inc. (Norwood, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Bernstein (Middleton, Massachusetts); Benjamin Vigoda (Winchester, Massachusetts); Kartik Nanda (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Rishi Chaturvedi (San Diego, California); David Hossack (Somerville, Massachusetts); William Peet (Somerville, Massachusetts); Andrew Schweitzer (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Timothy Caputo (West Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In an aspect, in general, a programmable computation device performs computations of an inference task specified by a plurality of variables and a plurality of factors, each factor being associated with a subset of the variables. The device includes one or more processing elements. Each processing element includes a first storage for a definition of a factor, a second storage for data associated with the inputs and/or outputs of at least some of the computations, and one or more computation units coupled to the first storage and the second storage for performing a succession of parts of the at least some of the computations that are associated with a factor, the succession of parts defined by data in the storage for the definition of the factor. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/491212 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/02 (20130101) G06N 5/003 (20130101) G06N 5/04 (20130101) G06N 7/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06N 99/005 (20130101) Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 30/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09563964 | Yakimenko 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) | Oleg A. Yakimenko (Seaside, California); Mathias N. Kolsch (Carmel, California); Ryan J. Decker (Hoboken, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An automated method to quantify the pitching and yawing motion of a projectile during ballistic flight using two camera/tracker video systems. Image processing tools are used to segment the shape of the projectile in each frame of a launch video, which allows the location and observed pitch angle to be calculated with sub-pixel accuracy. Subsequent automated analysis uses the history of the projectile location and the pitching behavior to calculate estimates for the epicyclic motion, as well as other ballistic parameters such as aeroballistic coefficients. Using two cameras located at different orthographic views of the line-of-fire (LOF) allows the pitching and yawing motion history of the projectile to be calculated in three dimensions (3D). In addition, input of the camera locations, cannon trunnion location, and the cannon pointing direction allows for automatic correction for camera misalignment. |
| FILED | Friday, November 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/555798 |
| ART UNIT | 2484 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 23/00 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 7/0051 (20130101) G06T 7/0081 (20130101) G06T 2207/30212 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/77 (20130101) |
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| US 09564034 | Foster et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THERMAL MATRIX USA, INC. (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THERMAL MATRIX USA, INC. (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John William Foster (Tampa, Florida); Michael A. Reinpoldt (Windermere, Florida); Willem H. Reinpoldt, III (Tarpon Springs, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A real-time threat detection system incorporating a plurality of sensors adapted to detect radiation across the majority of the electromagnetic spectrum. The system also includes an aided or automatic target recognition module which compares the data from the sensors against known radiation signatures and issues an alert when an anomalous signature is detected. The system further includes an operator station which displays sensor information allowing the operator to intervene. The sensors detect radiation which is normally emitted by persons or other bodies and display areas to the operator where normal emissions are blocked. |
| FILED | Friday, May 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/707448 |
| ART UNIT | 2682 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00771 (20130101) G06K 2009/00644 (20130101) G06K 2209/09 (20130101) Signalling or Calling Systems; Order Telegraphs; Alarm Systems G08B 13/2494 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09564059 | Cevette et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota); Vivonics, Inc. (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vivonics, Inc. (Bedford, Massachusetts); Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Cevette (Scottsdale, Arizona); Jan Stepanek (Scottsdale, Arizona); Anna Galea (Stow, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to systems and techniques for stimulating a user. For example, materials and methods for manipulating nystagmus and the related vestibular system with coupling of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) and visual cueing are provided herein. Use of GVS within the present invention may be applied to simulation, alleviating motion sickness, and directional cueing of a user to a precise target location. |
| FILED | Monday, January 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/153727 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/205 (20130101) A61N 1/323 (20130101) A61N 1/36014 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09564134 | Shriberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI INTERNATIONAL (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth Shriberg (Berkeley, California); Luciana Ferrer (Palo Alto, California); Andreas Stolcke (Berkeley, California); Martin Graciarena (Belmont, California); Nicolas Scheffer (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for speaker-calibrated speaker detection. One embodiment of a method for generating a speaker model for use in detecting a speaker of interest includes identifying one or more speech features that best distinguish the speaker of interest from a plurality of impostor speakers and then incorporating the speech features in the speaker model. |
| FILED | Monday, September 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/868226 |
| ART UNIT | 2658 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding G10L 17/02 (20130101) G10L 17/04 (20130101) G10L 17/06 (20130101) G10L 17/24 (20130101) G10L 17/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09564481 | Zhou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chongwu Zhou (San Marino, California); Kosmas Galatsis (Torrance, California); Pochiang Chen (Hillsboro, Oregon); Yue Fu (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ANEEVE LLC (Torrance, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chongwu Zhou (San Marino, California); Kosmas Galatsis (Torrance, California); Pochiang Chen (Hillsboro, Oregon); Yue Fu (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject technology relates to a method including steps for disposing a first electrically conductive material on a substrate to form a first layer of electrodes on the substrate, wherein the first layer includes a source electrode and a drain electrode, and printing a film including carbon nanotubes between the source electrode and the drain electrode, thereby defining at least a first interface between the carbon nanotube film and the source electrode and a second interface between the carbon nanotube film and drain electrode. In certain aspects, the method can further include steps for disposing a second electrically conductive material over the first interface between the carbon nanotube film and the source electrode and the second interface between the carbon nanotube film and the drain electrode. In certain aspects, a transistor device is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/438927 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/3274 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 51/0004 (20130101) H01L 51/0034 (20130101) H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/052 (20130101) H01L 51/055 (20130101) H01L 51/0096 (20130101) H01L 51/105 (20130101) H01L 51/0541 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) |
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| US 09564573 | Chang 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) | Josephine B. Chang (Bedford Hills, New York); Gerald W. Gibson (Danbury, Connecticut); Mark B. Ketchen (Hadley, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique relates to a trilayer Josephson junction structure. A dielectric layer is on a base electrode layer that is on a substrate. A counter electrode layer is on the dielectric layer. First and second counter electrodes are formed from the counter electrode layer. First and second dielectric layers are formed from the dielectric layer. First and second base electrodes are formed from base electrode layer. The first counter electrode, first dielectric layer, and first base electrode form a first stack. The second counter electrode, second dielectric layer, and second base electrode form a second stack. A shunting capacitor is between first and second base electrodes. An ILD layer is deposited on the substrate, the first and second counter electrodes, and the first and second base electrodes. A contact bridge connects the first and second counter electrodes. An air gap is formed underneath the contact bridge by removing ILD. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/749115 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 39/2493 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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09564730 — Optical gain fiber having fiber segments with different-sized cores and associated method
| US 09564730 | Savage-Leuchs |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthias P. Savage-Leuchs (Woodinville, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and method for amplifying laser signals using segments of fibers of differing core diameters and/or differing cladding diameters to suppress amplified spontaneous emission and non-linear effects such as four-wave mixing (FWM), self-phase modulation, and stimulated Brillouin and/or Raman scattering (SBS/SRS). In some embodiments, different core sizes have different sideband spacings (spacing between the desired signal and wavelength-shifted lobes). Changing core sizes and providing phase mismatches prevent buildup of non-linear effects. Some embodiments further include a bandpass filter to remove signal other than the desired signal wavelength and/or a time gate to remove signal at times other than during the desired signal pulse. Some embodiments include photonic-crystal cores for the signal and/or photonic-crystal inner cladding for the pump and/or use reflector connector segments. Some embodiments include an inner glass cladding to confine the signal in the core and an outer glass cladding to confine pump light in the inner cladding. |
| FILED | Monday, April 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/257889 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| 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 47/0026 (20130101) B29C 47/707 (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 3/0675 (20130101) H01S 3/06716 (20130101) H01S 3/06729 (20130101) H01S 3/06733 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/06741 (20130101) H01S 3/06745 (20130101) H01S 3/06754 (20130101) H01S 3/06758 (20130101) H01S 3/09415 (20130101) H01S 3/094007 (20130101) H01S 3/094019 (20130101) H01S 3/094053 (20130101) H01S 2301/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09564761 | Hopfer, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palladium Energy, Inc. (Woodridge, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PALLADIUM ENERGY, INC. (Woodridge, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert Nicholas Hopfer, III (Rolling Meadows, Illinois); William Mark Batts (Elburn, Illinois); Kenneth Habegger (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A battery assembly has a command module with a power connection interface and a battery matrix interface. A battery matrix has a plurality of battery cells, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) and a command module interface. The battery matrix interface may be removably interconnected with the command module interface, enabling power delivery from the battery matrix through the command module to the power connection interface and review of the EEPROM for capacity feedback with respect to remaining electrical power of the battery matrix. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/550184 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/3212 (20130101) G06F 1/3275 (20130101) G06F 1/3287 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 2/1022 (20130101) H01M 2/1033 (20130101) H01M 2/1061 (20130101) H01M 2/1066 (20130101) H01M 6/42 (20130101) H01M 6/46 (20130101) H01M 6/505 (20130101) H01M 6/5066 (20130101) H01M 10/48 (20130101) H01M 10/425 (20130101) H01M 10/4257 (20130101) H01M 2220/30 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 7/007 (20130101) H02J 7/0014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02J 7/0045 (20130101) H02J 2007/0098 (20130101) |
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| US 09564763 | Finberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steve Finberg (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Michael Kishinevsky (North Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-contiguous group of cells in a battery of cells is selected for charging or discharging the battery. |
| FILED | Monday, October 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/886802 |
| 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 H02J 7/0021 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7055 (20130101) |
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| US 09565759 | Hougham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gareth Hougham (Yorktown Heights, New York); Gerard McVicker (Yorktown Heights, New York); Xiaoxiong Gu (Yorktown Heights, New York); Sung K. Kang (Yorktown Heights, New York); Frank R. Libsch (Yorktown Heights, New York); Xiao H. Liu (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A contact structure and assembly for a microelectronics device includes first and second electrically conductive contacts being helically shaped. A carrier element is attached to and positioned between the first and second contacts. The first and second contacts are in electrical communication with each other, and the first and second contacts are in a mirror image relationship with each other. A pair of insulating substrates each include electrically conductive members. A contact point on each of the first and second contacts is attached and electrically communicating to respective electrically conductive members such that the first and second electrically conductive contacts between the pair of insulating substrates form an electrically conductive package. A metal layer on the carrier element provides electrical conductivity through a first opening defined by the carrier element between the first and second portions of the helix shaped contact. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/700850 |
| ART UNIT | 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 12/714 (20130101) H01R 12/7082 (20130101) H01R 13/2414 (20130101) H01R 13/2421 (20130101) H01R 43/16 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/11 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 3/326 (20130101) H05K 3/4092 (20130101) H05K 2201/0311 (20130101) H05K 2201/10265 (20130101) H05K 2201/10378 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49224 (20150115) Y10T 29/49226 (20150115) |
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| US 09561476 | Lane et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan A. Lane (Amherst, New York); Jamie R. Wilson (Maynard, Massachusetts); Gervase Maxwell Christie (Amherst, New York); Nathalie Petigny (Velleron, France); Christos Sarantopoulos (Aix-en-Provence, France) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan A. Lane (Amherst, New York); Jamie R. Wilson (Maynard, Massachusetts); Gervase Maxwell Christie (Amherst, New York); Nathalie Petigny (Velleron, France); Christos Sarantopoulos (Aix-en-Provence, France) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite oxygen transport membrane having a dense layer, a porous support layer and an intermediate porous layer located between the dense layer and the porous support layer. Both the dense layer and the intermediate porous layer are formed from an ionic conductive material to conduct oxygen ions and an electrically conductive material to conduct electrons. The porous support layer has a high permeability, high porosity, and a microstructure exhibiting substantially uniform pore size distribution as a result of using PMMA pore forming materials or a bi-modal particle size distribution of the porous support layer materials. Catalyst particles selected to promote oxidation of a combustible substance are located in the intermediate porous layer and in the porous support adjacent to the intermediate porous layer. The catalyst particles can be formed by wicking a solution of catalyst precursors through the porous support toward the intermediate porous layer. |
| FILED | Friday, November 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/672975 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/228 (20130101) B01D 69/12 (20130101) B01D 71/024 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 2325/10 (20130101) B01D 2325/021 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/002 (20130101) B01J 23/862 (20130101) B01J 29/10 (20130101) B01J 35/002 (20130101) B01J 35/023 (20130101) B01J 35/065 (20130101) B01J 35/109 (20130101) B01J 37/0201 (20130101) B01J 37/0213 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/35 (20130101) B01J 2523/35 (20130101) B01J 2523/35 (20130101) B01J 2523/35 (20130101) B01J 2523/35 (20130101) B01J 2523/35 (20130101) B01J 2523/35 (20130101) B01J 2523/35 (20130101) B01J 2523/36 (20130101) B01J 2523/36 (20130101) B01J 2523/36 (20130101) B01J 2523/36 (20130101) B01J 2523/36 (20130101) B01J 2523/36 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/48 (20130101) B01J 2523/55 (20130101) B01J 2523/55 (20130101) B01J 2523/55 (20130101) B01J 2523/55 (20130101) B01J 2523/55 (20130101) B01J 2523/55 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/67 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/375 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) B01J 2523/3712 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 13/0255 (20130101) C01B 2210/0046 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/885 (20130101) H01M 4/8621 (20130101) H01M 4/9033 (20130101) H01M 8/1246 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) Y02E 60/525 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/56 (20151101) |
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| US 09561477 | Dutta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prabir Dutta (Worthington, Ohio); Michael Severance (Columbus, Ohio); Chenhu Sun (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a microporous crystal material, comprising: a. forming a mixture comprising NaOH, water, and one or more of an aluminum source, a silicon source, and a phosphate source, whereupon the mixture forms a gel; b. heating the gel for a first time period, whereupon a first volume of water is removed from the gel and micoroporous crystal nuclei form, the nuclei having a framework; and c.(if a membrane is to be formed) applying the gel to a solid support seeded with microporous crystals having a framework that is the same as the framework of the nuclei; d. heating the gel for a second time period. during which a second volume of water is added to the gel; wherein the rate of addition of the second volume of water is between about 0.5 and about 2.0 fold the rate of removal of the first volume of water. |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/194199 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 67/0051 (20130101) B01D 71/028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 29/40 (20130101) B01J 29/082 (20130101) B01J 29/084 (20130101) B01J 37/0215 (20130101) B01J 2229/60 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 39/02 (20130101) C01B 39/20 (20130101) C01B 39/22 (20130101) C01B 39/24 (20130101) C01B 39/38 (20130101) C01B 39/40 (20130101) C01B 39/54 (20130101) |
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| US 09561497 | Kumta 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) | Prashant N. Kumta (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Karan Sandeep Kadakia (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Moni Kanchan Datta (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Oleg Velikokhatnyi (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides electro-catalyst compositions for an anode electrode of a proton exchange membrane-based water electrolysis system. The compositions include a noble metal component selected from the group consisting of iridium oxide, ruthenium oxide, rhenium oxide and mixtures thereof, and a non-noble metal component selected from the group consisting of tantalum oxide, tin oxide, niobium oxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide, yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, cooper oxide, zirconium oxide, nickel oxide and mixtures thereof. Further, the non-noble metal component can include a dopant. The dopant can be at least one element selected from Groups III, V, VI and VII of the Periodic Table. The compositions can be prepared using a surfactant approach or a sol gel approach. Further, the compositions are prepared using noble metal and non-noble metal precursors. Furthermore, a thin film containing the compositions can be deposited onto a substrate to form the anode electrode. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/961327 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/468 (20130101) B01J 23/6484 (20130101) B01J 27/135 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/881 (20130101) H01M 4/8828 (20130101) H01M 4/9016 (20130101) H01M 4/9075 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09561526 | Sumant et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anirudha V. Sumant (Plainfield, Illinois); Diana Berman (Darien, Illinois); Ali Erdemir (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A low friction wear surface with a coefficient of friction in the superlubric regime including graphene and nanoparticles on the wear surface is provided, and methods of producing the low friction wear surface are also provided. A long lifetime wear resistant surface including graphene exposed to hydrogen is provided, including methods of increasing the lifetime of graphene containing wear surfaces by providing hydrogen to the wear surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/309366 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 1/02 (20130101) B05D 3/0453 (20130101) B05D 3/0486 (20130101) B05D 5/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices B81B 1/00 (20130101) Lubricating Compositions; Use of Chemical Substances Either Alone or as Lubricating Ingredients in a Lubricating Composition C10M 103/02 (20130101) C10M 2201/0413 (20130101) |
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| US 09561986 | Lipkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Don Mark Lipkin (Schenectady, New York); Curtis Alan Johnson (Niskayuna, New York); Peter Joel Meschter (Franklin, Tennessee); Sairam Sundaram (Niskayuna, New York); Julin Wan (Rexford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An article includes a silicon-containing region; at least one outer layer overlying a surface of the silicon-containing region; and a constituent layer on the surface of the silicon-containing region and between and contacting the silicon-containing region and the at least one outer layer, the constituent layer being formed by constituents of the silicon-containing region and being susceptible to creep within an operating environment of the article, wherein the silicon-containing region defines a plurality of channels and a plurality of ridges that interlock within the plurality of channels are formed in the silicon-containing region to physically interlock the at least one outer layer with the silicon-containing region through the constituent layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/068693 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/565 (20130101) C04B 35/806 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/0072 (20130101) C04B 41/0072 (20130101) C04B 41/89 (20130101) C04B 41/522 (20130101) C04B 41/522 (20130101) C04B 41/522 (20130101) C04B 41/4556 (20130101) C04B 41/4558 (20130101) C04B 41/5024 (20130101) C04B 41/5035 (20130101) C04B 41/5035 (20130101) C04B 41/5037 (20130101) C04B 41/5059 (20130101) C04B 41/5096 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/288 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2250/181 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24537 (20150115) |
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| US 09562005 | Bury et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wojciech Bury (Evanston, Illinois); Omar K. Farha (Glenview, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois); Joseph E. Mondloch (Park Ridge, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and metallated porous MOFs are provided. Also provided are methods of metallating porous MOFs using atomic layer deposition and methods of using the metallated MOFs as catalysts and in remediation applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/333792 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/226 (20130101) B01J 20/3236 (20130101) B01J 31/1691 (20130101) B01J 31/2239 (20130101) B01J 2231/342 (20130101) B01J 2531/48 (20130101) Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/281 (20130101) C02F 1/285 (20130101) C02F 1/288 (20130101) C02F 2101/20 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 253/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 253/30 (20130101) C07C 255/41 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/18 (20130101) C23C 16/045 (20130101) C23C 16/45555 (20130101) |
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| US 09562118 | Farha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Omar K. Farha (Glenview, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois); Massimiliano Delferro (Chicago, Illinois); Rachel C. Klet (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A robust mesoporous metal-organic framework comprising a hafnium-based metal-organic framework and a single-site zirconium-benzyl species is provided. The hafnium, zirconium-benzyl metal-organic framework is useful as a catalyst for the polymerization of an alkene. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/824955 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/00 (20130101) C07F 7/006 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 4/64 (20130101) C08F 10/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 10/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09562137 | Grate et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay W. Grate (Richland, Washington); Kai-For Mo (Richland, Washington); Michael D. Daily (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Monomer embodiments that can be used to make polymers, such as homopolymers, heteropolymers, and that can be used in particular embodiments to make sequence-defined polymers are described. Also described are methods of making polymers using such monomer embodiments. Methods of using the polymers also are described. |
| FILED | Friday, May 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/154842 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 73/065 (20130101) C08G 73/0644 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562203 | Siefert et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Energy, United States Department of (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas S. Siefert (Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania); Dushyant Shekhawat (Morgantown, West Virginia); David A. Berry (Morgantown, West Virginia); Wayne A. Surdoval (Monroeville, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides a gasification process for the production of a methane-rich syngas at temperatures exceeding 400° C. through the use of an alkali hydroxide MOH, using a gasification mixture comprised of at least 0.25 moles and less than 2 moles of water for each mole of carbon, and at least 0.15 moles and less than 2 moles of alkali hydroxide MOH for each mole of carbon. These relative amounts allow the production of a methane-rich syngas at temperatures exceeding 400° C. by enabling a series of reactions which generate H2 and CH4, and mitigate the reforming of methane. The process provides a methane-rich syngas comprised of roughly 20% (dry molar percentage) CH4 at temperatures above 400° C., and may effectively operate within an IGFC cycle at reactor temperatures between 400-900° C. and pressures in excess of 10 atmospheres. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/554266 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/02 (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 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10L 2200/04 (20130101) C10L 2290/04 (20130101) C10L 2290/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09562210 | Yamamoto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kana Yamamoto (Toledo, Ohio); Sridhar Viamajala (Toledo, Ohio); Sasidhar Varanasi (Toledo, Ohio); Ajith Yapa Mudiyanselage (Toledo, Ohio); Pramod Prasad Poudel (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods for fatty acid alkanolamide (FAAA) synthesis and isolation from lipid-containing algal biomass, and the products of such methods. |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/976662 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing, e.g by Pressing Raw Materials or by Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining or Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g Lanolin, Fatty Oils or Waxes; Essential Oils; Perfumes C11B 3/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562222 | Morant |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NOVOZYMES, INC. (Davis, California); NOVOZYMES A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NOVOZYMES A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark); NOVOZYMES, INC. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc Morant (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity, beta-xylosidase activity, or beta-glucosidase and beta-xylosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Friday, November 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/357902 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/2437 (20130101) C12N 9/2445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 9/2482 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/10 (20130101) C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) C12P 2203/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 302/01008 (20130101) C12Y 302/01021 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09562248 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NOVOZYMES INC. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ye Liu (Beijing, China PRC); Lan Tang (Beijing, China PRC); Junxin Duan (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Friday, November 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/940407 |
| 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 | Peptides C07K 14/37 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/2437 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 21/00 (20130101) C12P 2203/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 302/01091 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09562297 | Garcia-Diaz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brenda L. Garcia-Diaz (Aiken, South Carolina); Michael J. Martinez-Rodriguez (Aiken, South Carolina); Joshua R. Gray (Aiken, South Carolina); Luke C. Olson (North Augusta, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A galvanic cell and methods of using the galvanic cell is described for the recovery of uranium from used nuclear fuel according to an electrofluorination process. The galvanic cell requires no input energy and can utilize relatively benign gaseous fluorinating agents. Uranium can be recovered from used nuclear fuel in the form of gaseous uranium compound such as uranium hexafluoride, which can then be converted to metallic uranium or UO2 and processed according to known methodology to form a useful product, e.g., fuel pellets for use in a commercial energy production system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/083632 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Production and Refining of Metals; Pretreatment of Raw Materials C22B 5/14 (20130101) C22B 60/0217 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/245 (20130101) C25B 15/02 (20130101) C25B 15/08 (20130101) Processes for the Electrolytic Production, Recovery or Refining of Metals; Apparatus Therefor C25C 3/34 (20130101) C25C 7/02 (20130101) C25C 7/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562395 | Grubb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daryl L. Grubb (Houston, Texas); Sharath K. Kolachalam (Highlands Ranch, Colorado); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Charles C. Rinzler (Denver, Colorado); Erik C. Allen (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Lance D. Underwood (Morrison, Colorado); Mark S. Zediker (Castle Rock, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FORO ENERGY, INC. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daryl L. Grubb (Houston, Texas); Sharath K. Kolachalam (Highlands Ranch, Colorado); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Charles C. Rinzler (Denver, Colorado); Erik C. Allen (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Lance D. Underwood (Morrison, Colorado); Mark S. Zediker (Castle Rock, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus with a high power laser-mechanical bit for use with a laser drilling system and a method for advancing a borehole. The laser-mechanical bit has a beam path and mechanical removal devices that provide for the removal of laser-affected rock to advance a borehole. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/403615 |
| ART UNIT | 3676 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 7/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E21B 10/60 (20130101) |
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| US 09562426 | Roberts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffery James Roberts (Livermore, California); Roger D. Aines (Livermore, California); Eric B. Duoss (Dublin, California); Christopher M. Spadaccini (Oakland, California); Kevin S. Vandersall (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffery James Roberts (Livermore, California); Roger D. Aines (Livermore, California); Eric B. Duoss (Dublin, California); Christopher M. Spadaccini (Oakland, California); Kevin S. Vandersall (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Providing high energy materials that can be placed in previously created fractures and activating them in place to extend or change an existing fracture system. Also detecting the location of fractures or permeable pathways and a means to assess the extent and efficiency of proppant emplacement. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/944676 |
| ART UNIT | 3674 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 8/92 (20130101) C09K 8/805 (20130101) Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 43/263 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E21B 43/267 (20130101) |
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| US 09562471 | Pasch |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Jay Pasch (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of resolving a balanced condition that generates control parameters for start-up and steady state operating points and various component and cycle performances for a closed split flow recompression cycle system. The method provides for improved control of a Brayton cycle thermal to electrical power conversion system. The method may also be used for system design, operational simulation and/or parameter prediction. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/267137 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 17/00 (20130101) F01D 17/02 (20130101) F01D 19/00 (20130101) Steam Engine Plants; Steam Accumulators; Engine Plants Not Otherwise Provided For; Engines Using Special Working Fluids or Cycles F01K 7/32 (20130101) F01K 7/165 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 1/04 (20130101) F02C 1/06 (20130101) F02C 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 15/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09562472 | Kelly et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sean M. Kelly (Pittsford, New York); Shrikar Chakravarti (East Amherst, New York); Juan Li (Clarence, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean M. Kelly (Pittsford, New York); Shrikar Chakravarti (East Amherst, New York); Juan Li (Clarence, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A carbon capture enabled system and method for generating electric power and/or fuel from methane containing sources using oxygen transport membranes by first converting the methane containing feed gas into a high pressure synthesis gas. Then, in one configuration the synthesis gas is combusted in oxy-combustion mode in oxygen transport membranes based boiler reactor operating at a pressure at least twice that of ambient pressure and the heat generated heats steam in thermally coupled steam generation tubes within the boiler reactor; the steam is expanded in steam turbine to generate power; and the carbon dioxide rich effluent leaving the boiler reactor is processed to isolate carbon. In another configuration the synthesis gas is further treated in a gas conditioning system configured for carbon capture in a pre-combustion mode using water gas shift reactors and acid gas removal units to produce hydrogen or hydrogen-rich fuel gas that fuels an integrated gas turbine and steam turbine system to generate power. The disclosed method and system can also be adapted to integrate with coal gasification systems to produce power from both coal and methane containing sources with greater than 90% carbon isolation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/619260 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/228 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/48 (20130101) C01B 3/382 (20130101) C01B 13/0251 (20130101) C01B 2203/06 (20130101) C01B 2203/84 (20130101) C01B 2203/86 (20130101) C01B 2203/127 (20130101) C01B 2203/0244 (20130101) C01B 2203/0283 (20130101) C01B 2203/0415 (20130101) C01B 2203/1241 (20130101) Production of Producer Gas, Water-gas, Synthesis Gas From Solid Carbonaceous Material, or Mixtures Containing These Gases; Carburetting Air or Other Gases C10J 2300/093 (20130101) C10J 2300/0959 (20130101) C10J 2300/0976 (20130101) C10J 2300/1678 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 15/10 (20130101) Steam Engine Plants; Steam Accumulators; Engine Plants Not Otherwise Provided For; Engines Using Special Working Fluids or Cycles F01K 13/00 (20130101) F01K 23/068 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 3/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02C 3/28 (20130101) F02C 7/22 (20130101) Dynamo-electric Machines H02K 7/1823 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 20/16 (20130101) Y02E 20/18 (20130101) Y02E 20/185 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/13 (20151101) Y02P 20/129 (20151101) Y02P 30/30 (20151101) |
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| US 09562560 | Salton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan R. Salton (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Stephen Buerger (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Kevin J. Dullea (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Lisa C. Marron (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Curt Michael Salisbury (San Ramon, New Mexico); Barry Louis Spletzer (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A tilt and lock apparatus that includes a tilt servomechanism, a spiral torsion spring, a lock wheel, and a lock hook is described herein. The spiral torsion spring is mechanically coupled to the tilt servomechanism and the lock wheel (which includes an opening). When a shaft is positioned through the opening, rotation of the lock wheel is in unison with rotation of the shaft. An external surface of the lock wheel includes one or more grooves. The lock hook includes a head that engages and disengages the grooves. The lock wheel is stationary when the head engages one of the grooves and is rotatable when the head disengages the grooves. The head and the grooves are geometrically aligned when engaged to prevent creation of a force that acts to disengage the head responsive to an applied force acting on the shaft. |
| FILED | Monday, November 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/070939 |
| ART UNIT | 3611 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Toys, e.g Tops, Dolls, Hoops or Building Blocks A63H 11/06 (20130101) A63H 17/004 (20130101) Motor Vehicles; Trailers B62D 57/02 (20130101) Shafts; Flexible Shafts; Elements or Crankshaft Mechanisms; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing Elements; Bearings F16C 11/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562646 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jy-An John Wang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Zhili Feng (Knoxville, Tennessee); Wei Zhang (Dublin, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and system is described for storing high-pressure fluids such as hydrogen. An inner tank and pre-stressed concrete pressure vessel share the structural and/or pressure load on the inner tank. The system and apparatus provide a high performance and low cost container while mitigating hydrogen embrittlement of the metal tank. System is useful for distributing hydrogen to a power grid or to a vehicle refueling station. |
| FILED | Friday, July 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/940567 |
| ART UNIT | 3754 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F17C 1/02 (20130101) F17C 1/007 (20130101) F17C 2201/032 (20130101) F17C 2201/054 (20130101) F17C 2201/056 (20130101) F17C 2201/0104 (20130101) F17C 2203/0604 (20130101) F17C 2203/0617 (20130101) F17C 2203/0619 (20130101) F17C 2203/0621 (20130101) F17C 2203/0624 (20130101) F17C 2203/0639 (20130101) F17C 2203/0643 (20130101) F17C 2203/0678 (20130101) F17C 2203/0695 (20130101) F17C 2205/0111 (20130101) F17C 2205/0142 (20130101) F17C 2205/0146 (20130101) F17C 2221/012 (20130101) F17C 2223/036 (20130101) F17C 2223/0123 (20130101) F17C 2250/043 (20130101) F17C 2250/0439 (20130101) F17C 2250/0452 (20130101) F17C 2250/0491 (20130101) F17C 2270/0139 (20130101) F17C 2270/0581 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/321 (20130101) |
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| US 09562671 | Davis |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Lynn Davis (Holly Springs, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Lynn Davis (Holly Springs, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A lighting device (100) includes a housing (104) enclosing a housing interior (108), a light source (132), a light converter (136), and a color tuning device. The light source is configured for emitting a primary light beam of a primary wavelength (140) through the housing interior. The light converter includes a luminescent material (144) facing the housing interior and configured for emitting secondary light (156, 158) of one or more wavelengths different from the primary wavelength, in response to excitation by the primary light beam. The housing includes a light exit (124) for outputting a combination of primary light and secondary light. The color tuning device is configured for adjusting a position of the primary light beam relative to the luminescent material. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/817887 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Functional Features or Details of Lighting Devices or Systems Thereof; Structural Combinations of Lighting Devices With Other Articles, Not Otherwise Provided for F21V 7/0008 (20130101) F21V 7/22 (20130101) F21V 9/10 (20130101) F21V 9/16 (20130101) F21V 14/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F21V 14/08 (20130101) F21V 29/74 (20150115) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, Relating to the Form or the Kind of the Light Sources or of the Colour of the Light Emitted F21Y 2101/00 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 1/63 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/60 (20130101) H01L 33/507 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09562687 | Johnson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Edward Johnson (Greer, South Carolina); Willy Steve Ziminsky (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Heath Michael Ostebee (Piedmont, South Carolina); Christopher Paul Keener (Woodruff, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application provides a combustor for use with flow of fuel and a flow of air in a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a number of micro-mixer fuel nozzles positioned within a liner and an air bypass system position about the liner. The air bypass system variably allows a bypass portion of the flow of air to bypass the micro-mixer fuel nozzles. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/760101 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F23R 3/045 (20130101) F23R 3/286 (20130101) F23R 2900/00012 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/675 (20130101) |
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| US 09563016 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xiaochuan Xu (Austin, Texas); Ray T. Chen (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Omega Optics, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaochuan Xu (Austin, Texas); Ray T. Chen (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for reducing loss in a subwavelength photonic crystal waveguide bend is disclosed. The method comprising: forming the subwavelength photonic crystal waveguide bend with a series of trapezoidal shaped dielectric pillars centered about a bend radius; wherein each of the trapezoidal shaped dielectric pillars comprise a top width, a bottom width, and a trapezoid height; wherein the length of the bottom width is greater than the length of the top width; and wherein the bottom width is closer to the center of the bend radius of the subwavelength photonic crystal waveguide bend than the top width. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/951464 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/34 (20130101) G02B 6/107 (20130101) G02B 6/125 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/1225 (20130101) G02B 6/1228 (20130101) G02B 6/29338 (20130101) G02B 6/29395 (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 1/0147 (20130101) G02F 1/365 (20130101) |
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| US 09563426 | Bent et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | EMC IP Holding Company LLC (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Los Alamos National Security (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. Bent (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Sorin Faibish (Newton, Massachusetts); Gary Grider (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A partitioned key-value store is provided that supports atomic memory operations. A server performs a memory operation in a partitioned key-value store by receiving a request from an application for at least one atomic memory operation, the atomic memory operation comprising a memory address identifier; and, in response to the atomic memory operation, performing one or more of (i) reading a client-side memory location identified by the memory address identifier and storing one or more key-value pairs from the client-side memory location in a local key-value store of the server; and (ii) obtaining one or more key-value pairs from the local key-value store of the server and writing the obtained one or more key-value pairs into the client-side memory location identified by the memory address identifier. The server can perform functions obtained from a client-side memory location and return a result to the client using one or more of the atomic memory operations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/502231 |
| ART UNIT | 2446 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/3004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 15/17331 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 67/42 (20130101) H04L 67/1097 (20130101) |
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| US 09563428 | Chen 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) | Tong Chen (Yorktown Heights, New York); Alexandre E. Eichenberger (Chappaqua, New York); Arpith C. Jacob (Dobbs Ferry, New York); Zehra N. Sura (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes tracking a size of a load-store queue (LSQ) during compile time of a program. The size of the LSQ is time-varying and indicates how many memory access instructions of the program are on the LSQ. The method further includes scheduling, by a computer processor, a plurality of memory access instructions of the program based on the size of the LSQ. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/669472 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/3842 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/30043 (20130101) |
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| US 09563924 | Ghosh 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) | Soumyadip Ghosh (PeekSkill, New York); Jonathan R. Hosking (Scarsdale, New York); Ramesh Natarajan (Pleasantville, New York); Shivaram Subramaniam (Danbury, Connecticut); Xiaoxuan Zhang (Park Ridge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A predictive-control approach allows an electricity provider to monitor and proactively manage peak and off-peak residential intra-day electricity usage in an emerging smart energy grid using time-dependent dynamic pricing incentives. The daily load is modeled as time-shifted, but cost-differentiated and substitutable, copies of the continuously-consumed electricity resource, and a consumer-choice prediction model is constructed to forecast the corresponding intra-day shares of total daily load according to this model. This is embedded within an optimization framework for managing the daily electricity usage. A series of transformations are employed, including the reformulation-linearization technique (RLT) to obtain a Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP) model representation of the resulting nonlinear optimization problem. In addition, various regulatory and pricing constraints are incorporated in conjunction with the specified profit and capacity utilization objectives. |
| FILED | Friday, June 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/918312 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 30/0206 (20130101) G06Q 50/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 2003/003 (20130101) Systems Integrating Technologies Related to Power Network Operation, Communication or Information Technologies for Improving the Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management or Usage, i.e Smart Grids Y04S 10/54 (20130101) Y04S 20/222 (20130101) Y04S 50/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09564251 | Holcomb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David E. Holcomb (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Dane F. Wilson (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of stripping tritium from flowing stream of molten salt includes providing a tritium-separating membrane structure having a porous support, a nanoporous structural metal-ion diffusion barrier layer, and a gas-tight, nonporous palladium-bearing separative layer, directing the flowing stream of molten salt into contact with the palladium-bearing layer so that tritium contained within the molten salt is transported through the tritium-separating membrane structure, and contacting a sweep gas with the porous support for collecting the tritium. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/333627 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Nuclear Reactors G21C 3/54 (20130101) G21C 19/307 (20130101) Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation or Particle Bombardment; Treating Radioactively Contaminated Material; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor G21F 9/06 (20130101) Conversion of Chemical Elements; Radioactive Sources G21G 1/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G21G 2001/0094 (20130101) |
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| US 09564498 | Briere et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. (El Segundo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Briere (Scottsdale, Arizona); Reenu Garg (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | According to an exemplary implementation, a transistor includes drain finger electrodes interdigitated with source finger electrodes. The transistor also includes a current conduction path in a semiconductor substrate between the drain finger electrodes and the source finger electrodes. At least one of the drain finger electrodes has a drain finger electrode end and a drain finger electrode main body, where the drain finger electrode main body is non-coplaner with at least a portion of the drain finger electrode end. The transistor may also include a dielectric material situated between at least a portion of the drain finger electrode end and the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric material can be an increasing thickness dielectric material. The dielectric material can thus elevate the drain finger electrode end over the semiconductor substrate. Further, the drain finger electrode end can have an increased radius of curvature. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 25, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/750262 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/20 (20130101) H01L 29/78 (20130101) H01L 29/402 (20130101) H01L 29/778 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/7787 (20130101) H01L 29/41758 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/42316 (20130101) |
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| US 09564545 | Keenihan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James R Keenihan (Midland, Michigan); Joseph A Langmaid (Caro, Michigan); Leonardo C. Lopez (Midland, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Midland, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R Keenihan (Midland, Michigan); Joseph A Langmaid (Caro, Michigan); Leonardo C. Lopez (Midland, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is premised upon an assembly that includes at least a photovoltaic sheathing element capable of being affixed on a building structure. The shingle including at least a photovoltaic cell assembly, a body portion attached to one or more portions of the photovoltaic cell assembly. Wherein the body portion includes one or more top peripheral tabs each capable of fitting under one or more vertically adjoining devices. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/004234 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0483 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 20/25 (20141201) H02S 40/36 (20141201) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 10/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09564551 | Loscutoff et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Loscutoff (Castro Valley, California); Seung Rim (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing an all back contact solar cell which has a hybrid emitter design. The solar cell has a thin dielectric layer formed on a backside surface of a single crystalline silicon substrate. One emitter of the solar cell is made of doped polycrystalline silicon that is formed on the thin dielectric layer. A second emitter of the solar cell is formed in the single crystalline silicon substrate and is made of doped single crystalline silicon. The method further includes forming contact holes that allow metal contacts to connect to corresponding emitters. |
| FILED | Friday, March 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/067960 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/18 (20130101) H01L 31/182 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/1804 (20130101) H01L 31/03682 (20130101) H01L 31/022458 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) Y02E 10/546 (20130101) Y02E 10/547 (20130101) |
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| US 09564643 | Surdoval et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wayne Surdoval (Monroeville, Pennsylvania); Edgar Lara-Curzio (Lenoir City, Tennessee); Jeffry Stevenson (Richland, Washington); Joseph Thomas Muth (Somerville, Massachusetts); Beth L. Armstrong (Clinton, Tennessee); Amit Shyam (Knoxville, Tennessee); Rosa M. Trejo (Eden Prairie, Minnesota); Yanli Wang (Knoxville, Tennessee); Yeong Shyung Chou (Richland, Washington); Travis Ray Shultz (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A seal for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a glass matrix having glass percolation therethrough and having a glass transition temperature below 650° C. A deformable second phase material is dispersed in the glass matrix. The second phase material can be a compliant material. The second phase material can be a crushable material. A solid oxide fuel cell, a precursor for forming a seal for a solid oxide fuel cell, and a method of making a seal for a solid oxide fuel cell are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/949964 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical Composition of Glasses, Glazes or Vitreous Enamels; Surface Treatment of Glass; Surface Treatment of Fibres or Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals or Slags; Joining Glass to Glass or Other Materials C03C 8/24 (20130101) C03C 14/002 (20130101) C03C 14/004 (20130101) C03C 2214/30 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/0282 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/0286 (20130101) H01M 2008/1293 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) Y02E 60/525 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/56 (20151101) |
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| US 09564650 | Harjes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel I. Harjes (Acton, Massachusetts); D. Andrew Dineen, Jr. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Liang Guo (Frederick, Maryland); Joseph M. Calo (Greenville, Rhode Island); Valerie J. Bloomfield (Melrose, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); BROWN UNIVERSITY (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel I. Harjes (Acton, Massachusetts); D. Andrew Dineen, Jr. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Liang Guo (Frederick, Maryland); Joseph M. Calo (Greenville, Rhode Island); Valerie J. Bloomfield (Melrose, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and systems related to fuel cells, and in particular, to direct carbon fuel cells. The methods and systems relate to cleaning and removal of components utilized and produced during operation of the fuel cell, regeneration of components utilized during operation of the fuel cell, and generating power using the fuel cell. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/565376 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/143 (20130101) H01M 8/145 (20130101) H01M 8/146 (20130101) H01M 8/225 (20130101) H01M 8/0432 (20130101) H01M 8/0668 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/0693 (20130101) H01M 8/1233 (20130101) H01M 8/04276 (20130101) H01M 8/04291 (20130101) H01M 8/04388 (20130101) H01M 8/04447 (20130101) H01M 8/04619 (20130101) H01M 8/04753 (20130101) H01M 8/04761 (20130101) H01M 2008/1293 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) Y02E 60/525 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick L. Chapman (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Technologies for communicating information from an inverter configured for the conversion of direct current (DC) power generated from an alternative source to alternating current (AC) power are disclosed. The technologies include determining information to be transmitted from the inverter over a power line cable connected to the inverter and controlling the operation of an output converter of the inverter as a function of the information to be transmitted to cause the output converter to generate an output waveform having the information modulated thereon. |
| FILED | Friday, April 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/871169 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 3/383 (20130101) H02J 13/0024 (20130101) Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 7/5395 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/563 (20130101) Y02E 40/72 (20130101) Systems Integrating Technologies Related to Power Network Operation, Communication or Information Technologies for Improving the Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management or Usage, i.e Smart Grids Y04S 10/123 (20130101) |
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| US 09565094 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dong Chen (Yorktown Heights, New York); Noel A. Eisley (Yorktown Heights, New York); Philip Heidelberger (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dong Chen (Yorktown Heights, New York); Noel A. Eisley (Yorktown Heights, New York); Philip Heidelberger (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for routing data packet in a computing system comprising a multidimensional torus compute node network including a multitude of compute nodes, and an I/O node network including a plurality of I/O nodes. In one embodiment, the method comprises assigning to each of the data packets a destination address identifying one of the compute nodes; providing each of the data packets with a toio value; routing the data packets through the compute node network to the destination addresses of the data packets; and when each of the data packets reaches the destination address assigned to said each data packet, routing said each data packet to one of the I/O nodes if the toio value of said each data packet is a specified value. In one embodiment, each of the data packets is also provided with an ioreturn value used to route the data packets through the compute node network. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/697175 |
| ART UNIT | 2184 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 15/17387 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 45/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 45/06 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yakov Lapitsky (Toledo, Ohio); Youngwoo Seo (Ottawa Hills, Ohio); Kristopher Richardson (Warren, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | In a first broad aspect, described herein is an antimicrobial formulation comprised of: at least one nonionic surfactant capable of providing colloidal stability to the formulation, and at least one quaternized polymeric microgel capable of being dispersed in the nonionic surfactant. The quaternized polymeric microgel is comprised of one or more of: chitosan oligomers or chitosan polymers. Further, the antimicrobial formulation is essentially free of cationic surfactants. |
| FILED | Friday, June 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/406618 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/04 (20130101) A01N 25/22 (20130101) A01N 25/30 (20130101) A01N 25/30 (20130101) A01N 31/14 (20130101) A01N 41/02 (20130101) A01N 43/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 43/16 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/003 (20130101) |
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| US 09561337 | Clement et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Actuated Medical, Inc. (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan S Clement (State College, Pennsylvania); Roger B Bagwell (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Katherine M Erdley (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); Brian M Park (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Casey A Scruggs (Middleburg, Pennsylvania); Maureen L Mulvihill (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Gabriela Hernandez Meza (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for removing secretions from an artificial tube is provided. The device may include a clearing catheter and a driving mechanism that may apply repetitive motion to the clearing catheter. In another version of the device, the clearing catheter may dispense irrigation fluid and aspirate the irrigation fluid. The clearing catheter may have an irrigation and an aspiration lumen that may both reciprocate with the clearing catheter. In another version a compliant member into which irrigation fluid is located may be present. |
| FILED | Friday, October 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/052278 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 1/0058 (20130101) A61M 16/0463 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 25/00 (20130101) A61M 2025/0019 (20130101) A61M 2209/10 (20130101) Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 2209/027 (20130101) |
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| US 09561389 | Luan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shuang Luan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Lijun Ma (Foster City, California); Zhe Chen (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Photon-based radiosurgery is widely used for treating local and regional tumors. The key to improving the quality of radiosurgery is to increase the dose falloff rate from high dose regions inside the tumor to low dose regions of nearby healthy tissues and structures. Dynamic photon painting (DPP) further increases dose falloff rate by treating a target by moving a beam source along a dynamic trajectory, where the speed, direction and even dose rate of the beam source change constantly during irradiation. DPP creates dose gradient that rivals proton Bragg Peak and outperforms Gamma Knife® radiosurgery. |
| FILED | Friday, June 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/179289 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/1065 (20130101) A61N 5/1084 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 2005/1074 (20130101) |
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| US 09561488 | Jain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prashant Jain (Urbana, Illinois); Mayank Behl (Urbana, Illinois); Mark Shannon (, None); Junghoon Yeom (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A zinc titanate reactive adsorbent comprising multiphase, polycrystalline nanofibers comprising ZnTiO3, ZnO, TiO2, and Zn2TiO4. |
| FILED | Friday, December 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/973923 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/48 (20130101) B01D 53/52 (20130101) B01D 53/96 (20130101) B01D 2251/602 (20130101) B01D 2253/25 (20130101) B01D 2253/304 (20130101) B01D 2253/1124 (20130101) B01D 2257/308 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/06 (20130101) B01J 20/3085 (20130101) B01J 20/28023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/28038 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 9/02 (20130101) C01G 23/003 (20130101) C01G 23/047 (20130101) Making Textile Fabrics, e.g From Fibres or Filamentary Material; Fabrics Made by Such Processes or Apparatus, e.g Felts, Non-woven Fabrics; Cotton-wool; Wadding D04H 1/728 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/298 (20150115) Y10T 428/2913 (20150115) Y10T 442/60 (20150401) |
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| US 09561955 | Zhamu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); Mingchao Wang (Fairborn, Ohio); Wei Xiong (Dayton, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanotek Instruments, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); Mingchao Wang (Fairborn, Ohio); Wei Xiong (Dayton, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a graphene composite thin film composition composed of nano graphene platelets (NGPs) bonded by a graphene oxide binder, wherein the NGPs contain single-layer graphene or multi-layer graphene sheets having a thickness from 0.335 nm to 100 nm. The NGPs occupy a weight fraction of 1% to 99.9% of the total composite weight. The graphene oxide binder, having an oxygen content of 1-40% (preferably <10%) by weight based on the total graphene oxide weight, is obtained from a graphene oxide gel. The composite forms a thin film with a thickness no greater than 1 mm, but preferably no greater than 100 μm and no less than 10 μm. This composition has a combination of exceptional thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and mechanical strength unmatched by any thin-film material of comparable thickness range. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/385813 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/26 (20150115) Y10T 428/268 (20150115) |
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| US 09562210 | Yamamoto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kana Yamamoto (Toledo, Ohio); Sridhar Viamajala (Toledo, Ohio); Sasidhar Varanasi (Toledo, Ohio); Ajith Yapa Mudiyanselage (Toledo, Ohio); Pramod Prasad Poudel (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods for fatty acid alkanolamide (FAAA) synthesis and isolation from lipid-containing algal biomass, and the products of such methods. |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/976662 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing, e.g by Pressing Raw Materials or by Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining or Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g Lanolin, Fatty Oils or Waxes; Essential Oils; Perfumes C11B 3/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562224 | San et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ka-Yiu San (Houston, Texas); George Bennett (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ka-Yiu San (Houston, Texas); George Bennett (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Production of products by engineered bacteria is increased by regulating cellular respiration. Cellular respiration is controlled by reducing electron transfer enzyme activity. Some examples of electron transfer enzymes include NADH dehydrogenases, Succinate dehydrogenases, ubiquinone synthesis, cytochrome O, and cytochrome D. In one example, deletion of UbiCA prevents respiration. Respiration can the be controlled by addition of ubiquinone or expression of ubiCA. |
| FILED | Friday, September 07, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/439504 |
| 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 9/88 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 9/1085 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 1/04 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09562225 | Qian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xi Qian (Troy, New York); Jennifer E. Gagner (Boston, Massachusetts); Jonathan S. Dordick (Schenectady, New York); Richard W. Siegel (Menands, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi Qian (Troy, New York); Jennifer E. Gagner (Boston, Massachusetts); Jonathan S. Dordick (Schenectady, New York); Richard W. Siegel (Menands, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a gold nanocage with pores, charged ligand molecules covalently bound to internal surfaces of the gold nanocage, and payload molecules electrostatically adsorbed onto said charged ligand molecules, wherein a pore diameter is between 1.2 and 20 times a gyration radius of the payload molecule. Also provided is a method for making a nanoparticle, including using polyvinylpyrrolidone as a capping agent in a galvanic replacement reaction to convert a silver nanocube into a gold nanocage having pores, replacing the polyvinylpyrrolidone on internal surfaces with charged ligand molecules, and electrostatically adsorbing payload molecules onto the charged ligand molecules, with a pore diameter less than twenty times a gyration radius of the payload molecule. Also provided is a method of delivering a pharmacological agent to a mammalian cell, including contacting the cell with a gold nanocage having pores, ligand molecules bound to internal surfaces, and pharmacological agent adsorbed onto ligand molecules. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/676258 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48861 (20130101) A61K 47/48884 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/2462 (20130101) C12N 11/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 302/01017 (20130101) C12Y 304/21001 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 18/54 (20130101) C23C 18/1635 (20130101) C23C 18/1657 (20130101) |
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| US 09562881 | DeGrandpre et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael D. DeGrandpre (Missoula, Montana); Todd Martz (Aptos, California); Andrew Dickson (San Diego, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. DeGrandpre (Missoula, Montana); Todd Martz (Aptos, California); Andrew Dickson (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A titration method uses a tracer in the titrant or titrand to quantify the amount of titrant added. The method does not require quantitative addition of titrant or sample. The tracer can be inert or can participate as an indicator of the titrant-analyte reaction. If the tracer is inert, an alternative method for monitoring the progress of the titration is required. The tracer concentration is quantified by an appropriate method depending upon the type of tracer and analytical performance desired (e.g. precision, accuracy). The method simplifies titrations because it eliminates the need for a precision dispensing device and analytical balance. |
| FILED | Friday, January 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/698594 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 31/16 (20130101) G01N 31/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 31/166 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/13 (20150115) |
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| US 09562888 | Parpia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeevak M. Parpia (Ithaca, New York); Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York); Darren R. Southworth (Munich, Germany); Leon M. Bellan (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeevak M. Parpia (Ithaca, New York); Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York); Darren R. Southworth (Munich, Germany); Leon M. Bellan (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite, analyte sensor includes a substrate; a micro- or nano-electro-mechanical (MEMS; NEMS) resonator that is coupled to the substrate at least two edge locations (i.e., it is at least doubly-clamped) of the resonator, wherein the resonator is in a statically-buckled state near a buckling transition point of the resonator; and a chemically-responsive substance covering at least a portion of the surface of the resonator that will undergo a conformational change upon exposure to a given analyte. The resonator may be a double-clamped, statically-buckled beam (or bridge), a multiply-clamped, statically-buckled dome (or crater), or other resonator geometry. The sensor may include two or more at least double-clamped, statically-buckled, composite MEMS or NEMS resonators each operating near a buckling transition point of the respective resonator, and each characterized by a different resonant frequency. A method for sensing an analyte in ambient air. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/637861 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/022 (20130101) G01N 33/497 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09562927 | King 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) | Gavin McLean King (Columbia, Missouri); Krishna Prasad Sigdel (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | With example embodiments described herein, a probe tip of a scanning probe microscope (such as an atomic force microscope (AFM)) is directly detected as it moves in a tapping mode to determine the tip positions over time, and a force for the tip is computed from these determined tip positions. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/872332 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Scanning-probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-probe Techniques, e.g Scanning Probe Microscopy [SPM] G01Q 20/00 (20130101) G01Q 20/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01Q 30/04 (20130101) G01Q 60/24 (20130101) G01Q 60/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09563053 | Riddle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Reed Riddle (Pasadena, California); Christoph Baranec (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An automated adaptive optics and laser projection system is described. The automated adaptive optics and laser projection system includes an adaptive optics system and a compact laser projection system with related laser guidance programming used to correct atmospheric distortion induced on light received by a telescope. Control of the automated adaptive optics and laser projection system is designed in a modular manner in order to facilitate replication of the system to be used with a variety of different telescopes. Related methods are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/843265 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 11/00 (20130101) Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/021 (20130101) G01J 3/027 (20130101) G01J 3/32 (20130101) G01J 3/36 (20130101) G01J 3/0224 (20130101) G01J 3/0229 (20130101) G01J 3/0237 (20130101) G01J 9/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 7/003 (20130101) G02B 23/00 (20130101) G02B 23/02 (20130101) G02B 23/06 (20130101) G02B 26/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 26/0816 (20130101) G02B 27/40 (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 21/2033 (20130101) Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 15/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09563407 | Salter |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard Salter (Oberlin, Ohio) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Salter (Oberlin, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer implemented modeling method and system that includes using a visual programming language to create a topological framework model configured to spatially arrange a set of one more agent submodels and incorporate an environmental submodel for each position of the topological framework model. The method further includes capturing the topological framework model by converting elements of the visual programming language into a textual programming language. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/613257 |
| ART UNIT | 2191 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/5009 (20130101) |
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| US 09564057 | Gobert et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Janice D. Gobert (Stow, Massachusetts); Michael A. Sao Pedro (Worcester, Massachusetts); Cameron Guerra Betts (Berlin, Massachusetts); Ryan S. Baker (Tarrytown, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An assessment engine includes a definition of inquiry skills being assessed. Assessment models are used to infer skill demonstration as one or more students engage in inquiry within computerized simulations and/or microworlds. A pedagogical agent and/or help system provides real-time feedback to one or more students based on the assessment model outputs, and/or based on additional models that track one or more students developing proficiency across inquiry tasks over time. A pedagogical agent and/or help system for science inquiry tutoring responds in real-time on the basis of knowledge-engineered and data-mined assessment and/or tracking models. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/159539 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/025 (20130101) Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/06398 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09565581 | Zhang 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) | Zhengya Zhang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Chia-Hsiang Chen (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A nonbinary iterative detector-decoder (IDD) system. The IDD system comprises a detector, a decoder; and a nonbinary interface electrically connected between the detector and decoder. The interface is operative to convert a soft symbol and variance that is output by the detector into a corresponding nonbinary log likelihood ratio (LLR) vector that comprises one or more nonbinary LLRs, and to provide the LLR vector to the decoder. The interface is further configured to convert a nonbinary LLR vector comprised of one or more nonbinary LLRs that is output by the decoder into a corresponding soft symbol and variance, and to provide the soft symbol and variance to the detector. |
| FILED | Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/049031 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 7/0452 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/005 (20130101) H04L 1/0048 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 24/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 72/082 (20130101) |
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| US 09565717 | Piazza et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniele Piazza (Lodi, Italy); John Kountouriotis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Michele D'Amico (Milan, Italy); Kapil R. Dandekar (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Prathaban Mookiah (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Politecnico Di Milano (Milan, Italy) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniele Piazza (Lodi, Italy); John Kountouriotis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Michele D'Amico (Milan, Italy); Kapil R. Dandekar (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Prathaban Mookiah (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Reconfigurable antennas in an ad-hoc network are provided where all nodes employ MIMO/SIMO/MISO communication techniques. Three types of reconfigurable antennas: Reconfigurable Printed Dipole Array (RPDA), Reconfigurable Circular Patch Antenna (RCPA) and Two-Port Reconfigurable CRLH Leaky Wave Antennas are used. The RPDA, RCPA and the CRLH Leaky Wave antennas have a different number of configurations as well as different degrees of pattern diversity between possible configurations. To effectively use these antennas in a network, the performance of centralized and decentralized antenna configuration selection schemes are quantified for reconfiguration at one or both link ends. The sum capacity of the network is used as a metric to quantify the performance of these antennas in measured and simulated network channels. |
| FILED | Friday, March 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/634381 |
| ART UNIT | 2466 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/007 (20130101) H01Q 3/24 (20130101) H01Q 5/342 (20150115) H01Q 9/145 (20130101) H01Q 9/285 (20130101) H01Q 9/0435 (20130101) H01Q 21/08 (20130101) Transmission H04B 7/04 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 84/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 88/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09562690 | Cheung |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert K. Cheung (East Hampton, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An air swirler, a fuel and air admission assembly, and a staged combustor are disclosed. The staged combustor may be equipped with the fuel and air admission assemblies incorporating the air swirlers for use in gas turbine engines, such as for example gas turbine engines powering aircraft having supersonic cruise capability. |
| FILED | Monday, August 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/456685 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/14 (20130101) F23R 3/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09563203 | Davoodi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Faranak Davoodi (San Marino, California); Farhooman Davoudi (Roissy-en-Brie, France) |
| ABSTRACT | Buoyant sensor networks are described, comprising floating buoys with sensors and energy harvesting capabilities. The buoys can control their buoyancy and motion, and can organize communication in a distributed fashion. Some buoys may have tethered underwater vehicles with a smart spooling system that allows the vehicles to dive deep underwater while remaining in communication and connection with the buoys. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/729011 |
| ART UNIT | 3665 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 22/02 (20130101) B63B 22/20 (20130101) B63B 22/22 (20130101) B63B 22/24 (20130101) B63B 2022/006 (20130101) B63B 2203/00 (20130101) B63B 2213/02 (20130101) Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 8/001 (20130101) B63G 2008/007 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/0088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G05D 1/0206 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/38 (20130101) |
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| US 09564055 | Shipley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WxOps, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WXOPS, INC. (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott T. Shipley (Satellite Beach, Florida); Mark D. Spence (Montreat, North Carolina); Gary P. Ellrod (Granby, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An aviation flight planning system is used for predicting and warning for intersection of flight paths with transported meteorological disturbances, such as transported turbulence and related phenomena. Sensed data and transmitted data provide real time and forecast data related to meteorological conditions. Data modelling transported meteorological disturbances are applied to the received transmitted data and the sensed data to use the data modelling transported meteorological disturbances to correlate the sensed data and received transmitted data. The correlation is used to identify transported meteorological disturbances source characteristics, and identify predicted transported meteorological disturbances trajectories from source to intersection with flight path in space and time. The correlated data are provided to a visualization system that projects coordinates of a point of interest (POI) in a selected point of view (POV) to displays the flight track and the predicted transported meteorological disturbances warnings for the flight crew. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/183304 |
| ART UNIT | 3668 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Traffic Control Systems G08G 5/003 (20130101) G08G 5/0091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 67/12 (20130101) |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09561955 | Zhamu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); Mingchao Wang (Fairborn, Ohio); Wei Xiong (Dayton, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanotek Instruments, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, Ohio); Mingchao Wang (Fairborn, Ohio); Wei Xiong (Dayton, Ohio); Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a graphene composite thin film composition composed of nano graphene platelets (NGPs) bonded by a graphene oxide binder, wherein the NGPs contain single-layer graphene or multi-layer graphene sheets having a thickness from 0.335 nm to 100 nm. The NGPs occupy a weight fraction of 1% to 99.9% of the total composite weight. The graphene oxide binder, having an oxygen content of 1-40% (preferably <10%) by weight based on the total graphene oxide weight, is obtained from a graphene oxide gel. The composite forms a thin film with a thickness no greater than 1 mm, but preferably no greater than 100 μm and no less than 10 μm. This composition has a combination of exceptional thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and mechanical strength unmatched by any thin-film material of comparable thickness range. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/385813 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/26 (20150115) Y10T 428/268 (20150115) |
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| US 09564481 | Zhou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chongwu Zhou (San Marino, California); Kosmas Galatsis (Torrance, California); Pochiang Chen (Hillsboro, Oregon); Yue Fu (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ANEEVE LLC (Torrance, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chongwu Zhou (San Marino, California); Kosmas Galatsis (Torrance, California); Pochiang Chen (Hillsboro, Oregon); Yue Fu (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject technology relates to a method including steps for disposing a first electrically conductive material on a substrate to form a first layer of electrodes on the substrate, wherein the first layer includes a source electrode and a drain electrode, and printing a film including carbon nanotubes between the source electrode and the drain electrode, thereby defining at least a first interface between the carbon nanotube film and the source electrode and a second interface between the carbon nanotube film and drain electrode. In certain aspects, the method can further include steps for disposing a second electrically conductive material over the first interface between the carbon nanotube film and the source electrode and the second interface between the carbon nanotube film and the drain electrode. In certain aspects, a transistor device is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/438927 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/3274 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 51/0004 (20130101) H01L 51/0034 (20130101) H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/052 (20130101) H01L 51/055 (20130101) H01L 51/0096 (20130101) H01L 51/105 (20130101) H01L 51/0541 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US PP27643 | Fazio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York); The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York); The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gennaro Fazio (Geneva, New York); Terence Lee Robinson (Geneva, New York); Herbert Sanders Aldwinckle (Geneva, New York); James Cummins (Geneva, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of apple tree named ‘G.814’. ‘G.814’ is useful in that it can be propagated clonally and used as a rootstock or root system for apple trees as well as for interstems of apple trees. When used as a rootstock, ‘G.814’, is: dwarfing, induces scion precocity, is cold hardy, induces scion precocity, has a high yield efficiency, is tolerant to replant disease, and is resistant to: crown and root rot (Phytophthora cactorum), fire-blight (Erwinia amylovora), and powdery mildew. ‘G.814’ is susceptible to Apple Stem Grooving Virus (ASGV) and wooly apple aphid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/120454 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/174 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09562292 | Esposito et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (Gaithersbrug, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel V. Esposito (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Thomas P. Moffat (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Albert Alec Talin (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A photoactive article includes a substrate including a semiconductor to absorb light and to produce a plurality of charge carriers; a dielectric layer disposed on the substrate; a conductive member disposed on the dielectric layer and opposing the substrate such that the dielectric layer is exposed by the conductive member, the conductive member to receive a portion of the plurality of charge carriers from the substrate; and an electrolyte disposed on the dielectric layer and the conductive member. Making a photoactive article includes forming a dielectric layer on a substrate by rapid thermal oxidation, the dielectric layer comprising an oxide of a semiconductor; and forming a conductive member disposed on the dielectric layer. |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/269411 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25B 1/003 (20130101) C25B 11/04 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/2045 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/542 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09564573 | Chang 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) | Josephine B. Chang (Bedford Hills, New York); Gerald W. Gibson (Danbury, Connecticut); Mark B. Ketchen (Hadley, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique relates to a trilayer Josephson junction structure. A dielectric layer is on a base electrode layer that is on a substrate. A counter electrode layer is on the dielectric layer. First and second counter electrodes are formed from the counter electrode layer. First and second dielectric layers are formed from the dielectric layer. First and second base electrodes are formed from base electrode layer. The first counter electrode, first dielectric layer, and first base electrode form a first stack. The second counter electrode, second dielectric layer, and second base electrode form a second stack. A shunting capacitor is between first and second base electrodes. An ILD layer is deposited on the substrate, the first and second counter electrodes, and the first and second base electrodes. A contact bridge connects the first and second counter electrodes. An air gap is formed underneath the contact bridge by removing ILD. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/749115 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 39/2493 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09561873 | Dominguez |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose Dominguez (Glendale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for preventing a gimbal from exceeding a predetermined gimbal rate limit includes receiving a gimbal rate command and a gimbal rate feedback signal representative of sensed gimbal rate. The gimbal rate command and the gimbal rate feedback signal are compared, in a control circuit, to determine a gimbal rate error. A predetermined gain scaling factor is applied, in the control circuit, to the gimbal rate command to generate a scaled gimbal rate command. The gimbal is disabled when the gimbal rate error is greater than or equal to the scaled gimbal rate. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/185303 |
| ART UNIT | 3668 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/24 (20130101) B64G 1/36 (20130101) B64G 1/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 74/1229 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09562206 | Cannella et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William James Cannella (San Ramon, California); Amir Gamal Maria (San Ramon, California); John E. Dec (Livermore, California); Chunsheng Ji (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William James Cannella (San Ramon, California); Amir Gamal Maria (San Ramon, California); John E. Dec (Livermore, California); Chunsheng Ji (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a method for increasing the high load (knock) limit of an internal combustion engine operated in a low temperature combustion ignition mode, the method comprising operating the engine with a fuel composition comprising (a) gasoline having a Research Octane Number (RON) greater than 85 and (b) one or more cetane improvers. |
| FILED | Friday, May 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/891696 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 1/10 (20130101) C10L 1/23 (20130101) C10L 1/1811 (20130101) C10L 10/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10L 2270/023 (20130101) Internal-combustion Piston Engines; Combustion Engines in General F02B 1/12 (20130101) Controlling Combustion Engines F02D 19/084 (20130101) F02D 41/3035 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/36 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09564548 | Bhusari et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Huntington Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dhananjay M. Bhusari (North Hills, California); Daniel C. Law (Arcadia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides for a direct wafer bonding method including providing a bonding layer upon a first and second wafer, and directly bonding the first and second wafers together under heat and pressure. The method may be used for directly bonding an GaAs-based, InP-based, GaP-based, GaSb-based, or Ga(In)N-based device to a GaAs device by introducing a highly doped (Al)(Ga)InP(As)(Sb) layer between the devices. The bonding layer material forms a bond having high bond strength, low electrical resistance, and high optical transmittance. |
| FILED | Monday, August 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/461929 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/187 (20130101) H01L 21/2007 (20130101) H01L 29/205 (20130101) H01L 31/043 (20141201) H01L 31/0687 (20130101) H01L 31/0693 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/1844 (20130101) H01L 31/1892 (20130101) 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) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
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- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
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- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
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