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Patent Details for Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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| US 09615748 | Tearney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guillermo J. Tearney (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brett E. Bouma (Quincy, Massachusetts); Dongkyun Kang (Somerville, Massachusetts); Melissa J. Suter (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo J. Tearney (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brett E. Bouma (Quincy, Massachusetts); Dongkyun Kang (Somerville, Massachusetts); Melissa J. Suter (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments of apparatus, method and system for determining a position on or in a biological tissue can be provided. For example, using such exemplary embodiment, it is possible to control the focus of an optical imaging probe. In another exemplary embodiment, it is possible to implement a marking apparatus together with or into an optical imaging probe. According to one exemplary embodiment, it is possible (using one or more arrangements) to receive information associated with at least one image of at least one portion of the biological tissue obtained using an optical imaging technique. Further, it is possible to, based on the information, cause a visible change on or in at least location of the portion(s) using at least one electro-magnetic radiation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/690686 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0068 (20130101) A61B 5/0075 (20130101) A61B 5/0086 (20130101) |
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| US 09616020 | Irvine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darrell J. Irvine (Arlington, Massachusetts); Jaehyun Moon (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides delivery systems comprised of stabilized multilamellar vesicles, as well as compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The stabilized multilamellar vesicles may comprise prophylactic, therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/097607 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/127 (20130101) A61K 9/1271 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/1273 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 38/19 (20130101) A61K 38/20 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/0005 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/35 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48815 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/572 (20130101) A61K 2039/575 (20130101) A61K 2039/55511 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/28 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2740/16222 (20130101) C12N 2740/16234 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2984 (20150115) |
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| US 09616109 | Soliman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Extend Biosciences, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Extend Biosciences, Inc. (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tarik Soliman (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Laura M. Hales (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniel B. Hall (Easton, Massachusetts); Howard Sard (Arlington, Massachusetts); Vishnumurthy Hegde (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides non-hormonal vitamin D conjugated to insulin peptides that result in the peptides having increased absorption, bioavailability or circulating half-life when compared to non-conjugated forms. The vitamin D targeting groups are coupled to the insulin peptides via the third carbon on the vitamin D backbone. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/919572 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 38/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48023 (20130101) A61K 47/48107 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/62 (20130101) |
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| US 09616116 | Cross et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan S. Cross (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Apurba K. Bhattacharjee (Kensington, Maryland); Wendell D. Zollinger (Leahi, Utah); Steven M. Opal (Barrington, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (Baltimore, Maryland); THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND (Pawtucket, Rhode Island); UNITED STATES ARMY (Fort Detrick, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan S. Cross (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Apurba K. Bhattacharjee (Kensington, Maryland); Wendell D. Zollinger (Leahi, Utah); Steven M. Opal (Barrington, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an immunogenic composition of a lipopolysaccharide vaccine and a non-alum adjuvant. The immunogenic composition may be detoxified J5 core lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli non-covalently complexed with group B meningococcal outermembrane protein. Also provided are methods for preventing an infection caused by a Gram-negative bacteria in an individual via administering the immunogenic compositions to the individual. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/636951 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/095 (20130101) A61K 39/0258 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/58 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) A61K 2039/55583 (20130101) |
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| US 09616142 | Ehrensberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Amherst, New York); Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Amherst, New York); Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Ehrensberger (Amherst, New York); Anthony A. Campagnari (Hamburg, New York); Esther Takeuchi (East Amherst, New York); Nicole Luke-Marshall (Webster, New York); Jeremy Gilbert (Fayetteville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes a method of reducing or preventing the growth of microbes on the surface of an object, wherein the object is of such material that it can act as a working electrode. The method comprises the steps of providing a counter electrode, and a reference electrode. The object is used as the working electrode. Electrical current is passed through the working and counter electrodes. The current through the counter electrode is varied such that the electric potential of the working electrode is constant relative to the electric potential of the reference electrode. Also described is an apparatus for reducing or preventing microbes on an object using a potentiostatic device. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/540213 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — 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 2/30 (20130101) A61F 2002/482 (20130101) A61F 2002/30677 (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 2/03 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 2202/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09616257 | Howland |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Warwick Mills Inc. (New Ipswich, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Warwick Mills Inc. (New Ipswich, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles A Howland (Temple, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A lightweight, low bulk, mobile CB shelter fabric includes a high tensile strength woven scrim laminated between two thin CB-impenetrable polymer films. Laminate adhesives can include isocyanate adhesion promotors. Coatings can provide camouflage, increased light opacity, increased CB protection, sun, fire, and weather resistance. Lamination heat and pressure can cause the films to conform and bond through the scrim, while a pre-applied coating does not flow and remains uniform in thickness. The resulting fabric weight can be approximately 50% of conventional CB fabrics. The films can be hard-drawn polymers. A coating of hammer milled kaolin clay can provide increased light opacity. The films can be 1 micron thick, and can be nylon, aliphatic nylon, urethane, or poly-ether. The scrim can be a 1500 denier Vectran® (liquid crystal polymer) with a 4.5 ends-per-inch warp and a 3.5 ends-per-inch fill. The scrim yarns can be flattened bundles of untwisted fiber. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/949271 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices, Apparatus or Methods for Life-saving A62B 17/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/024 (20130101) B32B 7/12 (20130101) B32B 27/12 (20130101) B32B 27/34 (20130101) B32B 27/36 (20130101) B32B 27/281 (20130101) B32B 33/00 (20130101) B32B 37/12 (20130101) B32B 38/00 (20130101) B32B 2037/243 (20130101) B32B 2255/10 (20130101) B32B 2255/26 (20130101) B32B 2305/18 (20130101) B32B 2307/712 (20130101) B32B 2307/714 (20130101) B32B 2307/3065 (20130101) B32B 2571/00 (20130101) Wall, Floor, or Like Covering Materials, e.g Linoleum, Oilcloth, Artificial Leather, Roofing Felt, Consisting of a Fibrous Web Coated With a Layer of Macromolecular Material; Flexible Sheet Material Not Otherwise Provided for D06N 7/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24355 (20150115) Y10T 442/164 (20150401) |
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| US 09616472 | Watts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard J. Watts (Pullman, Washington); Mushtaque Ahmad (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard J. Watts (Pullman, Washington); Mushtaque Ahmad (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments of contaminant removal systems, compositions, and methods are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for oxidizing a contaminant includes contacting the contaminant with a peroxygen compound and initializing, maintaining, or propagating degradation of the peroxygen compound with an oxygenated organic compound, thereby releasing oxidizing radicals. The method also includes oxidizing the contaminant with the released oxidizing radicals. |
| FILED | Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/128311 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Reclamation of Contaminated Soil B09C 1/00 (20130101) B09C 1/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/66 (20130101) C02F 1/72 (20130101) C02F 1/722 (20130101) C02F 2101/36 (20130101) C02F 2101/322 (20130101) C02F 2101/363 (20130101) C02F 2305/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09616487 | Fast |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward E. Fast (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A riveting tool configured to install a plurality of fasteners simultaneously is provided including a body having a generally central cavity. A strike surface is arranged at a first end of the body and a plurality of contactors extends generally outwards from a second, opposite end of the body. Each contactor includes an engagement surface configured to contact a surface of an adjacent fastener when a force is applied to the strike surface. A biasing mechanism is arranged within the cavity adjacent an upper cavity surface. A dowel is positioned within the cavity adjacent the biasing mechanism. The dowel is configured to engage a portion of an adjacent nut plate and translate within the cavity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/752760 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Forging; Hammering; Pressing Metal; Riveting; Forge Furnaces B21J 15/02 (20130101) B21J 15/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Metal-working Not Otherwise Provided For; Combined Operations; Universal Machine Tools B23P 19/06 (20130101) Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing F16B 37/064 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/4992 (20150115) Y10T 29/5118 (20150115) Y10T 29/5377 (20150115) Y10T 29/49954 (20150115) Y10T 29/49956 (20150115) |
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| US 09616580 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sarcos LC (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sarcos LC (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fraser M. Smith (Waltham, Massachusetts); Michael Morrison (Waltham, Massachusetts); Glenn Colvin, Jr. (Waltham, Massachusetts); Wayco Scroggin (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An end effector for a robotic arm is disclosed. The end effector includes a grasping apparatus having a gripping member and an appendage extending from the gripping member forming a channel between the griping member and the appendage. The channel is configured to receive at least a portion of an article, such as a latch for a container, to be manipulated by the end effector. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/841006 |
| ART UNIT | 3652 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 13/086 (20130101) B25J 15/10 (20130101) B25J 15/0066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B25J 15/0475 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09616624 | Blier et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Darren J. Blier (Westerly, Rhode Island); Louis E. Sansone (Sterling, Connecticut); Michael A. Vartanian (Lincoln, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darren J. Blier (Westerly, Rhode Island); Louis E. Sansone (Sterling, Connecticut); Michael A. Vartanian (Lincoln, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A system to repair a hose made from deformable material includes an elongated container for holding a liquid heated sufficiently for softening the hose. A heater can be positioned in the container. A plurality of restraining members can be positioned to retain the hose immersed in the liquid within the container. A gas supply is used to pressurize the hose prior to immersion, and a support is provided for holding the hose before and after immersion. A method includes filling an elongated container with a heated liquid and pressurizing the hose with a gas. The pressurized hose is immersed in the liquid and maintained immersed by retaining members to soften the hose. The hose is removed from the liquid, depressurized and allowed to cool. |
| FILED | Friday, July 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/946444 |
| 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 73/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09616635 | Daraio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chiara Daraio (Pasadena, California); Abha Misra (Bangalore, India); Jordan R. Raney (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making a multilayer foam structure of nominally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is disclosed. The method comprises synthesizing a layer of CNTs and sandwiching the layer of CNTs between two polymeric layers, or between two metallic layers or foils. |
| FILED | Friday, April 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/866596 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 3/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B32B 7/12 (20130101) B32B 15/04 (20130101) B32B 15/20 (20130101) B32B 15/043 (20130101) B32B 27/06 (20130101) B32B 27/08 (20130101) B32B 27/283 (20130101) B32B 2250/40 (20130101) B32B 2250/42 (20130101) B32B 2255/06 (20130101) B32B 2255/10 (20130101) B32B 2255/20 (20130101) B32B 2255/28 (20130101) B32B 2307/50 (20130101) B32B 2307/56 (20130101) B32B 2307/72 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/249927 (20150401) Y10T 428/249945 (20150401) |
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| US 09617195 | Erbach et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc. (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter S. Erbach (Huntsville, Alabama); R. Michael Banish (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A smoke producing method and device of the present disclosure produces a non-incendiary, organic-polymerization based, smoke-producing reaction. The method of generating smoke comprises initiating a frontal polymerization reaction by heating a composition comprising a monomer compound that exothermically polymerizes upon initiation with an initiator compound and an initiator compound that initiates polymerization of the monomer compound present at a mass concentration that is at least five percent of the mass concentration of the monomer compound. The polymerization of the monomer compound is exothermic, and in one embodiment the concentration of initiator compound is at least five percent of the concentration of monomer compound. The smoke mainly comprises thermal decomposition products of the initiator compound. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/889218 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Means for Generating Smoke or Mist; Gas-attack Compositions; Generation of Gas for Blasting or Propulsion C06D 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/16 (20130101) Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For F24J 1/00 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 12/48 (20130101) |
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| US 09617205 | Tabirian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia); Beam Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Beam Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co. (Orlando, Florida); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nelson V. Tabirian (Winter Park, Florida); Sarik R. Nersisyan (Winter Park, Florida); Brian R. Kimball (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Diane M. Steeves (Franklin, Massachusetts); Rafael O Vergara (Winter Park, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating a liquid crystal polymer film includes providing a support substrate having a surface having a shape arranged to define a form of a liquid crystal polymer film to be fabricated; applying a layer of a photoaligning material over the surface of the support substrate, the photoaligning material having an absorption band; exposing the layer of photoaligning material to a light having a linear polarization and the light comprising a wavelength within the absorption band to convert the layer of photoaligning material into a layer of photoaligned material; applying a layer of a polymerizable liquid crystal over the layer of photoaligned material; performing photopolymerization of the layer of polymerizable liquid crystal to form a liquid crystal polymer film; applying a solvent to the layer of photoaligned material, the solvent formulated to dissolve the photoaligned material to thereby release the liquid crystal polymer film from the support substrate; and removing the liquid crystal polymer film from the support substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/810589 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 11/00788 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 245/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 33/044 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 19/56 (20130101) C09K 19/601 (20130101) C09K 2219/03 (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 1/133711 (20130101) G02F 1/133788 (20130101) |
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| US 09617256 | Moser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Achaogen, Inc. (South San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Achaogen, Inc. (South San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heinz E. Moser (San Mateo, California); Qing Lu (Foster City, California); Phillip A. Patten (Portola Valley, California); Dan Wang (Fremont, California); Ramesh Kasar (Bellevue, Washington); Stephen Kaldor (San Diego, California); Brian D. Patterson (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Antibacterial compounds of formula (I) are provided: as well as stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of treating bacterial infections by the administration of such compounds; and processes for the preparation of such compounds. |
| FILED | Monday, March 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/223971 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 259/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 205/04 (20130101) C07D 207/08 (20130101) C07D 207/09 (20130101) C07D 207/10 (20130101) C07D 207/12 (20130101) C07D 207/16 (20130101) C07D 207/32 (20130101) C07D 207/46 (20130101) C07D 207/48 (20130101) C07D 207/337 (20130101) C07D 209/46 (20130101) C07D 211/08 (20130101) C07D 211/26 (20130101) C07D 211/34 (20130101) C07D 211/38 (20130101) C07D 211/46 (20130101) C07D 211/94 (20130101) C07D 213/36 (20130101) C07D 213/38 (20130101) C07D 213/56 (20130101) C07D 213/61 (20130101) C07D 213/74 (20130101) C07D 217/22 (20130101) C07D 217/24 (20130101) C07D 231/12 (20130101) C07D 231/14 (20130101) C07D 231/56 (20130101) C07D 233/26 (20130101) C07D 233/36 (20130101) C07D 233/64 (20130101) C07D 239/26 (20130101) C07D 239/42 (20130101) C07D 239/70 (20130101) C07D 239/88 (20130101) C07D 239/90 (20130101) C07D 241/12 (20130101) C07D 241/52 (20130101) C07D 249/08 (20130101) C07D 261/08 (20130101) C07D 261/20 (20130101) C07D 263/32 (20130101) C07D 263/34 (20130101) C07D 263/58 (20130101) C07D 267/10 (20130101) C07D 271/107 (20130101) C07D 275/02 (20130101) C07D 277/30 (20130101) C07D 277/40 (20130101) C07D 277/46 (20130101) C07D 277/82 (20130101) C07D 285/12 (20130101) C07D 295/26 (20130101) C07D 295/092 (20130101) C07D 295/096 (20130101) C07D 295/135 (20130101) C07D 295/155 (20130101) C07D 307/14 (20130101) C07D 309/04 (20130101) C07D 309/12 (20130101) C07D 333/06 (20130101) C07D 333/24 (20130101) C07D 333/34 (20130101) C07D 333/36 (20130101) C07D 335/02 (20130101) C07D 413/04 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617488 | Harvey 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) | Benjamin G Harvey (Ridgecrest, California); Heather A Meylemans (Ridgecrest, California); Roxanne L Quintana (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for making high density fuels, pure terpene dimers, and byproducts from mixed terpene feedstocks and the resulting high density fuel products. The fuels produced by the process includes, dimerizing at least one terpene feedstock by mixing at least one terpene with at least one heterogeneous acidic catalyst and at least one solvent used to control the reaction temperature for a desired time and temperature to produce a crude terpene dimer (C20H32 mixture) in about 65% to about 95% chemical yield, hydrogenating the crude terpene dimer (C20H32 mixture) with at least one hydrogenation catalyst under a hydrogen atmosphere and removing the hydrogenating catalyst(s) to produce about 65% by weight to about 95% by weight of hydrogenated terpene dimer mixture, and utilizing a separation method against the hydrogenated terpene dimer mixture to produce byproducts, where the process generates a hydrocarbon mixture with a viscosity of between about 20 and 50 cSt at 40° C. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/607346 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 2/04 (20130101) C07C 5/03 (20130101) C07C 2101/16 (20130101) C07C 2102/42 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 1/06 (20130101) C10L 1/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10L 2200/0469 (20130101) C10L 2270/04 (20130101) C10L 2270/023 (20130101) C10L 2270/026 (20130101) C10L 2290/543 (20130101) C10L 2290/547 (20130101) |
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| US 09617522 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Kuan-Ta Lu (Charlestown, Massachusetts); Hiroki Ando (Boston, Massachusetts); Sebastien Lemire (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Various aspects and embodiments of the invention are directed to high-throughput phage-engineering methods and recombinant bacteriophages with tunable host ranges for controlling phage specificity. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/478657 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 7/02 (20130101) C12N 15/81 (20130101) C12N 2795/00011 (20130101) |
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| US 09617525 | Montclare et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin Kim Montclare (New York, New York); Richard Bonneau (New York, New York); P. Douglas Renfrew (New York, New York); Ching-Yao Yang (Elmhurst, New York); Carlo Yuvienco (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The instant invention provides methods and related compositions for identifying polypeptides with improved stability and/or enzymatic activity in comparison to native forms, wherein the identified polypeptides comprise one or more non-natural amino acids. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to novel phosphotriesterase enzymes comprising one or more non-natural amino acids. In a particular embodiment, the instant invention provides novel phosphotriesterase enzymes with greater stability and/or enhanced activity in comparison to native forms of the enzyme. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising novel phophotriesterase enzymes, such as prophylactics, decontaminants, animal feedstocks, and assay kits. |
| FILED | Monday, July 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/804277 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/16 (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 1/44 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 301/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09617526 | Harvey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Command (APG, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven P. Harvey (Lutherville, Maryland); Mark A. Guelta (White Marsh, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed toward non-wild-type organophosphorus acid anhydrolases having three site mutations, method of production, and method of use to effectively degrade toxic chemical compounds such as (Ethyl({2-[bis(propan-2-yl)amino]ethyl}sulfanyl)(methyl)phosphinate (“VX”). |
| FILED | Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/946204 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/465 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 301/08002 (20130101) |
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| US 09617541 | Mirkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Colin Michael Calabrese (Evanston, Illinois); William E. Briley (Chicago, Illinois); Timothy J. Merkel (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are metal-ligand complexes containing polynucleotides, compounds for making the same, and methods of using the same. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/831316 |
| 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 | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/69 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 15/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/51 (20130101) C12N 2310/351 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09617612 | Scheid |
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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) | Eric Scheid (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Structures and methods of manufacturing utilizing direction of force loading or shock induced deformation of structures including microstructures produced in accordance with embodiments of the invention are provided. In one example, a method of manufacturing and structure including providing a metallic plate; forming said plate such that an original longitudinal direction of rolling the plate is perpendicular to a long direction of the plate, thus a force load on the plate would then be distributed over the longitudinal direction. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/593392 |
| ART UNIT | 3725 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Modifying the Physical Structure of Ferrous Metals; General Devices for Heat Treatment of Ferrous or Non-ferrous Metals or Alloys; Making Metal Malleable, e.g by Decarburisation or Tempering C21D 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C21D 7/02 (20130101) C21D 2201/05 (20130101) Changing the Physical Structure of Non-ferrous Metals and Non-ferrous Alloys C22F 1/04 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 1/032 (20130101) |
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| US 09617643 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ilsoon Lee (Okemos, Michigan); Wei Wang (East Lansing, Michigan); Ankush Gokhale (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of plating a metal on a hydrophobic polymer, especially in the shape of small particles, involves: (a) contacting a surface of hydrophobic polymer substrate with a polycation such as poly(allylamine hydrochloride) to create a treated surface; (b) contacting the treated surface with a catalyst; and then (c) immersing the surface in a electroless metal plating bath to create a coating of metal on the surface. Metals include copper, silver, gold, nickel and cobalt. Catalysts are selected from compounds containing palladium, platinum, tin, copper, or nickel salts. Damaging surface treatments such as etching by plasma or acid are avoided. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/063720 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 18/30 (20130101) C23C 18/2086 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617671 | Hennings |
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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) | Elsa Johnson Hennings (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An end guide for a cord attachment device includes a cloth. The cloth is configured to fold over, unto, and overlap itself. The cloth has three portions. The first and second portions are longer than a third portion. The cloth is folded axially about a central longitudinal axis. The central longitudinal axis spans from the proximal end to the distal end of the cloth. The folding causes the first and second portions to overlap. A plurality of flutes are configured in the cloth by a plurality of stitch lines running parallel to each other and extending through first and second sides (the front and back) of the cloth and extending through the overlap of the first and second portions. At least one of the plurality of stitch lines are located between each of the flutes. The flutes span to both the proximal and distal ends of the cloth. First and second portions are folded outwardly away from the plurality of flutes at both the proximal and distal ends and then stitched to the cloth so as to create end channels for the routing of a cover cord (when a cover is used) or a keeper cord. The stitching is perpendicular to the plurality of stitch lines. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/920435 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 17/02 (20130101) Sewing D05B 23/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617696 | Burns et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Killian Padraic Burns (Rockford, Michigan); Sungi Cho (Cooper City, Florida); Steven Davidson (Byfield, Massachusetts); Max Arthur Saurwein (Kent, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Killian Padraic Burns (Rockford, Michigan); Sungi Cho (Cooper City, Florida); Steven Davidson (Byfield, Massachusetts); Max Arthur Saurwein (Kent, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A crossing device aids in crossing from a near side to a far side of an obstacle. It comprises a lead assembly that is projected to the far side of the obstacle and that includes an anchor assembly and a pulley. The anchor assembly has a base, a launch tube that is secured to the base, a spike that is housed within the launch tube, and a propellant charge. The anchor assembly is anchored on the far side of the obstacle by remotely initiating the propellant charge. The explosion force drives the spike through the launch tube and the base, into a landing surface. A bridge is connected to the pulley and is pulled to span across the obstacle. The bridge, lead assembly, and anchor may be collected on the far side for additional uses. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/662724 |
| ART UNIT | 3671 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Construction of Bridges, or Viaducts; Assembly of Bridges E01D 15/124 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E01D 21/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09617864 | Firnhaber et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael C. Firnhaber (East Hampton, Connecticut); Enzo DiBenedetto (Kensington, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates generally to a guide vane assembly including a first airfoil, including a first airfoil trailing edge, a second airfoil, including a second airfoil leading edge, positioned aft the first airfoil to create a gap therebetween, and a seal assembly disposed within the gap to engage the first airfoil trailing edge and the second airfoil leading edge. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 07, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/793362 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 9/041 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 11/003 (20130101) F01D 17/162 (20130101) Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 29/563 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2230/90 (20130101) F05D 2240/121 (20130101) |
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| US 09617922 | Emmons |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Floyd Richard Emmons (West Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A jet engine actuation system includes a first ring gearbox, a second ring gearbox and an actuator. The first ring gearbox includes a first ring driveshaft coupled to a first portion of a synchronization ring included in a jet engine. The second ring gear box includes a second ring drive shaft coupled to a second portion of the synchronization ring. The actuator has a first actuator gearbox configured to generate a first rotational output and a second actuator gearbox configured to generate a second rotational output. A first drive shaft transfers the first rotational output to the first ring gearbox and a second drive shaft transfers the second rotational output to the second ring gearbox. The actuator simultaneously controls the first and second actuator gearboxes such that the first and second rotational outputs are simultaneously transferred to the first and second ring gearboxes to rotate the synchronization ring. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/227180 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 17/162 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 9/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Gearing F16H 35/18 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 74/18568 (20150115) |
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| US 09618129 | Block, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank E. Block, III (Nashville, Tennessee); Philip C. Samson (Nashville, Tennessee); John P. Wikswo (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A normally closed valve includes a plurality of fluid channels in fluid communication with each other, defined in a flexible base such that when a fluid channel is compressed, a fluid flow through the fluid channel is occluded, otherwise, the fluid flow through the fluid channel is unoccluded; and means for selectively compressing or uncompressing a desired fluid channel. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/651174 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/18 (20130101) B01L 2200/028 (20130101) B01L 2200/0684 (20130101) B01L 2300/123 (20130101) B01L 2300/0819 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2400/0644 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 21/08 (20130101) C12M 23/16 (20130101) C12M 23/44 (20130101) C12M 23/52 (20130101) C12M 29/00 (20130101) C12M 29/10 (20130101) C12M 29/20 (20130101) Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 43/12 (20130101) F04B 43/1269 (20130101) F04B 43/1292 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 11/163 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09618284 | Hoffman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian Hoffman (Bangor, Pennsylvania); Alexander Smith (Long Valley, New Jersey); Hansen Lukman (Rockaway, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Hoffman (Bangor, Pennsylvania); Alexander Smith (Long Valley, New Jersey); Hansen Lukman (Rockaway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An externally-operated weapon has a direct current servo motor that provides motive force to drive the weapon operating group at an average rate of fire. Within a single cycle, the weapon operating group is driven at rates greater than and less than the average rate of fire, while the overall rate for a single cycle is maintained at the average rate of fire. Some benefits of servo motor control include reduced power consumption, increased bolt dwell time, expansion of the weapon's battlefield role from one to many roles, and increased accuracy and shot-to-shot precision while firing from an open bolt position. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/659849 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09618293 | Moy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Leon Moy (Montclair, New Jersey); Daniel Ruland (Waldwick, New Jersey); Edward Yang (Stanhope, New Jersey); Jacek Foltynski (Bayonne, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leon Moy (Montclair, New Jersey); Daniel Ruland (Waldwick, New Jersey); Edward Yang (Stanhope, New Jersey); Jacek Foltynski (Bayonne, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A munitions disabling device is disposed in a storage container proximate the muzzle of a single-use weapon. A projectile having a fused warhead is loaded in the weapon prior to storing the weapon. If an unplanned stimulus launches the projectile while the weapon is in the storage container, the projectile will impact or strike the disabling device. The disabling device prevents detonation or explosion of the warhead. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/038061 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 35/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09618305 | Rastegar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jahangir S Rastegar (Stony Brook, New York); Jacques Fischer (Sound Beach, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC (Ronkonkoma, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jahangir S Rastegar (Stony Brook, New York); Jacques Fischer (Sound Beach, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of actuating a control surface in a munition. The method including: coupling a pair of fins to an actuation device; generating pressurized gas to selectively actuate the actuation device; and converting the actuation of the actuation device to rotation of the pair of fins. The converting can convert a linear output of the actuation device to the rotation of the pair of fins or a rotary output of the actuation device to the rotation of the pair of fins. The generated gas can be directly provided to the actuation device or the generated gas can be stored in a storage device before being provided to the actuation device. The method can further include repeating the coupling, generating and converting for a second pair of fins. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/869934 |
| ART UNIT | 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 10/18 (20130101) F42B 10/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09618307 | Redington et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Redington (Wharton, New Jersey); Christopher Macrae (Wharton, New Jersey); Gregory Burke (Piermont, New Hampshire); John Hirlinger (Hackettstown, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An ammunition cartridge for a gun is optically initiated by a mechanism wholly within the cartridge case itself. The case has as optical primer initiation means producing light fluence to ignite a primer, which ignited primer may in turn ignite into a flashtube, and which ignited flashtube may in turn ignite a bed of propellant in said cartridge. The optical primer initiation means may be an LED, a laser diode, a VCSEL, or some other light emitting device in general. The cartridge optically initiated primer package is so sized and made electrically and mechanically seamlessly physically compatible with current ammunition cartridges such that these new cartridges are completely interchangeable. If the cartridge primer initiation means is of a percussion type, the cartridge is adapted to include an in-line piezoelectric crystal so that electrical power will be generated when the cartridge assembly is struck by a firing pin during percussion type operations; the power is then used to initiate the light emitting device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/007575 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 1/0016 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 5/08 (20130101) F42B 5/28 (20130101) Ammunition Fuzes; Arming or Safety Means Therefor F42C 19/0823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09618308 | Lucas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Orbital ATK, Inc. (Dulles, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital ATK, Inc. (Plymouth, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James D. Lucas (Chanhassen, Minnesota); Denny L. Kurschner (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Thomas E. MacPherson (Robbinsdale, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Initiator modules for munitions control systems include a mounting portion for receiving a portion of an initiation device, a detonator device disposed within the initiator module, a connection portion configured to connect the initiator module with a munitions control system, and an electronics assembly configured to electronically couple with a munitions control system and transmit a signal to the detonator device. Munitions systems may include initiator modules received in a socket of a munitions control system. Methods of igniting explosive devices include coupling a shock tube to an explosive device, connecting an initiator module to a munitions control system, mounting a portion of the shock tube to the initiator module, and igniting the shock tube with a detonator device disposed within the initiator module. |
| FILED | Monday, April 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/854632 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 3/10 (20130101) Ammunition Fuzes; Arming or Safety Means Therefor F42C 19/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F42C 19/0807 (20130101) Blasting F42D 1/04 (20130101) F42D 1/043 (20130101) F42D 1/045 (20130101) |
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| US 09618309 | Barthold 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) | Frederick L. Barthold (Solsberry, Indiana); Gregory Deckard (Springville, Indiana); Terry J. Coy (Bloomington, Indiana); Thomas Raley (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary methods and apparatus for testing an electrically fired item, e.g., a primer-only cartridge or all-up round (AUR) cartridge, in a variety of modes are provided. For example, a test system may provide a method of testing a primer-only cartridge and an apparatus to execute such method. Various parameters associated with operation of the electrically fired item, such as a primer or initiator, may be varied and measured using an embodiment including programmable selection of a pulse duration for firing control signals, a voltage of the firing control signals, and a number of pulses associated with the firing control signals. An inline resistance of the path of the control signals may also be adjusted. Test data including temperature, pressure, voltage, and/or current associated with operation of the electrically fired item may be measured during tests and displayed on a display device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/698738 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 19/57 (20130101) F41A 19/58 (20130101) Ammunition Fuzes; Arming or Safety Means Therefor F42C 19/12 (20130101) F42C 21/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for G01K 13/00 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 23/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09618378 | Gmirya |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuriy Gmirya (Woodbridge, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid level sensor for determining an amount of first fluid in a system is provided including a first substantially transparent sight glass mounted outside and fluidly coupled to a portion of the system. A level of first fluid in the first sight glass is indicative of the amount of first fluid in the system. A second substantially transparent sight glass has an independent closed loop containing a second fluid. The second sight glass is positioned adjacent outside the system. A plane of the second sight glass is arranged adjacent to a pivot point of the first fluid within the system. A level of second fluid in the second sight glass is indicative of the amount of first fluid corresponding to normal operation of the system. A comparison of the level of first fluid in the first sight glass and the level of second fluid in the second sight glass indicates if the amount of first fluid in the system requires adjustment. |
| FILED | Monday, January 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/745886 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 33/00 (20130101) B64D 35/00 (20130101) Measuring Volume, Volume Flow, Mass Flow or Liquid Level; Metering by Volume G01F 22/00 (20130101) G01F 23/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01F 23/0007 (20130101) G01F 23/0046 (20130101) |
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| US 09618449 | Chekalyuk |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Chekalyuk (Bridgewater, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Modular systems can be used for optical analysis, including in-situ analysis, of stimulated liquids. An excitation module can include a radiation sources, e.g., a laser, LED, lamp, etc. A detection module can include one or more detectors configured to receive spectral and/or temporal information from a stimulated liquid. Such systems can be used to identify or measure optical emissions including fluorescence or scattering. The efficient excitation of liquid samples and collection of emissions from the samples provides substantial, up to four-fold increase in the emission signal over prior systems. In an example, emission measurements can be conducted in an isolated sample compartment, such as using interchangeable modules for discrete sampling, flow-through sampling, or sampling via fiber probe. The systems and methods described herein can be used to characterize natural aquatic environments, including assessments of phytoplankton pigments, biomass, structure, physiology, organic matter, and oil pollution. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/376297 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/021 (20130101) G01J 3/44 (20130101) G01J 3/0208 (20130101) G01J 3/0216 (20130101) G01J 3/0227 (20130101) G01J 3/0283 (20130101) G01J 3/4406 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/05 (20130101) G01N 21/65 (20130101) G01N 21/6402 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/6408 (20130101) G01N 21/6486 (20130101) G01N 33/18 (20130101) G01N 33/24 (20130101) G01N 2021/634 (20130101) G01N 2021/651 (20130101) G01N 2021/6419 (20130101) G01N 2021/6421 (20130101) G01N 2021/6463 (20130101) G01N 2021/6484 (20130101) G01N 2201/0633 (20130101) G01N 2201/06113 (20130101) |
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| US 09618477 | Walavalkar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sameer Walavalkar (Los Angeles, California); Axel Scherer (Woodstock, Vermont); Thomas A. Tombrello (Altadena, California); Aditya Rajagopal (Irvine, California); Andrew P. Homyk (South Pasadena, California); Erika Garcia (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for sequencing nucleic acids are disclosed herein. Devices are also provided herein for measuring DNA with nano-pores sized to allow DNA to pass through the nano-pore. The capacitance can be measured for the DNA molecule passing through the nano-pore. The capacitance measurements can be correlated to determine the sequence of base pairs passing through the nano-pore to sequence the DNA. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/967108 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 2563/116 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/447 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/48721 (20130101) |
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| US 09618501 | Mohapatra et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Subhra Mohapatra (Tampa, Florida); Shyam S. Mohapatra (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein is a three-dimensional scaffold composition comprising randomly oriented fibers, wherein the fibers comprise a polyethylene glycol-polylactic acid block copolymer (PEG-PLA) and a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA). Also provided are methods for using the three-dimensional scaffolds described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 31, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/447779 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — 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 5/0068 (20130101) C12N 5/0693 (20130101) C12N 2533/40 (20130101) C12N 2533/72 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09618709 | Zheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oracle International Corporation (Redwood City, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xuezhe Zheng (San Diego, California); Ivan Shubin (San Diego, California); Ying Luo (San Diego, California); Guoliang Li (San Diego, California); Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique for fabricating a hybrid optical source is described. During this fabrication technique, a III-V compound-semiconductor active gain medium is integrated with a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) chip (or wafer) using edge coupling to form a co-planar hybrid optical source. Using a backside etch-assisted cleaving technique, and a temporary transparent substrate with alignment markers, a III-V compound-semiconductor chip with proper edge polish and coating can be integrated with a processed SOI chip (or wafer) with accurate alignment. This fabrication technique may significantly reduce the alignment complexity when fabricating the hybrid optical source, and may enable wafer-scale integration. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/060136 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/14 (20130101) G02B 6/4224 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09618746 | Browne |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael P. Browne (San Mateo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SA Photonics, Inc. (Los Gatos, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Browne (San Mateo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A wide field of view night vision system includes a head attachment apparatus configured to attach to a user's head and a night vision subsystem. The night vision subsystem includes one or more digital night vision image sensors attached to the head attachment apparatus. Each sensor receives input light and produces a digital image of the input light. A processor processes the digital image(s) to produce a wide-field image. The wide-field image spans at least 60 degrees of a user's horizontal field of view. A display and eyepiece attached to the head attachment apparatus receives and displays the wide-field image. The eyepiece is positionable between the display and the user's eye to image the wide-field image into the user's eye. |
| FILED | Friday, November 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/950116 |
| ART UNIT | 2485 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 27/017 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 2027/011 (20130101) G02B 2027/014 (20130101) G02B 2027/0123 (20130101) G02B 2027/0138 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/33 (20130101) H04N 5/2258 (20130101) H04N 5/23238 (20130101) |
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| US 09618840 | Braunschweig et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam B. Braunschweig (New York, New York); Xiao Zhong (Jersey City, New Jersey); Kevin B. Schesing (Cliffside Park, New Jersey); Shudan Bian (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymer Pen Lithography materials that retain the simplicity characteristic for the fabrication of poly(dimethyl siloxane) tip arrays while preserving the control over feature dimensions and to understand the role of the mechanical properties of the different materials on Polymer Pen Lithography printing. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/083981 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 7/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G03F 7/2049 (20130101) |
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| US 09618919 | Viassolo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Edgardo Viassolo (Schenectady, New York); Avinash Vinayak Taware (Rexford, New York); Brent Jerome Brunell (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Edgardo Viassolo (Schenectady, New York); Avinash Vinayak Taware (Rexford, New York); Brent Jerome Brunell (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of generating linear models for a physical system of interest is implemented in steps including, first, determining offline, a set of linear models for the physical system of interest by linearization of a nonlinear computational model of the physical system of interest at selected operating points or from desired data; second, analyzing offline, accuracy of each linear model and eliminating inaccurate linear models therefrom to provide a residual set of linear models; third, generating offline, linear models corresponding to grid points of one or more lookup tables based on the residual set of linear models; fourth, associating offline, lookup table grid points with selected scheduling variables, and fifth, generating algorithmic software for the physical system therefrom such that linear models for the physical system generated offline form the basis for online scheduling of linear models. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/473413 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 17/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09618937 | Blankespoor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Blankespoor (Arlington, Massachusetts); Alex Perkins (Arlington, Massachusetts); Marco da Silva (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An example method may include i) determining a first distance between a pair of feet of a robot at a first time, where the pair of feet is in contact with a ground surface; ii) determining a second distance between the pair of feet of the robot at a second time, where the pair of feet remains in contact with the ground surface from the first time to the second time; iii) comparing a difference between the determined first and second distances to a threshold difference; iv) determining that the difference between determined first and second distances exceeds the threshold difference; and v) based on the determination that the difference between the determined first and second distances exceeds the threshold difference, causing the robot to react. |
| FILED | Monday, August 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/468146 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor Vehicles; Trailers B62D 57/02 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/01 (20130101) |
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| US 09618999 | Bertran 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) | Ramon M. Bertran (Manhattan, New York); Pradip Bose (Yorktown Heights, New York); Alper Buyuktosunoglu (White Plains, New York); Timothy J. Slegel (Staatsburg, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Monitoring is performed for a requested change in a number of active processor cores within a multi-core processor. A current power level setting of the multi-core processor is checked based on the requested change in the number of active processor cores. A targeted power level setting associated with the requested change in the number of active processor cores is determined, where the targeted power level setting incorporates a worst case noise level margin defined on an active processor core basis. The current power level setting is adjusted to align with the targeted power level based on determining that the current power level setting fails to meet the targeted power level within a threshold band. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/943166 |
| ART UNIT | 2116 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/3206 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 1/3296 (20130101) |
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| US 09619204 | Merrill |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nvidia Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Duane Merrill (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for performing sorting. The method includes partitioning a plurality of keys needing sorting into a first plurality of bins, wherein the bins are sequentially sorted. The plurality of keys is capable of being sorted into a sequence of keys using a corresponding ordering system. The method includes coalescing a first pair of consecutive bins, such that when coalesced the first pair of bins falls below a threshold. The method also includes ordering keys in the first coalesced pair to generate a first sub-sequence of keys in the sequence of keys. |
| FILED | Friday, June 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/918185 |
| ART UNIT | 2154 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 7/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 7/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09619375 | Avgerinos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thanassis Avgerinos (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Alexandre Rebert (Wettolshei, France); David Brumley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An automatic software testing machine may be configured to provide an advanced symbolic execution approach to software testing that combines dynamic symbolic execution and static symbolic execution, leveraging the strengths of each and avoiding the vulnerabilities of each. One or more software testing machines within a software testing system may be configured to automatically and dynamically alternate between dynamic symbolic execution and static symbolic execution, based on partial control flow graphs of portions of the software code to be tested. In some example embodiments, a software testing machine begins with dynamic symbolic execution, but switches to static symbolic execution opportunistically. In static mode, instead of checking entire programs for verification, the software testing machine may only check one or more program fragments for testing purposes. Thus, the software testing machine may benefit from the strengths of both dynamic and static symbolic execution. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/718329 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/3608 (20130101) G06F 11/3688 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09619390 | Guthrie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guy L. Guthrie (Austin, Texas); William J. Starke (Round Rock, Texas); Jeffrey Stuecheli (Austin, Texas); Derek E. Williams (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guy L. Guthrie (Austin, Texas); William J. Starke (Round Rock, Texas); Jeffrey Stuecheli (Austin, Texas); Derek E. Williams (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | According to a method of data processing, a memory controller receives a plurality of data prefetch requests from multiple processor cores in the data processing system, where the plurality of prefetch load requests include a data prefetch request issued by a particular processor core among the multiple processor cores. In response to receipt of the data prefetch request, the memory controller provides a coherency response indicating an excess number of data prefetch requests. In response to the coherency response, the particular processor core reduces a rate of issuance of data prefetch requests. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/649548 |
| ART UNIT | 2136 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 12/0815 (20130101) G06F 12/0862 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09619589 | Kristofik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michelle Lynn Kristofik (Saint Peters, Missouri); Dennis Mack Williams (Saint Charles, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michelle Lynn Kristofik (Saint Peters, Missouri); Dennis Mack Williams (Saint Charles, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided of determining the coverage of at least one optical sensor in a three dimensional (3-D) area. The 3-D area is divided into cells. The field of view of the sensor in the 3-D area is determined and rays are projected from the sensor into the 3-D area within sensor's field of view. The intersections between the rays and the cells are determined and a visual display of the 3-D area is generated showing the coverage of the sensor, based on the intersections. |
| FILED | Friday, May 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/466624 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/5095 (20130101) G06F 2217/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09619754 | Gammon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Gammon (Waldorf, Maryland); Samuel Carter (Waldorf, Maryland); Allan S. Bracker (Alexandria, Virginia); Patrick Vora (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Gammon (Waldorf, Maryland); Samuel Carter (Waldorf, Maryland); Allan S. Bracker (Alexandria, Virginia); Patrick Vora (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A solid-state device for generating a single photon for quantum information processing, the device including: a quantum dot molecule including: a first singly-charged quantum dot; and a second singly-charged quantum dot; wherein the first singly-charged quantum dot is adjacent to the second singly-charged quantum dot; and a tunnel barrier that separates the first singly-charged quantum dot from the second singly-charged quantum dot. |
| FILED | Monday, August 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/822794 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (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 1/0126 (20130101) G02F 1/3556 (20130101) G02F 2001/01791 (20130101) G02F 2202/32 (20130101) G02F 2202/108 (20130101) G02F 2203/15 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 99/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Static Stores G11C 13/047 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/774 (20130101) |
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| US 09619766 | Ahern 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) | Marybeth Ahern (Great Falls, Virginia); Michael J. Law (Gainesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system is provided to manage and track changes in enterprise architectures. The invention provides a hierarchical visual management tool to manage and update relational information within an enterprise in a controlled fashion. The relationship may be maintained in a database and displayed via graphical user interface. Enterprise assets are categorized into such categories as goals, customer values or requirements, capabilities, resources, and the like. A hierarchy is constructed so that relationships between these various categories are identified and captured using the invention. Weights may be assigned to each element of the categories so that any proposed change to an enterprise architecture may be viewed so that a value can be ascertained and compared between other values of other proposed changes. In this manner, tracking and management of evolutionary changes to an architecture may be accomplished using relational information. |
| FILED | Monday, September 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/027927 |
| ART UNIT | 3623 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/06 (20130101) G06Q 10/0631 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06Q 10/0639 (20130101) G06Q 10/06312 (20130101) G06Q 10/06375 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 47/783 (20130101) |
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| US 09620242 | Roach 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) | Austin H. Roach (Bloomfield, Indiana); Matthew Gadlage (Bloomington, Indiana); Adam Duncan (Bloomington, Indiana); James David Ingalls (Bedford, Indiana); Matthew Kay (Jasper, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatuses and methods are provided using a plurality of interrupted IC operations to detect various conditions or changes of interest to integrated circuit (IC) elements (e.g., memory cells of NAND Flash memories or floating gate transistor) such as program/erase stress, total ionizing dose, and heavy ion exposure which modify normal IC element bit state changes. An exemplary method can include controlling a plurality of selected IC elements to execute a series of PROGRAM or ERASE operations on all of the plurality of selected elements that are each interrupted or halted before a normal or first time period required for the PROGRAM or ERASE operation has elapsed. An exemplary system records a number of interrupted operations required to cause a state change in each of the plurality of selected IC elements. Embodiments of the invention enable detection of stresses far below at least some thresholds for IC element or bit cell failure. |
| FILED | Monday, July 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/206904 |
| ART UNIT | 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static Stores G11C 16/14 (20130101) G11C 29/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09620489 | Lipson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michal Lipson (Ithaca, New York); Yoon Ho Lee (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed to provide multilayer platforms for integrating semiconductor integrated circuit dies, optical waveguides and photonic devices to provide intra-die or inter-die optical connectivity. For example, an integrated semiconductor device having integrated circuits respectively formed on different semiconductor integrated circuit dies is provided to include a carrier substrate structured to form openings on a top side of the carrier substrate; semiconductor integrated circuit dies fixed to bottom surfaces of the openings of the carrier substrate, each semiconductor integrated circuit die including a semiconductor substrate and an integrated circuit formed on the semiconductor substrate to include one or more circuit components, and each semiconductor integrated circuit die being structured to have a top surface substantially coplanar with the top side of the carrier substrate; and planar layers formed on top of the top surfaces of the semiconductor integrated circuit dies and the top side of the carrier substrate to include optical waveguides and photonic devices to provide (1) intra-die optical connectivity for photonic devices associated with a semiconductor integrated circuit die, or (2) inter-die optical connectivity for photonic devices associated with different semiconductor integrated circuit dies. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/298875 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/12004 (20130101) G02B 6/12007 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/13 (20130101) H01L 25/50 (20130101) H01L 25/167 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 27/144 (20130101) H01L 31/0232 (20130101) H01L 33/58 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09620665 | Bartolucci et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen F. Bartolucci (Waterford, New York); Daniel B. Kaplan (Rockaway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Processes for controlling the growth and thickness of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides are provided. The process modifies an insulator substrate surface with an electron or ion beam to create charged areas on the substrate surface. The treated surface allows for hydroxylation of the charged species which serves as nucleation sites for the seed particles during chemical vapor deposition that promotes growth of thin layers of transition metal dichalcogenides. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/184008 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02568 (20130101) H01L 29/786 (20130101) H01L 29/66969 (20130101) H01L 31/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09620676 | Grandusky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James R. Grandusky (Waterford, New York); Leo J. Schowalter (Latham, New York); Muhammad Jamil (Watervliet, New York); Mark C. Mendrick (Albany, New York); Shawn R. Gibb (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CRYSTAL IS, INC. (Green Island, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Grandusky (Waterford, New York); Leo J. Schowalter (Latham, New York); Muhammad Jamil (Watervliet, New York); Mark C. Mendrick (Albany, New York); Shawn R. Gibb (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, light-emitting devices incorporate smooth contact layers and polarization doping (i.e., underlying layers substantially free of dopant impurities) and exhibit high photon extraction efficiencies. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/046515 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/04 (20130101) H01L 33/06 (20130101) H01L 33/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/14 (20130101) H01L 33/22 (20130101) H01L 33/32 (20130101) H01L 33/40 (20130101) H01L 33/42 (20130101) H01L 33/46 (20130101) H01L 33/0075 (20130101) H01L 33/325 (20130101) H01L 33/387 (20130101) H01L 33/405 (20130101) H01L 2933/0016 (20130101) H01L 2933/0025 (20130101) |
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| US 09620928 | Chann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bien Chann (Merrimack, New Hampshire); Daniel J. Ripin (Needham, Massachusetts); Tso Yee Fan (Belmont, Massachusetts); Antonio Sanchez-Rubio (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bien Chann (Merrimack, New Hampshire); Daniel J. Ripin (Needham, Massachusetts); Tso Yee Fan (Belmont, Massachusetts); Antonio Sanchez-Rubio (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser system comprises: a seed oscillator, having a seed output; dispersive optics, operative to receive the seed output and divide the seed output into spectrally separate seed components; an array of individually addressable, phase adjustable laser amplifiers corresponding to the spectrally separate components, each laser amplifier receiving as its seed one of the spectrally separate seed components and producing one of the spectrally separate amplified components; and phase actuators controlling the individually addressable, phase adjustable laser amplifiers. A method of operating a laser system comprises: generating a seed signal; dividing the seed signal into spectrally separate component signals; amplifying the spectrally separate component signals; recombining the spectrally separate component signals into an amplified output; and controlling phases of the amplified spectrally separate component signals. Both single-pass and double-pass amplifier array versions are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, July 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/837530 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 3/1307 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/2308 (20130101) H01S 3/2333 (20130101) H01S 3/2383 (20130101) H01S 3/2391 (20130101) |
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| US 09621258 | Limbaugh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kutta Technologies, Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kutta Technologies, Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas V. Limbaugh (Phoenix, Arizona); David Howard Barnhard (Lilburn, Georgia); Geoffrey David Simms (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Bi-directional personal communication systems and processes may be utilized to control unmanned systems. Such systems and processes may enable operator interface with unmanned systems as a replacement or a supplement to use of specialized hardware and rich, graphical interfaces. The bi-directional communication systems and methods also may be integrated as a subsystem within a ground control station. The system may include a personal communications device with a native interface for an operator to select command, control and/or communication (C3) messages to interact with the unmanned system, and a communication link operable to send the C3 messages selected by the operator to the unmanned system, wherein the unmanned system includes a receiver that receives the C3 messages over the communication link and an onboard computing device that processes and responds to the C3 messages received by the receiver. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 26, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/632708 |
| ART UNIT | 2641 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission Systems for Measured Values, Control or Similar Signals G08C 17/02 (20130101) Transmission H04B 7/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09621269 | Bowers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Bowers (Pasadena, California); Firooz Aflatouni (Pasadena, California); Behrooz Abiri (Pasadena, California); Seyed Ali Hajimiri (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-port radiator radiates electromagnetic signal in response to a beat frequency of a pair of optical signals. The radiator includes a multitude of optical paths each carrying an optical signal having first and second wavelengths. A multitude of frequency conversion elements convert the optical signals to electrical signals and deliver them to the radiator's multiple ports. The frequency of the electrical signals, and hence the frequency of the electromagnetic wave, is defined by the difference between the first and second wavelengths. The phases of the optical signals received by the frequency conversion elements are shifted with respect to one another. Optionally, the difference between the phases of the optical signals travelling through each pair of adjacent paths is 90°. The first and second wavelengths are generated by a pair of optical sources and are optionally modulated before being combined and delivered to the optical paths. |
| FILED | Friday, July 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/952493 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/90 (20130101) H04B 10/2575 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 2210/006 (20130101) |
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| US 09621346 | Gentry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York); University of Bristol (Bristol, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig B. Gentry (New York, New York); Shai Halevi (Elmsford, New York); Nibel P. Smart (Bristol, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A homomorphic evaluation of a function is performed on input ciphertext(s), which were encrypted using an encryption scheme that includes multiple integer moduli. Each ciphertext contains one or more elements of an m-th cyclotomic number field, where m is an integer. Each ciphertext which is defined relative to one of the moduli q, each element a(X) of the m-th cyclotomic number field is represented via a matrix, with each row i of the matrix corresponding to an integer factor pi of the modulus q and each column j corresponding to a polynomial factor Fj(X) of the m-th cyclotomic polynomial Φm(X) modulo q. Content of the matrix in row i and column j corresponds to the element a(X) modulo pi and Fj(X). Performing the homomorphic evaluation of the function further includes performing operation(s) using one or more matrices from one or more of the ciphertexts. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/009133 |
| ART UNIT | 2439 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/008 (20130101) H04L 9/08 (20130101) H04L 9/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 9/30 (20130101) H04L 9/0618 (20130101) H04L 2209/24 (20130101) H04L 2209/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09621360 | Rittenhouse et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George Endicott Rittenhouse (Holmdel, New Jersey); Gary Weldon Atkinson (Freehold, New Jersey); Oliver Blume (Stuttgart, Germany); Suresh Goyal (Warren, New Jersey); Daniel Charles Kilper (Fair Haven, New Jersey); Steven Kenneth Korotky (Toms River, New Jersey); Dusan Suvakovic (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alcatel Lucent (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Endicott Rittenhouse (Holmdel, New Jersey); Gary Weldon Atkinson (Freehold, New Jersey); Oliver Blume (Stuttgart, Germany); Suresh Goyal (Warren, New Jersey); Daniel Charles Kilper (Fair Haven, New Jersey); Steven Kenneth Korotky (Toms River, New Jersey); Dusan Suvakovic (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for analyzing network power consumption is disclosed. The system and method for analyzing network power consumption includes the steps of specifying at least one service which will run on said network; defining a plurality of resources provisioned in the network, each having an associated power efficiency; associating a network path with the service; calculating a sum of the power efficiencies for the resources of the network path; and outputting the sum to a display device. The system and method for analyzing network power consumption is particularly useful for identifying power consumption efficiencies throughout a communication network. |
| FILED | Friday, January 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/011487 |
| ART UNIT | 2414 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 12/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 60/34 (20130101) Y02B 60/42 (20130101) |
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| US 09621563 | Arunkumar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Saritha Arunkumar (Basingstoke, United Kingdom); Raghu K. Ganti (White Plains, New York); Stephen D. Pipes (Southampton, United Kingdom); Mudhakar Srivatsa (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The method includes identifying a computing device attempting to access content. The method further includes identifying a defined geographical boundary that is associated with the content, wherein the defined geographical boundary includes coordinates that define a geographical area that allows access to the content within the defined geographical boundary. The method further includes determining a geographical location of the computing device. The method further includes determining whether the geographical location of the computing device is within the identified defined geographical boundary. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/671035 |
| ART UNIT | 2436 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/20 (20130101) H04L 63/107 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 67/18 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 12/06 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Demetrios Nicholas Matsakis (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Demetrios Nicholas Matsakis (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | System and method for determining the updating time by a server presumed to have a correct time and a client needing a correct time. The server can first transmit an unencrypted signal, which may be signed or unsigned. The server can then later encrypt or sign the same packet it transmitted with a private key and transmit it to the client. After the client receives the unencrypted packet, the client can compute a time difference. However the client doesn't update its time until a follow-up packet is received from the server. If encrypted, the packet is decoded with the server's public key, and the decoded packet is shown identical to the received packet and that the identification bits are the same. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/453388 |
| ART UNIT | 2498 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/3247 (20130101) H04L 63/0428 (20130101) H04L 69/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Paul Gianvittorio (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An n input, radio frequency (RF) signal matrix is formed of a plurality of two-to-one RF signal routing units each including first, second, and third switching units selectively connecting either a first input to an output via a bypass conductive path while electrically isolating first and second signal combining conductive paths from the output or first and second inputs to the output via first and second signal combining conductive paths while electrically isolating the bypass conductive path from the output. The RF signal routing units are connected in at least two levels with outputs from a first level connected to inputs for a second level to form the n inputs for the RF signal matrix. Any number of the n inputs may be employed without unused inputs loading the output. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 25, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/668565 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 7/01 (20130101) H04B 7/0602 (20130101) H04B 7/0802 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 28/0252 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason K. Ostanek (Springfield, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason K. Ostanek (Springfield, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention, as frequently practiced, represents a methodology for carrying out thermal management testing. Inventive practice provides desired temperature characteristics without incurring the safety risks associated with Lithium-ion batteries. An exemplary inventive device includes a spiral-wound electrical resistance heater, and simulates the heat generation profile within a Lithium-ion cell through the use of the resistance heater. The construction of the resistance heater is tailored not only to mimic the localized heating profile of the Lithium-ion cell of interest, but also to match thermal properties of the Lithium-ion cell (such as radial thermal conductivity, axial thermal conductivity, and heat capacity). An exemplary inventive device is constructed out of inert materials and hence is inherently safe to carry out thermal management testing, thereby obviating the need for expensive and time-consuming safety qualifications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/242974 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Heating; Electric Lighting Not Otherwise Provided for H05B 1/023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05B 3/12 (20130101) H05B 3/44 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher C. Thompson (Needham, Massachusetts); Robert Westervelt (Lexington, Massachusetts); Alex Nemiroski (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Keith L. Obstein (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher C. Thompson (Needham, Massachusetts); Robert Westervelt (Lexington, Massachusetts); Alex Nemiroski (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Keith L. Obstein (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for monitoring a physical parameter of a subject is provided. The system may include a casing with a sensor coupled to the casing. The sensor may be configured to detect a physical parameter of the subject. The physical parameter may include a chemical parameter of the subject. The system includes an endoscopic clip coupled to the casing and may include a wireless transmitter for transmitting a signal via a wireless medium. The signal encodes the physical parameter of the subject detected by the sensor and the wireless transmitter is electronically connected to the endoscopic clip. The system may further include a monitor configured to communicate with the wireless transmitter for receiving the signal encoding the physical parameter of the subject. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/511580 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/036 (20130101) A61B 5/076 (20130101) A61B 5/6882 (20130101) A61B 5/14539 (20130101) A61B 5/14551 (20130101) |
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| US 09615748 | Tearney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guillermo J. Tearney (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brett E. Bouma (Quincy, Massachusetts); Dongkyun Kang (Somerville, Massachusetts); Melissa J. Suter (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo J. Tearney (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brett E. Bouma (Quincy, Massachusetts); Dongkyun Kang (Somerville, Massachusetts); Melissa J. Suter (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments of apparatus, method and system for determining a position on or in a biological tissue can be provided. For example, using such exemplary embodiment, it is possible to control the focus of an optical imaging probe. In another exemplary embodiment, it is possible to implement a marking apparatus together with or into an optical imaging probe. According to one exemplary embodiment, it is possible (using one or more arrangements) to receive information associated with at least one image of at least one portion of the biological tissue obtained using an optical imaging technique. Further, it is possible to, based on the information, cause a visible change on or in at least location of the portion(s) using at least one electro-magnetic radiation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/690686 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0068 (20130101) A61B 5/0075 (20130101) A61B 5/0086 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rishi Arora (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates generally to methods of detecting reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cardiac tissue and treatment modalities for ablating ROS-associated tissue in cardiac disease. The methods rely upon targeting ROS-associated cardiac tissue for ablation and/or gene therapy in a subject using analytical tools based upon a plurality of recorded atrial EGMs for a tissue to assess ROS content and underlying AF organization as a function of ROS blockade conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, January 31, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/169751 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/046 (20130101) A61B 5/04014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/4839 (20130101) A61B 18/1492 (20130101) A61B 2018/00351 (20130101) A61B 2018/00577 (20130101) A61B 2018/00839 (20130101) A61B 2018/00904 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 48/0058 (20130101) |
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| US 09615789 | Deisseroth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl Deisseroth (Stanford, California); Jin Hyung Lee (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are systems and methods involving the use of magnetic resonance imaging and optogenetic neural stimulation. Aspects of the disclosure include modifying a target neural cell population in a first region of a brain to express light-responsive molecules. Using a light pulse, the light-responsive molecules in the target neural cell population are stimulated. Multiple regions of the brain are scanned via magnetic resonance imaging. The scans allow for observation of a neural reaction in response to the stimulation in at least one of the multiple regions of the brain. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/008214 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0042 (20130101) A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/4848 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/0622 (20130101) |
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| US 09616020 | Irvine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darrell J. Irvine (Arlington, Massachusetts); Jaehyun Moon (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides delivery systems comprised of stabilized multilamellar vesicles, as well as compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The stabilized multilamellar vesicles may comprise prophylactic, therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/097607 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/127 (20130101) A61K 9/1271 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/1273 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 38/19 (20130101) A61K 38/20 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/0005 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/35 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48815 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/572 (20130101) A61K 2039/575 (20130101) A61K 2039/55511 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/28 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2740/16222 (20130101) C12N 2740/16234 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2984 (20150115) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (Richmond, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Phillip M. Gerk (Richmond, Virginia); William H. Barr (Richmond, Virginia); Joseph K. Ritter (Richmond, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Presystemic metabolism in intestine of bioactives such as phenylephrine is avoided by administering a subject (human or animal) the bioactive (e.g., phenylephrine) in combination with one or more inhibitors of sulfation (e.g., sulfotransferase enzymes aka SULTs). This can also be enhanced be co-administering inhibitors of monoamine oxidases aka, MAOs, and uridine diphosphate glucoronysl transferases, aka UGTs. Preferably the inhibitors are GRAS compounds. The one or more inhibitor compounds inhibit the enzymes responsible for rapid presystemic metabolism, thus allowing the bioactives (e.g., phenylephrine) to be more readily absorbed intact into the circulatory system. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/345689 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/05 (20130101) A61K 31/05 (20130101) A61K 31/09 (20130101) A61K 31/09 (20130101) A61K 31/11 (20130101) A61K 31/11 (20130101) A61K 31/12 (20130101) A61K 31/12 (20130101) A61K 31/085 (20130101) A61K 31/085 (20130101) A61K 31/121 (20130101) A61K 31/137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/137 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/216 (20130101) A61K 31/235 (20130101) A61K 31/353 (20130101) A61K 31/353 (20130101) A61K 31/375 (20130101) A61K 31/375 (20130101) A61K 31/4525 (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) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John McKearn (Saint Louis, Missouri); Jeremy Blitzer (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PATHOLOGICA, LLC (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John McKearn (Saint Louis, Missouri); Jeremy Blitzer (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are new oral pharmaceutical compositions of MGBG and related polyamine analogs, polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors, polyamine inhibitors of AMD-I and regulators of osteopontin, and their application for the treatment of disease. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/063541 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/2018 (20130101) A61K 9/2027 (20130101) A61K 9/2054 (20130101) A61K 9/2059 (20130101) A61K 9/4858 (20130101) A61K 9/4866 (20130101) A61K 31/13 (20130101) A61K 31/155 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09616048 | McKnight et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven L. McKnight (Dallas, Texas); Andew A. Pieper (Iowa City, Iowa); Joseph M. Ready (Carrollton, Texas); Jef K. De Brabander (Flower Mound, Texas); Jeffrey M. Zigman (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This technology relates generally to compounds and methods for stimulating neurogenesis (e.g., post-natal neurogenesis, including post-natal hippocampal and hypothalamic neurogenesis) and/or protecting neuronal cell from cell death. Various compounds are disclosed herein. In vivo activity tests suggest that these compounds may have therapeutic benefits in neuropsychiatric and/or neurodegenerative diseases such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, normal aging, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of a neuro-active drug, retinal degeneration, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, physiological weight loss associated with various conditions, as well as cognitive decline associated with normal aging, chemotherapy, and the like. |
| FILED | Monday, October 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/886332 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/44 (20130101) A61K 31/403 (20130101) A61K 31/404 (20130101) A61K 31/422 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/4045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) A61K 31/4192 (20130101) A61K 31/4425 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/04 (20130101) C07D 209/08 (20130101) C07D 209/82 (20130101) C07D 209/86 (20130101) C07D 209/88 (20130101) C07D 401/06 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 403/06 (20130101) C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 403/14 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 407/06 (20130101) C07D 413/06 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) C07D 495/04 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 5/022 (20130101) C07F 7/0812 (20130101) |
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| US 09616057 | Robinson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); The United States Government As Represented By The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William H. Robinson (Palo Alto, California); Jeremy Sokolove (Mountain View, California); Qian Wang (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods are provided for inhibiting or treating the early and established stages of inflammatory diseases by administration of an effective dose of the desethylhydroxychloroquine (DHCQ). A benefit of the methods is the ability to deliver a dose of agent that is effective in treating inflammation while sparing the individual from retinal toxicity. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/214307 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/4706 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) |
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| US 09616062 | Sharpless 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) | Norman E. Sharpless (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Patrick J. Roberts (Durham, North Carolina); Kwok-Kin Wong (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Soren Johnson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for protecting healthy cells from damage due to DNA damaging agents. In particular, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to the protective action of selective cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors administered to subjects that have been exposed to or that are at risk of exposure to DNA damage. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/103359 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 38/1816 (20130101) A61K 38/1816 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09616064 | Lawrence et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nicholas J. Lawrence (Tampa, Florida); Said M. Sebti (Tampa, Florida); Roberta Pireddu (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas J. Lawrence (Tampa, Florida); Said M. Sebti (Tampa, Florida); Roberta Pireddu (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention concerns materials and methods for treating diseases and disorders associated with expression of Rho associated kinases (ROCKs). Examples of diseases and disorders contemplated within the scope of the invention include, but are not limited to, oncological disorders, cardiovascular diseases, CNS disorders, and inflammatory disorders. In one embodiment, a method of the invention comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds of the present invention, or a composition comprising the compounds, to a person or animal in need of treatment. The subject invention also concerns compounds that inhibit ROCKs, and compositions that comprise the inhibitor compounds of the invention. Compounds contemplated within the scope of the invention include, but are not limited to, those compounds shown in Table 5. |
| FILED | Friday, March 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/008678 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/505 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 239/48 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 403/14 (20130101) C07D 417/12 (20130101) C07D 473/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09616073 | Ulmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andre Ulmann (Paris, France); Erin Gainer (Paris, France); Henri Camille Mathe (Paris, France); Lynnette Nieman (Bethesda, Maryland); Diana Blithe (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Laboratoire HRA-Pharma (Paris, France); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andre Ulmann (Paris, France); Erin Gainer (Paris, France); Henri Camille Mathe (Paris, France); Lynnette Nieman (Bethesda, Maryland); Diana Blithe (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a method for on-demand contraception, which method comprises administering a progestogen agent or progesterone receptor modulator, such as 17a-acetoxy-11b-[4-N,N-dimethylamino-phenyl)-19-norpregna-4,9-diene-3,20-dione (ulipristal acetate) in a woman, within 72 hours before an intercourse or within 120 hours after the intercourse. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/263717 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/06 (20130101) A61K 9/20 (20130101) A61K 9/0036 (20130101) A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 31/57 (20130101) A61K 31/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09616075 | Nedergaard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Maiken Nedergaard (Webster, New York); Alexander Stanley Thrane (Oslo, Norway); Vinita Rangroo Thrane (Oslo, Norway) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maiken Nedergaard (Webster, New York); Alexander Stanley Thrane (Oslo, Norway); Vinita Rangroo Thrane (Oslo, Norway) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to a method of treating and/or preventing brain impairment in a subject that has or is susceptible to ammonia neurotoxicity (increased plasma ammonia), by administering a Na-; —K+-2CI- cotransporter isoform 1 (“NKCC1”) inhibitor to the selected subject under conditions effective to treat and/or prevent brain impairment. The disclosure further relates to methods of maintaining the fundamental function of astrocytic potassium buffering and inhibiting accumulation of potassium star rounding astrocytes, both of which involve contacting astrocytes with a NKCC 1 inhibitor. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/415968 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/18 (20130101) A61K 31/41 (20130101) A61K 31/44 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/196 (20130101) A61K 31/341 (20130101) A61K 31/402 (20130101) A61K 31/454 (20130101) A61K 31/635 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4035 (20130101) A61K 31/4152 (20130101) |
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| US 09616076 | Casola et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMS (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antonella Casola (Galveston, Texas); Roberto P. Garofalo (Galveston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments are directed to methods of treating respiratory infection by administering an H2S donor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/728737 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/10 (20130101) A61K 31/385 (20130101) A61K 31/385 (20130101) A61K 31/404 (20130101) A61K 31/675 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/5375 (20130101) A61K 31/5375 (20130101) A61K 33/04 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09616079 | Baasov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Technion Research and Development Foundation Limited (Haifa, Israel) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Technion Research and Development Foundation Limited (Haifa, Israel) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timor Baasov (Haifa, Israel); Dana Atia-Glikin (Carmiel, Israel); Jeyakumar Kandasamy (Trichy, India); Valery Belakhov (Haifa, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | A new class of pseudo-trisaccharide aminoglycosides having an alkyl group at the 5″ position, exhibiting efficient stop codon mutation readthrough activity, low cytotoxicity and high selectivity towards eukaryotic translation systems are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and uses thereof in the treatment of genetic disorders, as well as processes of preparing these aminoglycosides. The disclosed aminoglycosides can be represented by the general formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl; and all other variables and features are as described in the specification. |
| FILED | Sunday, September 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/866960 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7036 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 5/06 (20130101) C07H 13/04 (20130101) C07H 15/23 (20130101) |
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| US 09616108 | Stoffers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Doris Stoffers (Moorestown, New Jersey); Diva D. De Leon (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Charles Stanley (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Doris Stoffers (Moorestown, New Jersey); Diva D. De Leon (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Charles Stanley (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods of treating and ameliorating congenital and neonatal hyperinsulinism and post-prandial hypoglycemia, comprising the step of administering an antagonist of the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor, e.g. a GLP-1 fragment or analog thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/081123 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09616113 | Shea et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lonnie D. Shea (Evanston, Illinois); Stephen D. Miller (Evanston, Illinois); Jonathan Woon Teck Yap (Evanston, Illinois); Daniel R. Getts (Washington, District of Columbia); Derrick McCarthy (Evanton, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions comprising peptide-coupled biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) particles In particular, PLG particles are surface-functionalized to allow for coupling of peptide molecules to the surface of the particles (e.g., for use in eliciting induction of immunological tolerance). |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/624463 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/19 (20130101) A61K 9/1647 (20130101) A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/0008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48815 (20130101) A61K 47/48907 (20130101) A61K 47/48915 (20130101) A61K 2039/577 (20130101) A61K 2039/622 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (20130101) |
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| US 09616116 | Cross et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan S. Cross (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Apurba K. Bhattacharjee (Kensington, Maryland); Wendell D. Zollinger (Leahi, Utah); Steven M. Opal (Barrington, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (Baltimore, Maryland); THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND (Pawtucket, Rhode Island); UNITED STATES ARMY (Fort Detrick, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan S. Cross (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Apurba K. Bhattacharjee (Kensington, Maryland); Wendell D. Zollinger (Leahi, Utah); Steven M. Opal (Barrington, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an immunogenic composition of a lipopolysaccharide vaccine and a non-alum adjuvant. The immunogenic composition may be detoxified J5 core lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli non-covalently complexed with group B meningococcal outermembrane protein. Also provided are methods for preventing an infection caused by a Gram-negative bacteria in an individual via administering the immunogenic compositions to the individual. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/636951 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/095 (20130101) A61K 39/0258 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/58 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) A61K 2039/55583 (20130101) |
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| US 09616117 | Watkinson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allan Watkinson (Guisborough, United Kingdom); David Woodhouse (Yarm, United Kingdom); Robert Wilson (Cumbernauld, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PharmAthene, Inc. (Annapolis, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allan Watkinson (Guisborough, United Kingdom); David Woodhouse (Yarm, United Kingdom); Robert Wilson (Cumbernauld, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | An anthrax vaccine with alhydrogel as the adjuvant is presented in a composition formulated by mixing rPA with colloidal alhydrogel (alum) adjuvant to produce the final product, comprising 200 μg/ml rPA bound to 0.26% alhydrogel in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), said formulation containing an optimal concentration of phosphate. Methods of using the vaccines to treat or prevent infections are also presented. |
| FILED | Friday, October 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/998245 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 2039/60 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) |
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| US 09616119 | Davido et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas); Saint Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Davido (Lawrence, Kansas); Lynda Anne Morrison (Webster Groves, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A mutant HSV-1 (referred to herein as KOS-NA) was generated. KOS-NA contains novel mutations in the UL39 gene, which encodes for a protein that is a large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (i.e., ICP6). These UL39 mutations were found to alter two amino acids in ICP6 (R950H and L393P) and are responsible for attenuation of KOS-NA in vivo, and resulted in diminished ICP6 protein levels. These novel UL39 mutations regulate the expression and/or stability of ICP6 and severely impact HSV-1 pathogenesis. Mutant HSV viruses containing these mutations appear to protect against HSV infection and can serve as therapeutic vaccines to help combat preexisting HSV infection in infected individuals. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/667512 |
| 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 39/245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/545 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2710/16621 (20130101) C12N 2710/16622 (20130101) C12N 2710/16634 (20130101) C12N 2710/16652 (20130101) C12N 2710/16662 (20130101) C12N 2710/16671 (20130101) |
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| US 09616137 | Reisfeld et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ralph A. Reisfeld (LaJolla, California); Rong Xiang (San Diego, California); Yunping Luo (San Diego, California); Debbie Liao (San Diego, California); Ze Liu (Beijing, China PRC); Tingmei Chen (Chongqing, China PRC); Si Chen (Tianjin, China PRC); Dan Lu (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph A. Reisfeld (LaJolla, California); Rong Xiang (San Diego, California); Yunping Luo (San Diego, California); Debbie Liao (San Diego, California); Ze Liu (Beijing, China PRC); Tingmei Chen (Chongqing, China PRC); Si Chen (Tianjin, China PRC); Dan Lu (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an aqueous tumor-targeting liposome nanoparticle composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of liposome nanoparticles. The nanoparticles preferably encapsulate an anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agent, which can be added to a pre-formed liposome composition or can be incorporated in the liposomes during the formation of the liposomes. The liposome nanoparticles comprise a legumain-targeting lipid admixed with one or more other micelle or vesicle-forming lipid materials in the form of nanoparticulate liposomes dispersed in an aqueous carrier. A preferred tumor-targeting liposome nanoparticle composition comprises (a) a legumain-targeting lipid component, (b) a zwitterionic lipid component; (c) an amino-substituted lipid component; (d) a neutral lipid component; and (e) polyethylene glycol-conjugated lipid component. The legumain-targeting lipid component comprising a hydrophobic lipid portion covalently attached to a legumain-binding moiety. |
| FILED | Friday, September 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/224399 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/127 (20130101) A61K 9/1272 (20130101) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48815 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09616139 | Ryan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edward T. Ryan (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Pavol Kovac (Silver Spring, Maryland); Firdausi Qadri (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Peng Xu (Rockville Pike, Maryland); Stephen B. Calderwood (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Willie Frank Vann (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Dwight Christopher Peterson (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); The United States, as represented by the secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward T. Ryan (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Pavol Kovac (Silver Spring, Maryland); Firdausi Qadri (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Peng Xu (Rockville Pike, Maryland); Stephen B. Calderwood (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Willie Frank Vann (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Dwight Christopher Peterson (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides directly conjugated polysaccharide vaccine molecules and methods related thereto. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/128958 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 39/08 (20130101) A61K 39/107 (20130101) A61K 47/4833 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/627 (20130101) A61K 2039/6037 (20130101) A61K 2039/6081 (20130101) A61K 2039/55544 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/00 (20130101) Derivatives of Natural Macromolecular Compounds C08H 1/00 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 89/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09617197 | Shim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yun Michael Shim (Charlottesville, Virginia); Mikell Paige (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yun Michael Shim (Charlottesville, Virginia); Mikell Paige (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application discloses compositions and methods useful for treating and preventing inflammation associated with inflammatory diseases and disorders. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/814087 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/08 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/085 (20130101) A61K 31/357 (20130101) A61K 31/385 (20130101) A61K 31/415 (20130101) A61K 31/4192 (20130101) A61K 47/40 (20130101) A61K 47/48969 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 43/205 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617214 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Translational Genomics Research Institute (Phoenix, Arizona); Translational Drug Development, LLC (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Translational Genomics Research Institute (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tong Wang (Phoenix, Arizona); Travis Dunckley (Phoenix, Arizona); Matthew Huentelman (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compounds that inhibit ROCK activity. In certain embodiments the compounds of the invention enhance cognitive function. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions that comprise ROCK inhibitors and to methods enhance cognitive function and reducing and/or treat cognitive function decline. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/034131 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4409 (20130101) A61K 31/4418 (20130101) A61K 31/4433 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 405/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09617229 | Blough et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce E. Blough (Raleigh, North Carolina); Richard Rothman (Ellicott City, Maryland); Antonio Landavazo (Raleigh, North Carolina); Kevin M. Page (Willow Spring, North Carolina); Ann Marie Decker (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina); The United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce E. Blough (Raleigh, North Carolina); Richard Rothman (Ellicott City, Maryland); Antonio Landavazo (Raleigh, North Carolina); Kevin M. Page (Willow Spring, North Carolina); Ann Marie Decker (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compounds and prodrugs and methods of preparation of compounds and prodrugs that are capable of functioning as releasers and/or uptake inhibitors of one or more monoamine neurotransmitters, including dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds or prodrugs, which may further comprise one or more additional therapeutic agents. Also provided are methods of treatment of various conditions that may be responsive to modification of monoamine neurotransmitter levels, such as pre-obesity, obesity, addiction, and depression. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/698892 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 265/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617239 | Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alfred L. Williams (Durham, North Carolina); John Scott (Durham, North Carolina); Li-An Yeh (Cary, North Carolina); Matthew Robert Redinbo (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina Central University (Durham, North Carolina); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfred L. Williams (Durham, North Carolina); John Scott (Durham, North Carolina); Li-An Yeh (Cary, North Carolina); Matthew Robert Redinbo (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to compounds that are glucuronidase inhibitors. Glucuronidase inhibitors described include phenoxy thiophene sulfonamides. Other compounds, for instance pyridine sulfonyls, benzene sulfonyls, thiophene sulfonyls, thiazole sulfonyls, thiophene carbonyls, and thiazole carbonyls, are also contemplated. Also contemplated are compositions including one or more of such compounds for use inhibiting glucuronidase and methods of using one or more of such compounds as a co-drug to be used in combination with the anticancer drug CPT-11. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/641713 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/42 (20130101) A61K 31/137 (20130101) A61K 31/553 (20130101) A61K 31/4409 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 295/135 (20130101) C07D 333/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 409/06 (20130101) C07D 409/12 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) C07D 417/12 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/34 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2333/924 (20130101) G01N 2500/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09617249 | Miller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC (Notre Dame, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC (South Bend, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marvin J. Miller (Notre Dame, Indiana); Garret C. Moraski (Notre Dame, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments herein provide compounds and methods of making and using such compounds for prevention and treatment of multidrug resistant bacteria. In particular, embodiments are directed to anti-bacterial agents from benzo[d]heterocyclic scaffolds for prevention and treatment of multidrug resistant bacteria. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/753356 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4184 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/71 (20130101) C07D 405/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 409/04 (20130101) C07D 413/04 (20130101) C07D 417/04 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09617276 | Ghosh |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arun K. Ghosh (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Macrocycle containing carbamate compounds that inhibit HIV proteolytic enzymes and processes for preparing them are described. Compositions and methods for treating a patient infected with HIV are described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/520099 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 493/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 515/04 (20130101) C07D 519/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09617316 | Leppert et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark F. Leppert (Salt Lake City, Utah); Nanda A. Singh (Heber City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark F. Leppert (Salt Lake City, Utah); Nanda A. Singh (Heber City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are mutant Nav1.7 sodium channel alpha-subunits and nucleic acid sequences encoding such mutants. Further described are methods for characterizing a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a Nav1.7 sodium channel alpha-subunit, methods for determining a Nav1.7 haplotype, methods for determining a subject's predisposition to a neurologic disorder associated with a sodium channel mutation, and methods of identifying a compound that modulates mutant Nav1.7 sodium channels. Other materials, compositions, articles, devices, and methods relating to mutant Nav1.7 sodium channels are also described herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/967306 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0275 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/705 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (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 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) |
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| US 09617325 | Ganley-Leal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts); TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boston Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lisa Ganley-Leal (Newton, Massachusetts); John H. Connor (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The methods and compositions described herein are based, in part, on the discovery of a polypeptide of soluble CD23 (sCD23) that binds and sequesters IgE. Thus, the sCD23 peptides, polypeptides and derivatives described herein are useful for treating conditions or disorders involving increased IgE levels such as e.g., allergy, anaphylaxis, inflammation, lymphoma, and certain cancers. |
| FILED | Monday, December 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/584524 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 31/56 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/17 (20130101) A61K 38/17 (20130101) A61K 39/0005 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/195 (20130101) C07K 14/7056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617511 | Chen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xiao-Dong Chen (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiao-Dong Chen (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In some aspects, this invention provides a method of making a bone marrow-derived tissue-specific stem cell proliferation, expansion, isolation and rejuvenation extracellular matrix. In other aspects, this invention provides a method of making a tissue-specific fibroblast-derived stem cell differentiation extracellular matrix. Also provided are methods of using such a cell-derived preservation or differentiation matrices to induce tissue-specific differentiation of pluripotent cells, repair damaged tissue, and treat a subject having a physiologic deficiency using the same. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/821288 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — 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 5/0605 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0663 (20130101) C12N 5/0665 (20130101) C12N 2502/1323 (20130101) C12N 2533/52 (20130101) C12N 2533/90 (20130101) |
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| US 09617514 | Lunyak |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Victoria V. Lunyak (Novato, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING (Novato, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victoria V. Lunyak (Novato, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In certain embodiments methods are provided for inducing and/or restoring and/or maintaining a non-senescent phenotype, or aspects thereof (e.g., proliferative capacity and/or pluripotency) in a mammalian cell. The methods typically involve reducing the level or activity of SINE/Alu retrotransposon transcripts in the cell in an amount sufficient to induce or restore proliferative capacity and/or pluripotency to said mammalian cell. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/880969 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0607 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0667 (20130101) C12N 5/0696 (20130101) C12N 2310/13 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) C12N 2330/10 (20130101) C12N 2501/65 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09617516 | Chancellor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael B. Chancellor (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Johnny Huard (Waxford, Pennsylvania); Brandon Minnery (Silver Spring, Maryland); Chistopher C. Capelli (Kenosha, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael B. Chancellor (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Johnny Huard (Waxford, Pennsylvania); Brandon Minnery (Silver Spring, Maryland); Chistopher C. Capelli (Kenosha, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes methods involving the use of muscle derived cells (MDCs), preferably obtained from skeletal muscle, to support the innervation and repair of damaged tissues and organs, particularly associated with nerve damage or neuropathy. The invention relates to MDCs for use in methods for promoting or enhancing innervation of nerve cells, particularly in the peripheral nervous system, and their ability to contribute to the development of neuronal tissue when MDCs are introduced at or near a tissue or organ site in need of repair due to injury, damage, disease, or dysfunction. Such methods are useful for the treatment of central and peripheral nervous system disorders and to alleviate, abate, or eliminate the symptoms of neurologic or neurodegenerative diseases in animals, particularly mammals, including humans. The methods are also useful for treating both nerve and muscle tissue following injury, damage, or dysfunction to these tissue types. |
| FILED | Monday, April 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/832542 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/12 (20130101) A61K 35/34 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617521 | Wamhoff et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HemoShear, LLC (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HemoShear, LLC (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian R. Wamhoff (Charlottesville, Virginia); Brett R. Blackman (Charlottesville, Virginia); Robert A. Figler (Earlysville, Virginia); Daniel G. Gioeli (Charlottesville, Virginia); Michael B. Simmers (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for mimicking a tumor microenvironment in vitro are provided. The methods comprise indirectly applying a shear stress upon at least one tumor cell type plated on a surface within a cell culture container. Methods for mimicking tumor metastasis and methods for testing drugs or compounds in such systems are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/520303 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — 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 5/067 (20130101) C12N 5/0693 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0697 (20130101) C12N 2502/28 (20130101) C12N 2502/30 (20130101) C12N 2502/1323 (20130101) C12N 2503/04 (20130101) C12N 2521/00 (20130101) C12N 2533/54 (20130101) |
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| US 09617522 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Kuan-Ta Lu (Charlestown, Massachusetts); Hiroki Ando (Boston, Massachusetts); Sebastien Lemire (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Various aspects and embodiments of the invention are directed to high-throughput phage-engineering methods and recombinant bacteriophages with tunable host ranges for controlling phage specificity. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/478657 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 7/02 (20130101) C12N 15/81 (20130101) C12N 2795/00011 (20130101) |
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| US 09617539 | Rigo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Carlsbad, California); Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Carlsbad, California); Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank Rigo (Carlsbad, California); Amanda Ward (Carlsbad, California); Linyan Meng (Houston, Texas); Arthur L. Beaudet (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments are directed to methods and compounds for inhibiting UBE3A-ATS, the endogenous antisense transcript of ubiquitin protein ligase E3A (UBE3A). Such methods and compounds are useful for inducing expression of paternal UBE3A in cells and animals. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/409348 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — 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 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/111 (20130101) C12N 2310/111 (20130101) C12N 2310/113 (20130101) C12N 2310/315 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/323 (20130101) C12N 2310/341 (20130101) C12N 2310/3341 (20130101) C12N 2310/3525 (20130101) C12N 2320/30 (20130101) C12N 2330/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09617541 | Mirkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Colin Michael Calabrese (Evanston, Illinois); William E. Briley (Chicago, Illinois); Timothy J. Merkel (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are metal-ligand complexes containing polynucleotides, compounds for making the same, and methods of using the same. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/831316 |
| 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 | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/69 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 15/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/11 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/51 (20130101) C12N 2310/351 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09617544 | Cheng 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) | Jianjun Cheng (Champaign, Illinois); Lichen Yin (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides multifunctional supramolecular self-assembled nanoparticles (SSNPs) comprising a set of rationally designed components that collectively facilitate efficient intestinal absorption of siRNA. The nanoparticles can induce potent TNF-α silencing in macrophages. Single gavage of SSNPs in mice depleted systemic TNF-α production at an siRNA dose as low as 50 μg/kg, and protected the mice from lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatic injury. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/783765 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/5115 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/1136 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09617561 | Roy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Soumitra Roy (Noordwijk, Netherlands); James M. Wilson (Glen Mills, Pennsylvania); Luc H. Vandenberghe (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel simian adenovirus 41 and two isolates thereof are described. Various uses of these isolates, including construction of a recombinant vector which comprises simian adenovirus 41 sequences and a heterologous gene under the control of regulatory sequences are provided. A cell line which expresses simian adenovirus 41 gene(s) is also disclosed. Methods of using the vectors and cell lines are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/462986 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/145 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2710/10043 (20130101) C12N 2710/10321 (20130101) C12N 2710/10322 (20130101) C12N 2710/10343 (20130101) C12N 2810/6018 (20130101) |
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| US 09617581 | Keene et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jack D. Keene (Durham, North Carolina); Patrick J. Lager (Efland, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack D. Keene (Durham, North Carolina); Patrick J. Lager (Efland, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of generating a gene expression profile of noncoding regulatory RNA (ncRNA; e.g. a microRNA) in a cell in vivo, is carried out by: (a) partitioning from a cell at least one mRNA-protein (RNP) complex, the RNP complex comprising: (i) an RNA binding protein (RNABP) or RNA associated protein, (ii) at least one mRNA bound to or associated with said protein, and (iii) at least one ncRNA bound to or associated with said protein, and then (b) identifying at least one ncRNA in-at least one RNP complex, thereby to produce a gene expression profile comprising the identity of an ncRNA in an RNP complex. |
| FILED | Friday, August 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/438383 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6804 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6804 (20130101) C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 2522/101 (20130101) C12Q 2522/101 (20130101) C12Q 2525/207 (20130101) C12Q 2525/207 (20130101) |
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| US 09617590 | Edwards et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy Edwards (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Payman Zarkesh-Ha (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Steven R. J. Brueck (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for preparing DNA molecule for sequencing. Generally, the method includes fragmenting the DNA molecule into double-stranded fragments; amplifying at least a portion of the double-stranded fragments; circularizing the fragments so that the first end of the fragment comprises a first loop connecting the strands and the second end of the fragment comprises a second loop connecting the strands; annealing a first sequencing primer to the first loop oriented to sequence at least a portion of one strand of the fragment; and annealing a second sequencing primer to the second loop oriented to sequence at least a portion of the other strand of the fragment. In another aspect, this disclosure describes a method for sequencing a DNA molecule. Generally, the method includes fragmenting the DNA molecule into double-stranded fragments; amplifying at least a portion of the double-stranded fragments; circularizing the fragments so that the first end of the fragment comprises a first loop connecting the strands and the second end of the fragment comprises a second loop connecting the strands; and sequencing at least one of the DNA strands. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/347690 |
| 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 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 2531/125 (20130101) C12Q 2535/122 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/414 (20130101) G01N 27/4145 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/143333 (20150115) |
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| US 09617598 | Xie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xiaoliang Sunney Xie (Lexington, Massachusetts); Chenghang Zong (Houston, Texas); Sijia Lu (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaoliang Sunney Xie (Lexington, Massachusetts); Chenghang Zong (Houston, Texas); Sijia Lu (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for amplifying the whole genome of a single cell are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/122341 |
| 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 15/1093 (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 1/6848 (20130101) C12Q 1/6848 (20130101) C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2525/155 (20130101) C12Q 2525/161 (20130101) C12Q 2549/119 (20130101) |
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| US 09617599 | Misteli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas A. Misteli (Garrett Park, Maryland); Karen Meaburn (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas A. Misteli (Garrett Park, Maryland); Karen Meaburn (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of detecting abnormal cells in a sample using the radial position of one or more genes within the nucleus of a cell, as well as a kit for detecting abnormal cells using such methods. The invention also provides methods of identifying gene markers for abnormal cells using the radial position of one or more genes within the nucleus of a cell. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/062247 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) |
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| US 09618129 | Block, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank E. Block, III (Nashville, Tennessee); Philip C. Samson (Nashville, Tennessee); John P. Wikswo (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A normally closed valve includes a plurality of fluid channels in fluid communication with each other, defined in a flexible base such that when a fluid channel is compressed, a fluid flow through the fluid channel is occluded, otherwise, the fluid flow through the fluid channel is unoccluded; and means for selectively compressing or uncompressing a desired fluid channel. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/651174 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/18 (20130101) B01L 2200/028 (20130101) B01L 2200/0684 (20130101) B01L 2300/123 (20130101) B01L 2300/0819 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2400/0644 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 21/08 (20130101) C12M 23/16 (20130101) C12M 23/44 (20130101) C12M 23/52 (20130101) C12M 29/00 (20130101) C12M 29/10 (20130101) C12M 29/20 (20130101) Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 43/12 (20130101) F04B 43/1269 (20130101) F04B 43/1292 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 11/163 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09618439 | Volckens et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado); RJ Lee Group (Monroeville, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado); RJ Lee Group, Inc. (Monroeville, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Volckens (Fort Collins, Colorado); Gary Casuccio (Brave, Pennsylvania); Henry P. Lentz (Apache Junction, Arizona); Anthony Marchese (Fort Collins, Colorado); John T. Mastovich (Murrysville, Pennsylvania); Daniel David Miller-Lionberg (Fort Collins, Colorado); Judith Chun-Hsu Yang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermophoretic sampler includes a sample assembly into which a removable sample cartridge can be inserted. The sample cartridge holds a substrate that, upon insertion, is exposed to a sample chamber. Thermophoresis is induced in the sample chamber, causing nanoparticles to be deposited on the substrate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/614192 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/2202 (20130101) G01N 1/2208 (20130101) G01N 1/2247 (20130101) G01N 1/2273 (20130101) G01N 15/0606 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2001/2276 (20130101) G01N 2015/0038 (20130101) |
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| US 09618479 | Ramsey 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) | John Michael Ramsey (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Laurent Menard (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices and methods generate an ordered restriction map of genomic DNA extracted from whole cells. The devices have a fluidic microchannel that merges into a reaction nanochannel that merges into a detection nanochannel at an interface where the nanochannel diameter decreases in size by between 50% to 99%. Intact molecules of DNA are transported to the reaction nanochannel and then fragmented in the reaction nanochannel using restriction endonuclease enzymes. The reaction nanochannel is sized and configured so that the fragments stay in an original order until they are injected into the detection nanochannel. Signal at one or more locations along the detection nanochannel is detected to map fragments in the order they occur along a long DNA molecule. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/926595 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/683 (20130101) C12Q 1/683 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 2561/113 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/44791 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/48721 (20130101) |
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| US 09618497 | Shih et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wan Y. Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Wei-Heng Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Anna Markidou (Souni-Limassol, Cyprus); Steven T. Szweczyk (Springfield, Pennsylvania); Hakki Yegingil (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wan Y. Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Wei-Heng Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Anna Markidou (Souni-Limassol, Cyprus); Steven T. Szweczyk (Springfield, Pennsylvania); Hakki Yegingil (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A PEFS (Piezoelectric Finger Sensor) acts as an “electronic finger” capable of accurately and non-destructively measuring both the Young's compression modulus and shear modulus of tissues with gentle touches to the surface. The PEFS measures both the Young's compression modulus and shear modulus variations in tissue generating a less than one-millimeter spatial resolution up to a depth of several centimeters. This offers great potential for in-vivo early detection of diseases. A portable hand-held device is also disclosed. The PEF offers superior sensitivity. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/459993 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0053 (20130101) A61B 5/0057 (20130101) A61B 5/441 (20130101) A61B 5/442 (20130101) A61B 5/444 (20130101) A61B 5/4312 (20130101) A61B 2562/046 (20130101) A61B 2562/0247 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/16 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 3/08 (20130101) G01N 3/24 (20130101) G01N 19/00 (20130101) G01N 33/4833 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2203/0025 (20130101) G01N 2203/0089 (20130101) G01N 2203/0094 (20130101) |
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| US 09618501 | Mohapatra et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Subhra Mohapatra (Tampa, Florida); Shyam S. Mohapatra (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein is a three-dimensional scaffold composition comprising randomly oriented fibers, wherein the fibers comprise a polyethylene glycol-polylactic acid block copolymer (PEG-PLA) and a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA). Also provided are methods for using the three-dimensional scaffolds described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 31, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/447779 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — 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 5/0068 (20130101) C12N 5/0693 (20130101) C12N 2533/40 (20130101) C12N 2533/72 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09618505 | Heyduk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tomasz Heyduk (St. Louis, Missouri); Ling Tian (St. Louis, Missouri); Rongsheng E. Wang (St. Louis, Missouri); Yie-Hwa Chang (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MEDIOMICS, LLC (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tomasz Heyduk (St. Louis, Missouri); Ling Tian (St. Louis, Missouri); Rongsheng E. Wang (St. Louis, Missouri); Yie-Hwa Chang (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally provides two-component molecular biosensors. In particular, the invention provides molecular biosensors having peptide epitope binding agents that bind a target antibody. The molecular biosensors are useful in several methods including in the identification and quantification of target molecules. |
| FILED | Monday, February 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/623348 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 2310/16 (20130101) C12N 2310/3517 (20130101) C12N 2320/10 (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 1/6825 (20130101) C12Q 1/6825 (20130101) C12Q 2525/205 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) G01N 33/542 (20130101) G01N 33/5308 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54306 (20130101) G01N 2021/6432 (20130101) G01N 2021/6441 (20130101) G01N 2458/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09618511 | Querfurth |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eleanore Bennett Charitable Trust #2 (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eleanore Bennett Charitable Trust #2 (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henry W. Querfurth (Wellesley, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Aspects of the invention relate to methods and compositions for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD). In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for screening and identifying compounds that selectively inhibit the targeting of the insulin-Akt signaling pathway by Aβ oligomers. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/609845 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/485 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/912 (20130101) G01N 2333/4709 (20130101) G01N 2333/91215 (20130101) G01N 2440/14 (20130101) G01N 2500/02 (20130101) G01N 2500/04 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) G01N 2800/2821 (20130101) |
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| US 09618513 | Zou 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) | Weiping Zou (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ilona Kryczek (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the detecting, treating, and empirically investigating the interaction between a subject's immune system and cancer stem cells. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for using IL-22 cytokine signaling and/or downstream targets of IL-22 cytokine signaling (e.g., STAT3, DOT1L, SUZ12, EED) in the diagnosis, treatment, and empirical investigation of cancers characterized with cancer stem cells activated through IL-22 cytokine signaling. |
| FILED | Monday, January 26, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/605519 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7076 (20130101) A61K 31/7076 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/244 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1136 (20130101) C12N 15/1137 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) 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) Enzymes C12Y 201/01043 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57419 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/54 (20130101) G01N 2333/4706 (20130101) G01N 2333/91017 (20130101) |
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| US 09618521 | Ren et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dejian Ren (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); David Clapham (Wellesley, Massachusetts); David L. Garbers (Denton, Texas); Timothy A. Quill (Grapevine, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acid and protein sequences relating to a cation channel which is sperm-specific (CatSper2) are disclosed. The CatSper2 protein is shown to be specifically expressed in sperm. Nucleic acids, vectors, transformed cells, transgenic animals, polypeptides, and antibodies relating to the CatSper2 gene and protein are disclosed. Also provided are methods of in vitro fertilization and contraception, methods of identifying modulators of CatSper2 activity, methods of genotyping subjects with respect to CatSper2, methods of diagnosing and treating CatSper2-mediated disorders, including infertility, as well as methods of doing business related to CatSper2-mediated disorders. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/249990 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/12 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/177 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/705 (20130101) C07K 14/4715 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/689 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 530/852 (20130101) |
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| US 09619375 | Avgerinos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thanassis Avgerinos (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Alexandre Rebert (Wettolshei, France); David Brumley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An automatic software testing machine may be configured to provide an advanced symbolic execution approach to software testing that combines dynamic symbolic execution and static symbolic execution, leveraging the strengths of each and avoiding the vulnerabilities of each. One or more software testing machines within a software testing system may be configured to automatically and dynamically alternate between dynamic symbolic execution and static symbolic execution, based on partial control flow graphs of portions of the software code to be tested. In some example embodiments, a software testing machine begins with dynamic symbolic execution, but switches to static symbolic execution opportunistically. In static mode, instead of checking entire programs for verification, the software testing machine may only check one or more program fragments for testing purposes. Thus, the software testing machine may benefit from the strengths of both dynamic and static symbolic execution. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/718329 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/3608 (20130101) G06F 11/3688 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09619875 | Rooney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William Rooney (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Xin Li (Beaverton, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | OREGON HEALTH and SCIENCE UNIVERSITY (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Rooney (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Xin Li (Beaverton, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods and systems for calculating a contrast reagent (CR) extravasation rate constant and generating a contrast reagent leakage corrected relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) image map of a brain region from dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) time-course image data based on pharmacokinetic first principles. In one example approach, a computerized method may include performing a linearization transform of a DSC MRI time-course equation which accounts for an intravascular contribution and an extravasating component, and calculating CR leakage from a slope of a linear portion of the transformed data. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/694319 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/106 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 7/0016 (20130101) G06T 2200/04 (20130101) G06T 2207/10088 (20130101) G06T 2207/10096 (20130101) G06T 2207/30016 (20130101) G06T 2207/30096 (20130101) G06T 2207/30104 (20130101) |
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| US 09619903 | Yi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ji Yi (Evanston, Illinois); Wenzhong Liu (Evanston, Illinois); Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hao F. Zhang (Deerfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides systems and methods for the determining a rate of change of one or more analyte concentrations in a target using non invasive non contact imaging techniques such as OCT. Generally, OCT data is acquired and optical information is extracted from OCT scans to quantitatively determine both a flow rate of fluid in the target and a concentration of one or more analytes. Both calculations can provide a means to determine a change in rate of an analyte over time. Example methods and systems of the disclosure may be used in assessing metabolism of a tissue, where oxygen is the analyte detected, or other functional states, and be generally used for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/698641 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/102 (20130101) A61B 3/1233 (20130101) A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/0073 (20130101) A61B 5/0261 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/10 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) G06T 11/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/10101 (20130101) |
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| US 09620348 | Russell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason Dale Russell (Middleton, Wisconsin); Joshua Jacques Coon (Middleton, Wisconsin); Ryan Tyler Hilger (Lafayette, Indiana); Lloyd Michael Smith (Madison, Wisconsin); Daniel T. Ladror (Madison, Wisconsin); Michael Robert Shortreed (Portage, Wisconsin); Mark Andrew Scalf (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated mass spectrometer electrospray emitter and fluorescence detector allows improved volumetric measurements of separate components from a liquid chromatography column by improving correlation between the readings of these instruments and reducing dead volume and sample size requirements. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/927650 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/167 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09616497 | Manchiraju et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Southwire Company (Carrollton, Georgia) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Venkata Kiran Manchiraju (Villa Rica, Georgia); Zhili Feng (Knoxville, Tennessee); Stan A. David (Knoxville, Tennessee); Zhenzhen Yu (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Plastic zone extrusion may be provided. First, a compressor may generate frictional heat in stock to place the stock in a plastic zone of the stock. Then, a conveyer may receive the stock in its plastic zone from the compressor and transport the stock in its plastic zone from the compressor. Next, a die may receive the stock in its plastic zone from the conveyer and extrude the stock to form a wire. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/832255 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Manufacture of Metal Sheets, Wire, Rods, Tubes or Profiles, Otherwise Than by Rolling; Auxiliary Operations Used in Connection With Metal-working Without Essentially Removing Material B21C 23/01 (20130101) B21C 23/002 (20130101) Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 3/02 (20130101) B22F 3/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B22F 3/003 (20130101) B22F 3/20 (20130101) B22F 3/20 (20130101) B22F 3/20 (20130101) B22F 5/12 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09617087 | Jukkola et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Glen D. Jukkola (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Bard C. Teigen (Enfield, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH (Baden, Switzerland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glen D. Jukkola (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Bard C. Teigen (Enfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a solids flow control valve comprising a standpipe; a shoe; and a transport pipe; wherein the standpipe is in operative communication with the shoe and lies upstream of the shoe; the standpipe comprising a first end and a second end, where the first end is in contact with a source that contains disposable solids and the second end is in fluid contact with the shoe; the shoe being operative to restrict the flow of the disposable solids; the transport pipe being disposed downstream of the shoe to receive and transport the solids from the shoe. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/283355 |
| ART UNIT | 3743 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Transport or Storage Devices, e.g Conveyors for Loading or Tipping, shop Conveyor Systems Or pneumatic Tube Conveyors B65G 53/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B65G 53/18 (20130101) B65G 53/50 (20130101) Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or Solid Fuel Suspended In Air F23C 10/18 (20130101) F23C 10/32 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Come into Direct Contact Without Chemical Interaction F28C 3/14 (20130101) Heat-exchange Apparatus, Not Provided for in Another Subclass, in Which the Heat-exchange Media Do Not Come into Direct Contact F28D 13/00 (20130101) F28D 2021/0045 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 27/02 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/8593 (20150401) |
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| US 09617189 | Muralidharan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Govindarajan Muralidharan (Knoxville, Tennessee); Joseph A. Angelini (Knoxville, Tennessee); Bart L. Murphy (Friendsville, Tennessee); John B. Wilgen (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for materials processing utilizing a rotating magnetic field comprises a platform for supporting a specimen, and a plurality of magnets underlying the platform. The plurality of magnets are configured for rotation about an axis of rotation intersecting the platform. A heat source is disposed above the platform for heating the specimen during the rotation of the plurality of magnets. A method for materials processing utilizing a rotating magnetic field comprises providing a specimen on a platform overlying a plurality of magnets; rotating the plurality of magnets about an axis of rotation intersecting the platform, thereby applying a rotating magnetic field to the specimen; and, while rotating the plurality of magnets, heating the specimen to a desired temperature. |
| FILED | Friday, August 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/015490 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| 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 37/021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C04B 2237/40 (20130101) C04B 2237/84 (20130101) C04B 2237/385 (20130101) C04B 2237/402 (20130101) C04B 2237/765 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 41/0273 (20130101) |
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| US 09617234 | Dumesic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin); Ali Hussain Motagamwala (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A process to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). The process includes the steps of reacting a C6 sugar-containing reactant in a reaction solution comprising a first organic solvent selected from the group consisting of beta-, gamma-, and delta-lactones, hydrofurans, hydropyrans, and combinations thereof, in the presence of an acid catalyst for a time and under conditions wherein at least a portion of the C6 sugar present in the reactant is converted to 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF); oxidizing the HMF into FDCA with or without separating the HMF from the reaction solution; and extracting the FDCA by adding an aprotic organic solvent having a dipole moment of about 1.0 D or less to the reaction solution. |
| FILED | Friday, December 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/974468 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617398 | Vautard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederic Vautard (Knoxville, Tennessee); Soydan Ozcan (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A functionalized carbon fiber having covalently bound on its surface a sizing agent containing epoxy groups, at least some of which are engaged in covalent bonds with crosslinking molecules, wherein each of said crosslinking molecules possesses at least two epoxy-reactive groups and at least one free functional group reactive with functional groups of a polymer matrix in which the carbon fiber is to be incorporated, wherein at least a portion of said crosslinking molecules are engaged, via at least two of their epoxy-reactive groups, in crosslinking bonds between at least two epoxy groups of the sizing agent. Composites comprised of these functionalized carbon fibers embedded in a polymeric matrix are also described. Methods for producing the functionalized carbon fibers and composites thereof are also described. |
| FILED | Monday, December 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/107416 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 5/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08J 2367/06 (20130101) Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class D06, of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials D06M 15/55 (20130101) D06M 2101/40 (20130101) D06M 2200/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09617558 | Kaeppler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wiconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shawn Kaeppler (Oregon, Wisconsin); Natalia de Leon Gatti (Middleton, Wisconsin); Jillian Foerster (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating the juvenile to adult developmental growth transition in plants, such as grasses (e.g. maize). In particular, the invention provides methods for enhancing agronomic properties in plants by modulating expression of GRMZM2G362718, GRMZM2G096016, or homologs thereof. Modulation of expression of one or more additional genes which affect juvenile to adult developmental growth transition such as Glossy15 or Cg1, in conjunction with such modulation of expression is also contemplated. Nucleic acid constructs for down-regulation of GRMZM2G362718 and/or GRMZM2G096016 are also contemplated, as are transgenic plants and products produced there from, that demonstrate altered, such as extended juvenile growth, and display associated phenotypes such as enhanced yield, improved digestibility, and increased disease resistance. Plants described herein may be used, for example, as improved forage or feed crops or in biofuel production. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/834114 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8261 (20130101) C12N 15/8266 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617574 | Okeke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benedict C. Okeke (Montgomery, Alabama); Ananda K. Nanjundaswamy (Vicksburg, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benedict C. Okeke (Montgomery, Alabama); Ananda K. Nanjundaswamy (Vicksburg, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is a process for producing saccharides and ethanol from biomass feedstock that includes (a) producing an enzyme composition by culturing a fungal strain(s) in the presence of a lignocellulosic medium, (b) using the enzyme composition to saccharify the biomass feedstock, and (c) fermenting the saccharified biomass feedstock to produce ethanol. The process is scalable and, in certain aspects, is capable of being deployed on farms, thereby allowing local production of saccharides and ethanol and resulting in a reduction of energy and other costs for farm operators. Optional steps to improve the biomass-to-fuel conversion efficiency are also contemplated, as are uses for byproducts of the process described herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/205779 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/2402 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/10 (20130101) C12P 7/14 (20130101) C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12C - C12Q, Relating to Microorganisms C12R 1/885 (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 09618207 | Wiebe |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Wiebe (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A transition duct system (10) for delivering hot-temperature gases from a plurality of combustors in a combustion turbine engine is provided. The system includes an exit piece (16) for each combustor. The exit piece may include a straight path segment (26) and an arcuate connecting segment (36). A respective straight metal liner (92) and an arcuate metal liner (94) may be each inwardly disposed onto a metal outer shell (38) along the straight path segment and the arcuate connecting segment (36) of the exit piece. Structural arrangements are provided to securely attach the respective liners in the presence of substantial flow path pressurization. Cost-effective serviceability of the transition duct systems is realizable since the liners can be readily removed and replaced as needed. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/002456 |
| 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 3/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F23R 3/06 (20130101) F23R 3/46 (20130101) |
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| US 09618246 | Litch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew D. Litch (St. Joseph, Michigan); Guolian Wu (St. Joseph, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew D. Litch (St. Joseph, Michigan); Guolian Wu (St. Joseph, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A refrigerator appliance including a refrigerant circuit between a condenser, an evaporator, and a compressor that includes two conduits and pressure reducing devices arranged in parallel between the evaporator and the condenser. The appliance also includes a valve system to direct refrigerant through one, both or none of the conduits and pressure reducing devices, and a heat exchanging member in thermal contact with either one pressure reducing device, or one conduit between the pressure reducing device and the valve system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/400844 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration Machines, Plants or Systems; Combined Heating and Refrigeration Systems; Heat-pump Systems F25B 40/02 (20130101) F25B 41/04 (20130101) F25B 41/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F25B 2341/0661 (20130101) F25B 2400/052 (20130101) F25B 2400/054 (20130101) F25B 2400/0417 (20130101) F25B 2500/26 (20130101) F25B 2600/11 (20130101) F25B 2600/0251 (20130101) F25B 2600/2507 (20130101) Refrigerators; Cold Rooms; Ice-boxes; Cooling or Freezing Apparatus Not Otherwise Provided for F25D 29/00 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 40/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09618410 | Spicer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Patrick Spicer (Plymouth, Michigan); Wayne W. Cai (Troy, Michigan); Debejyo Chakraborty (Novi, Michigan); Keith Mink (Clarkston, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A check fixture measures a total clamp force applied by a welder device. The welder device includes a welding horn having a plurality of weld pads and welding anvil having a plurality of weld pads. The check fixture includes a base member operatively supporting a plurality of force sensors. The base member and the force sensors are received between the weld pads of the welding horn and the anvil pads of the welding anvil. Each force sensor is configured to measure an individual clamp force applied thereto by corresponding weld and anvil pads when the base member is received between the welding horn and the welding anvil and the welder device is in the clamped position. The individual clamp forces are used to determine whether the weld and/or anvil pads are worn or misaligned. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/566130 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 20/10 (20130101) B23K 20/26 (20130101) B23K 31/12 (20130101) B23K 2201/36 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 5/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01L 5/0038 (20130101) G01L 5/0085 (20130101) |
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| US 09618494 | Xiao |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhili Xiao (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhili Xiao (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A network of nanowires may be used for a sensor. The nanowires are metallic, each nanowire has a thickness of at most 20 nm, and each nanowire has a width of at most 20 nm. The sensor may include nanowires comprising Pd, and the sensor may sense a change in hydrogen concentration from 0 to 100%. A device may include the hydrogen sensor, such as a vehicle, a fuel cell, a hydrogen storage tank, a facility for manufacturing steel, or a facility for refining petroleum products. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/482581 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Alloys C22C 5/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/127 (20130101) G01N 33/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/81 (20130101) Y10S 977/762 (20130101) Y10S 977/932 (20130101) Y10S 977/948 (20130101) Y10S 977/957 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/298 (20150115) Y10T 428/12424 (20150115) |
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| US 09618630 | Kross et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian J. Kross (Yorktown, Virginia); Andrew Weisenberger (Yorktown, Virginia); Carl Zorn (Yorktown, Virginia); Wenze Xi (Odenton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A radiation detection system comprising a detection grid of wavelength shifting fibers with a volume of scintillating material at the intersecting points of the fibers. Light detectors, preferably Silicon Photomultipliers, are positioned at the ends of the fibers. The position of radiation is determined from data obtained from the detection grid. The system is easily scalable, customizable, and also suitable for use in soil and underground applications. An alternate embodiment employs a fiber grid sheet or layer which is comprised of multiple fibers secured to one another within the same plane. This embodiment further includes shielding in order to prevent radiation cross-talk within the grid layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/008499 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/201 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01T 1/2018 (20130101) |
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| US 09619430 | Kannan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sudarsun Kannan (Atlanta, Georgia); Dejan S. Milojicic (Palo Alto, California); Vanish Talwar (Campbell, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sudarsun Kannan (Atlanta, Georgia); Dejan S. Milojicic (Palo Alto, California); Vanish Talwar (Campbell, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A computing node includes an active Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) component which includes memory and a sub-processor component. The memory is to store data chunks received from a processor core, the data chunks comprising metadata indicating a type of post-processing to be performed on data within the data chunks. The sub-processor component is to perform post-processing of said data chunks based on said metadata. |
| FILED | Friday, February 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/404619 |
| ART UNIT | 2136 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/067 (20130101) G06F 9/3877 (20130101) G06F 15/173 (20130101) G06F 15/7821 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09620259 | Pozzo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Washington through its Centre for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lilo Danielle Pozzo (Seattle, Washington); Gregory Newbloom (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of forming composites that incorporate networks of conductive polymer nanofibers are provided. Networks of less-than conductive polymers are first formed and then doped with a chemical dopant to provide networks of conductive polymers. The networks of conductive polymers are then incorporated into a matrix in order to improve the conductivity of the matrix. The formed composites are useful as conductive coatings for applications including electromagnetic energy management on exterior surfaces of vehicles. |
| FILED | Monday, April 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/389708 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 6/74 (20130101) D01F 6/76 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/124 (20130101) H01B 1/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09620324 | Golden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Phillip Golden (Greens Fork, Indiana); Scott A. Watson (Jemez Springs, New Mexico); Timothy Knowles (Del Mar, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Golden Engineering, Inc. (Centerville, Indiana); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Phillip Golden (Greens Fork, Indiana); Scott A. Watson (Jemez Springs, New Mexico); Timothy Knowles (Del Mar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A sealed cold cathode X-ray tube for use in small X-ray source devices is provided. In one embodiment, a sealed cold cathode X-ray tube includes an elongate member, a cathode emitter, and an anode. |
| FILED | Friday, February 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/181278 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 35/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 35/32 (20130101) H01J 2235/062 (20130101) H01J 2235/087 (20130101) |
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| US 09620351 | Ramsey |
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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) | John Michael Ramsey (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Mass spectrometry systems or assemblies therefore include an ionizer that includes at least one planar conductor, a mass analyzer with a planar electrode assembly, and a detector comprising at least one planar conductor. The ionizer, the mass analyzer and the detector are attached together in a compact stack assembly. The stack assembly has a perimeter that bounds an area that is between about 0.01 mm2 to about 25 cm2 and the stack assembly has a thickness that is between about 0.1 mm to about 25 mm. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/160471 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/10 (20130101) H01J 49/0022 (20130101) H01J 49/424 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49117 (20150115) |
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| US 09620596 | Morales et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfredo M. Morales (Livermore, California); Richard J. Anderson (Oakland, California); Nancy Y. C. Yang (Lafayette, California); Jack L. Skinner (Butte, Montana); Michael J. Rye (Los Lunas, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method including forming a diamond material on the surface of a substrate; forming a first contact and a separate second contact; and patterning the diamond material to form a nanowire between the first contact and the second contact. An apparatus including a first contact and a separate second contact on a substrate; and a nanowire including a single crystalline or polycrystalline diamond material on the substrate and connected to each of the first contact and the second contact. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/490518 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/042 (20130101) H01L 21/044 (20130101) H01L 29/04 (20130101) H01L 29/0673 (20130101) H01L 29/775 (20130101) H01L 29/1602 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/66037 (20130101) |
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| US 09620773 | Abouimrane et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ali Abouimrane (Naperville, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oakbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrochemical device includes a composite material of general Formula (1-x)J-(x)Q wherein: J is a metal carbon alloy of formula SnzSiz′MetwMet′w′Ct; Q is a metal oxide of formula AγMαM′α′Oβ; and wherein: A is Li, Na, or K; M and M′ are individually Ge, Mo, Al, Ga, As, Sb, Te, Ti, Ta, Zr, Ca, Mg, Sr, Ba, Li, Na, K, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Nb, Rt, Ru or Cd; Met and Met′ are individually Ge, Mo, Al, Ga, As, Sb, Te, Ti, Ta, Zr, Ca, Mg, Sr, Ba, Li, Na, K, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Nb, Rt, Ru or Cd; 0<x<1; γ is 0, 1, or 2; 0<α≦1; 0≦α′≦1; β is 0.5, 1, 2, or 3; 0<t≦5; 1≦w≦5; 0<w′≦5; 1≦z≦5; and 0<z′≦5. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/712512 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/13 (20130101) H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/131 (20130101) H01M 4/133 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/139 (20130101) H01M 4/364 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/483 (20130101) H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/505 (20130101) H01M 4/525 (20130101) H01M 4/587 (20130101) H01M 2220/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09620783 | Parans Paranthaman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mariappan Parans Paranthaman (Knoxville, Tennessee); Zhonghe Bi (Cookeville, Tennessee); Craig A. Bridges (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Gilbert M. Brown (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods of making are provided for treated mesoporous metal oxide microspheres electrodes. The compositions include microspheres with an average diameter between about 200 nanometers and about 10 micrometers and mesopores on the surface and interior of the microspheres. The methods of making include forming a mesoporous metal oxide microsphere composition and treating the mesoporous metal oxide microspheres by at least annealing in a reducing atmosphere, doping with an aliovalent element, and coating with a coating composition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/539094 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 25/45 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 23/07 (20130101) C01G 23/08 (20130101) C01G 23/0536 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/52 (20130101) C01P 2002/54 (20130101) C01P 2004/32 (20130101) C01P 2006/12 (20130101) C01P 2006/16 (20130101) C01P 2006/40 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/483 (20130101) H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/624 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/5825 (20130101) H01M 4/8605 (20130101) H01M 10/054 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 2004/021 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) Y02E 60/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09620792 | Hanrahan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul R. Hanrahan (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AUDI AG (Ingolstadt, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul R. Hanrahan (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An example fuel cell arrangement includes a fuel cell stack configured to receive a supply fluid and to provide an exhaust fluid that has more thermal energy than the supply fluid. The arrangement also includes an ejector and a heat exchanger. The ejector is configured to direct at least some of the exhaust fluid into the supply fluid. The heat exchanger is configured to increase thermal energy in the supply fluid using at least some of the exhaust fluid that was not directed into the supply fluid. |
| FILED | Monday, January 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/996081 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/1231 (20160201) H01M 8/2425 (20130101) H01M 8/04007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/04014 (20130101) H01M 8/04067 (20130101) H01M 8/04097 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09620815 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. (Camas, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. (Camas, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuhao Lu (Vancouver, Washington); Long Wang (Vancouver, Washington); Sean Vail (Vancouver, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for the self-repair of a transition metal cyanometallate (TMCM) battery electrode. The battery is made from a TMCM cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte including solution formed from a solvent and an alkali or alkaline earth salt. The electrolyte includes an additive represented as G-R-g: where G and g are independently include materials with nitrogen (N) sulfur (S), oxygen (O), or combinations of the above-recited elements; and where R is an alkene or alkane group. In response to charging and discharging the battery in a plurality of cycles, the method creates vacancies in a surface of the TMCM cathode. Then, the method fills the vacancies in the surface of the TMCM cathode with the electrolyte additive. An electrolyte and TMCM battery using the above-mentioned additives are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, June 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/320352 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/136 (20130101) H01M 4/381 (20130101) H01M 10/44 (20130101) H01M 10/054 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 10/0567 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/0569 (20130101) H01M 2300/0037 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49108 (20150115) |
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| US 09620839 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xing Chen (Plainfield, Illinois); Ziyao Zhou (Woodridge, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xing Chen (Plainfield, Illinois); Ziyao Zhou (Woodridge, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A nonreciprocal device is described. It includes a housing, a waveguide layer and at least one layer of magnetic nanofiber composite. The magnetic nanofiber composite layer is made up of a polymer base layer, a dielectric matrix comprising magnetic nanofibers. The nanofibers have a high aspect ratio and wherein said dielectric matrix is embedded in the polymer base layer. |
| FILED | Monday, March 28, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/082901 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 1/387 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09620970 | Gadh 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) | Rajit Gadh (Los Angeles, California); Ching Yen Chung (New Taipei, Taiwan); Li Qui (Los Angeles, California); Chi-Cheng Chu (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for multiplexing charging of electric vehicles, comprising a server coupled to a plurality of charging control modules over a network. Each of said charging modules being connected to a voltage source such that each charging control module is configured to regulate distribution of voltage from the voltage source to an electric vehicle coupled to the charging control module. Data collection and control software is provided on the server for identifying a plurality of electric vehicles coupled to the plurality of charging control modules and selectively distributing charging of the plurality of charging control modules to multiplex distribution of voltage to the plurality of electric vehicles. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/691709 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 11/1816 (20130101) B60L 2240/70 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 1/14 (20130101) H02J 7/0027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02J 7/0073 (20130101) H02J 13/0075 (20130101) H02J 13/0086 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/92 (20130101) Y02T 10/7005 (20130101) Y02T 10/7055 (20130101) Y02T 10/7072 (20130101) Y02T 10/7291 (20130101) Y02T 90/14 (20130101) Y02T 90/16 (20130101) Y02T 90/168 (20130101) Y02T 90/169 (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 30/12 (20130101) Y04S 30/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09621078 | Stalford |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harold L. Stalford (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MicroZeus, LLC (Dallas, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harold L. Stalford (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro machine may be in or less than the micrometer domain. The micro machine may include a micro actuator and a micro shaft coupled to the micro actuator. The micro shaft is operable to be driven by the micro actuator. A tool is coupled to the micro shaft and is operable to perform work in response to at least motion of the micro shaft. |
| FILED | Friday, October 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/512176 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices B81B 7/02 (20130101) Electric Machines Not Otherwise Provided for H02N 10/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09621569 | McEachern et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexander McEachern (Oakland, California); Ronald Hofmann (Oakland, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander McEachern (Oakland, California); Ronald Hofmann (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for detecting cyber attacks on remotely-operable elements of an alternating current distribution grid. Two state estimates of the distribution grid are prepared, one of which uses micro-synchrophasors. A difference between the two state estimates indicates a possible cyber attack. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/869865 |
| ART UNIT | 2435 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 3/00 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/1416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/1441 (20130101) |
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| US 09616109 | Soliman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Extend Biosciences, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Extend Biosciences, Inc. (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tarik Soliman (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Laura M. Hales (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniel B. Hall (Easton, Massachusetts); Howard Sard (Arlington, Massachusetts); Vishnumurthy Hegde (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides non-hormonal vitamin D conjugated to insulin peptides that result in the peptides having increased absorption, bioavailability or circulating half-life when compared to non-conjugated forms. The vitamin D targeting groups are coupled to the insulin peptides via the third carbon on the vitamin D backbone. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/919572 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 38/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48023 (20130101) A61K 47/48107 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/62 (20130101) |
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| US 09617208 | Toscano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland); Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Toscano (Glen Arm, Maryland); Frederick Arthur Brookfield (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Andrew D. Cohen (Mamaroneck, New York); Stephen Martin Courtney (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Lisa Marie Frost (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Vincent Jacob Kalish (Annapolis, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives that donate nitroxyl (HNO) under physiological conditions and are useful in treating and/or preventing the onset and/or development of diseases or conditions that are responsive to nitroxyl therapy, including heart failure and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Novel N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives release NHO at a controlled rate under physiological conditions, and the rate of HNO release is modulated by varying the nature and location of functional groups on the N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives. |
| FILED | Friday, July 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/815917 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 311/48 (20130101) C07C 317/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 295/16 (20130101) C07D 295/26 (20130101) C07D 295/155 (20130101) C07D 295/192 (20130101) C07D 333/26 (20130101) C07D 333/36 (20130101) C07D 333/38 (20130101) |
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| US 09617236 | Kraus |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George A. Kraus (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to prepare coumalic acid comprising (a) heating a solution in dichloroethane of malic acid and sulfuric acid or a solution in dichloroethane of malic acid and a perfluorosulfonic acid or (b) adding an acid comprising sulfuric acid or a perfluorosulfonic acid to a solution of malic acid in dichloroethane to yield a solution that is heated for a period of time so as to convert the malic acid into a major amount of coumalic acid and, optionally, a minor amount of fumaric acid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/892298 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 309/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617297 | McDonald 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) | Karen A. McDonald (Davis, California); Nathaniel J. Kingsbury (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to methods of increasing the extraction of an apoplast-targeted recombinant protein in a plant tissue and to methods of increasing the purity of an apoplast-targeted recombinant protein recovered from a plant tissue. The methods involve contacting plant tissue with a rinse fluid on a plurality of occasions to release recombinant protein from the apoplast into the rinse fluid to create an apoplast wash fluid. The resulting content of the recombinant protein in the apoplast wash fluid is higher than the content of the recombinant protein in the apoplast wash fluid from comparable plant tissue contacted with rinse fluid on a single occasion. |
| FILED | Friday, October 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/052617 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 302/01004 (20130101) |
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| US 09617306 | Rimer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey D. Rimer (Houston, Texas); Pankaj Karande (Troy, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON (Houston, Texas); RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey D. Rimer (Houston, Texas); Pankaj Karande (Troy, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a composition for inhibiting calcium oxalate monohydrate crystal growth comprising at least one isolated polypeptide comprising a plurality of amino acids that bind the surface of the calcium oxalate monohydrate crystal; and a plurality of amino acids spacers, wherein the amino acid spacers are arranged in varying sequences between the plurality of amino acids that bind the surface of the calcium oxalate monohydrate crystal. In some embodiments, the present disclosure related to a method of controlling calcium oxalate monohydrate crystal growth in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject therapeutically effective amount of the calcium oxalate monohydrate inhibiting polypeptide. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method of identifying calcium oxalate monohydrate inhibiting peptides. Such a method may comprise designing a peptide library of potential calcium oxalate inhibiting peptides; screening the peptide library for high efficacy inhibitor peptides for inhibition of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystallization; and conducting molecular characterization of the high efficacy inhibitor to determine specificity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/326908 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/53 (20130101) G01N 33/6893 (20130101) G01N 2500/04 (20130101) G01N 2500/20 (20130101) G01N 2800/345 (20130101) |
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| US 09617544 | Cheng 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) | Jianjun Cheng (Champaign, Illinois); Lichen Yin (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides multifunctional supramolecular self-assembled nanoparticles (SSNPs) comprising a set of rationally designed components that collectively facilitate efficient intestinal absorption of siRNA. The nanoparticles can induce potent TNF-α silencing in macrophages. Single gavage of SSNPs in mice depleted systemic TNF-α production at an siRNA dose as low as 50 μg/kg, and protected the mice from lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatic injury. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/783765 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/5115 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/1136 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09617643 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ilsoon Lee (Okemos, Michigan); Wei Wang (East Lansing, Michigan); Ankush Gokhale (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of plating a metal on a hydrophobic polymer, especially in the shape of small particles, involves: (a) contacting a surface of hydrophobic polymer substrate with a polycation such as poly(allylamine hydrochloride) to create a treated surface; (b) contacting the treated surface with a catalyst; and then (c) immersing the surface in a electroless metal plating bath to create a coating of metal on the surface. Metals include copper, silver, gold, nickel and cobalt. Catalysts are selected from compounds containing palladium, platinum, tin, copper, or nickel salts. Damaging surface treatments such as etching by plasma or acid are avoided. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/063720 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 18/30 (20130101) C23C 18/2086 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617657 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei Xu (Greenbelt, Maryland); Zehra Serpil Gonen Williams (Lanham, Maryland); Yijun Wang (Greenbelt, Maryland); Robert J. Wiacek (Silver Spring, Maryland); Xia Bai (Olney, Maryland); Linfeng Gou (Greenbelt, Maryland); Selina I. Thomas (Hyattsville, Maryland); Jun Xu (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Preparation of semiconductor nanocrystals and their dispersions in solvents and other media is described. The nanocrystals described herein have small (1-10 nm) particle size with minimal aggregation and can be synthesized with high yield. The capping agents on the as-synthesized nanocrystals as well as nanocrystals which have undergone cap exchange reactions result in the formation of stable suspensions in polar and nonpolar solvents which may then result in the formation of high quality nanocomposite films. |
| FILED | Monday, November 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/551720 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 7/10 (20130101) C30B 7/14 (20130101) C30B 29/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C30B 29/32 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/14 (20130101) H01B 1/20 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02565 (20130101) H01L 21/02601 (20130101) H01L 21/02628 (20130101) H01L 51/005 (20130101) H01L 51/0094 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/774 (20130101) Y10S 977/896 (20130101) Y10S 977/932 (20130101) |
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| US 09618441 | Greenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan R. Greenberg (Boulder, Colorado); William B. Krantz (Boulder, Colorado); Elmira Kujundzic (Erie, Colorado); Adrian Yeo (Singapore, Singapore); Seyed Saeid Hosseini (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National University of Singapore (Singapore, Singapore); The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan R. Greenberg (Boulder, Colorado); William B. Krantz (Boulder, Colorado); Elmira Kujundzic (Erie, Colorado); Adrian Yeo (Singapore, Singapore); Seyed Saeid Hosseini (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determination of pore-size distribution in a porous material called evapo porometry (EP) is capable of determining pore sizes from approximately the nanometer scale up to the micron scale. EP determines the pore size based on the evaporative mass loss at constant temperature from porous materials that have been pre-saturated with either a wetting or non-wetting volatile liquid. The saturated porous material is placed in an appropriate test cell on a conventional microbalance to measure liquid mass loss at a constant temperature as a function of time. The mass-loss rate is then related to the pore-size distribution. The microbalance permits measuring the mass as a function of time. The slope of the mass versus time curve is the evaporation rate. The evaporation rate is related to the vapor pressure at the interface between the liquid in the porous material and the ambient gas phase. The vapor pressure in turn is related to the pore diameter. |
| FILED | Monday, May 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/695251 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 5/04 (20130101) G01N 15/088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 15/0806 (20130101) G01N 15/0893 (20130101) G01N 2015/086 (20130101) |
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| US 09618449 | Chekalyuk |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Chekalyuk (Bridgewater, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Modular systems can be used for optical analysis, including in-situ analysis, of stimulated liquids. An excitation module can include a radiation sources, e.g., a laser, LED, lamp, etc. A detection module can include one or more detectors configured to receive spectral and/or temporal information from a stimulated liquid. Such systems can be used to identify or measure optical emissions including fluorescence or scattering. The efficient excitation of liquid samples and collection of emissions from the samples provides substantial, up to four-fold increase in the emission signal over prior systems. In an example, emission measurements can be conducted in an isolated sample compartment, such as using interchangeable modules for discrete sampling, flow-through sampling, or sampling via fiber probe. The systems and methods described herein can be used to characterize natural aquatic environments, including assessments of phytoplankton pigments, biomass, structure, physiology, organic matter, and oil pollution. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/376297 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/021 (20130101) G01J 3/44 (20130101) G01J 3/0208 (20130101) G01J 3/0216 (20130101) G01J 3/0227 (20130101) G01J 3/0283 (20130101) G01J 3/4406 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/05 (20130101) G01N 21/65 (20130101) G01N 21/6402 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/6408 (20130101) G01N 21/6486 (20130101) G01N 33/18 (20130101) G01N 33/24 (20130101) G01N 2021/634 (20130101) G01N 2021/651 (20130101) G01N 2021/6419 (20130101) G01N 2021/6421 (20130101) G01N 2021/6463 (20130101) G01N 2021/6484 (20130101) G01N 2201/0633 (20130101) G01N 2201/06113 (20130101) |
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| US 09618547 | Cho et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Young H. Cho (Chatsworth, California); Siddharth S. Bhargav (Los Angeles, California); Andrew Goodney (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Power consumed by a digital circuit that contains multiple sub-circuits may be computed. Each sub-circuit may include more than one transistor and have at least one input. A signal transition sensor may be connected to an input to each sub-circuit and configured to count the number of signal transitions at the input or to time the duration of a signal transition at the input. Weight information may be stored that is indicative of an amount of power that is being consumed by each sub-circuit based on a count that is counted by or a time duration that is timed by each signal transition sensor that is connected to an input of that sub-circuit. The amount of power being consumed by the digital circuit may be computed based on a count that is counted by or a time duration that is timed by each signal transition sensor and the weight information. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/719916 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 22/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 22/10 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09618840 | Braunschweig et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam B. Braunschweig (New York, New York); Xiao Zhong (Jersey City, New Jersey); Kevin B. Schesing (Cliffside Park, New Jersey); Shudan Bian (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymer Pen Lithography materials that retain the simplicity characteristic for the fabrication of poly(dimethyl siloxane) tip arrays while preserving the control over feature dimensions and to understand the role of the mechanical properties of the different materials on Polymer Pen Lithography printing. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/083981 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 7/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G03F 7/2049 (20130101) |
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| US 09619213 | Gupta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandeep Gupta (Phoenix, Arizona); Ayan Banerjee (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sandeep Gupta (Phoenix, Arizona); Ayan Banerjee (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are provided for a mobile medical application operating environment and automated/semi-automated systems for creating application software for the operating environment. In the operating environment, all data storage and communication with external devices relating to sensitive medical data and operations is handled by a data manager application concurrently running with the medical application on a mobile device. Multiple medical applications can be run concurrently on the mobile device with reduced risk of data failure, thereby simplifying the design and release process for mobile medical applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/694152 |
| ART UNIT | 2191 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 8/36 (20130101) G06F 8/447 (20130101) G06F 8/447 (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 50/22 (20130101) G06Q 50/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09619233 | Menon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jaikrishnan Menon (Madison, Wisconsin); Marc Asher De Kruijf (Madison, Wisconsin); Karthikeyan Sankaralingam (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer architecture allows for simplified exception handling by restarting the program after exceptions at the beginning of idempotent regions, the idempotent regions allowing re-execution without the need for restoring complex state information from checkpoints. Recovery from mis-speculation may be provided by a similar mechanism but using smaller idempotent regions reflecting a more frequent occurrence of mis-speculation. A compiler generating different idempotent regions for speculation and exception handling is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, February 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/048168 |
| ART UNIT | 2181 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/3001 (20130101) G06F 9/3863 (20130101) G06F 9/4812 (20130101) G06F 9/30145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2209/481 (20130101) |
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| US 09619375 | Avgerinos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thanassis Avgerinos (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Alexandre Rebert (Wettolshei, France); David Brumley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An automatic software testing machine may be configured to provide an advanced symbolic execution approach to software testing that combines dynamic symbolic execution and static symbolic execution, leveraging the strengths of each and avoiding the vulnerabilities of each. One or more software testing machines within a software testing system may be configured to automatically and dynamically alternate between dynamic symbolic execution and static symbolic execution, based on partial control flow graphs of portions of the software code to be tested. In some example embodiments, a software testing machine begins with dynamic symbolic execution, but switches to static symbolic execution opportunistically. In static mode, instead of checking entire programs for verification, the software testing machine may only check one or more program fragments for testing purposes. Thus, the software testing machine may benefit from the strengths of both dynamic and static symbolic execution. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/718329 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/3608 (20130101) G06F 11/3688 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09619401 | Gandhi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jayneel Gandhi (Madison, Wisconsin); Mark D Hill (Madison, Wisconsin); Michael M Swift (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The translation of virtual guest addresses to host physical addresses in a virtualized computer system provides a compound page table that may simultaneously support nested-paging and shadow-paging for different memory regions. Memory regions with stable address mapping, for example, holding program code, may be treated using shadow-paging while memory regions with dynamic address mapping, for example, variable storage, may be treated using nested-paging thereby obtaining the benefits of both techniques. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/627472 |
| ART UNIT | 2135 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 12/0292 (20130101) G06F 12/1009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 2212/152 (20130101) G06F 2212/657 (20130101) |
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| US 09619903 | Yi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ji Yi (Evanston, Illinois); Wenzhong Liu (Evanston, Illinois); Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hao F. Zhang (Deerfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides systems and methods for the determining a rate of change of one or more analyte concentrations in a target using non invasive non contact imaging techniques such as OCT. Generally, OCT data is acquired and optical information is extracted from OCT scans to quantitatively determine both a flow rate of fluid in the target and a concentration of one or more analytes. Both calculations can provide a means to determine a change in rate of an analyte over time. Example methods and systems of the disclosure may be used in assessing metabolism of a tissue, where oxygen is the analyte detected, or other functional states, and be generally used for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/698641 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/102 (20130101) A61B 3/1233 (20130101) A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/0073 (20130101) A61B 5/0261 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/10 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) G06T 11/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/10101 (20130101) |
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| US 09620348 | Russell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason Dale Russell (Middleton, Wisconsin); Joshua Jacques Coon (Middleton, Wisconsin); Ryan Tyler Hilger (Lafayette, Indiana); Lloyd Michael Smith (Madison, Wisconsin); Daniel T. Ladror (Madison, Wisconsin); Michael Robert Shortreed (Portage, Wisconsin); Mark Andrew Scalf (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated mass spectrometer electrospray emitter and fluorescence detector allows improved volumetric measurements of separate components from a liquid chromatography column by improving correlation between the readings of these instruments and reducing dead volume and sample size requirements. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/927650 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/167 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09620382 | Oehrlein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gottlieb S. Oehrlein (Clarksville, Maryland); Dominik Metzler (College Park, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Plasma-based atomic layer etching of materials may be of benefit to various semiconductor manufacturing and related technologies. For example, plasma-based atomic layer etching of materials may be beneficial for adding and/or removing angstrom thick layers from a surface in advanced semiconductor manufacturing and related technologies that increasingly demand atomistic surface engineering. A method may include depositing a controlled amount of a chemical precursor on an unmodified surface layer of a substrate to create a chemical precursor layer and a modified surface layer. The method may also include selectively removing a portion of the chemical precursor layer, a portion of the modified surface layer and a controlled portion of the substrate. Further, the controlled portion may be removed to a depth ranging from about 1/10 of an angstrom to about 1 nm. Additionally, the deposition and selective removal may be performed under a plasma environment. |
| FILED | Monday, December 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/563566 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 37/32082 (20130101) H01J 37/32146 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/31116 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09620489 | Lipson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michal Lipson (Ithaca, New York); Yoon Ho Lee (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed to provide multilayer platforms for integrating semiconductor integrated circuit dies, optical waveguides and photonic devices to provide intra-die or inter-die optical connectivity. For example, an integrated semiconductor device having integrated circuits respectively formed on different semiconductor integrated circuit dies is provided to include a carrier substrate structured to form openings on a top side of the carrier substrate; semiconductor integrated circuit dies fixed to bottom surfaces of the openings of the carrier substrate, each semiconductor integrated circuit die including a semiconductor substrate and an integrated circuit formed on the semiconductor substrate to include one or more circuit components, and each semiconductor integrated circuit die being structured to have a top surface substantially coplanar with the top side of the carrier substrate; and planar layers formed on top of the top surfaces of the semiconductor integrated circuit dies and the top side of the carrier substrate to include optical waveguides and photonic devices to provide (1) intra-die optical connectivity for photonic devices associated with a semiconductor integrated circuit die, or (2) inter-die optical connectivity for photonic devices associated with different semiconductor integrated circuit dies. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/298875 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/12004 (20130101) G02B 6/12007 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/13 (20130101) H01L 25/50 (20130101) H01L 25/167 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 27/144 (20130101) H01L 31/0232 (20130101) H01L 33/58 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09621073 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Liming Liu (Tallahassee, Florida); Hui Li (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Liming Liu (Tallahassee, Florida); Hui Li (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The scalable cascaded Z-source inverter is able to interface flexibly different distributed renewable energy sources or storages in wide voltage change range, such as wind power, solar power, battery, fuel cell, Ultra-capacitor and so on. The invention facilitates the AC 1 MHz frequency output; therefore high power density can be reached. Z-source network is integrated in each inverter module to wide system operation range, improve high system efficiency, and enhance high system reliability. The invention is applied for PV system to verify the performance. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/601364 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 1/10 (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 7/53871 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09621268 | Elgala et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hany Elgala (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Thomas Little (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (O-OFDM) system with pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming includes a driver responsive to one or more predetermined dimming set points configured to generate PWM signals having a predetermined duty cycle and configured to supply current to one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). An O-OFDM generator responsive to the one or more predetermined dimming set points and digital data is configured to generate digital inverted O-OFDM signals during on-states of the PWM signals and non-inverted O-OFDM signals during off-states of the PWM signals according to the predetermined duty cycle and convert the digital inverted O-OFDM signals and the digital non-inverted O-OFDM signals to analog output O-OFDM signals. A combiner circuit responsive to the current from the driver and the analog output O-OFDM signals is configured such that the analog output O-OFDM signals modulate the current to the one or more LEDs to provide a high capacity visible light communication link |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/894089 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/116 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 25/4902 (20130101) H04L 27/2627 (20130101) H04L 27/2697 (20130101) |
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| US 09621384 | Sivakumar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raghupathy Sivakumar (Atlanta, Georgia); Hung-Yun Hsieh (Changhua, Taiwan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raghupathy Sivakumar (Atlanta, Georgia); Hung-Yun Hsieh (Changhua, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for the communication of data over a plurality of parallel communication paths are provided. Embodiments of the parallel communications systems and methods may discover, characterize, and leverage multiplicity of resources in various network elements to provide network applications with a desired communication objective and level of performance. The systems and methods may dynamically adapt to changes in the network resources to continuously provide the desired communication performance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/063284 |
| ART UNIT | 2465 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/1607 (20130101) H04L 1/1887 (20130101) H04L 25/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 45/24 (20130101) H04L 47/27 (20130101) |
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| US 09622133 | Guvenc |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ismail Guvenc (Miramar, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ismail Guvenc (Miramar, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques and systems are disclosed for addressing the challenges in interference and mobility management in broadband, UAV-assisted heterogeneous network (BAHN) scenarios. Implementations include BAHN control components, for example, at a controlling network node of a BAHN. Generally, a component implementing techniques for managing interference and handover in a BAHN gathers state data from network nodes or devices in the BAHN, determines a candidate BAHN model that optimizes interference and handover metrics, and determines and performs model adjustments to the network parameters, BS parameters, and UAV-assisted base station (UABS) device locations and velocities to conform to the optimized candidate BAHN model. Also described is a UABS apparatus having a UAV, communications interface for communicating with a HetNet in accordance with wireless air interface standards, and a computing device suitable for implementing BAHN control or reinforcement learning components. |
| FILED | Friday, October 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/921392 |
| ART UNIT | 2641 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 7/18506 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 36/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 36/30 (20130101) H04W 74/0833 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Justin D. Littell (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An energy-absorbing (EA) beam member and having a cell core structure is positioned in an aircraft fuselage proximate to the floor of the aircraft. The cell core structure has a length oriented along a width of the fuselage, a width oriented along a length of the fuselage, and a depth extending away from the floor. The cell core structure also includes cell walls that collectively define a repeating conusoidal pattern of alternating respective larger and smaller first and second radii along the length of the cell core structure. The cell walls slope away from a direction of flight of the aircraft at a calibrated lean angle. An EA beam member may include the cell core structure and first and second plates along the length of the cell core structure on opposite edges of the cell material. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/612659 |
| ART UNIT | 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 1/18 (20130101) B64C 1/062 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09617069 | Fesmire |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States of America as Represented by the Adm (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Fesmire (Titusville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The thermal insulation system of the present invention is for non-vacuum applications and is specifically tailored to the ambient pressure environment with any level of humidity or moisture. The thermal insulation system includes a multilayered composite including i) at least one thermal insulation layer and at least one compressible barrier layer provided as alternating, successive layers, and ii) at least one reflective film provided on at least one surface of the thermal insulation layer and/or said compressible barrier layer. The different layers and materials and their combinations are designed to provide low effective thermal conductivity for the system by managing all modes of heat transfer. The thermal insulation system includes an optional outer casing surrounding the multilayered composite. The thermal insulation system is particularly suited for use in any sub-ambient temperature environment where moisture or its adverse effects are a concern. The thermal insulation system provides physical resilience against damaging mechanical effects including compression, flexure, impact, vibration, and thermal expansion/contraction. |
| FILED | Monday, March 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/203264 |
| ART UNIT | 1782 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 15/20 (20130101) B32B 15/046 (20130101) B32B 27/065 (20130101) B32B 2266/0278 (20130101) B32B 2307/304 (20130101) B32B 2307/416 (20130101) B32B 2307/712 (20130101) B32B 2307/7265 (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 90/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B65D 90/022 (20130101) Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 59/08 (20130101) F16L 59/022 (20130101) F16L 59/029 (20130101) F16L 59/161 (20130101) F16L 59/184 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 156/10 (20150115) Y10T 428/13 (20150115) Y10T 428/233 (20150115) Y10T 428/239 (20150115) Y10T 428/24999 (20150401) Y10T 428/31678 (20150401) |
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| US 09618077 | Goold et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan Goold (Glendale, Arizona); Paul Buchele (Glendale, Arizona); Timothy Hindle (Peoria, Arizona); Dale Thomas Ruebsamen (Glendale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of isolators, such as three parameter isolators, including a main spring linear guide system are provided. In one embodiment, the isolator includes first and second opposing end portions, a main spring mechanically coupled between the first and second end portions, and a linear guide system extending from the first end portion, across the main spring, and toward the second end portion. The linear guide system expands and contracts in conjunction with deflection of the main spring along the working axis, while restricting displacement and rotation of the main spring along first and second axes orthogonal to the working axis. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/807551 |
| ART UNIT | 3657 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Springs; Shock-absorbers; Means for Damping Vibration F16F 1/02 (20130101) F16F 13/007 (20130101) F16F 15/022 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Flightware, Inc. (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Flightware, Inc. (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Maass (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for automated composite layup quality assurance. |
| FILED | Friday, September 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/851699 |
| ART UNIT | 2865 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| 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 37/0053 (20130101) B29C 70/386 (20130101) B29C 2037/903 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2105/253 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/8851 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2201/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09619310 | El-Wailly et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tamim El-Wailly (Peoria, Arizona); Rodell Agdinaoay (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are described for reliably transmitting data in a network. The method includes: performing by a module, monitoring data from an output drive module for errors; and when an error is detected, generating a first signal based on the monitoring, and adjusting an input voltage to at least one of a pull-up resistor and a pull-down resistor for a predetermined time based on the first signal, to emphasize the error. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/627600 |
| ART UNIT | 2113 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/0703 (20130101) G06F 11/0709 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 11/0739 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/004 (20130101) H04L 1/0041 (20130101) H04L 1/0061 (20130101) H04L 1/0078 (20130101) |
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| US 09620025 | Shams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qamar A. Shams (Yorktown, Virginia); Allan J. Zuckerwar (Williamsburg, Virginia); Howard K. Knight (Hampton, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A wake vortex avoidance system includes a microphone array configured to detect low frequency sounds. A signal processor determines a geometric mean coherence based on the detected low frequency sounds. A display displays wake vortices based on the determined geometric mean coherence. |
| FILED | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/689385 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ground or Aircraft-carrier-deck Installations Specially Adapted for Use in Connection With Aircraft; Designing, Manufacturing, Assembling, Cleaning, Maintaining or Repairing Aircraft, Not Otherwise Provided For; Handling, Transporting, Testing or Inspecting Aircraft Components, Not Otherwise Provided for B64F 1/36 (20130101) Traffic Control Systems G08G 5/0013 (20130101) G08G 5/0021 (20130101) G08G 5/025 (20130101) G08G 5/0026 (20130101) G08G 5/0065 (20130101) G08G 5/065 (20130101) G08G 5/0091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09620888 | Townsend, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Adminstrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ivan I. Townsend, III (Cocoa, Florida); Robert P. Mueller (Cocoa Beach, Florida); Adam G. Dokos (Titusville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A debris exclusion and removal system for connectors which have a filament barrier configuration designed to clean connectors as they are mated together. |
| FILED | Friday, July 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/216849 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 55/24 (20130101) F16L 55/115 (20130101) Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 13/005 (20130101) H01R 13/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01R 13/447 (20130101) H01R 13/533 (20130101) H01R 13/5213 (20130101) H01R 13/5219 (20130101) H01R 13/6392 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09621152 | Shu 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); CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ran Shu (Davis, California); Adrian J. Tang (Davis, California); Qun Gu (Davis, California); Brian J. Drouin (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A switch comprising a plurality of inductors and a plurality of shunt transistors is described. Each inductor can be electrically coupled between adjacent shunt transistors to form a distributed switch structure. At least two inductors in the plurality of inductors can be inductively coupled with each other. The plurality of inductors can correspond to portions of a coupling inductor, wherein the coupling inductor can have an irregular octagonal shape. |
| FILED | Friday, May 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/154813 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse Technique H03K 17/102 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09615593 | Simunovic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina); Industrial Microwave Systems, L.L.C. (Morrisville, North Carolina); The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina); Industrial Microwave Systems, L.L.C. (Morrisville, North Carolina); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Josip Simunovic (Raleigh, North Carolina); Kenneth R. Swartzel (Raleigh, North Carolina); Van-Den Truong (Raleigh, North Carolina); Gary Dean Cartwright (Apex, North Carolina); Kandiyan Puthalath Sandeep (Cary, North Carolina); David L. Parrott (Raleigh, North Carolina); Pablo Coronel (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses for thermally treating flowable materials using electromagnetic radiation, and foods and materials obtained thereby. Also provided are methods of continuous flow thermal treatment of biomaterials, apparatuses for performing the same, and products prepared using the methods and/or apparatuses. |
| FILED | Friday, August 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/832650 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preserving, e.g by Canning, Meat, Fish, Eggs, Fruit, Vegetables, Edible Seeds; Chemical Ripening of Fruit or Vegetables; the Preserved, Ripened, or Canned Products A23B 7/01 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Foods, Foodstuffs, or Non-alcoholic Beverages, Not Covered by Subclasses A23B - A23J; Their Preparation or Treatment, e.g Cooking, Modification of Nutritive Qualities, Physical Treatment; Preservation of Foods or Foodstuffs, in General A23L 3/001 (20130101) A23L 3/01 (20130101) A23L 3/005 (20130101) A23L 3/22 (20130101) A23L 3/225 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Foods, Foodstuffs or Non-alcoholic Beverages A23V 2002/00 (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 2/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09617542 | Vander Meer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert K. Vander Meer (Newberry, Florida); Man-Yeon Choi (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as representd by The Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Vander Meer (Newberry, Florida); Man-Yeon Choi (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a dsRNA construct that relates to a method to control Lepidopteran moths via double-stranded RNA interference of the PBAN/Pyrokinin gene. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/324005 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| 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 57/16 (20130101) A01N 63/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1136 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8286 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP27881 | Ruter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. Ruter (Bishop, Georgia); Donglin Zhang (Athens, Georgia); Allan M. Armitage (Athens, Georgia); David A. Knauft (Watkinsville, Georgia); Suzzanne C. Tate (Athens, Georgia); Kelly Preslar (Signal Mountain, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An Abutilon plant named ‘RutAbut2’ has prolific quantities of large yellow flowers, a compact and more prostrate growth habit, shorter internodes, and has an extended duration of flowering. |
| FILED | Monday, April 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/545199 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/263.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09617236 | Kraus |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George A. Kraus (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to prepare coumalic acid comprising (a) heating a solution in dichloroethane of malic acid and sulfuric acid or a solution in dichloroethane of malic acid and a perfluorosulfonic acid or (b) adding an acid comprising sulfuric acid or a perfluorosulfonic acid to a solution of malic acid in dichloroethane to yield a solution that is heated for a period of time so as to convert the malic acid into a major amount of coumalic acid and, optionally, a minor amount of fumaric acid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/892298 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 309/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09617657 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei Xu (Greenbelt, Maryland); Zehra Serpil Gonen Williams (Lanham, Maryland); Yijun Wang (Greenbelt, Maryland); Robert J. Wiacek (Silver Spring, Maryland); Xia Bai (Olney, Maryland); Linfeng Gou (Greenbelt, Maryland); Selina I. Thomas (Hyattsville, Maryland); Jun Xu (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Preparation of semiconductor nanocrystals and their dispersions in solvents and other media is described. The nanocrystals described herein have small (1-10 nm) particle size with minimal aggregation and can be synthesized with high yield. The capping agents on the as-synthesized nanocrystals as well as nanocrystals which have undergone cap exchange reactions result in the formation of stable suspensions in polar and nonpolar solvents which may then result in the formation of high quality nanocomposite films. |
| FILED | Monday, November 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/551720 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 7/10 (20130101) C30B 7/14 (20130101) C30B 29/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C30B 29/32 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/14 (20130101) H01B 1/20 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02565 (20130101) H01L 21/02601 (20130101) H01L 21/02628 (20130101) H01L 51/005 (20130101) H01L 51/0094 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/774 (20130101) Y10S 977/896 (20130101) Y10S 977/932 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09616057 | Robinson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); The United States Government As Represented By The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William H. Robinson (Palo Alto, California); Jeremy Sokolove (Mountain View, California); Qian Wang (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods are provided for inhibiting or treating the early and established stages of inflammatory diseases by administration of an effective dose of the desethylhydroxychloroquine (DHCQ). A benefit of the methods is the ability to deliver a dose of agent that is effective in treating inflammation while sparing the individual from retinal toxicity. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/214307 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/4706 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6893 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09618746 | Browne |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael P. Browne (San Mateo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SA Photonics, Inc. (Los Gatos, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Browne (San Mateo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A wide field of view night vision system includes a head attachment apparatus configured to attach to a user's head and a night vision subsystem. The night vision subsystem includes one or more digital night vision image sensors attached to the head attachment apparatus. Each sensor receives input light and produces a digital image of the input light. A processor processes the digital image(s) to produce a wide-field image. The wide-field image spans at least 60 degrees of a user's horizontal field of view. A display and eyepiece attached to the head attachment apparatus receives and displays the wide-field image. The eyepiece is positionable between the display and the user's eye to image the wide-field image into the user's eye. |
| FILED | Friday, November 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/950116 |
| ART UNIT | 2485 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 27/017 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 2027/011 (20130101) G02B 2027/014 (20130101) G02B 2027/0123 (20130101) G02B 2027/0138 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/33 (20130101) H04N 5/2258 (20130101) H04N 5/23238 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US D783721 | Stephen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Victoria K. Stephen (Burke, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victoria K. Stephen (Burke, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | |
| FILED | Monday, July 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 29/496537 |
| ART UNIT | 2923 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Sales and advertising equipment D20/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09617545 | Lee |
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| APPLICANT(S) | KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION (Daegu, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kyungpook National University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation (, South Korea) |
| INVENTOR(S) | You-Mie Lee (Daegu, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a composition for inhibiting growth of cancer stem cells, which includes an EXT1, LDHB, CD109, EFEMP2, RASIP1 or SERPINE1 gene expression inhibitor as an active ingredient, and a method of treating cancer using the same. The composition has targeted therapeutic activities against cancer stem cells important for resistance, metastasis and recurrence of breast cancer, and thus can be useful in fundamentally treating, preventing or alleviating cancer such as breast cancer by directly inhibiting expression of EXT1, LDHB, CD109, EFEMP2, RASIP1 or SERPINE1 which are very important for growth of the cancer stem cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/602588 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/1137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1138 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 101/01027 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
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ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
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- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
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