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Patent Details for Tuesday, April 25, 2017
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| US 09629543 | Agichtein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yevgeny E. Agichtein (Atlanta, Georgia); Elizabeth A. Buffalo (Atlanta, Georgia); Dmitry Lagun (Atlanta, Georgia); Cecelia Manzanares (Atlanta, Georgia); Stuart Zola (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yevgeny E. Agichtein (Atlanta, Georgia); Elizabeth A. Buffalo (Atlanta, Georgia); Dmitry Lagun (Atlanta, Georgia); Cecelia Manzanares (Atlanta, Georgia); Stuart Zola (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for diagnosing declarative memory loss using mouse tracking to follow the visual gaze of a subject taking a visual paired comparison test. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing dementia such as mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. |
| FILED | Friday, February 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/256789 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/165 (20130101) A61B 5/168 (20130101) |
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| US 09629597 | Vedantham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Massachusetts Medical School (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Srinivasan Vedantham (Holden, Massachusetts); Andrew Karellas (Grafton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides x-ray-based breast imaging systems and related methods that are, for example, applicable to contrast enhanced digital mammography and contrast enhanced digital breast tomosynthesis and allow fast, cost-effective and accurate x-ray imaging. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/772227 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/02 (20130101) A61B 6/04 (20130101) A61B 6/025 (20130101) A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/40 (20130101) A61B 6/54 (20130101) A61B 6/461 (20130101) A61B 6/481 (20130101) A61B 6/485 (20130101) A61B 6/502 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 6/4007 (20130101) A61B 6/4208 (20130101) A61B 6/4435 (20130101) A61B 6/4452 (20130101) A61B 6/5211 (20130101) |
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| US 09629801 | Shusta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric V. Shusta (Madison, Wisconsin); Angela R Jones (College Park, Maryland); Charles C. Stutz (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | This application discloses a BBB-selective antibody. The BBB-selective antibody comprises a protein encoded by a DNA sequence comprising SEQ ID NO:7 (CDRH1 of scFv 15), SEQ ID NO:8 (CDRH2 of scFv 15), SEQ ID NO:9 (CDRH3 of scFv 15), SEQ ID NO:10 (CDRL1 of scFv 15), SEQ ID NO:11 (CDRL2 of scFv 15) and SEQ ID NO:12 (CDRL3 of scFv 15) or a DNA sequence comprising SEQ ID NO:19 (CDRH1 of scFv 38), SEQ ID NO:20 (CDRH2 of scFv 38), SEQ ID NO:21 (CDRH3 of scFv 38), SEQ ID NO:22 (CDRL1 of scFv 38), SEQ ID NO:23 (CDRL2 of scFv 38) and SEQ ID NO:24 (CDRL3 of scFv 38). Preferably, the BBB-selective antibody comprises a protein encoded by SEQ ID NO:1 or 3. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/593102 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/77 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) |
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| US 09629813 | Ensign et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laura Ensign (Towson, Maryland); Richard Cone (Baltimore, Maryland); Justin Hanes (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Hypotonic formulations were evaluated for delivering water-soluble drugs and for drug delivery with muco-inert (that is, non-adhesive) mucus-penetrating nanoparticles (MPP). Hypotonic formulations markedly increased the rate at which drugs and MPP reached the epithelial surface, including deep into the vaginal folds. Minimally hypotonic formulations, preferably ranging from 20-220 mOsm/kg, provided rapid and uniform delivery of MPP to the entire vaginal surface, with minimal risk of epithelial toxicity. Data also show that there is a higher osmolality in the colon, such that vehicles with an osmolality above that of blood plasma (generally considered isotonic at ˜300 mOsm/kg), still lead to improvements in distribution in the colon due to rapid, osmotically-induced fluid absorption. The range for improved colon distribution with a hypotonic vehicle in the colon is ˜20 mOsm/kg-450 mOsm/kg. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/207803 |
| 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 9/0014 (20130101) A61K 9/0031 (20130101) A61K 9/0034 (20130101) A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 9/51 (20130101) A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 9/5146 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/906 (20130101) |
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| US 09629816 | Mukherjee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anil Baran Mukherjee (Brookeville, Maryland); Chinmoy Sarkar (Rockville, Maryland); Zhongjian Zhang (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anil Baran Mukherjee (Brookeville, Maryland); Chinmoy Sarkar (Rockville, Maryland); Zhongjian Zhang (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of inhibiting the development or progression of a thioesterase deficiency disorder in a mammal by the administration of a compound that functionally mimics the enzymatic activity of all thioesterases in mammals. Such thioesterase deficiency disorders include cancers and adult- or infant-neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs). The invention also provides small molecule mimics of thioesterases useful in the methods of the invention and pharmaceutical compositions containing the therapeutically effective compounds and methods of using the same. |
| FILED | Monday, April 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/110393 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) A61K 31/133 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/136 (20130101) A61K 31/137 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09629839 | Emery et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Caroline Emery (Brookline, Massachusetts); Rajee Antony (Norwood, Massachusetts); Levi A. Garraway (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acids and proteins having a mutant C-RAF sequence, and methods of identifying patients having cancer who are likely to benefit from a combination therapy and methods of treatment are provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/387735 |
| 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 | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4184 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/12 (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 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 207/11001 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5743 (20130101) G01N 33/57484 (20130101) |
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| US 09629842 | El-Deiry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wafik S. El-Deiry (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Joshua E. Allen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gen Sheng Wu (Troy, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions relating to TIC10 are described according to aspects of the present invention. The compositions and methods have utility in treating disease, particularly cancer in a subject in need thereof, including a human subject as well as subjects of other species. The compositions have utility in treating brain cancer in a subject in need thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/269114 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/0053 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) A61K 31/4545 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/22 (20130101) C07K 2317/24 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6863 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09629843 | Shokat et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Intellikine, Inc. (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California); INTELLIKINE, INC. (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevan M. Shokat (San Francisco, California); David Fruman (Irvine, California); Pingda Ren (San Diego, California); Troy Edward Wilson (San Marino, California); Liansheng Li (San Diego, California); Andrew Hsieh (San Francisco, California); Morris Feldman (San Francisco, California); Beth Apsel (San Francisco, California); Yi Liu (San Diego, California); Christian Rommel (La Jolla, California); Katrina Chan (San Diego, California); Davide Ruggero (San Francisco, California); David Pearce (San Francisco, California); Matthew Janes (Altadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for selective modulation of certain protein kinases, and especially mTor complexes. The methods and compositions are particularly useful in inhibiting mTor selectively for therapeutic applications. |
| FILED | Friday, June 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/731778 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (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 1/485 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2500/04 (20130101) G01N 2510/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09629848 | Eisenbarth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aaron Michels (Aurora, Colorado); Maki Nakayama (Denver, Colorado); David Ostrov (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado); The University of Florida Research Foundation Incorporated (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Eisenbarth (Golden, Colorado); Aaron Michels (Aurora, Colorado); Maki Nakayama (Denver, Colorado); David Ostrov (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes and celiac disease, by decreasing the binding of MHC class II molecules to antigenic peptides or fragments of antigenic peptides of the autoimmune disease by the administration of small organic compounds. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the therapeutically effective small organic compounds and methods of using the same. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/119926 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/53 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/64 (20130101) A61K 31/64 (20130101) A61K 31/155 (20130101) A61K 31/155 (20130101) A61K 31/195 (20130101) A61K 31/195 (20130101) A61K 31/221 (20130101) A61K 31/397 (20130101) A61K 31/427 (20130101) A61K 31/427 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/4164 (20130101) A61K 31/4409 (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) |
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| US 09629853 | Jones et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mathew Victor Jones (Madison, Wisconsin); Chiara Cirelli (Verona, Wisconsin); Kile Patrick Mangan (Madison, Wisconsin); Aaron B. Nelson (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Absence epilepsy, a form of epilepsy characterized by nonconvulsive seizures, has proven to be refractive to conventional epilepsy therapies. It has been found that low doses of ganaxolone can be used to reduce absence seizures in subjects with absence epilepsy, particularly pediatric subjects. In addition, ganaxolone therapy is particularly useful in subjects with absence epilepsy characterized by a reduction in tonic inhibition. Low dose ganaxolone is also used to reduce sleep disruptions and to treat sleep disorders in subjects in need of such treatment. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/718524 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/57 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0008 (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 1/68 (20130101) C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09629860 | Hostetler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California, a California corporation (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl Y. Hostetler (Del Mar, California); James R. Beadle (San Diego, California); Nadejda Valiaeva (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates, inter alia, to compositions and methods for treating viral diseases and cancer. There are disclosed lipophilic antiviral and anticancer acyclic nucleoside phosphonate diesters, preparation thereof, and methods of using the compounds to treat viral diseases and cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/211002 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/675 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/6561 (20130101) C07F 9/65121 (20130101) C07F 9/65583 (20130101) C07F 9/65616 (20130101) |
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| US 09629865 | Mylonakis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); The Broad Institute, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Broad Institute, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eleftherios Mylonakis (Providence, Rhode Island); Edward Holson (Newton Highlands, Massachusetts); Frederick M. Ausubel (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating a fungal infection in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a modified saponin. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/134626 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09629867 | Yang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | AM Biotechnologies LLC (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AM Biotechnologies, Inc. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xianbin Yang (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Chemically modified small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that include both phosphorodithioate modifications (PS2-RNA) and 2′-O-methyl modifications (MePS2) provide improved RNA silencing. Specific chemically modified siRNA that show enhanced silencing of RNAs involved in resistance to chemotherapeutic agents are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/645351 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (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) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/50 (20130101) C12N 2310/313 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/335 (20130101) C12N 2310/344 (20130101) C12N 2310/3521 (20130101) C12N 2320/31 (20130101) C12N 2320/50 (20130101) C12N 2320/51 (20130101) C12N 2320/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09629897 | Egwuagu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles Emeka Egwuagu (Silver Spring, Maryland); Ren-Xi Wang (Beijing, China PRC); Cheng-rong Yu (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a method of preparing B-cells that produce interleukin-10 (IL-10), or IL-10 per se, which comprises contacting one or more B-cells ex vivo with an isolated interleukin-35 (IL-35) protein, and culturing the one or more B-cells under conditions to provide one or more B-cells that produce IL-10. The invention also is directed to a method of suppressing the proliferation of lymphocytes in vitro or in vivo by contacting lymphocytes with an isolated IL-35 protein. The invention further is directed to a method of suppressing autoimmunity in a mammal by administering to the mammal an IL-35 protein or IL-10-producing B-cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/396475 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) A61K 38/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/162 (20130101) A61K 38/208 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/54 (20130101) C07K 14/5428 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0635 (20130101) C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2501/50 (20130101) C12N 2501/65 (20130101) C12N 2501/2312 (20130101) C12N 2501/2327 (20130101) C12N 2501/2335 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) C12N 2710/16232 (20130101) |
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| US 09629899 | Puri |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raj K. Puri (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention combines a targeted cargo protein with an active agent for the treatment of a disease or condition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/812681 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/555 (20130101) A61K 31/555 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 33/24 (20130101) A61K 33/24 (20130101) A61K 38/2026 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) A61K 49/0008 (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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| US 09629911 | Isacoff 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) | Ehud Y. Isacoff (Berkeley, California); Richard H. Kramer (Oakland, California); Dirk Trauner (Munich, Germany); Matthew R. Banghart (Boston, Massachusetts); Matthew Volgraf (Oakland, California); Pablo Ignacio Gorostiza Langa (Barcelona, Spain); Katharine Borges (Centerport, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a synthetic regulator of protein function, which regulator is a light-sensitive regulator. The present invention further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present invention further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light. The present invention further provides methods of identifying agents that modulate protein function. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/592646 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 41/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/062 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/70571 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0621 (20130101) C12N 13/00 (20130101) C12N 2529/10 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/53 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09629919 | Patil et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rameshwar Patil (Los Angeles, California); Eggehard Holler (Los Angeles, California); Keith L. Black (Los Angeles, California); Julia Y. Ljubimova (Studio City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of drug delivery for the treatment of a condition or disease, such as cancer. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of preparing a multifunctional nanoconjugate of temozolomide (TMZ) by conjugating TMZ in its hydrazide form to a polymalic acid platform. In another embodiment, the polymalic acid platform is conjugated to a monoclonal antibody to transferrin receptor, a trileucine (LLL) moiety, and/or a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety. The present invention relates to methods of drug delivery for the treatment of a condition or disease, such as cancer. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of preparing a multifunctional nanoconjugate of temozolomide (TMZ) by conjugating TMZ in its hydrazide form to a polymalic acid platform. In another embodiment, the polymalic acid platform is conjugated to a monoclonal antibody to transferrin receptor, a trileucine (LLL) moiety, and/or a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety. |
| FILED | Friday, February 26, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/054266 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/425 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) A61K 47/482 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48061 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) A61K 47/48338 (20130101) A61K 47/48384 (20130101) A61K 47/48561 (20130101) A61K 47/48584 (20130101) A61K 47/48623 (20130101) A61K 47/48669 (20130101) A61K 47/48692 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2881 (20130101) C07K 16/3015 (20130101) C07K 16/3053 (20130101) C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/77 (20130101) |
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| US 09629922 | 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 covalenetly attached to a legumain-binding moiety. |
| FILED | Friday, September 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/820413 |
| 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 09629943 | Sarntinoranont et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Malisa Sarntinoranont (Gainesville, Florida); Christopher Batich (Gainesville, Florida); Bradley Jay Willenberg (Orlando, Florida); Erik Hagel (Stokholm, Sweden); Louis C. Vazquez (Brandon, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and methods for blocking needle tracts are disclosed. In some embodiments, the needle tracts are blocked by using a needle that includes an elongated shaft that defines an outer surface, and a polymer coating applied to the outer surface of the shaft, the coating being adapted to block the tract formed by insertion of the needle into an object. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/159075 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 10/0233 (20130101) A61B 2017/00898 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 31/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/10 (20130101) A61L 31/16 (20130101) A61L 31/145 (20130101) A61L 2300/606 (20130101) A61L 2420/08 (20130101) Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 5/32 (20130101) A61M 5/158 (20130101) A61M 25/0045 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 29/04 (20130101) C08L 71/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09630175 | Naik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | INTEL CORPORATION (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTEL CORPORATION (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nisarga Naik (Santa Clara, California); Oguz H. Elibol (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a method comprising: depositing a second electrode of each of a plurality of electrode pairs onto a substrate, through an opening of one or more resist layers; depositing a strip of a sacrificial layer directly on the second electrode through the same opening of the one or more resist layer; depositing a first electrode of each of the plurality of electrode pairs directly on the strip of the sacrificial layer through the same opening of the one or more resist layer; and forming a nanogap channel by removing the strip of the sacrificial layer; wherein the strip of the sacrificial layer is sandwiched between and in direct contact with the first electrode and the second electrode before the strip is removed, and wherein at least a portion of the first electrode directly faces at least a portion of the second electrode. |
| FILED | Friday, December 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/583368 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2200/025 (20130101) B01L 2200/0663 (20130101) B01L 2300/163 (20130101) B01L 2300/0645 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0838 (20130101) B01L 2300/0887 (20130101) B01L 2300/0896 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/56 (20130101) |
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| US 09630180 | Srinivasan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vijay Srinivasan (San Diego, California); Michael G. Pollack (San Diego, California); Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Zhishan Hua (Oceanside, California); Arjun Sudarsan (Carlsbad, California); Philip Y. Paik (Chula Vista, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A droplet actuator with a droplet formation electrode configuration associated with a droplet operations surface, wherein the electrode configuration may include one or more electrodes configured to control volume of a droplet during formation of a sub-droplet on the droplet operations surface. Methods of making and using the droplet actuator are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/590470 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 13/0071 (20130101) B01F 13/0076 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/0241 (20130101) B01L 3/502792 (20130101) B01L 2200/16 (20130101) B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2200/143 (20130101) B01L 2200/0605 (20130101) B01L 2300/089 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0819 (20130101) B01L 2400/06 (20130101) B01L 2400/0427 (20130101) B01L 2400/0688 (20130101) Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 19/006 (20130101) |
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| US 09630896 | Baker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tansna Therapeutics Inc (Coralville, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TANSNA THERAPEUTICS, INC. (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Max Baker (Coralville, Iowa); Rajesh Kumar Mishra (Coralville, Iowa); John J. Talley (St. Louis, Missouri); Eduardo J. Martinez (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides phenolic compounds useful in the treatment of neurological conditions such as convulsions and tremors, having the structure of Formula (I): wherein R2, R4, & R5, are as defined in the detailed description; pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of the compounds; and methods for treating neurological conditions. |
| FILED | Monday, November 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/551306 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/05 (20130101) A61K 31/255 (20130101) A61K 31/661 (20130101) A61K 31/4365 (20130101) A61K 31/7004 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 39/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 39/17 (20130101) C07C 39/24 (20130101) C07C 43/23 (20130101) C07C 2101/02 (20130101) C07C 2101/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09630905 | Uhrich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kathryn E. Uhrich (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Prabhas Moghe (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Dalia Abdelhamid (Minia, Egypt); Li Gu (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Yingyue Zhang (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments of the invention provide a compound of formula (I): A-X—Y—Z—R1 (I), or a salt thereof, wherein A, X, Y, Z and R1 have any of the values defined in the specification, and methods of use thereof. For example, certain embodiments of the invention provide a method for inhibiting atherosclerosis or atherosclerotic development in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/847986 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 69/708 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/3322 (20130101) |
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| US 09630914 | De Vivo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (Genoa, Italy); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California); ALMA MATER STUDIORUM UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA (Bologna, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia (Genoa, Italy); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Alma Mater Studiorum Universita' Di Bologna (Bologna, Italy) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marco De Vivo (Genoa, Italy); Rita Scarpelli (Rome, Italy); Andrea Cavalli (S. Lazzaro di Savena, Italy); Marco Migliore (Sassari, Italy); Daniele Piomelli (Irvine, California); Damien Habrant (Norroy le Veneur, France); Angelo Favia (Genoa, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | Multitarget inhibitors of the enzymes Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH), Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and/or Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) having a specific carbamate moiety on the meta or ortho position of the A ring of a substituted biphenyl core and having an halogen in the ortho position of the B ring of the biphenyl core. Also concerns the therapeutical application of the multitarget inhibitors, in particular, in the prevention and treatment of cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/420237 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 271/28 (20130101) C07C 271/44 (20130101) C07C 271/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 271/58 (20130101) C07C 2101/02 (20130101) C07C 2101/04 (20130101) C07C 2101/08 (20130101) C07C 2101/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09630916 | Raines et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald T. Raines (Madison, Wisconsin); John C. Lukesh, III (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Catalysts of protein-disulfide isomerization of formula: where R1 is hydrogen or —COR4, where R4 is an optionally substituted aliphatic group or an optionally substituted aryl group; R2 is hydrogen or —CO—R5, where R5 is alkyl having 1-8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl having 3-8 carbon atoms or a phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl or naphthyl group; and R3 is hydrogen or alkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms. Protein folding buffers comprising one or more of the above compounds. Method of catalyzing, in vivo or in vitro, the isomerization of disulfide linkages in a protein or peptide employing above catalysts. Method of forming, in vivo or in vitro, disulfide linkages in a protein or peptide employing above catalysts. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/830357 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/0209 (20130101) B01J 31/0217 (20130101) B01J 31/0218 (20130101) B01J 31/0237 (20130101) B01J 31/0247 (20130101) B01J 31/0271 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 233/36 (20130101) C07C 233/78 (20130101) C07C 271/20 (20130101) C07C 323/60 (20130101) C07C 327/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/001 (20130101) |
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| US 09630950 | Dervan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter B. Dervan (San Marino, California); Nicholas G. Nickols (Van Nuys, California); Claire S. Jacobs (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Michelle E. Farkas (Amherst, Massachusetts); Daniel A. Harki (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter B. Dervan (San Marino, California); Nicholas G. Nickols (Van Nuys, California); Claire S. Jacobs (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Michelle E. Farkas (Amherst, Massachusetts); Daniel A. Harki (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to polyamides capable of inhibiting ARE-, GRE- and ERE-mediated gene regulation in cells. The present invention also relates to polyamides capable of modulating the activity of RNA polymerase II and p53. The invention also relates to methods to treat diseases related to ARE-, GRE- and ERE-mediated gene regulation and to RNA polymerase II and p53 activity. |
| FILED | Friday, September 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/027073 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/785 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 403/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09630986 | Covey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri); Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri); Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas Covey (St. Louis, Missouri); Albert Jean Robichaud (Ringoes, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure is generally directed to neuroactive 19-alkoxy-17-substituted steroids as referenced herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for use as, for example, an anesthetic, and/or in the treatment of disorders relating to GABA function and activity. The present disclosure is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/132386 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Steroids C07J 1/0011 (20130101) C07J 1/0018 (20130101) C07J 1/0029 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07J 5/0015 (20130101) C07J 7/002 (20130101) C07J 21/00 (20130101) C07J 21/006 (20130101) C07J 21/008 (20130101) C07J 41/0005 (20130101) C07J 41/0016 (20130101) C07J 41/0094 (20130101) C07J 51/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09630992 | Lambris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John D. Lambris (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Hongchang Qu (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Daniel Ricklin (Media, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Lambris (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Hongchang Qu (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Daniel Ricklin (Media, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds comprising peptides capable of binding C3 protein and inhibiting complement activation are disclosed. The compounds comprise compstatin analogs in which the N-terminus contains an added or substituted component that improves (1) the peptide's binding affinity to C3 or its fragments, (2) the peptide's solubility in aqueous liquids, (3) the peptide's plasma stability, (4) the peptide's in vivo retention and/or (5) the peptide's bioavailability, as compared with an unmodified compstatin peptide under equivalent conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the compounds are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, September 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/343003 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/12 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 7/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09630997 | Hughes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kelly T. Hughes (Salt Lake City, Utah); Baldomero M. Olivera (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for expressing and purifying a peptide of interest using a Flagellar Type III secretion system. Disclosed are nucleic acid sequences that contain a FlgM nucleic acid sequence, a cleavage site, and a nucleic acid sequence of interest. Also disclosed are polypeptides that contain FlgM, a cleavage site and a peptide of interest. Methods of producing polypeptides that have FlgM, a cleavage site and a peptide of interest are provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/404919 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/34 (20130101) C07K 14/46 (20130101) C07K 14/245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/255 (20130101) C07K 14/43504 (20130101) C07K 14/43518 (20130101) C07K 14/43522 (20130101) C07K 2319/21 (20130101) C07K 2319/036 (20130101) C07K 2319/50 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/62 (20130101) C12N 15/70 (20130101) C12N 15/74 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09631002 | Tie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jianke Tie (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Darrel W. Stafford (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jianke Tie (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Darrel W. Stafford (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for the production of vitamin K dependent proteins. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/997008 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0006 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) 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 1/26 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 101/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2333/35 (20130101) G01N 2333/904 (20130101) G01N 2500/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09631009 | Kaufmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gunnar F. Kaufmann (San Diego, California); Heyue Zhou (San Diego, California); Guodi Lu (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-AIP2 antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind AIP2, AIP2-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and AIP2-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects having AIP2 related disorders or conditions. There is also disclosed a method to treat S. aureus infections by administering an anti-AIP2 antibody described herein. |
| FILED | Friday, August 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/473916 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/1271 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/55 (20130101) C07K 2317/56 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) |
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| US 09631018 | Noelle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randolph J. Noelle (Plainfield, New Hampshire); Lili Wang (Norwich, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randolph J. Noelle (Plainfield, New Hampshire); Lili Wang (Norwich, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a novel regulatory T cell protein. This protein, designated PD-L3 OR VISTA resembles members of the PD-L1 family, identified a novel and structurally-distinct, Ig-superfamily inhibitory ligand, whose extracellular domain bears homology to the B7 family ligand PD-L1. This molecule is designated as PD-L3 OR VISTA or V-domain Immunoglobulin Suppressor of T cell Activation (VISTA). Expression of VISTA is primarily within the hematopoietic compartment and is highly regulated on myeloid APCs and T cells. Therapeutic intervention of the VISTA inhibitory pathway represents a novel approach to modulate T cell-mediated immunity for the treatment of a wide variety of cancers, e.g., ovarian, bladder cancer and melanomas. Also, VISTA proteins, especially multimeric VISTA proteins and antibodies may be used to suppress T cell immunity in autoimmune disease, allergy, infection and inflammatory conditions, e.g. multiple sclerosis and arthritic conditions such as RA. |
| FILED | Friday, March 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/637381 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/70503 (20130101) C07K 16/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2803 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2319/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09631041 | Gao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jinming Gao (Plano, Texas); David Boothman (Dallas, Texas); Yinjian Zhou (Beijing, China PRC); Erik Bey (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jinming Gao (Plano, Texas); David Boothman (Dallas, Texas); Yinjian Zhou (Beijing, China PRC); Erik Bey (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are compounds comprising a polymer conjugated with a pH-sensitive prodrug of beta-lapachone, wherein the compound is capable of forming a micelle, and wherein the pH-sensitive prodrug comprises a pH-sensitive linker selected from the group consisting of: an aryl imine and an aliphatic imine. Also provided are micelles comprised of such polymer-prodrug conjugates. Further provided are methods for treating cancer with the micelles. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/825524 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1075 (20130101) A61K 9/1273 (20130101) A61K 9/5031 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/352 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 47/48176 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) A61K 47/48238 (20130101) A61K 49/0032 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) A61K 49/0056 (20130101) A61K 49/0082 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/92 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 220/34 (20130101) C08F 293/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 2438/01 (20130101) |
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| US 09631096 | Blanchard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott C. Blanchard (New York, New York); Roger Altman (New York, New York); J. David Warren (New York, New York); Zhou Zhou (Rego Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Dye compounds of the formula (1) wherein A is a protective agent group that has a characteristic of modifying the singlet-triplet occupancy of the shown cyanine moiety, and M is a reactive crosslinking group or a group that can be converted to a reactive crosslinking group. Methods for synthesizing the dye compounds and applications for their use are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, January 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/373402 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 23/06 (20130101) C09B 23/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09B 23/083 (20130101) C09B 23/086 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/06 (20130101) C09K 2211/1029 (20130101) |
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| US 09631169 | Wakatsuki |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tetsuro Wakatsuki (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INVIVO SCIENCES INC. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tetsuro Wakatsuki (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods of detecting responses of bio-artificial tissues to agents by performing assays using three-dimensional bio-artificial tissues. The methods are adaptable to high-throughput platforms. |
| FILED | Friday, June 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/996168 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 23/12 (20130101) C12M 25/14 (20130101) C12M 41/46 (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 1/02 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 30/06 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5082 (20130101) |
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| US 09631171 | Soman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pranav Soman (San Diego, California); Shaochen Chen (San Diego, California); David Fozdar (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pranav Soman (San Diego, California); Shaochen Chen (San Diego, California); David Fozdar (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for fabricating a micro-structured biomaterial include printing a three-dimensional structure using polymerizing radiation modulated by a digital micromirror array to project microstructure patterns into a pre-polymer material to form one or more porous scaffold sheets. The microstructure patterns have a unit-cell geometry that exhibits a negative Poisson ratio that is tunable in magnitude. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/989024 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/14 (20130101) A61L 27/40 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 2400/08 (20130101) A61L 2400/12 (20130101) A61L 2400/18 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 67/0081 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09631188 | Kraus |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan P. Kraus (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Human cystathionine β-synthase variants are disclosed, as well as a method to produce recombinant human cystathionine β-synthase and variants thereof. More particularly, the role of both the N-terminal and C-terminal regions of human CBS has been studied, and a variety of truncation mutants and modified CBS homologues are described. In addition, a method to express and purify recombinant human cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and variants thereof which have only one or two additional amino acid residues at the N-terminus are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/015477 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/88 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 402/01022 (20130101) |
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| US 09631192 | Shapiro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce A. Shapiro (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Kirill A. Afonin (Frederick, Maryland); Mathias D. Viard (Frederick, Maryland); Eckart H. Bindewald (Frederick, Maryland); Luc Jaeger (Goleta, California); Arti N. Santhanam (Elliott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Auto-recognizing therapeutic R/DNA chimeric nanoparticles (R/DNA NP) are described that are pairs of DNA/RNA hybrids where the DNA molecules have complementary toehold sequences that promote the re-association of the R/DNA NPs when mixed resulting in the formation of RNA/RNA duplexes that act as siRNAs. |
| FILED | Monday, November 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/358942 |
| 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 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/1132 (20130101) C12N 15/1135 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/16 (20130101) C12N 2310/322 (20130101) C12N 2310/322 (20130101) C12N 2310/3519 (20130101) C12N 2310/3533 (20130101) C12N 2320/51 (20130101) |
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| US 09631218 | Tsourkas 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) | Andrew Tsourkas (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Robert Warden-Rothman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a sortase-mediated protein purification and ligation. Specifically, the invention relates to a technique that links protein expression/purification with conjugation to therapeutic agents, imaging agents, or linkers. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/774986 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/22 (20130101) C07K 2319/21 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) C12P 21/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09631226 | Bernstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley E. Bernstein (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Alon Goren (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Control agents for immunoprecipitation assays, methods of using the control agents and kits comprising the control agents are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/855664 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 9/00 (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 1/68 (20130101) C12Q 1/6804 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6804 (20130101) C12Q 1/6804 (20130101) C12Q 2525/203 (20130101) C12Q 2525/203 (20130101) C12Q 2525/203 (20130101) C12Q 2545/101 (20130101) C12Q 2545/101 (20130101) C12Q 2545/101 (20130101) C12Q 2565/113 (20130101) C12Q 2565/113 (20130101) C12Q 2600/166 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6875 (20130101) |
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| US 09631227 | Paul et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TriLink BioTechnologies, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRILINK BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Natasha Paul (Encinitas, California); Sabrina Shore (San Diego, California); Jonathan Shum (Richmond, Texas); Alexandre Lebedev (San Diego, California); Gerald Zon (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods for ligation of polynucleotides containing modified ligation components, particularly modified ligase cofactors, modified acceptors and modified donors. The methods readily applied to ligation-based assays for detection of a nucleic acid sequence where the use of the modified cofactor improves discrimination between matched and mismatched templates. Furthermore, the use of the modified ligation components reduces or eliminates the ligation in the absence of nucleic acid template. In addition, methods are applied to the preparation of nucleic acid libraries using modified acceptor probes and modified donor probes that reduce or eliminate probe dimerization during the ligation process. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/833600 |
| 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 15/10 (20130101) C12N 15/66 (20130101) 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 1/6806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09631239 | Perou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles M. Perou (Carrboro, North Carolina); Joel S. Parker (Apex, North Carolina); James Stephen Marron (Durham, North Carolina); Andrew Nobel (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Philip S. Bernard (Salt Lake City, Utah); Matthew Ellis (St. Louis, Missouri); Elaine Mardis (Troy, Illinois); Torsten O. Nielsen (North Vancouver, Canada); Maggie Cheang (Vancouver, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah); British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada); Washington University (St. Louis, Mississippi); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Perou (Carrboro, North Carolina); Joel S. Parker (Apex, North Carolina); James Stephen Marron (Durham, North Carolina); Andrew Nobel (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Philip S. Bernard (Salt Lake City, Utah); Matthew Ellis (St. Louis, Missouri); Elaine Mardis (Troy, Illinois); Torsten O. Nielsen (North Vancouver, Canada); Maggie Cheang (Vancouver, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for classifying and for evaluating the prognosis of a subject having breast cancer are provided. The methods include prediction of breast cancer subtype using a supervised algorithm trained to stratify subjects on the basis of breast cancer intrinsic subtype. The prediction model is based on the gene expression profile of the intrinsic genes listed in Table 1. This prediction model can be used to accurately predict the intrinsic subtype of a subject diagnosed with or suspected of having breast cancer. Further provided are compositions and methods for predicting outcome or response to therapy of a subject diagnosed with or suspected of having breast cancer. These methods are useful for guiding or determining treatment options for a subject afflicted with breast cancer. Methods of the invention further include means for evaluating gene expression profiles, including microarrays and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays, as well as kits comprising reagents for practicing the methods of the invention. |
| FILED | Monday, June 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/995450 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/20 (20130101) G06F 19/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09631243 | Major et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugene Major (Darnestown, Maryland); Caroline Ryschkewitsch (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to methods and compositions for detecting the presence of Prototype and/or Archetype JC virus in a biological sample from a subject. In some embodiments, the methods include amplifying and detecting a first nucleic acid sequence unique to Archetype JC virus in a biological sample, and a second nucleic acid sequence common to both Archetype and Prototype JC virus in the biological sample. In several embodiments, the methods can be used to identify JC virus in a biological sample from a subject at risk for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Compositions and kits for use in the disclosed methods are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, June 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/408919 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/701 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09631244 | Foley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jennifer Foley (Cary, North Carolina); Stefan Burde (Cary, North Carolina); Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Michael G. Pollack (Crumpler, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Foley (Cary, North Carolina); Stefan Burde (Cary, North Carolina); Vamsee K. Pamula (Cary, North Carolina); Michael G. Pollack (Crumpler, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of providing a droplet comprising one or more reagents, the method comprising, depositing a first aqueous droplet comprising the one or more reagents on a surface; drying the droplet to yield a dried composition on the surface comprising the one or more reagents; covering the dried composition with oil; and causing a second aqueous droplet in the oil to contact the dried composition and thereby resuspend one or more reagents. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/131061 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 3/502792 (20130101) B01L 7/525 (20130101) B01L 2200/16 (20130101) B01L 2200/0678 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2400/0427 (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 1/703 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 2523/308 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) C12Q 2531/113 (20130101) C12Q 2563/159 (20130101) C12Q 2565/607 (20130101) |
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| US 09631492 | Anstine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Imerys Pigments, Inc. (Roswell, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Imerys USA, Inc. (Roswell, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Anstine (Canton, Georgia); Dickey Shurling, Jr. (Sandersville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A heterogeneous composition for use as rock dust is disclosed. The heterogeneous composition includes a fine, wet ground inorganic particulate material treated with at least one fatty acid, a salt thereof, or an ester thereof, and a coarse, untreated, dry ground inorganic particulate material. Also disclosed is a heterogeneous composition including coal dust and mine rock dust including a fine, wet ground inorganic particulate material treated with at least one fatty acid, a salt thereof, or an ester thereof, and a coarse, untreated, dry ground inorganic particulate material. The amount of mine rock dust may be sufficient to render the coal dust explosively inert. The fine, treated, wet ground inorganic particulate material may be calcium carbonate. The coarse, untreated inorganic particulate material may be calcium carbonate. The fatty acid may be stearic acid. |
| FILED | Monday, May 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/281610 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 11/185 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/61 (20130101) C01P 2004/62 (20130101) C01P 2006/12 (20130101) C01P 2006/60 (20130101) Treatment of Inorganic Materials, Other Than Fibrous Fillers, to Enhance Their Pigmenting or Filling Properties; Preparation of Carbon Black; C09C 1/024 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 3/18 (20130101) C09K 3/22 (20130101) Safety Devices, Transport, Filling-up, Rescue, Ventilation, or Draining in or of Mines or Tunnels E21F 5/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09632074 | Cheresh 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) | David Cheresh (Encinitas, California); Laetitia Seguin (San Diego, California); Sudarshan Anand (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for overcoming or diminishing or preventing Growth Factor Inhibitor resistance in a cell, or, a method for increasing the growth-inhibiting effectiveness of a Growth Factor inhibitor on a cell, or, a method for re-sensitizing a cell to a Growth Factor Inhibitor, comprising for example, administration of a combination of a TBK1 inhibitor and an RTK inhibitor. In alternative embodiments, the cell is a tumor cell, a cancer cell or a dysfunctional cell. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for determining: whether an individual or a patient would benefit from or respond to administration of a Growth Factor Inhibitor, or, which individuals or patients would benefit from a combinatorial approach comprising administration of a combination of: at least one growth factor and at least one compound, composition or formulation used to practice a method of the invention, such as an NFKB inhibitor, such as a lenalidomide or a REVLIMID™, or IKK inhibitor; or an inhibitor of Galectin-3. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/325288 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/69 (20130101) A61K 31/69 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/454 (20130101) A61K 31/454 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/517 (20130101) A61K 31/517 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/715 (20130101) A61K 31/715 (20130101) A61K 31/4985 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 33/24 (20130101) A61K 38/05 (20130101) A61K 38/12 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) 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 75/002 (20130101) B65D 75/36 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5008 (20130101) G01N 33/5011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/57492 (20130101) G01N 33/57496 (20130101) G01N 2333/485 (20130101) G01N 2333/914 (20130101) G01N 2333/4724 (20130101) G01N 2333/70557 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09632089 | Crews et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Crews (New Haven, Connecticut); Hyun Seop Tae (New Haven, Connecticut); Ashley R. Schneekloth (New Market, Maryland); Taavi Neklesa (Orange, Connecticut); Thomas Sundberg (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compounds that are useful in perturbing or disrupting the function of a transmembrane or intracellular protein, whereby binding of the compounds to the transmembrane or intracellular protein induces proteasomal degradation of the transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of inducing proteasomal degradation of a transmembrane or intracellular protein. The present invention further includes a method of identifying or validating a protein of interest as a therapeutic target for treatment of a disease state or condition. |
| FILED | Friday, November 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/343640 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 2319/20 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09632187 | Badawi 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) | Ramsey D. Badawi (Sacramento, California); Simon Cherry (Davis, California); Felipe Godinez (Davis, California); Jonathan Poon (Davis, California); Martin Judenhofer (Davis, California); Jinyi Qi (Davis, California); Abhijit Chaudhari (Sacramento, California); Madagama Sumanasena (Sacramento, California); Julien Bec (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for a positron emission tomography (PET) kit are described. A PET detector kit may include a gantry, a plurality of PET detector modules, and an event processing device. A PET detector module may include a housing, a crystal, a light detector, and a communication component. The housing may include at least one connective element configured to removably and adjustably couple the PET detector module to the gantry. The crystal may be located within the housing. The light detector may be configured to detect light emitted by the crystal. The communication component may be configured to communicate data from the at least one light detector to an event processing device. The event processing device may receive data from the plurality of PET detector modules and may cause the one or more processors to determine coincidence events based on the received data. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/303282 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/037 (20130101) A61B 6/508 (20130101) A61B 6/4411 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/2985 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49117 (20150115) |
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| US 09633277 | Feldman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc D. Feldman (San Antonio, Texas); Thomas E. Milner (Austin, Texas); Jennifer E. Whedbee (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatus and methods for identifying bright spot indications observed through optical coherence tomography. The indications can be evaluated, for example, to link risk factors or other conditions to clinically relevant outcomes. |
| FILED | Friday, September 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/852479 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/043 (20130101) A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/0084 (20130101) A61B 5/02007 (20130101) A61B 5/7246 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/0203 (20130101) G01B 9/02091 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/52 (20130101) G06K 9/4661 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 2009/4666 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) G06T 7/0051 (20130101) G06T 7/60 (20130101) G06T 7/0081 (20130101) G06T 2207/10072 (20130101) G06T 2207/10101 (20130101) G06T 2207/20148 (20130101) G06T 2207/30021 (20130101) G06T 2207/30048 (20130101) G06T 2207/30101 (20130101) G06T 2207/30242 (20130101) |
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| US 09634454 | Kieu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts); THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tuscon, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Khanh Kieu (Tucson, Arizona); Nasser Peyghambarian (Tucson, Arizona); Xiaoliang Sunney Xie (Lexington, Massachusetts); Christian W. Freudiger (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dan Fu (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An illumination system is disclosed for providing dual excitation wavelength illumination for non-linear optical microscopy and micro-spectroscopy. The illumination system includes a laser system for providing a first train of pulses at a center optical frequency ω1, a frequency converting system for providing at least a second train of pulses at a center optical frequency ω2 and a third train of pulses at a center optical frequency ω3, where ω2 is different from ω1 and ω3 responsive to the first train of pulses, an amplifier system for amplifying the second train of pulses to provide an amplified second train of pulses, and an adjustment means for adjusting a time delay between the amplified second train of pulses and the third train of pulses for the dual-excitation wavelength illumination. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 07, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/793099 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 21/06 (20130101) G02B 27/1006 (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 1/383 (20130101) G02F 1/3551 (20130101) G02F 2001/354 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/11 (20130101) H01S 3/0092 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 3/2308 (20130101) H01S 3/06754 (20130101) |
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| US 09635349 | Godavarty et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anuradha Godavarty (Miami, Florida); Joseph DeCerce (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anuradha Godavarty (Miami, Florida); Joseph DeCerce (Miami, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, apparatus, and system acquire data to create a 3D mesh representing a 3D object. The method, apparatus, and system acquire image data of the 3D object using two probes of an imaging system. The flexible probes conform to the shape of the 3D object, illuminate the object at a face of each probe head via optical fibers coupled to an illumination system, and receive at the surface of the 3D object, via optical fibers coupled to a detection system, light reflected from and/or transmitted through the 3D object. The reflectance and transillumination image data collected by the detection system are co-registered with the previously acquired 3D mesh using data from a tracking system monitoring the position of each probe, displayed in real-time, and optionally saved. |
| FILED | Monday, June 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/703270 |
| ART UNIT | 2484 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0073 (20130101) A61B 5/0091 (20130101) A61B 5/4312 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 17/20 (20130101) G06T 2210/41 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/0239 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US RE46372 | Miller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Josef M. Miller (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Glenn E. Green (Dexter, Michigan); Colleen G. LePrell (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating hearing loss includes the step administering a composition to the mammal, wherein the composition consists essentially of a biologically effective amount of vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C, a vasodilator comprising magnesium, and, optionally, a withanolide, and/or resveratrol. |
| FILED | Monday, April 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/089849 |
| ART UNIT | 3991 — Central Reexamination Unit (Chemical) |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/05 (20130101) A61K 31/07 (20130101) A61K 31/341 (20130101) A61K 31/355 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/355 (20130101) A61K 31/375 (20130101) A61K 31/375 (20130101) A61K 33/00 (20130101) A61K 33/00 (20130101) A61K 33/06 (20130101) A61K 33/06 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09629877 | Cooper et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurence JN Cooper (Houston, Texas); Hiroki Torikai (Houston, Texas); Ling Zhang (Houston, Texas); Helen Huls (Houston, Texas); Feng Wang-Johanning (Bastrop, Texas); Lenka Hurton (Houston, Texas); Simon Olivares (Houston, Texas); Janani Krishnamurthy (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns methods and compositions for immunotherapy employing a modified T cell comprising a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). In particular aspects, CAR-expressing T-cells are producing using electroporation in conjunction with a transposon-based integration system to produce a population of CAR-expressing cells that require minimal ex vivo expansion or that can be directly administered to patients for disease (e.g., cancer) treatment. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/890977 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Peptides C07K 14/5443 (20130101) C07K 14/7051 (20130101) |
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| US 09630162 | Sunkara et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mahendra Kumar Sunkara (Louisville, Kentucky); Jeong H. Kim (Louisville, Kentucky); Vivekanand Kumar (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahendra Kumar Sunkara (Louisville, Kentucky); Jeong H. Kim (Louisville, Kentucky); Vivekanand Kumar (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A reactor and method for production of nanostructures, including metal oxide nanowires or nanoparticles, are provided. The reactor includes a regulated metal powder delivery system in communication with a dielectric tube; a plasma-forming gas inlet, whereby a plasma-forming gas is delivered substantially longitudinally into the dielectric tube; a sheath gas inlet, whereby a sheath gas is delivered into the dielectric tube; and a microwave energy generator coupled to the dielectric tube, whereby microwave energy is delivered into a plasma-forming gas. The method for producing nanostructures includes providing a reactor to form nanostructures and collecting the formed nanostructures, optionally from a filter located downstream of the dielectric tube. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/439592 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 12/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 7/424 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 9/03 (20130101) C01G 19/02 (20130101) C01G 25/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09630224 | Aizenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joanna Aizenberg (Boston, Massachusetts); Nicolas Vogel (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and articles disclosed herein relate to liquid repellant surfaces having selective wetting and transport properties. An article having a repellant surface includes a substrate comprising surface features with re-entrant curvature and an immobilized layer of lubricating liquid wetting over the surface features. The surface features with re-entrant curvature can be designed to provide high repellency even after failure or removal of the immobilized layer of lubricating liquid under certain operating conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, July 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/414684 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 5/08 (20130101) Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 17/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/1681 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24355 (20150115) |
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| US 09630709 | van der Westhuizen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Groen Brothers Aviation Global, Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Groen Aeronautics Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacob Johannes van der Westhuizen (South Jordan, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A rotor system is disclosed for a reactive drive rotary wing aircraft. Apparatus and methods are disclosed for maintaining the rigidity of the rotor and eliminating play between flight controls and the rotor by mounting swashplate actuators to a flange rigidly secured to the mast. Apparatus and methods are disclosed for thermal management of the rotor in order to avoid bearing failure or loss of bearing preload. Methods include modulating the temperature of oil pumped over one or more of the mast bearing, swashplate bearing, and spindle bearing. The temperature of air passively or actively drawn through rotor may also be modulated to maintain bearing temperature within a predetermined range. Structures for reducing pressure losses and drag on components due to air flow through the rotor are also disclosed. A rotor facilitating thermal management by oil and air flow is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/544654 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 27/18 (20130101) B64C 27/025 (20130101) B64C 27/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64C 27/605 (20130101) Shafts; Flexible Shafts; Elements or Crankshaft Mechanisms; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing Elements; Bearings F16C 33/667 (20130101) |
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| US 09630812 | Galway |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert J. Galway (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Galway (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A load transfer accessory for a loading apparatus such as a crane. The load transfer accessory is a holding mechanism that reduces unwanted movement in cylindrical cargos. The holding mechanism includes an attachment frame, a receiving member and an indexing clutch. The receiving member includes a curved surface for receiving the cylindrical cargo. The indexing clutch can be adjustably locked by wire rope tension to clock the receiving member in a desired angular orientation for loading operations. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/548428 |
| ART UNIT | 3654 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 27/10 (20130101) Cranes; Load-engaging Elements or Devices for Cranes, Capstans, Winches, or Tackles B66C 13/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B66C 23/00 (20130101) B66C 23/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09630897 | Chisholm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bret Ja Chisholm (West Fargo, North Dakota); Samim Alam (Tarrytown, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NDSU Research Foundation (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bret Ja Chisholm (West Fargo, North Dakota); Samim Alam (Tarrytown, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Monomers, polymers and copolymers are provided that incorporate at least one naturally occurring phenolic compound, such as a plant phenol. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/774628 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 43/215 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 43/2055 (20130101) C07C 67/24 (20130101) C07C 69/007 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 14/14 (20130101) C08F 16/08 (20130101) C08F 16/32 (20130101) C08F 16/38 (20130101) C08F 24/00 (20130101) C08F 116/08 (20130101) C08F 116/38 (20130101) C08F 216/08 (20130101) C08F 216/38 (20130101) C08F 216/125 (20130101) C08F 216/125 (20130101) C08F 216/1416 (20130101) C08F 2216/085 (20130101) |
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| US 09631204 | Boeke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York); John Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York); Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jef Boeke (New York, New York); Leslie Mitchell (New York, New York); Yizhi Cai (Edinburgh, United Kingdom); Neta Agmon (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions and methods for use in assembling and expressing a plurality of transcription units using, in one aspect, homologous recombination in yeast. Yeast containing the plurality of transcription units, and isolated transcription units, are also provided. Kits for use in making the yeast and the transcript units are further included. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/742210 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/10 (20130101) C12N 15/64 (20130101) C12N 15/66 (20130101) C12N 15/902 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09631262 | Wright et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | QuesTek Innovations LLC (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | QUESTEK INNOVATIONS LLC (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Wright (Los Gatos, California); Jeremy Hoishun Li (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Alloys, processes for preparing the alloys, and manufactured articles including the alloys are described. The alloys include, by weight, about 10% to about 20% chromium, about 4% to about 7% titanium, about 1% to about 3% vanadium, 0% to about 10% iron, less than about 3% nickel, 0% to about 10% tungsten, less than about 1% molybdenum, and the balance of weight percent including cobalt and incidental elements and impurities. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/012567 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 21/005 (20130101) Alloys C22C 1/02 (20130101) C22C 1/0433 (20130101) C22C 19/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Changing the Physical Structure of Non-ferrous Metals and Non-ferrous Alloys C22F 1/10 (20130101) C22F 1/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09631268 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan K. Brown (Renton, Washington); Glenn Scott Bushnell (Puyallup, Washington); Dan J. Clingman (Milton, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | There is provided a method of training a shape memory alloy (SMA) workpiece. The method includes applying a force couple to a shape memory alloy (SMA) workpiece to impart a generally planar transformational behavior to the SMA workpiece to obtain a trained shape memory alloy (SMA) workpiece. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/778093 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| 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 37/045 (20130101) Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 1/065 (20130101) B64C 3/185 (20130101) B64C 2001/0081 (20130101) Changing the Physical Structure of Non-ferrous Metals and Non-ferrous Alloys C22F 1/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 7/065 (20130101) |
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| US 09631301 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mei Zhang (Plano, Texas); Shaoli Fang (Richardson, Texas); Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas); Anvar A. Zakhidov (McKinney, Texas); Kenneth Ross Atkinson (Victoria, Australia); Ali E. Aliev (Dallas, Texas); Sergey Li (Dallas, Texas); Chris Williams (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A device including an array of aligned conductive channels. The conductive channels are operable for directional transport of species selected from the group consisting of electrons, ions, phonons, and combinations thereof. The conductive channels are provided for by nanofibers in a form selected from the group consisting of ribbons, sheets, yarns, and combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, July 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/200381 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 47/0059 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/02 (20130101) B32B 5/12 (20130101) B32B 18/00 (20130101) B32B 37/12 (20130101) B32B 2262/106 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) B32B 2310/00 (20130101) B32B 2313/04 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0226 (20130101) C01B 31/0253 (20130101) C01B 31/0293 (20130101) C01B 2202/06 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/62231 (20130101) C04B 35/62272 (20130101) C04B 35/62281 (20130101) C04B 35/62855 (20130101) C04B 35/62892 (20130101) C04B 35/62897 (20130101) C04B 2235/422 (20130101) C04B 2235/526 (20130101) C04B 2235/5248 (20130101) C04B 2235/5264 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/50 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/12 (20130101) D01F 9/127 (20130101) D01F 9/1275 (20130101) Crimping or Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, or Yarns; Yarns or Threads D02G 3/16 (20130101) D02G 3/28 (20130101) D02G 3/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Making Textile Fabrics, e.g From Fibres or Filamentary Material; Fabrics Made by Such Processes or Apparatus, e.g Felts, Non-woven Fabrics; Cotton-wool; Wadding D04H 3/002 (20130101) Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids, Gases or Vapours D06B 15/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses of Section D, Relating to Textiles D10B 2101/122 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/2287 (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 1/133308 (20130101) G02F 2001/1515 (20130101) G02F 2001/133334 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 5/08 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/36 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/5206 (20130101) H01L 51/5234 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/8605 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 9/0081 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/742 (20130101) Y10S 977/745 (20130101) Y10S 977/752 (20130101) Y10S 977/843 (20130101) Y10S 977/847 (20130101) Y10S 977/848 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
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| US 09631684 | Pope et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palto Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Morgan T. Pope (Palo Alto, California); David L. Christensen (Palo Alto, California); Elliot W. Hawkes (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanical and magnetic clutch is provided. The clutch includes a clutch device having a first magnet and a movable member having a plurality of magnets. The clutch device has a first position in which the clutch device and the movable member are disengaged and a second position in which the clutch device and the movable member are engaged. One of the plurality of magnets is arranged on the movable member to interact with the first magnet and move the clutch device from the first position to the second position, when the clutch device is moving at a first speed relative to the movable member. The plurality of magnets is arranged on the movable member to interact with the first magnet and keep the clutch device in the first position while the movable member is moving at a second speed relative to the clutch device. |
| FILED | Monday, January 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/589723 |
| ART UNIT | 3655 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Couplings for Transmitting Rotation; Clutches; Brakes F16D 11/04 (20130101) F16D 27/01 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16D 43/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09631744 | Lengyel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mide Technology Corporation (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mide Technology Corporation (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Attila Jozsef Lengyel (Medford, Massachusetts); Marthinus Cornelius van Schoor (Arlington, Massachusetts); Jeffrey Richard Court (Stow, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An in-flight refueling hose and method. The hose includes an inner braid including pseudoelastic shape memory alloy (e.g., nitinol) wires. These wires undergo a stress induced phase change absorbing energy to dampen oscillations of the hose in use. |
| FILED | Monday, October 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/507166 |
| ART UNIT | 3754 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Braiding or Manufacture of Lace, Including Bobbin-net or Carbonised Lace; Braiding Machines; Braid; Lace D04C 1/02 (20130101) Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 11/085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16L 11/088 (20130101) F16L 55/0336 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49826 (20150115) |
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| US 09631814 | Barton 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) | Michael T. Todd Barton (Phoenix, Arizona); Samir Rida (Phoenix, Arizona); Ian Critchley (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An engine assembly includes a compressor section configured to supply compressed air and a combustion section coupled to the compressor section. The compressor section includes a diffuser with diffuser vanes to condition the compressed air, and the diffuser vanes have a vane count of a first value. The combustion section includes a combustion chamber to receive the compressed air and fuel injection assemblies configured to introduce fuel into the combustion chamber. The fuel injection assemblies have a fuel injection assembly count of a second value, and the first value is a whole number multiple of the second value. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/161941 |
| ART UNIT | 3788 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F23R 3/28 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09631899 | Lebel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stéphane Lebel (St. Redempteur, Canada); Edward R. Hall (Montreal, Canada); Michael James McGinn (Montreal, Canada); Dominic Giroux Bernier (Montreal, Canada); Richard Coomber (Montreal, Canada); Curtis Herman (Montreal, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Revision Military S.a.r.l. (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stéphane Lebel (St. Redempteur, Canada); Edward R. Hall (Montreal, Canada); Michael James McGinn (Montreal, Canada); Dominic Giroux Bernier (Montreal, Canada); Richard Coomber (Montreal, Canada); Curtis Herman (Montreal, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A helmet assembly is provided including a front mount configured to attach to the front of the helmet above a brim of the helmet, a mandible for protecting a portion of the user's face, a lower edge rim mounting portion such as a halo attached along the lower edge of the helmet for securing the mandible to a helmet and providing power and data conduits. The front mount provides a center top mounting arrangement that operatively connects a center top location of the face shield to a center front mount on the helmet. The mount provides frontal bracket portions for mounting accessories. The helmet assembly provides a helmet shell with a curved shape having a surrounding reinforcing ridge. A reeling system is provided for adjusting front and lower chin straps. Other improvements in helmet assemblies are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/419038 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Hats; Head Coverings A42B 3/04 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 1/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09631900 | McIntosh 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) | Scotlund McIntosh (Framingham, Massachusetts); Lisa Bareiss Hepfinger (Holliston, Massachusetts); Cheryl Ann Stewardson (Hopedale, Massachusetts); Anabela Dugas (Rochester, Massachusetts); James George Fairneny (Roslindale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Camouflage patterns on a substrate such as a fabric comprise in a first aspect a substrate having a camouflage pattern with a set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, the colors of the set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a group of colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color. In another aspect the colors of the set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a group of colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Light Sage 560 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 26, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/721388 |
| ART UNIT | 1785 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Outerwear; Protective Garments; Accessories A41D 13/00 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/00 (20130101) Woven Fabrics; Methods of Weaving; Looms D03D 1/00 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 3/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 2/90 (20130101) Y10S 428/919 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09631954 | Mahajan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC and IMAGING, LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC and IMAGING, LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Milind Mahajan (Thousand Oaks, California); Bruce K. Winker (Ventura, California); Donald Taber (Newbury Park, California); Brian Gregory (Newbury Park, California); Dong-Feng Gu (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A moving platform roll sensor system comprises an ellipsometric detector capable of detecting a polarized beam within the detector's line-of-sight, and measuring the beam's polarization state, such that the polarization state indicates the rotational orientation of the moving platform with respect to a predefined coordinate system. The ellipsometric detector comprises a venetian blind component through which the polarized beam passes, arranged such that the intensity of the exiting beam varies with its incident angle with respect to the moving platform, a polarizing beamsplitter which splits the exiting beam into components having orthogonal circular polarizations, the relative intensities of which vary with the relative polarization vector of the beam, and first and second detectors which receive the first and second orthogonal circular components and generate respective outputs that vary with the intensities of their received components. The beamsplitter preferably comprises a quarter wave plate and a polarization grating. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/172745 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 5/345 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01D 5/3473 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632045 | Englund et al. |
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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) | Dirk R. Englund (New York, New York); Edward H. Chen (New York, New York); Ophir Gaathon (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for deterministic switch microscopy include resolving at least one nitrogen vacancy center in a diamond structure. A magnetic field can be applied across the diamond structure and the nitrogen vacancy centers can be optically excited. The nitrogen vacancy centers can be switched from a dark state to a bright state or a bright state by a dark state by applying at least one microwave pulse. A fluorescent response of each nitrogen vacancy center can be detected and a nitrogen vacancy center can be resolved based on the fluorescent response of each nitrogen vacancy center as it corresponds to the orientation of the nitrogen vacancy center relative to the applied magnetic field. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/227076 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6402 (20130101) G01N 21/6458 (20130101) G01N 24/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 24/10 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/323 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632085 | Super et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Super (Lexington, Massachusetts); Donald E. Ingber (Boston, Massachusetts); Mark J. Cartwright (West Newton, Massachusetts); Alexander Watters (North Andover, Massachusetts); John Samuel Workman (Seattle, Washington); Daniel Levner (Boston, Massachusetts); Martin Marcus Rottman (St. Cloud, France) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of various aspects described herein are directed to methods, compositions, kits and systems for rapid determination of antibiotic susceptibility of a microbe within hours after a sample is collected. In some embodiments, the methods, compositions, kits and systems described herein can allow determination of antibiotic susceptibility of a microbe based on a small number of microbes, e.g., as few as 5-10 microbes bound to a microbe-targeting substrate described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/382043 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/18 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56911 (20130101) G01N 33/56916 (20130101) G01N 33/56938 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/31 (20130101) G01N 2333/245 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632136 | Stellari |
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| APPLICANT(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Franco Stellari (Waldwick, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for estimating arrival time of switching events include measuring two or more emission events from a device under test under different skew conditions. The two or more emission events are close in time and space when no skew condition is applied. The measured waveforms of the two or more emission events are analyzed with associated skew conditions to determine a skew value that corresponds with a time separation between the two or more emission events. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/856805 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 13/029 (20130101) G01R 13/345 (20130101) G01R 31/311 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632183 | Zehnpfennig et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Zehnpfennig (Waltham, Massachusetts); Kenneth Goldmann (Waltham, Massachusetts); Omid Cherchian (Waltham, Massachusetts); Brian R. Gonzales (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A technology is provided for reducing pulsed radio frequency interference. The GPS signal may be received at a GPS device. The GPS device may include a GPS receiver. The GPS signal may include a plurality of sign and magnitude bits. Pulsed RFI may be detected in the GPS signal based on samples of the magnitude bits in the GPS signal. The pulsed RFI received at the GPS receiver may be reduced by communicating a blank signal when the samples of the magnitude bits indicate the pulsed RFI. |
| FILED | Friday, November 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/088154 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 19/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 19/215 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632254 | Beresnev |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leonid A. Beresnev (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical fiber positioner having an elongated base with sidewalls and a longitudinally extending throughbore. A flexible optical fiber extends through the throughbore and has one end protruding outwardly from an end surface of the base. A plurality of actuators are secured to the sidewalls of the base so that an end of each actuator is positioned adjacent the end of the base. A crossbeam is then connected to the ends of each actuator so that the crossbeam moves laterally relative to the base in unison with the deflection of the actuators. The crossbeam has an opening through which the optical fiber extends so that the optical fiber deflects in unison with the lateral movement of the crossbeam. Various fixtures for assembly of the optical fiber positioner are also shown. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/819621 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/262 (20130101) G02B 6/3508 (20130101) G02B 6/3578 (20130101) G02B 6/3616 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632304 | Waterman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Waterman (Rowlett, Texas); Robert B. Chipper (Allen, Texas); Gilbert J. Islas (Sachse, Texas); James Allen McIntosh (Sunnyvale, Texas); John R. Staley, III (Dallas, Texas); James M. Florence (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A direct view optical sight including an integrated laser rangefinder. One example of the sight includes an eyepiece, an objective providing an optical aperture and configured to direct electromagnetic radiation from a viewed scene to the eyepiece, an erector tube assembly coupled between the eyepiece and the objective, the laser rangefinder configured to transmit and receive laser radiation, and a beam combiner assembly mounted to the erector tube assembly and positioned between the erector tube assembly and the objective, the beam combiner assembly configured to combine the laser radiation and the electromagnetic radiation to allow the laser rangefinder to transmit and receive the laser radiation via the optical aperture of the objective, and to maintain optical alignment of the laser rangefinder and the viewed scene during movement of the erector tube assembly. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/097832 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Weapon Sights; Aiming F41G 1/38 (20130101) F41G 1/473 (20130101) F41G 3/06 (20130101) F41G 3/065 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 5/20 (20130101) Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 3/08 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/20 (20130101) G02B 7/003 (20130101) G02B 23/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 25/001 (20130101) G02B 27/108 (20130101) G02B 27/0189 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632763 | Ranganathan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anand Ranganathan (Stamford, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Ossining, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anand Ranganathan (Stamford, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Ossining, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for generating code for a flow are provided. The techniques include receiving a flow for an application to be deployed, wherein the flow comprises one or more sub-flows, identifying sub-flows of the flow that match existing sub-flows that are already running in separate flows by querying a run-time flow information repository, generating code for the flow, wherein the code comprises newly generated code for each of the sub-flows that do not match existing sub-flows that are already running in separate flows, and wherein the code also comprises one or more connectors to matching sub-flows that are already running in separate flows in lieu of generating new code for the sub-flows that match existing sub-flows that are already running in separate flows, and deploying the generated code for the flow and updating the run-time flow information repository with information pertaining to the flow. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/043891 |
| ART UNIT | 2197 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/04842 (20130101) G06F 8/30 (20130101) G06F 8/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632829 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhao Li (San Mateo, California); Tracey C. Ho (Pasadena, California); Derek Leong (Pasadena, California); Hongyi Yao (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Allocation of storage budget in a computer-based distributed storage system is described, where associated computer-based storage nodes have heterogeneous access probabilities. The problem is to allocate a given storage budget across the available computer-based nodes so as to store a unit-size data object (e.g. file) with a higher reliability (e.g. increased probability for the storage budget to be recovered). Efficient algorithms for optimizing over one or more classes of allocations are presented. A basic one-level symmetric allocation is presented, where the storage budget is spread evenly over an appropriately chosen subset of nodes. Furthermore, a two-level symmetric allocation is presented, where the budget is divided into two parts, each spread evenly over a different subset of computer-based storage nodes, such that the amount allocated to each node in the first subset is twice that of the second subset. Further expansion of the two-level symmetric allocation is provided with a three-level and a generic k-level symmetric allocation. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/210181 |
| ART UNIT | 2131 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/0614 (20130101) G06F 3/0631 (20130101) G06F 3/0689 (20130101) G06F 9/5016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09633323 | Fairbrother et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard G. Fairbrother (Vestal, New York); Kimberly Z. Homsher (Marcellus, Pennsylvania); Dennis J. Genaw (Syracuse, New York); Michael A. Leonardo (Syracuse, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated modeling and analysis system (IMAS) receives documents containing information relating to an overall operations system from a number of integrated product teams (IPTs). The IMAS creates a model architecture of the overall system the information received from the participating IPTs. The IMAS automatically imports the information without any interaction from support personnel. A discrete event modeling (DES) application in communication with the IMAS creates a DES model based on the model architecture in the IMAS. The DES application runs a simulation on the model generating statistical data relating to the overall system for analysis. The statistical data generates output reports in a format compatible with the analysis tools of the user. The IMAS includes a customizable user interface which allows a stakeholder to link and control the modeling information received from all other participating IPTs. Prior simulations and results can be archived for later reference. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/826520 |
| 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 2219/34354 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5009 (20130101) G06F 17/5022 (20130101) Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/0633 (20130101) G06Q 10/06313 (20130101) G06Q 10/06375 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09633716 | Kulkarni et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jaydeep P. Kulkarni (Hillsboro, Oregon); Bibiche M. Geuskens (Beaverton, Oregon); James Tschanz (Portland, Oregon); Vivek K. De (Beaverton, Oregon); Muhammed M. Khellah (Tigard, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems to provide a multi-Vcc environment, such as to selectively boost an operating voltage of a logic block and/or provide a level-shifted control to the logic block. A multi-Vcc environment may be implemented to isolate a Vmin-limiting logic block from a single-Vcc environment, such as to reduce Vmin and/or improve energy efficiency in the single-Vcc environment. The logic block may include bit cells of a register file, a low-level processor cache, and/or other memory system. A cell Vcc may be boosted during a read mode and/or write wordlines (WWLs) and/or read wordlines (RWLs) may be asserted with boost. A wordline decoder may include a voltage level shifter with differential split-level logic, and a dynamic NAND, which may include NAND logic, a keeper circuit, and logic to delay a keeper control based on a delay of the level shifter to reduce contention during an initial NAND evaluation phase. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 06, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/989762 |
| ART UNIT | 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static Stores G11C 5/14 (20130101) G11C 5/145 (20130101) G11C 5/147 (20130101) G11C 5/148 (20130101) G11C 7/12 (20130101) G11C 8/08 (20130101) G11C 8/10 (20130101) G11C 11/412 (20130101) G11C 11/417 (20130101) G11C 11/418 (20130101) G11C 11/419 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G11C 11/4074 (20130101) G11C 13/0038 (20130101) G11C 29/021 (20130101) G11C 29/028 (20130101) G11C 2207/2227 (20130101) |
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| US 09633983 | Tan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qing Tan (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide semiconductor chip stacking assemblies that provide direct attachment of a first semiconductor device with a second semiconductor device. An assembly comprises a first semiconductor chip that has a first and a second set of electrical interconnect regions disposed on its surface and a second semiconductor chip. The first set of electrical interconnect regions are electrically connected with the electrical interconnect regions of a second semiconductor chip, and the second set of electrical interconnect regions are electrically interconnected with the substrate. Direct electrical connections are for example, silicon photonics device-to-driver or device-to-signal converters, logic-to-memory, memory-to-memory, and logic-to-logic chip interconnections. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 09, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/019850 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/13 (20130101) H01L 23/49816 (20130101) H01L 25/18 (20130101) H01L 25/167 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 25/0657 (20130101) H01L 2224/16225 (20130101) H01L 2225/06513 (20130101) H01L 2225/06517 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/1461 (20130101) H01L 2924/1461 (20130101) H01L 2924/10253 (20130101) H01L 2924/10253 (20130101) H01L 2924/12042 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/02272 (20130101) H01S 5/02276 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09634111 | Gao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Feng Gao (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Di Chen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Bin Lu (Boston, Massachusetts); Tomas Apostol Palacios (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of protecting a semiconductor structure from water and a semiconductor structure formed by the method. The semiconductor structure includes a wide-bandgap semiconductor material in which at least one semiconductor device is formed. The method includes heating the semiconductor structure in a vacuum to a temperature of at least 200° C. to remove water from the semiconductor structure. The method also includes, after the heating of the semiconductor structure, forming a layer comprising a hydrophobic material over the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure is kept in the vacuum between the heating of the semiconductor structure and the forming of the layer comprising the hydrophobic material. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/396507 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/3171 (20130101) H01L 23/3192 (20130101) H01L 29/778 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/66462 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09634172 | Lin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SolAero Technologies Corp. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SolAero Technologies Corp. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yong Lin (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul Sharps (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Arthur Cornfeld (Sandy Springs, Georgia); Pravin Patel (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Mark A. Stan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Benjamin Cho (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure describes multi-junction solar cell structures that include two or more graded interlayers. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/485121 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0725 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/0735 (20130101) H01L 31/1844 (20130101) |
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| US 09634183 | Shatalov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina); Jinwei Yang (Columbia, South Carolina); Michael Shur (Latham, New York); Alexander Dobrinsky (Loudonville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A solution for designing and/or fabricating a structure including a quantum well and an adjacent barrier is provided. A target band discontinuity between the quantum well and the adjacent barrier is selected to coincide with an activation energy of a dopant for the quantum well and/or barrier. For example, a target valence band discontinuity can be selected such that a dopant energy level of a dopant in the adjacent barrier coincides with a valence energy band edge for the quantum well and/or a ground state energy for free carriers in a valence energy band for the quantum well. Additionally, a target doping level for the quantum well and/or adjacent barrier can be selected to facilitate a real space transfer of holes across the barrier. The quantum well and the adjacent barrier can be formed such that the actual band discontinuity and/or actual doping level(s) correspond to the relevant target(s). |
| FILED | Monday, March 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/069272 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/15 (20130101) H01L 29/155 (20130101) H01L 29/201 (20130101) H01L 29/207 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 33/04 (20130101) H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/32 (20130101) H01L 33/0075 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/2009 (20130101) H01S 5/3211 (20130101) H01S 5/3216 (20130101) H01S 5/3407 (20130101) H01S 5/34333 (20130101) |
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| US 09634189 | Shatalov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maxim S. Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina); Rakesh Jain (Columbia, South Carolina); Jinwei Yang (Columbia, South Carolina); Michael Shur (Latham, New York); Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A patterned surface for improving the growth of semiconductor layers, such as group III nitride-based semiconductor layers, is provided. The patterned surface can include a set of substantially flat top surfaces and a plurality of openings. Each substantially flat top surface can have a root mean square roughness less than approximately 0.5 nanometers, and the openings can have a characteristic size between approximately 0.1 micron and five microns. One or more of the substantially flat top surfaces can be patterned based on target radiation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 26, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/138415 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5068 (20130101) G06F 2217/12 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0237 (20130101) H01L 21/0242 (20130101) H01L 21/0243 (20130101) H01L 21/0254 (20130101) H01L 21/0265 (20130101) H01L 21/02458 (20130101) H01L 21/02617 (20130101) H01L 21/02639 (20130101) H01L 33/06 (20130101) H01L 33/007 (20130101) H01L 33/12 (20130101) H01L 33/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/32 (20130101) H01L 33/0075 (20130101) |
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| US 09634491 | Robinson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Protonex Technology Corporation (Southborough, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Protonex Technology Corporation (Southborough, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip T. Robinson (Harvard, Massachusetts); Seth M. Dziengeleski (Southbridge, Massachusetts); James D. Kazmierczak (Marlborough, Massachusetts); David J. Holigan (Atkinson, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A power manager including a power bus operable at a DC bus voltage. A plurality of device ports operably connect to the power bus. A first data processing device and a first memory device are associated with the first data processing device. A data communication channel extends between the first data processing device and each of the plurality of device ports. An energy management schema operates on the first data processing device. For each of the plurality of device ports, the energy management schema establishes a communication link with an external power device connected to the device port over the data communication channel and determines if an external power device is connected to the device port and if so, determines an external power device type. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/109156 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/263 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 4/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02J 7/02 (20130101) H02J 7/0004 (20130101) H02J 7/0021 (20130101) H02J 7/0027 (20130101) H02J 2007/0001 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 307/76 (20150401) Y10T 307/258 (20150401) Y10T 307/313 (20150401) Y10T 307/406 (20150401) Y10T 307/461 (20150401) |
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| US 09634702 | Jabbour et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nokia Technologies Oy (Espoo, Finland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nokia Technologies Oy (Espoo, Finland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chadi Jabbour (Berkeley, California); Sudhir Aggarwal (Fremont, California); Vason P. Srini (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for receivers. In one aspect there is provided an apparatus. In some example embodiments, there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first N-path filter configured with at least a first passband, wherein the first N-path filter is coupled to a radio frequency input port providing at least a first carrier aggregation signal, a second carrier aggregation signal, and an interfering signal; a second N-path filter configured with at least a second passband, wherein the second N-path filter is coupled to the radio frequency input port providing at least the first carrier aggregation signal, the second carrier aggregation signal, and the interfering signal; and a combiner configured to subtract a first output of the first N-path filter from a second output of the second N-path filter. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/931687 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 19/002 (20130101) H03H 19/008 (20130101) H03H 2240/00 (20130101) H03H 2250/00 (20130101) Transmission H04B 1/1036 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 1/1081 (20130101) |
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| US 09635033 | Nguyen-Tuong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anh Nguyen-Tuong (Charlottesville, Virginia); Jack W. Davidson (Charlottesville, Virginia); Michele Co (Charlottesville, Virginia); Jason D. Hiser (Charlottesville, Virginia); John C. Knight (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems are described for detecting command injection attacks. A positive, taint inference method includes receiving signature fragments on one hand, converting command injection instructions into command fragments on another hand, thus identifying potential attacks upon the condition that a command injection instruction includes critical untrusted parts by using signature fragments. A system detects command injection attacks using this kind of method, and remediates and rejects potential attacks. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/442859 |
| ART UNIT | 2438 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/241 (20130101) G06F 21/51 (20130101) G06F 21/57 (20130101) G06F 21/554 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/105 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/1416 (20130101) H04L 63/1466 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09635253 | Brady et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Jones Brady (Durham, North Carolina); Jungsang Kim (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Daniel Marks (Durham, North Carolina); Hui Seong Son (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiscale telescopic imaging system is disclosed. The system includes an objective lens, having a wide field of view, which forms an intermediate image of a scene at a substantially spherical image surface. A plurality of microcameras in a microcamera array relay image portions of the intermediate image onto their respective focal-plane arrays, while simultaneously correcting at least one localized aberration in their respective image portions. The microcameras in the microcamera array are arranged such that the fields of view of adjacent microcameras overlap enabling field points of the intermediate image to be relayed by multiple microcameras. The microcamera array and objective lens are arranged such that light from the scene can reach the objective lens while mitigating deleterious effects such as obscuration and vignetting. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/068708 |
| ART UNIT | 2487 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 13/06 (20130101) G02B 23/12 (20130101) G02B 27/0025 (20130101) Apparatus or Arrangements for Taking Photographs or for Projecting or Viewing Them; Apparatus or Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Accessories Therefor G03B 37/04 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2254 (20130101) H04N 5/2624 (20130101) H04N 5/23212 (20130101) H04N 5/23238 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09635468 | Aliev et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ali E. Aliev (Dallas, Texas); Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A suspended nanotube film (or films) producing sound by means of the thermoacoustic (TA) effect is encapsulated between two plates, at least one of which vibrates, to enhance sound generation efficiency and protect the film. To avoid the oxidation of carbon nanotubes at elevated temperatures and reduce the thermal inertia of surrounding medium the enclosure is filled with inert gas (preferably with high heat capacity ratio, γ=Cp/Cv, and low heat capacity, Cp). To generate sound directly as the first harmonic of applied audio signal without use of an energy consuming dc biasing, an audio signal modulated carrier frequency at much higher frequency is used to provide power input. Various other inventive means are described to provide enhanced projected sound intensity, increased projector efficiency, and lengthened projector life, like the use of infrared reflecting coatings and particles on the projector plates, non-parallel sheet alignment in sheet stacks, and cooling means on one projector side. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/776257 |
| ART UNIT | 2656 — Digital Audio Data Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 23/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/751 (20130101) Y10S 977/752 (20130101) Y10S 977/932 (20130101) |
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| US 09635508 | Martone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S Army Research Laboratory (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony F. Martone (Ellicott City, Maryland); Kenneth I. Ranney (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention relate cognitive radar and RF technologies, and more particularly, to spectrum sensing processing for rapidly monitoring the RF spectrum for channel availability and activity. The goal is to find and use unoccupied RF channels to broadcast and receive information. According to one embodiment, a method for analyzing a received RF signal to determine unused channels, or frequencies, therein, comprises: analyzing a received RF signal to determine anchor points that represent high energy frequency locations; calculating distances between the determined anchor points; identifying and eliminating clusters or isolated anchor points defined as a high energy region of interference based on the calculated distances; and selecting at least one remaining unoccupied frequency for transmitting or receiving a RF signal. The method may further include performing an optional quality or risk assessment on remaining frequencies of the waveform, and eliminating high risk frequencies from consideration in some instances. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/453761 |
| ART UNIT | 2468 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 27/0006 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 4/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09635669 | Gormley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | EDEN ROCK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC (Bothell, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SPECTRUM EFFECT, INC. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eamonn Gormley (Bothell, Washington); Jungnam Yun (Bothell, Washington); Rekha Menon (Bothell, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for scheduling wireless transmissions in a wireless communications network in the presence of pulsed interference includes receiving pulsed interference information, determining transmission opportunities based on the pulsed interference information, and when a transmission time interval (TTI) is less than a time of an opportunity of the transmission opportunities, transmitting a wireless signal during the opportunity. |
| FILED | Friday, August 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/449921 |
| ART UNIT | 2648 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/0003 (20130101) H04L 1/0009 (20130101) H04L 5/0078 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 16/14 (20130101) H04W 24/02 (20130101) H04W 72/0446 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09635761 | Brigham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glenn A. Brigham (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Richard J. Stanley (Moultonborough, New Hampshire); Bradley Thomas Perry (Nashua, New Hampshire); Patrick J. Bell (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A printed circuit board, and a method of fabricating the printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board includes at least one coaxial via. A hollow via is disposed in the printed circuit board. A metal sleeve is formed around the circumference of said hollow via. An inner conductive path is disposed in the hollow via. Additionally, an insulating material is disposed in the hollow via, between the conducting path and the metal sleeve. The conductive path is used to connect signal traces disposed on two different layers of the printed circuit board. In some embodiments, these signal traces carry signals having a frequency above 1 GHz, although the disclosure is not limited to this embodiment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/306768 |
| ART UNIT | 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/116 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/0222 (20130101) H05K 3/4685 (20130101) H05K 2201/0959 (20130101) H05K 2201/09745 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49123 (20150115) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kunal Ghosh (Mountain View, California); Laurie Burns (Menlo Park, California); Abbas El Gamal (Palo Alto, California); Mark J. Schnitzer (Palo Alto, California); Eric Cocker (Palo Alto, California); Tatt Wei Ho (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods and devices are implemented for microscope imaging solutions. One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed toward an epifluorescence microscope. The microscope includes an image capture circuit including an array of optical sensor. An optical arrangement is configured to direct excitation light of less than about 1 mW to a target object in a field of view of that is at least 0.5 mm2 and to direct epi-fluorescence emission caused by the excitation light to the array of optical sensors. The optical arrangement and array of optical sensors are each sufficiently close to the target object to provide at least 2.5 μm resolution for an image of the field of view. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/857156 |
| ART UNIT | 2487 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0042 (20130101) A61B 5/0071 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0082 (20130101) A61B 5/489 (20130101) A61B 90/20 (20160201) A61B 2090/306 (20160201) A61B 2503/40 (20130101) A61B 2503/42 (20130101) A61B 2562/04 (20130101) A61B 2562/0233 (20130101) A61B 2576/026 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6458 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 3/0087 (20130101) G02B 21/0008 (20130101) G02B 21/008 (20130101) G02B 21/16 (20130101) G02B 21/36 (20130101) G02B 21/361 (20130101) G02B 21/362 (20130101) G02B 21/365 (20130101) G02B 27/141 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) G06T 2207/30016 (20130101) G06T 2207/30101 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2254 (20130101) H04N 5/2256 (20130101) H04N 5/23296 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC. (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erik P. Brown (Tracy, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An anti-clogging filter system for filtering a fluid containing large particles and small particles includes an enclosure with at least one individual elongated tubular filter element in the enclosure. The individual elongated tubular filter element has an internal passage, a closed end, an open end, and a filtering material in or on the individual elongated tubular filter element. The fluid travels through the open end of the elongated tubular element and through the internal passage and through the filtering material. An anti-clogging element is positioned on or adjacent the individual elongated tubular filter element and provides a fluid curtain that preferentially directs the larger particulates to one area of the filter material allowing the remainder of the filter material to remain more efficient. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/661067 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 45/12 (20130101) B01D 45/16 (20130101) B01D 46/002 (20130101) B01D 46/42 (20130101) B01D 46/2407 (20130101) B01D 46/2411 (20130101) B01D 50/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09630162 | Sunkara et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mahendra Kumar Sunkara (Louisville, Kentucky); Jeong H. Kim (Louisville, Kentucky); Vivekanand Kumar (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahendra Kumar Sunkara (Louisville, Kentucky); Jeong H. Kim (Louisville, Kentucky); Vivekanand Kumar (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A reactor and method for production of nanostructures, including metal oxide nanowires or nanoparticles, are provided. The reactor includes a regulated metal powder delivery system in communication with a dielectric tube; a plasma-forming gas inlet, whereby a plasma-forming gas is delivered substantially longitudinally into the dielectric tube; a sheath gas inlet, whereby a sheath gas is delivered into the dielectric tube; and a microwave energy generator coupled to the dielectric tube, whereby microwave energy is delivered into a plasma-forming gas. The method for producing nanostructures includes providing a reactor to form nanostructures and collecting the formed nanostructures, optionally from a filter located downstream of the dielectric tube. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/439592 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 12/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals C01F 7/424 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 9/03 (20130101) C01G 19/02 (20130101) C01G 25/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09630178 | Retterer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott T. Retterer (Knoxville, Tennessee); Mitchel J. Doktycz (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott T. Retterer (Knoxville, Tennessee); Mitchel J. Doktycz (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Engineered reaction containers that can be physically and chemically defined to control the flux of molecules of different sizes and charge are disclosed. Methods for constructing small volume reaction containers through a combination of etching and deposition are also disclosed. The methods allow for the fabrication of multiple devices that possess features on multiple length scales, specifically small volume containers with controlled porosity on the nanoscale. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/050478 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502746 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0819 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2300/0896 (20130101) B01L 2400/0472 (20130101) Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices B81B 2201/06 (20130101) Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 1/00126 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09630224 | Aizenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joanna Aizenberg (Boston, Massachusetts); Nicolas Vogel (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and articles disclosed herein relate to liquid repellant surfaces having selective wetting and transport properties. An article having a repellant surface includes a substrate comprising surface features with re-entrant curvature and an immobilized layer of lubricating liquid wetting over the surface features. The surface features with re-entrant curvature can be designed to provide high repellency even after failure or removal of the immobilized layer of lubricating liquid under certain operating conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, July 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/414684 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 5/08 (20130101) Cleaning in General; Prevention of Fouling in General B08B 17/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 5/1681 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24355 (20150115) |
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| US 09631146 | Beckham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregg T. Beckham (Denver, Colorado); Mary J. Biddy (Westminster, Colorado); Stephen C. Chmely (Golden, Colorado); Matthew Sturgeon (Arvada, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Solid base catalysts and their use for the base-catalyzed depolymerization (BCD) of lignin to compounds such as aromatics are presented herein. Exemplary catalysts include layered double hydroxides (LDHs) as recyclable, heterogeneous catalysts for BCD of lignin. |
| FILED | Monday, October 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/047905 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/007 (20130101) B01J 23/755 (20130101) B01J 27/236 (20130101) B01J 35/002 (20130101) B01J 37/031 (20130101) B01J 37/0201 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10G 1/086 (20130101) C10G 2300/1014 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 30/20 (20151101) |
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| US 09631148 | Worsley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcus A. Worsley (Hayward, California); Joshua D. Kuntz (Livermore, California); Christine A. Orme (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed here is a method for hydrocarbon conversion, comprising contacting at least one graphene-supported assembly with at least one hydrocarbon feedstock, wherein the graphene-supported assembly comprises (i) a three-dimensional network of graphene sheets crosslinked by covalent carbon bonds and (ii) at least one metal chalcogenide compound disposed on the graphene sheets, wherein the chalcogen of the metal chalcogenide compound is selected from S, Se and Te, and wherein the metal chalcogenide compound accounts for at least 20 wt. % of the graphene-supported assembly. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/011228 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/18 (20130101) B01J 27/02 (20130101) B01J 27/04 (20130101) B01J 27/051 (20130101) B01J 35/04 (20130101) B01J 35/1019 (20130101) B01J 35/1047 (20130101) B01J 37/16 (20130101) B01J 37/036 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 45/00 (20130101) C10G 45/04 (20130101) C10G 47/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10G 49/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09631210 | Chou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Howard Chou (Berkeley, California); Jay D. Keasling (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Howard Chou (Berkeley, California); Jay D. Keasling (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing production of 3-methyl-2-butenol in a de novo synthetic pathway in a genetically modified host cell using isopentenyl disphosphate (IPP) as a substrate. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/345147 |
| 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) C12N 9/90 (20130101) C12N 15/62 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 503/03002 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09631246 | Jansen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Virdia, Inc. (Danville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virdia, Inc. (Raceland, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Jansen (Collinsville, Illinois); Claire Gregoire (Verrieres le Buisson, France); Philip Travisano (Danville, Virginia); Lee Madsen (Manassas, Virginia); Neta Matis (Hod Hasharon, Israel); Yael Miriam Har-Tal (Herzliya, Israel); Shay Eliahu (Ramat Efal, Israel); James Alan Lawson (Ellsworth, Maine); Noa Lapidot (Mevaseret Zion, Israel); Luke Burke (Rochelle, Illinois); Aharon M. Eyal (Jerusalem, Israel); Timothy Allen Bauer (Belleville, Illinois); Hagit Sade (Ramat Gan, Israel); Paul McWilliams (Racine, Wisconsin); Michael Zviely (Haifa, Israel); Adam Carden (Henderson, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/537445 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 15/362 (20130101) B01D 15/1821 (20130101) B01D 15/1828 (20130101) B01D 2215/023 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 39/26 (20130101) Compounds of Unknown Constitution C07G 1/00 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/0057 (20130101) Derivatives of Natural Macromolecular Compounds C08H 6/00 (20130101) C08H 8/00 (20130101) Saccharides Obtained From Natural Sources or by Hydrolysis of Naturally Occurring Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides or Polysaccharides C13K 1/00 (20130101) C13K 1/02 (20130101) C13K 11/00 (20130101) C13K 13/00 (20130101) C13K 13/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C13K 13/007 (20130101) Production of Cellulose by Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing Materials; Regeneration of Pulping Liquors; Apparatus Therefor D21C 11/005 (20130101) D21C 11/0042 (20130101) |
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| US 09631284 | Braun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado); Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Braun (Arvada, Colorado); William L. Becker (Golden, Colorado); Michael Penev (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods for creating high value liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, jet and alcohols using carbon dioxide and water as the starting raw materials and a system for using the same. These methods combine a novel solid oxide electrolytic cell (SOEC) for the efficient and clean conversion of carbon dioxide and water to hydrogen and carbon monoxide, uniquely integrated with a gas-to-liquid fuels producing method. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/213879 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/52 (20130101) B01D 53/1418 (20130101) B01D 53/1475 (20130101) B01D 2251/602 (20130101) B01D 2253/1124 (20130101) B01D 2257/504 (20130101) B01D 2258/0283 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/384 (20130101) C01B 2203/043 (20130101) C01B 2203/062 (20130101) C01B 2203/067 (20130101) C01B 2203/148 (20130101) C01B 2203/0233 (20130101) C01B 2203/0238 (20130101) C01B 2203/0283 (20130101) C01B 2203/0495 (20130101) C01B 2203/0833 (20130101) C01B 2203/0872 (20130101) C01B 2203/1258 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 2/32 (20130101) C10G 2400/02 (20130101) C10G 2400/04 (20130101) Purifying or Modifying the Chemical Composition of Combustible Gases Containing Carbon Monoxide C10K 1/04 (20130101) C10K 3/04 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C25B 1/12 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/13 (20130101) Y02E 50/32 (20130101) Y02E 60/366 (20130101) Y02E 60/566 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/129 (20151101) Y02P 20/152 (20151101) |
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| US 09631290 | Hatchett et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on Behalf of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. Hatchett (Las Vegas, Nevada); Kenneth R. Czerwinski (Seattle, Washington); Janelle Droessler (Las Vegas, Nevada); John Kinyanjui (Laural, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Uranic and transuranic metals and metal oxides are first dissolved in ozone compositions. The resulting solution in ozone can be further dissolved in ionic liquids to form a second solution. The metals in the second solution are then electrochemically deposited from the second solutions as room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), tri-methyl-n-butyl ammonium n-bis(trifluoromethansulfonylimide) [Me3NnBu][TFSI] providing an alternative non-aqueous system for the extraction and reclamation of actinides from reprocessed fuel materials. Deposition of U metal is achieved using TFSI complexes of U(III) and U(IV) containing the anion common to the RTIL. TFSI complexes of uranium were produced to ensure solubility of the species in the ionic liquid. The methods provide a first measure of the thermodynamic properties of U metal deposition using Uranium complexes with different oxidation states from RTIL solution at room temperature. |
| FILED | Monday, February 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/764282 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for the Electrolytic Production, Recovery or Refining of Metals; Apparatus Therefor C25C 3/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Processes for the Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Production of Coatings; Electroforming; Apparatus Therefor C25D 3/54 (20130101) C25D 3/665 (20130101) |
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| US 09631509 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Pang Lee (Cincinnati, Ohio); Caleb Myers (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A rim seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine includes a first seal face on a rotor component, and a second seal face on a stationary annular rim centered about a rotation axis of the rotor component. The second seal face is spaced from the first seal face along an axial direction to define a seal gap. The seal gap is located between a radially outer hot gas path and a radially inner rotor cavity. The first seal face has a plurality of circumferentially spaced depressions, each having a depth in an axial direction and extending along a radial extent of the first seal face. The depressions influence flow in the seal gap such that during rotation of the rotor component, fluid in the seal gap is pumped in a radially outward direction to prevent ingestion of a gas path fluid from the hot gas path into the rotor cavity. |
| FILED | Friday, November 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/946893 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/081 (20130101) F01D 5/187 (20130101) F01D 9/04 (20130101) F01D 11/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2220/32 (20130101) F05D 2260/2212 (20130101) Pistons; Cylinders; Sealings F16J 15/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09632066 | Van Berkel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary J Van Berkel (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for sampling a sample material includes a probe which can have an outer probe housing with an open end. A liquid supply conduit within the housing has an outlet positioned to deliver liquid to the open end of the housing. The liquid supply conduit can be connectable to a liquid supply for delivering liquid at a first volumetric flow rate to the open end of the housing. A liquid exhaust conduit within the housing is provided for removing liquid from the open end of the housing. A liquid exhaust system can be provided for removing liquid from the liquid exhaust conduit at a second volumetric flow rate, the first volumetric flow rate exceeding the second volumetric flow rate, wherein liquid at the open end will receive sample, liquid containing sample material will be drawn into and through the liquid exhaust conduit, and liquid will overflow from the open end. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/682837 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/7233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2030/027 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/0404 (20130101) H01J 49/0431 (20130101) |
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| US 09632190 | Stowe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ashley C. Stowe (Knoxville, Tennessee); Arnold Burger (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Consolidates Nuclear Security, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Fisk University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashley C. Stowe (Knoxville, Tennessee); Arnold Burger (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutron imaging system, including: a plurality of Li-III-VI2 semiconductor crystals arranged in an array, wherein III represents a Group III element and VI represents a Group VI element; and electronics operable for detecting and a charge in each of the plurality of crystals in the presence of neutrons and for imaging the neutrons. Each of the crystals is formed by: melting the Group III element; adding the Li to the melted Group III element at a rate that allows the Li and Group III element to react, thereby providing a single phase Li-III compound; and adding the Group VI element to the single phase Li-III compound and heating. Optionally, each of the crystals is also formed by doping with a Group IV element activator. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/230372 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 11/06 (20130101) C30B 11/12 (20130101) C30B 29/46 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/05 (20130101) G01N 23/046 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09632261 | Zortman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William A. Zortman (Corrales, New Mexico); Michael David Henry (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert L. Jarecki, Jr. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An optoelectronic device package and a method for its fabrication are provided. The device package includes a lid die and an active die that is sealed or sealable to the lid die and in which one or more optical waveguides are integrally defined. The active die includes one or more active device regions, i.e. integral optoelectronic devices or etched cavities for placement of discrete optoelectronic devices. Optical waveguides terminate at active device regions so that they can be coupled to them. Slots are defined in peripheral parts of the active dies. At least some of the slots are aligned with the ends of integral optical waveguides so that optical fibers or optoelectronic devices inserted in the slots can optically couple to the waveguides. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/819293 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/423 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/1225 (20130101) G02B 6/4251 (20130101) G02B 6/4268 (20130101) G02B 6/4278 (20130101) |
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| US 09633091 | Stolte et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Jr. University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris Stolte (Seattle, Washington); Diane L. Tang (Palo Alto, California); Patrick Hanrahan (Portola Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of generating a data visualization is performed at a computer having a display, one or more processors, and memory. The memory stores one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The process receives user specification of a plurality of characteristics of a data visualization. The data visualization is based on data from a multidimensional database. The characteristics specify at least x-position and y-position of data marks corresponding to tuples of data retrieved from the database. The process generates a data visualization according to the specified plurality of characteristics. The data visualization has an x-axis defined based on data for one or more first fields from the database that specify x-position of the data marks and the data visualization has a y-axis defined based on data for one or more second fields from the database that specify y-position of the data marks. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/937836 |
| ART UNIT | 2155 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/04842 (20130101) G06F 17/246 (20130101) G06F 17/30294 (20130101) G06F 17/30339 (20130101) G06F 17/30554 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30592 (20130101) G06F 2216/03 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 707/954 (20130101) Y10S 707/956 (20130101) Y10S 707/959 (20130101) Y10S 707/99942 (20130101) Y10S 707/99943 (20130101) Y10S 707/99944 (20130101) Y10S 707/99945 (20130101) |
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| US 09634317 | Wang 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) | Long Wang (Vancouver, Washington); Yuhao Lu (Vancouver, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A reactive separator is provided for a metal-ion battery. The reactive separator is made up of a reactive layer that is chemically reactive to alkali or alkaline earth metals, and has a first side and a second side. A first non-reactive layer, chemically non-reactive with alkali or alkaline earth metals, is adjacent to the reactive layer first side. A second non-reactive layer, also chemically non-reactive with alkali or alkaline earth metals, is adjacent to the reactive layer second side. More explicitly, the first and second non-reactive layers are defined as having less than 5 percent by weight (wt %) of materials able to participate in electrochemical reactions with alkali or alkaline earth metals. The reactive layer may be formed as a porous membrane embedded with reactive components, where the porous membrane is carbon or a porous polymer. Alternatively, the reactive layer is formed as a polymer gel embedded with reactive components. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/230882 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 17/02 (20130101) C01B 19/02 (20130101) C01B 25/003 (20130101) C01B 31/00 (20130101) C01B 33/021 (20130101) Ammonia; Cyanogen; Compounds Thereof C01C 3/12 (20130101) Compounds of Alkali Metals, i.e Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium, or Francium C01D 1/02 (20130101) C01D 15/02 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 2/14 (20130101) H01M 2/1653 (20130101) H01M 2/1686 (20130101) H01M 4/04 (20130101) H01M 4/38 (20130101) H01M 4/049 (20130101) H01M 4/56 (20130101) H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/131 (20130101) H01M 4/133 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/136 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/381 (20130101) H01M 4/382 (20130101) H01M 4/387 (20130101) H01M 4/0404 (20130101) H01M 4/0416 (20130101) H01M 4/0452 (20130101) H01M 4/0471 (20130101) H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/0495 (20130101) H01M 4/0497 (20130101) H01M 4/505 (20130101) H01M 4/587 (20130101) H01M 4/628 (20130101) H01M 4/1391 (20130101) H01M 4/1395 (20130101) H01M 4/1397 (20130101) H01M 4/5825 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/054 (20130101) H01M 10/056 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 10/0565 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 7/0042 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49108 (20150115) |
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| US 09634331 | Serov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexey Serov (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Barr Halevi (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Kateryna Artyushkova (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Plamen B Atanassov (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Ulises A Martinez (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexey Serov (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Barr Halevi (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Kateryna Artyushkova (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Plamen B Atanassov (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Ulises A Martinez (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of preparing M-N—C catalysts utilizing a sacrificial support approach and inexpensive and readily available polymer precursors as the source of nitrogen and carbon is disclosed. Exemplary polymer precursors include non-porphyrin precursors with no initial catalytic activity. Examples of suitable non-catalytic non-porphyrin precursors include, but are not necessarily limited to low molecular weight precursors that form complexes with iron such as 4-aminoantipirine, phenylenediamine, hydroxysuccinimide, ethanolamine, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, June 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/126788 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/70 (20130101) B01J 23/8892 (20130101) B01J 35/0033 (20130101) B01J 37/084 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/8621 (20130101) H01M 4/8652 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/8885 (20130101) H01M 4/9041 (20130101) H01M 4/9083 (20130101) H01M 4/9091 (20130101) H01M 2004/8689 (20130101) |
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| US 09634549 | Dial et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenactady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laura Cerully Dial (Clifton Park, New York); Richard DiDomizio (Charlton, New York); Francis Johnson (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic component having intermixed first and second regions, and a method of preparing that magnetic component are disclosed. The first region includes a magnetic phase and the second region includes a non-magnetic phase. The method includes mechanically masking pre-selected sections of a surface portion of the component by using a nitrogen stop-off material and heat-treating the component in a nitrogen-rich atmosphere at a temperature greater than about 900° C. Both the first and second regions are substantially free of carbon, or contain only limited amounts of carbon; and the second region includes greater than about 0.1 weight % of nitrogen. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/068937 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| 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 1/26 (20130101) C21D 9/00 (20130101) C21D 2221/00 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 8/04 (20130101) C23C 8/26 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/147 (20130101) Dynamo-electric Machines H02K 19/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02K 19/103 (20130101) |
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| US 09634959 | Coteus 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) | Paul W. Coteus (Yorktown, New York); Fuad E. Doany (Katonah, New York); Shawn A. Hall (Pleasantville, New York); Mark D. Schultz (Ossining, New York); Todd E. Takken (Brewster, New York); Shurong Tian (Mount Kisco, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure for a network switch. The network switch may include a plurality of spine chips arranged on a plurality of spine cards, where one or more spine chips are located on each spine card; and a plurality of leaf chips arranged on a plurality of leaf cards, wherein one or more leaf chips are located on each leaf card, where each spine card is connected to every leaf chip and the plurality of spine chips are surrounded on at least two sides by leaf cards. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/548345 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 49/109 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/20254 (20130101) H05K 7/20572 (20130101) H05K 7/20763 (20130101) |
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| US 09635029 | Staggs 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) | Kevin P. Staggs (Peoria, Arizona); Thomas R. Markham (Fridley, Minnesota); Julie J. Hull Roskos (Forest Lake, Minnesota); Alexander Chernoguzov (Warrington, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices, systems, and methods for role-based access control permissions are disclosed. One method includes a policy decision point that receives up-to-date security context information from one or more outside sources to determine whether to grant access for a data client to a portion of the system and creates an access vector including the determination; receiving, via a policy agent, a request by the data client for access to the portion of the computing system by the data client, wherein the policy agent checks to ensure there is a session established with communications and user/application enforcement points; receiving, via communications policy enforcement point, the request from the policy agent, wherein the communications policy enforcement point determines whether the data client is an authorized node, based upon the access vector received from the policy decision point; and receiving, via the user/application policy enforcement point, the request from the communications policy enforcement point. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/682428 |
| ART UNIT | 2495 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/6218 (20130101) G06F 2221/2141 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/101 (20130101) H04L 63/105 (20130101) H04L 63/0823 (20130101) |
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| US 09629813 | Ensign et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laura Ensign (Towson, Maryland); Richard Cone (Baltimore, Maryland); Justin Hanes (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Hypotonic formulations were evaluated for delivering water-soluble drugs and for drug delivery with muco-inert (that is, non-adhesive) mucus-penetrating nanoparticles (MPP). Hypotonic formulations markedly increased the rate at which drugs and MPP reached the epithelial surface, including deep into the vaginal folds. Minimally hypotonic formulations, preferably ranging from 20-220 mOsm/kg, provided rapid and uniform delivery of MPP to the entire vaginal surface, with minimal risk of epithelial toxicity. Data also show that there is a higher osmolality in the colon, such that vehicles with an osmolality above that of blood plasma (generally considered isotonic at ˜300 mOsm/kg), still lead to improvements in distribution in the colon due to rapid, osmotically-induced fluid absorption. The range for improved colon distribution with a hypotonic vehicle in the colon is ˜20 mOsm/kg-450 mOsm/kg. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/207803 |
| 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 9/0014 (20130101) A61K 9/0031 (20130101) A61K 9/0034 (20130101) A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 9/51 (20130101) A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 9/5146 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/906 (20130101) |
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| US 09629870 | Putnam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Putnam (Ithaca, New York); Peter Zaweneh (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jason Spector (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides injectable synthetic and biodegradable polymeric biomaterials that effectively prevent seroma, a common postoperative complication following ablative and reconstructive surgeries. Provided biomaterials include physically crosslinked hydrogels that are thixotropic, display rapid chain relaxation, are easily extruded through narrow gauge needles, biodegrade into inert products, are well tolerated by soft tissues, and effectively prevent seroma in a radical breast mastectomy animal model. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/548899 |
| 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 31/765 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 26/008 (20130101) A61L 26/0019 (20130101) A61L 26/0019 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 64/42 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 61/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09629914 | DeAngelis |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul L. DeAngelis (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | Biomaterial compositions that include an isolated heparosan polymer are disclosed, as well as kits containing such biomaterial compositions and methods of producing and using such biomaterial compositions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/060077 |
| 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 9/0024 (20130101) A61K 47/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 5/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09630023 | Luan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shuang Luan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Nathan Swanson (Erie, Colorado); Lijun Ma (Foster City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method and system for developing a dynamic scheme for Gamma Knife radiosurgery based on the concept of “dose-painting” to take advantage of robotic patient positioning systems on the Gamma Knife C and Perfexion units. The spherical high dose volume created by the Gamma Knife unit will be viewed as a 3D spherical “paintbrush”, and treatment planning is reduced to finding the best route of this “paintbrush” to “paint” a 3D tumor volume. Under the dose-painting concept, Gamma Knife radiosurgery becomes dynamic, where the patient is moving continuously under the robotic positioning system. |
| FILED | Monday, December 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/107541 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 34/10 (20160201) A61B 90/10 (20160201) A61B 2090/101 (20160201) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/103 (20130101) A61N 5/1031 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 5/1042 (20130101) A61N 5/1084 (20130101) |
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| US 09630161 | Hohman 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) | James Nathan Hohman (Los Angeles, California); Paul S. Weiss (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and assemblies for the construction of liquid-phase alloy nanoparticles are presented. Particle formation is directed by molecular self-assembly and assisted by sonication. In some embodiments, eutectic gallium-indium (EGaIn) nanoparticles are formed. In these embodiments, the bulk liquid alloy is ultrasonically dispersed, fast thiolate self-assembly at the EGaIn interface protects the material against oxidation. The assembly shell has been designed to include intermolecular hydrogen bonds, which induce surface strain, assisting in cleavage of the alloy particles to the nanoscale. X-ray diffraction and TEM analyses reveal that the nanoscale particles are in an amorphous or liquid phase, with no observed faceting. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/801349 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 8/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0022 (20130101) B22F 9/082 (20130101) B22F 2202/01 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Alloys C22C 1/0491 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2984 (20150115) |
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| US 09630845 | Agrawal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rakesh Agrawal (West Lafayette, Indiana); Bryce Chryst Walker (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Presented herein is a method for obtaining a dissolved selenium liquid mixture from solid selenium. The method involves mixing an amine solvent and a thiol solvent with the solid selenium to produce a liquid intermediate solution and removing a sulfur containing compound from the liquid intermediate solution to produce a dissolved selenium liquid mixture. A method for obtaining dissolved sulfur liquid mixture by mixing an amine with a thiol to produce a liquid solution that dissolves sulfur to produce a dissolved sulfur liquid mixture is also presented. In addition, a method for obtaining a dissolved sulfur and selenium liquid mixture from solid selenium and solid sulfur by mixing an amine solvent with a thiol solvent is presented. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/549878 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 19/002 (20130101) C01B 19/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 19/007 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2002/72 (20130101) C01P 2002/85 (20130101) C01P 2004/04 (20130101) C01P 2004/64 (20130101) |
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| US 09630897 | Chisholm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bret Ja Chisholm (West Fargo, North Dakota); Samim Alam (Tarrytown, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NDSU Research Foundation (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bret Ja Chisholm (West Fargo, North Dakota); Samim Alam (Tarrytown, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Monomers, polymers and copolymers are provided that incorporate at least one naturally occurring phenolic compound, such as a plant phenol. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/774628 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 43/215 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 43/2055 (20130101) C07C 67/24 (20130101) C07C 69/007 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 14/14 (20130101) C08F 16/08 (20130101) C08F 16/32 (20130101) C08F 16/38 (20130101) C08F 24/00 (20130101) C08F 116/08 (20130101) C08F 116/38 (20130101) C08F 216/08 (20130101) C08F 216/38 (20130101) C08F 216/125 (20130101) C08F 216/125 (20130101) C08F 216/1416 (20130101) C08F 2216/085 (20130101) |
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| US 09630994 | Baker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Baker (Seattle, Washington); Jacob B. Bale (Seattle, Washington); Neil P. King (Seattle, Washington); William H. Sheffler (Seattle, Washington); Daniel Ellis (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Synthetic nanostructures, polypeptides that are useful, for example, in making synthetic nanostructures, and methods for using such synthetic nanostructures are disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/930792 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09631040 | Chisholm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bret Ja Chisholm (West Fargo, North Dakota); Achintya Bezbaruah (West Fargo, North Dakota); Harjyoti Kalita (Turlock, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NDSU Research Foundation (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bret Ja Chisholm (West Fargo, North Dakota); Achintya Bezbaruah (West Fargo, North Dakota); Harjyoti Kalita (Turlock, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Amphiphilic copolymers formed from plant oil-derived vinyl ether monomers and polyethylene glycol alkyl vinyl ethers are provided. Nanoparticles coated with these amphiphilic polymers are well-suited for water remediation applications. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/543334 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/288 (20130101) C02F 1/705 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 216/1416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 220/10 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 129/10 (20130101) Detergent Compositions; Use of Single Substances as Detergents; Soap or Soap-making; Resin Soaps; Recovery of Glycerol C11D 3/3757 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) Y10T 428/31906 (20150401) |
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| US 09631092 | Bowman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Regents of the University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Bowman (Boulder, Colorado); Kristi Anseth (Boulder, Colorado); Bilge Hacioglu (Boulder, Colorado); Charlie Nuttelman (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A thiol-ene polymeric material is disclosed. The material is produced by the photopolymerization of reactants having thiol and olefin moieties. The material can incorporate encapsulated components, including cells. Additionally, the material can be derivatized by reacting the polymeric material with components such as proteins. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/848141 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/04 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/34 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/16 (20130101) A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/38 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 2300/62 (20130101) Mixtures of Fertilisers Covered Individually by Different Subclasses of Class C05; Mixtures of One or More Fertilisers With Materials Not Having a Specific Fertilising Activity, e.g Pesticides, Soil-conditioners, Wetting Agents; Fertilisers Characterised by Their Form C05G 3/0029 (20130101) C05G 3/0076 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 75/045 (20130101) C08G 81/00 (20130101) C08G 81/027 (20130101) C08G 2261/126 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/075 (20130101) C08J 2329/04 (20130101) C08J 2367/04 (20130101) C08J 2371/02 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 71/02 (20130101) C08L 71/02 (20130101) C08L 81/02 (20130101) C08L 81/02 (20130101) C08L 83/00 (20130101) C08L 89/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08L 2205/05 (20130101) C08L 2666/22 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 524/916 (20130101) Y10S 525/936 (20130101) |
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| US 09631204 | Boeke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York); John Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York); Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jef Boeke (New York, New York); Leslie Mitchell (New York, New York); Yizhi Cai (Edinburgh, United Kingdom); Neta Agmon (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions and methods for use in assembling and expressing a plurality of transcription units using, in one aspect, homologous recombination in yeast. Yeast containing the plurality of transcription units, and isolated transcription units, are also provided. Kits for use in making the yeast and the transcript units are further included. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/742210 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/10 (20130101) C12N 15/64 (20130101) C12N 15/66 (20130101) C12N 15/902 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09632030 | Houston et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jessica P. Houston (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Mark A. Naivar (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining fluorescent lifetime of a fluorescent particle in a flow cytometer comprising calculating a point on a digitized scatter waveform and a corresponding point on a digitized fluorescence waveform using the same method and calculating the time delay if any between the calculated point on the digitized scatter waveform and the calculated point on the fluorescent waveform to determine the fluorescent lifetime of the fluorescent particle with digitized data collected from a flow cytometer having an unmodulated light source. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/072521 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/1459 (20130101) G01N 15/1463 (20130101) G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09632050 | Zhong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chuan-Jian Zhong (Endwell, New York); Jin Luo (Vestal, New York); Lingyan Wang (Binghamton, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A flexible chemiresistor (CR) sensor for sensing a molecule of interest in a fluid (liquid or gas) is provided. The flexible CR sensor comprises a flexible chemiresistor (CR) module. The flexible CR module comprises a flexible substrate such polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) or polyimide (PI), and a thin film nanoparticle assembly assembled on the flexible substrate. The thin film nanoparticle assembly comprises metal or metal alloy core, ligand-capped nanoparticles and molecular linkers connecting the nanoparticles. The flexible CR sensor and an intelligent pattern recognition engine can be incorporated in a handheld device that can detect a molecule of interest in a fluid (e.g., a liquid or gas) accurately, rapidly, and without false positives. Any sensing array nanomaterial, pattern recognition, and compact/or electronic hardware can be integrated to achieve a desired detection limit and response speed. |
| FILED | Monday, July 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/797371 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 1/26 (20130101) B05D 1/28 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09632095 | Roberts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (Newark, Delaware) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (Newark, Delaware); AMGEN INC. (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Roberts (West Grove, Pennsylvania); Gregory V. Barnett (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Vladimir I. Razinkov (Thousand Oaks, California); Bruce A. Kerwin (Bainbridge Island, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of determining the activation energy Ea for degradation of a chemical species includes in sequence the steps of a) simultaneously incubating a plurality of samples of the chemical species in a single unitary device at a plurality of constant temperatures T, in each case for an incubation time t selected to result in loss of at most 20 mol % of the amount originally present; b) quenching each of the samples to stop degradation; c) determining the mole fraction m of the chemical species remaining in each of the quenched samples, relative to the amount present before incubating; d) determining for each sample a reaction rate coefficient kobs according to the equation and e) performing numerical regression of the kobs values obtained in step d) and the corresponding temperatures T in ° K to derive the activation energy Ea according to the following equation or to derive a temperature-dependent activation energy if that is more appropriate for the chemical species of interest. |
| FILED | Monday, November 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/942117 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/50 (20130101) G01N 33/6845 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09633157 | Manohar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rajit Manohar (New York, New York); Basit Riaz Sheikh (Islamabad, Pakistan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajit Manohar (New York, New York); Basit Riaz Sheikh (Islamabad, Pakistan) |
| ABSTRACT | Asynchronous circuits and techniques are described for asynchronous processing without synchronization to a common clock. Two specific energy-efficient pipeline templates for high throughput asynchronous circuits are provided as examples based on single-track handshake protocol. Each pipeline contains multiple stages of logic. The handshake overhead is minimized by eliminating validity and neutrality detection logic gates for all input tokens as well as for all intermediate logic nodes. Both of these templates can pack significant amount of logic within each pipeline block, while still maintaining a fast cycle time. |
| FILED | Friday, August 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/236903 |
| ART UNIT | 2115 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/12 (20130101) G06F 9/3869 (20130101) G06F 9/3871 (20130101) G06F 17/5059 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09629339 | Newton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | G. Larry Newton (Tifton, Georgia); D. Craig Sheppard (Tifton, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | G. Larry Newton (Tifton, Georgia); D. Craig Sheppard (Tifton, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a system for rearing larvae includes a plurality of culture trays arranged in at least one stack of trays, each stack comprising multiple levels of trays, each tray comprising an open-topped basin adapted to receive larvae and larval food, a feed delivery system adapted to automatically deliver larval feed to individually selected culture trays, and a water delivery system adapted to automatically deliver water to the culture trays. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/992170 |
| ART UNIT | 3631 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 5/00 (20130101) A01K 29/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01K 67/033 (20130101) |
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| US 09629362 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aijun Zhang (Laurel, Maryland); Yan Feng (Bowie, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for killing insects, involving treating an object or area with an insect killing effective amount of a composition containing methyl benzoate and optionally a carrier. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 05, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/988090 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 37/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09629888 | Lo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yangming Martin Lo (Ashton, Maryland); Ansu Elizabeth Cherian (Washington, District of Columbia); Neil Allen Belson (Port Tobacco, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LeafPro, LLC (Wilson, North Carolina); University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yangming Martin Lo (Ashton, Maryland); Ansu Elizabeth Cherian (Washington, District of Columbia); Neil Allen Belson (Port Tobacco, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention describes a novel composition of matter describing a complex comprising leaf protein and a lipophilic substance(s), along with the method of producing it. Delivery of lipid-soluble materials into the body is challenging because they are generally highly insoluble in water and very subject to oxidative degradation. The inventors have found that leaf protein—the water-soluble proteins derived from plant leaves—can efficiently form a complex with lipophilic materials. This leaf protein—lipid-soluble material complex is an effective carrier of lipophilic substances. As such, the leaf protein—lipid-soluble material complex disclosed herein can be used for the delivery of lipophilic vitamins, fatty acids, caretenoids, lipophilic drugs, and other lipophilic materials. This complex can be used to deliver lipophiles in foods, nutritional and dietary supplements, topical compositions and in pharmaceutical products. |
| FILED | Monday, March 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/582655 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Foods, Foodstuffs, or Non-alcoholic Beverages, Not Covered by Subclasses A23B - A23J; Their Preparation or Treatment, e.g Cooking, Modification of Nutritive Qualities, Physical Treatment; Preservation of Foods or Foodstuffs, in General A23L 33/155 (20160801) A23L 33/185 (20160801) Indexing Scheme Relating to Foods, Foodstuffs or Non-alcoholic Beverages A23V 2002/00 (20130101) A23V 2002/00 (20130101) A23V 2250/548 (20130101) A23V 2250/7106 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/146 (20130101) A61K 9/148 (20130101) A61K 36/21 (20130101) A61K 36/47 (20130101) A61K 36/81 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) A61K 47/46 (20130101) |
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| US 09631170 | Herbert et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen K. Herbert (Laramie, Wyoming); Levi G. Lowder (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | DNA constructs as well as methods for the production of unicellular organisms capable of producing hydrogen peroxide resistance proteins are disclosed. DNA constructs as well as methods for integration of the DNA constructs into the genomes of unicellular organisms for the expression of hydrogen peroxide production proteins are also disclosed. In addition, DNA constructs as well as methods for integration of the DNA constructs into the genomes of unicellular organisms for the expression of hydrogen peroxide resistance and hydrogen peroxide production proteins are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/348994 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Horticulture; Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Rice, Fruit, Vines, Hops or Seaweed; Forestry; Watering A01G 33/00 (20130101) New Plants or Processes for Obtaining Them; Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Techniques A01H 13/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 1/20 (20130101) C12N 9/0036 (20130101) C12N 9/0065 (20130101) C12N 9/0089 (20130101) C12N 15/11 (20130101) C12N 15/74 (20130101) C12N 15/79 (20130101) C12N 15/8271 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 111/01006 (20130101) |
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National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09632136 | Stellari |
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| APPLICANT(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Franco Stellari (Waldwick, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for estimating arrival time of switching events include measuring two or more emission events from a device under test under different skew conditions. The two or more emission events are close in time and space when no skew condition is applied. The measured waveforms of the two or more emission events are analyzed with associated skew conditions to determine a skew value that corresponds with a time separation between the two or more emission events. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/856805 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 13/029 (20130101) G01R 13/345 (20130101) G01R 31/311 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09632763 | Ranganathan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anand Ranganathan (Stamford, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Ossining, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anand Ranganathan (Stamford, Connecticut); Anton V. Riabov (Ossining, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for generating code for a flow are provided. The techniques include receiving a flow for an application to be deployed, wherein the flow comprises one or more sub-flows, identifying sub-flows of the flow that match existing sub-flows that are already running in separate flows by querying a run-time flow information repository, generating code for the flow, wherein the code comprises newly generated code for each of the sub-flows that do not match existing sub-flows that are already running in separate flows, and wherein the code also comprises one or more connectors to matching sub-flows that are already running in separate flows in lieu of generating new code for the sub-flows that match existing sub-flows that are already running in separate flows, and deploying the generated code for the flow and updating the run-time flow information repository with information pertaining to the flow. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/043891 |
| ART UNIT | 2197 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/04842 (20130101) G06F 8/30 (20130101) G06F 8/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qing Tan (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide semiconductor chip stacking assemblies that provide direct attachment of a first semiconductor device with a second semiconductor device. An assembly comprises a first semiconductor chip that has a first and a second set of electrical interconnect regions disposed on its surface and a second semiconductor chip. The first set of electrical interconnect regions are electrically connected with the electrical interconnect regions of a second semiconductor chip, and the second set of electrical interconnect regions are electrically interconnected with the substrate. Direct electrical connections are for example, silicon photonics device-to-driver or device-to-signal converters, logic-to-memory, memory-to-memory, and logic-to-logic chip interconnections. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 09, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/019850 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/13 (20130101) H01L 23/49816 (20130101) H01L 25/18 (20130101) H01L 25/167 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 25/0657 (20130101) H01L 2224/16225 (20130101) H01L 2225/06513 (20130101) H01L 2225/06517 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/1461 (20130101) H01L 2924/1461 (20130101) H01L 2924/10253 (20130101) H01L 2924/10253 (20130101) H01L 2924/12042 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 5/02272 (20130101) H01S 5/02276 (20130101) |
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| US 09635003 | Lackey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Director, National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley C. Lackey (Odenton, Maryland); Mark J. Motley (Odenton, Maryland); Jerome A. Solinas (Hanover, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A key pair validation method provides for a first party to generate a seed to define a private key, a public key, a session key and a validation field for the purpose of performing a cryptographic activity with a second party. The validation field is determined by encrypting the first party seed. The second party receives the first party public key and the validation field from the first party. The second party calculates a session key and utilizing the calculated session key, decrypts a cipher text to recover the first party's seed and the first party's private and public key. The recovered first party public key is compared to the received first party public key. If the received and recovered public keys match, the private-public key pair received from the first party is validated and the second party proceeds with the cryptographic task. If the received and recovered public keys do not match, the second party simply reports to the first party that the cryptographic task failed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/545513 |
| ART UNIT | 2495 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/0631 (20130101) H04L 9/3073 (20130101) H04L 63/061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/0428 (20130101) H04L 2209/24 (20130101) |
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Department of Commerce (DOC)
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mei Zhang (Plano, Texas); Shaoli Fang (Richardson, Texas); Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas); Anvar A. Zakhidov (McKinney, Texas); Kenneth Ross Atkinson (Victoria, Australia); Ali E. Aliev (Dallas, Texas); Sergey Li (Dallas, Texas); Chris Williams (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A device including an array of aligned conductive channels. The conductive channels are operable for directional transport of species selected from the group consisting of electrons, ions, phonons, and combinations thereof. The conductive channels are provided for by nanofibers in a form selected from the group consisting of ribbons, sheets, yarns, and combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, July 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/200381 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 47/0059 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/02 (20130101) B32B 5/12 (20130101) B32B 18/00 (20130101) B32B 37/12 (20130101) B32B 2262/106 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) B32B 2310/00 (20130101) B32B 2313/04 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0226 (20130101) C01B 31/0253 (20130101) C01B 31/0293 (20130101) C01B 2202/06 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/62231 (20130101) C04B 35/62272 (20130101) C04B 35/62281 (20130101) C04B 35/62855 (20130101) C04B 35/62892 (20130101) C04B 35/62897 (20130101) C04B 2235/422 (20130101) C04B 2235/526 (20130101) C04B 2235/5248 (20130101) C04B 2235/5264 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/50 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/12 (20130101) D01F 9/127 (20130101) D01F 9/1275 (20130101) Crimping or Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, or Yarns; Yarns or Threads D02G 3/16 (20130101) D02G 3/28 (20130101) D02G 3/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Making Textile Fabrics, e.g From Fibres or Filamentary Material; Fabrics Made by Such Processes or Apparatus, e.g Felts, Non-woven Fabrics; Cotton-wool; Wadding D04H 3/002 (20130101) Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids, Gases or Vapours D06B 15/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses of Section D, Relating to Textiles D10B 2101/122 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/2287 (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 1/133308 (20130101) G02F 2001/1515 (20130101) G02F 2001/133334 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 5/08 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/36 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/5206 (20130101) H01L 51/5234 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/8605 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 9/0081 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/742 (20130101) Y10S 977/745 (20130101) Y10S 977/752 (20130101) Y10S 977/843 (20130101) Y10S 977/847 (20130101) Y10S 977/848 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
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| US 09632095 | Roberts et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (Newark, Delaware) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (Newark, Delaware); AMGEN INC. (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Roberts (West Grove, Pennsylvania); Gregory V. Barnett (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Vladimir I. Razinkov (Thousand Oaks, California); Bruce A. Kerwin (Bainbridge Island, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of determining the activation energy Ea for degradation of a chemical species includes in sequence the steps of a) simultaneously incubating a plurality of samples of the chemical species in a single unitary device at a plurality of constant temperatures T, in each case for an incubation time t selected to result in loss of at most 20 mol % of the amount originally present; b) quenching each of the samples to stop degradation; c) determining the mole fraction m of the chemical species remaining in each of the quenched samples, relative to the amount present before incubating; d) determining for each sample a reaction rate coefficient kobs according to the equation and e) performing numerical regression of the kobs values obtained in step d) and the corresponding temperatures T in ° K to derive the activation energy Ea according to the following equation or to derive a temperature-dependent activation energy if that is more appropriate for the chemical species of interest. |
| FILED | Monday, November 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/942117 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/50 (20130101) G01N 33/6845 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09634191 | Keller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bernd Keller (Santa Barbara, California); Ashay Chitnis (Goleta, California); Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr. (Raleigh, North Carolina); James Ibbetson (Santa Barbara, California); Max Batres (Vashon Island, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CREE, INC. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bernd Keller (Santa Barbara, California); Ashay Chitnis (Goleta, California); Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr. (Raleigh, North Carolina); James Ibbetson (Santa Barbara, California); Max Batres (Vashon Island, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A wire-bond free semiconductor device with two electrodes both of which are accessible from the bottom side of the device. The device is fabricated with two electrodes that are electrically connected to the oppositely doped epitaxial layers, each of these electrodes having leads with bottom-side access points. This structure allows the device to be biased with an external voltage/current source, obviating the need for wire-bonds or other such connection mechanisms that must be formed at the packaging level. Thus, features that are traditionally added to the device at the packaging level (e.g., phosphor layers or encapsulants) may be included in the wafer level fabrication process. Additionally, the bottom-side electrodes are thick enough to provide primary structural support to the device, eliminating the need to leave the growth substrate as part of the finished device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 14, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/985410 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/22 (20130101) H01L 33/46 (20130101) H01L 33/50 (20130101) H01L 33/58 (20130101) H01L 33/62 (20130101) H01L 33/385 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/486 (20130101) H01L 2224/45139 (20130101) H01L 2224/45139 (20130101) H01L 2224/48091 (20130101) H01L 2224/48091 (20130101) H01L 2224/49107 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/00014 (20130101) |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 09630093 | Pope 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) | Alan T. Pope (Poquoson, Virginia); Chad L. Stephens (Poquoson, Virginia); Tyler Habowski (Redmond, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for physiologically modulating videogames and simulations includes utilizing input from a motion-sensing video game system and input from a physiological signal acquisition device. The inputs from the physiological signal sensors are utilized to change the response of a user's avatar to inputs from the motion-sensing sensors. The motion-sensing system comprises a 3D sensor system having full-body 3D motion capture of a user's body. This arrangement encourages health-enhancing physiological self-regulation skills or therapeutic amplification of healthful physiological characteristics. The system provides increased motivation for users to utilize biofeedback as may be desired for treatment of various conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/836609 |
| ART UNIT | 3716 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Card, Board, or Roulette Games; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing Bodies; Video Games; Games Not Otherwise Provided for A63F 13/04 (20130101) A63F 13/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A63F 13/42 (20140902) A63F 13/212 (20140902) A63F 13/213 (20140902) A63F 13/219 (20140902) |
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| US 09632491 | Alhorn 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) | Dean C. Alhorn (Huntsville, Alabama); Kenneth R. Dutton (Athens, Alabama); David E. Howard (Hazel Green, Alabama); Dennis A. Smith (Athens, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A reconfigurable drive current system includes drive stages, each of which includes a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor in a totem pole configuration. A current monitor is coupled to an output of each drive stage. Input channels are provided to receive input signals. A processor is coupled to the input channels and to each current monitor for generating at least one drive signal using at least one of the input signals and current measured by at least one of the current monitors. A pulse width modulation generator is coupled to the processor and each drive stage for varying the drive signals as a function of time prior to being supplied to at least one of the drive stages. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/308312 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 15/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class 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 3/157 (20130101) H02M 7/53873 (20130101) |
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| US 09633567 | Skoog et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A Skoog (Palmdale, California); Kevin Prosser (Palmdale, California); Loyd Hook (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a system and method for aircraft ground collision avoidance (iGCAS) comprising a modular array of software, including a sense own state module configured to gather data to compute trajectory, a sense terrain module including a digital terrain map (DTM) and map manger routine to store and retrieve terrain elevations, a predict collision threat module configured to generate an elevation profile corresponding to the terrain under the trajectory computed by said sense own state module, a predict avoidance trajectory module configured to simulate avoidance maneuvers ahead of the aircraft, a determine need to avoid module configured to determine which avoidance maneuver should be used, when it should be initiated, and when it should be terminated, a notify Module configured to display each maneuver's viability to the pilot by a colored GUI, a pilot controls module configured to turn the system on and off, and an avoid module configured to define how an aircraft will perform avoidance maneuvers through 3-dimensional space. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/560068 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 45/04 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5009 (20130101) Traffic Control Systems G08G 5/04 (20130101) G08G 5/06 (20130101) G08G 5/0039 (20130101) G08G 5/045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
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| APPLICANT(S) | AM Biotechnologies LLC (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AM Biotechnologies, Inc. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xianbin Yang (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Chemically modified small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that include both phosphorodithioate modifications (PS2-RNA) and 2′-O-methyl modifications (MePS2) provide improved RNA silencing. Specific chemically modified siRNA that show enhanced silencing of RNAs involved in resistance to chemotherapeutic agents are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/645351 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/713 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (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) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/50 (20130101) C12N 2310/313 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/335 (20130101) C12N 2310/344 (20130101) C12N 2310/3521 (20130101) C12N 2320/31 (20130101) C12N 2320/50 (20130101) C12N 2320/51 (20130101) C12N 2320/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09631744 | Lengyel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mide Technology Corporation (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mide Technology Corporation (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Attila Jozsef Lengyel (Medford, Massachusetts); Marthinus Cornelius van Schoor (Arlington, Massachusetts); Jeffrey Richard Court (Stow, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An in-flight refueling hose and method. The hose includes an inner braid including pseudoelastic shape memory alloy (e.g., nitinol) wires. These wires undergo a stress induced phase change absorbing energy to dampen oscillations of the hose in use. |
| FILED | Monday, October 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/507166 |
| ART UNIT | 3754 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Braiding or Manufacture of Lace, Including Bobbin-net or Carbonised Lace; Braiding Machines; Braid; Lace D04C 1/02 (20130101) Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 11/085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16L 11/088 (20130101) F16L 55/0336 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49826 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09632045 | Englund et al. |
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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) | Dirk R. Englund (New York, New York); Edward H. Chen (New York, New York); Ophir Gaathon (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for deterministic switch microscopy include resolving at least one nitrogen vacancy center in a diamond structure. A magnetic field can be applied across the diamond structure and the nitrogen vacancy centers can be optically excited. The nitrogen vacancy centers can be switched from a dark state to a bright state or a bright state by a dark state by applying at least one microwave pulse. A fluorescent response of each nitrogen vacancy center can be detected and a nitrogen vacancy center can be resolved based on the fluorescent response of each nitrogen vacancy center as it corresponds to the orientation of the nitrogen vacancy center relative to the applied magnetic field. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/227076 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6402 (20130101) G01N 21/6458 (20130101) G01N 24/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 24/10 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/323 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 09634843 | Chamberlain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles R. Chamberlain (Arlington, Virginia); Bradley A. Reck (Sterling, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An embodiment of the invention provides a method for processing a secure electronic transaction over a network from a sender to a receiver, which includes the process of generating a first unique representation of information included in the transaction, encrypting the information with a first encryption layer, and forming an encryption packet which includes the first encryption layer. The encryption packet is then transmitted over a network and then received the by a receiver. The authenticity of the encryption packet is verified and a receipt is generated using the information included in the encryption packet. The receipt is then transmitted to an electronic postmark server which verifies authenticity of the receipt. A postmarked receipt is then created by the electronic postmark server and a copy is sent to the sender an/or the receiver. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 02, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/013682 |
| ART UNIT | 2495 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/31 (20130101) G06F 21/645 (20130101) G06F 2221/2115 (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 20/389 (20130101) G06Q 20/3827 (20130101) G06Q 30/06 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/321 (20130101) H04L 9/3247 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/123 (20130101) H04L 63/0428 (20130101) H04L 63/0442 (20130101) H04L 2209/24 (20130101) H04L 2209/72 (20130101) H04L 2463/121 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US D785274 | Mikolajczyk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryszard K. Mikolajczyk (Chicago, Illinois); Taurris D. Baskerville (Schaumburg, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 29/548675 |
| ART UNIT | 2912 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous D99/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09631916 | Thomas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rolls Royce Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David John Thomas (Brownsburg, Indiana); Richard Christopher Uskert (Noblesville, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus including a first component having an exterior surface formed of a ceramic material and including a primary surface region and a plurality of secondary surface regions protruding from the primary surface region, and a second component positioned in contact with at least one of the secondary surface regions and spaced from the primary surface region to define a determinant load path between the first and second components. A method of forming the apparatus is also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, December 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/141953 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 18/00 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 2235/945 (20130101) C04B 2235/963 (20130101) C04B 2237/38 (20130101) C04B 2237/76 (20130101) C04B 2237/84 (20130101) C04B 2237/86 (20130101) C04B 2237/341 (20130101) C04B 2237/343 (20130101) C04B 2237/363 (20130101) C04B 2237/365 (20130101) C04B 2237/704 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/282 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2300/702 (20130101) F05D 2300/6033 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 5/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 09631301 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mei Zhang (Plano, Texas); Shaoli Fang (Richardson, Texas); Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas); Anvar A. Zakhidov (McKinney, Texas); Kenneth Ross Atkinson (Victoria, Australia); Ali E. Aliev (Dallas, Texas); Sergey Li (Dallas, Texas); Chris Williams (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A device including an array of aligned conductive channels. The conductive channels are operable for directional transport of species selected from the group consisting of electrons, ions, phonons, and combinations thereof. The conductive channels are provided for by nanofibers in a form selected from the group consisting of ribbons, sheets, yarns, and combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, July 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/200381 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 47/0059 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/02 (20130101) B32B 5/12 (20130101) B32B 18/00 (20130101) B32B 37/12 (20130101) B32B 2262/106 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) B32B 2310/00 (20130101) B32B 2313/04 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0226 (20130101) C01B 31/0253 (20130101) C01B 31/0293 (20130101) C01B 2202/06 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/62231 (20130101) C04B 35/62272 (20130101) C04B 35/62281 (20130101) C04B 35/62855 (20130101) C04B 35/62892 (20130101) C04B 35/62897 (20130101) C04B 2235/422 (20130101) C04B 2235/526 (20130101) C04B 2235/5248 (20130101) C04B 2235/5264 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/50 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/12 (20130101) D01F 9/127 (20130101) D01F 9/1275 (20130101) Crimping or Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, or Yarns; Yarns or Threads D02G 3/16 (20130101) D02G 3/28 (20130101) D02G 3/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Making Textile Fabrics, e.g From Fibres or Filamentary Material; Fabrics Made by Such Processes or Apparatus, e.g Felts, Non-woven Fabrics; Cotton-wool; Wadding D04H 3/002 (20130101) Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids, Gases or Vapours D06B 15/00 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses of Section D, Relating to Textiles D10B 2101/122 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 1/2287 (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 1/133308 (20130101) G02F 2001/1515 (20130101) G02F 2001/133334 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 5/08 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/36 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/5206 (20130101) H01L 51/5234 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/8605 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 9/0081 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Y02E 60/13 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/742 (20130101) Y10S 977/745 (20130101) Y10S 977/752 (20130101) Y10S 977/843 (20130101) Y10S 977/847 (20130101) Y10S 977/848 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 09630848 | Sitharaman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for The State of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Balaji Sitharaman (Coram, New York); Gaurav Lalwani (Stony Brook, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The method of the present disclosure is directed towards the formation of a three-dimensional carbon structure and includes the steps of adding a radical initiator to an amount of carbon starting material, forming a mixture, placing the mixture in a mold, maintaining the mixture and the mold at an elevated temperature for a period of time to form a thermally cross-linked molded mixture and removing the thermally cross-linked molded mixture from the mold. The disclosure also includes a three-dimensional carbon structure, with that structure including a thermally cross-linked carbon base material in a predetermined formation. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/390914 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0206 (20130101) C01B 31/0253 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09630601 | Logan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jon K. Logan (Howell, Michigan); Patrick J. Monsere (Highland, Michigan); Margaret C. Richards (Royal Oak, Michigan); Jonathan King (Novi, Michigan); Danny Y. Mui (Birmingham, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon K. Logan (Howell, Michigan); Patrick J. Monsere (Highland, Michigan); Margaret C. Richards (Royal Oak, Michigan); Jonathan King (Novi, Michigan); Danny Y. Mui (Birmingham, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method that compensates for fluid pressure variations in a vehicle brake system so that the fluid pressure, brake torque and/or brake force at the wheel more accurately reflects that requested by the driver. In an exemplary embodiment, the method determines the braking intent of the driver, determines a current stage of the braking event (e.g., an apply stage, release stage, etc.), uses the braking event stage and the driver braking intent to select a pressure compensation, and uses the pressure compensation to generate compensated brake command signals for operating the vehicle brake system. This method is well suited for use with brake-by-wire systems, such as an electrohydraulic braking (EHB) system. |
| FILED | Monday, April 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/418907 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Vehicle Brake Control Systems or Parts Thereof; Brake Control Systems or Parts Thereof, in General; Arrangement of Braking Elements on Vehicles in General; Portable Devices for Preventing Unwanted Movement of Vehicles; Vehicle Modifications to Facilitate Cooling of Brakes B60T 1/10 (20130101) B60T 7/042 (20130101) B60T 8/267 (20130101) B60T 8/4077 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60T 13/745 (20130101) B60T 17/221 (20130101) B60T 2270/82 (20130101) B60T 2270/604 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09631914 | Soohoo |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kie L Soohoo (Tustin, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for calibrating sensor arrays. An exemplary system measures a distance to a target object with the sensors. The system calculates a first position of the target object based on measurements from a first pair of the sensors and calibrated sensor coordinates for the first pair, calculates a second position of the target object based on measurements from a second pair of the sensors and the calibrated sensor coordinates for the second pair, and calculates a third position of the target object based on measurements from a third pair of the sensors and the calibrated sensor coordinates for the third pair. The system then compares the first position, the second position, and the third position calculated for the target object, and determines that the calibrated sensor coordinates for one or more of the sensors are inaccurate if a difference between the first, second, and third positions exceeds a threshold. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/210249 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 5/004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/40 (20130101) G01S 7/497 (20130101) G01S 7/52004 (20130101) G01S 13/876 (20130101) G01S 15/876 (20130101) G01S 17/87 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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