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Patent Details for Tuesday, May 30, 2017
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| US 09662014 | Swedish et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tristan Swedish (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Karin Roesch (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ramesh Raskar (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A retinal imaging device includes a camera, a light source, a projector, an I/O device and a computer. The projector emits two sets of light rays, such that one set of rays lies on an exterior surface of a first cone, and the other set of rays lie on an exterior surface of a second cone. The user adjusts the position of his or her eye relative to the camera, until the rays form a full, undistorted target image on the retina. This full, undistorted image is only seen when the pupil of the eye is positioned in the intersection of the first and second cones, and the eye is thus aligned with the camera. The user provides input, via the I/O device, that the user is seeing this image. The computer then instructs the camera to capture retinal images and the light source to simultaneously illuminate the retina. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/099270 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/12 (20130101) A61B 3/0025 (20130101) A61B 3/0033 (20130101) A61B 3/0041 (20130101) A61B 3/0091 (20130101) A61B 3/152 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09662262 | Hollander et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SpringActive, Inc. (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SpringActive, Inc. (Tempe, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Hollander (Scottsdale, Arizona); Nathan Cahill (Tempe, Arizona); Darren Kinney (Phoenix, Arizona); Preston Clouse (Mesa, Arizona); Robert Holgate (Flagstaff, Arizona); Raymond Churchwell (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A joint torque augmentation system includes linkage assembly configured to couple to a user. Linkage assembly includes a unidirectional link and a device joint. The linkage assembly is worn by a user or is configured to couple to footwear. An actuator is coupled to the linkage assembly to provide a torque at a joint of the user. A sensor is coupled to the user to measure a position of the user. A control system is coupled to the sensor and actuator. A phase of gait for the user is determined by the control system based on the position measured by the sensor. The actuator produces a tension force on the linkage assembly during a first phase of gait. A compliant element is coupled between the actuator and linkage assembly. The compliant element is tuned based on a load carried by the user. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/271259 |
| ART UNIT | 3669 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g Devices for Locating or Stimulating Reflex Points in the Body; Artificial Respiration; Massage; Bathing Devices for Special Therapeutic or Hygienic Purposes or Specific Parts of the Body A61H 3/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/0006 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49826 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09662306 | Venn-Watson |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephanie Venn-Watson (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephanie Venn-Watson (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions including an odd chain fatty acid, and salts and derivatives thereof, and methods for metabolic syndrome treatment and prophylaxis are provided, including compositions and methods for treating diabetes, obesity, hyperferritinemia, elevated insulin, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia and related conditions. Methods for the diagnosis and monitoring of metabolic syndrome are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/030031 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/201 (20130101) A61K 31/202 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/92 (20130101) G01N 33/6893 (20130101) G01N 2333/50 (20130101) G01N 2405/00 (20130101) G01N 2800/04 (20130101) G01N 2800/22 (20130101) G01N 2800/042 (20130101) G01N 2800/50 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09662400 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Memphis Research Foundation (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Memphis Research Foundation (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Keaton Smith (Memphis, Tennessee); Ashley C. Parker (Memphis, Tennessee); Jessica A. Jennings (Memphis, Tennessee); Benjamin T. Reves (Memphis, Tennessee); Warren O. Haggard (Bartlett, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides improved methods for generating biodegradable chitosan compositions, and therapeutic methods of using such compositions to deliver therapeutic agents. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/771617 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/19 (20130101) A61K 9/70 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/12 (20130101) A61K 38/14 (20130101) A61K 47/36 (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 15/28 (20130101) A61L 15/28 (20130101) A61L 15/46 (20130101) A61L 15/425 (20130101) A61L 17/10 (20130101) A61L 27/20 (20130101) A61L 27/20 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 2300/404 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/003 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09662521 | Eckholm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Firetrace USA, LLC (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Firetrace USA, LLC (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William A. Eckholm (Scottsdale, Arizona); Brian J. Cashion (Gilbert, Arizona); Dustin C. Moran (Glendale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for passive non-electrical dual stage fire suppression according to various aspects of the present invention include detecting a fire with a first active fire suppressant unit and changing the status of a second fire suppressant unit from “stand-by” to “active” when the first fire suppressant unit releases a fire suppressant agent. After the first fire suppressant unit has released its fire suppressant agent, the second fire suppressant unit may detect a continued and/or a new fire and release a second fire suppressant agent in response to the detection. |
| FILED | Monday, January 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/147733 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fire-fighting A62C 35/13 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A62C 35/023 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09662791 | Perkins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Douglas Perkins (Mountain View, California); Matthew Malchano (Mountain View, California); Shervin Talebinejad (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Example systems and methods for self-righting a robotic device are provided. An example method may include determining an orientation of a bottom surface of a legged robotic device with respect to a ground surface. The method may also include determining that the robotic device is in an unstable position, based on the determined orientation. The method may also include performing a first action configured to return the robotic device to a stable position. The method may also include performing a first action configured to return the legged robotic device to the stable position. The method may also include performing a second action configured to return the legged robotic device to the stable position, if the legged robotic device is in the unstable position after the first action. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/010500 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/162 (20130101) B25J 9/1682 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/01 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09662939 | Manesh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ali Manesh (Chicago, Illinois); Michael John Tercha (Weston, Wisconsin); Brian Meliska (Weston, Wisconsin); Fidelis Ceranski (Marathon, Wisconsin); Glenn Howland (Kronenwetter, Wisconsin); Louie Stark (Mosinee, Wisconsin); Karen Hauch (Wausau, Wisconsin); Todd Petersen (Ringle, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ali Manesh (Chicago, Illinois); Michael John Tercha (Weston, Wisconsin); Brian Meliska (Weston, Wisconsin); Fidelis Ceranski (Marathon, Wisconsin); Glenn Howland (Kronenwetter, Wisconsin); Louie Stark (Mosinee, Wisconsin); Karen Hauch (Wausau, Wisconsin); Todd Petersen (Ringle, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-pneumatic tire for supporting a load by working in tension. The tire can comprise a generally annular inner ring, a generally annular outer ring, and a web having a plurality of web elements. The tire can further comprise a layer or layers fabric material acting as a bonding agent to bond tire components together. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/510833 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 30/02 (20130101) Vehicle Wheels; Castors; Axles for Wheels or Castors; Increasing Wheel Adhesion B60B 19/00 (20130101) B60B 2310/56 (20130101) B60B 2310/204 (20130101) B60B 2310/318 (20130101) B60B 2310/321 (20130101) B60B 2360/32 (20130101) B60B 2360/50 (20130101) B60B 2360/102 (20130101) B60B 2360/324 (20130101) B60B 2360/3416 (20130101) B60B 2360/3418 (20130101) B60B 2900/131 (20130101) Vehicle Tyres Tyre Inflation; Tyre Changing or Repairing; Repairing, or Connecting Valves To, Inflatable Elastic Bodies in General; Devices or Arrangements Related to Tyres B60C 7/12 (20130101) B60C 7/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60C 7/22 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663021 | D'Agostino |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (Falls Church, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew J. D'Agostino (Levittown, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A twistlock for securing a structure to a corner fitting having an ISO aperture. The twistlock includes a main body, a first clamping cam toggle pivotally mounted within the main body and a second clamping cam toggle pivotally mounted within the main body. The twistlock also includes a T-clamp screw having a body portion, a threaded end portion and a clamping portion, where the body portion extends through an opening in the main body and between the first and second cam toggles so that the clamping portion is positioned adjacent to an outside of a bottom wall of the main body. The T-clamp screw is rotatable to engage an underside of a wall in the corner fitting and the first and second cam toggles are pivotable to engage edges of the aperture in the fitting. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/199521 |
| ART UNIT | 3612 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Vehicles Adapted for Load Transportation or to Transport, to Carry, or to Comprise Special Loads or Objects B60P 7/132 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 25/24 (20130101) Containers for Storage or Transport of Articles or Materials, e.g Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding Containers; Accessories, Closures, or Fittings Therefor; Packaging Elements; Packages B65D 90/0013 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663165 | Blankespoor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Blankespoor (Arlington, Massachusetts); Marco da Silva (Arlington, Massachusetts); Alex Perkins (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method may include i) determining, by a robot having at least one foot, a representation of a coefficient of friction between the foot and a ground surface; ii) determining, by the robot, a representation of a gradient of the ground surface; iii) based on the determined representations of the coefficient of friction and the gradient, determining a threshold orientation for a target ground reaction force on the foot of the robot during a step; iv) determining the target ground reaction force, where the target ground reaction force comprises a magnitude and an orientation; v) determining an adjusted ground reaction force by adjusting the orientation of the target ground reaction force to be within the determined threshold orientation; and vi) causing the foot of the robot to apply a force on the ground surface equal to and opposing the adjusted ground reaction force during the step. |
| FILED | Friday, June 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/172404 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/162 (20130101) Motor Vehicles; Trailers B62D 57/032 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/01 (20130101) Y10S 901/46 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663194 | Ringeisen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bradley R Ringeisen (Lorton, Virginia); Peter K Wu (Ashland, Oregon); Barry J Spargo (Washington, District of Columbia); Justin C Biffinger (Woodbridge, Virginia); Lisa A. Fitzgerald (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley R Ringeisen (Lorton, Virginia); Peter K Wu (Ashland, Oregon); Barry J Spargo (Washington, District of Columbia); Justin C Biffinger (Woodbridge, Virginia); Lisa A. Fitzgerald (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A device having: a chamber having a gas inlet, a gas vent, and a liquid vent; and a float and a weight coupled to the chamber. The float has a lower density than the chamber. The weight has a higher density than the chamber. The aggregate density of the chamber, the float, and the weight is greater than the density of the chamber. The gas inlet, the gas vent, the liquid vent, the float, and the weight are positioned on the chamber such that: when the chamber is filled with and submerged in a liquid in which the chamber is neutrally-buoyant, the chamber is oriented to place the gas vent below the gas inlet; and when a gas is introduced through the gas inlet into the chamber that is filled with the liquid, the chamber pivots to raise the gas vent until a portion of the gas escapes from the chamber through only the gas vent. |
| FILED | Friday, February 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/700759 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 22/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663228 | Kulesha |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard L. Kulesha (Bear, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for handling cargo. A cargo handling system may be positioned relative to the cargo. The cargo handling system may comprise a frame structure and an engagement system. The frame structure may be configured to change in a number of dimensions to encompass the cargo. The engagement system may be configured to engage the cargo. The number of dimensions of the frame structure may be adjusted to encompass the cargo. The cargo may be engaged with the engagement system. |
| FILED | Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/467008 |
| ART UNIT | 3652 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 1/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B64D 9/00 (20130101) Cranes; Load-engaging Elements or Devices for Cranes, Capstans, Winches, or Tackles B66C 1/10 (20130101) B66C 1/28 (20130101) B66C 1/30 (20130101) B66C 1/101 (20130101) B66C 13/08 (20130101) B66C 13/46 (20130101) Hoisting, Lifting, Hauling or Pushing, Not Otherwise Provided For, e.g Devices Which Apply a Lifting or Pushing Force Directly to the Surface of a Load B66F 19/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663374 | Villalobos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guillermo R. Villalobos (Springfield, Virginia); Michael Hunt (Woodbridge, Virginia); Bryan Sadowski (Falls Church, Virginia); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Ishwar D. Aggarwal (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo R. Villalobos (Springfield, Virginia); Michael Hunt (Woodbridge, Virginia); Bryan Sadowski (Falls Church, Virginia); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Ishwar D. Aggarwal (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a β-SiC material or coating by mixing SiO2 with carbon and heating the mixture in vacuum wherein the carbon is oxidized to CO gas and reduces the SiO2 to SiO gas and reacting a carbon material with the SiO gas at a temperature in the range of 1300 to 1600° C. resulting in a SiC material or a SiC coating on a substrate. Also disclosed is the related SiC material or coating prepared by this method. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/451826 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/10 (20130101) C04B 35/52 (20130101) C04B 35/573 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/52 (20130101) C04B 41/87 (20130101) C04B 41/89 (20130101) C04B 41/4529 (20130101) C04B 41/4529 (20130101) C04B 41/4556 (20130101) C04B 41/4558 (20130101) C04B 41/5001 (20130101) C04B 41/5059 (20130101) C04B 41/5059 (20130101) C04B 41/5059 (20130101) C04B 2235/424 (20130101) C04B 2235/425 (20130101) C04B 2235/441 (20130101) C04B 2235/762 (20130101) C04B 2235/3418 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/30 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663477 | Wilson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rebecca M. Wilson (Alexandria, Virginia); Joseph D. Mannion (Washington, District of Columbia); Jesse S. Moran (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rebecca M. Wilson (Alexandria, Virginia); Joseph D. Mannion (Washington, District of Columbia); Jesse S. Moran (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates generally to a critical intermediate in a synthesis of a postulated energetic material, and more specifically relates to a critical intermediate, 3,5-diamino-2,6-di-(tert-butyl-NNO-azoxy)pyrazine, having the structure: The postulated energetic material has calculated performance properties that greatly exceed those of HMX and CL-20. The specific critical intermediate (Compound 1) shown above has a molecular weight of 310.359 g/mol, a density at −123° C. of 1.293 g/mL, and a density at 20° C. of 1.259 g/mL. |
| FILED | Friday, September 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/121568 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 241/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663611 | Yang 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) | Yang Yang (Los Angeles, California); Letian Dou (Los Angeles, California); Wei-Hsuan Chang (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A conjugated polymer for electronic devices can include a repeated unit having the structure of formula (I) |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/338599 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 487/04 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/124 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08G 61/126 (20130101) C08G 2261/12 (20130101) C08G 2261/18 (20130101) C08G 2261/91 (20130101) C08G 2261/344 (20130101) C08G 2261/3223 (20130101) C08G 2261/3225 (20130101) C08G 2261/3241 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0043 (20130101) H01L 51/0053 (20130101) H01L 51/0094 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663658 | Demirel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (Univeristy Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Melik Demirel (State College, Pennsylvania); Abdon Pena-Francesch (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions and methods for making a variety of products. The methods involve mixing sucker ring teeth (SRT) protein and a plasticizer or a solvent to obtain a mixture of the SRT protein and the plasticizer. When the SRT is mixed with a plasticizer it is heated to between 32° C. and 195° C. to obtain an SRT protein melt. The melt is used to form a wide variety of products. When the SRT is mixed with a solvent, such as an organic solvent or an aqueous solvent, a solution of the SRT protein is formed, and is subsequently used to forming a product from the solution, wherein the product contains SRT protein. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/774410 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/43504 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/03 (20130101) C08J 3/09 (20130101) C08J 3/18 (20130101) C08J 2389/00 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 5/0016 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 3/02 (20130101) C08L 3/02 (20130101) C08L 89/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08L 89/00 (20130101) C08L 2201/54 (20130101) C08L 2203/12 (20130101) C08L 2203/16 (20130101) Adhesives; Non-mechanical Aspects of Adhesive Processes in General; Adhesive Processes Not Provided for Elsewhere; Use of Materials as Adhesives C09J 5/00 (20130101) C09J 189/00 (20130101) C09J 2489/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09664053 | Marshall 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) | David B. Marshall (Thousand Oaks, California); Brian N. Cox (Sherman Oaks, California); Olivier H. Sudre (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An integral textile structure for 3-D CMC turbine airfoils includes top and bottom walls made from an angle-interlock weave, each of the walls comprising warp and weft fiber tows. The top and bottom walls are merged on a first side parallel to the warp fiber tows into a single wall along a portion of their widths, with the weft fiber tows making up the single wall interlocked through the wall's thickness such that delamination of the wall is inhibited. The single wall suitably forms the trailing edge of an airfoil; the top and bottom walls are preferably joined along a second side opposite the first side and parallel to the radial fiber tows by a continuously curved section in which the weave structure remains continuous with the weave structure in the top and bottom walls, the continuously curved section being the leading edge of the airfoil. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/179289 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| 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 2237/38 (20130101) C04B 2237/365 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/147 (20130101) F01D 5/187 (20130101) F01D 5/282 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/284 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2300/6033 (20130101) F05D 2300/6034 (20130101) |
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| US 09664485 | Patel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mehul P. Patel (Chandler, Arizona); T. Terry Ng (Sylvania, Ohio); Paul Suchy (Parma, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital Research Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehul P. Patel (Chandler, Arizona); T. Terry Ng (Sylvania, Ohio); Paul Suchy (Parma, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An aircraft, missile, projectile, or underwater vehicle with an improved control system, an improved control system, or a method of maneuvering an aircraft, missile, projectile, or underwater vehicle uses control surfaces that are movable along a track. The control system on a track (or “tracked control surface”) advantageously enables the aircraft, missile, projectile, or underwater vehicle to have an unlimited number of configurations, each configuration being tailored to the specific stability or maneuverability requirements during a specific portion of the flight by adjusting the center of pressure of the aircraft, missile, projectile, or underwater vehicle relative to its center of gravity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/322548 |
| 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 9/08 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 10/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F42B 15/01 (20130101) F42B 19/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09664521 | Funk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRX Systems, Inc. (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRX Systems, Inc. (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin E. Funk (Hanover, Maryland); Jared Napora (Severn, Maryland); Kamiar Kordari (McLean, Virginia); Ruchika Verma (Bethesda, Maryland); Amrit Bandyopadhyay (Washington, District of Columbia); Carole Teolis (Glenn Dale, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for recognizing features for location correction in Simultaneous Localization And Mapping operations, thus facilitating longer duration navigation, is provided. The system may detect features from magnetic, inertial, GPS, light sensors, and/or other sensors that can be associated with a location and recognized when revisited. Feature detection may be implemented on a generally portable tracking system, which may facilitate the use of higher sample rate data for more precise localization of features, improved tracking when network communications are unavailable, and improved ability of the tracking system to act as a smart standalone positioning system to provide rich input to higher level navigation algorithms/systems. The system may detect a transition from structured (such as indoors, in caves, etc.) to unstructured (such as outdoor) environments and from pedestrian motion to travel in a vehicle. The system may include an integrated self-tracking unit that can localize and self-correct such localizations. |
| FILED | Friday, April 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/262627 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 21/00 (20130101) G01C 21/165 (20130101) G01C 21/206 (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 19/13 (20130101) G01S 19/39 (20130101) |
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| US 09664566 | Hughes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESETNED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David H. Hughes (Blossvale, New York); Reinhard Erdmann (Rome, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A photon entanglement router comprises a modified birefringent spectral filter followed by a polarization beam splitter (PBS). Frequency degenerate or non-degenerate entangled photons, generated by a collinear laser source and incident on one input port of the photon entanglement router, are comprised of congruent photons and/or incongruent photons. The invention adds a plurality of additional filter stacks at each output port such that they invert the action of the first birefringent stack at the input port. Intermediate output photons from the invention is input to two ports of an additional PBS where they are spatially projected according to their frequencies and polarizations. Two congruent photons of an entangled photon pair exit as an entangled pair in one direction, while two incongruent photons exit as an entangled pair in the orthogonal direction. If one photon is congruent and the other photon incongruent, the photons remain entangled but are spectrally divided into orthogonal directions. The invention's birefringent spectral filter accepts specific input frequencies from the ITU optical C-band grid for proper operation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/824390 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 4/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/3083 (20130101) G02B 27/283 (20130101) G02B 27/286 (20130101) G02B 27/288 (20130101) G02B 2207/114 (20130101) |
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| US 09664641 | Horkheimer 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) | Donald Horkheimer (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Paul S. Fechner (Plymouth, Minnesota); David S. Willits (Long Lake, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments described herein provide for a pH sensor that is configured for use over a pressure and temperature range. The ISFET die of the pH sensor is bonded to the substrate of the pH sensor with a bonding layer that is disposed between the substrate and the ISFET die. The pressure and temperature change across the pressure and temperature range generates an environmental force in the pH sensor. Further, the substrate or the bonding layer or both change volume over the pressure and temperature range, and the substrate or the bonding layer or both are configured such that the volume change induces a counteracting force that opposes at least a portion of the environmental force. The counteracting force is configured to maintain the change in piezoresistance of the ISFET die from the drain to the source to less than 0.5% over the pressure and temperature range. |
| FILED | Monday, July 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/952888 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/414 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 27/4167 (20130101) |
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| US 09664694 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ka-Wang (Kevin) Wang (Gainesville, Florida); Ming-Cheng Liu (Gainesville, Florida); Monika Oli (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Gainesville, Florida); BANYAN BIOMARKERS, INC. (Alachua, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ka-Wang (Kevin) Wang (Gainesville, Florida); Ming-Cheng Liu (Gainesville, Florida); Monika Oli (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention identities biomarkers that are diagnostic of nerve cell injury and/or neuronal disorders. Detection of different biomarkers of the invention are also diagnostic of the degree of severity of nerve injury, the cell(s) involved in the injury, and the subcellular localization of the injury. |
| FILED | Friday, November 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/950142 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6896 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/28 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09664751 | Berggren et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Susan Anne Elizabeth Berggren (San Diego, California); Patrick Longhini (San Diego, California); Visarath In (San Diego, California); Georgy Prokopenko (Sleepy Hollow, New York); Antonio Palacios (San Diego, California); Oleg A. Mukhanov (Putnam Valley, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan Anne Elizabeth Berggren (San Diego, California); Patrick Longhini (San Diego, California); Visarath In (San Diego, California); Georgy Prokopenko (Sleepy Hollow, New York); Antonio Palacios (San Diego, California); Oleg A. Mukhanov (Putnam Valley, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A two-dimensional SQIF array and methods for manufacture can include at least two bi-SQUIDs that share an inductance. The bi-SQUIDs can be combined to establish a diamond-shaped cell. A plurality of the diamond shaped cells can be packed tightly together so that each cell shares at least three cell junctions with adjacent cells to establish the SQIF array. Because of the close proximity of the cells, the effect that the mutual inductances each cell has on adjacent cells can be accounted for, as well as the SQIF array boundary conditions along the array edges. To do this, a matrix of differential equations can be solved to provide for the recommended inductance of each bi-SQUID in the SQIF array. Each bi-SQUID can be manufactured with the recommended inductance to result in a SQIF having an increased strength of anti-peak response, but without sacrificing the linearity of the response. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/029859 |
| ART UNIT | 2867 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 3/00 (20130101) G01R 33/0354 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09664767 | Cappellaro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paola Cappellaro (Somerville, Massachusetts); Alexandre Cooper-Roy (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for performing Walsh reconstruction of time dependent fields with a quantum probe that includes a diamond structure that includes nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers for sensing magnetic and electric fields. An arbitrary waveform generator and microwave waveguides manipulate the quantum spins in the diamond structure using a plurality of coherent control sequences to measure the arbitrary profile of time-varying magnetic fields. A laser that optically addresses the quantum spins in the diamond structure for initialization and readout. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/155786 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/60 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/1284 (20130101) |
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| US 09664769 | Owen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Henry S. Owen (Medford, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Henry S. Owen, LLC (Medford, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henry S. Owen (Medford, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems disclosed herein may include receiving signals from a transmitter in a receiver; determine a bias of the transmitter and receiver; generating expected observations, based on the bias, corresponding to the received signals; and calculate a building height based on a power level of the received signals and a power level of the expected observations. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/865828 |
| 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 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 5/021 (20130101) G01S 5/0252 (20130101) G01S 5/0294 (20130101) G01S 19/07 (20130101) G01S 19/22 (20130101) G01S 19/40 (20130101) G01S 19/428 (20130101) |
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| US 09664771 | Parent et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark G. Parent (Port Tobacco, Maryland); William Lee (Beltsville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark G. Parent (Port Tobacco, Maryland); William Lee (Beltsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An electromagnetic vector sensor (EMVS) system, having a plurality of EMVS devices consisting of a plurality of loop antenna elements spatiatally orthogonally integrated with and electrically isolated from a plurality of dipole antenna elements, mounted on a rotatably adjustable platform having a true north orientation, including active circuitry residing in antenna housings, and external executing software programs causing the active circuitry in cooperation with the EMVS device and receivers to determine angle of arrival and resolution of incoming wave vectors and polarization of incoming signals and to perform accurate high frequency geolocation signal processing; the programs which perform calibration and antenna element placement determination operations, also cause the system to collect data of known transmitted high frequency skywave signals, and estimate direction of arrival of unknown signals by detecting, resolving and measuring components of an electric field and a magnetic field at a single point. |
| FILED | Sunday, September 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/020871 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — 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 3/143 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/125 (20130101) H01Q 7/00 (20130101) H01Q 9/22 (20130101) H01Q 21/24 (20130101) H01Q 21/26 (20130101) |
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| US 09664781 | Lebow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul S. Lebow (Annapolis, Maryland); Thomas G. Giallorenzi (Springfield, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul S. Lebow (Annapolis, Maryland); Thomas G. Giallorenzi (Springfield, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system are described for illuminating a target with a laser source with a wide-area illuminating beam. A conjugator can receive a reflected, imprinted wavefront from the target that is imprinted with effects from beam distortions and obstructions between the laser source and the target. The conjugator can then generate a hologram. A directed laser beam can then be generated to the target by reading the generated hologram with a second reference beam creating a time-reversed wavefront that can be generated with high gain. The time-reversed wavefront can retrace the path that originated from the laser source to the target, and can reverse the effects of beam distortions and obstructions. Finally, an enhanced return can be received from the target with a receiver, and a time-gating switch can be utilized that selectively selects a particular range of return wavefronts that include wavefronts that reached the target. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/212026 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/487 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 17/89 (20130101) G01S 17/107 (20130101) |
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| US 09664857 | Carroll et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Turhan K Carroll (Dublin, Ohio); Miguel Levy (Chassell, Michigan); Ramy El-Ganainy (Hancock, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-reciprocal coupler isolator is provided including a first waveguide. The first waveguide includes a magnetic cladding cover layer magnetized transversely to a propagation direction of the first waveguide. A second waveguide is positioned adjacent to the first waveguide and separated by a gap. The second waveguide includes a non-magnetic cladding cover layer with a refractive index that matches a refractive index of the magnetic cladding cover layer of the first waveguide. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/133543 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/2746 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 2006/12157 (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 1/0955 (20130101) |
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| US 09665104 | Carter |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan E Carter (Crestview, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus are presented for guiding a store, represented by a dynamic system having transitory nonlinear characteristics, between release from a platform and an activation of a mission autopilot along an optimal path. A nominal reference trajectory is determined that optimizes a desired performance index for the dynamic system using optimal control theory. A feedback control system is implemented that optimizes an original performance index to second order in a presence of disturbances along the optimal path using neighboring optimal control. The feedback control system converges to a linear time invariant regulator approaching the desired operating condition along the optimal path. Finally, control of the store is transitioned to the mission autopilot. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/332529 |
| ART UNIT | 3668 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 1/107 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09665772 | Bergen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Bergen (Hopewell, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for biometric iris matching comprising pre-processing an input image capturing one or more eyes to produce one or more rectified iris images, coding the one or more rectified iris images into one or more multiresolution iris codes and matching the one or more multiresolution iris code with a set of stored multiresolution iris codes to determine whether a match exists. |
| FILED | Friday, September 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/858715 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00617 (20130101) G06K 9/00885 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/12 (20170101) |
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| US 09665791 | Straub et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Julian Straub (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Guy Rosman (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Oren Freifeld (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John J. Leonard (Newton, Massachusetts); John W. Fisher, III (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a method of identifying the dominant orientations of a scene comprises representing a scene as a plurality of directional vectors. The scene may comprise a three-dimensional representation of a scene, and the plurality of directional vectors may comprise a plurality of surface normals. The method further comprises determining, based on the plurality of directional vectors, a plurality of orientations describing the scene. The determined plurality of orientations explains the directionality of the plurality of directional vectors. In certain embodiments, the plurality of orientations may have independent axes of rotation. The plurality of orientations may be determined by representing the plurality of directional vectors as lying on a mathematical representation of a sphere, and inferring the parameters of a statistical model to adapt the plurality of orientations to explain the positioning of the plurality of directional vectors lying on the mathematical representation of the sphere. |
| FILED | Friday, April 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/678585 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00637 (20130101) G06K 9/00664 (20130101) G06K 9/3275 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/00 (20130101) G06T 7/77 (20170101) G06T 15/10 (20130101) G06T 2207/10024 (20130101) G06T 2207/10028 (20130101) G06T 2207/20076 (20130101) |
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| US 09665796 | Lackey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephanie Lackey (Orlando, Florida); Joseph Fanfarelli (Port Orange, Florida); Eric Ortiz (Deltona, Florida); Daniel Barber (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for determining if a first image and a second image are correlated images includes partitioning a first image and a second image into a plurality of corresponding pixel partitions, calculating an average luminance value for each of the plurality of pixel partitions, determining if each of the plurality of pixel partitions of the first image is correlated with each of the corresponding plurality of pixel partitions of the second image, calculating a percentage of correlated pixel partitions of the first image and the corresponding plurality of pixel partitions of the second image and determining that the first image and the second image are correlated images if the percentage of correlated pixel partitions exceeds a predetermined pixel partition correlation threshold. The objective metric of the present invention determines whether two static rendered images are correlated enough to be undetectable by a human observer. |
| FILED | Monday, August 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/451013 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/4642 (20130101) G06K 9/6202 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 2009/6213 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/11 (20170101) G06T 7/136 (20170101) G06T 2207/30212 (20130101) |
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| US 09665822 | Esser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven K. Esser (San Jose, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California); Anthony Ndirango (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven K. Esser (San Jose, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California); Anthony Ndirango (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention relate to canonical spiking neurons for spatiotemporal associative memory. An aspect of the invention provides a spatiotemporal associative memory including a plurality of electronic neurons having a layered neural net relationship with directional synaptic connectivity. The plurality of electronic neurons configured to detect the presence of a spatiotemporal pattern in a real-time data stream, and extract the spatiotemporal pattern. The plurality of electronic neurons are further configured to, based on learning rules, store the spatiotemporal pattern in the plurality of electronic neurons, and upon being presented with a version of the spatiotemporal pattern, retrieve the stored spatiotemporal pattern. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/828091 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/08 (20130101) G06N 3/049 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06N 3/063 (20130101) |
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| US 09666380 | Lai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William W. Lai (Ridgecrest, California); Alfred J. Baca (Ridgecrest, California); John D. Stenger-Smith (Ridgecrest, California); Heather Meylemans (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for the uniform dispersion of nano scaled redox particles in a conductive fiber including, combining at least one nano sized redox capable material having metal oxides and/or metals, at least one conductive binder, and at least one solvent to form electrically conductive metal imbedded fiber(s) by fiber spinning and the conductive polymeric binder having a molecular weight greater than 20,000 Daltons, and coating a substrate with the electrically conductive fiber(s) to form an active layer/substrate complex having a conductivity greater than 0.05 S/cm. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/133998 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 11/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01G 11/48 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/366 (20130101) H01M 4/0402 (20130101) |
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| US 09666516 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Smith (Niskayuna, New York); Christopher James Kapusta (Delanson, New York); Glenn Alan Forman (Niskayuna, New York); Eric Patrick Davis (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic package and a method of making the same in provided. The electronic package includes a dielectric layer and a conformal masking layer disposed on at least a portion of the dielectric layer. The electronic package further includes a routing layer disposed on at least a portion of the masking layer and a micro-via disposed at least in part in the conformal masking layer and the routing layer. Further, at least a portion of the routing layer forms a conformal electrically conductive layer in at least a portion of the micro-via. Also, the conformal masking layer is configured to define a size of the micro-via. The electronic package further includes a semiconductor die operatively coupled to the micro-via. |
| FILED | Monday, December 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/556258 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/486 (20130101) H01L 21/2885 (20130101) H01L 22/12 (20130101) H01L 22/14 (20130101) H01L 22/22 (20130101) H01L 23/49827 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 23/49838 (20130101) H01L 24/24 (20130101) H01L 24/29 (20130101) H01L 24/82 (20130101) H01L 24/83 (20130101) H01L 24/97 (20130101) H01L 25/0655 (20130101) H01L 2224/82 (20130101) H01L 2224/83 (20130101) H01L 2224/97 (20130101) H01L 2224/97 (20130101) H01L 2224/97 (20130101) H01L 2224/0401 (20130101) H01L 2224/2919 (20130101) H01L 2224/04042 (20130101) H01L 2224/04105 (20130101) H01L 2224/8314 (20130101) H01L 2224/12105 (20130101) H01L 2224/16227 (20130101) H01L 2224/32225 (20130101) H01L 2224/82031 (20130101) H01L 2224/82039 (20130101) H01L 2224/82047 (20130101) H01L 2224/82106 (20130101) H01L 2224/82138 (20130101) H01L 2224/83129 (20130101) H01L 2224/83192 (20130101) H01L 2224/92144 (20130101) H01L 2225/1035 (20130101) H01L 2225/1058 (20130101) H01L 2924/14 (20130101) H01L 2924/01022 (20130101) H01L 2924/01024 (20130101) H01L 2924/01028 (20130101) H01L 2924/01073 (20130101) H01L 2924/01074 (20130101) H01L 2924/01079 (20130101) H01L 2924/1433 (20130101) H01L 2924/3025 (20130101) H01L 2924/15724 (20130101) H01L 2924/15738 (20130101) H01L 2924/15747 (20130101) H01L 2924/15763 (20130101) |
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| US 09666729 | Toonen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan C. Toonen (Belcamp, Maryland); Mathew P. Ivill (Havre de Grace, Maryland); Melanie W. Cole (Churchville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic device in the form a two-dimensional array of nanopillars extending generally normal to a substrate is provided. The nanopillars are made from a paraelectric or superparaelectric material. In addition, a linear dielectric medium is located between individual nanopillars. A two-dimensional array of paraelectric or superparaelectric nanopillars and a linear dielectric medium form the effective dielectric medium of a paraelectric or superparaelectric varactor. In some instances, the nanopillars are cylindrical nanopillars that have an average diameter and/or average height/length between 1-300 nanometers. In other instances, the nanopillars are quasi-nanoparticles that form self-aligned nano-junctions. In addition, each of the nanopillars has a single paraelectric or superparaelectric dipole domain therewithin. As such, each of the nanopillars can be void of crystallographic defects, polycrystallinity, interactions between ferroic domains, and defects due to ferroic domain walls. |
| FILED | Friday, September 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/490777 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/93 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/0676 (20130101) H01L 29/66174 (20130101) |
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| US 09666815 | Ng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tse Nga Ng (Palo Alto, California); Ana Claudia Arias (Los Gatos, California); Jurgen H. Daniel (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tse Nga Ng (Palo Alto, California); Ana Claudia Arias (Los Gatos, California); Jurgen H. Daniel (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An embodiment is a method and apparatus to treat surface of polymer for printing. Surface of a polymer having a surface energy modified for a time period to control a feature characteristic and/or provide a hysteresis behavior. A material is printed on the surface to form a circuit pattern having at least one of the controlled feature characteristic and the hysteresis behavior. |
| FILED | Friday, December 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/334370 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/1292 (20130101) H01L 51/0005 (20130101) H01L 51/0022 (20130101) H01L 51/0036 (20130101) H01L 51/0043 (20130101) H01L 51/052 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0545 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 3/125 (20130101) H05K 3/381 (20130101) H05K 3/1208 (20130101) H05K 2203/013 (20130101) H05K 2203/087 (20130101) H05K 2203/095 (20130101) H05K 2203/1173 (20130101) |
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| US 09666816 | Forrest et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Forrest (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Richard R. Lunt (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | There is disclosed methods utilizing organic vapor phase deposition for growing bulk organic crystalline layers for organic photosensitive devices, heterojunctions and films made by such methods, and devices using such heterojunctions. There is also disclosed new methods for manufacturing heterojunctions and organic photosensitive devices, and the heterojunctions and devices manufactured thereby. |
| FILED | Monday, December 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/570261 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 14/12 (20130101) C23C 14/228 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0008 (20130101) H01L 51/0013 (20130101) H01L 51/0046 (20130101) H01L 51/0053 (20130101) H01L 51/0078 (20130101) H01L 51/424 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
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| US 09666864 | Quinlan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ronald A. Quinlan (Williamsburg, Virginia); Ronald A. Outlaw (Williamsburg, Virginia); Azzam N. Mansour (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald A. Quinlan (Williamsburg, Virginia); Ronald A. Outlaw (Williamsburg, Virginia); Azzam N. Mansour (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrode morphology and architecture for energy storage applications that increases the rate of charge/discharge, battery life, and decreases cost. The morphology and architecture directed towards a method and apparatus incorporating a graphene supported anode including a substrate, a vertically oriented graphene support arrangement coated with silicon or the like, in an electrolyte. |
| FILED | Monday, June 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/733549 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/133 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/386 (20130101) H01M 4/0402 (20130101) H01M 4/587 (20130101) H01M 4/1393 (20130101) H01M 4/1395 (20130101) H01M 2004/027 (20130101) H01M 2220/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09666871 | Elangovan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Singaravelu Elangovan (South Jordan, Utah); Joseph J. Hartvigsen (Kaysville, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CERAMATEC, INC. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Singaravelu Elangovan (South Jordan, Utah); Joseph J. Hartvigsen (Kaysville, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) for use in generating electricity while tolerating sulfur content in a fuel input stream. The solid oxide fuel cell includes an electrolyte, a cathode, and a sulfur tolerant anode. The cathode is disposed on a first side of the electrolyte. The sulfur tolerant anode is disposed on a second side of the electrolyte opposite the cathode. The sulfur tolerant anode includes a composition of nickel, copper, and ceria to exhibit a substantially stable operating voltage at a constant current density in the presence of the sulfur content within the fuel input stream. The solid oxide fuel cell is useful within a SOFC stack to generate electricity from reformate which includes synthesis gas (syngas) and sulfur content. The solid oxide fuel cell is also useful within a SOFC stack to generate electricity from unreformed hydrocarbon fuel. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/240725 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/8621 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/8642 (20130101) H01M 4/8652 (20130101) H01M 4/9058 (20130101) H01M 4/9066 (20130101) H01M 8/2425 (20130101) H01M 2008/1293 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey P. Massman (Niceville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey P. Massman (Niceville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A high bandwidth, low signal error, compact waveguide includes a conductive body including a waveguide input portion and a plurality of waveguide output portions disposed coplanar with the input waveguide portion. The waveguide further includes a common junction joining the input waveguide portion and the plurality of output waveguide portions. A septum is disposed proximate the common junction collinear with a centerline of the input waveguide portion. The waveguide further includes a plurality of iris elements disposed proximate the common junction transverse to the centerline of the input waveguide portion. The septum and the plurality of iris elements changes an impedance of the common junction to match the impedance across the entire waveguide bandwidth. |
| FILED | Monday, April 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/246163 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 3/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01P 5/19 (20130101) |
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| US 09667032 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York); THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ning Li (White Plains, New York); Ke Liu (Arlington, Virginia); Devendra K. Sadana (Pleasantville, New York); Volker J. Sorger (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A plasmonic light source includes a substrate and a square nano-cavity formed on the substrate. The nano-cavity includes a quantum well structure. The quantum well structure includes III-V materials. A plasmonic metal is formed as an electrode on the square nano-cavity and is configured to excite surface plasmons with the quantum well structure to generate light. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices are formed on the substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, November 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/941100 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/43 (20130101) G02B 6/136 (20130101) G02B 6/12002 (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 5/026 (20130101) H01S 5/0425 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01S 5/1042 (20130101) H01S 5/1046 (20130101) H01S 5/34346 (20130101) |
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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) | Qun Gu (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses for measuring a phase noise level in an input signal are disclosed. An input signal can be delayed to generate a delayed version of the input signal. Next, a phase difference can be detected between the input signal and the delayed version of the input signal. A phase noise level in the input signal can then be determined based on the detected phase difference. The measured phase noise level can then be used to suppress phase noise in the input signal. |
| FILED | Friday, April 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/136786 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/31709 (20130101) Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 3/07 (20130101) Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 7/075 (20130101) H03H 7/0153 (20130101) H03H 9/02535 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Pulse Technique H03K 5/003 (20130101) H03K 5/14 (20130101) H03K 2005/00045 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen B. Kuznetsov (Marlborough, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A hybrid energy storage system is configured to control pulsed power. A first dynamo-electric machine is coupled to an inertial energy storage device and has multiple input stator windings configured to accept input power from a source. A polyphase output stator winding is configured to deliver electric power having a first response time to a DC bus. A secondary energy storage system is coupled to the DC bus and is configured to convert its stored energy to electric power in a bidirectional manner. A second dynamo-electric machine has an input stator winding and at least one polyphase output stator winding coupled to a converter, the converter coupled to a DC output. A polyphase boost exciter is configured to derive energy from the DC bus and excite the second machine tertiary stator winding, wherein the second machine is configured to be excited at a faster rate than the first response time of the first machine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/711632 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 15/00 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 3/53 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03K 5/00 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Mellick (Hayden, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Mellick (Hayden, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of dynamic range extension for heterodyne fiber-optic Interferometers, and more particularly towards the use of instantaneous carrier to extend the dynamic range of heterodyne fiber-optic interferometers. The method includes the providing of a heterodyne fiber-optic interferometer having a demodulator and an associated carrier frequency. The method also includes the determining of demodulator excessions. The detecting of the demodulator excessions and the determining of an appropriate correction factor is based on information from the instantaneous carrier frequency. The method also includes the introduction of the appropriate correction factor to the demodulator. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/871617 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 10/64 (20130101) H04B 10/615 (20130101) H04B 10/0795 (20130101) H04B 10/6164 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09667530 | Berman 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) | Thomas J. C. Berman (Winchester, United Kingdom); Seraphin B. Calo (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Lu Su (Urbana, Illinois); David R. Vyvyan (Southampton, United Kingdom); Fan Ye (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In at least one embodiment, a method and a system include a node potentially having information responsive to an information request distributed into, for example, a federated coalition network where the node receives at least one information request packet, conducts a search of information at the node to determine if requested information is present, when the requested information is present, then the node sends an acknowledgement to a requesting node, linear network codes the requested information into m packets where m is greater than or equal to k, which is the number of packets needed to be received by the requesting node to reconstruct the requested information, selects multiple paths between the node and the requesting node such that no third party will see more than k−1 different packets, and transmits the m packets distributed over the selected paths. In a further embodiment, the method and system include operation of the network to have the capability to provide responsive information in a protected way. |
| FILED | Monday, May 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/887873 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 45/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09667947 | Russi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason G Russi (Beavercreek, Ohio); Brent T Langhals (Union, Kentucky); Michael E Miller (Xenia, Ohio); Eric L Heft (Kettering, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method of presenting air traffic data to an air traffic controller are provided. Air traffic data including a two dimensional spatial location and altitude for a plurality of aircraft is received. A disparity value is determined based on the altitude for each aircraft of the plurality of aircraft. Left and right eye images are generated of the plurality of aircraft where at least one of the left and right eye images is based on the determined disparity value. The left and right eye images are simultaneously displayed to the air traffic controller on a display. The simultaneously displayed images provide an apparent three-dimensional separation of each of the aircraft of the plurality of aircraft on the display. |
| FILED | Friday, February 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/186040 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 13/9303 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04N 13/0402 (20130101) H04N 13/0434 (20130101) H04N 2013/0081 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Welsh (Riverside, Iowa); David A. Stoltz (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to transgenic pig models of cystic fibrosis, cells that can be used to make such animals, and methods of making and using these pigs and cells. |
| FILED | Friday, November 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/355704 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0275 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01K 67/0276 (20130101) A01K 67/0278 (20130101) A01K 2217/056 (20130101) A01K 2217/077 (20130101) A01K 2217/206 (20130101) A01K 2227/108 (20130101) A01K 2267/0306 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/502 (20130101) |
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| US 09662025 | Zbrzeski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adeline Zbrzeski (Miami, Florida); Ranu Jung (Miami Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Circuits and circuit systems to record activity (e.g., peripheral nerve activity) are provided. The circuits advantageously have good noise characteristics (e.g., low noise), as well as low power consumption and low area. A circuit can be implantable (e.g., in a human subject). Methods of designing, manufacturing, and using such circuits and circuit systems are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, May 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/886934 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/04001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/7225 (20130101) Amplifiers H03F 3/45179 (20130101) H03F 3/45475 (20130101) H03F 2200/261 (20130101) H03F 2203/45138 (20130101) |
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| US 09662027 | Trayanova et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Natalia Trayanova (Baltimore, Maryland); Xiaozhong Chen (Hoover, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a method for determining onset of ventricular arrhythmias using bounded-input bounded-output stability of QT interval (QTI) dynamics. The method of the present invention includes two parts. A first part of the method determines the dependence of each QTI on several prior QTIs and RR intervals (RRI). This determination is represented as an autoregressive model with exogenous input (ARX). A second part of the method determines the BIBO stability of the ARX model in the z-domain. The metrics associated with the first and second parts of the method are then used to predict onset of arrhythmia. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/405812 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0245 (20130101) A61B 5/0402 (20130101) A61B 5/0432 (20130101) A61B 5/0452 (20130101) A61B 5/0456 (20130101) A61B 5/0464 (20130101) A61B 5/0468 (20130101) A61B 5/04012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09662039 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hesheng Liu (Marblehead, Massachusetts); Danhong Wang (Belmont, Massachusetts); Michael D. Fox (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hesheng Liu (Marblehead, Massachusetts); Danhong Wang (Belmont, Massachusetts); Michael D. Fox (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and method for producing functional brain organization maps are provided. The method includes providing functional connectivity magnetic resonance image (fcMRI) data, a population atlas, a variation map indicative of inter-subject variability in the atlas. The method also includes initializing a subject map using the atlas, determining a reference signal for each functional connectivity network in the subject map using signals derived from the fcMRI data, computing correlations between the signals and reference signal of each functional connectivity network, and iteratively updating the subject map by reassigning locations in the subject brain when correlating with a functional connectivity network, updating at each iteration the reference signal using the subject map, the population atlas, the variation map, and the set of fcMRI data. The method further includes generating a report indicative of a functional brain organization for the brain of the subject using the subject map. |
| FILED | Monday, March 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/672657 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/16 (20130101) A61B 5/0042 (20130101) A61B 5/055 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/742 (20130101) A61B 5/4064 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/4806 (20130101) |
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| US 09662047 | Barman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ishan Barman (Boston, Massachusetts); Narahara Chari Dingari (Somerville, Massachusetts); Ramachandra Dasari (Shererville, Indiana); Michael Feld (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Jonathan Feld (Somerville, Massachusetts); David Feld (Newark, California); Alison Hearn (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Chae-Ryon Kong (Daegu, South Korea); Jeon Woong Kang (Melrose, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ishan Barman (Boston, Massachusetts); Narahara Chari Dingari (Somerville, Massachusetts); Ramachandra Dasari (Shererville, Indiana); Michael Feld (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Chae-Ryon Kong (Daegu, South Korea); Jeon Woong Kang (Melrose, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention further relates to the selection of the specific filter combinations, which can provide sufficient information for multivariate calibration to extract accurate analyte concentrations in complex biological systems. The present invention also describes wavelength interval selection methods that give rise to the miniaturized designs. Finally, this invention presents a plurality of wavelength selection methods and miniaturized spectroscopic apparatus designs and the necessary tools to map from one domain (wavelength selection) to the other (design parameters). Such selection of informative spectral bands has a broad scope in miniaturizing any clinical diagnostic instruments which employ Raman spectroscopy in particular and other spectroscopic techniques in general. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/167445 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/444 (20130101) A61B 5/1455 (20130101) A61B 5/4312 (20130101) A61B 5/14532 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 2560/0223 (20130101) Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/44 (20130101) G01J 3/0208 (20130101) G01J 3/0216 (20130101) G01J 3/0218 (20130101) G01J 3/0272 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/65 (20130101) G01N 2201/129 (20130101) |
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| US 09662174 | Taylor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki (Baltimore, Maryland); James Tahara Handa (Baltimore, Maryland); Peter Louis Gehlbach (Hunt Valley, Maryland); Iulian Iordachita (Towson, Maryland); Ali Uneri (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki (Baltimore, Maryland); James Tahara Handa (Baltimore, Maryland); Peter Louis Gehlbach (Hunt Valley, Maryland); Iulian Iordachita (Towson, Maryland); Ali Uneri (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for micro-force guided cooperative control that assists the operator in manipulating tissue in the direction of least resistance. A tool holder receives a surgical tool adapted to be held by a robot and a surgeon. A first sensor measures interaction forces between a tip of the surgical tool and tissue of a region of interest. A second sensor measures interaction forces between the surgeon and a handle to the surgical tool. A data processor is configured to perform an algorithm to actively guide the surgical tool by creating a bias towards a path of least resistance and limit directional tool forces of the surgical tool as a function of handle input forces and tip forces. This function offers assistance to challenging retinal membrane peeling procedures that require a surgeon to delicately delaminate fragile tissue that is susceptible to hemorrhage and tearing due to undesirable forces. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/813738 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 19/2203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 34/30 (20160201) A61B 34/72 (20160201) A61B 2090/064 (20160201) A61B 2090/065 (20160201) Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 9/007 (20130101) Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/1689 (20130101) Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 19/423 (20130101) G05B 2219/36432 (20130101) G05B 2219/40064 (20130101) G05B 2219/45123 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/46 (20130101) |
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| US 09662266 | Aron et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Innara Health, Inc. (Olathe, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Innara Health, Inc. (Olathe, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Aron (Olathe, Kansas); David L. Stalling (Olathe, Kansas); John Kean (Olathe, Kansas); Allen Ingling (Olathe, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to a therapeutic system and methods of using the therapeutic system. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a system for improving an oral feeding ability of a patient including an assessment device to contact a patient and collect data related to an oral feeding ability of the patient, a computing device containing a processor to execute an assessment and therapy application, and the assessment and therapy application to receive the data related to the oral feeding ability, predict one or more areas of neurological muscle activity that need further development, and develop a neurological therapy treatment for improving the one or more areas of neurological muscle activity that need further development. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/160270 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/038 (20130101) A61B 5/0053 (20130101) A61B 5/4064 (20130101) A61B 5/6896 (20130101) Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g Devices for Locating or Stimulating Reflex Points in the Body; Artificial Respiration; Massage; Bathing Devices for Special Therapeutic or Hygienic Purposes or Specific Parts of the Body A61H 9/0007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Containers Specially Adapted for Medical or Pharmaceutical Purposes; Devices or Methods Specially Adapted for Bringing Pharmaceutical Products into Particular Physical or Administering Forms; Devices for Administering Food or Medicines Orally; Baby Comforters; Devices for Receiving Spittle A61J 17/001 (20150501) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3606 (20130101) A61N 1/3611 (20130101) A61N 1/3615 (20130101) A61N 1/36067 (20130101) A61N 1/36103 (20130101) A61N 1/36171 (20130101) A61N 1/36178 (20130101) A61N 1/37247 (20130101) |
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| US 09662314 | Draper et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tufts Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tufts Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isabelle Draper (Andover, Massachusetts); Louis M. Kunkel (Westwood, Massachusetts); Matthew S. Alexander (Boston, Massachusetts); Alan S. Kopin (Wellesley, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods of treating a muscle disease and improving normal muscle function by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an isoprenoid antibiotic. Also disclosed are methods of upregulating hnRNP L and hnRNP L targets by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an isoprenoid antibiotic. Methods of screening compounds for use in treating muscle disease and improving muscle function are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/352717 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/11 (20130101) A61K 31/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/122 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/216 (20130101) A61K 31/357 (20130101) A61K 31/455 (20130101) A61K 31/4402 (20130101) A61K 31/4406 (20130101) A61K 31/4409 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) |
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| US 09662325 | Moss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Moss (Chicago, Illinois); Mark Lingen (Oak Park, Illinois); Patrick A. Singleton (Chicago, Illinois); Joe G. N. Garcia (Chicago, Illinois); Chun-Su Yuan (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of attenuating, e.g., inhibiting or reducing, cellular proliferation and migration, particularly endothelial cell proliferation and migration, including that associated with angiogenesis, using opioid antagonists, including, but not limited to, those that are peripherally restricted antagonists. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/292816 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/475 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 31/517 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (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 09662329 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuan Chang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Patrick S. Moore (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating a polyomavirus (+) cancer in which survivin is upregulated in a patient is provided, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a composition that downregulates survivin expression or function in cells of the polyomavirus (+) cancer. A method of reducing growth of polyomavirus (+) cancer cells in which survivin is up-regulated is provided, comprising contacting the cells with an amount of a composition that downregulates survivin expression or function effective to reduce growth of the cells. Also provided is sepantronium salt, for use in treating a polyomavirus (+) cancer in which survivin is up-regulated. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/388418 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/497 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/497 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09662379 | Kurtis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rhode Island Hospital (Providence, Rhode Island); Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rhode Island Hospital (Providence, Rhode Island); Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Kurtis (Providence, Rhode Island); Christian Parcher Nixon (Little Compton, Rhode Island); Dipak Kumar Raj (Pawtucket, Rhode Island); Jennifer Frances Friedman (Providence, Rhode Island); Michal Fried (Rockville, Maryland); Patrick Emmet Duffy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions and methods for preventing or reducing the severity of malaria. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/361573 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/39575 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/522 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/445 (20130101) C07K 16/44 (20130101) C07K 2316/96 (20130101) |
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| US 09662390 | Moss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan Moss (Chicago, Illinois); Mark Lingen (Oak Park, Illinois); Patrick A. Singleton (Chicago, Illinois); Joe G. N. Garcia (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Moss (Chicago, Illinois); Mark Lingen (Oak Park, Illinois); Patrick A. Singleton (Chicago, Illinois); Joe G. N. Garcia (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of attenuating, e.g., inhibiting or reducing, cellular proliferation and migration, particularly endothelial cell proliferation and migration, including that associated with angiogenesis, using opioid antagonists, including, but not limited to, those that are peripherally restricted antagonists. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/908058 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) A61K 31/451 (20130101) A61K 31/451 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington); PhaseRx, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington); PhaseRx, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick S. Stayton (Seattle, Washington); Allan S. Hoffman (Seattle, Washington); Anthony Convertine (Seattle, Washington); Craig L. Duvall (Nashville, Tennessee); Danielle Benoit (Rochester, New York); Robert Overell (Shoreline, Washington); Paul H. Johnson (Snohomish, Washington); Anna S. Gall (Woodinville, Washington); Mary G. Prieve (Lake Forest Park, Washington); Amber E. E. Paschal (Redmond, Washington); Charbel Diab (Seattle, Washington); Priyadarsi De (Mohanpur, India) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are micellic assemblies comprising a plurality of copolymers. In certain instances, micellic assemblies provided herein are pH sensitive particles. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 02, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/059026 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1075 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 47/488 (20130101) A61K 47/48061 (20130101) A61K 47/48176 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 48/0041 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 290/062 (20130101) C08F 293/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/87 (20130101) C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jean-Philippe Pellois (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods and compositions related to the cytosolic delivery of proteins and cell-impermeable small molecules into live cells using an endosomolytic dimer of cell-penetrating peptide TAT. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/482946 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/48315 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09662490 | Tracey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (Manhasset, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (Manhasset, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin J. Tracey (Old Greenwich, Connecticut); Mauricio Rosas-Ballina (Bayside, New York); Michael A. Faltys (Valencia, California); Ralph J. Zitnik (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are devices, systems and method of treating inflammation by vagus nerve stimulation and the delivery of an anti-inflammatory drug. In particular, described herein are methods of treating inflammation including the steps of stimulating a subject's inflammatory reflex to inhibit the immune response and administering an anti-inflammatory drug. |
| FILED | Friday, December 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/967149 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/326 (20130101) A61N 1/327 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36053 (20130101) A61N 1/36071 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph P. Giuffrida (Hinckley, Ohio); Dustin A. Heldman (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Thomas O. Mera (South Euclid, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Great Lakes Neurotechnologies Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph P. Giuffrida (Hinckley, Ohio); Dustin A. Heldman (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Thomas O. Mera (South Euclid, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for tuning the parameters of a therapeutic medical device comprises a movement measurement data acquisition system capable of wireless transmission; processing comprising kinematic feature extraction, a scoring algorithm trained using scores from expert clinicians, a therapeutic device parameter setting adjustment suggestion algorithm preferably trained using the parameter setting adjustment judgments of expert clinicians; and a display and/or means of updating the parameter settings of the treatment device. The invention facilitates the treatment of movement disorders including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and the like by optimizing deep brain stimulation (DBS) parameter settings, eliminating as much as possible motor symptoms and reducing time and costs of surgical and outpatient procedures and improving patient outcomes. In preferred embodiments, the system provides recommendations for treatment which may be semi-automatically or automatically applied to update the parameter settings of a treatment device such as a DBS implant. |
| FILED | Friday, June 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/153063 |
| ART UNIT | 3626 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3615 (20130101) A61N 1/36067 (20130101) A61N 1/36135 (20130101) A61N 1/36139 (20130101) A61N 1/36171 (20130101) A61N 1/36175 (20130101) A61N 1/37247 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09662526 | Agrawal 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) | Sunil K. Agrawal (Newark, Delaware); Damiano Zanotto (New York, New York); Paul Stegall (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A rehabilitation machine can have a chassis with actuators positioned behind a patient area. The actuators can have supports projecting toward the patient area and can have respective adapters shaped to engage the legs of a patient at the thigh, the calf, and the foot while the patient is in a standing or walking posture. The actuators can also have motors, transition elements, and linkages connected to apply moments through the adapters to achieve, for each leg, hip adduction/abduction, hip flexion/extension, knee flexion/extension, and foot plantar flexion/dorsiflexion according to signals from a controller. The actuators can be confined to a space, largely behind the patient, such that free arm swing is permitted when the patient is attached. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/692082 |
| ART UNIT | 3764 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/22 (20130101) A61B 5/112 (20130101) A61B 5/1121 (20130101) A61B 5/4848 (20130101) A61B 5/6823 (20130101) A61B 5/6828 (20130101) A61B 5/6829 (20130101) A61B 5/6835 (20130101) A61B 5/7246 (20130101) A61B 2505/09 (20130101) A61B 2562/0252 (20130101) Apparatus for Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, or Fencing; Ball Games; Training Equipment A63B 21/023 (20130101) A63B 21/0058 (20130101) A63B 21/00076 (20130101) A63B 21/152 (20130101) A63B 21/00181 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A63B 21/4009 (20151001) A63B 21/4015 (20151001) A63B 21/4025 (20151001) A63B 21/4034 (20151001) A63B 21/4047 (20151001) A63B 22/0235 (20130101) A63B 22/0242 (20130101) A63B 24/0087 (20130101) A63B 69/0064 (20130101) A63B 2022/0094 (20130101) A63B 2023/003 (20130101) A63B 2024/0093 (20130101) A63B 2071/065 (20130101) A63B 2209/10 (20130101) A63B 2220/51 (20130101) A63B 2220/54 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/3481 (20130101) |
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| US 09662745 | Yao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Y. Lawrence Yao (North Caldwell, New Jersey); Gen Satoh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Y. Lawrence Yao (North Caldwell, New Jersey); Gen Satoh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, article of manufacture, and system for joining different materials is described. In a principal embodiment, two articles, for example different metals, are placed in proximity to one another with an interfacial area. One article is heated using a laser that is scanned across from a point remote from the interface to a point at or just short of the interface. In embodiments, the interfacial bond region is characterized by a homogenous mixed phase region with very low to substantially no brittle intermetallics. |
| FILED | Sunday, March 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/003319 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 1/0008 (20130101) B23K 1/19 (20130101) B23K 1/0056 (20130101) B23K 26/26 (20130101) B23K 26/323 (20151001) B23K 26/0622 (20151001) B23K 26/0732 (20130101) B23K 26/3233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B23K 2201/32 (20130101) B23K 2201/185 (20130101) B23K 2203/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09663468 | Silverman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard B. Silverman (Winnetka, Illinois); Maris A. Cinelli (Evanston, Illinois); Anthony V. Pensa (Arlington Heights, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Various 2-aminoquinoline compounds as can be used, in vivo or in vitro, for selective inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase. |
| FILED | Monday, December 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/967806 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4709 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09663471 | Zembower et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Angion Biomedica Corporation (Uniondale, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Angion Biomedica Corporation (Uniondale, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David E. Zembower (La Grange, Illinois); David A. Eiznhamer (Bloomingdale, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds having formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, wherein R1, R2 and B are as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein, and additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for the use thereof for the treatment of any of a number of conditions or diseases in which HGF/SF or the activities thereof, or agonists or antagonists thereof have a therapeutically useful role. |
| FILED | Monday, October 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/047907 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4155 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 231/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/06 (20130101) C07D 403/06 (20130101) C07D 405/06 (20130101) C07D 405/14 (20130101) C07D 409/06 (20130101) C07D 409/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09663478 | Madrid et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter Madrid (Saratoga, California); Sidharth Chopra (Mountain View, California); Kenneth Ryan (Sunnyvale, California); Gary Koolpe (Tracy, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI INTERNATIONAL (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Madrid (Saratoga, California); Sidharth Chopra (Mountain View, California); Kenneth Ryan (Sunnyvale, California); Gary Koolpe (Tracy, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Benzotriazine doxides are disclosed as drugs targeting mycobacterium tuberculosis, including novel compounds of formula I: |
| FILED | Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/726135 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/541 (20130101) A61K 31/541 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 31/5377 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 253/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 413/04 (20130101) C07D 417/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09663482 | Hergenrother et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Hergenrother (Champaign, Illinois); Howard S. Roth (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compounds and compositions useful for the modulation of certain enzymes. The compounds are of Formula I The compounds and compositions can induce of cell death, particularly cancer cell death. The invention also provides methods for the synthesis and use of the compounds and compositions, including the use of compounds and compositions in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 02, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/013667 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 295/15 (20130101) C07D 295/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) G01N 2500/02 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09663485 | Marugan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, As Presented by The Scretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juan Jose Marugan (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Wei Zheng (Potomac, Maryland); Jingbo Xiao (Rockville, Maryland); John McKew (Poolesville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention relates to improved tocopheryl quinone derivatives and tocopherol derivatives having improved pharmacokinetics in vivo that can, in some embodiments, be useful in the treatment of Lysosomal Storage Disorders, restoration of normal mitochondrial ATP production, modulation of intracellular calcium ion concentration and other treatments or therapies. The tocopheryl quinone derivatives and tocopherol derivatives have side chains that have terminally halogenated carbon atoms. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/442637 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/35 (20130101) A61K 31/122 (20130101) A61K 31/335 (20130101) A61K 31/352 (20130101) A61K 31/353 (20130101) A61K 31/355 (20130101) A61K 31/724 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 50/02 (20130101) C07C 50/06 (20130101) C07C 50/24 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 311/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 311/72 (20130101) |
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| US 09663493 | Watterson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois); UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG (Strasbourg, France); CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) (Paris, France) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Universite De Strasbourg (Strasbourg, France); Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (Paris, France) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. Martin Watterson (Chicago, Illinois); Linda Van Eldik (Chicago, Illinois); Jacques Haiech (Strasbourg, France); Marcel Hibert (Eschau, France); Jean-Jacques Bourguignon (Illkirch, France); Anastasia Velentza (San Diego, California); Wenhui Hu (Guangzhou, China PRC); Magdalena Zasadzki (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to novel chemical compounds, compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the invention provides pyridazine compounds and/or related heterocyclic derivatives, compositions comprising the same, and methods of making and using pyridazine compounds and/or related heterocyclic derivatives and compositions comprising the same, for modulation of cellular pathways (e.g., signal transduction pathways), for treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), for research, drug screening, and therapeutic applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 29, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/196616 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/502 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 237/20 (20130101) C07D 237/24 (20130101) C07D 237/34 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 403/12 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09663521 | Frankowski 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); UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (Lawrence, Kansas); NORTH-WESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas); Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Frankowski (Lawrence, Kansas); Samarjit Patnaik (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Sui Huang (Chicago, Illinois); Juan Jose Marugan (Gaithersburg, Maryland); John Norton (San Diego, California); Frank J. Schoenen (Lawrence, Kansas); Noel Terrence Southall (Potomac, Maryland); Steven Titus (Elkridge, Maryland); Wei Zheng (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides compounds for reducing the prevalence of the perinucleolar compartment in cells, for example, of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein, that are useful in treating a disease or disorder associated with increased prevalence of the perinucleolar compartment, such as cancer. Also disclosed is a composition containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one compound embodying the principles of the invention, and a method of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/364759 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/695 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 487/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/1868 (20130101) |
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| US 09663532 | Fasan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rudi Fasan (Rochester, New York); Kai-Dong Zhang (Langley, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Derivatives of the antimalarial agent artemisinin, compositions comprising the derivatives, methods for preparing the derivatives, and their uses in pharmaceutical compositions intended for the treatment of parasitic infections are provided. Methods are provided for the production of artemisinin derivatives via functionalization of positions C7 and C6a, and optionally, in conjunction with modifications at positions C10 and C9, via chemoenzymatic methods. Recombinant cytochrome P450 polypeptides are also provided for use in the methods. The artemisinin derivatives can be used for the treatment of malaria and other parasitic infections, alone or in combination with other antiparasitic drugs. |
| FILED | Monday, October 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/438833 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 491/18 (20130101) C07D 493/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0042 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 106/02004 (20130101) |
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| US 09663561 | Xie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University Of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zi-Jian Xie (Saline, Michigan); Joseph I. Shapiro (Toledo, Ohio); Jiang Tian (Perrysburg, Ohio); Zhichuan Li (Williamsville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for regulating Src and its downstream signaling pathway which includes binding between Src and Na+/K+-ATPase is disclosed. The Na+/K+-ATPase/Src complex is a functional receptor for cardiotonic steroids such as ouabain. Also disclosed are Src inhibitors or activators which include either Na+/K+-ATPase or Src that interfere with the interaction between the Na/K-ATPase and Src, act via a different mechanism from ATP analogues, and is pathway (Na+/K+-ATPase) specific. Also disclosed is use of said Src-modulating peptides for treatment of cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/607426 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/45 (20130101) A61K 38/46 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) C07K 14/4702 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/4703 (20130101) C07K 14/4705 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 207/10002 (20130101) C12Y 306/03009 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/573 (20130101) |
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| US 09663562 | Kufe 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) | Donald Kufe (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Surender Kharbanda (Natick, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 and methods of treating a MUC16-expressing tumor cell are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/776379 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/1735 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/48315 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4727 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (Univeristy Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Melik Demirel (State College, Pennsylvania); Abdon Pena-Francesch (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are compositions and methods for making a variety of products. The methods involve mixing sucker ring teeth (SRT) protein and a plasticizer or a solvent to obtain a mixture of the SRT protein and the plasticizer. When the SRT is mixed with a plasticizer it is heated to between 32° C. and 195° C. to obtain an SRT protein melt. The melt is used to form a wide variety of products. When the SRT is mixed with a solvent, such as an organic solvent or an aqueous solvent, a solution of the SRT protein is formed, and is subsequently used to forming a product from the solution, wherein the product contains SRT protein. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/774410 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/43504 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/03 (20130101) C08J 3/09 (20130101) C08J 3/18 (20130101) C08J 2389/00 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 5/0016 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 3/02 (20130101) C08L 3/02 (20130101) C08L 89/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08L 89/00 (20130101) C08L 2201/54 (20130101) C08L 2203/12 (20130101) C08L 2203/16 (20130101) Adhesives; Non-mechanical Aspects of Adhesive Processes in General; Adhesive Processes Not Provided for Elsewhere; Use of Materials as Adhesives C09J 5/00 (20130101) C09J 189/00 (20130101) C09J 2489/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09663763 | Sentman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Sentman (Grantham, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to modified T cells, methods of making and using isolated, modified T cells, and methods of using these isolated, modified T cells to address diseases and disorders. In one embodiment, this invention broadly relates to TCR-deficient T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another embodiment of the invention, these TCR-deficient T cells are designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The invention also pertains to methods of making said TCR-deficient T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said TCR-deficient T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same. |
| FILED | Friday, January 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/003968 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/5156 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0636 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/515 (20130101) |
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| US 09663764 | Palecek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Timothy Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Allston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for generating high-yield, high-purity cardiomyocyte progenitors or cardiomyocytes from pluripotent cells are described. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is first activated in pluripotent cells, e.g., by inhibition of Gsk-3 to obtain a first population of cells. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is then inhibited in the first cell population to induce cardiogenesis under fully defined, growth factor free culture conditions. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/273127 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/16 (20130101) C12N 2501/155 (20130101) C12N 2501/415 (20130101) C12N 2501/727 (20130101) C12N 2501/998 (20130101) C12N 2501/999 (20130101) C12N 2506/02 (20130101) C12N 2506/45 (20130101) |
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| US 09663812 | Roederer 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 Stated of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mario Roederer (Bethesda, Maryland); Margaret H. Beddall (Washington, District of Columbia); Pratip K. Chattopadhyay (Elkridge, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is disclosed for thawing a frozen specimen that includes a cryovial containing a frozen specimen, a centrifuge tube containing a medium, and an adaptor for suspending the cryovial over the centrifuge tube in an inverted position, wherein the adaptor has an elongated tubular body defining opposed proximal and distal ends, and it has an axial bore extending from the distal end thereof to the proximal end thereof to define an outer periphery and an inner periphery, and wherein the outer periphery is dimensioned for insertion into the centrifuge tube and the inner periphery is dimensioned to receive the cryovial in an inverted position. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/661449 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5021 (20130101) B01L 2200/026 (20130101) B01L 2300/042 (20130101) B01L 2300/047 (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 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09663815 | Ting et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alice Y. Ting (Allston, Massachusetts); Jeffrey Daniel Martell (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alice Y. Ting (Allston, Massachusetts); Jeffrey Daniel Martell (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An imaging method comprising expressing in cells a Class I heme peroxidase, which optionally is fused with a protein of interest or a cellular localization signal peptide, and contacting the cells with a substrate of the Class I heme peroxidase to allow conversion of the substrate into a product via an oxidation reaction catalyzed by the Class I heme peroxidase, wherein the product releases a signal detectable by a microscope such as an electron microscope. Also disclosed herein are monomeric mutants of a Class I heme peroxidase and mutants of the enzyme that exhibit elevated enzymatic activity as compared to the corresponding wild-type counterpart. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/345309 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 111/01011 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09663824 | Chilton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Floyd H. Chilton (Clemmons, North Carolina); Timothy D. Howard (Clemmons, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for identifying and treating patients having altered capacity for LC-PUFA production are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, October 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/028323 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic 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 1/3008 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Foods, Foodstuffs or Non-alcoholic Beverages A23V 2002/00 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/202 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/154 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) |
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| US 09663826 | Barrett et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Translational Genomics Research Institute (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael T. Barrett (Scottsdale, Arizona); Elizabeth Lenkiewicz (Scottsdale, Arizona); Tara Holley (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a system and method of genomic profiling and is particularly useful in genomic differentiation of heterogeneous and polyclonal neoplastic cell populations, preferably of flow sorted formalin fixed paraffin embedded samples. The present invention includes methods of improving resolution for identifying aberration in variable carcinoma genomes and/or heterogeneous cell populations. The present invention also includes kits configured to improve genomic resolution and the ability to identify genomic aberration in variable and/or heterogeneous cell populations. |
| FILED | Friday, February 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/378650 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2539/115 (20130101) C12Q 2539/115 (20130101) C12Q 2565/626 (20130101) C12Q 2565/626 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) |
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| US 09664600 | Bergmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John S. Bergmann (Galveston, Texas); Celeste C. Finnerty (League City, Texas); David N. Herndon (Galveston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Bergmann (Galveston, Texas); Celeste C. Finnerty (League City, Texas); David N. Herndon (Galveston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, an apparatus for forming wounds in cell layers includes a base that includes a guide track, and a sliding member adapted to fit within the guide track, the sliding member including a scratching element holder adapted to secure a scratching element in a position in which it contacts a cell layer, wherein the sliding member is further adapted to slide along the guide track to drag the scratching element through the cell layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/337875 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 35/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2001/2873 (20130101) |
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| US 09664606 | Hajjarian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zeinab Hajjarian (Boston, Massachusetts); Seemantini K. Nadkarni (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zeinab Hajjarian (Boston, Massachusetts); Seemantini K. Nadkarni (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An algorithm for determining viscoelastic modulus of an optically scattering biofluid that takes into account variable scattering and/or absorption characteristics of the biofluid. A correction to mean square displacement value charactetizing the Brownian motion of light scatterers is introduced based on a polarization-sensitive Monte-Carlo ray-tracing taking into account optical properties of the biofluid determined with the use of laser speckle rheology measurements. In contradistinction with a diffusion model, the correction-implemented determination of the viscoelastic modulus applies to a biofluid with substantially any concentration of light-scattering particles. |
| FILED | Monday, September 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/428506 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 11/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/41 (20130101) G01N 21/47 (20130101) G01N 21/59 (20130101) G01N 21/4795 (20130101) G01N 33/487 (20130101) G01N 2021/479 (20130101) G01N 2021/4769 (20130101) G01N 2021/4792 (20130101) G01N 2021/4797 (20130101) |
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| US 09664676 | Jaffrey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samie R. Jaffrey (New York, New York); Rita L. Strack (Jersey City, New Jersey); Grigory Filonov (New York, New York); Wenjiao Song (Poughkeepsie, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules, called aptamers, that bind specifically to a small molecule fluorophore and thereby enhance the fluorescence signal of the fluorophore upon exposure to radiation of suitable wavelength. Molecular complexes formed between the novel fluorophores, novel nucleic acid molecules, and their target molecules are described, and the use of multivalent aptamer constructs as fluorescent sensors for target molecules of interest are also described. |
| FILED | Monday, September 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/480130 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/115 (20130101) C12N 2310/16 (20130101) C12N 2310/51 (20130101) C12N 2320/10 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5308 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09664679 | Whitesides 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) | George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts); Scott T. Phillips (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Andres W. Martinez (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Manish J. Butte (Boston, Massachusetts); Amy Wong (Saratoga, California); Samuel W. Thomas (Boston, Massachusetts); Hayat Sindi (Cambridge, United Kingdom); Sarah J. Vella (Ontario, Canada); Emanuel Carrilho (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Katherine A. Mirica (Waltham, Massachusetts); Yanyan Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide lateral flow and flow-through bioassay devices based on patterned porous media, methods of making same, and methods of using same. Under one aspect, an assay device includes a porous, hydrophilic medium; a fluid impervious barrier comprising polymerized photoresist, the barrier substantially permeating the thickness of the porous, hydrophilic medium and defining a boundary of an assay region within the porous, hydrophilic medium; and an assay reagent in the assay region. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/945983 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2300/06 (20130101) B01L 2300/126 (20130101) B01L 2300/161 (20130101) B01L 2300/0848 (20130101) B01L 2300/0887 (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 1/48 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/77 (20130101) G01N 33/523 (20130101) G01N 33/526 (20130101) G01N 33/558 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54386 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09664682 | Baron 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) | Jeffrey Baron (North Potomac, Maryland); Youn Hee Jee (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing a growth in a subject by providing a sample of a growth taken from a subject, determining the level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample by an immunoassay, and comparing the level of midkine or pleiotrophin determined from the sample with a control. An increased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a malignant growth, whereas an equivalent or decreased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a benign growth. Growth refers to, for example, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). |
| FILED | Friday, November 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/646078 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57488 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/475 (20130101) |
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| US 09664694 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ka-Wang (Kevin) Wang (Gainesville, Florida); Ming-Cheng Liu (Gainesville, Florida); Monika Oli (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Gainesville, Florida); BANYAN BIOMARKERS, INC. (Alachua, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ka-Wang (Kevin) Wang (Gainesville, Florida); Ming-Cheng Liu (Gainesville, Florida); Monika Oli (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention identities biomarkers that are diagnostic of nerve cell injury and/or neuronal disorders. Detection of different biomarkers of the invention are also diagnostic of the degree of severity of nerve injury, the cell(s) involved in the injury, and the subcellular localization of the injury. |
| FILED | Friday, November 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/950142 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6896 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/28 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09664696 | Pluth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. Pluth (Eugene, Oregon); T. Spencer Bailey (Eugene, Oregon); Leticia A. Montoya (Eugene, Oregon); Taylor F. Pearce (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are embodiments of H2S-reactive compounds, or compositions thereof, which can be used to determine the presence of H2S, and in some embodiments quantify H2S. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the H2S-reactive compounds. The methods can use colorimetric, chemiluminescent, or bioluminescent testing methods to determine the presence of and/or amount of H2S in a sample. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/292378 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/84 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09664761 | Liu |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MedImageMetric LLC (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MedImageMetric LLC (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tian Liu (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An example implementation of a method for mapping tissue magnetic susceptibility includes acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) images acquired at multiple echo times, where the MR images correspond to a subject comprising at least two species of protons, and where each species has a different chemical shift in its respective resonance frequency. The method also includes determining, for each species, an estimated chemical shift value, determining an estimated map of magnetic field inhomogeneity based on the estimated chemical shift values, determining an estimated susceptibility distribution of the subject and an error of each estimated chemical shift value based on the estimated map of magnetic field inhomogeneity and prior information regarding the subject, and generating an image of the subject based on the estimated susceptibility distribution. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/316557 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/4872 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/243 (20130101) G01R 33/485 (20130101) G01R 33/4828 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/56536 (20130101) |
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| US 09665233 | Rosen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Rosen (Salt Lake City, Utah); A. N. M. Imroz Choudhury (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, computer-readable medium, and method of visualizing memory utilization by a computing device are provided. In the method, a user interface window is presented in a display. The user interface window includes a first indicator representing a first datum stored in a first memory and a second indicator representing a second datum stored in a second memory. A first access speed for accessing the first memory is faster than a second access speed for accessing the second memory. A determination is made that the second datum is not stored in the first memory, but is ready for access by the processor from the first memory. In response, an update to the user interface window is presented in the display including a line connecting a first location of the first indicator with a second location of the second indicator. |
| FILED | Friday, February 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/768410 |
| ART UNIT | 2179 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/0481 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 11/323 (20130101) G06F 11/3414 (20130101) G06F 2201/885 (20130101) |
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| US 09662059 | Mukherjee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jogeshwar Mukherjee (Irvine, California); George Chandy (Laguna Beach, California); Norah Milne (Mission Viejo, California); Ping H. Wang (Irvine, California); Balu Easwaramoorthy (New York, New York); Joseph Mantil (Dayton, Ohio); Adriana Garcia (Newport Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jogeshwar Mukherjee (Irvine, California); George Chandy (Laguna Beach, California); Norah Milne (Mission Viejo, California); Ping H. Wang (Irvine, California); Balu Easwaramoorthy (New York, New York); Joseph Mantil (Dayton, Ohio); Adriana Garcia (Newport Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is related generally to a method for screening subjects to determine those subjects more likely to develop diabetes by quantization of insulin producing cells. The present invention is also related to the diagnosis of diabetes and related to monitor disease progression or treatment efficacy of candidate drugs. |
| FILED | Friday, April 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/110135 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/417 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/14532 (20130101) A61B 6/037 (20130101) |
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| US 09662119 | Ortega et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California); The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas); Jonathan Hartman (Sacramento, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California); The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason M. Ortega (Pacifica, California); William J. Benett (Livermore, California); Ward Small (Livermore, California); Thomas S. Wilson (San Leandro, California); Duncan J Maitland (College Station, Texas); Jonathan Hartman (Sacramento, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for treating an aneurysm in a blood vessel or vein, wherein the aneurysm has a dome, an interior, and a neck. The system includes a shape memory polymer foam in the interior of the aneurysm between the dome and the neck. The shape memory polymer foam has pores that include a first multiplicity of pores having a first pore size and a second multiplicity of pores having a second pore size. The second pore size is larger than said first pore size. The first multiplicity of pores are located in the neck of the aneurysm. The second multiplicity of pores are located in the dome of the aneurysm. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/798740 |
| ART UNIT | 3731 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 17/12022 (20130101) A61B 17/12031 (20130101) A61B 17/12113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 17/12181 (20130101) A61B 2017/0061 (20130101) A61B 2017/00871 (20130101) A61B 2017/12077 (20130101) |
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| US 09662629 | Olson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); John Henry Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to carbon nanocomposite sorbents. The present invention provides carbon nanocomposite sorbents, methods for making the same, and methods for separation of a pollutant from a gas that includes that pollutant. Various embodiments provide a method for reducing the mercury content of a mercury-containing gas. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/564860 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/02 (20130101) B01D 53/80 (20130101) B01D 53/508 (20130101) B01D 2251/108 (20130101) B01D 2253/11 (20130101) B01D 2253/25 (20130101) B01D 2253/102 (20130101) B01D 2253/108 (20130101) B01D 2253/304 (20130101) B01D 2258/0283 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/20 (20130101) B01J 20/205 (20130101) B01J 20/324 (20130101) B01J 20/3078 (20130101) B01J 20/3204 (20130101) |
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| US 09662632 | Allendorf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark D. Allendorf (Pleasanton, California); Jeffery A. Greathouse (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Chad Staiger (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method including exposing a gas mixture comprising a noble gas to a metal organic framework (MOF), including an organic electron donor and an adsorbent bed operable to adsorb a noble gas from a mixture of gases, the adsorbent bed including a metal organic framework (MOF) including an organic electron donor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/662098 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/047 (20130101) B01D 53/0462 (20130101) B01D 2253/204 (20130101) B01D 2257/11 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/226 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09663364 | Pecharsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vitalij K. Pecharsky (Ames, Iowa); Shalabh Gupta (Ames, Iowa); Marek Pruski (Ames, Iowa); Ihor Hlova (Ames, Iowa); Andra Castle (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for making alkali metal hydrides by mechanochemically reacting alkali metal and hydrogen gas under mild temperature (e.g room temperature) and hydrogen pressure conditions without the need for catalyst, solvent, and intentional heating or cooling. |
| FILED | Monday, November 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/757132 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 6/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 6/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09663389 | Moore et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. Moore (Edgewood, New Mexico); Kathleen Caroline Larese (Rio Rancho, New Mexico); Ranko Panayotov Bontchev (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for use of magnesium hydroxide, either directly or through one or more precursors, doped with a divalent or trivalent metal cation, for removing arsenic from drinking water, including water distribution systems. In one embodiment, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2 (a strong adsorbent for arsenic) doped with a divalent or trivalent metal cation is used to adsorb arsenic. The complex consisting of arsenic adsorbed on Mg(OH)2 doped with a divalent or trivalent metal cation is subsequently removed from the water by conventional means, including filtration, settling, skimming, vortexing, centrifugation, magnetic separation, or other well-known separation systems. In another embodiment, magnesium oxide, MgO, is employed, which reacts with water to form Mg(OH)2. The resulting Mg(OH)2 doped with a divalent or trivalent metal cation, then adsorbs arsenic, as set forth above. The method can also be used to treat human or animal poisoning with arsenic. |
| FILED | Monday, August 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/964424 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/62 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09663404 | de Diego et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter de Diego (Greenville, South Carolina); James Zhang (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter de Diego (Greenville, South Carolina); James Zhang (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a ceramic matrix composite component includes providing a formed ceramic member having a cavity, filling at least a portion of the cavity with a ceramic foam. The ceramic foam is deposited on a barrier layer covering at least one internal passage of the cavity. The method includes processing the formed ceramic member and ceramic foam to obtain a ceramic matrix composite component. Also provided is a method of forming a ceramic matrix composite blade and a ceramic matrix composite component. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/342498 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C04B 35/52 (20130101) C04B 35/117 (20130101) C04B 35/185 (20130101) C04B 35/481 (20130101) C04B 35/488 (20130101) C04B 35/653 (20130101) C04B 35/5805 (20130101) C04B 2235/80 (20130101) C04B 2235/422 (20130101) C04B 2235/616 (20130101) C04B 2235/3217 (20130101) C04B 2235/3244 (20130101) C04B 2235/3248 (20130101) C04B 2235/3418 (20130101) C04B 2235/3463 (20130101) C04B 2235/3804 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/20 (20130101) F01D 5/284 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24694 (20150115) Y10T 428/249981 (20150401) |
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| US 09663416 | Lilga et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Lilga (Richland, Washington); Richard T. Hallen (Richland, Washington); Karl O. Albrecht (Richland, Washington); Alan R. Cooper (Richland, Washington); John G. Frye (Richland, Washington); Karthikeyan Kallupalayam Ramasamy (West Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, processes, and catalysts are disclosed for obtaining fuel and fuel blends containing selected ratios of open-chain and closed-chain fuel-range hydrocarbons suitable for production of alternate fuels including gasolines, jet fuels, and diesel fuels. Fuel-range hydrocarbons may be derived from ethylene-containing feedstocks and ethanol-containing feedstocks. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/528160 |
| 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 8/04 (20130101) B01J 23/755 (20130101) B01J 29/072 (20130101) B01J 2208/02 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/20 (20130101) C07C 1/20 (20130101) C07C 1/24 (20130101) C07C 1/24 (20130101) C07C 2/12 (20130101) C07C 2/12 (20130101) C07C 2/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 5/03 (20130101) C07C 11/02 (20130101) C07C 11/04 (20130101) C07C 11/04 (20130101) C07C 2521/12 (20130101) C07C 2523/755 (20130101) C07C 2529/06 (20130101) C07C 2529/14 (20130101) C07C 2529/24 (20130101) C07C 2529/46 (20130101) C07C 2529/68 (20130101) C07C 2529/70 (20130101) C07C 2529/072 (20130101) C07C 2529/76 (20130101) C07C 2529/85 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 3/00 (20130101) C10G 45/00 (20130101) C10G 50/00 (20130101) C10G 69/126 (20130101) C10G 2400/08 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) Y02P 30/42 (20151101) |
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| US 09663435 | Dagle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vanessa M. Dagle (Richland, Washington); Robert A. Dagle (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating desired platform chemicals from feedstocks such as cellulosic biomass feedstocks containing levulinic acid by decarboxylating a feed stock comprising levulinic acid to generate ketones. This is done by passing a feed stock comprising levulinic acid in a gas phase over a non-precious metal catalyst on a neutral support. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/189808 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — 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 23/06 (20130101) B01J 23/72 (20130101) B01J 37/08 (20130101) B01J 37/0201 (20130101) B01J 37/0236 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/2078 (20130101) C07C 45/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 2101/14 (20130101) C07C 2523/06 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 1/04 (20130101) C10L 2200/0469 (20130101) |
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| US 09663772 | Shasky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Shasky (Davis, California); Brett McBrayer (Sacramento, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NOVOZYMES, INC. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Shasky (Davis, California); Brett McBrayer (Sacramento, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to recombinant Trichoderma host cells producing Aspergillus fumigatus cellulolytic enzyme compositions and methods of producing and using the compositions. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/238688 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/37 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/248 (20130101) C12N 9/2402 (20130101) C12N 9/2405 (20130101) C12N 9/2437 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 9/2445 (20130101) C12N 9/2485 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) C12P 2203/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 302/01091 (20130101) |
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| US 09663774 | Spodsberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NOVOZYMES, INC. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark); Tarana Shagasi (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity, catalytic domains, cellulose binding domains and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains or cellulose binding domains. |
| FILED | Friday, May 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/725470 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/2437 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 302/01004 (20130101) |
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| US 09663808 | Quinlan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California); Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California); Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason Quinlan (Woodland, California); Feng Xu (Davis, California); Matthew Sweeney (Sacramento, California); Katja Salomon Johansen (Gentofte, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity and an organic compound. The present invention also relates to methods of using the compositions. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/500641 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 31/06 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/96 (20130101) C12N 9/2402 (20130101) C12N 9/2437 (20130101) C12N 9/2445 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/10 (20130101) C12P 7/14 (20130101) C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 2203/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 302/01021 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09664010 | Busche et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Frederick D. Busche (Highland Village, Texas); John B. Rollins (Southlake, Texas); Harold J. Noyes (Golden, Colorado); James G. Bush (West Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York); Pacific Northwest Division Batelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederick D. Busche (Highland Village, Texas); John B. Rollins (Southlake, Texas); Harold J. Noyes (Golden, Colorado); James G. Bush (West Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, the invention provides a system including at least one computing device for enhancing the recovery of heavy oil in an underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment by performing a method comprising sampling and identifying microbial species (bacteria and/or fungi) that reside in the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment; collecting rock and fluid property data from the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment; collecting nutrient data from the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment; identifying a preferred microbial species from the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment that can transform the heavy oil into a lighter oil; identifying a nutrient from the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment that promotes a proliferation of the preferred microbial species; and introducing the nutrient into the underground, near-surface crude oil extraction environment. |
| FILED | Monday, December 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/973766 |
| 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 | Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 41/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E21B 43/16 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/12 (20130101) G06F 19/26 (20130101) G06F 19/28 (20130101) |
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| US 09664052 | Delvaux et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John McConnell Delvaux (Fountain Inn, South Carolina); Ronald Ralph Cairo (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Jason Robert Parolini (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine component, a turbine blade, and a turbine component fabrication process are disclosed. The turbine component includes ceramic matrix composite plies and a feature configured for preventing interlaminar tension of the ceramic matrix composite plies. The feature is selected from the group consisting of ceramic matrix composite tows or precast insert tows extending through at least a portion of the ceramic matrix composite plies, a woven fabric having fiber tows or a precast insert preventing contact between a first set of the ceramic matrix composite plies and a second set of the ceramic matrix composite plies, and combinations thereof. The process includes laying up ceramic matrix composite plies in a preselected arrangement and securing a feature configured for interlaminar tension. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/633928 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/282 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/288 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2220/30 (20130101) F05D 2260/941 (20130101) F05D 2300/2261 (20130101) F05D 2300/6012 (20130101) F05D 2300/6033 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49336 (20150115) |
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| US 09664056 | Hogberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas Alvin Hogberg (Greenville, South Carolina); Andres Jose Garcia-Crespo (Greenville, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine system and adapter are disclosed. The adapter includes a turbine attachment portion having a first geometry arranged to receive a corresponding geometry of a wheelpost of a turbine rotor, and a bucket attachment portion having a second geometry arranged to receive a corresponding geometry of a root portion of a non-metallic turbine bucket. Another adapter includes a turbine attachment portion arranged to receive a plurality of wheelposts of a turbine rotor, and a bucket attachment portion arranged to receive a plurality of non-metallic turbine buckets having single dovetail configuration root portions. The turbine system includes a turbine rotor wheel configured to receive metal buckets, at least one adapter secured to at least one wheelpost on the turbine rotor wheel, and at least one non-metallic bucket secured to the at least one adapter. |
| FILED | Friday, August 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/974150 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/326 (20130101) F01D 5/3007 (20130101) F01D 5/3015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/3084 (20130101) |
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| US 09664212 | Barefield, II et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James E. Barefield, II (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Elizabeth J. Judge (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Loan A. Le (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Leon N. Lopez (Santa Cruz, New Mexico); Andrew C. Beveridge (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Daniel R. Chapman (Oakland, California); Seth T. Taylor (Fullerton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. (San Ramon, California); LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Barefield, II (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Elizabeth J. Judge (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Loan A. Le (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Leon N. Lopez (Santa Cruz, New Mexico); Andrew C. Beveridge (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Daniel R. Chapman (Oakland, California); Seth T. Taylor (Fullerton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for evaluating a vessel for suitability to contain a fluid includes providing a vessel and forming a polished surface portion of the vessel by removing oxidation and/or contaminants from a portion of the vessel. The method further includes applying a focused laser to the polished surface portion to form plasma on the polished surface portion, and determining whether the vessel is suitable for containing a fluid based on silicon content of the polished surface portion. The silicon content is estimated based on light emitted from the plasma. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/638872 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing F16B 2/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/274 (20130101) G01N 21/718 (20130101) G01N 21/909 (20130101) G01N 2201/0221 (20130101) |
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| US 09665791 | Straub et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Julian Straub (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Guy Rosman (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Oren Freifeld (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John J. Leonard (Newton, Massachusetts); John W. Fisher, III (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a method of identifying the dominant orientations of a scene comprises representing a scene as a plurality of directional vectors. The scene may comprise a three-dimensional representation of a scene, and the plurality of directional vectors may comprise a plurality of surface normals. The method further comprises determining, based on the plurality of directional vectors, a plurality of orientations describing the scene. The determined plurality of orientations explains the directionality of the plurality of directional vectors. In certain embodiments, the plurality of orientations may have independent axes of rotation. The plurality of orientations may be determined by representing the plurality of directional vectors as lying on a mathematical representation of a sphere, and inferring the parameters of a statistical model to adapt the plurality of orientations to explain the positioning of the plurality of directional vectors lying on the mathematical representation of the sphere. |
| FILED | Friday, April 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/678585 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00637 (20130101) G06K 9/00664 (20130101) G06K 9/3275 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/00 (20130101) G06T 7/77 (20170101) G06T 15/10 (20130101) G06T 2207/10024 (20130101) G06T 2207/10028 (20130101) G06T 2207/20076 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tian J. Ma (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses for analyzing a sequence of images for an object are disclosed herein. In a general embodiment, the method identifies a region of interest in the sequence of images. The object is likely to move within the region of interest. The method divides the region of interest in the sequence of images into sections and calculates signal-to-noise ratios for a section in the sections. A signal-to-noise ratio for the section is calculated using the section in the image, a prior section in a prior image to the image, and a subsequent section in a subsequent image to the image. The signal-to-noise ratios are for potential velocities of the object in the section. The method also selects a velocity from the potential velocities for the object in the section using a potential velocity in the potential velocities having a highest signal-to-noise ratio in the signal-to-noise ratios. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/662705 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 5/002 (20130101) G06T 7/0004 (20130101) G06T 7/0081 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert D. Mariani (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert D. Mariani (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for accident tolerant oxide fuel. One or more disks can be placed between fuel pellets comprising UO2, wherein such disks possess a higher thermal conductivity material than that of the UO2 to provide enhanced heat rejection thereof. Additionally, a cladding coating comprising zircaloy coated with a material that provides stability and high melting capability can be provided. The pellets can be configured as annular pellets having an annulus filled with the higher thermal conductivity material. The material coating the zircaloy can be, for example, Zr5Si4 or another silicide such as, for example, a Zr-Silicide that limits corrosion. The aforementioned higher thermal conductivity material can be, for example, Si, ZrxSiy, Zr, or Al2O3. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/847009 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Nuclear Reactors G21C 3/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09666805 | Facchetti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Polyera Corporation (Skokie, Illinois); Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Flexterra, Inc. (Skokie, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Yu Xia (Northbrook, Illinois); Martin Drees (Glenview, Illinois); Ferdinand Melkonyan (Chicago, Illinois); Wei Zhao (Skokie, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to new semiconducting compounds having at least one optionally substituted bithiophene sulfonamide moiety. The compounds disclosed herein can exhibit high carrier mobility and/or efficient light absorption/emission characteristics, and can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/951628 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 513/14 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 61/122 (20130101) C08G 61/126 (20130101) C08G 75/06 (20130101) C08G 2261/92 (20130101) C08G 2261/124 (20130101) C08G 2261/344 (20130101) C08G 2261/364 (20130101) C08G 2261/414 (20130101) C08G 2261/1424 (20130101) C08G 2261/3223 (20130101) C08G 2261/3243 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/06 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0036 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0043 (20130101) H01L 51/0068 (20130101) H01L 51/0071 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) H01L 51/4253 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
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| US 09666822 | Forrest et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Forrest (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Yifan Zhang (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates, at least in part, an organic light emitting device, which in some embodiments comprises an anode; a cathode; a first emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, the first emissive layer comprising an electron transporting compound and a phosphorescent emissive dopant compound; and wherein the phosphorescent emissive dopant compound has a concentration gradient, in the emissive layer, which varies from the cathode side of the first emissive layer to the anode side of the emissive layer. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/537414 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0072 (20130101) H01L 51/0085 (20130101) H01L 51/5004 (20130101) H01L 51/5016 (20130101) H01L 51/5024 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/5072 (20130101) H01L 51/5088 (20130101) H01L 2251/5346 (20130101) H01L 2251/5384 (20130101) |
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| US 09666866 | 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); Sean Vail (Vancouver, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for fabricating a transition metal hexacyanometallate (TMHCM) electrode with a water-soluble binder. The method initially forms an electrode mix slurry comprising TMHCF and a water-soluble binder. The electrode mix slurry is applied to a current collector, and then dehydrated to form an electrode. The electrode mix slurry may additionally comprise a carbon additive such as carbon black, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, graphite, or graphene. The electrode is typically formed with TMHCM greater than 50%, by weight, as compared to a combined weight of the TMHCM, carbon additive, and binder. Also provided are a TMHCM electrode made with a water-soluble binder and a battery having a TMHCM cathode that is made with a water-soluble binder. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/340141 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/136 (20130101) H01M 4/0404 (20130101) H01M 4/622 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/1397 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/54 (20151101) |
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| US 09666880 | Haltiner, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Troy, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl J. Haltiner, Jr. (Fairport, New York); Charles J. Badura (Penfield, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A metal interconnect for a fuel cell stack is formed from an electrically conductive metal sheet having at least four stamped slots through the metal sheet, and often many more than four slots. The stamped slots individually extend lengthwise parallel to the direction of fluid flow during operation of the fuel cell stack assembly and are disposed on the metal sheet in a pattern extending parallel and perpendicular to the direction of fluid flow, so as to define at least one metal strip portion between adjacent slots extending parallel to the direction of fluid flow and at least one metal strip portion between adjacent slots extending perpendicular to the direction of fluid flow. The metal strip portion(s) include portions of reduced thickness that allow for fluid flow between adjacent slots and portions of greater thickness that provide discrete locations of electrical connection between the separator plate fuel cell electrode. |
| FILED | Friday, December 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/105487 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/026 (20130101) H01M 8/0206 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/0273 (20130101) H01M 8/2425 (20130101) H01M 2008/1293 (20130101) |
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| US 09666907 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hsin Wang (Knoxville, Tennessee); Keith Douglas Kepler (Hayward, California); Sreekanth Pannala (Knoxville, Tennessee); Srikanth Allu (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A lithium ion battery includes a cathode in electrical and thermal connection with a cathode current collector. The cathode current collector has an electrode tab. A separator is provided. An anode is in electrical and thermal connection with an anode current collector. The anode current collector has an electrode tab. At least one of the cathode current collector and the anode current collector comprises a thermal tab for heat transfer with the at least one current collector. The thermal tab is separated from the electrode tab. A method of operating a battery is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/150154 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/058 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/486 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 10/0583 (20130101) H01M 10/613 (20150401) H01M 10/647 (20150401) H01M 10/6554 (20150401) 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 09667231 | Helinski |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan Helinski (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The various technologies presented herein relate to performing on-chip frequency division of an operating frequency of a ring oscillator (RO). Per the various embodiments herein, a conflict between RO size versus operational frequency can be addressed by dividing the output frequency of the RO to a frequency that can be measured on-chip. A frequency divider circuit (comprising NOR gates and latches, for example) can be utilized in conjunction with the RO on the chip. In an embodiment, the frequency divider circuit can include a pair of latches coupled to the RO to facilitate dividing the oscillating frequency of the RO by 2. In another embodiment, the frequency divider circuit can include four latches (operating in pairs) coupled to the RO to facilitate dividing the oscillating frequency of the RO by 4. A plurality of ROs can be MUXed to the plurality of ROs by a single oscillation-counting circuit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/077598 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse Technique H03K 3/0315 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03K 3/0372 (20130101) H03K 21/10 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki (Baltimore, Maryland); James Tahara Handa (Baltimore, Maryland); Peter Louis Gehlbach (Hunt Valley, Maryland); Iulian Iordachita (Towson, Maryland); Ali Uneri (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki (Baltimore, Maryland); James Tahara Handa (Baltimore, Maryland); Peter Louis Gehlbach (Hunt Valley, Maryland); Iulian Iordachita (Towson, Maryland); Ali Uneri (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for micro-force guided cooperative control that assists the operator in manipulating tissue in the direction of least resistance. A tool holder receives a surgical tool adapted to be held by a robot and a surgeon. A first sensor measures interaction forces between a tip of the surgical tool and tissue of a region of interest. A second sensor measures interaction forces between the surgeon and a handle to the surgical tool. A data processor is configured to perform an algorithm to actively guide the surgical tool by creating a bias towards a path of least resistance and limit directional tool forces of the surgical tool as a function of handle input forces and tip forces. This function offers assistance to challenging retinal membrane peeling procedures that require a surgeon to delicately delaminate fragile tissue that is susceptible to hemorrhage and tearing due to undesirable forces. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/813738 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 19/2203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 34/30 (20160201) A61B 34/72 (20160201) A61B 2090/064 (20160201) A61B 2090/065 (20160201) Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 9/007 (20130101) Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/1689 (20130101) Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 19/423 (20130101) G05B 2219/36432 (20130101) G05B 2219/40064 (20130101) G05B 2219/45123 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/46 (20130101) |
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| US 09662420 | Bonassar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence J. Bonassar (Ithaca, New York); Roger Hartl (New York, New York); Robert D. Bowles (Ithaca, New York); Harry H. Gebhard (Tuebingen, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a tissue-engineered intervertebral disc (IVD) suitable for total disc replacement in a mammal and methods of fabrication. The IVD comprises a nucleus pulposus structure comprising a first population of living cells that secrete a hydrophilic protein and an annulus fibrosis structure surrounding and in contact with the nucleus pulposus structure, the annulus fibrosis structure comprising a second population of living cells and type I collagen. The collagen fibrils in the annulus fibrosis structure are circumferentially aligned around the nucleus pulposus region due to cell-mediated contraction in the annulus fibrosis structure. Also disclosed are methods of fabricating tissue-engineered intervertebral discs. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/710330 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/442 (20130101) A61F 2002/445 (20130101) A61F 2002/4435 (20130101) A61F 2002/4445 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/32 (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 27/20 (20130101) A61L 27/20 (20130101) A61L 27/22 (20130101) A61L 27/24 (20130101) A61L 27/44 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) A61L 27/3658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/3817 (20130101) A61L 27/3856 (20130101) A61L 27/3886 (20130101) A61L 2430/38 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09662424 | Schmidt 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) | Christine E. Schmidt (Gainesville, Florida); Scott A. Zawko (Austin, Texas); Sarah M. Mayes (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A biocompatible membrane comprised of alginate and hyaluronate. The membrane may be used to prevent unwanted scarring after surgery. The tissue adherence and the rate of bioresorption of the membrane may be modified through an external stimulus comprising a sequestering agent and a viscosity modifier. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/758873 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/0077 (20130101) A61F 2002/009 (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 31/16 (20130101) A61L 31/041 (20130101) A61L 31/041 (20130101) A61L 31/041 (20130101) A61L 31/041 (20130101) A61L 31/145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 31/148 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/075 (20130101) C08J 5/18 (20130101) C08J 2305/04 (20130101) C08J 2405/08 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/04 (20130101) C08L 5/08 (20130101) C08L 89/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09662617 | Hoek 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) | Eric M. V. Hoek (Pacific Palisades, California); Richard B. Kaner (Pacific Palisades, California); Brian T. McVerry (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are fouling resistant filtration membranes comprising a polymeric thin-film membrane comprising a surface. Also disclosed are methods of modifying thin-film filtration membranes, thereby improving, for example, the anti-fouling properties of the membranes. Also disclosed are methods of purifying water using the disclosed membranes. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, February 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/768887 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 61/08 (20130101) B01D 61/025 (20130101) B01D 65/08 (20130101) B01D 67/0088 (20130101) B01D 67/0093 (20130101) B01D 69/02 (20130101) B01D 69/08 (20130101) B01D 71/56 (20130101) B01D 71/76 (20130101) B01D 71/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 2323/36 (20130101) B01D 2323/345 (20130101) B01D 2325/48 (20130101) Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/441 (20130101) C02F 2103/08 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 247/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09663372 | Gogotsi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yury Gogotsi (Warminster, Pennsylvania); Vadym Mochalin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yury Gogotsi (Warminster, Pennsylvania); Vadym Mochalin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods of disaggregating nanodiamond clusters, especially those clusters typically produced from detonation syntheses, the nanodiamond particles and dispersions produced from these disaggregation processes, and compositions derived from these nanodiamond particles and dispersions. |
| FILED | Monday, May 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/117652 |
| ART UNIT | 3725 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/02 (20130101) Crushing, Pulverising, or Disintegrating in General; Milling Grain B02C 23/06 (20130101) B02C 23/08 (20130101) B02C 23/18 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/14 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09663764 | Palecek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean Palecek (Verona, Wisconsin); Timothy Kamp (Madison, Wisconsin); Xiaojun Lian (Allston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for generating high-yield, high-purity cardiomyocyte progenitors or cardiomyocytes from pluripotent cells are described. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is first activated in pluripotent cells, e.g., by inhibition of Gsk-3 to obtain a first population of cells. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is then inhibited in the first cell population to induce cardiogenesis under fully defined, growth factor free culture conditions. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/273127 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/16 (20130101) C12N 2501/155 (20130101) C12N 2501/415 (20130101) C12N 2501/727 (20130101) C12N 2501/998 (20130101) C12N 2501/999 (20130101) C12N 2506/02 (20130101) C12N 2506/45 (20130101) |
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| US 09664677 | Strano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael S. Strano (Lexington, Massachusetts); Jingqing Zhang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Paul Walter Barone (Allston, Massachusetts); Daniel A. Heller (Rye Brook, New York); Jong-Ho Kim (Ansan, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael S. Strano (Lexington, Massachusetts); Jingqing Zhang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Paul Walter Barone (Allston, Massachusetts); Daniel A. Heller (Rye Brook, New York); Jong-Ho Kim (Ansan, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition can include a complex, where the complex includes a photoluminescent nanostructure and a polymer free from selective binding to an analyte, the polymer adsorbed on the photoluminescent nanostructure, and a selective binding site associated with the complex. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/090199 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/542 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09664679 | Whitesides 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) | George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts); Scott T. Phillips (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Andres W. Martinez (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Manish J. Butte (Boston, Massachusetts); Amy Wong (Saratoga, California); Samuel W. Thomas (Boston, Massachusetts); Hayat Sindi (Cambridge, United Kingdom); Sarah J. Vella (Ontario, Canada); Emanuel Carrilho (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Katherine A. Mirica (Waltham, Massachusetts); Yanyan Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide lateral flow and flow-through bioassay devices based on patterned porous media, methods of making same, and methods of using same. Under one aspect, an assay device includes a porous, hydrophilic medium; a fluid impervious barrier comprising polymerized photoresist, the barrier substantially permeating the thickness of the porous, hydrophilic medium and defining a boundary of an assay region within the porous, hydrophilic medium; and an assay reagent in the assay region. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/945983 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2300/06 (20130101) B01L 2300/126 (20130101) B01L 2300/161 (20130101) B01L 2300/0848 (20130101) B01L 2300/0887 (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 1/48 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/77 (20130101) G01N 33/523 (20130101) G01N 33/526 (20130101) G01N 33/558 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54386 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09665290 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hao Wang (Madison, Wisconsin); Nam Sung Kim (Middleton, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A memory controller for heterogeneous computer processors dynamically adjusts access priorities by the different processors to maximize performance in the execution of a single parallel application program on both processor architectures. In one embodiment, the memory controller predicts sequential memory accesses by the processor having higher memory latency or fewer access requests to lockout the other processor during those sequences for improved implementation of the intended prioritization. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/348157 |
| ART UNIT | 2135 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/0611 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 3/0659 (20130101) G06F 3/0685 (20130101) |
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| US 09665988 | Djorgovski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislav G. Djorgovski (Altadena, California); Ciro Donalek (Pasadena, California); Scott Davidoff (Los Angeles, California); Vicente Estrada (Rancho Cucamonga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Data visualization systems and methods for generating 3D visualizations of a multidimensional data space are described. In one embodiment a 3D data visualization application directs a processing system to: load a set of multidimensional data points into a visualization table; create representations of a set of 3D objects corresponding to the set of data points; receive mappings of data dimensions to visualization attributes; determine the visualization attributes of the set of 3D objects based upon the selected mappings of data dimensions to 3D object attributes; update a visibility dimension in the visualization table for each of the plurality of 3D object to reflect the visibility of each 3D object based upon the selected mappings of data dimensions to visualization attributes; and interactively render 3D data visualizations of the 3D objects within the virtual space from viewpoints determined based upon received user input. |
| FILED | Monday, September 26, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/276742 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/4671 (20130101) G06K 9/6267 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/004 (20130101) G06T 7/20 (20130101) G06T 13/20 (20130101) G06T 15/005 (20130101) G06T 17/00 (20130101) G06T 19/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 19/20 (20130101) G06T 2200/04 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2256 (20130101) |
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| US 09666280 | Jiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anxiao Jiang (College Station, Texas); Eyal En Gad (Pasadena, California); Jehoshua Bruck (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Rank modulation has been recently proposed as a scheme for storing information in flash memories. Three improved aspects are disclosed. In one aspect the minimum push-up scheme, for storing data in flash memories is provided. It aims at minimizing the cost of changing the state of the memory. In another aspect, multi-cells, used for storing data in flash memories is provided. Each transistor is replaced with a multi-cell of m transistors connected in parallel. In yet another aspect, multi-permutations, are provided. The paradigm of representing information with permutations is generalized to the case where the number of cells in each level is a constant greater than one. |
| FILED | Monday, August 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/822680 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/0619 (20130101) G06F 3/0643 (20130101) G06F 3/0679 (20130101) G06F 12/0246 (20130101) Static Stores G11C 11/5621 (20130101) G11C 11/5628 (20130101) G11C 11/5635 (20130101) G11C 16/0441 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G11C 16/0483 (20130101) Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 2201/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09666342 | Weller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Weller (Lutz, Florida); Jing Wang (Tampa, Florida); Hariharan Srikanth (Tampa, Florida); Cesar A. Morales-Silva (High Point, North Carolina); Kristen L. S. Repa (Tampa, Florida); Susmita Pal (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Weller (Lutz, Florida); Jing Wang (Tampa, Florida); Hariharan Srikanth (Tampa, Florida); Cesar A. Morales-Silva (High Point, North Carolina); Kristen L. S. Repa (Tampa, Florida); Susmita Pal (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present invention, novel superparamagnetic magneto-dielectric polymer nanocomposites are synthesized using a novel process. The tunability of the dielectric/magnetic properties demonstrated by this novel highly-viscous solvent-free polymer nanocomposite that is amenable to building 3D electromagnetic structures/devices by using processes such as 3D printing, compression molding or injection molding, when an external DC magnetic field is applied, exceeds what has been previously reported for magneto-dielectric polymer nanocomposite materials. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/160233 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 9/04 (20130101) C08K 2201/01 (20130101) C08K 2201/011 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 3/006 (20130101) H01B 3/441 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/01 (20130101) H01F 1/0018 (20130101) H01F 1/37 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01F 1/344 (20130101) H01F 41/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09666431 | Han et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sang M. Han (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Talid R. Sinno (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sang M. Han (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Talid R. Sinno (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method for forming a two-dimensional array of semiconductor quantum confined structures. The method includes providing a layer that has first atoms and second atoms, the first atoms having a different size than the second atoms; providing an indenter template that includes at least one indenter structure extending from a surface of the indenter template; contacting the layer and the at least one indenter structure together with a pressure sufficient to generate an elastic deformation in the layer but without generating plastic deformation of the layer; annealing the layer. The contacting of the layer and the at least one indenter structure includes forming at least one quantum confined structure in the layer. |
| FILED | Monday, May 23, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/161633 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02532 (20130101) H01L 21/02546 (20130101) H01L 21/02601 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02631 (20130101) H01L 21/3245 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/774 (20130101) Y10S 977/814 (20130101) Y10S 977/819 (20130101) Y10S 977/891 (20130101) |
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| US 09666600 | Lee 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) | Vincent Wing-Ho Lee (Kendall Park, New Jersey); Ioannis Kymissis (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An indirect bandgap thin film semiconductor circuit can be combined with a compound semiconductor LED such as to provide an active matrix LED array that can have high luminous capabilities such as for a light projector application. In another example, a highly efficient optical detector is achievable through the combination of indirect and direct bandgap semiconductors. Applications can include display technologies, light detection, MEMS, chemical sensors, or piezoelectric systems. An LED array can provide structured illumination, such as for a light and pattern source for projection displays, such as without requiring spatial light modulation (SLM). An example can combine light from separate monolithic light projector chips, such as providing different component colors. An example can provide full color from a single monolithic light projector chip, such as including selectively deposited phosphors, such as to contribute individual component colors to an overall color of a pixel. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/009284 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/124 (20130101) H01L 27/153 (20130101) H01L 27/1218 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 27/1222 (20130101) H01L 27/1285 (20130101) H01L 27/1446 (20130101) H01L 33/005 (20130101) H01L 33/26 (20130101) H01L 33/502 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 9/315 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Justin Anderson Littell (Huntsville, Alabama); Jon P. Street (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The modular fixturing system of the present invention is modular, reusable and capable of significant customization, both in terms of system radius and system height, allowing it to be arranged and rearranged in numerous unique configurations. The system includes multiple modular stanchions having stanchion shafts and stanchion feet that removably attach to apertures in a table. Angle brackets attached to the modular stanchions support shelves. These shelves in turn provide support to work pieces during fabrication processes such as welding. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/869203 |
| ART UNIT | 3723 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 37/0426 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09663239 | Suciu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriel L. Suciu (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Jesse M. Chandler (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An aircraft includes a fuselage including a propulsion system supported within an aft portion. A thrust reverser is mounted proximate to the propulsion system for directing thrust in a direction to slow the aircraft. The thrust reverser directs thrust at an angle relative to a vertical plane to reduce interference on control surfaces and reduce generation of underbody lift. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/440718 |
| ART UNIT | 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 5/02 (20130101) B64C 5/06 (20130101) Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 27/20 (20130101) B64D 33/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 1/54 (20130101) F02K 1/62 (20130101) |
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| US 09664053 | Marshall 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) | David B. Marshall (Thousand Oaks, California); Brian N. Cox (Sherman Oaks, California); Olivier H. Sudre (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An integral textile structure for 3-D CMC turbine airfoils includes top and bottom walls made from an angle-interlock weave, each of the walls comprising warp and weft fiber tows. The top and bottom walls are merged on a first side parallel to the warp fiber tows into a single wall along a portion of their widths, with the weft fiber tows making up the single wall interlocked through the wall's thickness such that delamination of the wall is inhibited. The single wall suitably forms the trailing edge of an airfoil; the top and bottom walls are preferably joined along a second side opposite the first side and parallel to the radial fiber tows by a continuously curved section in which the weave structure remains continuous with the weave structure in the top and bottom walls, the continuously curved section being the leading edge of the airfoil. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/179289 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| 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 2237/38 (20130101) C04B 2237/365 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/147 (20130101) F01D 5/187 (20130101) F01D 5/282 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 5/284 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2300/6033 (20130101) F05D 2300/6034 (20130101) |
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| US 09664506 | Parker, Jr. 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) | Allen R Parker, Jr. (Lancaster, California); Hon Man Chan (Canyon Country, California); William Lance Richards (Palmdale, California); Anthony Piazza (Palmdale, California); Philip J Hamory (Lancaster, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is an improved fiber optic sensing system (FOSS) having the ability to provide both high spatial resolution and high frequency strain measurements. The inventive hybrid FOSS fiber combines sensors from high acquisition speed and low spatial resolution Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM) systems and from low acquisition speed and high spatial resolution Optical Frequency Domain Reflection (OFDR) systems. Two unique light sources utilizing different wavelengths are coupled with the hybrid FOSS fiber to generate reflected data from both the WDM sensors and OFDR sensors operating on a single fiber optic cable without incurring interference from one another. The two data sets are then de-multiplexed for analysis, optionally with conventionally-available WDM and OFDR system analyzers. |
| FILED | Monday, August 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/827533 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 11/165 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/0208 (20130101) G02B 6/2938 (20130101) |
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| US 09665988 | Djorgovski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislav G. Djorgovski (Altadena, California); Ciro Donalek (Pasadena, California); Scott Davidoff (Los Angeles, California); Vicente Estrada (Rancho Cucamonga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Data visualization systems and methods for generating 3D visualizations of a multidimensional data space are described. In one embodiment a 3D data visualization application directs a processing system to: load a set of multidimensional data points into a visualization table; create representations of a set of 3D objects corresponding to the set of data points; receive mappings of data dimensions to visualization attributes; determine the visualization attributes of the set of 3D objects based upon the selected mappings of data dimensions to 3D object attributes; update a visibility dimension in the visualization table for each of the plurality of 3D object to reflect the visibility of each 3D object based upon the selected mappings of data dimensions to visualization attributes; and interactively render 3D data visualizations of the 3D objects within the virtual space from viewpoints determined based upon received user input. |
| FILED | Monday, September 26, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/276742 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/4671 (20130101) G06K 9/6267 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/004 (20130101) G06T 7/20 (20130101) G06T 13/20 (20130101) G06T 15/005 (20130101) G06T 17/00 (20130101) G06T 19/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 19/20 (20130101) G06T 2200/04 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2256 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09661856 | Bright et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kelly R. Bright (Tucson, Arizona); Sadhana Ravishankar (Tucson, Arizona); Damian H. Gilling (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Citral, cinnamaldehyde, carvacrol, and allspice oil were found to be highly effective antimicrobials, producing statistically significant reductions in Escherichia coli populations within minutes. In addition, synergy was observed between silver ions and these essential oils, thereby lessening the amount of the plant antimicrobial required to produce the same effect. Based on these observations, compositions including these agents and there use as an antimicrobial treatment that is safe for human consumption, are active in the presence of organic matter, are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, August 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/010257 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/08 (20130101) A01N 31/08 (20130101) A01N 35/02 (20130101) A01N 59/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01N 65/28 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663560 | Abdurakhmonov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); Zabardast T. Buriev (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); Abdusattor Abdukarimov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); Sukumar Saha (Starkville, Mississippi); Johnie N. Jenkins (Starkville, Mississippi); Alan E. Pepper (College Station, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia); Agriculture Center of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Academy of Sciences Of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); Zabardast T. Buriev (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); Abdusattor Abdukarimov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); Sukumar Saha (Starkville, Mississippi); Johnie N. Jenkins (Starkville, Mississippi); Alan E. Pepper (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Improvement of fiber quality of Upland cultivars (Gossypium hirsutum), while maintaining early maturity and productivity, is a fundamental problem in conventional cotton breeding. Phytochromes play a fundamental role in plant development, flowering and cotton fiber length. Targeted RNAi of PHYA1 genes in cotton suppressed expression of PHYA1 and/or PHYB, resulting in over-expression of the remaining PHYA2/B/C/E genes. This altered expression induced a number of phytochrome-associated phenotypes, including increased root length and mass, increased anthocyanin-pigment, vigorous shoot development and vegetative growth, early flowering, early boll maturity, increased fiber length and increased seed cotton yield compared to control plants. These RNAi phenotypes were stably inherited and expressed through four generations (T0-3) and were transferable from RNAi Coker-312 plants to Upland cultivars via conventional hybridization. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/445696 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/415 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8218 (20130101) C12N 15/8261 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663758 | Talaat |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adel M. Talaat (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is a mycobacterium mutant, comprising at least one mutation in at least one gene sequence encoding global gene regulators (GGRs) selected from the group consisting of sigH, sigL, sigE, ECF-1, and mixtures thereof, wherein the GGR gene is at least partially inactivated. Described herein also is a vaccine based on the mutant and a method of differentiating between subjects that have been infected with mycobacterium and subjects that have not been infected with mycobacterium or have been vaccinated with a mycobacterium vaccine. |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/193818 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/04 (20130101) A61K 2039/522 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/35 (20130101) C07K 14/195 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 1/36 (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 1/689 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5695 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09663864 | Kuhry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ion Research, Inc. (Skokie, Illinois); 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); ION Research, Inc. (Skokie, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony B. Kuhry (Skokie, Illinois); Paul J. Weimer (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Hydrocarbon and hydrogen fuels and other products may be produced by a process employing a combination of fermentation and electrochemical stages. In the process, a biomass contained within a fermentation medium is fermented with an inoculum comprising a mixed culture of microorganisms derived the rumen contents of a rumen-containing animal. This inoculated medium is incubated under anaerobic conditions and for a sufficient time to produce volatile fatty acids. The resultant volatile fatty acids are then subjected to electrolysis under conditions effective to convert said volatile fatty acids to hydrocarbons and hydrogen simultaneously. The process can convert a wide range of biomass materials to a wide range of volatile fatty acid chain lengths and can convert these into a wide range of biobased fuels and biobased products. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/463971 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/22 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 3/00 (20130101) C12P 5/02 (20130101) C12P 5/023 (20130101) C12P 5/026 (20130101) C12P 7/40 (20130101) C12P 7/52 (20130101) C12P 7/54 (20130101) C12P 7/6409 (20130101) C12P 39/00 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/02 (20130101) C25B 3/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/343 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
| US 09663819 | Jovanovich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | IntegenX Inc. (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTEGENX INC. (Pleasanton, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stevan B. Jovanovich (Livermore, California); William D. Nielsen (San Jose, California); Mattias Vangbo (Fremont, California); Ezra Van Gelder (Palo Alto, California); Omar El-Sissi (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a system that can process a raw biological sample, perform a biochemical reaction and provide an analysis readout. For example, the system can extract DNA from a swab, amplify STR loci from the DNA, and analyze the amplified loci and STR markers in the sample. The system integrates these functions by using microfluidic components to connect what can be macrofluidic functions. In one embodiment the system includes a sample purification module, a reaction module, a post-reaction clean-up module, a capillary electrophoresis module and a computer. In certain embodiments, the system includes a disposable cartridge for performing analyte capture. The cartridge can comprise a fluidic manifold having macrofluidic chambers mated with microfluidic chips that route the liquids between chambers. The system fits within an enclosure of no more than 10 ft3. and can be a closed, portable, and/or a battery operated system. The system can be used to go from raw sample to analysis in less than 4 hours. |
| FILED | Monday, November 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/552389 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/4406 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/31 (20130101) G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 21/64 (20130101) G01N 27/745 (20130101) G01N 27/44721 (20130101) G01N 27/44791 (20130101) G01N 35/00029 (20130101) G01N 2035/00148 (20130101) G01N 2035/00247 (20130101) G01N 2201/062 (20130101) G01N 2201/06113 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/11 (20150115) Y10T 436/25 (20150115) Y10T 436/2575 (20150115) Y10T 436/143333 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09664567 | Sivathanu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | En'Urga, Inc. (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Yudaya Raju Sivathanu (West Lafayette, Indiana); Jongmook Lim (West Lafyette, Indiana); Vinoo Narayanan (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus suitable for measuring temperature of a surface of a segment of a rail using a sensor underneath a moving or a stationary rail car. The measurement is based on intensities of infrared radiation emitted by the surface. The method uses relationships among emissivity, radiation intensity and surface temperature without assuming an emissivity value for the surface. The apparatus comprises radiation detectors containing sensing elements, a lens system, and an analog to digital conversion board to convert radiation intensities to temperature. |
| FILED | Friday, October 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/057755 |
| ART UNIT | 2853 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 5/0003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 5/12 (20130101) G01J 5/52 (20130101) G01J 5/061 (20130101) G01J 5/0806 (20130101) G01J 5/0834 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09662499 | Atwater |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brett D. Atwater (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for optimizing CRT are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving, during at least two time periods of a cardiac cycle, electrical signals communicated by two or more electrodes of a CRT device positioned one or more of on a surface of a body, within a thorax of the body, a heart of the body, a surrounding venous structure of the body, and a surrounding subcutaneous structure of the body. The method also includes calculating, based on the received electrical signals, spacing between the two or more electrodes during the at least two time periods of the cardiac cycle. Further, the method includes controlling output of the CRT device to the electrodes based on the calculated spacing between the two or more electrodes. |
| FILED | Monday, January 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/760470 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/1072 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/368 (20130101) A61N 1/3627 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36514 (20130101) A61N 1/36578 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09666871 | Elangovan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Singaravelu Elangovan (South Jordan, Utah); Joseph J. Hartvigsen (Kaysville, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CERAMATEC, INC. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Singaravelu Elangovan (South Jordan, Utah); Joseph J. Hartvigsen (Kaysville, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) for use in generating electricity while tolerating sulfur content in a fuel input stream. The solid oxide fuel cell includes an electrolyte, a cathode, and a sulfur tolerant anode. The cathode is disposed on a first side of the electrolyte. The sulfur tolerant anode is disposed on a second side of the electrolyte opposite the cathode. The sulfur tolerant anode includes a composition of nickel, copper, and ceria to exhibit a substantially stable operating voltage at a constant current density in the presence of the sulfur content within the fuel input stream. The solid oxide fuel cell is useful within a SOFC stack to generate electricity from reformate which includes synthesis gas (syngas) and sulfur content. The solid oxide fuel cell is also useful within a SOFC stack to generate electricity from unreformed hydrocarbon fuel. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/240725 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/8621 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/8642 (20130101) H01M 4/8652 (20130101) H01M 4/9058 (20130101) H01M 4/9066 (20130101) H01M 8/2425 (20130101) H01M 2008/1293 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09662488 | Zhao 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) | Min Zhao (Davis, California); Junfeng Feng (Shanghai, China PRC); Lei Zhang (Chongqing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are provided for migrating cells implanted or endogenous in tissue. The system may include first and second delivery electrodes configured for insertion in tissue and a direct current (DC) power source operatively coupled to the first and second delivery electrodes. The system further may include a programmable controller operatively coupled to the DC power source, wherein the programmable controller is programmed to direct the DC power source to deliver an electric field between the first delivery electrode and the second delivery electrode at a stimulation to nonstimulation ratio sufficient to cause the cells to migrate within tissue selectively. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/698747 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0476 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/30 (20130101) A61K 38/18 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/205 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/36082 (20130101) A61N 1/36103 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09667234 | Milkov 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) | Mihail Milkov (Moorpart, California); Jason Inman (Batavia, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention pertains to a source follower circuit suitable for receiving and buffering an input voltage and providing the buffered input voltage to a sampling capacitor via a sampling switch. The source follower circuit employs a slew enhancement circuit which enables the source follower to have fast settling for both high-to-low and low-to-high transitions. |
| FILED | Friday, November 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/349452 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse Technique H03K 5/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03K 17/6871 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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