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US 09717222 Suh et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) New York University (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) New York University (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Greg Seong-Bae Suh (New York, New York);  Monica Dus (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ABSTRACT Provided is a gene in drosophila designated as dSLC5A1. This gene is responsible for taste independent nutrient sensing. Activation of neurons expressing this gene results in hunger behavior. Provided are compositions and methods for identifying agents that can interfere with hunger behavior.
FILED Monday, March 30, 2015
APPL NO 14/673334
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 67/0339 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A01K 2207/15 (20130101)
A01K 2207/25 (20130101)
A01K 2217/052 (20130101)
A01K 2227/706 (20130101)
A01K 2267/03 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/43581 (20130101)
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US 09717417 DiMaio et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
APPLICANT(S) SPECTRAL MD, INC. (Dallas, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) SPECTRAL MD, INC. (Dallas, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) John Michael DiMaio (Dallas, Texas);  Wensheng Fan (Dallas, Texas);  Jeffrey E. Thatcher (Dallas, Texas);  Weizhi Li (Dallas, Texas);  Weirong Mo (Dallas, Texas)
ABSTRACT Certain aspects relate to apparatuses and techniques for non-invasive optical imaging that acquires a plurality of images corresponding to both different times and different frequencies. Additionally, alternatives described herein are used with a variety of tissue classification applications, including assessing the presence and severity of tissue conditions, such as burns and other wounds.
FILED Thursday, December 01, 2016
APPL NO 15/367087
ART UNIT 3768 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0064 (20130101)
A61B 5/0075 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/0261 (20130101)
A61B 5/0295 (20130101)
A61B 5/445 (20130101)
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US 09717436 Narayan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California);  The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California);  Ruchir Sehra (Scottsdale, Arizona)
ABSTRACT System, assembly and method are provided to facilitate reconstruction of cardiac information representing a complex rhythm disorder associated with a patient's heart to indicate a source of the heart rhythm disorder. The complex rhythm disorder can be treated by application of energy to modify the source of the rhythm disorder.
FILED Friday, August 29, 2014
APPL NO 14/473112
ART UNIT 3766 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/044 (20130101)
A61B 5/046 (20130101)
A61B 5/0255 (20130101)
A61B 5/0422 (20130101)
A61B 5/0432 (20130101)
A61B 5/0452 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/0456 (20130101)
A61B 5/0464 (20130101)
A61B 5/0472 (20130101)
A61B 5/726 (20130101)
A61B 5/04011 (20130101)
A61B 5/04012 (20130101)
A61B 5/4857 (20130101)
A61B 5/6852 (20130101)
A61B 5/7221 (20130101)
A61B 5/7264 (20130101)
A61B 5/7278 (20130101)
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US 09717484 Kalloo et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD)
APPLICANT(S) Anthony N. Kalloo (Baltimore, Maryland);  David H. Gracias (Baltimore, Maryland);  Florin M. Selaru (Catonsville, Maryland);  Evin Gultepe (Baltimore, Maryland);  Mouen A. Khashab (Towson, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)
INVENTOR(S) Anthony N. Kalloo (Baltimore, Maryland);  David H. Gracias (Baltimore, Maryland);  Florin M. Selaru (Catonsville, Maryland);  Evin Gultepe (Baltimore, Maryland);  Mouen A. Khashab (Towson, Maryland)
ABSTRACT The present invention utilizes tetherless microtools to biopsy tissue. The invention provides a device and method for deployment and retrieval of tetherless microtools. The size of the microtools ensures that tissue damage at a site targeted for biopsy is negligible. As such, large numbers of microtools may be deployed ensuring that a true statistical sampling of biologic tissue is performed.
FILED Thursday, May 03, 2012
APPL NO 14/114741
ART UNIT 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 10/02 (20130101)
A61B 10/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 2017/00345 (20130101)
A61B 2017/00876 (20130101)
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US 09717583 Klueh et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) Cell and Molecular Tissue Engineering, LLC (Avon, Connecticut)
ASSIGNEE(S) Cell and Molecular Tissue Engineering, LLC (Avon, Connecticut)
INVENTOR(S) Ulrike W. Klueh (Avon, Connecticut);  Donald L. Kreutzer (Avon, Connecticut)
ABSTRACT Disclosed herein are medical products with a layer of dehydrated modified basement membrane preparation formed thereon. The basement membrane has been modified before dehydration of remove low molecular weight components. Methods of making and using the products also are disclosed.
FILED Friday, September 12, 2014
APPL NO 14/485313
ART UNIT 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/686 (20130101)
A61B 5/14503 (20130101)
A61B 5/14532 (20130101)

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 2/0063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 29/49888 (20150115)
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US 09717685 Shih et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD)
APPLICANT(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) William M. Shih (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Steven Perrault (Toronto, Canada)
ABSTRACT The invention provides nanoparticles containing a nucleic acid nanostructure, of defined shape and size, linked to a hydrophobic moiety and coated by lipids, compositions comprising the nanoparticles, and methods of producing and methods of using the nanoparticles.
FILED Wednesday, March 13, 2013
APPL NO 14/387645
ART UNIT 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/0019 (20130101)
A61K 9/0024 (20130101)
A61K 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 9/1271 (20130101)
A61K 47/48046 (20130101)
A61K 47/48092 (20130101)
A61K 47/48815 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 5/00 (20130101)
B82Y 40/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/88 (20130101)
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US 09717694 Green et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Jordan Jamieson Green (Nottingham, Maryland);  Aleksander S. Popel (Lutherville, Maryland);  Joel Chaim Sunshine (Pikesville, Maryland);  Ron B. Shmueli (Baltimore, Maryland);  Stephany Yi Tzeng (Baltimore, Maryland);  Kristen Lynn Kozielski (Baltimore, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland)
INVENTOR(S) Jordan Jamieson Green (Nottingham, Maryland);  Aleksander S. Popel (Lutherville, Maryland);  Joel Chaim Sunshine (Pikesville, Maryland);  Ron B. Shmueli (Baltimore, Maryland);  Stephany Yi Tzeng (Baltimore, Maryland);  Kristen Lynn Kozielski (Baltimore, Maryland)
ABSTRACT Polymeric nanoparticles, microparticles, and gels for delivering cargo, e.g., a therapeutic agent, such as a peptide, to a target, e.g., a cell, and their use for treating diseases, including angiogenesis-dependent diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and cancer, are disclosed. Methods for formulating, stabilizing, and administering single peptides or combinations of peptides via polymeric particle and gel delivery systems also are disclosed.
FILED Wednesday, October 12, 2011
APPL NO 13/272042
ART UNIT 1676 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/06 (20130101)
A61K 9/0019 (20130101)
A61K 9/19 (20130101)
A61K 9/5026 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 9/5146 (20130101)
A61K 31/711 (20130101)
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 31/7105 (20130101)
A61K 38/39 (20130101)
A61K 47/34 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 5/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/88 (20130101)
C12N 15/111 (20130101)
C12N 2310/14 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/2982 (20150115)
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US 09717695 Merlin et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
APPLICANT(S) Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia)
ASSIGNEE(S) Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia)
INVENTOR(S) Didier Merlin (Decatur, Georgia);  Bo Xiao (Decatur, Georgia);  Hamed Laroui (Decatur, Georgia)
ABSTRACT The present invention features, inter alia, constructs for the delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents to a patient. The constructs can include a nanoparticle, a targeting agent that specifically binds a targeted tissue or cell, a therapeutic moiety, and a hydrogel. The constructs can be used in the treatment and diagnosis of bowel diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colon cancer. In one embodiment, the therapeutic agent is a nucleic acid that mediates RNA inhibition (RNAi), and the invention is directed to treatments for IBD that combine the positive aspects of such agents {e.g., siRNAs) with the safety of a biodegradable polymeric delivery system to facilitate specific targeting of colonic tissues and cells. As the constructs can be formulated for oral administration, they are well tolerated and offer advantages with regard to patient compliance.
FILED Saturday, May 18, 2013
APPL NO 14/401957
ART UNIT 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0071 (20130101)
A61B 5/4255 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/5036 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 39/3955 (20130101)
A61K 47/482 (20130101)
A61K 47/48215 (20130101)
A61K 47/48507 (20130101)
A61K 47/48915 (20130101)
A61K 49/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/88 (20130101)
C12N 15/111 (20130101)
C12N 15/1136 (20130101)
C12N 2310/14 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)
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US 09717700 Zebala
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
APPLICANT(S) Syntrix Biosystems, Inc. (Auburn, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) Syntrix Biosystems Inc. (Auburn, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) John A. Zebala (Issaquah, Washington)
ABSTRACT There is disclosed a method for treating disorders modulated by at least opiate receptor activity or monoamine activity, including acute and chronic pain, comprising administering a pharmaceutical formulation comprising O-desmethyltramadol. Methods are also provided that are effective for overcoming resistance to tramadol in patients.
FILED Monday, November 23, 2015
APPL NO 14/949434
ART UNIT 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/28 (20130101)
A61K 9/0053 (20130101)
A61K 9/2054 (20130101)
A61K 9/2059 (20130101)
A61K 9/2866 (20130101)
A61K 31/135 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
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US 09717701 Zebala
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
APPLICANT(S) Syntrix Biosystems, Inc. (Auburn, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) Syntrix Biosystems Inc. (Auburn, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) John A. Zebala (Issaquah, Washington)
ABSTRACT Disclosed herein is a composition for oral administration of O-desmethyltramadol that is effective for overcoming resistance to tramadol in patients.
FILED Wednesday, April 06, 2016
APPL NO 15/092533
ART UNIT 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/28 (20130101)
A61K 9/0053 (20130101)
A61K 9/2054 (20130101)
A61K 9/2059 (20130101)
A61K 9/2866 (20130101)
A61K 31/135 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
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US 09717709 Thiele et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) Duke University (Durham, North Carolina);  Chaperone Therapeutics, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina);  CHAPERONE THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Durham, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Dennis J. Thiele (Chapel Hill, North Carolina);  Daniel W. Neef (Durham, North Carolina);  Jose S. Mendoza (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to HSF activating compounds, methods for their discovery, and their research and therapeutic uses, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, mixtures (including both R and S enantiomeric forms and racemic mixtures thereof), and pharmaceutical Formulations thereof. In particular, the present invention provides compounds capable of facilitating HSF1 homotrimerization, and methods of using such compounds as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions associated with irregular HSF1 activity.
FILED Monday, September 19, 2016
APPL NO 15/269584
ART UNIT 1624 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/415 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/415 (20130101)
A61K 31/426 (20130101)
A61K 31/426 (20130101)
A61K 31/4155 (20130101)
A61K 31/4155 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 211/01 (20130101)
C07C 211/29 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 231/38 (20130101)
C07D 231/40 (20130101)
C07D 277/38 (20130101)
C07D 277/42 (20130101)
C07D 277/46 (20130101)
C07D 277/60 (20130101)
C07D 405/14 (20130101)
C07D 409/04 (20130101)
C07D 413/12 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/47 (20130101)
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US 09717722 Orlow et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) New York University (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Seth J. Orlow (New York, New York);  Prashiela Manga (Forest Hills, New York)
ABSTRACT Methods for treating a subject with tyrosinase-positive albinism; agents and compositions thereof for use in treating tyrosinase-positive albinism; and medicaments for treating tyrosinase-positive albinism are described herein. Such methods; agents and compositions thereof; and medicaments relate to chloroquine or rapamycin or compositions thereof and may further relate to nitisinone used in conjunction with the chloroquine or rapamycin or a composition of either of which.
FILED Tuesday, May 13, 2014
APPL NO 14/890696
ART UNIT 1625 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/122 (20130101)
A61K 31/122 (20130101)
A61K 31/436 (20130101)
A61K 31/4706 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/4706 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
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US 09717725 Moss et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
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)
ABSTRACT Embodiments of the invention provide methods of attenuating, e.g., inhibiting or reducing, cellular proliferation and migration, particularly endothelial cell proliferation and migration, including that associated with angiogenesis, as well as attenuating cancerous tumor growth and metastasis, using opioid antagonists, including, but not limited to, those that are peripherally restricted antagonists.
FILED Wednesday, August 21, 2013
APPL NO 13/972129
ART UNIT 1627 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/452 (20130101)
A61K 31/485 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5011 (20130101)
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US 09717727 Kousteni
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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) Stavroula Kousteni (Glen Ridge, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to preventing and treating leukemia and other cancers of the blood and bone, as well as disorders of the blood, by inhibiting gut-derived serotonin. The inhibition of the gut-derived serotonin is accomplished by inhibiting Tph1, an enzyme responsible for the production of gut-derived serotonin. The present invention also relates to preventing and treating leukemia and other cancers of the blood and bone, as well as disorders of the blood, by increasing the number, growth and proliferation of osteoblasts.
FILED Friday, November 16, 2012
APPL NO 14/355355
ART UNIT 1621 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/505 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09717735 Strum et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICANT(S) G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Jay Copeland Strum (Hillsborough, North Carolina);  John Emerson Bisi (Apex, North Carolina);  Patrick Joseph Roberts (Durham, North Carolina);  Ricky D. Gaston (Kalamazoo, Michigan);  Robert C. Gadwood (Portage, Michigan)
ABSTRACT This invention is in the area of tricyclic lactam compounds for and methods of treating selected Rb-positive cancers and other Rb-positive abnormal cellular proliferative disorders while minimizing the deleterious effects on healthy cells, for example healthy Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Progenitor Cells (HSPCs), associated with current treatment modalities. In one aspect, treatment of select Rb-positive cancers is disclosed using specific compounds disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein act as selective cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6) inhibitors when administered to subjects.
FILED Friday, April 17, 2015
APPL NO 14/690180
ART UNIT 1627 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/519 (20130101)
A61K 31/527 (20130101)
A61K 31/5377 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 45/06 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 471/20 (20130101)
C07D 487/14 (20130101)
C07D 487/20 (20130101)
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US 09717742 Parhami et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Farhad Parhami (Los Angeles, California);  Michael E. Jung (Los Angeles, California);  Frank Stappenbeck (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT This invention relates, e.g., to a synthetic compound, Oxy133, having the structure [Formula I] or a bioactive or pharmaceutical composition comprising Oxy133 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods are also disclosed for using the compound or bioactive or pharmaceutical composition to treat a variety of disorders, including e.g. bone disorders, obesity, cardiovascular disorders, and neurological disorders.
FILED Friday, March 15, 2013
APPL NO 14/399121
ART UNIT 1611 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/575 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 35/32 (20130101)
A61K 38/30 (20130101)
A61K 38/1841 (20130101)
A61K 38/1875 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)

Steroids
C07J 9/00 (20130101)
C07J 51/00 (20130101)
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US 09717749 Wilusz et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Jeremy E. Wilusz (Quincy, Massachusetts);  Phillip A. Sharp (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The invention relates in aspects to hybrid RNAs lacking a poly-A tail and nucleic acid vectors for expressing the RNA. The hybrid RNAs in some instances have a 3′ terminal stabilizing triple helical structure. Related methods for expressing said RNAs in vivo and in vitro are also disclosed.
FILED Wednesday, October 16, 2013
APPL NO 14/436228
ART UNIT 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/7088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 31/7105 (20130101)
A61K 48/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/67 (20130101)
C12N 15/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/15 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3519 (20130101)
C12N 2320/52 (20130101)
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US 09717752 Garantziotis et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia);  Duke University (Durham, North Carolina);  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia);  Duke University (Durham, North Carolina);  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Stavros Garantziotis (Chapel Hill, North Carolina);  John W. Hollingsworth (Durham, North Carolina);  Bryan P. Toole (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina);  Jian Liu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT Described herein is the finding that hyaluronan antagonists that inhibit hyaluronan signaling are capable of inhibiting airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). The present disclosure provides a method of preventing or reducing AHR in a subject suffering from or at risk for AHR by administering a hyaluronan antagonist. Also provided is a method of treating an airway disease or disorder in a subject by administering a hyaluronan antagonist. Hyaluronan antagonists include, for example, heparosan and hyaluronan oligosaccharides (oHAs). In some embodiments, the hyaluronan antagonist is administered locally to the airway, such as with an inhaler or nebulizer.
FILED Friday, March 08, 2013
APPL NO 14/398837
ART UNIT 1673 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/008 (20130101)
A61K 9/0075 (20130101)
A61K 9/0078 (20130101)
A61K 31/702 (20130101)
A61K 31/715 (20130101)
A61K 31/726 (20130101)
A61K 31/727 (20130101)
A61K 31/728 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09717758 Pierce et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts);  University of Notre Dame du Lac (Notre Dame, Indiana)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts);  University of Notre Dame du Lac (Notre Dame, Indiana)
INVENTOR(S) Brian G. Pierce (Wayland, Massachusetts);  Zhiping Weng (Wellesley, Massachusetts);  Brian M. Baker (Granger, Indiana)
ABSTRACT High-affinity variants of the DMF5 TCR, and methods of use thereof for the treatment and imaging of cancer in a patient.
FILED Friday, May 16, 2014
APPL NO 14/280308
ART UNIT 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 35/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Peptides
C07K 14/705 (20130101)
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US 09717775 McIntosh et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
APPLICANT(S) J. Michael McIntosh (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Baldomero M. Olivera (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Michael A. Ellison (Boulder, Colorado);  Michelle Vincler (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah)
INVENTOR(S) J. Michael McIntosh (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Baldomero M. Olivera (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Michael A. Ellison (Boulder, Colorado);  Michelle Vincler (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to the use of compounds that block the α9α10 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) for treating pain, such as neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain, and inflammatory disorders, such as arthritis. The present invention also relates to screening compounds to identify analgesic agents that block the α9α10 subtype of the nAChR.
FILED Tuesday, July 17, 2007
APPL NO 12/307953
ART UNIT 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/1767 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/944 (20130101)
G01N 2500/00 (20130101)
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US 09717782 Lewinsohn et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, California);  The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon);  The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) David M. Lewinsohn (Portland, Oregon);  Deborah A. Lewinsohn (Portland, Oregon)
ABSTRACT Methods for producing an immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are disclosed herein. In several examples, the immune response is a protective immune response. In additional embodiments, methods are disclosed for inhibiting an infection with Mtb, preventing an infection with Mtb, or treating an infection with Mtb. Pharmaceutical compositions for the inhibition, prevention and/or treatment of tuberculosis are also disclosed.
FILED Monday, October 17, 2016
APPL NO 15/295875
ART UNIT 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/0021 (20130101)
A61K 38/00 (20130101)
A61K 39/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 39/385 (20130101)
A61K 49/00 (20130101)
A61K 49/0006 (20130101)
A61K 2039/53 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5695 (20130101)
G01N 2333/35 (20130101)
G01N 2469/10 (20130101)
G01N 2800/26 (20130101)
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US 09717783 Chackerian et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Bryce Chackerian (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  David S. Peabody (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Ebenezer Tumban (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT The invention provides immunotherapeutic and prophylactic bacteriophage viral-like particle (VLPs) which are useful in the treatment and prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and related disorders, including cervical cancer and persistent infections associated with HPV. Related compositions (e.g. vaccines), nucleic acid constructs, and therapeutic methods are also provided. VLPs and related compositions of the invention induce high titer antibody responses against HPV L2 and protect against HPV challenge in vivo. VLPs, VLP-containing compositions, and therapeutic methods of the invention induce an immunogenic response against HPV infection, confer immunity against HPV infection, protect against HPV infection, and reduce the likelihood of infection by HPV infection.
FILED Friday, July 19, 2013
APPL NO 13/946562
ART UNIT 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 39/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 2039/58 (20130101)
A61K 2039/5258 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 2710/20034 (20130101)
C12N 2795/18023 (20130101)
C12N 2795/18071 (20130101)
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US 09717804 Chen et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
APPLICANT(S) The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania)
INVENTOR(S) Gong Chen (State College, Pennsylvania);  Lei Zhang (State College, Pennsylvania);  Zheng Wu (State College, Pennsylvania);  Yuchen Chen (State College, Pennsylvania);  Fan Wang (State College, Pennsylvania);  Ziyuan Guo (State College, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT Methods for producing new neurons in the brain in vivo are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include introducing NeuroD1 into a glial cell, particularly into a reactive astrocyte or NG2 cell, thereby “converting” the reactive glial cell to a neuron. Methods of producing a neuronal phenotype in a glial cell are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include expressing exogenous NeuroD1 in the glial cell, wherein expressing exogenous NeuroD1 includes delivering an expression vector, such as a viral expression vector, including a nucleic acid encoding the exogenous NeuroD1 to the glial cell.
FILED Friday, July 19, 2013
APPL NO 14/438765
ART UNIT 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals
A01K 2227/105 (20130101)
A01K 2267/0356 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/1709 (20130101)
A61K 48/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/86 (20130101)
C12N 2740/13043 (20130101)
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US 09717901 Richter et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
APPLICANT(S) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois);  RESONANCE MEDICAL, LLC (Chicago, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois);  RESONANCE MEDICAL, LLC (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Claus-Peter Richter (Skokie, Illinois);  Reagan Roberts (Chicago, Illinois)
ABSTRACT A cochlear implant includes electrodes and a processor for generating frequency-modulated electrical pulse trains in one or more of the electrodes responsive to dividing data representing audio spanning frequency-bands into bins associated with each frequency-band, each bin representing an energy level of the data within the frequency-band within a time-period; associating each frequency-band with a phase probability that starts at an initial phase probability value (PPV), resets to a minimum PPV after generating a pulse, and increases from the minimum PPV to a maximum PPV over a time-period; for each bin, assigning a power probability as a normalized intensity being a number between a minimum power probability and a maximum power probability representing the energy level of the bin, and generating a pulse in an electrode associated with the frequency-band associated with the bin when a random number generated is less than the power probability divided by the phase probability.
FILED Monday, March 06, 2017
APPL NO 15/450607
ART UNIT 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion
CURRENT CPC
Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy
A61N 1/0541 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61N 1/36032 (20130101)
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US 09717946 Lu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S)
INVENTOR(S) Hanbing Lu (Rockville, Maryland);  Yihong Yang (Rockville, Maryland);  Elliot A. Stein (Rockville, Maryland)
ABSTRACT Systems for training an animal, such as a rodent, to maintain its head substantially motionless during an imaging procedure using an imaging and training system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the imaging and training system includes a frame defining an enclosure for enclosing an animal therein during the imaging procedure. The frame includes a head post that is attached to the head of the animal and a treadmill having a plurality of rollers that the animal is in operative contact such that one or more of the plurality of wheels rotate when the animal is in a walking motion and stop rotating when the animal is in a substantially motionless state. This arrangement trains the animal to remain substantially motionless when disposed within an imaging apparatus.
FILED Monday, January 05, 2015
APPL NO 14/589725
ART UNIT 3737 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0555 (20130101)
A61B 6/032 (20130101)
A61B 6/037 (20130101)
A61B 6/0407 (20130101)
A61B 6/508 (20130101)
A61B 2503/40 (20130101)
A61B 2503/42 (20130101)

Apparatus for Physical Training, Gymnastics, Swimming, Climbing, or Fencing; Ball Games; Training Equipment
A63B 22/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A63B 22/0221 (20151001)
A63B 22/0242 (20130101)
A63B 22/0257 (20130101)
A63B 2071/0675 (20130101)
A63B 2208/14 (20130101)
A63B 2213/00 (20130101)
A63B 2220/30 (20130101)
A63B 2220/833 (20130101)
A63B 2225/54 (20130101)
A63B 2230/00 (20130101)
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US 09718713 Calo et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
APPLICANT(S) Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
ASSIGNEE(S) Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
INVENTOR(S) Joseph Calo (Providence, Rhode Island);  Madhavan Lakshmi (Providence, Rhode Island);  Johannes Kirchner (Providence, Rhode Island);  Euan Bain (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
ABSTRACT A system is provided for removing arsenic from water to safe levels at or below the EPA standards. The system is a hybrid spouted vessel/fixed bed filter system that significantly enhances/improves arsenic removal for drinking water using zero-valent iron (ZVI) particles. Movement of the circulating, iron-containing particles in a dense moving bed that forms on the spouted vessel bottom creates an abrasive “self-polishing” action among them that continuously generates colloidal iron corrosion products. This material then circulates with the water in the vessel and is removed and concentrated in a fixed bed filter. The colloidal material captured and immobilized in the filter has been shown to remove arsenic from contaminated water at very rapid rates.
FILED Friday, February 15, 2013
APPL NO 13/768477
ART UNIT 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 15/08 (20130101)
B01D 15/22 (20130101)
B01D 15/26 (20130101)
B01D 15/206 (20130101)
B01D 15/1807 (20130101)
B01D 15/1892 (20130101)
B01D 24/36 (20130101)

Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 20/0229 (20130101)

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 1/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C02F 1/281 (20130101)
C02F 1/683 (20130101)
C02F 1/705 (20130101)
C02F 2101/103 (20130101)
C02F 2303/08 (20130101)
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US 09718760 Lawrence et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Daniel A. Lawrence (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Cory Emal (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Ashley Reinke (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Shih-Hon Li (Ypsilanti, Michigan);  Mark Warnock (Brighton, Michigan);  Gregory Abernathy (Dublin, Ohio)
ABSTRACT The invention relates to plasminogen activator-1 (PAI-1) inhibitor compounds and uses thereof in the treatment of any disease or disorder associated with elevated PAI-1. The invention includes, but is not limited to, the use of such compounds to prevent or reduce thrombosis and fibrosis, to promote thrombolysis, and to modulate lipid metabolism and treat diseases or disorders associated with elevated PAI-1, cholesterol, or lipid levels.
FILED Thursday, October 31, 2013
APPL NO 14/439843
ART UNIT 1626 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 69/84 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07C 233/13 (20130101)
C07C 233/56 (20130101)
C07C 235/34 (20130101)
C07C 235/46 (20130101)
C07C 243/26 (20130101)
C07C 251/76 (20130101)
C07C 259/06 (20130101)
C07C 271/16 (20130101)
C07C 275/64 (20130101)
C07C 311/17 (20130101)
C07C 311/29 (20130101)
C07C 311/48 (20130101)
C07C 311/49 (20130101)
C07C 323/60 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 207/48 (20130101)
C07D 209/08 (20130101)
C07D 209/34 (20130101)
C07D 213/42 (20130101)
C07D 249/08 (20130101)
C07D 261/18 (20130101)
C07D 271/113 (20130101)
C07D 277/34 (20130101)
C07D 417/04 (20130101)
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US 09718778 Zhang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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) Haoming Zhang (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Paul Hollenberg (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ABSTRACT This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to mixed disulfide conjugates of thienopyridine compounds, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment, amelioration, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
FILED Monday, January 06, 2014
APPL NO 14/758736
ART UNIT 1625 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/445 (20130101)
A61K 31/501 (20130101)
A61K 31/501 (20130101)
A61K 31/4525 (20130101)
A61K 31/4525 (20130101)
A61K 31/4545 (20130101)
A61K 31/4545 (20130101)
A61K 38/06 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 47/48023 (20130101)
A61K 47/48038 (20130101)
A61K 47/48061 (20130101)
A61K 47/48246 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 211/72 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07D 401/12 (20130101)
C07D 405/12 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 5/0819 (20130101)
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US 09718784 Thiele et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina);  CHAPERONE THERAPEUTICS, INC (Durham, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina);  CHAPERONE THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Durham, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Dennis J. Thiele (Chapel Hill, North Carolina);  Daniel W. Neef (Durham, North Carolina);  Jose Serafin Mendoza (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to substituted pyrazole compounds, methods for their discovery, and their research and therapeutic uses, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, mixtures (including both R and S enantiomeric forms and racemic mixtures thereof) and pharmaceutical formulations thereof.
FILED Monday, April 18, 2016
APPL NO 15/131938
ART UNIT 1624 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/415 (20130101)
A61K 31/415 (20130101)
A61K 31/426 (20130101)
A61K 31/426 (20130101)
A61K 31/4155 (20130101)
A61K 31/4155 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 211/01 (20130101)
C07C 211/29 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 231/38 (20130101)
C07D 231/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07D 277/38 (20130101)
C07D 277/42 (20130101)
C07D 277/46 (20130101)
C07D 277/60 (20130101)
C07D 405/14 (20130101)
C07D 409/04 (20130101)
C07D 413/12 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/47 (20130101)
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US 09718799 Bondarenko et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
APPLICANT(S) The University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky)
INVENTOR(S) Svitlana P. Bondarenko (Kyiv, Ukraine);  Mykhaylo S. Frasinyuk (Kyiv, Ukraine);  Chunming Liu (Lexington, Kentucky);  David S. Watt (Lexington, Kentucky)
ABSTRACT Isoflavonoids or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof for the treatment of prostate cancer or for the treatment or inhibition of prostate cancer metastasis in a patient in need thereof are disclosed.
FILED Monday, May 09, 2016
APPL NO 15/149940
ART UNIT 1671 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 311/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07D 405/04 (20130101)
C07D 407/04 (20130101)
C07D 493/04 (20130101)
C07D 493/14 (20130101)
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US 09718850 Gin et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) David Gin (New York, New York);  Michelle Adams (New York, New York);  Kai Deng (Guilderland, New York);  Philip Livingston (New York, New York);  Govindaswami Ragupathi (New York, New York);  Eric Chea (Flushing, New York);  Alberto Fernandez-Tejada (New York, New York);  Lars Ulrik Nordstroem (New York, New York);  William Walkowicz (Brooklyn, New York);  Jeffrey Gardner (New York, New York);  Derek Tan (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to triterpene glycoside saponin-derived adjuvants, syntheses thereof, intermediates thereto, and uses thereof. QS-7 is a potent immuno-adjuvant that is significantly less toxic than QS-21, a related saponin that is currently the favored adjuvant in anticancer and antiviral vaccines. Tedious isolation and purification protocols have hindered the clinical development of QS-7. A novel semi-synthetic method is provided wherein a hydrolyzed prosapogenin mixture is used to synthesize QS-7, QS-21, and related analogs, greatly facilitating access to QS-7 and QS-21 analogs for preclinical and clinical evaluation.
FILED Wednesday, September 24, 2014
APPL NO 14/494720
ART UNIT 1673 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/704 (20130101)
A61K 31/7024 (20130101)
A61K 39/385 (20130101)

Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids
C07H 13/08 (20130101)
C07H 15/24 (20130101)
C07H 15/256 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09718858 Cameron et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD)
APPLICANT(S) Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Douglas Ewen Cameron (Boston, Massachusetts);  James J. Collins (Newton Centre, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The methods and compositions described herein relate, in part, to the generation of a synthetic degradation system in E. coli that provides tunable control of the protein level of targeted genes by using components of the Mesoplasma florum tmRNA system. Provided herein are degradation tag variants that permit independent control of both the initial level and inducible degradation rate of attached proteins.
FILED Thursday, March 13, 2014
APPL NO 14/773937
ART UNIT 1675 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Peptides
C07K 5/101 (20130101)
C07K 5/0806 (20130101)
C07K 5/0812 (20130101)
C07K 5/0817 (20130101)
C07K 5/0819 (20130101)
C07K 5/0823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 5/1016 (20130101)
C07K 5/1019 (20130101)
C07K 5/1024 (20130101)
C07K 7/06 (20130101)
C07K 14/30 (20130101)
C07K 2319/95 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/502 (20130101)
G01N 2333/30 (20130101)
G01N 2500/10 (20130101)
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US 09718873 Whittle et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICANT(S) Children's Hospital Boston (Boston, Massachusetts);  Duke University (Durham, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) Duke University (Durham, North Carolina);  Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) James Whittle (Boston, Massachusetts);  Stephen C. Harrison (Brighton, Massachusetts);  Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina);  Hua-Xin Liao (Durham, North Carolina);  M. A. Moody (Durham, North Carolina);  Thomas B. Kepler (Durham, North Carolina);  Aaron G. Schmidt (Boston, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The invention features a novel influenza antibody that specifically binds to influenza hemagglutinin and reduces or inhibits hemagglutinin binding to sialic acid. The invention also provides methods, compositions, and kits featuring the novel antibody and its use in preventing or treating influenza infection.
FILED Monday, February 03, 2014
APPL NO 14/171322
ART UNIT 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 38/02 (20130101)
A61K 47/4853 (20130101)
A61K 51/1006 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 16/1018 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 2299/00 (20130101)
C07K 2317/33 (20130101)
C07K 2317/55 (20130101)
C07K 2317/76 (20130101)
C07K 2317/565 (20130101)
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US 09718878 Lindner et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) Volkhard Lindner (South Portland, Maine);  Ilka Pinz (Limington, Maine);  Julia Patrizia Stohn (Biddeford, Maine)
ASSIGNEE(S) Maine Medical Center (Scarborough, Maine)
INVENTOR(S) Volkhard Lindner (South Portland, Maine);  Ilka Pinz (Limington, Maine);  Julia Patrizia Stohn (Biddeford, Maine)
ABSTRACT The invention provides methods for the treatment of coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and ischemia featuring agents that interfere with the expression or activity of Cthrc1. The invention also provides the use of Cthrc1 peptide as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of acute or chronic cardiac deficiencies. The invention further provides detection and monitoring of Cthrc1 peptide in blood or serum to assess or monitor cardiac function.
FILED Thursday, February 10, 2011
APPL NO 13/578102
ART UNIT 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 38/1709 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/78 (20130101)
C07K 14/4703 (20130101)
C07K 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 2317/34 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/53 (20130101)
G01N 33/68 (20130101)
G01N 33/577 (20130101)
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US 09719067 Snoeck et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Hans-Willem Snoeck (Brooklyn, New York);  Michael Green (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT The invention is directed to in vitro methods of inducing differentiation of anterior foregut endoderm and the enriched populations of anterior foregut endoderm produced by such methods. Such enriched populations are useful for studies of the molecular events that occur during differentiation and for generating cells for cell replacement therapy.
FILED Friday, December 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/959800
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 5/0603 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 5/0607 (20130101)
C12N 5/0617 (20130101)
C12N 5/0688 (20130101)
C12N 2501/15 (20130101)
C12N 2501/16 (20130101)
C12N 2501/40 (20130101)
C12N 2501/41 (20130101)
C12N 2501/115 (20130101)
C12N 2501/117 (20130101)
C12N 2501/119 (20130101)
C12N 2501/155 (20130101)
C12N 2501/385 (20130101)
C12N 2501/415 (20130101)
C12N 2506/02 (20130101)
C12N 2506/03 (20130101)
C12N 2506/45 (20130101)
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US 09719068 Wells et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICANT(S) James M. Wells (Cincinnati, Ohio);  Jason R. Spence (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Aaron M. Zorn (Cincinnati, Ohio);  Noah F. Shroyer (Cincinnati, Ohio)
ASSIGNEE(S) Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio)
INVENTOR(S) James M. Wells (Cincinnati, Ohio);  Jason R. Spence (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Aaron M. Zorn (Cincinnati, Ohio);  Noah F. Shroyer (Cincinnati, Ohio)
ABSTRACT The generation of complex organ tissues from human embryonic and pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) remains a major challenge for translational studies. It is shown that PSCs can be directed to differentiate into intestinal tissue in vitro by modulating the combinatorial activities of several signaling pathways in a step-wise fashion, effectively recapitulating in vivo fetal intestinal development. The resulting intestinal “organoids” were three-dimensional structures consisting of a polarized, columnar epithelium surrounded by mesenchyme that included a smooth muscle-like layer. The epithelium was patterned into crypt-like SOX9-positive proliferative zones and villus-like structures with all of the major functional cell types of the intestine. The culture system is used to demonstrate that expression of NEUROG3, a pro-endocrine transcription factor mutated in enteric anendocrinosis is sufficient to promote differentiation towards the enteroendocrine cell lineage. In conclusion, PSC-derived human intestinal tissue should allow for unprecedented studies of human intestinal development, homeostasis and disease.
FILED Friday, May 06, 2011
APPL NO 13/695887
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 5/0661 (20130101)
C12N 5/0679 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 2501/16 (20130101)
C12N 2501/119 (20130101)
C12N 2501/155 (20130101)
C12N 2501/385 (20130101)
C12N 2501/415 (20130101)
C12N 2502/02 (20130101)
C12N 2502/45 (20130101)
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US 09719069 Planelles et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICANT(S) Vicente Planelles (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Alberto Bosque (Salt Lake City, Utah)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Salt Lake City, Utah)
INVENTOR(S) Vicente Planelles (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Alberto Bosque (Salt Lake City, Utah)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are compositions and methods that relate generally to viruses, and more particularly to the agents and their identification and use of anti-HIV agents which cause latently infected cells to reactivate.
FILED Wednesday, January 27, 2010
APPL NO 12/695075
ART UNIT 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 2740/16052 (20130101)
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US 09719080 Venditti et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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 represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Charles P. Venditti (Potomac, Maryland);  Randy J. Chandler (Washington, District of Columbia)
ABSTRACT Synthetic polynucleotides encoding human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (synMUT) and exhibiting augmented expression in cell culture and/or in a subject are described herein. An adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene therapy vector encoding synMUT under the control of a liver-specific promoter (AAV2/8-HCR-hAAT-synMUT-RBG) successfully rescued the neonatal lethal phenotype displayed by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase-deficient mice, lowered circulating methylmalonic acid levels in the treated animals, and resulted in prolonged hepatic expression of the product of synMUT transgene in vivo, human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MUT).
FILED Friday, March 14, 2014
APPL NO 14/773885
ART UNIT 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 9/90 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Enzymes
C12Y 504/99002 (20130101)
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US 09719084 Shapiro et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia);  The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia);  The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Bruce A. Shapiro (Gaithersburg, Maryland);  Kirill A. Afonin (Charlotte, North Carolina);  Maria L. Kireeva (Gaithersburg, Maryland);  Mikhail Kashlev (Frederick, Maryland);  Luc Jaeger (Goleta, California);  Wade W. Grabow (Shoreline, Washington)
ABSTRACT A method is provided for generating RNA nanoparticles having modified nucleotides and/or having increased nuclease resistance where the RNA nanoparticles are formed cotranscriptionally by T7 RNA polymerase in the presence of manganese ions.
FILED Friday, September 06, 2013
APPL NO 14/426707
ART UNIT 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/111 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 2310/14 (20130101)
C12N 2310/33 (20130101)
C12N 2310/51 (20130101)
C12N 2310/52 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3519 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)
C12N 2330/50 (20130101)

Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture
C12P 19/34 (20130101)
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US 09719085 Tenenbaum et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
APPLICANT(S) The Research Foundation of the University of New York (Albany, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Research Foundation of the University of New York (Albany, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Scott A. Tenenbaum (Selkirk, New York);  Francis J. Doyle, II (Albany, New York);  Ajish George (Timonium, Maryland);  Christopher Zaleski (Huntington, New York)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are RNA constructs which function to activate or inactivate a biological process, e.g., may be designed for attachment to a polypeptide coding region. Such RNA constructs modulate translation of a polypeptide from the coding region in response to the presence of a target polynucleotide in an expression environment. Such RNA constructs include a weakened stem-loop structure which, when bound to the target polynucleotide, assumes stem-loop secondary structure and associates with an RNA binding protein. Association with the RNA binding protein modulates translation of the polypeptide coding region. Such RNA constructs also have three-way junction joining regions 3′ and 5′ of the stem-loop structure.
FILED Wednesday, August 20, 2014
APPL NO 14/464011
ART UNIT 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/111 (20130101)
C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 2310/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/141 (20130101)
C12N 2310/531 (20130101)
C12N 2320/50 (20130101)
C12N 2330/51 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5005 (20130101)
G01N 33/5308 (20130101)
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US 09719086 Olson et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Eric N. Olson (Dallas, Texas);  Eva van Rooij (Utrecht, Netherlands)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to the identification of a microRNA family, designated miR-29a-c, that is a key regulator of fibrosis in cardiac tissue. The inventors show that members of the miR-29 family are down-regulated in the heart tissue in response to stress, and are up-regulated in heart tissue of mice that are resistant to both stress and fibrosis. Also provided are methods of modulating expression and activity of the miR-29 family of miRNAs as a treatment for fibrotic disease, including cardiac hypertrophy, skeletal muscle fibrosis other fibrosis related diseases and collagen loss-related disease.
FILED Thursday, January 08, 2015
APPL NO 14/592686
ART UNIT 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals
A01K 67/0276 (20130101)
A01K 2207/30 (20130101)
A01K 2217/15 (20130101)
A01K 2217/052 (20130101)
A01K 2217/075 (20130101)
A01K 2217/206 (20130101)
A01K 2227/105 (20130101)
A01K 2267/0375 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/07 (20130101)
A61K 31/355 (20130101)
A61K 31/375 (20130101)
A61K 31/712 (20130101)
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 31/7105 (20130101)
A61K 31/7125 (20130101)
A61K 38/2242 (20130101)
A61K 38/2242 (20130101)
A61K 39/3955 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles
A61L 31/08 (20130101)
A61L 31/16 (20130101)
A61L 2300/45 (20130101)
A61L 2300/258 (20130101)
A61L 2420/06 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 9/16 (20130101)
C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 15/8509 (20130101)
C12N 2310/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/141 (20130101)
C12N 2310/315 (20130101)
C12N 2310/321 (20130101)
C12N 2310/321 (20130101)
C12N 2310/346 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3515 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3521 (20130101)
C12N 2320/30 (20130101)
C12N 2320/31 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)
C12N 2330/10 (20130101)
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US 09719087 Olson et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Eric N. Olson (Dallas, Texas);  Eva van Rooij (Utrecht, Netherlands)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to the identification of a microRNA family, designated miR-29a-c, that is a key regulator of fibrosis in cardiac tissue. The inventors show that members of the miR-29 family are down-regulated in the heart tissue in response to stress, and are up-regulated in heart tissue of mice that are resistant to both stress and fibrosis. Also provided are methods of modulating expression and activity of the miR-29 family of miRNAs as a treatment for fibrotic disease, including cardiac hypertrophy, skeletal muscle fibrosis other fibrosis related diseases and collagen loss-related disease.
FILED Thursday, January 08, 2015
APPL NO 14/592699
ART UNIT 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals
A01K 67/0276 (20130101)
A01K 2207/30 (20130101)
A01K 2217/15 (20130101)
A01K 2217/052 (20130101)
A01K 2217/075 (20130101)
A01K 2217/206 (20130101)
A01K 2227/105 (20130101)
A01K 2267/0375 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/07 (20130101)
A61K 31/355 (20130101)
A61K 31/375 (20130101)
A61K 31/712 (20130101)
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 31/7105 (20130101)
A61K 31/7125 (20130101)
A61K 38/2242 (20130101)
A61K 38/2242 (20130101)
A61K 39/3955 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles
A61L 31/08 (20130101)
A61L 31/16 (20130101)
A61L 2300/45 (20130101)
A61L 2300/258 (20130101)
A61L 2420/06 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 9/16 (20130101)
C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 15/8509 (20130101)
C12N 2310/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/141 (20130101)
C12N 2310/315 (20130101)
C12N 2310/321 (20130101)
C12N 2310/321 (20130101)
C12N 2310/346 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3515 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3521 (20130101)
C12N 2320/30 (20130101)
C12N 2320/31 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)
C12N 2330/10 (20130101)
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US 09719088 Olson et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Eric N. Olson (Dallas, Texas);  Eva van Rooij (Utrecht, Netherlands)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to the identification of a microRNA family, designated miR-29a-c, that is a key regulator of fibrosis in cardiac tissue. The inventors show that members of the miR-29 family are down-regulated in the heart tissue in response to stress, and are up-regulated in heart tissue of mice that are resistant to both stress and fibrosis. Also provided are methods of modulating expression and activity of the miR-29 family of miRNAs as a treatment for fibrotic disease, including cardiac hypertrophy, skeletal muscle fibrosis other fibrosis related diseases and collagen loss-related disease.
FILED Thursday, January 08, 2015
APPL NO 14/592737
ART UNIT 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals
A01K 67/0276 (20130101)
A01K 2207/30 (20130101)
A01K 2217/15 (20130101)
A01K 2217/052 (20130101)
A01K 2217/075 (20130101)
A01K 2217/206 (20130101)
A01K 2227/105 (20130101)
A01K 2267/0375 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/07 (20130101)
A61K 31/355 (20130101)
A61K 31/375 (20130101)
A61K 31/712 (20130101)
A61K 31/713 (20130101)
A61K 31/7105 (20130101)
A61K 31/7125 (20130101)
A61K 38/2242 (20130101)
A61K 38/2242 (20130101)
A61K 39/3955 (20130101)
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles
A61L 31/08 (20130101)
A61L 31/16 (20130101)
A61L 2300/45 (20130101)
A61L 2300/258 (20130101)
A61L 2420/06 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 9/16 (20130101)
C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 15/8509 (20130101)
C12N 2310/113 (20130101)
C12N 2310/141 (20130101)
C12N 2310/315 (20130101)
C12N 2310/321 (20130101)
C12N 2310/321 (20130101)
C12N 2310/346 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3515 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3521 (20130101)
C12N 2320/30 (20130101)
C12N 2320/31 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)
C12N 2330/10 (20130101)
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US 09719089 Mirkin et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
APPLICANT(S) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois);  Nathaniel L. Rosi (Chicago, Illinois);  C. Shad Thaxton (Chicago, Illinois);  David A. Giljohann (Chicago, Illinois)
ABSTRACT Materials and methods for regulating gene expression using nanoparticles functionalized with antisense oligonucleotides are provided.
FILED Wednesday, February 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/614111
ART UNIT 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/5115 (20130101)
A61K 31/7088 (20130101)
A61K 47/48861 (20130101)
A61K 47/48884 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 5/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/111 (20130101)
C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 2310/11 (20130101)
C12N 2310/314 (20130101)
C12N 2310/315 (20130101)
C12N 2310/351 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3181 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)
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US 09719127 Lee et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Benhur Lee (Los Angeles, California);  Kelechi Chikere (Los Angeles, California);  Tom Chou (Venice, California)
ABSTRACT The invention pertains to a novel cell line, an HIV tat-rev dependent GFP-Gaussia luciferase Reporter cell line, known henceforth as the GGR cell line, that detects pseudotype and replication competent HIV (cloned or uncloned isolates, in cell media or human serum) rapidly and with high sensitivity. This GGR cell line provides an improved method of characterizing the entry phenotype of HIV envelope genes, and detecting and examining primary HIV samples in the context of laboratory research, clinical trial monitoring, and medical diagnostics. Examples include, but are not limited to, determining the functional HIV viral load, responsiveness to treatment, characterization of viral co-receptor usage (testing for viral co-receptor usage, i.e., CCR5 vs CXCR4, as required prior to prescribing FDA-approved CCR5 inhibitors), and characterization of other viral or drug resistance phenotypic properties to guide treatment.
FILED Friday, March 15, 2013
APPL NO 14/385824
ART UNIT 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 5/0686 (20130101)
C12N 2740/16031 (20130101)
C12N 2840/60 (20130101)

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12Q 1/703 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6897 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 2333/163 (20130101)
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US 09719140 Fan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
APPLICANT(S) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
INVENTOR(S) Hei-Mun Christina Fan (Fremont, California);  Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California)
ABSTRACT Methods and materials for detection of aneuploidy and other chromosomal abnormalities using fetal tissue are disclosed. Results can be obtained rapidly, without cell culture. The method uses digital PCR for amplification and detection of single target sequences, allowing an accurate count of a specific chromosome or chromosomal region. Specific polynucleic acid primers and probes are disclosed for chromosomes 1, 13, 18, 21, X and Y. These polynucleic acid sequences are chosen to be essentially invariant between individuals, so the test is not dependent on sequence differences between fetus and mother.
FILED Monday, November 04, 2013
APPL NO 14/071279
ART UNIT 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6851 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6851 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12Q 2537/157 (20130101)
C12Q 2537/157 (20130101)
C12Q 2545/101 (20130101)
C12Q 2561/113 (20130101)
C12Q 2561/113 (20130101)
C12Q 2565/629 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/16 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/156 (20130101)
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US 09719142 Condeelis et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) John S. Condeelis (Bronx, New York);  Sumanta Goswami (Larchmont, New York);  Frank Gertler (Boston, Massachusetts);  Paola Nistico (Rome, Italy)
ASSIGNEE(S) Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc. (Bronx, New York);  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  IFO-Regina Elena Cancer Institute (Rome, Italy)
INVENTOR(S) John S. Condeelis (Bronx, New York);  Sumanta Goswami (Larchmont, New York);  Frank Gertler (Boston, Massachusetts);  Paola Nistico (Rome, Italy)
ABSTRACT Methods and kits for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of metastatic tumors are provided where the metastatic tumor is characterized by changes in expression of +++, ++ and/or 11a variants of Mena.
FILED Thursday, November 07, 2013
APPL NO 14/074089
ART UNIT 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/713 (20130101)

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12Q 2600/106 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/112 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/136 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5011 (20130101)
G01N 33/57415 (20130101)
G01N 33/57419 (20130101)
G01N 33/57434 (20130101)
G01N 33/57438 (20130101)
G01N 33/57496 (20130101)
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US 09719143 Chinnaiyan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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) Arul M. Chinnaiyan (Plymouth, Michigan);  Scott Tomlins (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Saravana Mohan Dhanasekaran (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ABSTRACT Compositions and methods associated with recurrent MIPOL1-ETV1 genetic rearrangements that are useful for cancer diagnosis and therapy are disclosed.
FILED Wednesday, March 30, 2016
APPL NO 15/084721
ART UNIT 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12Q 2600/118 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/136 (20130101)
C12Q 2600/156 (20130101)
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US 09719981 Cosgrove
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (Omaha, Nebraska)
ASSIGNEE(S) Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (Omaha, Nebraska)
INVENTOR(S) Dominic Cosgrove (Omaha, Nebraska)
ABSTRACT The present invention provides methods of treating Alport syndrome in a subject by the administration of an agent that can block the activation of RAC1/CDC42 members of the rho family of small GTPases. Such agents include, but are not limited to, the endothelin receptor antagonists such as bosentan and letairis and neutralizing antibodies to endothelin-1. Such administration prevents invasion of the glomerular capillary tufts by mesangial lamellipodial/filopodial processes, blocks mesangial process invasion abrogates the deposition of laminin 211 in the GBM, and prevents the activation of maladaptive expression of proteins known to contribute to glomerular disease progression.
FILED Tuesday, December 23, 2014
APPL NO 14/580680
ART UNIT 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 31/505 (20130101)
A61K 31/506 (20130101)
A61K 31/4025 (20130101)
A61K 31/5377 (20130101)
A61K 39/395 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5026 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/5044 (20130101)
G01N 33/6893 (20130101)
G01N 2500/10 (20130101)
G01N 2800/50 (20130101)
G01N 2800/347 (20130101)
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US 09720253 Neitz et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) Jay Neitz (Seattle, Washington);  Maureen Neitz (Seattle, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
INVENTOR(S) Jay Neitz (Seattle, Washington);  Maureen Neitz (Seattle, Washington)
ABSTRACT Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to therapeutic intervention in patients with eye-length-related disorders to prevent, ameliorate, or reverse the effects of the eye-length-related disorders. Embodiments of the present invention include methods for early recognition of patients with eye-length-related disorders, therapeutic methods for inhibiting further degradation of vision in patients with eye-length-eye-length-related disorders, reversing, when possible, eye-length-related disorders, and preventing eye-length-related disorders. Additional embodiments of the present invention are directed to particular devices used in therapeutic intervention in patients with eye-length-related disorders.
FILED Monday, December 21, 2009
APPL NO 13/141161
ART UNIT 2872 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 3/1005 (20130101)
A61B 5/107 (20130101)

Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/0048 (20130101)

Spectacles; Sunglasses or Goggles Insofar as They Have the Same Features as Spectacles; Contact Lenses
G02C 7/02 (20130101)
G02C 7/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02C 7/10 (20130101)
G02C 7/061 (20130101)
G02C 2202/24 (20130101)
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US 09721338 Madabhushi et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) Anant Madabhushi (South Plainfield, New Jersey);  Shannon C. Agner (Highland Park, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) Anant Madabhushi (South Plainfield, New Jersey);  Shannon C. Agner (Highland Park, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT The described invention provides systems and methods for detecting and segmenting a lesion from longitudinal, time series, or multi-parametric imaging by utilizing spectral embedding-based active contour (SEAC). In addition, the described invention further provides systems and methods for registering time series data by utilizing reduced-dimension eigenvectors derived from spectral embedding (SE) of feature scenes (SERg).
FILED Monday, January 09, 2012
APPL NO 13/978919
ART UNIT 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation
CURRENT CPC
Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 7/11 (20170101)
G06T 7/0012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06T 7/32 (20170101)
G06T 7/149 (20170101)
G06T 7/174 (20170101)
G06T 2207/10096 (20130101)
G06T 2207/20116 (20130101)
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US 09721340 Gillies et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
APPLICANT(S) H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida);  The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California);  Stichting Maastricht Radiation Oncology ‘Maastro Clinic’ (Maastricht, Netherlands)
ASSIGNEE(S) H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida)
INVENTOR(S) Robert J. Gillies (Tampa, Florida);  Steven A. Eschrich (Lakeland, Florida);  Robert A. Gatenby (Tampa, Florida);  Philippe Lambin (Bousval-Genappe, Belgium);  Andreas L. A. J. Dekker (Maastricht, Netherlands);  Sandy A. Napel (Menlo Park, California);  Sylvia K. Plevritis (Los Altos Hills, California);  Daniel L. Rubin (Stanford, California)
ABSTRACT An example method for analyzing quantitative information obtained from radiological images includes identifying a ROI or a VOI in a radiological image, segmenting the ROI or the VOI from the radiological image and extracting quantitative features that describe the ROI or the VOI. The method also includes creating a radiological image record including the quantitative features, imaging parameters of the radiological image and clinical parameters and storing the radiological image record in a data structure containing a plurality of radiological image records. In addition, the method includes receiving a request with the patient's radiological image or information related thereto, analyzing the data structure to determine a statistical relationship between the request and the radiological image records and generating a patient report with a diagnosis, a prognosis or a recommended treatment regimen for the patient's disease based on a result of analyzing the data structure.
FILED Wednesday, August 13, 2014
APPL NO 14/912150
ART UNIT 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/055 (20130101)
A61B 5/7271 (20130101)
A61B 6/032 (20130101)
A61B 6/037 (20130101)
A61B 6/463 (20130101)
A61B 6/469 (20130101)
A61B 6/5211 (20130101)
A61B 6/5217 (20130101)

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 19/321 (20130101)

Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers
G06K 9/46 (20130101)

Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 7/11 (20170101)
G06T 7/0012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06T 2207/10116 (20130101)
G06T 2207/30096 (20130101)
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US 09721361 Pal et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
APPLICANT(S) General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York);  The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York);  The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Debashish Pal (Waukesha, Wisconsin);  Evgeny Drapkin (Waukesha, Wisconsin);  Jean-Baptiste Thibault (Waukesha, Wisconsin);  Somesh Srivastava (Waukesha, Wisconsin);  Ryan Thome (Waukesha, Wisconsin);  Madison G. McGaffin (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Jeffrey A. Fessler (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Donghwan Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ABSTRACT A method for iteratively reconstructing an image is provided. The method includes acquiring, with a detector, computed tomography (CT) imaging information. The method also includes generating, with at least one processor, sinogram information from the CT imaging information. Further, the method includes generating, with the at least one processor, image domain information from the CT imaging information. Also, the method includes updating the image using the sinogram information. The method further includes updating the image using the image domain information. Updating the image using the sinogram information and updating the image using the image domain information are performed separately and alternately in an iterative fashion.
FILED Tuesday, June 30, 2015
APPL NO 14/755387
ART UNIT 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 6/032 (20130101)
A61B 6/5205 (20130101)
A61B 6/5258 (20130101)

Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 7/0012 (20130101)
G06T 11/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06T 11/006 (20130101)
G06T 2207/10081 (20130101)
G06T 2211/424 (20130101)
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US RE46493 Lin
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
APPLICANT(S) The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Charles P. Lin (Arlington, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A method of scanning a laser beam across a set of cells includes during a first interval, scanning a laser beam across a set of cells; and during a second interval, deflecting the laser beam away from the set of cells. The first interval is selected to cause microcavitation in at least a portion of the cells from the set of cells.
FILED Thursday, August 29, 2013
APPL NO 14/013917
ART UNIT 3769 — Plants
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 9/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61F 9/00802 (20130101)
A61F 9/00821 (20130101)
A61F 9/00823 (20130101)
A61F 2009/00861 (20130101)
A61F 2009/00863 (20130101)
A61F 2009/00897 (20130101)
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Department of Defense (DOD) 

US 09717440 Abdelghani et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida)
INVENTOR(S) Mohamed Abdelghani (Miami Beach, Florida);  Ranu Jung (Miami Beach, Florida);  James J. Abbas (Scottsdale, Arizona);  Kenneth Horch (Fountain Hill, Arizona)
ABSTRACT Systems and methods for decoding neural and/or electromyographic signals are provided. A system can include at least one single channel decoder. Optionally, the system can include a demixer in operable communication with the single channel decoders. Each single channel decoder can include a filter to attenuate noise and sharpen spikes in the neural and/or electromyographic signals, a detection function to identify spikes, and a demodulator to get a real-time estimate of motor intent.
FILED Monday, May 05, 2014
APPL NO 14/270016
ART UNIT 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/0476 (20130101)
A61B 5/0488 (20130101)
A61B 5/04001 (20130101)
A61B 5/4851 (20130101)
A61B 5/04888 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/7203 (20130101)

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 2/54 (20130101)
A61F 2/72 (20130101)
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US 09718523 Tan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
APPLICANT(S) Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Xiaobo Tan (East Lansing, Michigan);  Feitian Zhang (Greenbelt, Maryland);  Jianxun Wang (Plainsboro, New Jersey);  John Thon (Mason, Michigan)
ABSTRACT A robotic submersible includes a housing having a body and a tail. In another aspect, a pump and a pump tank adjust the buoyancy of a submersible housing. In a further aspect, a first linear actuator controls the pump and/or a buoyancy, and/or a second linear actuator controls a position of a battery and/or adjusts a center of gravity. Another aspect includes a pump and at least one linear actuator that control gliding movements of the housing. In still a further aspect, a motor couples a tail with a body, such that the motor controls the movements of the tail to create a swimming movement. Moreover, an additional aspect provides a controller selectively operating the pump, first actuator, second actuator, and motor to control when swimming and gliding movements occur.
FILED Thursday, October 23, 2014
APPL NO 14/522072
ART UNIT 3669 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
CURRENT CPC
Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers
B63G 8/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B63G 2008/005 (20130101)
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US 09718541 Darrow, Jr. et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Aviation and Missile Center (CCDC AVMC)
APPLICANT(S) Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, Connecticut)
ASSIGNEE(S) SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Stratford, Connecticut)
INVENTOR(S) David A. Darrow, Jr. (Stratford, Connecticut);  Stephen V. Poulin (Milford, Connecticut);  Frank P. D'Anna (Seymour, Connecticut);  Frederick J. Miner (Barkhamsted, Connecticut)
ABSTRACT A swashplate apparatus is provided and includes a first swashplate including outer and inner bodies and an intermediate portion defining a major groove between the outer and inner bodies, a second swashplate disposable in the major groove to be rotatable relative to the first swashplate, the second swashplate including an interior facing surface radially separated from the inner body to define a minor groove and defining a recess in which the rod end is disposable, a connector disposable in the recess to pivotably couple the rod end to the second swashplate and a plate element disposable in the minor groove and affixable to the interior facing surface of the second swashplate and the connector.
FILED Monday, June 23, 2014
APPL NO 14/914583
ART UNIT 3658 — Material and Article Handling
CURRENT CPC
Aeroplanes; Helicopters
B64C 27/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B64C 27/605 (20130101)
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US 09718858 Cameron et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD)
APPLICANT(S) Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Douglas Ewen Cameron (Boston, Massachusetts);  James J. Collins (Newton Centre, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The methods and compositions described herein relate, in part, to the generation of a synthetic degradation system in E. coli that provides tunable control of the protein level of targeted genes by using components of the Mesoplasma florum tmRNA system. Provided herein are degradation tag variants that permit independent control of both the initial level and inducible degradation rate of attached proteins.
FILED Thursday, March 13, 2014
APPL NO 14/773937
ART UNIT 1675 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Peptides
C07K 5/101 (20130101)
C07K 5/0806 (20130101)
C07K 5/0812 (20130101)
C07K 5/0817 (20130101)
C07K 5/0819 (20130101)
C07K 5/0823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07K 5/1016 (20130101)
C07K 5/1019 (20130101)
C07K 5/1024 (20130101)
C07K 7/06 (20130101)
C07K 14/30 (20130101)
C07K 2319/95 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/502 (20130101)
G01N 2333/30 (20130101)
G01N 2500/10 (20130101)
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US 09719082 Li et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Bing Li (Clifton Park, New York);  Gregory Andrew Grossmann (Halfmoon, New York);  David Roger Moore (Rexford, New York)
ABSTRACT A solid substrate for biological sample storage under dry-state and elution of biomolecules is provided. The dry, solid substrate comprises a surface modified with a plurality of hydrophilic groups; and the substrate is comprised of one or more protein denaturing agents impregnated therein under a substantially dry state. A method for elution of biomolecules from biological samples is also provided. The compositions disclosed herein provide for enhanced elution and recovery of biomolecules, such as nucleic acids, from the sample. The sample is disposed on a substrate, dried to a substantially dry state; eluted from the biological sample dried on the substrate by rehydrating the substrate in an elution buffer.
FILED Thursday, October 31, 2013
APPL NO 14/068532
ART UNIT 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/1006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09719089 Mirkin et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
APPLICANT(S) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois);  Nathaniel L. Rosi (Chicago, Illinois);  C. Shad Thaxton (Chicago, Illinois);  David A. Giljohann (Chicago, Illinois)
ABSTRACT Materials and methods for regulating gene expression using nanoparticles functionalized with antisense oligonucleotides are provided.
FILED Wednesday, February 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/614111
ART UNIT 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/5115 (20130101)
A61K 31/7088 (20130101)
A61K 47/48861 (20130101)
A61K 47/48884 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 5/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/111 (20130101)
C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 2310/11 (20130101)
C12N 2310/314 (20130101)
C12N 2310/315 (20130101)
C12N 2310/351 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3181 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)
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US 09719106 Wilson et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
APPLICANT(S) The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
INVENTOR(S) James M. Wilson (Glen Mills, Pennsylvania);  Anna Tretiakova (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT Described herein are synonymously altered gene sequences which express protein in differing levels within secretory as compared to non-secretory target tissue. An expression cassette comprising an open reading frame (ORF) for a protein under the control of regulatory sequences which direct expression of the product in cell, which ORF has been modified to preferentially increase expression levels in a selected tissue, wherein the modified ORF is characterized by a triplet frequency of any one of Tables 3-12, 16 or 17.
FILED Tuesday, April 29, 2014
APPL NO 14/787622
ART UNIT 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 48/0058 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/85 (20130101)
C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 2750/14143 (20130101)
C12N 2800/22 (20130101)
C12N 2830/008 (20130101)
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US 09719168 Painter
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Chris Painter (Dublin, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) BEI SENSORS and SYSTEMS COMPANY, INC. (Moorpark, California)
INVENTOR(S) Chris Painter (Dublin, California)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are devices, materials, systems, and methods, including a device that includes one or more structural components, at least one of the one or more structural components comprising substantially HfO2—TiO2 material. Also disclosed is a hemispherical resonator that includes a hemisphere including one or more structural components with at least one of the one or more structural components comprising substantially HfO2—TiO2 material, a forcer electrode configured to apply an electrical force on the hemisphere to cause the hemisphere to oscillate, and one or more sensor electrodes disposed in proximity to the hemisphere and configured to sense an orientation of a vibration pattern of the hemispherical resonator gyroscope.
FILED Tuesday, October 13, 2015
APPL NO 14/882006
ART UNIT 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
CURRENT CPC
Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General
C23C 16/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C23C 16/405 (20130101)
C23C 28/042 (20130101)
C23C 28/42 (20130101)

Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry
G01C 19/5691 (20130101)
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US 09719178 DiMascio et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Felice DiMascio (Rock Hill, Connecticut);  Heather D. Willauer (Fairfax Station, Virginia);  Dennis R. Hardy (California, Maryland);  Frederick Williams (Accokeek, Maryland);  M. Kathleen Lewis (Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Felice DiMascio (Rock Hill, Connecticut);  Heather D. Willauer (Fairfax Station, Virginia);  Dennis R. Hardy (California, Maryland);  Frederick Williams (Accokeek, Maryland);  M. Kathleen Lewis (Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT An electrochemical cell for the continuous acidification of alkaline water sources and recovery of carbon dioxide with simultaneous continuous hydrogen gas production having a center compartment, an electrolyte-free anode compartment having a mesh anode in direct contact with an ion permeable membrane, an endblock in direct contact with the anode where the endblock provides a gas escape route behind the anode, an electrolyte-free cathode compartment having a mesh cathode in direct contact with an ion permeable membrane, and an endblock in direct contact with the cathode where the endblock provides a gas escape route behind the cathode. Current applied to the electrochemical cell for generating hydrogen gas also lowers the pH of the alkaline water to produce carbon dioxide with no additional current or power. Also disclosed is the related method for continuously acidifying alkaline water sources and recovering carbon dioxide with continuous hydrogen gas production.
FILED Friday, February 28, 2014
APPL NO 14/193281
ART UNIT 1756 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
CURRENT CPC
Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof;
C01B 31/20 (20130101)

Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 2001/46185 (20130101)
C02F 2201/46115 (20130101)

Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor
C25B 1/00 (20130101)
C25B 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C25B 9/10 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/366 (20130101)
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US 09719362 Rana et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
APPLICANT(S) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morristown, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) Rajiv Rana (Tempe, Arizona);  Ardeshir Riahi (Scottsdale, Arizona);  Bradley Reed Tucker (Chandler, Arizona);  David Chou (Phoenix, Arizona)
ABSTRACT A turbine nozzle assembly includes an inner circumferential support platform, an outer circumferential support platform, and a plurality of airfoil vanes disposed between the inner circumferential support platform and the outer circumferential support platform. The turbine nozzle assembly further includes a plurality of impingement plates disposed along a radially outer surface of the outer circumferential support platform or a radially inner surface of the inner circumferential support platform, and a plurality of gap-maintaining features disposed between the plurality of outer or inner circumferential support platforms and the plurality of impingement plates. Each gap-maintaining feature of the plurality of gap-maintaining features is provided at a height such that a cooling air flow space is maintained between the plurality of outer or inner circumferential support platforms and the plurality of impingement plates.
FILED Wednesday, April 24, 2013
APPL NO 13/869085
ART UNIT 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
CURRENT CPC
Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines
F01D 5/187 (20130101)
F01D 9/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants
F05D 2260/201 (20130101)
F05D 2260/202 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
Y02T 50/676 (20130101)
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US 09719370 Loffredo
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
APPLICANT(S) Constantino V. Loffredo (Newington, Connecticut)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Hartford, Connecticut)
INVENTOR(S) Constantino V. Loffredo (Newington, Connecticut)
ABSTRACT A linkage system includes a pivot bias assembly at each pivot which removes internal clearances and resultant vibratory wear. The pivot bias assembly includes a cavity which defines an axis transverse to the pivot axis. A spring biased piston is located therein to provide a radial load toward the rotation pivot to close radial clearances. The spring loaded piston reduces all the radial internal clearances to zero to reduce vibratory wear created by engine vibratory inputs. An assembly flat is positioned such that the component is assembled in a non-operating angular position such that the spring biased piston is under minimal or no load then the component is rotated into operating position so as to preload the spring biased piston.
FILED Friday, March 30, 2007
APPL NO 11/693871
ART UNIT 3658 — Material and Article Handling
CURRENT CPC
Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines
F01D 17/105 (20130101)
F01D 17/141 (20130101)
F01D 25/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants
F02C 9/18 (20130101)

Jet-propulsion Plants
F02K 1/822 (20130101)
F02K 3/075 (20130101)

Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants
F05D 2220/36 (20130101)
F05D 2260/52 (20130101)
F05D 2260/56 (20130101)
F05D 2260/96 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
Y02T 50/675 (20130101)
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US 09719534 Shevchenko et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
APPLICANT(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Yanina Shevchenko (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts);  Adam Stokes (West Linton, United Kingdom);  Gabrielle Compton (Welling, Oklahoma)
ABSTRACT A modular pneumatic robotic actuator, including a first elongated hollow structure and a second elongated hollow structure connected to each other at a moveable joint; an inflatable bladder comprised of an elastomeric material disposed at the joint and immobilized between the first and second hollow structures, wherein the inflatable bladder inflates preferentially away from the joint; and a restraining membrane comprised of an elastomeric material disposed over the bladder and connecting the first and second hollow structures, wherein the restraining membrane is relaxed when the bladder is deflated.
FILED Friday, June 26, 2015
APPL NO 14/752558
ART UNIT 3618 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Motor Vehicles; Trailers
B62D 57/032 (20130101)

Systems Acting by Means of Fluids in General; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g Servomotors; Details of Fluid-pressure Systems, Not Otherwise Provided for
F15B 15/103 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09719548 Sprik et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Emily Anne Sprik (Springfield, Pennsylvania);  Matthew W. Benes (Harleysville, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT Apparatus and method for applying pre-molded seal caps to fasteners. The apparatus includes an installation tool and a disposable cap holding fixture. The installation tool includes a body and a handle. A plunger can pass through the body and handle. A disposable cap holding fixture can be connected to an end of the body of the installation tool. The disposable cap holding fixture can grip a surface of a pre-molded seal cap. The pre-molded seal cap can then be placed on a fastener and the disposable cap holding fixture can be rotated to rotate the cap to cover the fastener with uncured sealant in the cap. The body and handle can be rotated by an operator or the body can rotate about the handle and actuation of the plunger can cause the body and the cap holding fixture to rotate. The plunger can then dislodge the cap from the fixture.
FILED Tuesday, January 20, 2015
APPL NO 14/600088
ART UNIT 3727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Tools or Bench Devices Not Otherwise Provided For, for Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging or Holding
B25B 11/007 (20130101)

Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing
F16B 33/004 (20130101)
F16B 37/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09719678 Gamezo et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Vadim N. Gamezo (Fairfax, Virginia);  Elaine S. Oran (Falls Church, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Vadim N. Gamezo (Fairfax, Virginia);  Elaine S. Oran (Falls Church, Virginia)
ABSTRACT The detonation propagation in a channel geometry which suppresses detonation propagation in one direction, allows it in another direction, and does not create flow restrictions in the channel. The geometry consists of a series of divergent sections separated by wedges that form a sawtooth shape. The detonation fails to propagate through this geometry in one direction because the detonation front is weakened by diffraction, and reignition centers are isolated from the main channel. In an opposite direction, convergent parts of the geometry support the detonation propagation, because subsequent shock collisions with oblique walls that form convergent sections create powerful transverse waves. These powerful transverse waves help the detonation propagation or reignite it.
FILED Thursday, September 22, 2011
APPL NO 13/241009
ART UNIT 3749 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Burners
F23D 14/82 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09719930 Meinhart et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Chemical and Transport Systems (CTS)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
INVENTOR(S) Carl D. Meinhart (Santa Barbara, California);  Brian Piorek (Santa Barbara, California);  Seung Joon Lee (Santa Barbara, California);  Martin Moskovits (Santa Barbara, California);  Sanjoy Banerjee (Santa Barbara, California);  Juan Santiago (Stanford, California)
ABSTRACT Provided are methods, devices and systems that utilize free-surface fluidics and SERS for analyte detection with high sensitivity and specificity. The molecules can be airborne agents, including but not limited to explosives, narcotics, hazardous chemicals, or other chemical species. The free-surface fluidic architecture is created using an open microchannel, and exhibits a large surface to volume ratio. The free-surface fluidic interface can filter interferent molecules, while concentrating airborne analyte molecules. The microchannel flow enables controlled aggregation of SERS-active probe particles in the flow, thereby enhancing the detector's sensitivity.
FILED Friday, July 31, 2015
APPL NO 14/814771
ART UNIT 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 21/05 (20130101)
G01N 21/0332 (20130101)
G01N 21/658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/0057 (20130101)
G01N 2021/0346 (20130101)
G01N 2201/1087 (20130101)
G01N 2201/06113 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests
Y10S 977/902 (20130101)
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US 09719982 Parker et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Kevin Kit Parker (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Adam W. Feinberg (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania);  Patrick W. Alford (Minneapolis, Minnesota);  Anna Grosberg (Irvine, California);  Mark Daniel Brigham (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Josue A. Goss (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT The present invention provides high throughput assays for identifying compounds that modulate a contractile function, as well as devices suitable for use in these assays.
FILED Tuesday, March 10, 2015
APPL NO 14/642906
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 1/025 (20130101)

Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries
C40B 30/06 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5032 (20130101)
G01N 33/5061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/5088 (20130101)
G01N 2500/10 (20130101)
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US 09719985 Witten
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
APPLICANT(S) Mark L. Witten (Tucson, Arizona)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona)
INVENTOR(S) Mark L. Witten (Tucson, Arizona)
ABSTRACT A method uses an Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) surfactant based bio film that reacts with a material in a known manner, and a device that utilizes such a biofilm, to detect material of interest is provided. The principles of the present invention are particularly useful in detecting/measuring a material.
FILED Monday, August 02, 2010
APPL NO 13/388656
ART UNIT 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/521 (20130101)
G01N 33/569 (20130101)
G01N 33/5308 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 436/19 (20150115)
Y10T 436/182 (20150115)
Y10T 436/214 (20150115)
Y10T 436/163333 (20150115)
Y10T 436/177692 (20150115)
Y10T 436/200833 (20150115)
Y10T 436/204998 (20150115)
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US 09720000 Ponniah et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc (HJF)
APPLICANT(S) The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland)
INVENTOR(S) Sathibalan Ponniah (Columbia, Maryland);  George E Peoples (San Antonio, Texas);  Catherine E Storrer (Columbia, Maryland);  Michael Flora (Mt. Airy, Maryland)
ABSTRACT This invention relates generally to identifying peptide sequences involved in antibody binding to any protein for synthesis of vaccine treatments. This novel method allows for a more manageable vaccine peptide discovery and specific generation of unique immunogenic peptides from self-tumor associated proteins and/or foreign proteins from infectious organisms for specific and/or enhanced expression only in the presence of the antibody.
FILED Friday, May 15, 2015
APPL NO 14/713721
ART UNIT 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 39/0011 (20130101)
A61K 39/39558 (20130101)
A61K 39/39558 (20130101)
A61K 2300/00 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 16/32 (20130101)

Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries
C40B 30/02 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/564 (20130101)
G01N 33/574 (20130101)
G01N 33/577 (20130101)
G01N 33/5011 (20130101)
G01N 33/6803 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/6845 (20130101)
G01N 2500/00 (20130101)
G01N 2500/04 (20130101)
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US 09720026 Athan
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
APPLICANT(S) DEFENSE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (Pinellas Park, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) Defense Electronics Corporation (Pinellas Park, Florida)
INVENTOR(S) Stephan P. Athan (Tampa, Florida)
ABSTRACT Methods, apparatus, and integrated circuits that provide radiation hardening through chip level integrated recovery are provided. The apparatus may include first and second circuits within a partition of an integrated circuit having isolated grounds and a state machine configured to monitor current leakage of the first circuit while the first circuit is powered on and to power on the second circuit and power off the first circuit when the monitored first circuit current leakage exceeds a first current leakage threshold. The method may include powering a first circuit of a partition within an integrated circuit, monitoring current leakage of the first circuit while the first circuit is powered on and the second circuit is powered off, storing values representing a current leakage signature over an operating range of the first circuit, and powering off the first circuit and powering on the second circuit when the monitored first circuit current leakage exceeds a corresponding first current leakage threshold with the stored values.
FILED Thursday, August 04, 2016
APPL NO 15/228172
ART UNIT 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 31/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09720042 Chiu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
Space Systems Command (SSC)
APPLICANT(S) The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Robert Conder Chiu (Redondo Beach, California);  Robert Emerson Bolton (Rancho Palos Verdes, California);  Payman Behboudikha (Tarzana, California);  Philip Stewart Jaque (Rancho Palos Verdes, California)
ABSTRACT According to an embodiment, a testing system for a satellite payload includes a built-in testing component configured at a satellite, the built-in testing component comprising a built-in testing component input and a built-in testing component output, and a payload component configured at the satellite, the payload component comprising a payload component input communicatively connected to the built-in testing component output and a payload component output communicatively connected to the built-in testing component input, wherein the built-in testing component is configured to transmit a digital test signal from the built-in testing component output to the payload component input and receive a digital output signal at the built-in testing component input from the payload component output.
FILED Wednesday, May 21, 2014
APPL NO 14/283950
ART UNIT 2117 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems
CURRENT CPC
Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor
B64G 1/00 (20130101)

Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 31/3187 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 11/27 (20130101)
G06F 11/263 (20130101)
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US 09720067 Walsworth et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Ronald L. Walsworth (Newton, Massachusetts);  Nir Bar-Gill (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Chinmay Belthangady (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Linh My Pham (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Ronald L. Walsworth (Newton, Massachusetts);  Nir Bar-Gill (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Chinmay Belthangady (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Linh My Pham (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A solid state electronic spin system contains electronic spins disposed within a solid state lattice and coupled to an electronic spin bath and a nuclear spin bath, where the electronic spin bath composed of electronic spin impurities and the nuclear spin bath composed of nuclear spin impurities. The concentration of nuclear spin impurities in the nuclear spin bath is controlled to a value chosen so as to allow the nuclear spin impurities to effect a suppression of spin fluctuations and spin decoherence caused by the electronic spin bath. Sensing devices such as magnetic field detectors can exploit such a spin bath suppression effect, by applying optical radiation to the electronic spins for initialization and readout, and applying RF pulses to dynamically decouple the electronic spins from the electronic spin bath and the nuclear spin bath.
FILED Friday, November 30, 2012
APPL NO 14/361626
ART UNIT 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 33/24 (20130101)
G01R 33/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01R 33/60 (20130101)
G01R 33/1284 (20130101)
G01R 33/4616 (20130101)
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US 09720105 Nagarkar et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)
APPLICANT(S) Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (Watertown, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (Watertown, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Vivek V. Nagarkar (Weston, Massachusetts);  Harish B. Bhandari (Brookline, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT Strontium halide scintillators, calcium halide scintillators, cerium halide scintillators, cesium barium halide scintillators, and related devices and methods are provided.
FILED Monday, December 22, 2014
APPL NO 14/579922
ART UNIT 2884 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General
C23C 14/24 (20130101)
C23C 14/243 (20130101)
C23C 14/0694 (20130101)

Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation
G01T 1/2023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09720112 Huston et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Alan L. Huston (Aldie, Virginia);  Brian L. Justus (Springfield, Virginia);  Alan L. Justus (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT A device having: a scintillator material, an optically transparent element containing a glass or polymer and gadolinium oxide, and one or more photomultiplier tubes adjacent to the scintillator material. The optically transparent element is surrounded by the scintillator material.
FILED Friday, December 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/958953
ART UNIT 2884 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation
G01T 1/20 (20130101)
G01T 1/2033 (20130101)
G01T 3/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09720184 Benner et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
National Security Agency (NSA)
Maryland Procurement Office (MPO)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Alan F. Benner (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Mark A. Brandon (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Michael J. Ellsworth (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Eric J. McKeever (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Thong N. Nguyen (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Edward J. Seminaro (Milton, New York)
ABSTRACT Aspects of the present invention include an optical fiber connector for connecting optical fibers. The optical fiber connector includes a ferrule coupled to one or more optical fiber ribbons. The optical fiber connector includes a connector housing coupled with a radius controlled ribbon bending housing. The connector housing surrounds the ferrule on at least four sides, and the one or more optical fiber ribbons coupled to the ferrule are within the connector housing. The optical fiber connector includes a strain relief clamp coupled with the radius controlled ribbon bending housing.
FILED Wednesday, February 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/613998
ART UNIT 2883 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 6/3821 (20130101)
G02B 6/3825 (20130101)
G02B 6/3829 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02B 6/3885 (20130101)
G02B 6/3887 (20130101)
G02B 6/4292 (20130101)
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US 09720318 Daniele et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
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) Michael A. Daniele (Raleigh, North Carolina);  Jonathan D. Yuen (Washington, District of Columbia)
ABSTRACT A masked etching process can prepare patterned nanocellulose for use in conformal electronics such as electrodermal structures might be adhered to human skin.
FILED Friday, November 25, 2016
APPL NO 15/361171
ART UNIT 1716 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/6801 (20130101)

Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof
C08B 1/00 (20130101)

Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture
C12P 19/04 (20130101)

Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor;
G03F 7/0002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09720902 Nagarajan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York);  Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas);  The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Meenakshi Nagarajan (San Jose, California);  William Scott Spangler (San Martin, California);  Benjamin J. Bachman (Houston, Texas);  Lawrence A. Donehower (Houston, Texas);  Olivier Lichtarge (Houston, Texas);  Sam J. Regenbogen (Houston, Texas);  Angela D. Wilkins (Houston, Texas);  Curtis R. Pickering (Houston, Texas)
ABSTRACT A new information in a language and relating to a subject matter domain is parsed into a constituent set of complete grammatical constructs. In a subset of the complete grammatical constructs, a set of linguistic styles of the language is identified according to a subset of a set of word-style associations related to the language and independent of the subject matter domain. A first weight is assigned to a first linguistic style and a second weight to a second linguistic style from the set of linguistic styles. A first intention information is mapped to the first style using a first style-intention rule, and a second intention information to the second style using a second style-intention rule. A complete grammatical construct in the subset is tagged with the first intention information responsive to a weight associated with the first intention information exceeding an intention selection threshold.
FILED Wednesday, March 16, 2016
APPL NO 15/071743
ART UNIT 2674 — Facsimile; Printer; Color; halftone; Scanner; Computer Graphic Processing; 3-D Animation; Display Color; Attributes; Object Processing; Hardware and Memory
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/274 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 17/277 (20130101)
G06F 17/2705 (20130101)
G06F 17/2775 (20130101)
G06F 17/30616 (20130101)
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US 09720975 Zaman et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
APPLICANT(S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Tauhid Rashed Zaman (Brookline, Massachusetts);  Devavrat D. Shah (Newton, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT An engine and method for tracking the influence of an entity operating within a social network are presented. A query containing social network content is received. A database for entries referencing the social network content is searched, and interactions between an entity participating within the social network and the social network content are identified. A dynamic interaction network (DIN) of a plurality of the entities is identified and a dynamic influence score for an entity in the query specific DIN is calculated.
FILED Wednesday, January 30, 2013
APPL NO 13/754320
ART UNIT 2152 — Data Bases & File Management
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/3053 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 17/30867 (20130101)
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US 09721011 Abeloe et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC)
APPLICANT(S) INTEGRITY APPLICATIONS INCORPORATED (Carlsbad, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Integrity Applications Incorporated (Carlsbad, California)
INVENTOR(S) Kenneth A. Abeloe (Carlsbad, California);  Dennis Hsu (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT Systems and methods for full motion video search are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving one or more search terms. The search terms include one or more of a characterization of the amount of man-made features in a video image and a characterization of the amount of natural features in the video image. The method further includes searching a full motion video database based on the one or more search terms.
FILED Monday, July 13, 2015
APPL NO 14/798207
ART UNIT 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/3082 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 17/30073 (20130101)
G06F 17/30784 (20130101)
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US 09721332 Cruz-Albrecht et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California)
INVENTOR(S) Jose Cruz-Albrecht (Oak Park, California);  Michael W. Yung (Los Angeles, California);  Narayan Srinivasa (Oak Park, California)
ABSTRACT A convolution circuit includes: a plurality of input oscillators, each configured to: receive a corresponding analog input signal of a plurality of analog input signals; and output a corresponding spiking signal of a plurality of spiking signals, the corresponding spiking signal having a spiking rate in accordance with a magnitude of the corresponding analog input signal; a plurality of 1-bit DACs, each of the 1-bit DACs being configured to: receive the corresponding spiking signal of the plurality of spiking signals from a corresponding one of the input oscillators; and receive a corresponding weight of a convolution kernel comprising a plurality of weights; output a corresponding weighted output of a plurality of weighted outputs in accordance with the corresponding spiking signal and the corresponding weight; and an output oscillator configured to generate an output spike signal in accordance with the plurality of weighted outputs from the plurality of 1-bit DACs.
FILED Friday, February 12, 2016
APPL NO 15/043478
ART UNIT 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation
CURRENT CPC
Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 5/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09721352 Yakimenko et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Oleg A. Yakimenko (Seaside, California);  Mathias N. Kolsch (Carmel, California);  Ryan J. Decker (Hoboken, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT Systems and methods are provided to quantify the pitching and yawing motion of a projectile during ballistic flight using two camera/tracker video systems. Image processing tools are used to segment the shape of the projectile in each frame of a launch video, which allows the location and observed pitch angle to be calculated with sub-pixel accuracy. Subsequent automated analysis uses the history of the projectile location and the pitching behavior to calculate estimates for the epicyclic motion, as well as other ballistic parameters such as aeroballistic coefficients. Using two cameras located at different orthographic views of the line-of-fire (LOF) allows the pitching and yawing motion history of the projectile to be calculated in three dimensions (3D). In addition, input of the camera locations, cannon trunnion location, and the cannon pointing direction allows for automatic correction for camera misalignment.
FILED Thursday, November 19, 2015
APPL NO 14/945781
ART UNIT 2484 — Recording and Compression
CURRENT CPC
Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 7/0085 (20130101)
G06T 7/0097 (20130101)
G06T 7/2033 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06T 2207/10016 (20130101)
G06T 2207/10024 (20130101)
G06T 2207/30241 (20130101)

Pictorial Communication, e.g Television
H04N 1/40012 (20130101)
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US 09721373 Marsella
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
APPLICANT(S) Stacy Marsella (Playa del Rey, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles, California)
INVENTOR(S) Stacy Marsella (Playa del Rey, California)
ABSTRACT Programs for creating a set of behaviors for lip sync movements and nonverbal communication may include analyzing a character's speaking behavior through the use of acoustic, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic, and rhetorical analyses of the utterance. For example, a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium may contain a program of instructions that cause a computer system running the program of instructions to: receive a text specifying words to be spoken by a virtual character; extract metaphoric elements, discourse elements, or both from the text; generate one or more mental state indicators based on the metaphoric elements, the discourse elements, or both; map each of the one or more mental state indicators to a behavior that the virtual character should display with nonverbal movements that convey the mental state indicators; and generate a set of instructions for the nonverbal movements based on the behaviors.
FILED Thursday, March 13, 2014
APPL NO 14/209473
ART UNIT 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory
CURRENT CPC
Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 13/00 (20130101)
G06T 13/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06T 13/205 (20130101)
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US 09721559 Cui et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Xiaodong Cui (White Plains, New York);  Vaibhava Goel (Chappaqua, New York);  Brian E. D. Kingsbury (Cortlandt Manor, New York)
ABSTRACT A method of augmenting training data includes converting a feature sequence of a source speaker determined from a plurality of utterances within a transcript to a feature sequence of a target speaker under the same transcript, training a speaker-dependent acoustic model for the target speaker for corresponding speaker-specific acoustic characteristics, estimating a mapping function between the feature sequence of the source speaker and the speaker-dependent acoustic model of the target speaker, and mapping each utterance from each speaker in a training set using the mapping function to multiple selected target speakers in the training set.
FILED Friday, April 17, 2015
APPL NO 14/689730
ART UNIT 2676 — 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
Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding
G10L 15/02 (20130101)
G10L 15/16 (20130101)
G10L 15/063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09721751 English
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (Palo Alto, California)
INVENTOR(S) Timothy Stephen English (Derwood, Maryland)
ABSTRACT A method for preparing plan-view transmission electron microscopy specimens is disclosed. The method employs isotropic vapor-phase etching in conjunction with one or more integrated etch-stop layers that give rise to a support membrane having a well-controlled, substantially uniform thickness. In some embodiments, the support membrane comprises an etch-stop layer that is formed using a high-precision formation process, such as atomic-layer deposition, oxidation, and the like. As a result, formation of the support membrane does not require additional processes, such as mechanical polishing or ion milling, to achieve its desired thickness. The method enables reduced specimen-preparation time, as well as simultaneous preparation of multiple specimens having large, uniformly thick areas for imaging.
FILED Friday, August 21, 2015
APPL NO 14/832179
ART UNIT 2881 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General
C23C 16/50 (20130101)
C23C 16/45525 (20130101)

Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps
H01J 37/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01J 2237/2602 (20130101)
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US 09721825 Marrs et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
U.S. State Government
State of Arizona
APPLICANT(S) Michael A. Marrs (Phoenix, Arizona);  Emmett M. Howard (Tempe, Arizona);  Douglas E. Loy (Chandler, Arizona);  Nicholas Munizza (Gilbert, Arizona)
ASSIGNEE(S) ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, A BODY CORPORATE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Arizona)
INVENTOR(S) Michael A. Marrs (Phoenix, Arizona);  Emmett M. Howard (Tempe, Arizona);  Douglas E. Loy (Chandler, Arizona);  Nicholas Munizza (Gilbert, Arizona)
ABSTRACT Some embodiments include a method. The method can include providing a carrier substrate having an edge. Further, the method can include providing a cross-linking adhesive, and providing a flexible substrate having an edge. Further still, the method can include coupling the flexible substrate to the carrier substrate using the cross-linking adhesive such that at least a portion of the edge of the flexible substrate is recessed from the edge of the carrier substrate and such that the cross-linking adhesive has an exposed portion of the cross-linking adhesive at an offset portion of the first surface of the carrier substrate between the at least the portion of the edge of the flexible substrate and the edge of the carrier substrate. Meanwhile, the method can include etching the exposed portion of the cross-linking adhesive. Other embodiments of related methods and devices are also disclosed.
FILED Tuesday, April 12, 2016
APPL NO 15/096772
ART UNIT 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/6835 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 21/31138 (20130101)
H01L 2221/6835 (20130101)
H01L 2221/68381 (20130101)

Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components
H05K 1/0393 (20130101)
H05K 3/007 (20130101)
H05K 3/281 (20130101)
H05K 2203/016 (20130101)
H05K 2203/0152 (20130101)
H05K 2203/0191 (20130101)
H05K 2203/1383 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 156/10 (20150115)
Y10T 428/14 (20150115)
Y10T 428/26 (20150115)
Y10T 428/1476 (20150115)
Y10T 428/2848 (20150115)
Y10T 428/23914 (20150401)
Y10T 428/24355 (20150115)
Y10T 428/24942 (20150115)
Y10T 428/31515 (20150401)
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US 09722110 Wu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Office of The Director (OD)
Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR)
APPLICANT(S) University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (Lawrence, Kansas)
INVENTOR(S) Judy Wu (Lawrence, Kansas);  Guowei Xu (Lawrence, Kansas);  Jianwei Liu (Manhattan, Kansas)
ABSTRACT Plasmonic graphene is fabricated using thermally assisted self-assembly of plasmonic nanostructure on graphene. Silver nanostructures were deposited on graphene as an example.
FILED Monday, October 22, 2012
APPL NO 13/657161
ART UNIT 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
CURRENT CPC
Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General
B05D 3/007 (20130101)
B05D 2201/06 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)
B82Y 40/00 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/02376 (20130101)
H01L 21/02425 (20130101)
H01L 21/02527 (20130101)
H01L 21/02554 (20130101)
H01L 21/02603 (20130101)
H01L 21/02628 (20130101)
H01L 21/02658 (20130101)
H01L 29/0676 (20130101)
H01L 29/1606 (20130101)
H01L 31/028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 31/103 (20130101)
H01L 31/022466 (20130101)
H01L 33/18 (20130101)
H01L 33/0087 (20130101)
H01L 49/006 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/30 (20150115)
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US 09722139 Sun et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Wenhong Sun (Columbia, South Carolina);  Alexander Dobrinsky (Providence, Rhode Island);  Maxim S Shatalov (Columbia, South Carolina);  Jinwei Yang (Columbia, South Carolina);  Michael Shur (Latham, New York);  Remigijus Gaska (Columbia, South Carolina)
ABSTRACT A light emitting heterostructure including one or more fine structure regions is provided. The light emitting heterostructure can include a plurality of barriers alternating with a plurality of quantum wells. One or more of the barriers and/or quantum wells includes a fine structure region. The fine structure region includes a plurality of subscale features arranged in at least one of: a growth or a lateral direction.
FILED Tuesday, April 16, 2013
APPL NO 13/863423
ART UNIT 2896 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/02389 (20130101)
H01L 21/02505 (20130101)
H01L 21/02507 (20130101)
H01L 21/02513 (20130101)
H01L 33/04 (20130101)
H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 33/0066 (20130101)
H01L 33/0075 (20130101)
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US 09722165 Carr
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
APPLICANT(S) William N. Carr (Raleigh, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S)
INVENTOR(S) William N. Carr (Raleigh, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT A thermoelectric pixel includes a micro-platform and a device layer having one or more support layers suspended at a perimeter thereof. The pixel includes structures which reduce thermal conductivity and improve platform planarity. In embodiments providing an infrared sensor, carbon nanotubes are used to enhance infrared absorption into the sensor pixel. In other embodiments, the pixel provides a thermoelectric energy harvester.
FILED Tuesday, March 29, 2016
APPL NO 15/083286
ART UNIT 1756 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 35/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 35/32 (20130101)
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US 09722289 Zheng et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) Florida State University Research Foundation (Tallahassee, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) Florida State University Research Foundation (Tallahassee, Florida)
INVENTOR(S) Jian-ping Zheng (Tallahassee, Florida);  Petru Andrei (Tallahassee, Florida);  Annadanesh Shellikeri (Tallahassee, Florida);  Xujie Chen (Tallahassee, Florida)
ABSTRACT A metal air flow battery includes an electrochemical reaction unit and an oxygen exchange unit. The electrochemical reaction unit includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an ionic conductive membrane between the anode and the cathode, an anode electrolyte, and a cathode electrolyte. The oxygen exchange unit contacts the cathode electrolyte with oxygen separate from the electrochemical reaction unit. At least one pump is provided for pumping cathode electrolyte between the electrochemical reaction unit and the oxygen exchange unit. A method for producing an electrical current is also disclosed.
FILED Tuesday, April 30, 2013
APPL NO 14/398681
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 2/40 (20130101)
H01M 4/382 (20130101)
H01M 4/9083 (20130101)
H01M 8/04276 (20130101)
H01M 12/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 2004/8689 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/128 (20130101)
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US 09722382 Goodman
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
APPLICANT(S) Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Chase David Goodman (Waltham, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A pin extractor is disclosed. The pin extractor can comprise a press to act against a clip securing a pin to be extracted. The press can have a clip interface feature at an end of the press configured to compress the clip radially inward upon application of a force against the clip. The pin extractor can also comprise a puller having a claw to engage the pin. The puller can be movable relative to the press to extract the pin as the press compresses the clip radially inward.
FILED Monday, June 17, 2013
APPL NO 13/919831
ART UNIT 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units
CURRENT CPC
Tools or Bench Devices Not Otherwise Provided For, for Fastening, Connecting, Disengaging or Holding
B25B 27/02 (20130101)

Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors
H01R 13/426 (20130101)
H01R 43/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 29/49822 (20150115)
Y10T 29/53283 (20150115)
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US 09722445 Yu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
APPLICANT(S) Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Dachuan Yu (Dunlap, Illinois);  Gregory J. Speckhart (Peoria, Illinois);  Eric Matthew Andris (Dunlap, Illinois)
ABSTRACT A hybrid energy storage system (HESS) and method of controlling a HESS is provided. The HESS comprises a common direct current (DC) bus having a DC bus voltage, an energy storage device electrically coupled to the common DC bus, a power device electrically coupled to the common DC bus, and a controller in operable communication with the energy storage device, the power device and the common DC bus. The controller is configured to, when the energy storage device is charging, increase a power device charging current if an energy storage device charging current is greater than a charging limit for the energy storage device, and when the energy storage device is discharging, increase a power device discharging current if an energy storage device discharging current is greater than a discharging limit for the energy storage device. The HESS can be part of a power system.
FILED Monday, August 31, 2015
APPL NO 14/841216
ART UNIT 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy
H02J 7/0068 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09722549 Lund et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
APPLICANT(S) Sensors Unlimited, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sensors Unlimited, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) Joshua Lund (Dallas, Texas);  Minlong Lin (Plainsboro, New Jersey)
ABSTRACT A pixel master-slave photodiode bias control amplifier system is disclosed. The pixel master-slave photodiode bias control amplifier system may include a master pixel and one or more slave pixels. The slave pixel(s) may be connected to a portion of the master pixel. In this manner, components may be shared between/among the master pixel and the slave pixel(s); thus, for example, optimizing the component count of the pixel master-slave photodiode bias control amplifier system and the size occupied by the pixel master-slave photodiode bias control amplifier system.
FILED Friday, April 10, 2015
APPL NO 14/684121
ART UNIT 2878 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Amplifiers
H03F 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Pictorial Communication, e.g Television
H04N 5/3698 (20130101)
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US 09722646 Matthews et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
APPLICANT(S) Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S) John Matthews (Torrance, California);  Leonid Bukshpun (Encino, California);  Tomasz Jannson (Torrance, California);  Andrew Kostrzewski (Garden Grove, California);  Ranjit Pradhan (Torrance, California)
ABSTRACT A RF communication system includes a radio transmitter comprising an RF power amplifier, the RF power amplifier including an input to receive an RF signal for transmission and being configured to amplify the RF signal for transmission across a communication channel; a RF digital pre- or post-distortion configured to compensate for nonlinearity of the RF communication system by operating on the RF signal entering or exiting the amplifier.
FILED Monday, October 05, 2015
APPL NO 14/875482
ART UNIT 2631 — Digital Communications
CURRENT CPC
Amplifiers
H03F 1/42 (20130101)
H03F 1/0205 (20130101)
H03F 3/19 (20130101)
H03F 2200/451 (20130101)

Transmission
H04B 1/0475 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04B 2001/0425 (20130101)
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US 09722778 Pedersen
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Navy Engineering Logistics Office (NELO)
APPLICANT(S) Altera Corporation (San Jose, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Altera Corporation (San Jose, California)
INVENTOR(S) Bruce B. Pedersen (Sunnyvale, California)
ABSTRACT Methods and systems are provided for securing an integrated circuit device against various security attacks, such as side-channel attacks. By limiting the number of different challenge vectors that can be combined with a critical variable of an encryption operation, it becomes more difficult to create enough side channel measurements to successfully perform statistical side-channel analysis.
FILED Monday, July 25, 2016
APPL NO 15/219103
ART UNIT 2437 — Cryptography and Security
CURRENT CPC
Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 9/0618 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04L 2209/08 (20130101)
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US 09723023 Ellard et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Department of the Navy (DON)
APPLICANT(S) Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Daniel Joseph Ellard (Belmont, Massachusetts);  Alden Warren Jackson (Brookline, Massachusetts);  Christine Elaine Jones (Spokane Valley, Washington);  Josh Forrest Karlin (Stow, Massachusetts);  Victoria Ursula Manfredi (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  David Patrick Mankins (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  William Timothy Strayer (West Newton, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT Systems and methods for protecting a network including providing a mapping between internal addresses as seen by devices of the protected network and external addresses; providing devices with a mapped address for a destination in response to a lookup request; rewriting, at a gateway, destination addresses of packets exiting the protected network based on the mapping; and rewriting, at the destination-network gateway, source addresses of packets entering the protected network based on the mapping. Embodiments include a gateway coupled to a protected network, an external network, and a name server. The name server, in response to a hostname lookup request, configured to provide a network device with the internal address; and the gateway with a mapping including the internal address, the addresses of the device, and the hostname. The gateway configured to rewrite destination addresses of outbound packets, and source addresses of inbound packets, based on the mapping.
FILED Thursday, March 14, 2013
APPL NO 13/828427
ART UNIT 2441 — Computer Networks
CURRENT CPC
Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 12/24 (20130101)
H04L 51/12 (20130101)
H04L 63/02 (20130101)
H04L 63/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04L 67/104 (20130101)
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US 09723070 Brelsford et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) David Paul Brelsford (Hyde Park, New York);  Waiman Chan (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Alexander Druyan (Brooklyn, New York);  Joseph F. Skovira (Owego, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) David Paul Brelsford (Hyde Park, New York);  Waiman Chan (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Alexander Druyan (Brooklyn, New York);  Joseph F. Skovira (Owego, New York)
ABSTRACT A system to improve cluster machine processing that may include a plurality of interconnected computers that process data as one if necessary, and at least one other plurality of interconnected computers that process data as one if necessary. The system may also include a central manager to control what data processing is performed on a shared processing job performed by the plurality of interconnected computers and the at least one other plurality of interconnected computers. Each of the plurality of interconnected computers runs parallel jobs scheduled by a local backfill scheduler. In order to schedule a cluster spanning parallel job, the local schedulers cooperate on placement and timing of the cluster spanning job, using existing backfill rules in order not to disturb the local job streams.
FILED Thursday, January 31, 2008
APPL NO 12/023584
ART UNIT 2456 — Computer Networks
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 9/505 (20130101)
G06F 9/5066 (20130101)
G06F 9/5072 (20130101)

Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 67/1002 (20130101)
H04L 67/1008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09723240 Rizk et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
APPLICANT(S) The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)
INVENTOR(S) Charbel G. Rizk (Sykesville, Maryland);  Philippe O. Pouliquen (Baltimore, Maryland);  Andreas G. Andreou (Baltimore, Maryland);  Joseph H. Lin (Arlington, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A computational sensing array includes an array of sensing elements. In each sensing element, a first signal is generated from a transducer. A second signal is produced by a collection unit in response to receiving the first signal. The second signal may be modified, in a conditioning unit. A sensing element preprocessing unit generates a word representing the value of the modified second signal, and may produce an indication of change of the first signal. A current value of the word may be stored in a state holding element local to the sensing element, and a previous value of the word may be retained in a further state holding element local to the sensing element.
FILED Tuesday, October 27, 2015
APPL NO 14/923784
ART UNIT 2878 — 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 1/44 (20130101)

Pictorial Communication, e.g Television
H04N 5/357 (20130101)
H04N 5/369 (20130101)
H04N 5/378 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04N 5/3651 (20130101)
H04N 5/37455 (20130101)
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US 09723269 Giuffrida et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
APPLICANT(S) Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Frank D. Giuffrida (Honeoye Falls, New York);  Mark A. Winkelbauer (Rochester, New York);  Charles Mondello (Pittsford, New York);  Robert S. Bradacs (Rochester, New York);  Craig D. Woodward (Rochester, New York);  Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, New York);  Scott D. Lawrence (Pittsford, New York);  Matt Kusak (Rochester, New York);  Kevin G. Willard (Rochester, New York)
ABSTRACT The present disclosure describes a method for creating data products in real-time with the aid of a ground station system. The method includes the steps of monitoring one or more communication links for newly captured sensor data and positional data of oblique images, saving the sensor data and positional data to one or more directories of one or more computer readable media, monitoring the one or more directories of one or more computer readable media for sensor data and positional data, processing the sensor data and positional data to create one or more data products for use by one or more mapping and exploitation systems responsive to the sensor data and positional data being saved in the one or more directories, and storing the one or more data products to one or more directories of one or more computer readable media.
FILED Friday, December 28, 2012
APPL NO 13/730209
ART UNIT 2455 — Computer Networks
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry
G01C 11/02 (20130101)

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 17/89 (20130101)

Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 17/05 (20130101)

Arrangements or Circuits for Control of Indicating Devices Using Static Means to Present Variable Information
G09G 5/377 (20130101)

Pictorial Communication, e.g Television
H04N 7/005 (20130101)
H04N 7/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04N 7/181 (20130101)

Wireless Communication Networks
H04W 4/046 (20130101)
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US RE46493 Lin
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
APPLICANT(S) The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Charles P. Lin (Arlington, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A method of scanning a laser beam across a set of cells includes during a first interval, scanning a laser beam across a set of cells; and during a second interval, deflecting the laser beam away from the set of cells. The first interval is selected to cause microcavitation in at least a portion of the cells from the set of cells.
FILED Thursday, August 29, 2013
APPL NO 14/013917
ART UNIT 3769 — Plants
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 9/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61F 9/00802 (20130101)
A61F 9/00821 (20130101)
A61F 9/00823 (20130101)
A61F 2009/00861 (20130101)
A61F 2009/00863 (20130101)
A61F 2009/00897 (20130101)
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Department of Energy (DOE) 

US 09718094 Russell et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) Thomas P. Russell (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Sung Woo Hong (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Dong Hyun Lee (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Soojin Park (Ulsan, South Korea);  Ting Xu (Berkeley, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIST ACADEMY-INDUSTRY (Ulsan, South Korea);  THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California);  THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Thomas P. Russell (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Sung Woo Hong (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Dong Hyun Lee (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Soojin Park (Ulsan, South Korea);  Ting Xu (Berkeley, California)
ABSTRACT A block copolymer film having a line pattern with a high degree of long-range order is formed by a method that includes forming a block copolymer film on a substrate surface with parallel facets, and annealing the block copolymer film to form an annealed block copolymer film having linear microdomains parallel to the substrate surface and orthogonal to the parallel facets of the substrate. The line-patterned block copolymer films are useful for the fabrication of magnetic storage media, polarizing devices, and arrays of nanowires.
FILED Friday, September 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/845488
ART UNIT 1785 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material
CURRENT CPC
Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General
B05D 3/10 (20130101)
B05D 3/107 (20130101)
B05D 3/0254 (20130101)
B05D 3/0466 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B05D 5/02 (20130101)

Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems
B81C 1/00031 (20130101)
B81C 1/00055 (20130101)
B81C 1/00063 (20130101)
B81C 1/00071 (20130101)
B81C 1/00079 (20130101)
B81C 2201/0149 (20130101)

Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor;
G03F 7/0002 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/24521 (20150115)
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US 09718693 Blencoe et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by UT-Battelle, LLC (UTB) at Oak Ridge, TN
APPLICANT(S) UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee);  UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Knoxville, Tennessee);  VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION (Martinsville, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee);  VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION (Martinsville, Virginia);  UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Knoxville, Tennessee)
INVENTOR(S) James G. Blencoe (Harriman, Tennessee);  Donald A. Palmer (Oliver Springs, Tennessee);  Lawrence M. Anovitz (Knoxville, Tennessee);  James S. Beard (Martinsville, Virginia)
ABSTRACT In a preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a process of sequestering carbon dioxide. The process comprises the steps of: (a) reacting a metal silicate with a caustic alkali-metal hydroxide to produce a hydroxide of the metal formerly contained in the silicate; (b) reacting carbon dioxide with at least one of a caustic alkali-metal hydroxide and an alkali-metal silicate to produce at least one of an alkali-metal carbonate and an alkali-metal bicarbonate; and (c) reacting the metal hydroxide product of step (a) with at least one of the alkali-metal carbonate and the alkali-metal bicarbonate produced in step (b) to produce a carbonate of the metal formerly contained in the metal silicate of step (a).
FILED Thursday, January 30, 2014
APPL NO 14/168272
ART UNIT 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 53/62 (20130101)

Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof;
C01B 31/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Compounds of the Metals Beryllium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Radium, Thorium, or of the Rare-earth Metals
C01F 5/24 (20130101)
C01F 11/18 (20130101)

Capture, Storage, Sequestration or Disposal of Greenhouse Gases [GHG]
Y02C 10/04 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods
Y02P 10/132 (20151101)
Y02P 20/152 (20151101)
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US 09718748 Allendorf et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Mark D. Allendorf (Pleasanton, California);  Vitalie Stavila (Pleasanton, California)
ABSTRACT The present invention relates to methods of employing a metal-organic framework (MOF) as a catalyst for cleaving chemical bonds. In particular instances, the MOF results in selective bond cleavage that results in hydrogenolyzis. Furthermore, the MOF catalyst can be reused in multiple cycles. Such MOF-based catalysts can be useful, e.g., to convert biomass components.
FILED Friday, January 08, 2016
APPL NO 14/991734
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 31/1691 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 1/22 (20130101)
C07C 29/132 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07C 2531/20 (20130101)
C07C 2531/22 (20130101)
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US 09719181 Cooks et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
APPLICANT(S) Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana);  THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ASSIGNEE(S) PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana);  THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
INVENTOR(S) Robert Graham Cooks (West Lafayette, Indiana);  Anyin Li (West Lafayette, Indiana);  Qingjie Luo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT The invention generally relates to systems and methods for producing metal clusters; functionalized surfaces; and droplets including solvated metal ions. In certain aspects, the invention provides methods that involve providing a metal and a solvent. The methods additionally involve applying voltage to the solvated metal to thereby produce solvent droplets including ions of the metal containing compound, and directing the solvent droplets including the metal ions to a target. In certain embodiments, once at the target, the metal ions can react directly or catalyze reactions.
FILED Monday, January 23, 2017
APPL NO 15/412230
ART UNIT 2881 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Processes for the Electrolytic Production, Recovery or Refining of Metals; Apparatus Therefor
C25C 1/20 (20130101)
C25C 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09719349 Arnold
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Bill W. Arnold (Portland, Oregon)
ABSTRACT A support system, an excavation arrangement, and a process of supporting an object are disclosed. The support system includes a weight-bearing device and a camming mechanism positioned below the weight-bearing device. A downward force on the weight-bearing device at least partially secures the camming mechanism to opposing surfaces. The excavation arrangement includes a borehole, a support system positioned within and secured to the borehole, and an object positioned on and supported by the support system. The process includes positioning and securing the support system and positioning the object on the weight-bearing device.
FILED Friday, September 20, 2013
APPL NO 14/032341
ART UNIT 3632 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture
CURRENT CPC
Safety Devices, Transport, Filling-up, Rescue, Ventilation, or Draining in or of Mines or Tunnels
E21F 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09719461 Maki et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
APPLICANT(S) Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Clifford E. Maki (New Hudson, Michigan);  Jeffrey Eliot Chottiner (Farmington Hills, Michigan);  Rick L. Williams (Canton, Michigan);  Mark W. Thibault (Canton, Michigan);  James Douglas Ervin (Novi, Michigan);  James Maurice Boileau (Novi, Michigan);  Bryan McKeough (Macomb, Michigan)
ABSTRACT An engine includes a cylinder block defining at least one main bearing bulkhead adjacent to a cylinder, and a crankshaft rotatably housed within the block by a main bearing. A bulkhead insert has a cap portion, and an insert portion provided within the bulkhead. The insert portion has having first and second end regions connected by first and second straps. Each strap having a flanged beam cross section. The first and second ends of the insert portion are configured to connect a main bearing cap column to a cylinder head column. Each of the first and second end regions define at least one protrusion having a surface substantially normal to engine combustion and reactive loads. The cap portion is configured to mate with the first end region at the main bearing cap column and support the main bearing.
FILED Thursday, February 12, 2015
APPL NO 14/620809
ART UNIT 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
CURRENT CPC
Cylinders, Pistons or Casings, for Combustion Engines; Arrangements of Sealings in Combustion Engines
F02F 7/0007 (20130101)
F02F 7/0012 (20130101)
F02F 7/0021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
F02F 7/0053 (20130101)
F02F 7/0085 (20130101)
F02F 7/0095 (20130101)
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US 09719697 Ren et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
APPLICANT(S) University of Houston System (Houston, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM (Houston, Texas);  MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Zhifeng Ren (Houston, Texas);  Feng Cao (Houston, Texas);  Tianyi Sun (Waltham, Massachusetts);  Gang Chen (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A solar selective coating includes a substrate, a cermet layer having nanoparticles therein deposited on the substrate, and an anti-reflection layer deposited on the cermet layer. The cermet layer and the anti-reflection layer may each be formed of intermediate layers. A method for constructing a solar-selective coating is disclosed and includes preparing a substrate, depositing a cermet layer on the substrate, and depositing an anti-reflection layer on the cermet layer.
FILED Friday, June 06, 2014
APPL NO 14/297716
ART UNIT 2872 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General
C23C 14/027 (20130101)
C23C 14/0688 (20130101)
C23C 28/34 (20130101)
C23C 28/36 (20130101)
C23C 28/322 (20130101)
C23C 28/324 (20130101)
C23C 28/325 (20130101)

Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For
F24J 2/485 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
F24J 2/4652 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/40 (20130101)
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US 09719865 Chainer et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Timothy J. Chainer (Putnam Valley, New York);  Madhusudan K. Iyengar (Woodstock, New York);  Pritish R. Parida (Fishkill, New York)
ABSTRACT A method including obtaining calibration data for at least one sub-component in a heat transfer assembly, wherein the calibration data comprises at least one indication of coolant flow rate through the sub-component for a given surface temperature delta of the sub-component and a given heat load into said sub-component, determining a measured heat load into the sub-component, determining a measured surface temperature delta of the sub-component, and determining a coolant flow distribution in a first flow path comprising the sub-component from the calibration data according to the measured heat load and the measured surface temperature delta of the sub-component.
FILED Wednesday, November 28, 2012
APPL NO 13/687779
ART UNIT 2855 — 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)
G01J 5/522 (20130101)

Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for
G01K 7/427 (20130101)
G01K 15/00 (20130101)
G01K 15/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01K 2007/422 (20130101)

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 2200/201 (20130101)
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US 09719908 Bauer et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Stephen J. Bauer (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Steven F. Glover (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Tom Pfeifle (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Jiann-Cherng Su (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Kenneth Martin Williamson (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Scott Thomas Broome (Santa Fe, New Mexico);  William Payton Gardner (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Gary Pena (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT A device for electrofracturing a material sample and analyzing the material sample is disclosed. The device simulates an in situ electrofracturing environment so as to obtain electrofractured material characteristics representative of field applications while allowing permeability testing of the fractured sample under in situ conditions.
FILED Wednesday, February 18, 2015
APPL NO 14/625287
ART UNIT 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 1/28 (20130101)
G01N 15/082 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 2001/1062 (20130101)
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US 09720080 Rodenbeck et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Christopher T. Rodenbeck (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Derek Young (Fremont, California);  Tina Chou (Livermore, California);  Lung-Hwa Hsieh (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Kurt Conover (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Richard Heintzleman (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT A combined radar and telemetry system is described. The combined radar and telemetry system includes a processing unit that executes instructions, where the instructions define a radar waveform and a telemetry waveform. The processor outputs a digital baseband signal based upon the instructions, where the digital baseband signal is based upon the radar waveform and the telemetry waveform. A radar and telemetry circuit transmits, simultaneously, a radar signal and telemetry signal based upon the digital baseband signal.
FILED Tuesday, November 25, 2014
APPL NO 14/552738
ART UNIT 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry
G01C 21/36 (20130101)

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 7/36 (20130101)
G01S 13/04 (20130101)
G01S 13/58 (20130101)
G01S 13/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Secret Communication; Jamming of Communication
H04K 3/20 (20130101)
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US 09720102 Page et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Ralph H. Page (Castro Valley, California);  F. Patrick Doty (Livermore, California)
ABSTRACT The various technologies presented herein relate to a tiled filter array that can be used in connection with performance of spatial sampling of optical signals. The filter array comprises filter tiles, wherein a first plurality of filter tiles are formed from a first material, the first material being configured such that only photons having wavelengths in a first wavelength band pass therethrough. A second plurality of filter tiles is formed from a second material, the second material being configured such that only photons having wavelengths in a second wavelength band pass therethrough. The first plurality of filter tiles and the second plurality of filter tiles can be interspersed to form the filter array comprising an alternating arrangement of first filter tiles and second filter tiles.
FILED Friday, April 03, 2015
APPL NO 14/678670
ART UNIT 2884 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation
G01T 1/2002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 5/28 (20130101)
G02B 5/201 (20130101)
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US 09720151 Subramania et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  University of Exeter (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom)
ASSIGNEE(S) National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  University of Exeter (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom)
INVENTOR(S) Ganapathi Subramanian Subramania (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Igal Brener (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Stavroula Foteinopoulou (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT A structure for broadband light funneling comprises a two-dimensional periodic array of connected ultrasubwavelength apertures, each aperture comprising a large sub-aperture that aids in the coupling of the incoming incident light and a small sub-aperture that funnels a significant fraction of the incident light power. The structure possesses all the capabilities of prior extraordinary optical transmission platforms, yet operates nonresonantly on a distinctly different mechanism. The structure demonstrates efficient ultrabroadband funneling of optical power confined in an area as small as ˜(λ/500)2, where optical fields are enhanced, thus exhibiting functional possibilities beyond resonant platforms.
FILED Tuesday, October 08, 2013
APPL NO 14/048665
ART UNIT 2872 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 1/002 (20130101)
G02B 5/008 (20130101)
G02B 5/208 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02B 6/107 (20130101)

Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters
G02F 2202/30 (20130101)
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US 09720156 Ross et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Michael P. Ross (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Thomas Kimball Mack (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S)
INVENTOR(S) Michael P. Ross (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Thomas Kimball Mack (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT Various technologies described herein pertain to a sensored grate that can be utilized for various security fencing applications. The sensored grate includes a grate framework and an embedded optical fiber. The grate framework is formed of a molded polymer such as, for instance, molded fiber reinforced polymer. Further, the grate framework includes a set of elongated elements, where the elongated elements are spaced to define apertures through the grate framework. The optical fiber is embedded in the elongated elements of the grate framework. Moreover, bending or breaking of one or more of the elongated elements can be detected based on a change in a characteristic of input light provided to the optical fiber compared to output light received from the optical fiber.
FILED Monday, June 11, 2012
APPL NO 13/493042
ART UNIT 2874 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 6/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09720223 Riot et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC (LLNS) at Livermore, CA
APPLICANT(S) Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California)
INVENTOR(S) Vincent J. Riot (Oakland, California);  Brian J. Bauman (Livermore, California);  Darrell Carter (Livermore, California);  Willem H. De Vries (Livermore, California);  Scot S. Olivier (Livermore, California)
ABSTRACT The telescopes described are configured in an integrated telescope package by permanently fixing optical components of the telescope at predefined positions without having movable or adjustable components in the optical layout of the telescope to improve immunity to vibrations and other perturbations and to maintain stability of the optical alignment.
FILED Friday, March 14, 2014
APPL NO 14/213968
ART UNIT 2486 — Recording and Compression
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 23/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02B 27/646 (20130101)
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US 09720795 Faraj
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Daniel A. Faraj (Rochester, Minnesota)
ABSTRACT System and computer program product to perform an operation comprising generating, based on a first output generated by a first execution instance of a command, a first output file specifying a value of at least one performance metric, wherein the first output file is formatted according to a predefined format, comparing the value of the at least one performance metric in the first output file to a value of the performance metric in a second output file, the second output file having been generated based on a second output generated by a second execution instance of the command, and outputting for display an indication of a result of the comparison of the value of the at least one performance metric of the first output file to the value of the at least one performance metric of the second output file.
FILED Friday, November 15, 2013
APPL NO 14/081840
ART UNIT 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 9/44526 (20130101)
G06F 11/32 (20130101)
G06F 11/079 (20130101)
G06F 11/3065 (20130101)
G06F 11/3409 (20130101)
G06F 11/3428 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 11/3452 (20130101)
G06F 11/3476 (20130101)
G06F 11/3495 (20130101)
G06F 11/3692 (20130101)
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US 09720832 Evangelinos et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Constantinos Evangelinos (Andover, Massachusetts);  Ravi Nair (Briarcliff Manor, New York);  Martin Ohmacht (Yorktown Heights, New York)
ABSTRACT In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes encountering a store operation during a compile-time of a program, where the store operation is applicable to a memory line. It is determined, by a computer processor, that no cache coherence action is necessary for the store operation. A store-without-coherence-action instruction is generated for the store operation, responsive to determining that no cache coherence action is necessary. The store-without-coherence-action instruction specifies that the store operation is to be performed without a cache coherence action, and cache coherence is maintained upon execution of the store-without-coherence-action instruction.
FILED Friday, March 27, 2015
APPL NO 14/671050
ART UNIT 2135 — Memory Access and Control
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 12/0815 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 12/0842 (20130101)
G06F 12/0875 (20130101)
G06F 2212/452 (20130101)
G06F 2212/622 (20130101)
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US 09720851 DeBenedictis
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) National Technologies and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Erik DeBenedictis (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for managing access to a memory of a computing system. A controller transforms a plurality of operations that represent a computing job into an operational memory layout that reduces a size of a selected portion of the memory that needs to be accessed to perform the computing job. The controller stores the operational memory layout in a plurality of memory cells within the selected portion of the memory. The controller controls a sequence by which a processor in the computing system accesses the memory to perform the computing job using the operational memory layout. The operational memory layout reduces an amount of energy consumed by the processor to perform the computing job.
FILED Thursday, August 20, 2015
APPL NO 14/831702
ART UNIT 2137 — Memory Access and Control
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 9/4881 (20130101)
G06F 12/1441 (20130101)
G06F 12/1458 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 2212/1052 (20130101)
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US 09721061 Raman et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Office of Science Consolidated Service Center (CSC)
APPLICANT(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Srivatsan Raman (Arlington, Massachusetts);  Noah D. Taylor (Boston, Massachusetts);  George M. Church (Brookline, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT Methods and compositions for making and isolating allosteric DNA binding proteins that bind to one or more allosteric effectors to induce a conformation change in the proteins are provided.
FILED Friday, February 20, 2015
APPL NO 15/120228
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
Peptides
C07K 14/00 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5308 (20130101)

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 19/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09721312 Goldsmith et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Steven Y. Goldsmith (Rochester, Minnesota);  David G. Wilson (Tijeras, New Mexico);  Rush D. Robinett, III (Tijeras, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S)
INVENTOR(S) Steven Y. Goldsmith (Rochester, Minnesota);  David G. Wilson (Tijeras, New Mexico);  Rush D. Robinett, III (Tijeras, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT An electric power storage device included in a microgrid is described herein. The electric power storage device has at least one of a charge rate, a discharge rate, or a power retention capacity that has been customized for the microgrid. The at least one of the charge rate, the discharge rate, or the power retention capacity of the electric power storage device is computed based at least in part upon specified power source parameters in the microgrid and specified load parameters in the microgrid.
FILED Wednesday, July 11, 2012
APPL NO 13/546342
ART UNIT 2127 — AI & Simulation/Modeling
CURRENT CPC
Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for
G06Q 50/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy
H02J 3/32 (20130101)
H02J 2003/007 (20130101)
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US 09721398 Forthoffer et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) Daniel William Forthoffer (Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan);  Medville Jay Throop (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Brian David Tillman (Dearborn, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Daniel William Forthoffer (Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan);  Medville Jay Throop (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Brian David Tillman (Dearborn, Michigan)
ABSTRACT An automotive vehicle may include a processor configured to buffer records of vehicle information created at a scheduled acquisition rate, and to buffer event files of vehicle information created upon the occurrence of predetermined triggering events. The processor may be further configured to cause the buffered records to be wirelessly transmitted on a last-in first-out basis if a signal strength in a vicinity of the vehicle is greater than a first predetermined threshold, and to cause the buffered files to be wirelessly transmitted if the signal strength is greater than a second predetermined threshold.
FILED Tuesday, April 06, 2010
APPL NO 12/755030
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
Vehicles, Vehicle Fittings, or Vehicle Parts, Not Otherwise Provided for
B60R 25/00 (20130101)

Time or Attendance Registers; Registering or Indicating the Working of Machines; Generating Random Numbers; Voting or Lottery Apparatus; Arrangements, Systems or Apparatus for Checking Not Provided for Elsewhere
G07C 5/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Wireless Communication Networks
H04W 4/04 (20130101)
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US 09721688 Nilles
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) BWXT mPower, Inc. (Charlotte, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) BWXT mPower, Inc. (Charlotte, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Michael J. Nilles (Lynchburg, Virginia)
ABSTRACT A shipping container containing an unirradiated nuclear fuel assembly is lifted off the ground by operating a crane to raise a lifting tool comprising a winch. The lifting tool is connected with the shipping container by a rigging line connecting with the shipping container at a lifting point located on the shipping container between the top and bottom of the shipping container, and by winch cabling connecting with the shipping container at the top of the shipping container. The shipping container is reoriented by operating the winch to adjust the length of the winch cabling so as to rotate the shipping container about the lifting point. Shortening the winch cabling rotates the shipping container about the lifting point from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation, while lengthening the winch cabling rotates the shipping container about the lifting point from the vertical orientation to the horizontal orientation.
FILED Wednesday, February 12, 2014
APPL NO 14/179269
ART UNIT 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
CURRENT CPC
Cranes; Load-engaging Elements or Devices for Cranes, Capstans, Winches, or Tackles
B66C 1/12 (20130101)
B66C 1/62 (20130101)
B66C 13/08 (20130101)

Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation or Particle Bombardment; Treating Radioactively Contaminated Material; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor
G21F 5/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09721810 Liu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) Feng Liu (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Gerald Stringfellow (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Junyi Zhu (Lakewood, Colorado)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah)
INVENTOR(S) Feng Liu (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Gerald Stringfellow (Salt Lake City, Utah);  Junyi Zhu (Lakewood, Colorado)
ABSTRACT Methods of doping a semiconductor film are provided. The methods comprise epitaxially growing the III-V semiconductor film in the presence of a dopant, a surfactant capable of acting as an electron reservoir, and hydrogen, under conditions that promote the formation of a III-V semiconductor film doped with the p-type dopant. In some embodiments of the methods, the epitaxial growth of the doped III-V semiconductor film is initiated at a first hydrogen partial pressure which is increased to a second hydrogen partial pressure during the epitaxial growth process.
FILED Friday, October 28, 2011
APPL NO 13/322403
ART UNIT 2896 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 21/0262 (20130101)
H01L 21/02538 (20130101)
H01L 21/02543 (20130101)
H01L 21/02579 (20130101)
H01L 21/02581 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests
Y10S 117/913 (20130101)
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US 09721867 Washburn et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Hillboro, Oregon)
ASSIGNEE(S) National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Qorvo US, Inc. (Greensboro, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Cody M. Washburn (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Timothy N. Lambert (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  David R. Wheeler (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Christopher T. Rodenbeck (Alexandria, Virginia);  Tarak A. Railkar (Plano, Texas)
ABSTRACT Various technologies presented herein relate to forming one or more heat dissipating structures (e.g., heat spreaders and/or heat sinks) on a substrate, wherein the substrate forms part of an electronic component. The heat dissipating structures are formed from graphene, with advantage being taken of the high thermal conductivity of graphene. The graphene (e.g., in flake form) is attached to a diazonium molecule, and further, the diazonium molecule is utilized to attach the graphene to material forming the substrate. A surface of the substrate is treated to comprise oxide-containing regions and also oxide-free regions having underlying silicon exposed. The diazonium molecule attaches to the oxide-free regions, wherein the diazonium molecule bonds (e.g., covalently) to the exposed silicon. Attachment of the diazonium plus graphene molecule is optionally repeated to enable formation of a heat dissipating structure of a required height.
FILED Wednesday, March 18, 2015
APPL NO 14/662091
ART UNIT 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/02115 (20130101)
H01L 21/02282 (20130101)
H01L 21/02318 (20130101)
H01L 23/3737 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09722111 Reese et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (ASE) at Golden, CO
APPLICANT(S) Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado)
ASSIGNEE(S) Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado)
INVENTOR(S) Matthew O. Reese (Golden, Colorado);  Craig L. Perkins (Golden, Colorado);  James M. Burst (Lakewood, Colorado);  Timothy A. Gessert (Conifer, Colorado);  Teresa M. Barnes (Evergreen, Colorado);  Wyatt K. Metzger (Louisville, Colorado)
ABSTRACT In one embodiment, a method for surface passivation for CdTe devices is provided. The method includes adjusting a stoichiometry of a surface of a CdTe material layer such that the surface becomes at least one of stoichiometric or Cd-rich; and reconstructing a crystalline lattice at the surface of the CdTe material layer by annealing the adjusted surface.
FILED Thursday, February 05, 2015
APPL NO 14/615282
ART UNIT 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/02562 (20130101)
H01L 21/02664 (20130101)
H01L 31/073 (20130101)
H01L 31/0296 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 31/1828 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/543 (20130101)
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US 09722113 Stoica et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
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) Vladimir A. Stoica (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Lynn Endicott (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Roy Clarke (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Ctirad Uher (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
ABSTRACT A multilayer stack including a substrate, an active layer, and a tetradymite buffer layer positioned between the substrate and the active layer is disclosed. A method for fabricating a multilayer stack including a substrate, a tetradymite buffer layer and an active layer is also disclosed. Use of such stacks may be in photovoltaics, solar cells, light emitting diodes, and night vision arrays, among other applications.
FILED Thursday, July 23, 2015
APPL NO 14/807378
ART UNIT 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 22/12 (20130101)
H01L 31/18 (20130101)
H01L 31/032 (20130101)
H01L 31/0322 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 31/0326 (20130101)
H01L 31/0725 (20130101)
H01L 31/1864 (20130101)
H01L 31/035272 (20130101)
H01L 33/005 (20130101)
H01L 33/12 (20130101)
H01L 33/26 (20130101)
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US 09722122 Mascarenhas
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (ASE) at Golden, CO
APPLICANT(S) Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado)
ASSIGNEE(S) Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado)
INVENTOR(S) Angelo Mascarenhas (Golden, Colorado)
ABSTRACT Isoelectronic co-doping of semiconductor compounds and alloys with acceptors and deep donors is used to decrease bandgap, to increase concentration of the dopant constituents in the resulting alloys, and to increase carrier mobilities lifetimes. For example, Group III-V compounds and alloys, such as GaAs and GaP, are isoelectronically co-doped with, for example, B and Bi, to customize solar cells, and other semiconductor devices. Isoelectronically co-doped Group II-VI compounds and alloys are also included.
FILED Friday, May 29, 2015
APPL NO 14/725592
ART UNIT 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 29/207 (20130101)
H01L 29/737 (20130101)
H01L 29/66318 (20130101)
H01L 31/0725 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 31/0735 (20130101)
H01L 31/03042 (20130101)
H01L 31/06875 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/544 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods
Y02P 70/521 (20151101)
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US 09722131 Fetzer
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE BOEING COMPANY (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, California)
ABSTRACT A highly doped layer for interconnecting tunnel junctions in multijunction solar cells is presented. The highly doped layer is a delta doped layer in one or both layers of a tunnel diode junction used to connect two or more p-on-n or n-on-p solar cells in a multijunction solar cell. A delta doped layer is made by interrupting the epitaxial growth of one of the layers of the tunnel diode, depositing a delta dopant at a concentration substantially greater than the concentration used in growing the layer of the tunnel diode, and then continuing to epitaxially grow the remaining tunnel diode.
FILED Monday, March 16, 2009
APPL NO 12/404795
ART UNIT 1758 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 29/88 (20130101)
H01L 31/0687 (20130101)
H01L 31/0693 (20130101)
H01L 31/1844 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 31/035272 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/544 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods
Y02P 70/521 (20151101)
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US 09722164 Jie et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
APPLICANT(S) University of Houston System (Houston, Texas);  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM (Houston, Texas);  MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Qing Jie (Houston, Texas);  Zhifeng Ren (Houston, Texas);  Gang Chen (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are methods for the manufacture of n-type and p-type filled skutterudite thermoelectric legs of an electrical contact. A first material of CoSi2 and a dopant are ball-milled to form a first powder which is thermo-mechanically processed with a second powder of n-type skutterudite to form a n-type skutterudite layer disposed between a first layer and a third layer of the doped-CoSi2. In addition, a plurality of components such as iron, and nickel, and at least one of cobalt or chromium are ball-milled form a first powder that is thermo-mechanically processed with a p-type skutterudite layer to form a p-type skutterudite layer “second layer” disposed between a first and a third layer of the first powder. The specific contact resistance between the first layer and the skutterudite layer for both the n-type and the p-type skutterudites subsequent to hot-pressing is less than about 10.0 μΩ·cm2.
FILED Friday, October 02, 2015
APPL NO 14/873503
ART UNIT 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 35/08 (20130101)
H01L 35/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 35/20 (20130101)
H01L 35/22 (20130101)
H01L 35/34 (20130101)
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US 09722236 Sathrum
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
APPLICANT(S) General Atomics (San Diego, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) General Atomics (San Diego, California)
INVENTOR(S) Aaron J. Sathrum (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT Some embodiments provide energy storage systems that comprise: a first electrode; a second electrode; an electrolyte; the first electrode, the second electrode and the electrolyte are positioned such that the electrolyte is in contact with at least the first electrode; and a polarity reversal system electrically coupled with the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the polarity reversal system is configured to allow the energy storage system to operate while a first polarity to charge and discharge electrical energy while operating in the first polarity, and the polarity reversal system is configured to reverse the voltage polarity across the first and second electrodes to a second polarity to allow the energy storage system to continue to operate while the second polarity is established across the first electrode and the second electrode to continue to charge and discharge electrical energy while operating in the second polarity.
FILED Friday, March 15, 2013
APPL NO 13/843489
ART UNIT 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 2/342 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 10/06 (20130101)
H01M 10/44 (20130101)
H01M 10/46 (20130101)

Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy
H02J 7/0068 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/126 (20130101)
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US 09722245 Liang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by UT-Battelle, LLC (UTB) at Oak Ridge, TN
APPLICANT(S) UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
ASSIGNEE(S) UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
INVENTOR(S) Chengdu Liang (Knoxville, Tennessee);  Nancy J. Dudney (Knoxville, Tennessee);  Jane Y. Howe (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
ABSTRACT The invention is directed in a first aspect to a sulfur-carbon composite material comprising: (i) a bimodal porous carbon component containing therein a first mode of pores which are mesopores, and a second mode of pores which are micropores; and (ii) elemental sulfur contained in at least a portion of said micropores. The invention is also directed to the aforesaid sulfur-carbon composite as a layer on a current collector material; a lithium ion battery containing the sulfur-carbon composite in a cathode therein; as well as a method for preparing the sulfur-composite material.
FILED Wednesday, April 15, 2015
APPL NO 14/687385
ART UNIT 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof;
C01B 31/12 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 4/133 (20130101)
H01M 4/136 (20130101)
H01M 4/362 (20130101)
H01M 4/364 (20130101)
H01M 4/0402 (20130101)
H01M 4/0416 (20130101)
H01M 4/0471 (20130101)
H01M 4/581 (20130101)
H01M 4/587 (20130101)
H01M 4/625 (20130101)
H01M 4/1393 (20130101)
H01M 4/1397 (20130101)
H01M 4/5815 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 10/052 (20130101)
H01M 10/0565 (20130101)
H01M 10/0566 (20130101)
H01M 10/0567 (20130101)
H01M 10/0569 (20130101)
H01M 2004/021 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/122 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation
Y02T 10/7011 (20130101)
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US 09722247 Zhang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
APPLICANT(S) Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Erlanger, Kentucky);  The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Albany, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Erlanger, Kentucky);  The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Albany, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Ruigang Zhang (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Fuminori Mizuno (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  Chen Ling (Ann Arbor, Michigan);  M. Stanley Whittingham (Vestal, New York);  Ruibo Zhang (Vestal, New York);  Zehua Chen (Jiaozuo, China PRC)
ABSTRACT A positive electrode comprising ε-VOPO4 and/or Nax(ε-VOPO4) wherein x is a value from 0.1 to 1.0 as an active ingredient, wherein the electrode is capable of insertion and release of sodium ions and a reversible sodium battery containing the positive electrode are provided.
FILED Wednesday, June 10, 2015
APPL NO 14/735894
ART UNIT 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof;
C01B 25/45 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 4/136 (20130101)
H01M 4/622 (20130101)
H01M 4/5825 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 10/054 (20130101)
H01M 10/0568 (20130101)
H01M 10/0569 (20130101)
H01M 2220/20 (20130101)
H01M 2300/0028 (20130101)
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US 09722252 Liu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by University of California (UC BERKELEY) at Berkeley, CA
APPLICANT(S) Gao Liu (Piedmont, California);  Shidi Xun (Pinole, California);  Vincent S. Battaglia (San Anselmo, California);  Honghe Zheng (Suzhou, China PRC);  Mingyan Wu (Albany, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Gao Liu (Piedmont, California);  Shidi Xun (Pinole, California);  Vincent S. Battaglia (San Anselmo, California);  Honghe Zheng (Suzhou, China PRC);  Mingyan Wu (Albany, California)
ABSTRACT A family of carboxylic acid groups containing fluorene/fluorenon copolymers is disclosed as binders of silicon particles in the fabrication of negative electrodes for use with lithium ion batteries. Triethyleneoxide side chains provide improved adhesion to materials such as, graphite, silicon, silicon alloy, tin, tin alloy. These binders enable the use of silicon as an electrode material as they significantly improve the cycle-ability of silicon by preventing electrode degradation over time. In particular, these polymers, which become conductive on first charge, bind to the silicon particles of the electrode, are flexible so as to better accommodate the expansion and contraction of the electrode during charge/discharge, and being conductive promote the flow battery current.
FILED Thursday, July 02, 2015
APPL NO 14/790299
ART UNIT 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 221/00 (20130101)

Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds
C08G 61/02 (20130101)
C08G 2261/312 (20130101)
C08G 2261/516 (20130101)
C08G 2261/1414 (20130101)
C08G 2261/1424 (20130101)
C08G 2261/1426 (20130101)
C08G 2261/3142 (20130101)

Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
C08J 5/005 (20130101)
C08J 2365/00 (20130101)

Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients
C08K 3/08 (20130101)
C08K 3/08 (20130101)

Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds
C08L 65/00 (20130101)
C08L 65/00 (20130101)

Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties
H01B 1/128 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 4/134 (20130101)
H01M 4/386 (20130101)
H01M 4/622 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 10/0525 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/122 (20130101)
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US 09722256 Serov et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
APPLICANT(S) Alexey Serov (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Plamen B Atanassov (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Alexey Serov (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Plamen B Atanassov (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT In the present disclosure, imidazole-derived materials including M-N—C catalysts, imidazole-derived MOFs and MOF-based M-N—C catalysts as well as methods for preparing the same utilizing mechanochemical synthesis and/or a sacrificial support-based methods are described.
FILED Wednesday, October 07, 2015
APPL NO 14/877104
ART UNIT 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium
C07F 15/025 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 4/8846 (20130101)
H01M 4/9008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 2008/1095 (20130101)
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US 09722277 Xiao et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) Jie Xiao (Richland, Washington);  Dongping Lu (Richland, Washington);  Yuyan Shao (Richland, Washington);  Wendy D. Bennett (Richland, Washington);  Gordon L. Graff (Richland, Washington);  Jun Liu (Richland, Washington);  Ji-Guang Zhang (Richland, Washington)
ABSTRACT An energy storage device comprising: an anode; and a solute-containing electrolyte composition wherein the solute concentration in the electrolyte composition is sufficiently high to form a regenerative solid electrolyte interface layer on a surface of the anode only during charging of the energy storage device, wherein the regenerative layer comprises at least one solute or solvated solute from the electrolyte composition.
FILED Friday, October 31, 2014
APPL NO 14/530562
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 4/38 (20130101)
H01M 4/587 (20130101)
H01M 10/054 (20130101)
H01M 10/056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 10/0525 (20130101)
H01M 10/0568 (20130101)
H01M 10/0569 (20130101)
H01M 2300/004 (20130101)
H01M 2300/0028 (20130101)
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US 09722289 Zheng et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)
Department of Energy (DOE)
APPLICANT(S) Florida State University Research Foundation (Tallahassee, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) Florida State University Research Foundation (Tallahassee, Florida)
INVENTOR(S) Jian-ping Zheng (Tallahassee, Florida);  Petru Andrei (Tallahassee, Florida);  Annadanesh Shellikeri (Tallahassee, Florida);  Xujie Chen (Tallahassee, Florida)
ABSTRACT A metal air flow battery includes an electrochemical reaction unit and an oxygen exchange unit. The electrochemical reaction unit includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an ionic conductive membrane between the anode and the cathode, an anode electrolyte, and a cathode electrolyte. The oxygen exchange unit contacts the cathode electrolyte with oxygen separate from the electrochemical reaction unit. At least one pump is provided for pumping cathode electrolyte between the electrochemical reaction unit and the oxygen exchange unit. A method for producing an electrical current is also disclosed.
FILED Tuesday, April 30, 2013
APPL NO 14/398681
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 2/40 (20130101)
H01M 4/382 (20130101)
H01M 4/9083 (20130101)
H01M 8/04276 (20130101)
H01M 12/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01M 2004/8689 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 60/128 (20130101)
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US 09722427 Ma et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
APPLICANT(S) Mingyao Ma (Orlando, Florida);  Haibing Hu (Orlando, Florida);  Nasser Kutkut (Orlando, Florida);  Issa Batarseh (Orlando, Florida);  John Shen (Oveido, Florida);  Raed Bkayrat (Redondo Beach, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida)
INVENTOR(S) Mingyao Ma (Orlando, Florida);  Haibing Hu (Orlando, Florida);  Nasser Kutkut (Orlando, Florida);  Issa Batarseh (Orlando, Florida);  John Shen (Oveido, Florida);  Raed Bkayrat (Redondo Beach, California)
ABSTRACT A system connected to an AC power grid having an AC phase signal includes an inverter module including a first inverter coupled to a DC voltage, actuated based on the AC phase signal. The first inverter provides a first voltage signal having predetermined harmonic components. A second inverter includes second switch elements coupled to the DC voltage and actuated by a second set of control signals phase delayed with respect to the first control signals. A transformer module has first and second primary windings coupled to the first and second inverters. The transformer module further includes a secondary winding coupled to first primary winding, the second primary winding, and the AC power grid. The secondary winding is configured to provide a secondary output voltage to the AC power grid by combining the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal such that the predetermined harmonic components are substantially cancelled.
FILED Friday, June 28, 2013
APPL NO 13/979474
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 3/383 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof
H02M 3/04 (20130101)
H02M 7/44 (20130101)
H02M 7/49 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/563 (20130101)
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US 09722531 Singh et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
APPLICANT(S) Deere and Company (Moline, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) DEERE and COMPANY (Moline, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Brij N. Singh (West Fargo, North Dakota);  Christopher J. Schmit (Fargo, North Dakota)
ABSTRACT A coaxial bus connector has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end has a first positive terminal and a first negative terminal coupled to a primary direct current bus of a primary inverter. The second end has a second positive terminal and a second negative terminal coupled to the secondary direct current bus of a secondary inverter, wherein the coaxial bus connector comprises a dielectric material between a center conductor and a coaxial sleeve to form a snubber capacitor to absorb electrical energy or to absorb voltage spikes.
FILED Friday, August 26, 2016
APPL NO 15/248255
ART UNIT 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles
B60L 11/18 (20130101)

Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors
H01R 24/48 (20130101)

Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof
H02M 7/003 (20130101)
H02M 2001/348 (20130101)

Control or Regulation of Electric Motors, Electric Generators or Dynamo-electric Converters; Controlling Transformers, Reactors or Choke Coils
H02P 27/06 (20130101)
H02P 29/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09722534 Ho et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S)
INVENTOR(S) Clifford Kuofei Ho (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Siri Sahib Singh Khalsa (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT Described herein are technologies pertaining to computing the solar irradiance distribution on a surface of a receiver in a concentrating solar power system or glint/glare emitted from a reflective entity. At least one camera captures images of the Sun and the entity of interest, wherein the images have pluralities of pixels having respective pluralities of intensity values. Based upon the intensity values of the pixels in the respective images, the solar irradiance distribution on the surface of the entity or glint/glare corresponding to the entity is computed.
FILED Thursday, July 02, 2015
APPL NO 14/790266
ART UNIT 2878 — 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 1/0266 (20130101)
G01J 1/1626 (20130101)
G01J 1/4228 (20130101)
G01J 1/4257 (20130101)
G01J 2001/4266 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 21/84 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 27/148 (20130101)

Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules
H02S 50/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 10/40 (20130101)
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US 09722724 Singleton et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Triad National Security, LLC (TRIAD) at Los Alamos, NM
APPLICANT(S) LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico);  Los Alamos National Laboratory LC/TAS (, None)
INVENTOR(S) John Singleton (Los Alamos, New Mexico);  Andrea Schmidt (Los Alamos, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT An accelerated superluminal polarization currents (ASPC) transceiver includes an ASPC transmitter including a plurality of ASPC radiator elements, the ASPC transmitter transmitting a radio signal that is focused in a target direction and scrambled in other directions; and a radio receiver, wherein the center of a pulse of the radio signal has a transit time tc from an end of the ASPC transmitter, at a first position −x0, to a second position x along the ASPC transmitter given by the following equation: tc=[R2+x02+2Rx0 cos ψ0]1/2−[R2+x2+2Rx cos ψ0]1/2, where R is a target distance from the ASPC transmitter and ψ0 is a target angle and x + x 0 t c > c .
FILED Thursday, December 15, 2016
APPL NO 15/380893
ART UNIT 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details
CURRENT CPC
Secret Communication; Jamming of Communication
H04K 3/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04K 3/44 (20130101)
H04K 3/86 (20130101)
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US 09722796 Edwards et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS) at Albuquerque, NM
APPLICANT(S) National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ASSIGNEE(S) National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
INVENTOR(S) Nathan J. Edwards (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Jason Hamlet (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Todd Bauer (Albuquerque, New Mexico);  Ryan Helinski (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
ABSTRACT An apparatus for increasing security in inter-chip communication includes a sending control module, a communication bus, and a receiving control module. The communication bus is coupled between the sending control module and the receiving control module. The sending control module operates to send data on the communication bus, disable the communication bus when threats are detected, or both.
FILED Tuesday, September 23, 2014
APPL NO 14/494306
ART UNIT 2437 — Cryptography and Security
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 11/27 (20130101)
G06F 21/75 (20130101)
G06F 21/85 (20130101)
G06F 21/556 (20130101)
G06F 21/558 (20130101)

Ciphering or Deciphering Apparatus for Cryptographic or Other Purposes Involving the Need for Secrecy
G09C 1/00 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 23/57 (20130101)
H01L 2924/00 (20130101)
H01L 2924/0002 (20130101)
H01L 2924/0002 (20130101)

Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication
H04L 9/003 (20130101)
H04L 9/0869 (20130101)
H04L 9/3247 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04L 9/3278 (20130101)
H04L 2209/12 (20130101)
H04L 2209/72 (20130101)
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US 09723704 Tang et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
Operated by Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC (LLNS) at Livermore, CA
APPLICANT(S) Vincent Tang (Dublin, California);  Glenn A. Meyer (Danville, California);  Steven Falabella (Livermore, California);  Gary Guethlein (Livermore, California);  Brian Rusnak (Livermore, California);  Stephen Sampayan (Manteca, California);  Christopher M. Spadaccini (Oakland, California);  Li-Fang Wang (Livermore, California);  John Harris (Monterey, California);  Jeff Morse (Westhampton, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California)
INVENTOR(S) Vincent Tang (Dublin, California);  Glenn A. Meyer (Danville, California);  Steven Falabella (Livermore, California);  Gary Guethlein (Livermore, California);  Brian Rusnak (Livermore, California);  Stephen Sampayan (Manteca, California);  Christopher M. Spadaccini (Oakland, California);  Li-Fang Wang (Livermore, California);  John Harris (Monterey, California);  Jeff Morse (Westhampton, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a pyroelectric crystal, a deuterated or tritiated target, an ion source, and a common support coupled to the pyroelectric crystal, the deuterated or tritiated target, and the ion source. In another embodiment, a method includes producing a voltage of negative polarity on a surface of a deuterated or tritiated target in response to a temperature change of a pyroelectric crystal, pulsing a deuterium ion source to produce a deuterium ion beam, accelerating the deuterium ion beam to the deuterated or tritiated target to produce a neutron beam, and directing the ion beam onto the deuterated or tritiated target to make neutrons using a voltage of the pyroelectric crystal and/or an HGI surrounding the pyroelectric crystal. The directionality of the neutron beam is controlled by changing the accelerating voltage of the system. Other apparatuses and methods are presented as well.
FILED Wednesday, August 12, 2009
APPL NO 12/540203
ART UNIT 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
CURRENT CPC
Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams
H05H 3/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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National Science Foundation (NSF) 

US 09717459 Sereno et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Anne Bibiana Sereno (Pearland, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) Anne Bibiana Sereno (Pearland, Texas)
INVENTOR(S) Anne Bibiana Sereno (Pearland, Texas);  Saumil S. Patel (Houston, Texas);  Yujan Shrestha (Houston, Texas);  Stuart Douglass Red (Houston, Texas)
ABSTRACT Portable operatively simple touch screen apparatus uses testing methods and systems that are free of age and language constraints include special signal processing techniques that provide a temporal resolution highly sensitive for probing cognitive function. The embodiments include or make use of one or more modules implemented at least partially in a set of instructions in software and configured to measure user reaction times to visual stimulus on a touch screen device having a capacitive sensor touch-sensitive surface and a detector of audio waves resulting from touch on the touch-sensitive surface. The modules employ recordation of acoustic vibrations resulting from a user's touching a target location on the touch screen surface spaced from a touched starting location on that surface, in one embodiment, to measure temporal response to a visual stimulus placed at the target location.
FILED Thursday, February 27, 2014
APPL NO 14/192391
ART UNIT 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/162 (20130101)
A61B 5/6898 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/7475 (20130101)
A61B 2560/0487 (20130101)
A61B 2562/0204 (20130101)
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US 09718052 Lin
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio)
INVENTOR(S) Yun-Ming Lin (South Bend, Indiana)
ABSTRACT Bi-functional cobalt-containing catalysts useful for making stereospecific compounds and compositions, along with methods of making, and uses thereof in the syntheses of optically pure β-lactones from aldehydes and ketene are described. Precursors, intermediates, compositions, and particular features of the use if the compositions, such as high enantiomeric selectivity, high yield and low mole percent of catalyst useful are provided.
FILED Friday, April 15, 2016
APPL NO 15/099995
ART UNIT 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 31/2295 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B01J 2231/345 (20130101)
B01J 2531/845 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 231/14 (20130101)
C07C 253/30 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 305/12 (20130101)
C07D 453/04 (20130101)

Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium
C07F 15/065 (20130101)
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US 09718094 Russell et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (DOE-SC)
Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) Thomas P. Russell (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Sung Woo Hong (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Dong Hyun Lee (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Soojin Park (Ulsan, South Korea);  Ting Xu (Berkeley, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIST ACADEMY-INDUSTRY (Ulsan, South Korea);  THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California);  THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Thomas P. Russell (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Sung Woo Hong (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Dong Hyun Lee (Amherst, Massachusetts);  Soojin Park (Ulsan, South Korea);  Ting Xu (Berkeley, California)
ABSTRACT A block copolymer film having a line pattern with a high degree of long-range order is formed by a method that includes forming a block copolymer film on a substrate surface with parallel facets, and annealing the block copolymer film to form an annealed block copolymer film having linear microdomains parallel to the substrate surface and orthogonal to the parallel facets of the substrate. The line-patterned block copolymer films are useful for the fabrication of magnetic storage media, polarizing devices, and arrays of nanowires.
FILED Friday, September 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/845488
ART UNIT 1785 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material
CURRENT CPC
Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General
B05D 3/10 (20130101)
B05D 3/107 (20130101)
B05D 3/0254 (20130101)
B05D 3/0466 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B05D 5/02 (20130101)

Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems
B81C 1/00031 (20130101)
B81C 1/00055 (20130101)
B81C 1/00063 (20130101)
B81C 1/00071 (20130101)
B81C 1/00079 (20130101)
B81C 2201/0149 (20130101)

Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor;
G03F 7/0002 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/24521 (20150115)
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US 09718096 Sreenivasan et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
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) Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan (Austin, Texas);  Shrawan Singhal (Austin, Texas);  Ovadia Abed (Austin, Texas);  Lawrence Dunn (Austin, Texas)
ABSTRACT An inkjet-based process for programmable deposition of thin films of a user-defined profile. Drops of a pre-cursor liquid organic material are dispensed at various locations on a substrate by a multi-jet. A superstrate is held in a roll-to-roll configuration such that a first contact of the drops is made by a front side of the superstrate thereby initiating a liquid front that spreads outward merging with the drops to form a contiguous film captured between the substrate and the superstrate. A non-equilibrium transient state of the superstrate, the contiguous film and the substrate then occurs after a duration of time. The contiguous film is then cured to crosslink it into a polymer. The superstrate is then separated from the polymer thereby leaving a polymer film on the substrate. In such a manner, non-uniform films can be formed without significant material wastage in an inexpensive manner.
FILED Tuesday, July 12, 2016
APPL NO 15/207788
ART UNIT 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
CURRENT CPC
Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General
B05D 1/02 (20130101)
B05D 1/40 (20130101)
B05D 1/42 (20130101)
B05D 3/007 (20130101)
B05D 3/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B05D 3/067 (20130101)
B05D 3/0254 (20130101)
B05D 3/0466 (20130101)
B05D 3/0486 (20130101)
B05D 3/0493 (20130101)
B05D 5/00 (20130101)

Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems
B81C 1/0046 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 40/00 (20130101)

Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 1/111 (20130101)
G02B 5/287 (20130101)

Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor;
G03F 7/0002 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/0271 (20130101)
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US 09718250 Nealey et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) Paul Franklin Nealey (Madison, Wisconsin);  Huiman Kang (Madison, Wisconsin);  Guoliang Liu (Madison, Wisconsin);  Hiroshi Yoshida (Mito, Japan);  Yashuhiko Tada (Hitachinaka, Japan);  Juan Jose De Pablo (Madison, Wisconsin);  Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez (Madison, Wisconsin)
ASSIGNEE(S) Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin)
INVENTOR(S) Paul Franklin Nealey (Madison, Wisconsin);  Huiman Kang (Madison, Wisconsin);  Guoliang Liu (Madison, Wisconsin);  Hiroshi Yoshida (Mito, Japan);  Yashuhiko Tada (Hitachinaka, Japan);  Juan Jose De Pablo (Madison, Wisconsin);  Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez (Madison, Wisconsin)
ABSTRACT Provided are methods of fabricating thin film structures that involve assembling block copolymer materials in the presence of condensed phase surfaces on both sides of the thin film, at least one of which is a chemically patterned surface configured to direct the assembly of the block copolymer material. According to various embodiments, the other of the condensed phase surfaces can be a chemically homogenous surface or a chemically patterned surface. Also provided are structures, morphologies, and templates formed in the domain structure of block copolymer materials. In certain embodiments, complex 3-D morphologies and related structures not present in bulk block copolymer materials are provided.
FILED Friday, September 14, 2012
APPL NO 13/619525
ART UNIT 1785 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material
CURRENT CPC
Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form
B32B 3/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B32B 37/14 (20130101)

Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems
B81C 1/00031 (20130101)
B81C 2201/0149 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/0337 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/24851 (20150115)
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US 09718523 Tan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Navy (DON)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
APPLICANT(S) Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
INVENTOR(S) Xiaobo Tan (East Lansing, Michigan);  Feitian Zhang (Greenbelt, Maryland);  Jianxun Wang (Plainsboro, New Jersey);  John Thon (Mason, Michigan)
ABSTRACT A robotic submersible includes a housing having a body and a tail. In another aspect, a pump and a pump tank adjust the buoyancy of a submersible housing. In a further aspect, a first linear actuator controls the pump and/or a buoyancy, and/or a second linear actuator controls a position of a battery and/or adjusts a center of gravity. Another aspect includes a pump and at least one linear actuator that control gliding movements of the housing. In still a further aspect, a motor couples a tail with a body, such that the motor controls the movements of the tail to create a swimming movement. Moreover, an additional aspect provides a controller selectively operating the pump, first actuator, second actuator, and motor to control when swimming and gliding movements occur.
FILED Thursday, October 23, 2014
APPL NO 14/522072
ART UNIT 3669 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
CURRENT CPC
Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers
B63G 8/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B63G 2008/005 (20130101)
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US 09718668 Tung et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
APPLICANT(S) Chao-Hung Steve Tung (Fayetteville, Arkansas);  Jin-Woo Kim (Fayetteville, Arkansas);  Taylor Busch (Richardson, Texas)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas)
INVENTOR(S) Chao-Hung Steve Tung (Fayetteville, Arkansas);  Jin-Woo Kim (Fayetteville, Arkansas);  Taylor Busch (Richardson, Texas)
ABSTRACT A process for fabricating a nanochannel system using a combination of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microfabrication techniques, atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanolithography, and focused ion beam (FIB). The nanochannel system, fabricated on either a glass or silicon substrate, has channel heights and widths on the order of single to tens of nanometers. The channel length is in the micrometer range. The nanochannel system is equipped with embedded micro and nanoscale electrodes, positioned along the length of the nanochannel for electron tunneling based characterization of nanoscale particles in the channel. Anodic bonding is used to cap off the nanochannel with a cover chip.
FILED Friday, July 26, 2013
APPL NO 13/951664
ART UNIT 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding
CURRENT CPC
Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices
B81B 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems
B81C 1/00071 (20130101)
B81C 3/001 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 15/00 (20130101)
B82Y 40/00 (20130101)

Chemical Composition of Glasses, Glazes or Vitreous Enamels; Surface Treatment of Glass; Surface Treatment of Fibres or Filaments Made From Glass, Minerals or Slags; Joining Glass to Glass or Other Materials
C03C 15/00 (20130101)
C03C 17/001 (20130101)
C03C 27/00 (20130101)
C03C 27/06 (20130101)

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6869 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6869 (20130101)
C12Q 2565/631 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/48721 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests
Y10S 977/924 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 156/1056 (20150115)
Y10T 156/1064 (20150115)
Y10T 156/1074 (20150115)
Y10T 156/1082 (20150115)
Y10T 156/1309 (20150115)
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US 09718676 Soper et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
APPLICANT(S) Steven A. Soper (Baton Rouge, Louisiana);  Robin L. McCarley (Prairieville, Louisiana);  Guofang Chen (Hicksville, New York);  Hamed Shadpour (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
INVENTOR(S) Steven A. Soper (Baton Rouge, Louisiana);  Robin L. McCarley (Prairieville, Louisiana);  Guofang Chen (Hicksville, New York);  Hamed Shadpour (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT A method is disclosed for fabricating free-standing polymeric nanopillars or nanotubes with remarkably high aspect ratios. The nanopillars and nanotubes may be used, for example, in integrated microfluidic systems for rapid, automated, high-capacity analysis or separation of complex protein mixtures or their enzyme digest products. One embodiment, preferably fabricated entirely from polymer substrates, comprises a cell lysis unit; a solid-phase extraction unit with free-standing, polymeric nanostructures; a multi-dimensional electrophoretic separation unit with high peak capacity; a solid-phase nanoreactor for the proteolytic digestion of isolated proteins; and a chromatographic unit for the separation of peptide fragments from the digestion of proteins. The nanopillars and nanotubes may also be used to increase surface area for reaction with a solid phase, for example, with immobilized enzymes or other catalysts within a microchannel, or as a solid support for capillary electrochromatography-based separations of proteins or peptides.
FILED Wednesday, September 12, 2007
APPL NO 12/440546
ART UNIT 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
CURRENT CPC
Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems
B81C 1/00111 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B81C 2201/034 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 27/44773 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/2982 (20150115)
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US 09718683 Chien et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland)
INVENTOR(S) Chia-Ling Chien (Cockeysville, Maryland);  Donglei Fan (San Jose, California);  Robert Cammarata (Columbia, Maryland)
ABSTRACT A method for assembling multi-component nano-structures that includes dispersing a plurality of nano-structures in a fluid medium, and applying an electric field having an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the fluid medium containing the plurality of nano-structures. The electric field causes a first nano-structure from the plurality of nano-structures to move to a predetermined position and orientation relative to a second nano-structure of the plurality of nano-structures such that the first and second nano-structures assemble into a multi-component nano-structure.
FILED Tuesday, March 31, 2015
APPL NO 14/675306
ART UNIT 1759 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
CURRENT CPC
Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields
B03C 5/005 (20130101)

Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder
B22F 1/0022 (20130101)
B22F 1/0025 (20130101)
B22F 1/0096 (20130101)

Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices
B81B 3/0097 (20130101)
B81B 5/00 (20130101)

Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems
B81C 1/00007 (20130101)
B81C 1/00182 (20130101)
B81C 1/00198 (20130101)
B81C 3/004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
B81C 99/002 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)
B82Y 40/00 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/26 (20150115)
Y10T 428/2933 (20150115)
Y10T 428/2938 (20150115)
Y10T 428/24942 (20150115)
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US 09718700 Binek et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
ASSIGNEE(S) Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
INVENTOR(S) Christian Binek (Lincoln, Nebraska);  Peter Dowben (Crete, Nebraska);  Kirill Belashchenko (Lincoln, Nebraska);  Aleksander Wysocki (Ames, Iowa);  Sai Mu (Lincoln, Nebraska);  Mike Street (Lincoln, Nebraska)
ABSTRACT A magnetoelectric composition of boron and chromia is provided. The boron and chromia alloy can contain boron doping of 1%-10% in place of the oxygen in the chromia. The boron-doped chromia exhibits an increased critical temperature while maintaining magnetoelectric characteristics. The composition can be fabricated by depositing chromia in the presence of borane. The boron substitutes oxygen in the chromia, enhancing the exchange energy and thereby increasing Néel temperature.
FILED Monday, February 23, 2015
APPL NO 14/629178
ART UNIT 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography
CURRENT CPC
Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F
C01G 37/027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds
C01P 2002/50 (20130101)
C01P 2002/72 (20130101)

Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties
H01F 1/0009 (20130101)
H01F 10/002 (20130101)
H01F 10/3268 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 43/08 (20130101)
H01L 43/12 (20130101)
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US 09718763 Tolman et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
ASSIGNEE(S) Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
INVENTOR(S) William Baker Tolman (Minneapolis, Minnesota);  Marc A. Hillmyer (Minneapolis, Minnesota);  Alex John (Minneapolis, Minnesota);  Levi Thomas Hogan (Olathe, Kansas)
ABSTRACT A process of preparing olefins of the formula (I) is described herein:
with R1 being a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)hydrocarbyl, and R2 being a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C20)hydrocarbyl. The process includes reacting a compound of formula (II)
wherein Ar is chosen from
in the presence of a palladium-based catalyst and an organic solvent. A process of preparing olefins of the formula (III) is also described:
with R3 being a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)hydrocarbyl, R4 being a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C20)hydrocarbyl, and R5 being a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30) hydrocarbyl. The process includes reacting a compound of formula (IV)
wherein Ar is chosen from
with a compound of formula (V)
wherein Ar is chosen from
in the presence of a palladium-based catalyst and an organic solvent.
FILED Thursday, January 07, 2016
APPL NO 14/990308
ART UNIT 1626 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus
B01J 27/13 (20130101)
B01J 2531/824 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 1/207 (20130101)
C07C 11/02 (20130101)
C07C 11/12 (20130101)
C07C 11/167 (20130101)
C07C 15/44 (20130101)
C07C 15/46 (20130101)
C07C 15/50 (20130101)
C07C 15/52 (20130101)
C07C 15/58 (20130101)
C07C 17/361 (20130101)
C07C 17/361 (20130101)
C07C 25/28 (20130101)
C07C 67/32 (20130101)
C07C 67/317 (20130101)
C07C 67/317 (20130101)
C07C 69/54 (20130101)
C07C 201/12 (20130101)
C07C 201/12 (20130101)
C07C 205/06 (20130101)
C07C 253/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07C 253/30 (20130101)
C07C 255/08 (20130101)
C07C 2527/13 (20130101)
C07C 2531/24 (20130101)

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods
Y02P 20/52 (20151101)
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US 09718852 Ju et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
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) Jingyue Ju (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey);  Zengmin Li (Flushing, New York);  John Robert Edwards (St. Louis, Missouri);  Yasuhiro Itagaki (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT This invention provides methods for attaching a nucleic acid to a solid surface and for sequencing nucleic acid by detecting the identity of each nucleotide analog after the nucleotide analog is incorporated into a growing strand of DNA in a polymerase reaction. The invention also provides nucleotide analogs which comprise unique labels attached to the nucleotide analog through a cleavable linker, and a cleavable chemical group to cap the —OH group at the 3′-position of the deoxyribose.
FILED Thursday, December 15, 2016
APPL NO 15/380270
ART UNIT 1673 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids
C07H 19/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6872 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6874 (20130101)
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US 09718921 Deming et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Timothy J. Deming (Los Angeles, California);  Jessica R. Kramer (Oakland, California);  April R. Rodriguez (Marina Del Rey, California)
ABSTRACT Methods for preparation of novel amphiphilic derivatives of thioether containing block copolypeptides with narrow chain length distributions are described. These block copolymers can be chemically modified by oxidation and alkylation of the thioether containing residues. These materials generate self-assembled micelles, vesicles and hydrogels, or emulsions with oil phases. These assemblies can be used to encapsulate and delivery therapeutic molecules. The assemblies can be taken up by cells to release molecules from the assemblies.
FILED Wednesday, February 26, 2014
APPL NO 14/770417
ART UNIT 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/1273 (20130101)
A61K 47/34 (20130101)
A61K 47/42 (20130101)

Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds
C08G 69/10 (20130101)
C08G 69/42 (20130101)
C08G 69/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09718922 Guo et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Chemistry (CHE)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California)
INVENTOR(S) Ting Guo (Davis, California);  R. Andrew Davidson (Davis, California)
ABSTRACT The methods disclosed herein are directed to methods of enhancing formation of a polymer from a monomer on a metal-based nanoparticle under X-ray irradiation and compositions produced by such methods. The method comprises irradiating a monomer solution with X-rays to form the polymer; wherein the monomer solution comprises the monomer, the metal-based nanoparticle, and a solvent capable of generating a hydroxyl radical; and wherein the metal-based nanoparticle is a particle having a greatest dimension between 5 and 100 nanometers. The methods also include the dissolution metal ions from these same metal-based nanoparticles wherein the solution comprises the metal-based nanoparticle and a solvent capable of generating a hydroxyl radical; and wherein the metal-based nanoparticle is a particle having a greatest dimension between 5 and 100 nanometers.
FILED Friday, October 25, 2013
APPL NO 14/436785
ART UNIT 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds
C08F 2/44 (20130101)
C08F 2/54 (20130101)

Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds
C08G 73/0266 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09718987 Webster et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, North Dakota)
ASSIGNEE(S) NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fargo, North Dakota)
INVENTOR(S) Dean C. Webster (Fargo, North Dakota);  Erin Pavlacky (Lakeland Shores, Minnesota);  Curtiss Kovash, Jr. (Fargo, North Dakota)
ABSTRACT This invention relates to bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids reacted with vinyl ether compounds to form liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids. These liquid vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids can be mixed with a polyfunctional vegetable oil-based epoxy resin to form a homogeneous curable coating composition. Upon curing at elevated temperature, thermoset coatings are formed which have excellent hardness, solvent resistance, adhesion, and flexibility. The invention also relates to the use of a curable coating composition comprising at least one polyfunctional vegetable oil-based epoxy resin and at least one vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acid, which may be coated onto a substrate and cured thermally. Methods of making the vinyl-blocked bio-based polyfunctional carboxylic acids and curable coating compositions and substrates containing the same are also disclosed.
FILED Friday, May 20, 2016
APPL NO 15/160544
ART UNIT 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 69/34 (20130101)
C07C 69/40 (20130101)
C07C 69/42 (20130101)
C07C 69/44 (20130101)
C07C 69/46 (20130101)
C07C 69/48 (20130101)
C07C 69/50 (20130101)
C07C 69/704 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 307/68 (20130101)

Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds
C08F 216/12 (20130101)
C08F 222/02 (20130101)

Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor
C09D 163/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09719089 Mirkin et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
APPLICANT(S) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois);  Nathaniel L. Rosi (Chicago, Illinois);  C. Shad Thaxton (Chicago, Illinois);  David A. Giljohann (Chicago, Illinois)
ABSTRACT Materials and methods for regulating gene expression using nanoparticles functionalized with antisense oligonucleotides are provided.
FILED Wednesday, February 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/614111
ART UNIT 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/5115 (20130101)
A61K 31/7088 (20130101)
A61K 47/48861 (20130101)
A61K 47/48884 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 5/00 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 15/111 (20130101)
C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12N 2310/11 (20130101)
C12N 2310/314 (20130101)
C12N 2310/315 (20130101)
C12N 2310/351 (20130101)
C12N 2310/3181 (20130101)
C12N 2320/32 (20130101)
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US 09719096 Ruiz
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET)
APPLICANT(S) Inter American University of Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
ASSIGNEE(S) Inter American University of Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
INVENTOR(S) Oscar N. Ruiz (Bellbrook, Ohio)
ABSTRACT The invention provides a system of heavy metal sequestration by bacteria. The bacteria expresses the ppk, mt, and/or β-galactosidase (lacZ) genes and can tolerate at least 25 μM mercury, 1,000 μM zinc, 250 μM cadmium, and 3,000 μM Pb. The system allows for facile determination of the presence of heavy metal contaminants in a liquid and the facile collection of the bacteria that has sequestered large amounts of heavy metal. Further provided is a system of gene expression in bacteria that comprises phage and plastid gene expression elements and delivers a particularly high level of protein expression and heavy metal resistance.
FILED Friday, May 30, 2014
APPL NO 14/292668
ART UNIT 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge
C02F 3/341 (20130101)
C02F 2101/20 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 1/20 (20130101)
C12N 15/70 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/34 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/84 (20130101)
G01N 33/523 (20130101)
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US 09719139 Ju et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
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) Jingyue Ju (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey);  Zengmin Li (Flushing, New York);  John Robert Edwards (St. Louis, Missouri);  Yasuhiro Itagaki (New York, New York)
ABSTRACT This invention provides methods for attaching a nucleic acid to a solid surface and for sequencing nucleic acid by detecting the identity of each nucleotide analog after the nucleotide analog is incorporated into a growing strand of DNA in a polymerase reaction. The invention also provides nucleotide analogs which comprise unique labels attached to the nucleotide analog through a cleavable linker, and a cleavable chemical group to cap the —OH group at the 3′-position of the deoxyribose.
FILED Thursday, December 15, 2016
APPL NO 15/380311
ART UNIT 1673 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids
C07H 19/10 (20130101)

Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes
C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C12Q 1/6876 (20130101)
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US 09719911 Grier et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
APPLICANT(S) New York University (New York, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York)
INVENTOR(S) David G. Grier (New York, New York);  Fook Chiong Cheong (Singapore, Singapore);  Ke Xiao (Elmhurst, New York)
ABSTRACT An in-line holographic microscope can be used to analyze on a frame-by-frame basis a video stream to track individual colloidal particles' three-dimensional motions. The system and method can provide real time nanometer resolution, and simultaneously measure particle sizes and refractive indexes. Through a combination of applying a combination of Lorenz-Mie analysis with selected hardware and software methods, this analysis can be carried out in near real time. An efficient particle identification methodology automates initial position estimation with sufficient accuracy to enable unattended holographic tracking and characterization.
FILED Monday, April 04, 2016
APPL NO 15/090519
ART UNIT 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 15/1429 (20130101)
G01N 15/1434 (20130101)
G01N 15/1475 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 15/1484 (20130101)
G01N 2015/003 (20130101)
G01N 2015/0065 (20130101)
G01N 2015/1445 (20130101)
G01N 2015/1454 (20130101)
G01N 2015/1493 (20130101)
G01N 2015/1497 (20130101)

Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 21/008 (20130101)
G02B 21/0056 (20130101)
G02B 21/0068 (20130101)

Holographic Processes or Apparatus
G03H 1/0005 (20130101)
G03H 2001/005 (20130101)
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US 09719930 Meinhart et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Chemical and Transport Systems (CTS)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California)
INVENTOR(S) Carl D. Meinhart (Santa Barbara, California);  Brian Piorek (Santa Barbara, California);  Seung Joon Lee (Santa Barbara, California);  Martin Moskovits (Santa Barbara, California);  Sanjoy Banerjee (Santa Barbara, California);  Juan Santiago (Stanford, California)
ABSTRACT Provided are methods, devices and systems that utilize free-surface fluidics and SERS for analyte detection with high sensitivity and specificity. The molecules can be airborne agents, including but not limited to explosives, narcotics, hazardous chemicals, or other chemical species. The free-surface fluidic architecture is created using an open microchannel, and exhibits a large surface to volume ratio. The free-surface fluidic interface can filter interferent molecules, while concentrating airborne analyte molecules. The microchannel flow enables controlled aggregation of SERS-active probe particles in the flow, thereby enhancing the detector's sensitivity.
FILED Friday, July 31, 2015
APPL NO 14/814771
ART UNIT 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 21/05 (20130101)
G01N 21/0332 (20130101)
G01N 21/658 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/0057 (20130101)
G01N 2021/0346 (20130101)
G01N 2201/1087 (20130101)
G01N 2201/06113 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests
Y10S 977/902 (20130101)
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US 09719948 Charette et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) XRSciences LLC (Carlsbad, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) XRSCIENCES, LLC (Carlsbad, California)
INVENTOR(S) Colin Charette (Encinitas, California);  Tom Atwell (Carlsbad, California);  Jacob Lopp (Fort Worth, Texas);  Chaur-Ming Shyu (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT Systems and Methods for an air slide analyzer for measuring the elemental content of aerated material traveling by air slide. The air slide analyzer has an analyzer having an entrance opening and an exit opening, and an interior tunnel adapted for aerated material conveyed by an air slide; a radiation detector proximal to the analyzer; a neutron source emitting neutrons into material within the analyzer; and a processor to analyze detected information from the radiation detector, wherein emissions from the material being irradiated with neutrons are detected by the radiation detector and analyzed by the processor to provide elemental information of the material in the analyzer.
FILED Friday, October 07, 2016
APPL NO 15/287881
ART UNIT 2884 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 23/083 (20130101)
G01N 23/222 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 2223/071 (20130101)
G01N 2223/076 (20130101)
G01N 2223/635 (20130101)
G01N 2223/0745 (20130101)

Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation
G01T 3/02 (20130101)
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US 09719992 Marvin et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET)
APPLICANT(S) Jonathan Marvin (Ashburn, Virginia);  Loren Looger (Ashburn, Virginia);  Richard T. Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Eric Schreiter (Ashburn, Virginia)
ASSIGNEE(S) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Chevy Chase, Maryland);  Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Jonathan Marvin (Ashburn, Virginia);  Loren Looger (Ashburn, Virginia);  Richard T. Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Eric Schreiter (Ashburn, Virginia)
ABSTRACT The present disclosure provides, inter alia, genetically encoded recombinant peptide biosensors comprising analyte-binding framework portions and signaling portions, wherein the signaling portions are present within the framework portions at sites or amino acid positions that undergo a conformational change upon interaction of the framework portion with an analyte.
FILED Wednesday, August 08, 2012
APPL NO 14/350199
ART UNIT 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Peptides
C07K 14/195 (20130101)
C07K 14/245 (20130101)
C07K 14/43595 (20130101)
C07K 2319/20 (20130101)
C07K 2319/24 (20130101)
C07K 2319/60 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/68 (20130101)
G01N 33/557 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01N 33/582 (20130101)
G01N 33/6812 (20130101)
G01N 2400/00 (20130101)
G01N 2458/00 (20130101)
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US 09720036 Deutsch et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF)
APPLICANT(S) DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) Duke University (Durham, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Sergej Deutsch (Austin, Texas);  Krishnendu Chakrabarty (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT A post-fabrication debug and on-line error checking framework for 2D- and 3D-ICs with integrated memories is described. A design-for-debug (DfD) architecture can include, for an IC with on-chip memory, a debug module connected to a functional bus of the IC. The debug module receives trace data for an interval, generates compact signatures based on the received data, and compares these signatures to expected signatures. Intervals containing erroneous trace data can be identified by the debug module and stored in on-chip memory. A single iteration of signal tracing for debug testing between automated test equipment and the IC is possible.
FILED Monday, August 18, 2014
APPL NO 14/461528
ART UNIT 2117 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 31/31703 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01R 31/31705 (20130101)

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 11/348 (20130101)
G06F 11/3636 (20130101)
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US 09720232 Hua et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
APPLICANT(S) THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona);  AUGMENTED VISION, INC. (Tucson, Arizona)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona)
INVENTOR(S) Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona);  Chunyu Gao (Tucson, Arizona)
ABSTRACT Eye-tracked head-mounted displays are provide which, in one aspect, may utilize the same optics for eyetracking and image viewing, with a selected portion of the optics used for an eyetracking optical path and a selected portion of the display optics used for an image viewing optical path.
FILED Thursday, January 24, 2013
APPL NO 14/372292
ART UNIT 2692 — Selective Visual Display Systems
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 17/086 (20130101)
G02B 17/0896 (20130101)
G02B 27/017 (20130101)
G02B 27/0093 (20130101)
G02B 27/0172 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02B 2027/0187 (20130101)

Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 3/013 (20130101)
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US 09720599 Bhanja et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
APPLICANT(S) Sanjukta Bhanja (Tampa, Florida);  Sudeep Sarkar (Tampa, Florida);  Ravi Panchumarthy (Tampa, Florida);  Dinuka K. Karunaratne (Tampa, Florida)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida)
INVENTOR(S) Sanjukta Bhanja (Tampa, Florida);  Sudeep Sarkar (Tampa, Florida);  Ravi Panchumarthy (Tampa, Florida);  Dinuka K. Karunaratne (Tampa, Florida)
ABSTRACT A magnetic system for solving a quadratic optimization problem by associating each of a plurality of variables of a quadratic optimization problem with a nanomagnet of a nanomagnet array, driving the nanomagnets of the nanomagnet array to an excited state, allowing the nanomagnets of the nanomagnet array to enter a relaxed state after being driven to an excited state, wherein the nanomagnets magnetically couple with one another in the relaxed state to minimize the total magnetic coupling energy of the nanomagnet array, and sensing a magnetic coupling of the nanomagnets of the nanomagnet array to solve the quadratic optimization problem.
FILED Friday, June 24, 2016
APPL NO 15/192524
ART UNIT 2182 — Computer Architecture and I/O
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 3/061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 3/0655 (20130101)
G06F 3/0673 (20130101)
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US 09720884 Birnbaum et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
APPLICANT(S) Narrative Science Inc. (Chicago, Illinois)
ASSIGNEE(S) NARRATIVE SCIENCE INC. (Chicago, Illinois)
INVENTOR(S) Lawrence A. Birnbaum (Evanston, Illinois);  Kristian J. Hammond (Chicago, Illinois);  Nicholas D. Allen (Chicago, Illinois);  John R. Templon (Chicago, Illinois)
ABSTRACT A system and method for automatically generating a narrative story receives data and information pertaining to a domain event. The received data and information and/or one or more derived features are then used to identify a plurality of angles for the narrative story. The plurality of angles is then filtered, for example through use of parameters that specify a focus for the narrative story, length of the narrative story, etc. Points associated with the filtered plurality of angles are then assembled and the narrative story is rendered using the filtered plurality of angles and the assembled points.
FILED Friday, July 15, 2016
APPL NO 15/211902
ART UNIT 2657 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/24 (20130101)
G06F 17/27 (20130101)
G06F 17/212 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 17/2775 (20130101)
G06F 17/30312 (20130101)
G06F 17/30371 (20130101)

Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for
G06Q 10/10 (20130101)
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US 09720998 Wang et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF)
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI)
APPLICANT(S) The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania)
INVENTOR(S) James Z. Wang (State College, Pennsylvania);  Yu Zhang (State College, Pennsylvania);  Jia Li (State College, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT The trend of analyzing big data in artificial intelligence requires more scalable machine learning algorithms, among which clustering is a fundamental and arguably the most widely applied method. To extend the applications of regular vector-based clustering algorithms, the Discrete Distribution (D2) clustering algorithm has been developed for clustering bags of weighted vectors which are well adopted in many emerging machine learning applications. The high computational complexity of D2-clustering limits its impact in solving massive learning problems. Here we present a parallel D2-clustering algorithm with substantially improved scalability. We develop a hierarchical structure for parallel computing in order to achieve a balance between the individual-node computation and the integration process of the algorithm. The parallel algorithm achieves significant speed-up with minor accuracy loss.
FILED Friday, November 15, 2013
APPL NO 14/081525
ART UNIT 2164 — Data Bases & File Management
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 17/30598 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09721089 Krishnan et al.
FUNDED BY
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS)
APPLICANT(S) Srinivas Krishnan (Carrboro, North Carolina);  Fabian Monrose (Chapel Hill, North Carolina);  Kevin Snow (Cary, North Carolina)
ASSIGNEE(S) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
INVENTOR(S) Srinivas Krishnan (Carrboro, North Carolina);  Fabian Monrose (Chapel Hill, North Carolina);  Kevin Snow (Cary, North Carolina)
ABSTRACT According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for efficient computer forensic analysis and data access control. The method includes steps occurring from within a virtualization layer separate from a guest operating system. The steps include monitoring disk accesses by the guest operating system to a region of interest on a disk from which data is copied into memory. The steps also include tracking subsequent accesses to the memory resident data where the memory resident data is copied from its initial location to other memory locations or over a network. The steps further include linking operations made by the guest operating system associated with the disk accesses with operations made by the guest operating system associated with the memory accessed.
FILED Monday, May 07, 2012
APPL NO 14/115094
ART UNIT 2491 — Cryptography and Security
CURRENT CPC
Electric Digital Data Processing
G06F 21/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G06F 21/53 (20130101)
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US 09722110 Wu et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Office of The Director (OD)
Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR)
APPLICANT(S) University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)
ASSIGNEE(S) UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (Lawrence, Kansas)
INVENTOR(S) Judy Wu (Lawrence, Kansas);  Guowei Xu (Lawrence, Kansas);  Jianwei Liu (Manhattan, Kansas)
ABSTRACT Plasmonic graphene is fabricated using thermally assisted self-assembly of plasmonic nanostructure on graphene. Silver nanostructures were deposited on graphene as an example.
FILED Monday, October 22, 2012
APPL NO 13/657161
ART UNIT 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth
CURRENT CPC
Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General
B05D 3/007 (20130101)
B05D 2201/06 (20130101)

Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures
B82Y 30/00 (20130101)
B82Y 40/00 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/02376 (20130101)
H01L 21/02425 (20130101)
H01L 21/02527 (20130101)
H01L 21/02554 (20130101)
H01L 21/02603 (20130101)
H01L 21/02628 (20130101)
H01L 21/02658 (20130101)
H01L 29/0676 (20130101)
H01L 29/1606 (20130101)
H01L 31/028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 31/103 (20130101)
H01L 31/022466 (20130101)
H01L 33/18 (20130101)
H01L 33/0087 (20130101)
H01L 49/006 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 428/30 (20150115)
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 

US 09719191 Disney et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Ames Research Center (ARC)
APPLICANT(S) Matthew D. Disney (Williamsville, New York);  Jessica L. Childs-Disney (Williamsville, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Buffalo, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Matthew D. Disney (Williamsville, New York);  Jessica L. Childs-Disney (Williamsville, New York)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are methods for identifying a nucleic acid (e.g., RNA, DNA, etc.) motif which interacts with a ligand. The method includes providing a plurality of ligands immobilized on a support, wherein each particular ligand is immobilized at a discrete location on the support; contacting the plurality of immobilized ligands with a nucleic acid motif library under conditions effective for one or more members of the nucleic acid motif library to bind with the immobilized ligands; and identifying members of the nucleic acid motif library that are bound to a particular immobilized ligand. Also disclosed are methods for selecting, from a plurality of candidate ligands, one or more ligands that have increased likelihood of binding to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a particular nucleic acid motif, as well as methods for identifying a nucleic acid which interacts with a ligand.
FILED Thursday, November 29, 2007
APPL NO 11/998466
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 1/6811 (20130101)
C12Q 1/6811 (20130101)
C12Q 2525/205 (20130101)
C12Q 2565/531 (20130101)

Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries
C40B 20/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C40B 30/04 (20130101)
C40B 40/08 (20130101)
C40B 40/12 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5308 (20130101)
G01N 33/6845 (20130101)
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US 09719465 Suciu et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC)
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 engine system has a gas generator, a bi-fi wall surrounding at least a portion of the gas generator, a casing surrounding a fan, and the casing having first and second thrust reverser doors which in a deployed position abut each other and the bi-fi wall.
FILED Wednesday, March 12, 2014
APPL NO 14/774896
ART UNIT 3647 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review
CURRENT CPC
Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft
B64D 29/04 (20130101)
B64D 33/04 (20130101)

Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants
F02C 3/10 (20130101)

Jet-propulsion Plants
F02K 1/60 (20130101)
F02K 1/70 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
F02K 1/605 (20130101)
F02K 3/00 (20130101)

Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants
F05D 2250/314 (20130101)
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US 09719901 Jackson et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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 AERONUATICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Wade C. Jackson (Yorktown, Virginia);  Gregory T. Shanks (Hampton, Virginia)
ABSTRACT Systems and methods for testing an impact response of a material and/or structure to one or more impacts of known magnitude. The systems and methods include a portable impactor device for imparting an impact force on a surface of an engineered structure, wherein the portable impactor device has an adjustable orientation such that an impact may be delivered as an angle ranging from +90° to −90° relative to a horizontal plane. Additionally, the portable impactor device described may be utilized to test an impact response of one or more surface areas of a full-scale prototype structure.
FILED Tuesday, April 22, 2014
APPL NO 14/258382
ART UNIT 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for
G01M 7/08 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 3/307 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US 09722163 Firdosy et al.
FUNDED BY
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
APPLICANT(S) Samad A. Firdosy (La Crescenta, California);  Billy Chun-Yip Li (Walnut, California);  Vilupanur A. Ravi (Claremont, California);  Jean-Pierre Fleurial (Altadena, California);  Thierry Caillat (Pasadena, California);  Harut Anjunyan (Tujunga, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California)
INVENTOR(S) Samad A. Firdosy (La Crescenta, California);  Billy Chun-Yip Li (Walnut, California);  Vilupanur A. Ravi (Claremont, California);  Jean-Pierre Fleurial (Altadena, California);  Thierry Caillat (Pasadena, California);  Harut Anjunyan (Tujunga, California)
ABSTRACT A thermoelectric power generation device is disclosed using one or more mechanically compliant and thermally and electrically conductive layers at the thermoelectric material interfaces to accommodate high temperature differentials and stresses induced thereby. The compliant material may be metal foam or metal graphite composite (e.g. using nickel) and is particularly beneficial in high temperature thermoelectric generators employing Zintl thermoelectric materials. The compliant material may be disposed between the thermoelectric segments of the device or between a thermoelectric segment and the hot or cold side interconnect of the device.
FILED Friday, June 07, 2013
APPL NO 13/913233
ART UNIT 1756 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 35/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 35/20 (20130101)
H01L 35/32 (20130101)
H01L 35/34 (20130101)
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Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

US 09717252 Burr et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
APPLICANT(S) Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Thomas J. Burr (Geneva, New York);  Desen Zheng (Geneva, New York)
ABSTRACT Derivatives of Agrobacterium vitis strain F2/5 are disclosed. These derivatives were generated following homologous recombination with an internal fragment of targeted genes resulting in gene disruption by insertion of a copy of suicide vector pVIK165. The genes disrupted were F-avi5813 encoding a phosphopantetheinyltransferase, F-avi4329 encoding an aminotransferase and F-avi0838 (rirA) encoding an iron responsive transcriptional regulator. Such derivatives control crown gall on grapevines. In addition, these derivatives did not induce roots necrosis but enhanced root development and callus formation. On young stem explants, it was shown as well that the F2/5 derivatives are necrosis-negative.
FILED Friday, March 15, 2013
APPL NO 14/395114
ART UNIT 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
New Plants or Processes for Obtaining Them; Plant Reproduction by Tissue Culture Techniques
A01H 3/00 (20130101)

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 63/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Foods, Foodstuffs, or Non-alcoholic Beverages, Not Covered by Subclasses A23B - A23J; Their Preparation or Treatment, e.g Cooking, Modification of Nutritive Qualities, Physical Treatment; Preservation of Foods or Foodstuffs, in General
A23L 2/02 (20130101)
A23L 19/00 (20160801)

Indexing Scheme Relating to Foods, Foodstuffs or Non-alcoholic Beverages
A23V 2002/00 (20130101)

Peptides
C07K 14/195 (20130101)

Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media
C12N 1/36 (20130101)
C12N 9/1288 (20130101)
C12N 15/743 (20130101)
C12N 15/8286 (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)

Enzymes
C12Y 207/08007 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 2500/04 (20130101)
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US 09718797 Chauhan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia);  CHEMVEDA LIFE SCIENCES INC (San Diego, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agirculture (Washington, District of Columbia);  Chemveda Life Sciences, Inc. (San Francisco, California)
INVENTOR(S) Kamlesh R. Chauhan (Laurel, Maryland);  Bheema R. Paraselli (San Diego, California)
ABSTRACT Disclosed are methods for preparing a mixture of eight diasteromers of vittatalactone
Also disclosed are mixtures of eight diasteromers of vittatalactone produced by the methods described herein. In addition there are described compositions comprising a mixture of eight diasteromers of vittatalactone and optionally (2E,6Z)-nona-2,6-dienal
and optionally cucurbitacin B or cucurbitacin B, and optionally a carrier. Furthermore, there are describe methods of attracting Acalymma vittatum to an object or area, involving treating said object or area with a Acalymma vittatum attracting composition containing a Acalymma vittatum attracting effective amount of the compositions described herein.
FILED Thursday, August 20, 2015
APPL NO 14/830915
ART UNIT 1625 — Organic Chemistry
CURRENT CPC
Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators
A01N 43/20 (20130101)

Heterocyclic Compounds
C07D 305/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
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US PP28233 Finn
FUNDED BY
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
APPLICANT(S) The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Chad E Finn (Corvallis, Oregon)
ABSTRACT ‘MINI Blues’ is a new distinct northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) variety distinguished by its high yield of very small fruit that can be harvested by machine, has excellent flavor and is well suited to the processed fruit industry and the fruit are borne on a vigorous and upright bush.
FILED Thursday, May 21, 2015
APPL NO 14/545561
ART UNIT 1661 — Plants
CURRENT CPC
Plants
PLT/157
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Department of Commerce (DOC) 

US 09719878 Hendricks et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
APPLICANT(S) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (Gaithersburg, Maryland)
ASSIGNEE(S) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Jay H. Hendricks (Clarksburg, Maryland);  Gregory F. Strouse (Frederick, Maryland);  Jacob E. Ricker (Gaithersburg, Maryland);  Douglas A. Olson (North Potomac, Maryland);  Gregory E. Scace (Laytonsville, Maryland);  Jack A. Stone (Silver Spring, Maryland);  Patrick F. Egan (Rockville, Maryland)
ABSTRACT An article to determine a sample condition includes a substrate; a reference optical cavity disposed on the substrate and comprising a reference cavity, the reference optical cavity being configured to support a reference optical resonance and to maintain an axial length of the reference cavity; and a sample optical cavity disposed on the substrate and comprising a sample cavity, the sample optical cavity being configured to support a sample optical resonance and to maintain an axial length of the sample cavity.
FILED Friday, March 20, 2015
APPL NO 14/664247
ART UNIT 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for
G01K 11/00 (20130101)

Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure
G01L 11/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 21/45 (20130101)
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US 09720067 Walsworth et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
APPLICANT(S) Ronald L. Walsworth (Newton, Massachusetts);  Nir Bar-Gill (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Chinmay Belthangady (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Linh My Pham (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ASSIGNEE(S) PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
INVENTOR(S) Ronald L. Walsworth (Newton, Massachusetts);  Nir Bar-Gill (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Chinmay Belthangady (Cambridge, Massachusetts);  Linh My Pham (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A solid state electronic spin system contains electronic spins disposed within a solid state lattice and coupled to an electronic spin bath and a nuclear spin bath, where the electronic spin bath composed of electronic spin impurities and the nuclear spin bath composed of nuclear spin impurities. The concentration of nuclear spin impurities in the nuclear spin bath is controlled to a value chosen so as to allow the nuclear spin impurities to effect a suppression of spin fluctuations and spin decoherence caused by the electronic spin bath. Sensing devices such as magnetic field detectors can exploit such a spin bath suppression effect, by applying optical radiation to the electronic spins for initialization and readout, and applying RF pulses to dynamically decouple the electronic spins from the electronic spin bath and the nuclear spin bath.
FILED Friday, November 30, 2012
APPL NO 14/361626
ART UNIT 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables
G01R 33/24 (20130101)
G01R 33/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G01R 33/60 (20130101)
G01R 33/1284 (20130101)
G01R 33/4616 (20130101)
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Department of Transportation (USDOT) 

US 09718558 Ball et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
APPLICANT(S) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morristown, New Jersey)
ASSIGNEE(S) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Morris Plains, New Jersey)
INVENTOR(S) Jerry Ball (Peoria, Arizona);  Roger W. Burgin (Scottsdale, Arizona);  Emmanuel Letsu-Dake (Shakopee, Minnesota);  Dave Pepitone (Sun City West, Arizona)
ABSTRACT A system and method are provided for decluttering an aircraft display. Chart data, flight data and user input data are obtained. User input data reflects pilot preferences. A modified combination of chart data and flight data is generated in response to user input data. Symbology that is graphically representative of the modified combination is displayed.
FILED Wednesday, February 26, 2014
APPL NO 14/190719
ART UNIT 3668 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
CURRENT CPC
Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft
B64D 45/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry
G01C 23/00 (20130101)

Traffic Control Systems
G08G 5/0021 (20130101)
G08G 5/0052 (20130101)
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US 09719529 Brunner et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
APPLICANT(S) Douglas Brunner (Bear, Delaware);  Manish W. Bajpai (Newark, Delaware);  John Adam C. Kinzey (Wilmington, Delaware);  Shane Marcks (Chester Springs, Pennsylvania);  Ajay K. Prasad (Newark, Delaware);  Suresh G. Advani (Newark, Delaware)
ASSIGNEE(S) University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware)
INVENTOR(S) Douglas Brunner (Bear, Delaware);  Manish W. Bajpai (Newark, Delaware);  John Adam C. Kinzey (Wilmington, Delaware);  Shane Marcks (Chester Springs, Pennsylvania);  Ajay K. Prasad (Newark, Delaware);  Suresh G. Advani (Newark, Delaware)
ABSTRACT Devices, systems, and methods for variable flow rate fuel ejection are disclosed. A variable flow rate ejector comprises primary and secondary inlets, primary and secondary nozzles, and a needle. The primary nozzle is connected to receive a first fluid from the first inlet chamber and transmit the first fluid through a primary nozzle opening. The needle is disposed within the primary nozzle opening and is axially movable to vary an area of primary nozzle opening. The primary nozzle opening and the needle are sized to make the flow of the first fluid have a supersonic speed. The secondary inlet opens into a second inlet chamber positioned outside the primary nozzle opening. A portion of the second fluid is entrained in the flow of the first fluid from the primary nozzle. The secondary nozzle opening is sized to make the flow of the first and second fluids have a subsonic speed.
FILED Friday, February 03, 2012
APPL NO 13/983676
ART UNIT 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions
CURRENT CPC
Supplying Combustion Engines in General With Combustible Mixtures or Constituents Thereof
F02M 21/0206 (20130101)

Pumping of Fluid by Direct Contact of Another Fluid or by Using Inertia of Fluid to be Pumped; Siphons
F04F 5/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
F04F 5/466 (20130101)

Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy
H01M 8/04097 (20130101)
H01M 8/04156 (20130101)
H01M 8/04164 (20130101)
H01M 8/04388 (20130101)
H01M 8/04753 (20130101)
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Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) 

US 09717436 Narayan et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICANT(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California)
ASSIGNEE(S) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California);  Topera, Inc. (Menlo Park, California);  The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Sanjiv Narayan (La Jolla, California);  Ruchir Sehra (Scottsdale, Arizona)
ABSTRACT System, assembly and method are provided to facilitate reconstruction of cardiac information representing a complex rhythm disorder associated with a patient's heart to indicate a source of the heart rhythm disorder. The complex rhythm disorder can be treated by application of energy to modify the source of the rhythm disorder.
FILED Friday, August 29, 2014
APPL NO 14/473112
ART UNIT 3766 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes
CURRENT CPC
Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification
A61B 5/044 (20130101)
A61B 5/046 (20130101)
A61B 5/0255 (20130101)
A61B 5/0422 (20130101)
A61B 5/0432 (20130101)
A61B 5/0452 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61B 5/0456 (20130101)
A61B 5/0464 (20130101)
A61B 5/0472 (20130101)
A61B 5/726 (20130101)
A61B 5/04011 (20130101)
A61B 5/04012 (20130101)
A61B 5/4857 (20130101)
A61B 5/6852 (20130101)
A61B 5/7221 (20130101)
A61B 5/7264 (20130101)
A61B 5/7278 (20130101)
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US 09717782 Lewinsohn et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICANT(S) Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, California);  The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon);  The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) David M. Lewinsohn (Portland, Oregon);  Deborah A. Lewinsohn (Portland, Oregon)
ABSTRACT Methods for producing an immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are disclosed herein. In several examples, the immune response is a protective immune response. In additional embodiments, methods are disclosed for inhibiting an infection with Mtb, preventing an infection with Mtb, or treating an infection with Mtb. Pharmaceutical compositions for the inhibition, prevention and/or treatment of tuberculosis are also disclosed.
FILED Monday, October 17, 2016
APPL NO 15/295875
ART UNIT 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/0021 (20130101)
A61K 38/00 (20130101)
A61K 39/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 39/385 (20130101)
A61K 49/00 (20130101)
A61K 49/0006 (20130101)
A61K 2039/53 (20130101)

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 33/5695 (20130101)
G01N 2333/35 (20130101)
G01N 2469/10 (20130101)
G01N 2800/26 (20130101)
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

US 09718017 Solomon
FUNDED BY
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
APPLICANT(S) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia)
ASSIGNEE(S) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia)
INVENTOR(S) Paul A. Solomon (Henderson, Nevada)
ABSTRACT A multi-filter chemical speciation sampler and a virtual impaction particle separation inlet therefore are provided. The inlet includes a housing having a bottom, a collection tube that extends through the bottom, and collection apertures formed in the bottom, arranged around the collection tube; a first plate disposed on top of the housing, having acceleration nozzles disposed at the perimeter thereof; a second plate disposed in the housing below the first plate, having a central aperture and separation apertures disposed around the central aperture. The sampler includes: an inlet; a virtual impaction separator to further fractionate the PM into a course fraction and a fine fraction; a first separation assembly to divide the course fraction into coarse aliquots, comprising first filters to collect the coarse aliquots; a second separation assembly to divide the fine fraction into fine aliquots, comprising second filters to collect the fine aliquots.
FILED Monday, September 23, 2013
APPL NO 14/034165
ART UNIT 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
CURRENT CPC
Separation
B01D 45/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class

Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties
G01N 1/2202 (20130101)
G01N 2001/2223 (20130101)
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US 09718757 Zimmerman et al.
FUNDED BY
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
APPLICANT(S) Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut)
ASSIGNEE(S) YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Connecticut)
INVENTOR(S) Julie B. Zimmerman (Guilford, Connecticut);  Lindsay Soh (Easton, Pennsylvania)
ABSTRACT Methods and systems for the production and isolation of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) from a lipid source are described. The method includes extracting a lipid from a lipid source and transesterifying the lipid into a FAME. The method may also include fractionating the FAME from the system. A method of selectively transesterifying a lipid into a FAME is also described.
FILED Friday, September 27, 2013
APPL NO 14/430997
ART UNIT 1672 — 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 19/0013 (20130101)
B01J 19/18 (20130101)
B01J 19/24 (20130101)
B01J 2219/24 (20130101)
B01J 2219/00058 (20130101)

Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds
C07C 67/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
C07C 67/03 (20130101)
C07C 67/03 (20130101)
C07C 67/08 (20130101)
C07C 67/08 (20130101)
C07C 67/48 (20130101)
C07C 69/52 (20130101)
C07C 69/52 (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 1/026 (20130101)
C10L 2200/0476 (20130101)
C10L 2270/026 (20130101)
C10L 2290/543 (20130101)
C10L 2290/544 (20130101)

Producing, e.g by Pressing Raw Materials or by Extraction From Waste Materials, Refining or Preserving Fats, Fatty Substances, e.g Lanolin, Fatty Oils or Waxes; Essential Oils; Perfumes
C11B 1/10 (20130101)
C11B 1/104 (20130101)

Fatty Acids From Fats, Oils or Waxes; Candles; Fats, Oils or Fatty Acids by Chemical Modification of Fats, Oils, or Fatty Acids Obtained Therefrom
C11C 3/003 (20130101)

Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution
Y02E 50/13 (20130101)
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Small Business Administration (SBA) 

US 09717701 Zebala
FUNDED BY
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
APPLICANT(S) Syntrix Biosystems, Inc. (Auburn, Washington)
ASSIGNEE(S) Syntrix Biosystems Inc. (Auburn, Washington)
INVENTOR(S) John A. Zebala (Issaquah, Washington)
ABSTRACT Disclosed herein is a composition for oral administration of O-desmethyltramadol that is effective for overcoming resistance to tramadol in patients.
FILED Wednesday, April 06, 2016
APPL NO 15/092533
ART UNIT 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
CURRENT CPC
Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes
A61K 9/28 (20130101)
A61K 9/0053 (20130101)
A61K 9/2054 (20130101)
A61K 9/2059 (20130101)
A61K 9/2866 (20130101)
A61K 31/135 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
A61K 45/06 (20130101)
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US 09723269 Giuffrida et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
APPLICANT(S) Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Frank D. Giuffrida (Honeoye Falls, New York);  Mark A. Winkelbauer (Rochester, New York);  Charles Mondello (Pittsford, New York);  Robert S. Bradacs (Rochester, New York);  Craig D. Woodward (Rochester, New York);  Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, New York);  Scott D. Lawrence (Pittsford, New York);  Matt Kusak (Rochester, New York);  Kevin G. Willard (Rochester, New York)
ABSTRACT The present disclosure describes a method for creating data products in real-time with the aid of a ground station system. The method includes the steps of monitoring one or more communication links for newly captured sensor data and positional data of oblique images, saving the sensor data and positional data to one or more directories of one or more computer readable media, monitoring the one or more directories of one or more computer readable media for sensor data and positional data, processing the sensor data and positional data to create one or more data products for use by one or more mapping and exploitation systems responsive to the sensor data and positional data being saved in the one or more directories, and storing the one or more data products to one or more directories of one or more computer readable media.
FILED Friday, December 28, 2012
APPL NO 13/730209
ART UNIT 2455 — Computer Networks
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry
G01C 11/02 (20130101)

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 17/89 (20130101)

Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 17/05 (20130101)

Arrangements or Circuits for Control of Indicating Devices Using Static Means to Present Variable Information
G09G 5/377 (20130101)

Pictorial Communication, e.g Television
H04N 7/005 (20130101)
H04N 7/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04N 7/181 (20130101)

Wireless Communication Networks
H04W 4/046 (20130101)
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 

US 09722133 Kim et al.
FUNDED BY
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
APPLICANT(S) SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea)
ASSIGNEE(S) SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea)
INVENTOR(S) Sang-Jin Kim (Santa Clara, California);  Matthew Stevenson (Woburn, Massachusetts);  Gagan Mahan (Watertown, Massachusetts);  Peter T. Kazlas (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
ABSTRACT A method of processing quantum dots is disclosed. The method comprises applying energy to excite the quantum dots to emit light and placing the quantum dots under vacuum after excitation of the quantum dots. Also disclosed is a method of processing a component including quantum dots comprising applying energy to the component including quantum dots to excite the quantum dots to emit light; and placing the component including quantum dots under vacuum after excitation. A method for processing a device is further disclosed, the method comprising applying energy to the device to excite the quantum dots to emit light; and placing the device under vacuum after excitation of the quantum dots. A method for preparing a device is also disclosed. Quantum dots, component, and devices of the methods are also disclosed.
FILED Monday, September 14, 2015
APPL NO 14/853359
ART UNIT 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory
CURRENT CPC
Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere
C09K 11/02 (20130101)
C09K 11/565 (20130101)
C09K 11/883 (20130101)

Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 33/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 33/06 (20130101)
H01L 33/08 (20130101)
H01L 51/56 (20130101)
H01L 51/502 (20130101)
H01L 51/5237 (20130101)
H01L 2933/005 (20130101)

Electric Heating; Electric Lighting Not Otherwise Provided for
H05B 33/10 (20130101)
H05B 33/14 (20130101)
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 

US 09723269 Giuffrida et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
APPLICANT(S) Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Frank D. Giuffrida (Honeoye Falls, New York);  Mark A. Winkelbauer (Rochester, New York);  Charles Mondello (Pittsford, New York);  Robert S. Bradacs (Rochester, New York);  Craig D. Woodward (Rochester, New York);  Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, New York);  Scott D. Lawrence (Pittsford, New York);  Matt Kusak (Rochester, New York);  Kevin G. Willard (Rochester, New York)
ABSTRACT The present disclosure describes a method for creating data products in real-time with the aid of a ground station system. The method includes the steps of monitoring one or more communication links for newly captured sensor data and positional data of oblique images, saving the sensor data and positional data to one or more directories of one or more computer readable media, monitoring the one or more directories of one or more computer readable media for sensor data and positional data, processing the sensor data and positional data to create one or more data products for use by one or more mapping and exploitation systems responsive to the sensor data and positional data being saved in the one or more directories, and storing the one or more data products to one or more directories of one or more computer readable media.
FILED Friday, December 28, 2012
APPL NO 13/730209
ART UNIT 2455 — Computer Networks
CURRENT CPC
Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry
G01C 11/02 (20130101)

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 17/89 (20130101)

Image Data Processing or Generation, in General
G06T 17/05 (20130101)

Arrangements or Circuits for Control of Indicating Devices Using Static Means to Present Variable Information
G09G 5/377 (20130101)

Pictorial Communication, e.g Television
H04N 7/005 (20130101)
H04N 7/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H04N 7/181 (20130101)

Wireless Communication Networks
H04W 4/046 (20130101)
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National Security Agency (NSA) 

US 09720184 Benner et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
National Security Agency (NSA)
Maryland Procurement Office (MPO)
APPLICANT(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
ASSIGNEE(S) International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York)
INVENTOR(S) Alan F. Benner (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Mark A. Brandon (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Michael J. Ellsworth (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Eric J. McKeever (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Thong N. Nguyen (Poughkeepsie, New York);  Edward J. Seminaro (Milton, New York)
ABSTRACT Aspects of the present invention include an optical fiber connector for connecting optical fibers. The optical fiber connector includes a ferrule coupled to one or more optical fiber ribbons. The optical fiber connector includes a connector housing coupled with a radius controlled ribbon bending housing. The connector housing surrounds the ferrule on at least four sides, and the one or more optical fiber ribbons coupled to the ferrule are within the connector housing. The optical fiber connector includes a strain relief clamp coupled with the radius controlled ribbon bending housing.
FILED Wednesday, February 04, 2015
APPL NO 14/613998
ART UNIT 2883 — Optics
CURRENT CPC
Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus
G02B 6/3821 (20130101)
G02B 6/3825 (20130101)
G02B 6/3829 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
G02B 6/3885 (20130101)
G02B 6/3887 (20130101)
G02B 6/4292 (20130101)
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U.S. State Government 

US 09721825 Marrs et al.
FUNDED BY
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army (DOA)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL)
Army Research Office (CCDC ARO)
U.S. State Government
State of Arizona
APPLICANT(S) Michael A. Marrs (Phoenix, Arizona);  Emmett M. Howard (Tempe, Arizona);  Douglas E. Loy (Chandler, Arizona);  Nicholas Munizza (Gilbert, Arizona)
ASSIGNEE(S) ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, A BODY CORPORATE OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Arizona)
INVENTOR(S) Michael A. Marrs (Phoenix, Arizona);  Emmett M. Howard (Tempe, Arizona);  Douglas E. Loy (Chandler, Arizona);  Nicholas Munizza (Gilbert, Arizona)
ABSTRACT Some embodiments include a method. The method can include providing a carrier substrate having an edge. Further, the method can include providing a cross-linking adhesive, and providing a flexible substrate having an edge. Further still, the method can include coupling the flexible substrate to the carrier substrate using the cross-linking adhesive such that at least a portion of the edge of the flexible substrate is recessed from the edge of the carrier substrate and such that the cross-linking adhesive has an exposed portion of the cross-linking adhesive at an offset portion of the first surface of the carrier substrate between the at least the portion of the edge of the flexible substrate and the edge of the carrier substrate. Meanwhile, the method can include etching the exposed portion of the cross-linking adhesive. Other embodiments of related methods and devices are also disclosed.
FILED Tuesday, April 12, 2016
APPL NO 15/096772
ART UNIT 2847 — Electrical Circuits and Systems
CURRENT CPC
Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for
H01L 21/6835 (20130101) Original (OR) Class
H01L 21/31138 (20130101)
H01L 2221/6835 (20130101)
H01L 2221/68381 (20130101)

Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components
H05K 1/0393 (20130101)
H05K 3/007 (20130101)
H05K 3/281 (20130101)
H05K 2203/016 (20130101)
H05K 2203/0152 (20130101)
H05K 2203/0191 (20130101)
H05K 2203/1383 (20130101)

Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification
Y10T 156/10 (20150115)
Y10T 428/14 (20150115)
Y10T 428/26 (20150115)
Y10T 428/1476 (20150115)
Y10T 428/2848 (20150115)
Y10T 428/23914 (20150401)
Y10T 428/24355 (20150115)
Y10T 428/24942 (20150115)
Y10T 428/31515 (20150401)
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