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Patent Details for Tuesday, October 10, 2017
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| US 09782091 | Seymour et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John P. Seymour (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jongeun Jeon (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Nicholas Hewitt (Chelsea, Michigan); Abeer Khurram (Ypsilanti, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEURONEXUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Ann Arbor, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Seymour (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jongeun Jeon (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Nicholas Hewitt (Chelsea, Michigan); Abeer Khurram (Ypsilanti, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical electrode having a plurality of electrodes, including a recording electrode having a roughened surface and an optical light source configured to emit light, wherein at least a portion of the light impinges on the recording electrode. Also disclosed are methods of producing an optical electrode and an opto-electronic neural interface system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/557516 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/04001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/6847 (20130101) A61B 5/6868 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/0534 (20130101) A61N 5/0622 (20130101) A61N 2005/0612 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49826 (20150115) Y10T 29/49886 (20150115) |
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| US 09782118 | Hoffman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Richard Hoffman (Madison, Wisconsin); Jack J Jiang (Wilmette, Illinois); Zhixian Geng (Madison, Wisconsin); Timothy Michael McCulloch (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Parameters extracted from high definition manometric measurements of the pharynx and upper esophagus at preidentified locations and times are applied to a supervised learning machine trained using x-ray fluoroscopy data to provide diagnostic information comparable to that of x-ray fluoroscopy without radiation exposure. |
| FILED | Friday, May 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/896831 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/037 (20130101) A61B 5/4205 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/4233 (20130101) A61B 5/7282 (20130101) A61B 6/481 (20130101) A61B 6/485 (20130101) A61B 6/487 (20130101) A61B 6/5217 (20130101) A61B 2562/0247 (20130101) |
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| US 09782141 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | KINETICOR, INC. (Honolulu, Hawaii); THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (Honolulu, Hawaii); THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KINETICOR, INC. (Honolulu, Hawaii); THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (Honolulu, Hawaii); THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey N. Yu (Honolulu, Hawaii); Thomas Michael Ernst (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for tracking motion of a patient or object of interest during biomedical imaging and for compensating for that motion in the biomedical imaging scanner and/or the resulting images to reduce or eliminate motion artifacts. In an embodiment, a motion tracking system is configured to overlay tracking data over biomedical imaging data in order to display the tracking data along with its associated image data. In an embodiment, a motion tracking system is configured to overlay tracking data over biomedical imaging data in order to display the tracking data along with its associated image data. In an embodiment, one or more detectors are configured to detect images of a patient, and a detector processing interface is configured to analyze the images to estimate motion or movement of the patient and to generate tracking data describing the patient's motion. The detector processing interface is configured to send the tracking data to a scanner controller to enable adjustment of scanning parameters in real-time in response to the patient's motion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/762583 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 5/721 (20130101) A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/037 (20130101) A61B 6/0492 (20130101) A61B 6/527 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) G06T 7/73 (20170101) G06T 7/207 (20170101) G06T 2200/04 (20130101) G06T 2207/10072 (20130101) G06T 2207/30004 (20130101) G06T 2211/428 (20130101) |
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| US 09782152 | Miga et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael I. Miga (Franklin, Tennessee); Thomas S. Pheiffer (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for real-time correction of tissue compression for tracked ultrasound includes acquiring an ultrasound image of tissues of interest with an ultrasound probe having a probe surface, where the ultrasound probe is tracked to provide a position and an orientation of the probe surface of the ultrasound probe for the acquired ultrasound image; acquiring intraoperative measurements of the undeformed tissue surface; constructing a generic grid representation of tissues for use with a mathematical model of tissue biomechanics, where the generic grid representation is pre-aligned to the acquired ultrasound image by performing a calibration to the ultrasound probe; determining boundary conditions to the mathematical model represented by the generic grid representation; solving the mathematical model for 3D displacements in the generic grid representation of the tissues; and performing correction of tissue compression by using the reversed and interpolated 3D displacement field on the acquired ultrasound image. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/829494 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/032 (20130101) A61B 6/5247 (20130101) A61B 8/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 8/466 (20130101) A61B 8/483 (20130101) A61B 8/485 (20130101) A61B 8/587 (20130101) A61B 8/4254 (20130101) A61B 8/5207 (20130101) A61B 8/5261 (20130101) A61B 8/5269 (20130101) A61B 2090/378 (20160201) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09782175 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Yong Huang (Baltimore, Maryland); Gerald Brandacher (Baltimore, Maryland); Zuhaib Ibrahim (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A surgical evaluation and guidance system for use in extravacular evaluation and guidance of fluid vessel surgeries, includes an optical coherence tomography engine; a vessel probe optically coupled to the optical coherence tomography engine; and a signal processing and display system adapted to communicate with the optical coherence tomography engine to receive imaging signals therefrom. An optical coherence tomography vessel probe for use in extravacular evaluation and guidance of fluid vessel surgeries, includes a probe body having a proximal end and a distal end; an optical relay system disposed within the probe body; and a vessel adapter at least one of attached to or integral with the probe body at the distal end of the probe body, wherein the vessel adapter defines a groove that is configured to accept one of a fluid vessel and a lymphaticovenous vessel. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/261275 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0066 (20130101) A61B 5/0261 (20130101) A61B 5/418 (20130101) A61B 5/02007 (20130101) A61B 17/11 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 90/37 (20160201) A61B 90/361 (20160201) A61B 2017/1107 (20130101) A61B 2090/3614 (20160201) A61B 2090/3735 (20160201) A61B 2505/05 (20130101) |
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| US 09782357 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yunfeng Lu (Culver City, California); Irvin S. Y. Chen (Palos Verdes Estate, California); Ming Yan (Encino, California); Min Liang (Encino, California); Masakazu Kamata (Los Angeles, California); Jing Wen (Culver City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel siRNA and shRNA nanocapsules and delivery methods are disclosed herein. These siRNA and shRNA nanocapsules and delivery methods are highly robust and effective. This invention provides a platform for RNAi delivery with low toxicity and long intracellular half-life for practical therapeutic applications. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/385430 |
| 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 9/5123 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 9/5192 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 47/14 (20130101) A61K 47/18 (20130101) A61K 47/20 (20130101) A61K 47/22 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) A61K 47/6925 (20170801) A61K 47/6933 (20170801) A61K 48/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/87 (20130101) C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09782389 | Underhill et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Underhill (Tarzana, California); Iliyan D. Iliev (West Hollywood, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of using fungal mycobiome as a means of treating and/or diagnosing diseases in a subject. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease based on the composition of fungal strains present in the gut of a subject, and treating the subject by administering a probiotic biotherapy. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing a severe form of ulcerative colitis by detecting the presence of a deficiency in dectin-1 expression in s. fibuligera in the gut of a subject. |
| FILED | Monday, July 18, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/213148 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4196 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 36/06 (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 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 1/6895 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09782399 | Neckers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); The Regents of the University of California, a California Corporation (Oakland, California); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (El Paso, Texas) |
| 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); The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (El Paso, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leonard M. Neckers (Bethesda, Maryland); Marc B. Cox (El Paso, Texas); Jane B. Neckers (Bethesda, Maryland); Yeong Sang Kim (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Aki Iwai (Toride, Japan); Yangmin Ning (Silver Spring, Maryland); Johanny Kugelman-Tonos (Frederick, Maryland); Heather A. Balsiger (El Paso, Texas); Robert Fletterick (Hillsborough, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Pharmaceutical compositions that bind to a predicted FK506 Binding Protein 52 (FKBP52) interaction surface on the androgen receptor hormone binding domain, otherwise known as FKBP52 Targeting Agents (FTAs) are provided. These compositions of the present invention are found to specifically recognize the FKBP52 regulatory surface on the androgen receptor and inhibit FKBP52 from functionally interacting with the androgen receptor. Compositions comprising the pharmaceutical composition, as well as methods of use, treatment and screening are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/955505 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) A61K 31/195 (20130101) A61K 31/4355 (20130101) A61K 31/4355 (20130101) A61K 31/4741 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4741 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 233/66 (20130101) C07C 235/84 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 491/048 (20130101) |
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| US 09782432 | Uhrich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kathryn E. Uhrich (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Sabrina S. Snyder (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments of the invention provide a copolymer having a backbone, wherein the backbone comprises a) one or more units that comprise a group that will yield a biologically active agent upon hydrolysis of the backbone; and b) one or more units of formula (II): wherein y is 1 or more. Other embodiments of the invention provide a therapeutic method for treating a wound in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need of such therapy, an effective amount of a copolymer as described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/973519 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/765 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09782441 | Guha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chandan Guha (Scarsdale, New York); Subhrajit Saha (Bronx, New York); Alan A. Alfieri (Garden City, New York); Payel Bhanja (Bronx, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc. (Bronx, New York, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chandan Guha (Scarsdale, New York); Subhrajit Saha (Bronx, New York); Alan A. Alfieri (Garden City, New York); Payel Bhanja (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for treating, mitigating or protecting from radiation-induced injury using bone marrow stromal cells expanded in culture, adipose-tissue derived non-adherent stromal cells, or the culture supernatant thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/131776 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/15 (20130101) A61K 35/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 35/35 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0669 (20130101) |
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| US 09782452 | Scandura et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Scandura (New York, New York); Fabienne Brenet (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Scandura (New York, New York); Fabienne Brenet (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure demonstrates that blockade of TGFβ signaling after a hematopoietic stress (e.g., chemotherapy, transplantation, and infection) accelerates hematopoietic reconstitution and delays the return of cycling hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) to quiescence. TGFβ blockade in these settings promotes multilineage hematopoietic regeneration by prolonging HSPC cycling and by promoting HSC self-renewal, and is useful for treating hematologic deficiencies caused various hematopoietic stresses. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/359756 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/498 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7052 (20130101) A61K 38/179 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/179 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/495 (20130101) C07K 16/2863 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1136 (20130101) |
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| US 09782464 | Gendelman et al. |
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| 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) | Howard E. Gendelman (Omaha, Nebraska); R. Lee Mosley (Omaha, Nebraska); Ashley D. Reynolds (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for treating central nervous system diseases and disorders are disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/040076 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/0005 (20130101) A61K 39/0007 (20130101) A61K 39/0008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 2039/57 (20130101) A61K 2039/572 (20130101) A61K 2039/575 (20130101) A61K 2039/55511 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2740/16334 (20130101) C12N 2740/16371 (20130101) |
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| US 09782465 | Semenova et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vera A. Semenova (Lilburn, Georgia); Pavel Svoboda (Atlanta, Georgia); Jan Pohl (Tucker, Georgia); Conrad P. Quinn (Lilburn, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Regions of Bacillus anthracis protective antigen are provided representing epitopes recognized by antibodies in subjects that have acquired immunity to Bacillus anthracis infection. The recognition of these epitopes correlates with autoimmunity in a subject. Also provided are vaccines that include at least one of these epitopes that when administered to a subject provide improved acquired immunity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/438152 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/575 (20130101) |
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| US 09782475 | Abraham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Soman Abraham (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Kam Leong (Durham, North Carolina); Herman Staats (Cedar Grove, North Carolina); Ashley St. John (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are nanoparticles comprising heparin, chitosan, and at least one immunomodulatory agent, e.g. a cytokine. The cytokine can be selected from the group consisting of TNF, IL-12, IL-2, IL-23, IL-1α, IL-10, IL-18, and combinations thereof. Further provided are methods of making a nanoparticle comprising mixing a first composition comprising heparin with a second composition comprising chitosan in the presence of at least one cytokine to form a third composition. Further provided are methods of modulating an immune response comprising co-administering to a subject an antigen or vaccine with nanoparticles comprising heparin, chitosan, and at least one cytokine. |
| FILED | Monday, July 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/336411 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/513 (20130101) A61K 9/5123 (20130101) A61K 38/20 (20130101) A61K 38/21 (20130101) A61K 38/191 (20130101) A61K 38/208 (20130101) A61K 38/2006 (20130101) A61K 38/2013 (20130101) A61K 38/2066 (20130101) A61K 39/0008 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/085 (20130101) A61K 39/145 (20130101) A61K 2039/5252 (20130101) A61K 2039/55505 (20130101) A61K 2039/55527 (20130101) A61K 2039/55555 (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 2760/16134 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/906 (20130101) |
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| US 09782481 | Thyagarajan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Baskaran Thyagarajan (Laramie, Wyoming); Padmamalini Baskaran (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic nanoparticles including a TRPV1 agonist, as well as methods of preparation and use, are described herein. A magnetically responsive pharmaceutical can include a core region having a magnetic nanoparticle (MNPs) and a TRPV1 protein agonist. Further, an exterior coating comprising a polymer can be formed around the core region. The magnetically responsive pharmaceutical can be administered to a recipient and directed to a target region using an external magnetic field. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/132488 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/0053 (20130101) A61K 9/5031 (20130101) A61K 9/5094 (20130101) A61K 9/5153 (20130101) A61K 31/23 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/231 (20130101) A61K 31/357 (20130101) A61K 31/7034 (20130101) A61K 41/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 41/0052 (20130101) A61K 47/02 (20130101) A61K 47/4893 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/773 (20130101) Y10S 977/906 (20130101) |
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| US 09782522 | Breuer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Breuer (New Albany, Ohio); Tarek Fahmy (New Haven, Connecticut); Michael Simons (Hamden, Connecticut); Pei-Yu Chen (East Haven, Connecticut); Daniel Rowe Duncan (Boston, Massachusetts); Joseph Patterson (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for treating or preventing neointima stenosis are disclosed. The methods generally involve the use of a TGFβ inhibitor, a SMAD2 inhibitor, an FGF Receptor agonist, a Let-7 agonist, or a combination thereof, to inhibit endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (Endo-MT) of vascular endothelial cells into smooth muscle cells (SMC) at sites of endothelial damage. The disclosed methods can therefore be used to prevent or inhibit neointimal stenosis or restenosis, e.g., after angioplasty, vascular graft, or stent. Also disclosed are methods for increasing the patency of biodegradable, synthetic vascular grafts using a composition that inhibits Endo-MT. A cell-free tissue engineered vascular graft (TEVG) produced by this method is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 05, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/202374 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/444 (20130101) A61K 31/444 (20130101) A61K 31/498 (20130101) A61K 31/498 (20130101) A61K 31/4178 (20130101) A61K 31/4178 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) A61K 38/1825 (20130101) A61K 38/1825 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/26 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) A61L 27/507 (20130101) A61L 31/06 (20130101) A61L 31/14 (20130101) A61L 31/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 31/041 (20130101) A61L 31/146 (20130101) A61L 31/148 (20130101) A61L 2300/25 (20130101) A61L 2300/41 (20130101) A61L 2300/42 (20130101) A61L 2300/45 (20130101) A61L 2300/61 (20130101) A61L 2300/62 (20130101) A61L 2300/204 (20130101) A61L 2300/256 (20130101) A61L 2300/258 (20130101) A61L 2300/402 (20130101) A61L 2300/416 (20130101) A61L 2300/432 (20130101) A61L 2300/436 (20130101) A61L 2300/604 (20130101) A61L 2300/622 (20130101) A61L 2300/624 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2863 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) |
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| US 09782744 | Warner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Isiah M. Warner (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Bishnu P. Regmi (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Bilal El-Zahab (Miami Beach, Florida); Daniel J. Hayes (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isiah M. Warner (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Bishnu P. Regmi (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Bilal El-Zahab (Miami Beach, Florida); Daniel J. Hayes (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite films comprising an organic salt (or GUMBOS) such as 1-n-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and a polymer such as cellulose acetate are prepared. These films are useful in detecting vapors of volatile organic compounds, and in determining their molecular weights. A quartz crystal microbalance-based sensor was designed by depositing a thin film of this composite material on the gold electrode surface of a quartz crystal resonator. The sensor exhibited rapid response toward a variety of volatile organic compounds, and complete regeneration, high sensitivity, low detection limits, and wide dynamic ranges. The ratio of the change in frequency to the change in motional resistance is a concentration-independent quantity that is proportional to the molecular weight of the absorbed chemical species. These properties facilitate the easy identification and molecular weight determination of a broad range of organic vapors. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/980068 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/022 (20130101) G01N 29/036 (20130101) G01N 33/0047 (20130101) G01N 2291/021 (20130101) G01N 2291/0426 (20130101) |
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| US 09783500 | Silverman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard B. Silverman (Winnetka, Illinois); Maris A. Cinelli (Evanston, Illinois); Anthony V. Pensa (Arlington Heights, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Various 2-aminoquinoline compounds as can be used, in vivo or in vitro, for selective inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/252754 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/12 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0075 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 114/13039 (20130101) |
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| US 09783510 | Lindsley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig W. Lindsley (Brentwood, Tennessee); Alex G. Waterson (Murfreesboro, Tennessee); R. Daniel Beauchamp (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the invention relates to N-acetamidoalkyl-5-arylisoxazole-3-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as mediators of transcriptional induction of E-cadherin; synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders associated with E-cadherin activity using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Monday, August 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/828230 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 261/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) C07D 413/14 (20130101) C07D 417/12 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) C07D 495/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09783513 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, Ohio); Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, Ohio); Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chenglong Li (Dublin, Ohio); Wenying Yu (Columbus, Ohio); Jiayuh Lin (Dublin, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 6-amino-5,8-dioxo-5,8-dihydronaphthalene-1-sulfonamide analogs and derivatives thereof, substituted 4-amino-5H-naphtho[1,8-cd]isothiazol-5-one 1,1-dioxide analogs and derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of STAT protein activity; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders of uncontrolled cellular proliferation associated with a STAT protein activity dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, August 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421776 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 307/02 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/26 (20130101) C07D 213/74 (20130101) C07D 233/54 (20130101) C07D 275/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 295/135 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 405/04 (20130101) C07D 409/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09783515 | McBride et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William McBride (Los Angeles, California); Ewa Micewicz (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to compounds of Formula (I) and (II), compositions containing the compounds (alone or in combination with other agents), and their use to prevent, mitigate or treat a) damage induced by ionizing radiation, b) inflammation or c) cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/889719 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 311/16 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/54 (20130101) C07D 211/96 (20130101) C07D 215/54 (20130101) C07D 295/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 333/34 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09783525 | Arancio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York); Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York); NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ottavio Arancio (New York, New York); Daniel Martin Watterson (Douglas, Michigan); Jeffrey Claude Pelletier (Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania); Saktimayee Mitra Roy (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for novel MAP kinase inhibitors and compositions comprising the same. In some embodiments, the MAP kinase inhibitors are p38α MAP kinase inhibitors. The invention further provides for methods for treatment of diseases comprising administration of MAP kinase inhibitors or compositions comprising MAP kinase inhibitors. In some embodiments, the disease is Alzheimer's Disease, ALS, Huntington's Disease or Parkinson's Disease. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/855035 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783550 | Lum et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence Lum (Dallas, Texas); Chuo Chen (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to protein signalling. In particular, compounds that inhibit the Wnt protein signalling pathway are disclosed. Such compounds may be used in the treatment of Wnt protein signalling-related diseases and conditions such as cancer, degenerative diseases, type II diabetes and osteopetrosis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/890905 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/10 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 495/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783555 | Burns et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VENATORX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Burns (Malvern, Pennsylvania); Denis Daigle (Street, Maryland); Bin Liu (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Randy W. Jackson (Livingston, Montana); Jodie Hamrick (New Holland, Pennsylvania); Daniel McGarry (Malvern, Pennsylvania); Daniel C. Pevear (Downingtown, Pennsylvania); Robert E. Lee Trout (Collegeville, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are compounds and compositions that modulate the activity of beta-lactamases. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein inhibit beta-lactamase. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/435097 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/69 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 5/025 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783576 | Fukuda et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michiko Fukuda (La Jolla, California); Kazuhiro Sugihara (Hamamatsu, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for selectively targeting an endometriosis cell. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating endometriosis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/897757 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/4747 (20130101) C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 2319/03 (20130101) C07K 2319/70 (20130101) |
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| US 09783577 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun O. Liu (Clarksville, Maryland); Jingxin Wang (Baltimore, Maryland); Zufeng Guo (Baltimore, Maryland); Wei Li (Xiangtan, China PRC); Shridhar Bhat (Cockeysville, Maryland); Manisha Das (Centreville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are novel types of hybrid cyclic libraries that contain a known protein binding domain of a natural product. Also provided are synthetic methods to make such libraries and methods for the deconvolution of hits using partially split-pooled library compounds. Such methods are applicable for use with the entire human proteome to screen such libraries that bind and for the identification of hits. |
| FILED | Monday, January 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/987653 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/436 (20130101) A61K 31/4353 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/04 (20130101) C07D 498/04 (20130101) C07D 498/14 (20130101) C07D 515/04 (20130101) C07D 515/14 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/645 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 17/08 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/566 (20130101) |
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| US 09783579 | Stinchcomb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dan T. Stinchcomb (Fort Collins, Colorado); Claire Kinney (Fort Collins, Colorado); Richard M Kinney (Fort Collins, Colorado); Jill A Livengood (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Takeda Vaccines, Inc. (Deerfield, Illinois); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dan T. Stinchcomb (Fort Collins, Colorado); Claire Kinney (Fort Collins, Colorado); Richard M Kinney (Fort Collins, Colorado); Jill A Livengood (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments herein report compositions, uses and manufacturing of dengue virus constructs and live attenuated dengue viruses. Some embodiments concern a composition that includes, but is not limited to, a tetravalent dengue virus composition. In certain embodiments, compositions can include constructs of one or more serotypes of dengue virus, such as dengue-1 (DEN-1) virus, dengue-2 (DEN-2) virus, dengue-3 (DEN-3) or dengue-4 (DEN-4) virus constructs. In other embodiments, constructs disclosed herein can be combined in a composition to generate a vaccine against more one or more dengue virus constructs that may or may not be subsequently passaged in mammalian cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/209808 |
| 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 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2770/24122 (20130101) C12N 2770/24134 (20130101) C12N 2770/24141 (20130101) C12N 2770/24143 (20130101) C12N 2770/24162 (20130101) |
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| US 09783580 | Ratner |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam J. Ratner (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University In the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam J. Ratner (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is drawn to the nucleic and amino acid sequences encoding vaginolysin (VLY) toxin from Gardnerella vaginalis, and biologically active fragments and variants thereof. The invention is also directed to anti-VLY antibodies and to their use therapeutically and in a new ELISA assay of VLY toxin. Other embodiments of the invention are directed to VLY toxoids and to vaccines that use the new VLY toxoids as immunogens. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/332374 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/0208 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/507 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/195 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/285 (20130101) C07K 16/12 (20130101) C07K 16/1267 (20130101) C07K 16/2896 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56911 (20130101) |
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| US 09783584 | Trybus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (Burlington, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (Burlington, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kathleen M. Trybus (Burlington, Vermont); Gary E. Ward (Burlington, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention, in part, includes methods and compounds useful to prepare and functional class XIV myosin. Functional class XIV myosin prepared using methods of the invention may be useful to screen for and identify compounds that inhibit and treat parasitic infections and contamination. |
| FILED | Monday, July 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/201588 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/44 (20130101) C07K 14/45 (20130101) C07K 14/445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/4716 (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 1/025 (20130101) C12Q 1/34 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/68 (20130101) G01N 33/6887 (20130101) G01N 2333/44 (20130101) G01N 2333/445 (20130101) G01N 2333/4712 (20130101) G01N 2500/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09783585 | Pluznick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Pluznick (Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland); Niranjana Natarajan (Baltimore, Maryland); Blythe Shepard (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the field of protein expression. More specifically, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing the expression and signaling of proteins on cell surfaces. In particular embodiments, the present invention provides nucleic acids and amino acid sequences useful for improving/increasing protein expression on the cell surface. In several embodiments, the sequences are operably linked to the N-terminal end of the protein of interest. The nucleic acid sequence encoding the sequence tag and the protein comprise part of an expression vector. The protein is expressed with the N-terminal sequence tag. In certain embodiments, the sequences of the present invention can be used with one or more chaperone or accessory proteins. In particular embodiments, the one or more chaperone/accessory proteins are encoded by the same vector or separate vectors. In other embodiments, the chaperone/accessory proteins are encoded the same vector that encodes the protein of interest. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/427090 |
| 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 | Peptides C07K 14/00 (20130101) C07K 14/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/705 (20130101) C07K 14/4722 (20130101) C07K 2319/02 (20130101) C07K 2319/35 (20130101) C07K 2319/43 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) |
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| US 09783586 | Staudt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Louis M. Staudt (Bethesda, Maryland); Yibin Yang (Rockville, Maryland); Federico Bernal (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Amanda L. Whiting (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to peptide inhibitors of linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) and to methods of treating diseases including activated B-cell like diffuse large B cell lymphoma (ABC DLBCL) and autoimmune or inflammatory disorders. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/774478 |
| 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 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/10 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/4703 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/4713 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/93 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/68 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 304/19012 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57407 (20130101) |
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| US 09783590 | Drayna et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis Drayna (Potomac, Maryland); Un-Kyung Kim (Daegu, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | Identified herein are different forms of bitter receptor genes that occur in different humans. These alleles are generated by numerous coding single nucleotide polymorphisms (cSNP's) that occur within the members of the T2R gene family. Some SNP's cause amino acid substitutions, while others introduce chain termination codons, rendering the allele non-functional. Differences in these genes are believed to have a large effect on those individuals' sense of bitter taste, such that these individuals perceive the taste of bitter substances differently than the rest of the population. The ability to assay this allelic information is useful in the development of flavorings and flavor enhancers, as it can be used to define large groups and populations who perceive bitter tastes differently. This in turn allows the taste preferences of these groups to be addressed at the molecular level for the first time. |
| FILED | Monday, November 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/674637 |
| 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 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/705 (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 1/6876 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/566 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 435/81 (20130101) |
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| US 09783591 | June et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl H. June (Merion Station, Pennsylvania); John Scholler (Narberth, Pennsylvania); Avery D. Posey, Jr. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a human. The invention includes relates to administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR having an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain, a CD2 signaling domain, and a CD3 zeta signaling domain. The invention also includes incorporating CD2 into the CAR to alter the cytokine production of CAR-T cells in both negative and positive directions. |
| FILED | Friday, February 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/375999 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/705 (20130101) C07K 14/7051 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/70507 (20130101) C07K 16/30 (20130101) C07K 16/2803 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/02 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/85 (20130101) |
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| US 09783594 | Scheid et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Johannes Scheid (New York, New York); Michel Nussenzweig (New York, New York); Pamela J. Bjorkman (La Canada Flintridge, California); Ron Diskin (Rehovot, Israel) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Rockefeller University (New York, New York); California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Johannes Scheid (New York, New York); Michel Nussenzweig (New York, New York); Pamela J. Bjorkman (La Canada Flintridge, California); Ron Diskin (Rehovot, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides broadly neutralizing antibodies directed to epitopes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV. The invention further provides compositions containing HIV antibodies used for prophylaxis, and methods for diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/118496 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/1045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/1063 (20130101) C07K 2317/10 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/55 (20130101) C07K 2317/56 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56983 (20130101) |
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| US 09783595 | Connors et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Connors (Bethesda, Maryland); Jinghe Huang (Bethesda, Maryland); Leo B. Laub (Richmond, Virginia); Peter Kwong (Washington, District of Columbia); Gary Nabel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John R. Mascola (Rockville, Maryland); Baoshan Zhang (Bethesda, Maryland); Rebecca S. Rudicell (Silver Springs, Maryland); Ivelin Georgiev (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Yongping Yang (Potomac, Maryland); Jiang Zhu (Ashburn, Virginia); Gilad Ofek (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | Monoclonal neutralizing antibodies are disclosed that specifically bind to the HIV-1 gp41 membrane-proximal external region (MPER). Also disclosed are compositions including the disclosed antibodies that specifically bind gp41, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors including the nucleic acids, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acids. The antibodies and compositions disclosed herein can be used for detecting the presence of HIV-1 in a biological sample, or detecting an HIV-1 infection or diagnosing AIDS in a subject. In additional, the broad neutralization breadth of the disclosed antibodies makes them ideal for treating a subject with an HIV infection. Thus, disclosed are methods of treating and/or preventing HIV infection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 02, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/226744 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/42 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 49/0004 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/00 (20130101) C07K 16/1045 (20130101) C07K 16/1063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/14 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/31 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/55 (20130101) C07K 2317/56 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/565 (20130101) C07K 2317/567 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56972 (20130101) G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 33/56988 (20130101) G01N 2333/161 (20130101) |
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| US 09783596 | Goncalvez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ana P. Goncalvez (Watertown, Massachusetts); Robert H. Purcell (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Ching-Juh Lai (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are isolated humanized monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) with a binding affinity of about 1.0 nM or less. Nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors including these nucleic acid molecules, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acid molecules are also disclosed. Methods of treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating JEV infection in a subject with JEV also are disclosed. Additionally, the antibodies can be used to detect JEV in a sample, and methods of diagnosing JEV infection, or confirming a diagnosis of JEV infection in a subject, are disclosed herein that utilize these antibodies. |
| FILED | Friday, January 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/004795 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/4853 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/507 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/10 (20130101) C07K 16/1081 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/51 (20130101) C07K 2317/52 (20130101) C07K 2317/55 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/515 (20130101) C07K 2317/524 (20130101) C07K 2317/526 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/569 (20130101) G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 2333/185 (20130101) |
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| US 09783610 | Coukos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Coukos (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Chunsheng Li (Havertown, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to variants of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds specifically to an endosialin tumor endothelial marker 1 (TEM1), and prophylactic, diagnostic, and therapeutic methods using the same. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/397128 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 51/1045 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2851 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/14 (20130101) C07K 2317/30 (20130101) C07K 2317/33 (20130101) C07K 2317/53 (20130101) C07K 2317/77 (20130101) C07K 2317/90 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) C07K 2317/94 (20130101) C07K 2317/524 (20130101) C07K 2317/526 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57492 (20130101) |
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| US 09783688 | Smith |
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| APPLICANT(S) | FXS Ventures, LLC (Salem, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FXS VENTURES, LLC (Salem, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis X. Smith (Salem, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a lens care solution having 0.001 to about 5 weight percent of a low molecular weight amine of the general formula: where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are —H or low molecular weight radicals, and R5 is a low molecular weight radical, or salt thereof; an effective amount of a tonicity agent; and the balance water. |
| FILED | Monday, May 01, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/583307 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — 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 33/12 (20130101) A01N 43/50 (20130101) A01N 47/44 (20130101) A01N 59/00 (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 12/124 (20130101) A61L 12/142 (20130101) A61L 12/145 (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 7/1233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/18 (20150115) |
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| US 09783779 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kiho Lee (Columbia, Missouri); Randall S. Prather (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Colombia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kiho Lee (Columbia, Missouri); Randall S. Prather (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods for improving the efficiency of artificial activation of unfertilized mammalian oocytes by reducing the intracellular concentration of Zn2+ in the oocyte. The methods of the invention may additionally comprise a preceding step of increasing the intracellular concentration of Ca2+ in the oocyte prior to reduction of the intracellular Zn2+ concentration. The invention further provides unfertilized oocytes activated by the disclosed methods and viable mammalian animals produced from unfertilized oocytes activated by the disclosed methods. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/554504 |
| 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 67/0273 (20130101) A01K 2227/108 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0609 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/877 (20130101) C12N 15/8778 (20130101) C12N 2500/14 (20130101) C12N 2500/22 (20130101) C12N 2501/405 (20130101) C12N 2517/04 (20130101) C12N 2517/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09783783 | Zhou |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pengbo Zhou (Princeton Junction, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to methods for expansion of stem cell populations using a polypeptide that enhances stem cell growth and proliferation. The present disclosure further relates to novel homeobox protein mutants (e.g., HOXA9 and HOXB4 mutant proteins) and the use thereof to expand certain stem cell populations. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating a subject in need of transplantation of stem cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/764346 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/28 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) C07K 14/4702 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0647 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/26 (20130101) C12N 2501/60 (20130101) C12N 2501/125 (20130101) C12N 2501/145 (20130101) |
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| US 09783784 | Ku et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California); CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hsun Ku (Arcadia, California); David Tirrell (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In some embodiments, methods for improving the survival of pancreatic β-cell progenitors in culture are provided. Such methods may include contacting a population of pancreatic progenitor cells with an amino acid (aa) sequence comprising IKVAV (SEQ ID NO:1). In other embodiments, methods for (i) verifying the establishment of a population of pancreatic progenitor or stem cells and (ii) methods for generating or establishing a population of pancreatic endocrine progenitor cells in vitro are provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/831382 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/39 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0678 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2501/16 (20130101) C12N 2501/58 (20130101) C12N 2501/335 (20130101) C12N 2501/415 (20130101) C12N 2533/52 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6881 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56966 (20130101) G01N 2333/70596 (20130101) |
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| US 09783787 | Whitehead et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen S. Whitehead (Bethesda, Maryland); Brian R. Murphy (Bethesda, Maryland); Lewis Markoff (Bethesda, Maryland); Barry Falgout (Rockville, Maryland); Joseph Blaney (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania); Kathryn Hanley (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Ching-Juh Lai (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen S. Whitehead (Bethesda, Maryland); Brian R. Murphy (Bethesda, Maryland); Lewis Markoff (Bethesda, Maryland); Barry Falgout (Rockville, Maryland); Joseph Blaney (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania); Kathryn Hanley (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Ching-Juh Lai (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a dengue virus tetravalent vaccine containing a common 30 nucleotide deletion (Δ30) in the 3′-untranslated region of the genome of dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or antigenic chimeric dengue viruses of serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4. |
| FILED | Monday, November 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/305639 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2770/24134 (20130101) C12N 2770/24161 (20130101) |
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| US 09783795 | Cannon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin J. Cannon (Little Rock, Arkansas); Kristina L. Bondurant (Little Rock, Arkansas); Timothy J. O'Brien (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Martin J. Cannon (Little Rock, Arkansas); Kristina L. Bondurant (Little Rock, Arkansas); Timothy J. O'Brien (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Peptides of from about 7 to about 50 amino acid residues in length that have epitopes that bind to more than one HLA class II protein and stimulate CD4+ T cells for treatment of cancer from one of three serine proteases overexpressed in ovarian cancer and other cancers—stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme, matriptase, and hepsin—are described. Since the peptides bind to more than one HLA class II protein variant, they can be used to treat cancer in most patients of a population having a variety of HLA class II alleles. The peptides can be loaded onto autologous dendritic cells of a cancer patient and infused into the patient to activate a CD4+ and CD8+ T cell response that recognizes tumor cells expressing the peptide antigen. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/913174 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/6424 (20130101) C12N 9/6445 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783798 | Alfonta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lital Alfonta (San Diego, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Zhiwen Zhang (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lital Alfonta (San Diego, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Zhiwen Zhang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods of producing components of protein biosynthetic machinery that include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases, which incorporate redox active amino acids into proteins are provided. Methods for identifying these orthogonal pairs are also provided along with methods of producing proteins with redox active amino acids using these orthogonal pairs. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/344436 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/93 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09783823 | Picker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Louis Picker (Portland, Oregon); Scott Hansen (Portland, Oregon); Klaus Frueh (Portland, Oregon); Daniel Malouli (Hillsboro, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | CMV vectors comprising a heterologous protein antigen, an active UL131 protein (or an ortholog thereof), and an active UL128 protein (or an ortholog thereof) but lacking an active UL130 protein (or an ortholog thereof) are provided. CMV vectors comprising a heterologous protein antigen, an active UL131 protein (or an ortholog thereof), and an active UL130 protein (or an ortholog thereof) but lacking an active UL128 protein are also provided. In addition, methods of using CMV vectors to generate an immune response characterized as having at least 10% of the CD8+ T cells directed against epitopes presented by MHC Class II are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/773130 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/04 (20130101) A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/572 (20130101) A61K 2039/5256 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2710/16011 (20130101) C12N 2710/16143 (20130101) C12N 2740/15034 (20130101) |
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| US 09783824 | Kay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Kay (Los Altos, California); Dirk Grimm (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The teachings herein are generally directed to a method of enhancing the genetic stability of parvovirus vectors. The stability of conventional ss or dsAAV vector constructs can be enhanced, for example, to obtain a concurrent increase in vector titer and purity, as well as an improvement in vector safety, due at least in part to the elimination of stuffer DNA from the AAV vector. The method is broadly applicable to all gene transfer/therapy applications, such as those requiring delivery of foreign DNA containing recombinant gene expression cassettes. Such foreign DNA can range, for example, from about 0.2 up to about 5.2 kb in length. The enhanced vector constructs are highly flexible, user-friendly, and can be easily modified (via routine DNA cloning) and utilized (via standard AAV vector technology) by anyone skilled in the art. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/842050 |
| 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 35/76 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 48/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2750/14121 (20130101) C12N 2750/14143 (20130101) C12N 2750/14152 (20130101) |
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| US 09783825 | Chatterjee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Saswati Chatterjee (Altadena, California); Laura Jane Smith (Westford, Massachusetts); Kamehameha Wong (Altadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in nucleotide and amino acid forms and uses thereof are provided. The isolates show specific tropism for certain target tissues, such as blood stem cells, liver, heart and joint tissue, and may be used to transduce stem cells for introduction of genes of interest into the target tissues. Certain of the vectors are able to cross tightly controlled biological junctions, such as the blood-brain barrier, which open up additional novel uses and target organs for the vectors, providing for additional methods of gene therapy and drug delivery. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 04, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/479010 |
| 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 | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 48/005 (20130101) A61K 48/0075 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2710/16043 (20130101) C12N 2750/14122 (20130101) C12N 2750/14143 (20130101) C12N 2810/6027 (20130101) |
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| US 09783838 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi Chen (Davis, California); Vireak Thon (San Francisco, California); Hai Yu (Woodland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods for preparing glycosylated molecules such as oligosaccharides, glycolipids, and glycoproteins/peptides. Novel sialyltransferases are also disclosed. The method includes forming a reaction mixture containing an acceptor molecule, a donor substrate having a sugar moiety and a nucleotide, and a sialyltransferase selected from PmST3 (SEQ ID NO:7) and certain variants thereof. The reaction mixture is formed under conditions sufficient to transfer the sugar moiety from the donor substrate to the acceptor molecule, thereby forming the glycosylated molecule. In some embodiments, the acceptor molecule is selected from a natural product, an oligosaccharide, a glycoprotein, and a glycolipid. In some embodiments, the donor substrate is formed via conversion of a suitable hexosamine derivative to a cytidine 5′-monophosphate(CMP)-sialic acid in a one-pot reaction mixture containing asialic acid aldolase and a CMP-sialic acid synthetase. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/356376 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1051 (20130101) C12N 9/1081 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/18 (20130101) C12P 19/26 (20130101) C12P 19/44 (20130101) C12P 21/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783841 | Nolan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Garry P. Nolan (San Francisco, California); Yury Goltsev (Stanford, California); Quan Nguyen (San Ramon, California); Yunqing Ma (San Jose, California); Chunfai Lai (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of assaying cells of a cellular sample for the presence of a target nucleic acid are provided. Aspects of the methods include evaluating a cellular sample that has been contacted with a nuclease inhibitor for the presence of a target nucleic acid. Also provided are devices and kits that find use in practicing the methods described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/045698 |
| 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 1/6813 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6841 (20130101) C12Q 1/6841 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) C12Q 2527/137 (20130101) C12Q 2527/149 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Prognosys Biosciences, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PROGNOSYS BIOSCIENCES, INC. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark S. Chee (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides oligonucleotide constructs, sets of such oligonucleotide constructs, and methods of using such oligonucleotide constructs to provide validated sequences or sets of validated sequences corresponding to desired ROIs. Such validated ROIs and constructs containing these have a wide variety of uses, including in synthetic biology, quantitative nucleic acid analysis, polymorphism and/or mutation screening, and the like. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/723332 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6809 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6827 (20130101) C12Q 1/6834 (20130101) C12Q 1/6834 (20130101) C12Q 1/6834 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 1/6876 (20130101) C12Q 2525/131 (20130101) C12Q 2525/131 (20130101) C12Q 2525/131 (20130101) C12Q 2525/155 (20130101) C12Q 2525/155 (20130101) C12Q 2525/155 (20130101) C12Q 2537/143 (20130101) C12Q 2537/143 (20130101) C12Q 2537/143 (20130101) C12Q 2539/103 (20130101) C12Q 2539/103 (20130101) C12Q 2539/103 (20130101) C12Q 2563/149 (20130101) C12Q 2563/149 (20130101) C12Q 2563/149 (20130101) C12Q 2563/179 (20130101) C12Q 2563/179 (20130101) C12Q 2563/179 (20130101) |
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| US 09783853 | Chinnaiyan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arul Chinnaiyan (Plymouth, Michigan); Yi-Mi Wu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dan Robinson (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis, research and therapy, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to gene fusions as diagnostic markers and clinical targets for cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, July 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/329639 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57492 (20130101) G01N 2333/71 (20130101) |
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| US 09783855 | Backman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois); NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hariharan Subramanian (Chicago, Illinois); Dhwanil Damania (Evanston, Illinois); Hemant Roy (Highland Park, Illinois); Dhananjay Kunte (Vernon Hills, Illinois); Mart Angelo De la Cruz (Niles, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to detection of cancer, or assessment of risk of development thereof. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods detection of field carcinogenesis by identification of ultrastructural and molecular markers in a subject. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/747596 |
| 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 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/154 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) C12Q 2600/178 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/41 (20130101) G01N 21/64 (20130101) G01N 21/6486 (20130101) G01N 33/57407 (20130101) G01N 33/57411 (20130101) G01N 33/57419 (20130101) G01N 33/57484 (20130101) |
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| US 09783858 | Klumpp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Klumpp (Chicago, Illinois); Anthony J. Schaeffer (Hinsdale, Illinois); Bryan A. White (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are kits, compositions, and methods for diagnosing and treating interstitial cystitis (IC) and/or interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) based on finding lower levels of certain bacteria in a subject's stool sample (e.g., O. splanchnicus, F. prausnitzii, C. aerofaciens, E. sinensis, L. longoviformis, and R. intestinalis). In certain embodiments, then present invention provides probiotic formulations containing live bacteria (e.g., from O. splanchnicus, F. prausnitzii, C. aerofaciens, E. sinensis, L. longoviformis, and R. intestinalis). |
| FILED | Thursday, April 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/677239 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/74 (20130101) A61K 35/741 (20130101) A61K 2035/115 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/689 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) |
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| US 09784710 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CFD Research Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CFD Research Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yi Wang (Madison, Alabama); Hongjun Song (Madison, Alabama); Kapil Pant (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | An analyte selection device can include: a body defining a fluid channel having a channel inlet and channel outlet; a bipolar electrode (BPE) between the inlet and outlet; one of an anode or cathode electrically coupled with the BPE on a channel inlet side of the BPE and the other of the anode or cathode electrically coupled with the BPE on a channel outlet side of the BPE; and an electronic system operably coupled with the anode and cathode so as to polarize the BPE. The fluid channel can have any shape or dimension. The channel inlet and channel outlet can be longitudinal or lateral with respect to the longitudinal axis of the channel. The BPE can be any metallic member, such as a flat plate on a wall or mesh as a barrier BPE. The anode and cathode can be located at a position that polarizes the BPE. |
| FILED | Monday, March 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/202105 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502753 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/0636 (20130101) B01L 2200/0652 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2400/0415 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields B03C 5/026 (20130101) B03C 2201/26 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/24 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/0266 (20130101) G01N 27/44769 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 30/0005 (20130101) G01N 2001/4038 (20130101) G01N 2015/0288 (20130101) G01N 2030/0065 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Myerburg (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to measure the volume of fluid present that relies on the pattern of light refraction as it passes though an airway surface liquid (ASL) meniscus. The method comprises allowing epithelial cells to grow on a membrane in a well so as to form a fluid meniscus about the perimeter of the well. The well is then illuminated by a light source. The illuminated cells in the well are then optically imaged by a scanner, a flat bed optical scanner, a camera, or any device capable of imaging. Microscopy may be used but is not needed, and high powered microscopy is certainly not needed. Then the imaging information from the cells in the well is used to determine a property of the meniscus in the well. Specifically, the imaging information can be analyzed to determine the dimensions, shape, and/or volume of the meniscus and the fluid in the well. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/157475 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/41 (20130101) G01N 21/253 (20130101) G01N 21/6428 (20130101) G01N 33/487 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/5044 (20130101) |
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| US 09784730 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Miqin Zhang (Bothell, Washington); Richard G. Ellenbogen (Seattle, Washington); Forrest Kievit (Brier, Washington); John R. Silber (Seattle, Washington); Zachary Stephen (Seattle, Washington); Omid Veiseh (Kirkland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoparticle having a crosslinked chitosan-polyethylene oxide oligomer copolymer coating to which O6-benzylguanine is covalently coupled, compositions that include the nanoparticle, and methods for using the nanoparticle to treat brain cancers. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/222443 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/00 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 47/48861 (20130101) A61K 49/0093 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09784960 | Simpson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Garth Jason Simpson (West Lafayette, Indiana); Charles Addison Bouman (West Lafayette, Indiana); Ryan Douglas Muir (West Lafayette, Indiana); Shane Sullivan (West Lafayette, Indiana); Justin Allen Newman (West Lafayette, Indiana); Mark Carlsen (West Lafayette, Indiana); Suhas Sreehari (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A beam-scanning optical design is described for achieving up to kHz frame-rate optical imaging on multiple simultaneous data acquisition channels. In one embodiment, two fast-scan resonant mirrors direct the optical beam on a circuitous trajectory through the field of view, with the trajectory repeat-time given by the least common multiplier of the mirror periods. Dicing the raw time-domain data into sub-trajectories combined with model-based image reconstruction (MBIR) 3D in-painting algorithms allows for effective frame-rates much higher than the repeat time of the Lissajous trajectory. Because sub-trajectory and full-trajectory imaging are different methods of analyzing the same data, both high-frame rate images with relatively low resolution and low frame rate images with high resolution are simultaneously acquired. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/735959 |
| ART UNIT | 2487 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 21/0048 (20130101) G02B 21/0076 (20130101) G02B 21/0084 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 26/101 (20130101) |
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| US 09786048 | Meaney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul M. Meaney (Hanover, New Hampshire); Neil Epstein (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Keith D. Paulsen (Havover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method of imaging tissue includes administering a contrast agent having charged gold nanoparticles in suspension into a vessel of the subject, such that the nanoparticles are carried into the tissue; and performing microwave imaging of the tissue after administering the contrast agent. In embodiments, the nanoparticles have a tissue-selective protein tag. In embodiments, images are taken prior to administering the contrast agent, and further images may be taken during an agent—washout period after imaging with contrast agent. The contrast agent is injectable, with the nanoparticles suspended as a colloid in a biocompatible, isotonic, carrier. In particular embodiments, the nanoparticles have median diameter of less than fifty nanometers, or less than five nanometers, and may have a tissue-selective protein tag. A microwave imaging system has injection apparatus with the gold-nanoparticle agent, and is configured to take, and difference, pre and post contrast images as well as washout images. |
| FILED | Friday, February 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/766660 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0507 (20130101) A61B 5/4312 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/00 (20130101) A61K 49/1818 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 1/0007 (20130101) G06T 7/0012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2200/28 (20130101) G06T 2207/10096 (20130101) G06T 2207/30068 (20130101) G06T 2210/41 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rohit Bhargava (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media that can be used to image an unstained sample. The disclosed methods can include obtaining a spectroscopic image (e.g., infrared (IR) imaging data) of the sample, analyzing the resulting spectroscopic image to reduce the dimensionality of the spectroscopic image, comparing the reduced spectroscopic image compared to a control (e.g., by using an appropriately trained algorithm) and generating an output computed stain image from the reduced IR spectra, thereby imaging the sample without the use of stains or dyes. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/211292 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0014 (20130101) G06K 9/00127 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/10024 (20130101) G06T 2207/10048 (20130101) G06T 2207/10056 (20130101) G06T 2207/20081 (20130101) G06T 2207/20084 (20130101) G06T 2207/30024 (20130101) |
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| US 09786850 | Lieber et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Lieber (Lexington, Massachusetts); Bozhi Tian (Chicago, Illinois); Jia Liu (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to nanoscale wires and tissue engineering. Systems and methods are provided in various embodiments for preparing cell scaffolds that can be used for growing cells or tissues, where the cell scaffolds comprise nanoscale wires. In some cases, the nanoscale wires can be connected to electronic circuits extending externally of the cell scaffold. Such cell scaffolds can be used to grow cells or tissues which can be determined and/or controlled at very high resolutions, due to the presence of the nanoscale wires, and such cell scaffolds will find use in a wide variety of novel applications, including applications in tissue engineering, prosthetics, pacemakers, implants, or the like. This approach thus allows for the creation of fundamentally new types of functionalized cells and tissues, due to the high degree of electronic control offered by the nanoscale wires and electronic circuits. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/018075 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/18 (20130101) A61L 27/20 (20130101) A61L 27/24 (20130101) A61L 27/025 (20130101) A61L 27/38 (20130101) A61L 27/40 (20130101) A61L 27/50 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 27/3633 (20130101) A61L 27/3826 (20130101) A61L 2400/08 (20130101) A61L 2400/12 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 25/14 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0068 (20130101) C12N 2533/00 (20130101) C12N 2533/30 (20130101) C12N 2533/40 (20130101) C12N 2533/54 (20130101) C12N 2533/74 (20130101) C12N 2533/90 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/4145 (20130101) G01N 27/4146 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/003 (20130101) H01L 51/0017 (20130101) H01L 51/0021 (20130101) H01L 51/0093 (20130101) H01L 51/0504 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0575 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (San Fernando, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Jerry Ok (Canyon Country, California); Jordan Matthew Neysmith (Pasadena, California); Brian V Mech (Santa Clarita, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (La Crescenta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymer materials make useful materials as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision. Regardless of which polymer is used, the basic construction method is the same. A layer of polymer is laid down. A layer of metal is applied to the polymer and patterned by wet etch to create electrodes and leads for those electrodes. The base polymer layer is activated. A second layer of polymer is applied over the metal layer and patterned to leave openings for the electrodes, or openings are created later by means such as laser ablation. Hence the array and its supply cable are formed of a single body. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/728978 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/0543 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 3/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 3/0035 (20130101) H05K 3/064 (20130101) H05K 2203/095 (20130101) H05K 2203/0736 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yunfeng Lu (Culver City, California); Irvin S. Y. Chen (Palos Verdes Estate, California); Ming Yan (Encino, California); Min Liang (Encino, California); Masakazu Kamata (Los Angeles, California); Jing Wen (Culver City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel siRNA and shRNA nanocapsules and delivery methods are disclosed herein. These siRNA and shRNA nanocapsules and delivery methods are highly robust and effective. This invention provides a platform for RNAi delivery with low toxicity and long intracellular half-life for practical therapeutic applications. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/385430 |
| 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 9/5123 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 9/5138 (20130101) A61K 9/5192 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 31/7105 (20130101) A61K 47/14 (20130101) A61K 47/18 (20130101) A61K 47/20 (20130101) A61K 47/22 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) A61K 47/6925 (20170801) A61K 47/6933 (20170801) A61K 48/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/87 (20130101) C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09782394 | Dalgard et al. |
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| 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) | Clifton Dalgard (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Ahmed Mohamed (Germantown, Maryland); Meera Srivastava (Potomac, Maryland); Shiv Srivastava (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Alterations to the ERG gene are some of the most prominent genomic changes associated with many cancers including prostate cancer. Such cancer specific alterations result in the overexpression of wild type ERG protein or an altered ERG protein. The present invention provides selective inhibitors of wild type or an altered ERG protein expression. The ERG inhibitors of the invention, therefore, are therapeutic agents for treating ERG positive cancers. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/125438 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/135 (20130101) A61K 31/136 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/4402 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 29/28 (20130101) C09B 67/009 (20130101) |
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| US 09782489 | Benny-Ratsaby et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ofra Benny-Ratsaby (Jerusalem, Israel); Robert D'Amato (Lexington, Massachusetts); Takeru Yoshimura (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods to treating inflammation related disease and disorders such as an autoimmune disease and autoimmune related uveitis by administering compositions and formulations comprising MetAP-2 inhibitors as disclosed herein. The composition comprises a formulation of a fumagillol derivative that retains anti-inflammation activity and is associated with a block copolymer comprising a hydrophilic polymer moiety and a hydrophobic polymer moiety. |
| FILED | Friday, August 26, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/248043 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0053 (20130101) A61K 9/107 (20130101) A61K 9/1075 (20130101) A61K 31/336 (20130101) A61K 47/482 (20130101) A61K 47/488 (20130101) A61K 47/4883 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09782494 | Mohapatra et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Subhra Mohapatra (Tampa, Florida); Shyam S. Mohapatra (Tampa, Florida); Mahasweta Das (Wesley Chapel, Florida); Chunyan Wang (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein is a method of transfecting a brain cell of a subject with a polynucleotide comprising systemically administering to the subject a composition comprising a micelle having a hydrophobic superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPION) core, a first coating comprising a cationic polymer, and a second coating comprising the polynucleotide, wherein the subject has a mild traumatic brain injury. |
| FILED | Friday, February 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/773718 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0009 (20130101) A61K 9/0043 (20130101) A61K 9/5115 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 48/0075 (20130101) |
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| US 09782791 | Redjdal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | AMASTAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC (North Andover, Massachusetts); University of Connecticut (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AMASTAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC (North Andover, Massachusetts); UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Makhlouf Redjdal (Stoneham, Massachusetts); Kamal Hadidi (Somerville, Massachusetts); Gregory Wrobel (Boxford, Massachusetts); Eric Jordan (Storrs, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for producing substantially uniform droplets. The system includes a fluid reservoir vessel defining a fluid reservoir, a separation membrane at one end of the fluid reservoir, at least one capillary channel at an opposite end of the fluid reservoir, a solution dispenser, and a piezo actuator in contact with a separation membrane. The separation membrane has a thickness greater than about 0.2 mm, and the solution dispenser maintains the fluid reservoir filled with fluid such that the fluid simultaneously contacts the separation membrane and the capillary channel. The solution dispenser maintains the fluid reservoir under pressure to create a fluid stream exiting the capillary. The piezo actuator is in contact with the separation membrane on a side opposite that in contact with the fluid, and the piezo actuator transfers a pressure wave through the fluid in the fluid reservoir to break up the fluid stream into uniform droplets. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/097493 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Spraying Apparatus; Atomising Apparatus; Nozzles B05B 17/0607 (20130101) B05B 17/0646 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B05B 17/0669 (20130101) |
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| US 09782846 | Sudarshan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tangali Sudarshan (Columbia, South Carolina); Igor Agafonov (Columbia, South Carolina); Robert Mark Kennedy (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tangali Sudarshan (Columbia, South Carolina); Igor Agafonov (Columbia, South Carolina); Robert Mark Kennedy (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, wires, and apparatus for use in cutting (e.g., slicing) hard, brittle materials is provided. The wire can be a super-abrasive wire that includes a wire core and super-abrasive particles bonded to the wire core via a metal bonding layer. This wire, or another type of wire, can be used to slice workpieces useful for producing wafers. The workpieces can be aligned within a holder to produce wafers using the device and methods presently provided. The holder rotates about its central axis, which translates to workpieces moving in orbit around this axis. A single abrasive wire, or multiple turns of wire stretched tightly between wire guides, is then contacted with the rotating holder to slice the workpieces. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/324638 |
| ART UNIT | 3727 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05C 3/125 (20130101) B05C 9/10 (20130101) B05C 9/12 (20130101) B05C 9/14 (20130101) B05C 19/04 (20130101) Planing; Slotting; Shearing; Broaching; Sawing; Filing; Scraping; Like Operations for Working Metal by Removing Material, Not Otherwise Provided for B23D 61/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B23D 65/00 (20130101) Machines, Devices, or Processes for Grinding or Polishing; Dressing or Conditioning of Abrading Surfaces; Feeding of Grinding, Polishing, or Lapping Agents B24B 27/0633 (20130101) Working Stone or Stone-like Materials B28D 1/124 (20130101) B28D 5/045 (20130101) B28D 5/0082 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 24/106 (20130101) |
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| US 09782892 | Angold et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ekso Bionics, Inc. (Richmond, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ekso Bionics, Inc. (Richmond, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russdon Angold (American Canyon, California); Adam Preuss (Santa Rose, California); Nicholas Fleming (San Francisco, California); Matthew D Sweeney (Sacramento, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An exoskeleton configured to be coupled to a user includes a plurality of interconnected support elements constituted by rigid compression members interconnected through a tensegrity joint. The joint includes a tensile member having a first end and a second end coupled to first and second ones of the support elements respectively. |
| FILED | Friday, April 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/023773 |
| ART UNIT | 3771 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/60 (20130101) A61F 5/0111 (20130101) Physical Therapy Apparatus, e.g Devices for Locating or Stimulating Reflex Points in the Body; Artificial Respiration; Massage; Bathing Devices for Special Therapeutic or Hygienic Purposes or Specific Parts of the Body A61H 3/00 (20130101) Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/0006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Frames, Casings or Beds of Engines, Machines or Apparatus, Not Specific to Engines, Machines or Apparatus Provided for Elsewhere; Stands; Supports F16M 13/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09783323 | Nicholas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew C. Nicholas (Glenelg, Maryland); Nelson Creamer (Waldorf, Maryland); Theodore T. Finne (Fairfax, Virginia); Federico A. Herrero (Glenn Dale, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew C. Nicholas (Glenelg, Maryland); Nelson Creamer (Waldorf, Maryland); Theodore T. Finne (Fairfax, Virginia); Federico A. Herrero (Glenn Dale, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system is described for determining attitude for a satellite. A two-axis ram sensor head measures neutral winds and provides a density of the neutral winds. A three-axis magnetometer measures a geomagnetic field. A measurement interface module calculates attitude information, which includes three-axis attitude knowledge of a satellite relative to a local-vertical local-horizontal orbit frame, based on the combined ram measurements and magnetic field measurements, and provides the attitude information to a satellite that comprises the attitude sensor system. |
| FILED | Friday, July 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/341159 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/36 (20130101) B64G 1/366 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783576 | Fukuda et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michiko Fukuda (La Jolla, California); Kazuhiro Sugihara (Hamamatsu, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for selectively targeting an endometriosis cell. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating endometriosis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/897757 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/08 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/4747 (20130101) C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 2319/03 (20130101) C07K 2319/70 (20130101) |
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| US 09783737 | Freitag et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dieter Freitag (Krefeld, Germany); Marc-Andre Lebel (Boxborough, Massachusetts); Lawino Kagumba (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marc E. Lebel (Boxborough, Massachusetts); Peter S. Schuler (Westwood, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FRX POLYMERS, INC. (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dieter Freitag (Krefeld, Germany); Marc-Andre Lebel (Boxborough, Massachusetts); Lawino Kagumba (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marc E. Lebel (Boxborough, Massachusetts); Peter S. Schuler (Westwood, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to the use of amino terminated phosphonamides and their oligomers, as flame retardant additives for a variety of polymers to impart flame retardancy while maintaining or improving processing characteristics and other important properties. |
| FILED | Friday, November 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/294796 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/4407 (20130101) C07F 9/4419 (20130101) C07F 9/4465 (20130101) C07F 9/4476 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 18/3889 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 5/0066 (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 5/18 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 21/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783853 | Chinnaiyan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arul Chinnaiyan (Plymouth, Michigan); Yi-Mi Wu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dan Robinson (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis, research and therapy, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to gene fusions as diagnostic markers and clinical targets for cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, July 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/329639 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57492 (20130101) G01N 2333/71 (20130101) |
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| US 09783873 | Reynolds et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul L. Reynolds (Tolland, Connecticut); Darryl Slade Stolz (Newington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul L. Reynolds (Tolland, Connecticut); Darryl Slade Stolz (Newington, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition of matter comprises, in combination, in weight percent: a content of nickel as a largest content; 3.10-3.75 aluminum; 0.02-0.09 boron; 0.02-0.09 carbon; 9.5-11.25 chromium; 20.0-22.0 cobalt; 2.8-4.2 molybdenum; 1.6-2.4 niobium; 4.2-6.1 tantalum; 2.6-3.5 titanium; 1.8-2.5 tungsten; and 0.04-0.09 zirconium. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/372585 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 5/009 (20130101) Alloys C22C 1/04 (20130101) C22C 1/0433 (20130101) C22C 19/056 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C22C 19/057 (20130101) C22C 30/00 (20130101) Changing the Physical Structure of Non-ferrous Metals and Non-ferrous Alloys C22F 1/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09783907 | Cai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wenjun Cai (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Christopher A. Schuh (Ashland, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wenjun Cai (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Christopher A. Schuh (Ashland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Al—Mnx/Al—Mny multilayers with a wide range of structures ranging from microcrystalline to nanocrystalline and amorphous were electrodeposited using a single bath method under galvanostatic control from room temperature ionic liquid. By varying the Mn composition by −1-3 at. % between layers, the grain sizes in one material can be systematically modulated between two values. For example, one specimen alternates between grain sizes of about 21 and 52 nm, in an alloy of average composition of 10.3 at. % Mn. Nanoindentation testing revealed multilayers with finer grains and higher Mn content exhibited better resistance to plastic deformation. Other alloy systems also are expected to be electrodeposited under similar circumstances. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/235834 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for the Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Production of Coatings; Electroforming; Apparatus Therefor C25D 3/56 (20130101) C25D 3/66 (20130101) C25D 3/665 (20130101) C25D 5/10 (20130101) C25D 5/18 (20130101) C25D 17/10 (20130101) C25D 21/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09784117 | Duguay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Duguay (Berwick, Maine); Timothy M. Davis (Kennebunk, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | An assembly is provided for a turbine engine with an axial centerline. This turbine engine assembly includes a blade outer air seal segment, a linkage, a rocker arm and an actuation device. The linkage is attached to the blade outer air seal segment. The rocker arm includes a first arm and a second arm engaged with the linkage. The actuation device is engaged with the first arm. The actuation device is configured to pivot the rocker arm and thereby radially move the blade outer air seal segment. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/731140 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 11/14 (20130101) F01D 11/20 (20130101) F01D 11/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09784123 | Morgan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Genearl Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victor John Morgan (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Joseph Fagan (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine component for use in a hot gas path of a gas turbine engine. The turbine component may include an outer surface, an internal cooling circuit, an adaptive cooling pathway in communication with the internal cooling circuit and extending through the outer surface, and a cooling plug having two or more materials positioned within the adaptive cooling pathway. |
| FILED | Friday, January 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/151859 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/20 (20130101) F01D 5/186 (20130101) F01D 25/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2300/50212 (20130101) |
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| US 09784125 | Duguay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Duguay (Berwick, Maine); Dmitriy A. Romanov (Wells, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A blade outer air seal (BOAS) includes a body defining a core having a forward cavity portion and a plurality of forward hooks extending radially from the body, the hooks extending to a hook height. The BOAS includes a seal surface defined between the forward hooks and which includes a forward side, an aft side, and a seal surface height. The seal surface is aft of the forward cavity portion. The BOAS includes a thermal regulation channel defining an inlet aft of the sealing surface and an outlet defined in fluid communication with the forward cavity portion. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/704752 |
| 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 11/08 (20130101) F01D 25/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2220/32 (20130101) F05D 2230/10 (20130101) F05D 2240/11 (20130101) F05D 2260/20 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/676 (20130101) |
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| US 09784128 | Long et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wesley P. Long (Vernon, Connecticut); Julie J. Marquis (West Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are disclosed herein for bearings in a gas turbine engine. A bearing system may include a squirrel cage and a bearing support cage coupled to the squirrel cage. The bearing support cage may include an outer race and a fenestrated cone. The bearing support cage may include a support cage anti-rotation tab adjacent to the outer race. The bearing system may include a housing coupled to the squirrel cage. The housing may include a housing anti-rotation tab. The support cage anti-rotation tab and the housing anti-rotation tab may prevent the bearing system from twisting. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/575464 |
| ART UNIT | 3656 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 25/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 25/164 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2220/32 (20130101) F05D 2240/50 (20130101) Shafts; Flexible Shafts; Elements or Crankshaft Mechanisms; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing Elements; Bearings F16C 19/06 (20130101) F16C 27/045 (20130101) F16C 33/581 (20130101) F16C 33/586 (20130101) F16C 2226/50 (20130101) F16C 2360/23 (20130101) |
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| US 09784249 | Li et al. |
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| 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) | Na Li (Richardson, Texas); Carter S. Haines (Murphy, Texas); Marcio D. Lima (Richardson, Texas); Monica Jung De Andrade (Richardson, Texas); Shaoli Fang (Richardson, Texas); Jiyoung Oh (Richardson, Texas); Mikhail E. Kozlov (Dallas, Texas); Dongseok Suh (Plano, Texas); Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Actuators (artificial muscles) comprising twist-spun nanofiber yarn or twist-inserted polymer fibers generate torsional and/or tensile actuation when powered electrically, photonically, chemically, thermally, by absorption, or by other means. These artificial muscles utilize non-coiled or coiled yarns and can be either neat or comprising a guest. Devices comprising these artificial muscles are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/610905 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/0007 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 6/00 (20130101) Spinning or Twisting D01H 1/10 (20130101) Crimping or Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, or Yarns; Yarns or Threads D02G 3/02 (20130101) D02G 3/26 (20130101) D02G 3/448 (20130101) Braiding or Manufacture of Lace, Including Bobbin-net or Carbonised Lace; Braiding Machines; Braid; Lace D04C 1/02 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses of Section D, Relating to Textiles D10B 2401/046 (20130101) D10B 2401/061 (20130101) D10B 2509/00 (20130101) Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Machines Not Otherwise Provided for H02N 10/00 (20130101) H02N 11/006 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2925 (20150115) Y10T 428/249921 (20150401) |
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| US 09784258 | Hui et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elliot E. Hui (Irvine, California); Philip N. Duncan (Fullerton, California); Transon V. Nguyen (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Microfluidic oscillator circuits and pumps for microfluidic devices are provided. The microfluidic pump may include a plurality of fluid valves and a microfluidic oscillator circuit having an oscillation frequency. The fluid valves may be configured to move fluids. Each fluid valve may be connected to a node of the microfluidic oscillator circuit. The pumps may be driven by the oscillator circuits such that fluid movement is accomplished entirely by circuits on a microfluidic chip, without the need for off-chip controls. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/029286 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 19/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F04B 43/12 (20130101) F04B 53/10 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 99/0015 (20130101) F16K 99/0034 (20130101) F16K 99/0059 (20130101) F16K 2099/0094 (20130101) |
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| US 09784260 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teleputers, LLC (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teleputers, LLC (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ruby B. Lee (Princeton, New Jersey); David Champagne (London, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for processor-based security is provided, for on-chip security and trusted computing services for software applications. A processor is provided having a processor core, a cache memory, a plurality of registers for storing at least one hash value and at least one encryption key, a memory interface, and at least one on-chip instruction for creating a secure memory area in a memory external to the processor, and a hypervisor program executed by the processor. The hypervisor program instructs the processor to execute the at least one on-chip instruction to create a secure memory area for a software area for a software module, and the processor encrypts data written to, and decrypts data read from, the external memory using the at least one encryption key and the verifying data read from the external memory using the at least one hash value. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/288073 |
| ART UNIT | 2497 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 33/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/57 (20130101) G06F 21/72 (20130101) G06F 21/575 (20130101) |
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| US 09784480 | Dodson |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Star Dodson (Tijeras, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Star Dodson (Tijeras, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An inertance tube for a pulse tube refrigerator which can be tuned to optimize performance. Apertures in the inertance tube fluidly communicate the inertance tube with a fluid reservoir. The effective length of the inertance tube is changed by alternatively closing or opening the apertures. Changing the effective length of the inertance tube causes a phase shift between the mass flow and pressure waves in the working gas which, in turn, changes the acoustic power. Controlling the phase angle improves Carnot efficiency. The cooling load capacity of the pulse tube refrigerator is a function of the acoustic power. |
| FILED | Friday, July 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/802995 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration Machines, Plants or Systems; Combined Heating and Refrigeration Systems; Heat-pump Systems F25B 9/145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784511 | Faughn |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jim A. Faughn (Glen Arm, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A magazine assembly having an elongated housing with a channel dimensioned to contain a plurality of stacked ammunitions between a first and second end of the housing. A spring loaded follower is mounted within the housing channel and is adapted to abut against one end of the stacked ammunition adjacent the second end of the housing and urge the stacked ammunition towards the first end of the housing. A tactile indicator assembly is mounted to the housing which cooperates with the follower to indicate the position of the follower between the ends of the housing and thus the amount of ammunition remaining in the magazine. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 23, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/190475 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Functional Features or Details Common to Both Smallarms and Ordnance, e.g Cannons; Mountings for Smallarms or Ordnance F41A 9/62 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784532 | Sisemore et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carl L. Sisemore (Cedar Crest, New Mexico); Eric A. Wheater (King George, Virginia); Joseph M. Plaia (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Thomas E. Bohlmann (Port Royal, Virginia); Charles N. Flemmings (Brandywine, Maryland); Scott A. Wastweet (Ventura, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl L. Sisemore (Cedar Crest, New Mexico); Eric A. Wheater (King George, Virginia); Joseph M. Plaia (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Thomas E. Bohlmann (Port Royal, Virginia); Charles N. Flemmings (Brandywine, Maryland); Scott A. Wastweet (Ventura, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A missile launcher is provided for ship integration. In particular, the missile launcher affords a simple and safe integration onto a surface, such as a deck of a naval vessel, for example. The missile launcher includes a box launcher to house and launch the missiles and a pedestal to support and orient the box launcher. The box launcher provides protection from the natural environment as well as protection from other threats to the system. The box launcher is designed to enable missiles not normally designed for use in a harsh environment to be used in such an environment. The missile launcher also enables loading of missiles while at sea. The missile launcher can be integrated into naval vessels, land vehicles, fixed locations and other installations, as needed. |
| FILED | Monday, April 25, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/136987 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Launching Projectiles or Missiles From Barrels, e.g Cannons; Launchers for Rockets or Torpedoes; Harpoon Guns F41F 3/0413 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784541 | Genson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Department 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) | Kevin Genson (Waldorf, Maryland); Edward Lustig (Charlotte Hall, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A warhead device of an ordnance including a body of a high strength material, where the body includes a plurality of depressions; an explosive material, where the explosive material fills the body; and a plurality of reactive materials, where each reactive material fills a corresponding depression of the plurality of depressions on the body. The high strength material is configured to endure an internal stress, a first stress caused by the plurality of reactive materials, and a second stress caused by another component of the ordnance. The internal stress, the first stress, and the second stress are in response to acceleration of the ordnance. |
| FILED | Monday, August 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/330138 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 12/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F42B 12/207 (20130101) F42B 12/208 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784617 | Ptasinski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joanna N. Ptasinski (San Diego, California); Stephen D. Russell (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joanna N. Ptasinski (San Diego, California); Stephen D. Russell (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A tunable ultra-compact spectrometer and methods for spectrometry therefor can include a single pixel and a Fresnel zone plate having a focal length at a first temperature T1 and a first wavelength λ1, and a focal point. The pixel can be twenty micrometers square and can be placed at a distance from the pixel that equal to the focal length so that the focal point is at the pixel. The Fresnel zone plate can be made of a material that causes the same focal point at the pixel at T2, but at a different wavelength λ2 than wavelength λ1. A heat source can selectively add heat to the Fresnel zone plate to cause a second temperature T2. Exemplary materials for the Fresnel zone plate can be quartz for visible wavelengths, silicon for infrared wavelength, or other materials, according to the λ(s) of interest. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 01, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/421486 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/0237 (20130101) G01J 3/0256 (20130101) G01J 3/1809 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 3/2803 (20130101) G01J 2003/2813 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/1828 (20130101) G02B 5/1876 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784622 | Hughes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESETNED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (Rome, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David H. Hughes (Blossvale, New York); Reinhard Erdmann (Rome, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A photon entanglement router comprises a modified birefringent spectral filter followed by a polarization beam splitter (PBS). Frequency degenerate or non-degenerate entangled photons, generated by a collinear laser source and incident on one input port of the photon entanglement router, are comprised of congruent photons and/or incongruent photons. The invention adds a plurality of additional filter stacks at each output port such that they invert the action of the first birefringent stack at the input port. Intermediate output photons from the invention is input to two ports of an additional PBS where they are spatially projected according to their frequencies and polarizations. Two congruent photons of an entangled photon pair exit as an entangled pair in one direction, while two incongruent photons exit as an entangled pair in the orthogonal direction. If one photon is congruent and the other photon incongruent, the photons remain entangled but are spectrally divided into orthogonal directions. The invention's birefringent spectral filter accepts specific input frequencies from the ITU optical C-band grid for proper operation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 07, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/426364 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 4/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/3083 (20130101) G02B 27/283 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784661 | Jalali et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bahram Jalali (Los Angeles, California); Eric Diebold (Los Angeles, California); Brandon Buckley (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An imaging flow cytometry apparatus and method which allows registering multiple locations across a cell, and/or across multiple flow channels, in parallel using radio-frequency-tagged emission (FIRE) coupled with a parallel optical detection scheme toward increasing analysis throughput. An optical source is modulated by multiple RF frequencies to produce an optical interrogation beam having a spatially distributed beat frequency. This beam is directed to one or more focused streams of cells whose responsive fluorescence, in different frequencies, is registered in parallel by an optical detector. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/263419 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/1434 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/64 (20130101) G01N 21/6428 (20130101) G01N 21/6458 (20130101) G01N 21/6486 (20130101) G01N 2015/1006 (20130101) G01N 2021/6421 (20130101) G01N 2201/067 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784737 | Biris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexandru S. Biris (Little Rock, Arkansas); Zeid Nima (Little Rock, Arkansas); Yang Xu (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoagent for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection of a target of interest, includes one or more nanocomposites. The target of interest may include at least one tumor cell or at least one pathogen. Each nanocomposite includes at least one gold nanorod, a silver layer coated on a surface of the gold nanorod and having silver nanoparticles, a Raman reporter molecule layer assembled on the silver layer and having Raman reporter molecules, a pegylated layer coated on the Raman reporter molecule layer, and an antibody layer conjugated to the pegylated layer. The different nanocomposites of the nanoagent can be represented by different colors when SERS images are collected upon the nanoagent. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/513744 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/553 (20130101) G01N 33/54346 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/54353 (20130101) |
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| US 09784758 | Starzynski |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Starzynski (North Bend, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a resonating beam accelerometer (RBA). In an example process, a proof mass device and resonators are created from a quartz material. A direct bond is formed between the proof mass and the resonators by applying a predefined amount of pressure at a predefined temperature for a predefined amount of time. One or more damping plates are created from a quartz material. A direct bond is formed between the damping plates and the proof mass device. The proof mass device is created by applying a predefined amount of pressure at pressure at temperature to two bases, two proof mass portions, and a flexure. The proof mass bases are on opposite sides of the flexure. The proof mass portions are on opposite sides of the flexure. A gap is present between the proof mass bases and the proof mass portions. |
| FILED | Monday, April 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/691431 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Linear or Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, or Shock; Indicating Presence, Absence, or Direction, of Movement G01P 15/097 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01P 15/0802 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/42 (20150115) Y10T 29/4908 (20150115) Y10T 29/49002 (20150115) Y10T 29/49005 (20150115) Y10T 29/49007 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784887 | Ulmer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Ulmer (San Pedro, California); Dmitry Starodubov (Reseda, California); Gregory Peng (Redondo Beach, California); Rodion Tikhoplav (Santa Monica, California); David Miller (San Pedro, California); Andrew Kostrzewski (Garden Grove, California); Koyiro Minakata (Irvine, California); Gabriel Kaplan (Calabasas, California); Tomasz Jannson (Torrance, California); Edward Patton (Torrance, California); Sookwang Ro (Glendale, California); Ihor Berezhnyy (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A portable weather station, including an lower body portion; an upper body portion disposed on the lower body portion in a spaced apart relationship thereby forming an open channel between the upper body portion and the lower body portion; and a plurality of weather condition sensors wherein a first set of one or more of the plurality of weather condition sensors is mounted on the upper body portion of the portable weather station and a second set of one or more of the plurality of weather condition sensors is mounted on the lower body portion of the portable weather station. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/457511 |
| ART UNIT | 2687 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 1/08 (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 17/95 (20130101) Meteorology G01W 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Signalling or Calling Systems; Order Telegraphs; Alarm Systems G08B 21/18 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784888 | Naik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gururaj Naik (West Lafayette, Indiana); Bivas Saha (West Lafayette, Indiana); Timothy Sands (West Lafayette, Indiana); Vladimir Shalaev (West Lafayette, Indiana); Alexandra Boltasseva (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A titanium nitride-based metamaterial, and method for producing the same, is disclosed, consisting of ultrathin, smooth, and alternating layers of a plasmonic titanium nitride (TiN) material and a dielectric material, grown on a substrate to form a superlattice. The dielectric material is made of A1-xScxN, where ‘x’ ranges in value from 0.2 to 0.4. The layers of alternating material have sharp interfaces, and each layer can range from 1-20 nanometers in thickness. Metamaterials based on titanium TiN, a novel plasmonic building block, have many applications including, but not ‘limited to emission enhancers, computer security, etc. The use of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond, and light emitting diode (LED) efficiency enhancement is of particular interest. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/434697 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 9/00 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 5/008 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/5262 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/761 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24975 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09784924 | Kuznia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ultra Communications, Inc. (Vista, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ULTRA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Vista, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles B. Kuznia (Encinitas, California); Richard J. Pommer (Carlsbad, California); Joseph F. Ahadian (San Marcos, California); Richard T. Hagan (Mission Viejo, California); Man W. Wong (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A protective assembly method using a transparent layer within the fiber interconnect system aids in optical coupling by preventing an air gap from forming between the fiber cores within a connector. A thin transparent film (or with adhesive) is placed over the fiber end-faces at the connector interface, the film having characteristics which allows it to conform to the fiber end and minimize coupling loss between fibers. The film is sized to fit connectors faces and can be temporary, being replaced with each installation. A coating can also applied to the connector surface, providing a similar effect, as well as structurally enhancing the connector surfaces. |
| FILED | Sunday, June 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/752986 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/382 (20130101) G02B 6/3847 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/3849 (20130101) G02B 6/3882 (20130101) G02B 6/3885 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sensors Unlimited, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sensors Unlimited, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laszlo Kovacs (Whitehouse Station, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for parallax correction includes a housing of a camera having a channel perpendicular to an optical axis of the camera. A lens enclosure is within the housing and includes a tab slideable along the channel. A first lens is positioned within the lens enclosure having a first focal plane array. A second lens is positioned within the lens enclosure having a second focal plane array. The second focal plane array is coupled to a pin disposed within the tab of the housing. The tab is configured to direct the pin to slide perpendicular to the optical axis along the channel to move the second focal plane array laterally with respect to the first focal plane array to correct for parallax between the first and second lenses. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/132983 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 7/023 (20130101) G02B 13/146 (20130101) G02B 27/0025 (20130101) Apparatus or Arrangements for Taking Photographs or for Projecting or Viewing Them; Apparatus or Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Accessories Therefor G03B 17/12 (20130101) G03B 17/48 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/247 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09785033 | Gattass et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rafael R. Gattass (Washington, District of Columbia); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); L. Brandon Shaw (Woodbridge, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafael R. Gattass (Washington, District of Columbia); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); L. Brandon Shaw (Woodbridge, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for the generation of supercontinuum in infrared fiber with a pump light comprising a microchip laser operating with a wavelength of 1.0 μm or greater that can be wavelength shifted though a nonlinear element to a wavelength beyond the two-photon absorption of the infrared fiber and launched into infrared fiber whereby the spectrum is broadened in the infrared fiber through various nonlinear processes to generate a supercontinuum within the mid-IR from 2 to 14 μm. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/608473 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/353 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 1/365 (20130101) G02F 1/3526 (20130101) G02F 2001/3507 (20130101) G02F 2001/3528 (20130101) Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/0092 (20130101) H01S 3/0627 (20130101) H01S 3/1611 (20130101) H01S 3/1643 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
09785422 — Applying multiple rewriting without collision for semi-automatic program rewriting system
| US 09785422 | Cong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guojing Cong (Ossining, New York); Hiroki Murata (Tokyo, Japan); Yasushi Negishi (Tokyo, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for applying multiple rewritings without contention in a semi-automatic program rewriting system. The method includes: finding dependent ranges of a variable and a modification affecting range of the variable in a target program; determining at least two solutions for target program modification; detecting whether a collision condition exists amongst the one or more solutions; and modifying the program with said one or more solutions if no collision condition exists, while disabling the other solution if a collision condition is detected. A solution includes a rewriting of a segment of a target program code, and there is performed applying one or both of: multiple rewritings in a single solution and multiple rewritings in multiple regions of the target program. When multiple solutions are applied, the second and later solutions are applied to the already rewritten program. The correct application regions of the second and later solutions are identified. |
| FILED | Monday, October 31, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/339015 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/33 (20130101) G06F 8/4441 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09785556 | Sundararaman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramacharan Sundararaman (Hillsboro, Oregon); Tracey L. Gustafson (Hudson, Massachusetts); Robert J. Safranek (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus relating to techniques for Cross-Die Interface (CDI) snoop and/or go (or completion) message ordering are described. In one embodiment, the order of a snoop message and a completion message are determined based at least on status of two bits. The snoop and completion messages are exchanged between a first integrated circuit die and a second integrated circuit die. The first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die are coupled through a first interface and a second interface and the snoop message and the completion message are exchanged over at least one of the first interface and the second interface. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/582148 |
| ART UNIT | 2138 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 12/0831 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 12/0833 (20130101) G06F 2212/621 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 60/1225 (20130101) |
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| US 09785755 | Riabov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anton V. Riabov (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Shirin Sohrabi Araghi (White Plains, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In at least one embodiment, a method and a system include receiving a trace into a hypotheses generator from a source a trace, translating the trace and a state transition model into a planning problem using the hypotheses generator, producing a set of plans for the trace using at least one planner, translating each plan into hypothesis using the hypotheses generator and/or the planner, and returning the hypotheses from the hypotheses generator. In a further embodiment, the trace includes at least one of a future observation and a past observation. In at least one embodiment, the system includes at least one planner that develops a set of plans, a hypothesis generator, a database, at least one analytic, and at least one sensor where the hypotheses generator and/or the at least one planner converts each plan into a respective hypothesis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/283867 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/00 (20130101) G06F 21/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09786191 | Zirkind |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Naomi Esther Zirkind (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments associated with a commencement sound and a conclusion sound are described. The commencement sound can be a firing sound, such as a sound of a bullet exiting a rifle. The conclusion sound can be an impact sound, such as a sound of the bullet impacting a concrete wall. These sounds can replicate what it sounds like to have an experience around someone without actually subjecting that person to the experience. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/164919 |
| ART UNIT | 2688 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Card, Board, or Roulette Games; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing Bodies; Video Games; Games Not Otherwise Provided for A63F 13/54 (20140902) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/167 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 5/04 (20130101) G09B 9/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 3/002 (20130101) H04R 27/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09786633 | Das et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rabindra N. Das (Lexington, Massachusetts); Peter G. Murphy (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Karen E. Magoon (Nashua, New Hampshire); Noyan Kinayman (Lexington, Massachusetts); Michael J. Barbieri (Littleton, Massachusetts); Timothy M. Hancock (Somerville, Massachusetts); Mark A. Gouker (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces and a plurality of electrical connections extending between the first and second surfaces. The semiconductor structure also includes one or more interconnect pads having first and second opposing surfaces and one or more sides. The first surface of each one of the interconnect pads is disposed over or beneath select portions of at least the second surface of the substrate and is electrically coupled to select ones of the plurality of electrical connections. The semiconductor structure additionally includes an isolating layer having first and second opposing surfaces and openings formed in select portions of the isolating layer extending between the second surface of the isolating layer and the second surfaces of the interconnect pads. A corresponding method for fabricating a semiconductor structure is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/694540 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 24/02 (20130101) H01L 24/03 (20130101) H01L 24/04 (20130101) H01L 24/05 (20130101) H01L 24/13 (20130101) H01L 24/16 (20130101) H01L 25/0657 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 2224/0235 (20130101) H01L 2224/0362 (20130101) H01L 2224/0401 (20130101) H01L 2224/02371 (20130101) H01L 2224/02381 (20130101) H01L 2224/03013 (20130101) H01L 2224/03466 (20130101) H01L 2224/05551 (20130101) H01L 2224/05558 (20130101) H01L 2224/10126 (20130101) H01L 2224/10145 (20130101) H01L 2224/13007 (20130101) H01L 2224/13016 (20130101) H01L 2224/13026 (20130101) H01L 2224/16147 (20130101) H01L 2225/06513 (20130101) H01L 2924/381 (20130101) |
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| US 09786934 | Gould et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin D. Gould (Alexandria, Virginia); Karen Swider Lyons (Alexandria, Virginia); Olga A. Baturina (Burke, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin D. Gould (Alexandria, Virginia); Karen Swider Lyons (Alexandria, Virginia); Olga A. Baturina (Burke, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of improving the electrical performance of an operating fuel cell catalyst-containing cathode in a fuel cell connected to an electrical load by: reducing the flow of air to the cathode; disconnecting the load from the fuel cell; connecting a potentiostat to the fuel cell; cycling an applied voltage, current, or power to the fuel cell one or more times; disconnecting the potentiostat from the fuel cell; reconnecting the load to the fuel cell; and resuming the flow of air to the cathode. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/831382 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/04223 (20130101) H01M 8/04544 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/04865 (20130101) H01M 8/04895 (20130101) H01M 8/04925 (20130101) H01M 2008/1095 (20130101) |
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| US 09786984 | Zaghloul et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amir I. Zaghloul (Bethesda, Maryland); William T. Fraser, Jr. (Edgewater, Maryland); Theodore K. Anthony (Randallstown, Maryland); Andrew J. Bayba (Beltsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An antenna having an elongated housing open at one end and defining an interior chamber. A telescoping mast has a carrier attached at a first end and a flexible antenna attached at its other end. The carrier with the attached mast and antenna is movable between a storage position in which the carrier, mast, and antenna are contained within the interior chamber of the housing, and a deployed position in which the mast and attached antenna protrude outwardly from the housing. A spring is positioned between the carrier and the housing which urges the carrier towards its deployed position. A catch mechanism selectively holds the carrier in its stored position and, when released, releases the spring to move the antenna to its deployed position. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/309035 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/10 (20130101) H01Q 1/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01Q 1/088 (20130101) |
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| US 09787340 | Rinaldi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts); The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts); The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matteo Rinaldi (Boston, Massachusetts); Nicol McGruer (Dover, Massachusetts); Amy Duwel (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marc S. Weinberg (Needham, Massachusetts); Robert Egri (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Cristian Cassella (East Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A zero power radio frequency (RF) activated wake up device is provided. The device is based on a high-Q MEMS demodulator that filters an amplitude-modulated RF tone of interest from the entire spectrum while producing a much higher voltage signal suitable to trigger a high-Q MEMS resonant switch tuned to the modulation frequency of the RF tone. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/290972 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Switches; Relays; Selectors; Emergency Protective Devices H01H 59/0009 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 41/107 (20130101) H01L 41/0477 (20130101) Transmission H04B 1/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09787374 | Woodward et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TT GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vencore Labs, Inc. (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ted K. Woodward (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Tom Banwell (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Eric Beck (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Eddie Fung (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); John C. Koshy (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method to optimize a multiple-input multiple-output signal processing RF communication system that includes obtaining, by a processor, at the receiver, during spatial processing, metrics from the channel stream. The metrics include a spatial correlation metric representing spatial coupling between multiplexed streams in the channel stream, a signal-to-noise power ratio metric representing propagation losses encountered by the signal, and a cross polarization discrimination metric representing whether polarization modes can be processed as independent groups. The processor obtains these metrics based on obtaining geometric information related to the receiver and the transmitter. Predictive methods may be employed to determine expectations for some metrics in advance. The method includes applying a policy with at least one objective of the system, and based on at least one metric and the policy, applying at least one adaptation to at least one of: the receiver or, the transmitter. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/333156 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 7/08 (20130101) H04B 7/0413 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 7/0697 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 1/20 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 52/0203 (20130101) |
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| US 09787914 | Sengupta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Louise C Sengupta (Ellicott City, Maryland); Pierre-Alain S Auroux (Rockville, Maryland); Evan A Binkerd (Merrimack, New Hampshire); Richard J Blackwell, Jr. (Dracut, Massachusetts); Mihir D Boal (Nashua, New Hampshire); Jeffrey F Bryant (Amherst, New Hampshire); Don A Harris (Columbia, Maryland); Donald D McManus (Bedford, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | An uncooled high-resolution 12 micron pixel pitch 3D-stacked component thermal camera including an electronics board, a camera circuit card assembly (CCA) with an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), flash memory, a spacer, a wafer level packaged Focal Plane Array (FPA) wafer with a lens housing attach ring on the FPA, and a window. |
| FILED | Friday, September 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/845861 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/1469 (20130101) H01L 27/10805 (20130101) H01L 27/11517 (20130101) H01L 27/11563 (20130101) H01L 27/14618 (20130101) H01L 27/14625 (20130101) H01L 27/14632 (20130101) H01L 27/14634 (20130101) H01L 27/14636 (20130101) H01L 27/14685 (20130101) H01L 27/14687 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/33 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04N 5/2257 (20130101) |
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| US 09787969 | Pizlo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zygmunt Pizlo (Indianapolis, Indiana); Tadamasa Sawada (West Lafayette, Indiana); Yunfeng Li (Whitewater, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for processing a pair of 2-D images are described. In one example, a stereoscopic set of images is converted into a collection of regions that represent individual 3-D objects in the pair of images. In one embodiment, the system recovers the 3-D point P for each point p that appears in both images. It estimates the 3-D orientation of the floor plane, and the image capture planes and their height from the floor. The system then identifies the collection B of points P that do not represent points on the floor and generates a projection C of B onto a plane parallel to the floor. It blurs the projection C and identifies peaks in the blurred image, then fits symmetric figures to the points in C around the identified peaks. The system projects the 3-D figures associated with the symmetric figures back onto the 2-D images. |
| FILED | Monday, December 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/981782 |
| ART UNIT | 2482 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/73 (20170101) G06T 7/593 (20170101) G06T 2207/10012 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/0203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04N 13/0271 (20130101) |
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| US 09788135 | Romigh |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Griffin D. Romigh (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method generating a virtual audio signal for a listener. The method includes estimating spherical harmonic coefficients based on an individual character of the listener. The estimated spherical harmonic coefficients are compared to a distribution of known spherical harmonic coefficients. The estimated spherical harmonic coefficients are iteratively updated and compared to the distribution of known spherical harmonic coefficients until convergence. The individual character and the converged spherical harmonic coefficients are then applied to a mono-channel sound. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/560792 |
| ART UNIT | 2655 — Digital Audio Data Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Stereophonic Systems H04S 5/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04S 2420/01 (20130101) |
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| US 09788182 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Research Laboratory (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | King F. Lee (Silver Spring, Maryland); Ronald G. Tobin (Burtonsville, Maryland); William A. Walsh (Mountain View, California); Peter H. Lawrence (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for wireless communication comprising a plurality of wireless stations; each station configured to receive and transmit communications on at least one channel, each station comprising at least one processor and at least one memory operatively connected to the at least one processor; the at least one processor being configured to sense communications on the at least one channel and to wait a predetermined number of units of delay before transmitting a communication on the channel; the predetermined number of units of delay before transmission of the next communication being operatively associated with communications by the respective units. A method for controlling access in a wireless communication system comprising providing a wireless network comprising a plurality of communication units configured to transmit and/or receive communications over a channel; each communication unit being operatively associated with a delay counter and a memory containing reservations for a communication unit to transmit. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/729452 |
| ART UNIT | 2412 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 4/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 74/0816 (20130101) |
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| US 09788213 | Nicholas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Nicholas (Stafford, Virginia); David L. Alderson (Monterey, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides a computer-implemented system for establishing a wireless mesh network resistant to degradation induced by deliberate jamming or other electromagnetic interference emanating from point sources within an operating area. The computer-implemented system provides WMN AP locations that minimize disruptions to client coverage caused by jammers, subject to constraints on network service. The computer-implemented system considers jammers placed by an intelligent adversary and identifies the AP locations λ through quantification of an objective function of the general form Z(λ,χ)=Zcoverage(λ,χ)−w Zflow(λ,χ), where Zcoverage(λ,χ) reflects resulting coverage shortfall, Zflow(λ,χ) reflects traffic flow within the WMN, and w is a scalar reflecting the relative weight of the two terms. The final set of AP locations λ identifies the locations of APs to create a WMN that is the most robust to the worst possible jamming attack. Such an attack could represent the actions of a rational human opponent, or the worst-case positioning of unintentional interference sources such as civilian radios, other RF devices, or high-voltage electrical devices. |
| FILED | Monday, December 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/979836 |
| ART UNIT | 2464 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Secret Communication; Jamming of Communication H04K 3/20 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 16/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 64/003 (20130101) H04W 84/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09788436 | Hughes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United State of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce V. Hughes (Falkville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-planar printed circuit board has an interior surface and an exterior surface. Between the interior surface and exterior surfaces are layers of conductive and dielectric materials. Passive and active electrical components are embedded within the interior and exterior surfaces. A hollow region is defined by the interior surface of the non-planar circuit board. The non-planar printed circuit board is manufactured on a mandrel having a non-planar shape such as, for example, a cylinder or sphere so as to form a hollow, curved non-planar structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/939761 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/119 (20130101) H05K 1/186 (20130101) H05K 1/0284 (20130101) H05K 3/10 (20130101) H05K 3/0014 (20130101) H05K 3/107 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 3/4682 (20130101) H05K 2201/056 (20130101) H05K 2201/09018 (20130101) H05K 2201/10583 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49155 (20150115) |
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| US 09788459 | Noonan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. (Sacramento, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC. (Rancho Cordova, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Mark Noonan (Sacramento, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermal stand-off includes a rigid thermal stand-off section within a spatial region that extends along a distance between a first location and second, opposed location. The rigid thermal stand-off section includes a tortuous solid-wall thermal conduction path that extends from the first location to the second location. The tortuous solid-wall thermal conduction path is longer than the distance of the spatial region. The tortuous solid-wall thermal conduction path can include a tensile spring constant that is greater than a maximum tensile spring constant of a coil spring that fits in the same spatial region and is formed of the same material composition. The tortuous solid-wall thermal conduction path can include an antegrade section and, relative the antegrade section, a retrograde section. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/219041 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 13/00 (20130101) F28F 2013/006 (20130101) F28F 2270/00 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/20436 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09782499 | Won et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | You-Yeon Won (West Lafayette, Indiana); Ronald P. Andres (West Lafayette, Indiana); Dae Hwan Kim (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides block copolymer (BCP) encapsulated nanoparticles. The BCP-encapsulated nanoparticles are used in methods for targeting a tumor, in methods of imaging a tumor and in methods of treating cancer including hyperthermia of tumors. This invention further provides processes for preparation of BCP-encapsulated nanoparticles. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/837705 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 41/0052 (20130101) A61K 49/1857 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/00 (20130101) A61N 5/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09782744 | Warner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Isiah M. Warner (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Bishnu P. Regmi (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Bilal El-Zahab (Miami Beach, Florida); Daniel J. Hayes (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isiah M. Warner (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Bishnu P. Regmi (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Bilal El-Zahab (Miami Beach, Florida); Daniel J. Hayes (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite films comprising an organic salt (or GUMBOS) such as 1-n-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and a polymer such as cellulose acetate are prepared. These films are useful in detecting vapors of volatile organic compounds, and in determining their molecular weights. A quartz crystal microbalance-based sensor was designed by depositing a thin film of this composite material on the gold electrode surface of a quartz crystal resonator. The sensor exhibited rapid response toward a variety of volatile organic compounds, and complete regeneration, high sensitivity, low detection limits, and wide dynamic ranges. The ratio of the change in frequency to the change in motional resistance is a concentration-independent quantity that is proportional to the molecular weight of the absorbed chemical species. These properties facilitate the easy identification and molecular weight determination of a broad range of organic vapors. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/980068 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 29/022 (20130101) G01N 29/036 (20130101) G01N 33/0047 (20130101) G01N 2291/021 (20130101) G01N 2291/0426 (20130101) |
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| US 09782746 | Anderson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jared L. Anderson (Toledo, Ohio); Fei Zhao (Foster City, California); Yunjing Meng (Toledo, Ohio); Qichao Zhao (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymeric ionic liquids, methods of making and methods of using the same are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/969895 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/261 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/28023 (20130101) B01J 20/28033 (20130101) B01J 20/28042 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 226/06 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/323 (20130101) |
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| US 09782748 | Anderson |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jared L. Anderson (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Photo-initiated polymeric ionic liquids, methods of making and methods of using the same are disclosed. A preferred embodiment for making a photo-initiated polymeric ionic liquid (P-PIL) coated support, comprises: mixing at least one ionic liquid (IL) monomer with at least one photo-initiator; at least partially coating a support with the mixture; and exposing the coated support to UV light to form a photo-initiated polymeric ionic liquid (P-PIL) coated support. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/404704 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/267 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 20/3085 (20130101) B01J 20/3225 (20130101) B01J 20/3231 (20130101) B01J 20/3282 (20130101) B01J 20/3293 (20130101) B01J 20/28023 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/405 (20130101) G01N 2030/009 (20130101) |
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| US 09782775 | Akella et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Srinivas Akella (Charlotte, North Carolina); Zhiqiang Ma (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Srinivas Akella (Charlotte, North Carolina); Zhiqiang Ma (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with one embodiment, a method for automatically coordinating droplets for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using light to move one or a plurality of droplets simultaneously, applying an algorithm to coordinate droplet motions and avoid droplet collisions, and moving droplets to a layout of droplets. In another embodiment, a system for automatically coordinating droplets for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using a light source to move one or a plurality of droplets simultaneously, using an algorithm to coordinate droplet motions and avoid droplet collisions, and using a microfluidic device to move droplets to a layout of droplets. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/199469 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502792 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2300/089 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0819 (20130101) B01L 2400/0427 (20130101) B01L 2400/0454 (20130101) Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 19/006 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 137/2191 (20150401) |
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| US 09783424 | Sun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ya-Ping Sun (Clemson, South Carolina); John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Lucia Monica Veca (Curtea de Arges, Romania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for forming carbon-based fillers as may be utilized in forming highly thermal conductive nanocomposite materials. Formation methods include treatment of an expanded graphite with an alcohol/water mixture followed by further exfoliation of the graphite to form extremely thin carbon nanosheets that are on the order of between about 2 and about 10 nanometers in thickness. Disclosed carbon nanosheets can be functionalized and/or can be incorporated in nanocomposites with extremely high thermal conductivities. Disclosed methods and materials can prove highly valuable in many technological applications including, for instance, in formation of heat management materials for protective clothing and as may be useful in space exploration or in others that require efficient yet light-weight and flexible thermal management solutions. |
| FILED | Monday, June 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/311775 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — 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) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0415 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0423 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/04 (20130101) C08K 5/14 (20130101) C08K 9/04 (20130101) C08K 2201/011 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09783474 | Delgass et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Nicholas Delgass (West Lafayette, Indiana); Rakesh Agrawal (West Lafayette, Indiana); Fabio Henrique Ribeiro (West Lafayette, Indiana); Basudeb Saha (West Lafayette, Indiana); Sara Lynn Yohe (West Lafayette, Indiana); Mahdi M Abu-Omar (West Lafayette, Indiana); Trenton Parsell (Lafayette, Indiana); Paul James Dietrich (Naperville, Illinois); Ian Michael Klein (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are processes for one-step delignification and hydrodeoxygenation of lignin fraction a biomass feedstock. The lignin feedstock is derived from by-products of paper production and biorefineries. Additionally described is a process for converting biomass-derived oxygenates to lower oxygen-content compounds and/or hydrocarbons in the liquid or vapor phase in a reactor system containing hydrogen and a catalyst comprised of a hydrogenation function and/or an oxophilic function and/or an acid function. Finally, also described herein is a process for converting biomass-derived oxygenates to lower oxygen-content compounds and/or hydrocarbons in the liquid or vapor phase in a reactor system containing hydrogen and a catalyst comprised of a hydrogenation function and/or an oxophilic function and/or an acid function. |
| FILED | Monday, October 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/032218 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/18 (20130101) B01J 21/185 (20130101) B01J 23/60 (20130101) B01J 23/6525 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/22 (20130101) C07C 41/01 (20130101) C07C 41/01 (20130101) C07C 41/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 43/23 (20130101) C07C 2521/18 (20130101) C07C 2523/60 (20130101) C07C 2523/64 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/46 (20130101) C07D 307/48 (20130101) C07D 307/50 (20130101) Compounds of Unknown Constitution C07G 1/00 (20130101) Derivatives of Natural Macromolecular Compounds C08H 6/00 (20130101) C08H 8/00 (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 1/02 (20130101) C10L 1/04 (20130101) C10L 2200/0469 (20130101) Production of Cellulose by Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing Materials; Regeneration of Pulping Liquors; Apparatus Therefor D21C 3/222 (20130101) D21C 9/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09783838 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi Chen (Davis, California); Vireak Thon (San Francisco, California); Hai Yu (Woodland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods for preparing glycosylated molecules such as oligosaccharides, glycolipids, and glycoproteins/peptides. Novel sialyltransferases are also disclosed. The method includes forming a reaction mixture containing an acceptor molecule, a donor substrate having a sugar moiety and a nucleotide, and a sialyltransferase selected from PmST3 (SEQ ID NO:7) and certain variants thereof. The reaction mixture is formed under conditions sufficient to transfer the sugar moiety from the donor substrate to the acceptor molecule, thereby forming the glycosylated molecule. In some embodiments, the acceptor molecule is selected from a natural product, an oligosaccharide, a glycoprotein, and a glycolipid. In some embodiments, the donor substrate is formed via conversion of a suitable hexosamine derivative to a cytidine 5′-monophosphate(CMP)-sialic acid in a one-pot reaction mixture containing asialic acid aldolase and a CMP-sialic acid synthetase. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/356376 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1051 (20130101) C12N 9/1081 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/18 (20130101) C12P 19/26 (20130101) C12P 19/44 (20130101) C12P 21/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783855 | Backman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois); NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hariharan Subramanian (Chicago, Illinois); Dhwanil Damania (Evanston, Illinois); Hemant Roy (Highland Park, Illinois); Dhananjay Kunte (Vernon Hills, Illinois); Mart Angelo De la Cruz (Niles, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to detection of cancer, or assessment of risk of development thereof. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods detection of field carcinogenesis by identification of ultrastructural and molecular markers in a subject. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/747596 |
| 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 1/6806 (20130101) C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/154 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) C12Q 2600/178 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/41 (20130101) G01N 21/64 (20130101) G01N 21/6486 (20130101) G01N 33/57407 (20130101) G01N 33/57411 (20130101) G01N 33/57419 (20130101) G01N 33/57484 (20130101) |
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| US 09783977 | Alqasimi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ahmad Alqasimi (Tampa, Florida); Craig Lusk (Lutz, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ahmad Alqasimi (Tampa, Florida); Craig Lusk (Lutz, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Unit cell bistable elements, and particular arrangements thereof, that can transform or morph a structure from one shape to another. In certain embodiments, the current invention includes unit cell bistable elements, and particular arrangements and uses thereof, that can transform or morph a structure from one shape to another. In an embodiment, the current invention provides a method/ability to transform any four-bar compliant mechanism into a bistable compliant mechanism. It is an object of the current invention to facilitate structures morphing from one specific shape to another specific shape using unit cell bistable elements. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 29, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/197203 |
| ART UNIT | 3633 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | General Building Constructions; Walls, e.g Partitions; Roofs; Floors; Ceilings; Insulation or Other Protection of Buildings E04B 1/1903 (20130101) E04B 1/3441 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E04B 1/34384 (20130101) E04B 2001/1957 (20130101) |
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| US 09783978 | Alqasimi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ahmad Alqasimi (Tampa, Florida); Craig Lusk (Lutz, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ahmad Alqasimi (Tampa, Florida); Craig Lusk (Lutz, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A shape-morphing space frame (SMSF) utilizing the linear bistable compliant crank-slider mechanism (LBCCSM). The frame's initial shape is constructed from a single-layer grid of flexures, rigid links and LBCCSMs. The grid is bent into the space frame's initial cylindrical shape, which can morph because of the inclusion of LBCCSMs in its structure. The design parameters include the frame's initial height, its tessellation pattern (including the unit cell bistable elements' placement), its initial diameter, and the resulting desired shape. The method used in placing the unit cell bistable elements considers the principle stress trajectories. Two different examples of shape-morphing space frames are presented herein, each starting from a cylindrical-shell space frame and morphing, one to a hyperbolic-shell space frame and the other to a spherical-shell space frame, both morphing by applying moments, which shear the cylindrical shell, and forces, which change the cylinder's radius using Poisson's effect. |
| FILED | Monday, August 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/224995 |
| ART UNIT | 3633 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | General Building Constructions; Walls, e.g Partitions; Roofs; Floors; Ceilings; Insulation or Other Protection of Buildings E04B 1/1903 (20130101) E04B 1/3441 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E04B 1/34384 (20130101) E04B 2001/1942 (20130101) E04B 2001/1957 (20130101) |
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| US 09784258 | Hui et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elliot E. Hui (Irvine, California); Philip N. Duncan (Fullerton, California); Transon V. Nguyen (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Microfluidic oscillator circuits and pumps for microfluidic devices are provided. The microfluidic pump may include a plurality of fluid valves and a microfluidic oscillator circuit having an oscillation frequency. The fluid valves may be configured to move fluids. Each fluid valve may be connected to a node of the microfluidic oscillator circuit. The pumps may be driven by the oscillator circuits such that fluid movement is accomplished entirely by circuits on a microfluidic chip, without the need for off-chip controls. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/029286 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 19/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F04B 43/12 (20130101) F04B 53/10 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 99/0015 (20130101) F16K 99/0034 (20130101) F16K 99/0059 (20130101) F16K 2099/0094 (20130101) |
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| US 09784260 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teleputers, LLC (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teleputers, LLC (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ruby B. Lee (Princeton, New Jersey); David Champagne (London, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for processor-based security is provided, for on-chip security and trusted computing services for software applications. A processor is provided having a processor core, a cache memory, a plurality of registers for storing at least one hash value and at least one encryption key, a memory interface, and at least one on-chip instruction for creating a secure memory area in a memory external to the processor, and a hypervisor program executed by the processor. The hypervisor program instructs the processor to execute the at least one on-chip instruction to create a secure memory area for a software area for a software module, and the processor encrypts data written to, and decrypts data read from, the external memory using the at least one encryption key and the verifying data read from the external memory using the at least one hash value. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/288073 |
| ART UNIT | 2497 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 33/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/57 (20130101) G06F 21/72 (20130101) G06F 21/575 (20130101) |
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| US 09784888 | Naik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gururaj Naik (West Lafayette, Indiana); Bivas Saha (West Lafayette, Indiana); Timothy Sands (West Lafayette, Indiana); Vladimir Shalaev (West Lafayette, Indiana); Alexandra Boltasseva (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A titanium nitride-based metamaterial, and method for producing the same, is disclosed, consisting of ultrathin, smooth, and alternating layers of a plasmonic titanium nitride (TiN) material and a dielectric material, grown on a substrate to form a superlattice. The dielectric material is made of A1-xScxN, where ‘x’ ranges in value from 0.2 to 0.4. The layers of alternating material have sharp interfaces, and each layer can range from 1-20 nanometers in thickness. Metamaterials based on titanium TiN, a novel plasmonic building block, have many applications including, but not ‘limited to emission enhancers, computer security, etc. The use of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond, and light emitting diode (LED) efficiency enhancement is of particular interest. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 09, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/434697 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 9/00 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 20/00 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 5/008 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/5262 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/761 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24975 (20150115) |
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| US 09785161 | Vaisband et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Inna Vaisband (Rochester, New York); Eby G. Friedman (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Inna Vaisband (Rochester, New York); Eby G. Friedman (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A heterogeneous power distribution system for an integrated circuit includes a power network-on-chip that receives electrical power from one or more off-chip power converters. The power network-on-chip includes a mesh of power routers to power a plurality of on-chip loads. The mesh of power routers includes a plurality of integrated simple routers and a plurality of integrated complex power routers. Each complex power router of the plurality of complex power routers includes a microcontroller which is communicatively coupled to one or more switches and one or more sensors of the complex power router. The microcontroller is configured to run a process algorithm that dynamically routes and controls power according to a power delivery policy by controlling the one or more switches based on information received from the one or more sensors. A method to determine a near optimal distribution of power supply resources in a heterogeneous power delivery system is also described. |
| FILED | Monday, August 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/833805 |
| ART UNIT | 2115 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Regulating Electric or Magnetic Variables G05F 1/46 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/26 (20130101) G06F 1/3243 (20130101) |
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| US 09785220 | Eltawil et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ahmed M. Eltawil (Irvine, California); Fadi J. Kurdahi (Irvine, California); Muhammad Abdelghaffar (Irvine, California); Amr M. A. Hussein (Irvine, California); Amin Khajeh (Hillsboro, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A power management technique utilizing a method for accurately and rapidly estimating the change in the statistical distribution of data at each block in a communication system leading to or originating from a memory that is experiencing voltage scaling induced errors is disclosed. An appropriate memory supply voltage that maximizes power savings is found by exploiting the available SNR slack while keeping system performance within a required margin. |
| FILED | Monday, December 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/144391 |
| ART UNIT | 2115 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/3225 (20130101) G06F 1/3275 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 1/3296 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 60/1228 (20130101) Y02B 60/1285 (20130101) |
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| US 09786173 | Ullrich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oliver Ullrich (Langenfeld, Germany); Naphtali Rishe (Miami Beach, Florida); Daniel Luckerath (Cologne, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Oliver Ullrich (Langenfeld, Germany); Naphtali Rishe (Miami Beach, Florida); Daniel Luckerath (Cologne, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and techniques are described to enable the dynamic selection of a transit route through the stop zones of a transit line. Techniques are disclosed for receiving a current location of a transit vehicle on a transit line and determining a transit route through one or more of the vehicle's remaining stop zones by choosing an optimized combination of stop options and route segment options for that specific transit vehicle. Techniques may be performed in some cases by accessing a real-time traffic information service to obtain one or more traffic condition factors on a route segment, determining a dynamic route segment option weight, calculating a dynamic cost function with respect to the weights, and determining an optimized set of the route segments with respect to the cost functions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/829021 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/04 (20130101) Traffic Control Systems G08G 1/012 (20130101) G08G 1/0112 (20130101) G08G 1/0116 (20130101) G08G 1/127 (20130101) G08G 1/133 (20130101) G08G 1/0145 (20130101) G08G 1/096811 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G08G 1/096822 (20130101) G08G 1/096844 (20130101) |
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| US 09786175 | Ullrich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oliver Ullrich (Miami Beach, Florida); Naphtali Rishe (Miami Beach, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Oliver Ullrich (Miami Beach, Florida); Naphtali Rishe (Miami Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for monitoring parking areas and/or recommending a parking spot or a parking area to a driver are provided. The methods and systems can operate using incomplete camera or sensor coverage and minimal additional overhead. A method for assigning parking locations can include providing a first parking area and a second parking area, providing a means for determining a first parking area density and a means for determining a second parking area density, calculating a first parking index for the first parking area and a second parking index for the second parking area, providing a user interface suitable for assigning parking areas to drivers, and providing an assigned parking area based on the means for determining the first parking area density, the means for determining the second parking area density, the first parking index, and the second parking index. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 31, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/252383 |
| ART UNIT | 2687 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00785 (20130101) G06K 2209/23 (20130101) Traffic Control Systems G08G 1/065 (20130101) G08G 1/142 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G08G 1/146 (20130101) |
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| US 09786478 | Cooks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Graham Cooks (West Lafayette, Indiana); Michael Stanley Wleklinski (West Lafayette, Indiana); Soumabha Bag (West Lafayette, Indiana); Yafeng Li (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally relates to zero volt mass spectrometry probes and systems. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system including a mass spectrometry probe including a porous material, and a mass spectrometer (bench-top or miniature mass spectrometer). The system operates without an application of voltage to the probe. In certain embodiments, the probe is oriented such that a distal end faces an inlet of the mass spectrometer. In other embodiments, the distal end of the probe is 5 mm or less from an inlet of the mass spectrometer. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/957661 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/0013 (20130101) H01J 49/0436 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09786845 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander James Smith (Chicago, Illinois); Chen Wang (Evanston, Illinois); Jiaxing Huang (Wilmette, Illinois); Cheng Sun (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of patterning a layer of a photonic device are provided using stamps or masks derived from pre-written optical media discs. One method comprises pressing a stamp on a surface of a layer of a photonic device, the stamp comprising a stamping surface which defines a negative replica of a quasi-random pattern of nanostructures defined in a recording layer of a pre-written optical media disc, for a period of time sufficient to imprint the quasi-random pattern of nanostructures defined in the recording layer of the pre-written optical media disc onto the surface of the layer of the photonic device; and removing the stamp. The stamps, the masks, and the photonic devices comprising the patterned layers are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, August 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/839112 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0014 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09786848 | Zang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ling Zang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yanke Che (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ling Zang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yanke Che (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for an organic nanofiber-based heterojunction material, comprising nano fibers of an acceptor molecule, the nano fibers coated with a donor molecule, where the acceptor molecule contains a group and the donor molecule contains a companion group, wherein the group and companion group enables strong binding between the acceptor molecule and donor molecule, the strong binding providing for efficient forward electron transfer between the acceptor molecule and donor molecule, and wherein the group and companion group minimize charge carrier recombination between the acceptor molecule and the donor molecule. |
| FILED | Friday, October 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/879574 |
| ART UNIT | 1789 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/06 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0053 (20130101) H01L 51/0072 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/4246 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2938 (20150115) |
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| US 09786853 | Arnold et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Scott Arnold (Middleton, Wisconsin); Padma Gopalan (Madison, Wisconsin); Gerald Joseph Brady (Madison, Wisconsin); Yongho Joo (Madison, Wisconsin); Harold T. Evensen (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | High density films of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes having a high degree of nanotube alignment are provided. Also provided are methods of making the films and field effect transistors (FETs) that incorporate the films as conducting channel materials. The single-walled carbon nanotubes are deposited from a thin layer of organic solvent containing solubilized single-walled carbon nanotubes that is spread over the surface of an aqueous medium, inducing evaporative self-assembly upon contacting a solid substrate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/118058 |
| ART UNIT | 2899 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0246 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0003 (20130101) H01L 51/0039 (20130101) H01L 51/0048 (20130101) H01L 51/0049 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09787293 | Guthaus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Guthaus (Santa Cruz, California); Riadul Islam (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Guthaus (Santa Cruz, California); Riadul Islam (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Current-mode signaling for a one-to-many clock signal distribution providing significantly less dynamic power use and improved noise immunity compared to traditional VM signaling schemes. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/115382 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Regulating Electric or Magnetic Variables G05F 3/262 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/10 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 3/356104 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09787481 | Holcomb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel E. Holcomb (Watertown, Massachusetts); Kevin Fu (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique is presented for performing a physical unclonable function (PUF) using an array of SRAM cells. The technique can be viewed as an attempt to read multiple cells in a column at the same time, creating contention that is resolved according to process variation. An authentication challenge is issued to the array of SRAM cells by activating two or more wordlines concurrently. The response is simply the value that the SRAM produces from a read operation when the challenge condition is applied. The number of challenges that can be applied the array of SRAM cells grows exponentially with the number of SRAM rows and these challenges can be applied at any time without power cycling. |
| FILED | Friday, August 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/838708 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Ciphering or Deciphering Apparatus for Cryptographic or Other Purposes Involving the Need for Secrecy G09C 1/00 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/3278 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 2209/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09787815 | Erickson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Erickson (Ithaca, New York); Seoho Lee (Ithaca, New York); Dakota O'Dell (Ithaca, New York); Saurabh Mehta (Ithaca, New York); Vlad-Victor Oncescu (Ithaca, New York); Matthew Mancuso (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for obtaining a point-of-collection, selected quantitative indicia of an analyte on a test strip using a smartphone involves imaging a test strip on which a colorimetric reaction of a target sample has occurred due to test strip illumination by the smartphone. The smartphone includes a smartphone app and a smartphone accessory that provides an external environment-independent/internal light-free, imaging environment independent of the smartphone platform being used. The result can then be presented quantitatively or turned into a more consumer-friendly measurement (positive, negative, above average, etc.), displayed to the user, stored for later use, and communicated to a location where practitioners can provide additional review. Additionally, social media integration can allow for device results to be broadcast to specific audiences, to compare healthy living with others, to compete in health based games, create mappings, and other applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/804386 |
| ART UNIT | 2647 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/78 (20130101) G01N 21/80 (20130101) G01N 21/8483 (20130101) G01N 33/48785 (20130101) G01N 2021/7759 (20130101) G01N 2201/062 (20130101) G01N 2201/127 (20130101) G01N 2201/0221 (20130101) Telephonic Communication H04M 1/72527 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2251 (20130101) |
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| US 09782731 | Liezers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin Liezers (Richland, Washington); Orville T. Farmer, III (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin Liezers (Richland, Washington); Orville T. Farmer, III (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and process are disclosed for dissolution of solids and “difficult-to-dissolve” solids. A solid sample may be ablated in an ablation device to generate nanoscale particles. Nanoparticles may then swept into a coupled plasma device operating at atmospheric pressure where the solid nanoparticles are atomized. The plasma exhaust may be delivered directly into an aqueous fluid to form a solution containing the atomized and dissolved solids. The composition of the resulting solution reflects the composition of the original solid sample. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/292164 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 1/0005 (20130101) B01F 1/0038 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 1/34 (20130101) H05H 2240/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09782827 | Anderson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Iver E. Anderson (Ames, Iowa); Robert L. Terpstra (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making dispersion-strengthened alloy particles involves melting an alloy having a corrosion and/or oxidation resistance-imparting alloying element, a dispersoid-forming element, and a matrix metal wherein the dispersoid-forming element exhibits a greater tendency to react with a reactive species acquired from an atomizing gas than does the alloying element. The melted alloy is atomized with the atomizing gas including the reactive species to form atomized particles so that the reactive species is (a) dissolved in solid solution to a depth below the surface of atomized particles and/or (b) reacted with the dispersoid-forming element to form dispersoids in the atomized particles to a depth below the surface of said atomized particles. The atomized alloy particles are solidified as solidified alloy particles or as a solidified deposit of alloy particles. Bodies made from the dispersion strengthened alloy particles, deposit thereof, exhibit enhanced fatigue and creep resistance and reduced wear as well as enhanced corrosion and/or oxidation resistance at high temperatures by virtue of the presence of the corrosion and/or oxidation resistance imparting alloying element in solid solution in the particle alloy matrix. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/121415 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B22F 9/082 (20130101) B22F 9/082 (20130101) B22F 2009/0888 (20130101) B22F 2009/0896 (20130101) B22F 2201/02 (20130101) B22F 2201/03 (20130101) B22F 2201/11 (20130101) B22F 2201/30 (20130101) B22F 2207/00 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) Alloys C22C 1/056 (20130101) C22C 1/1042 (20130101) C22C 5/06 (20130101) C22C 9/00 (20130101) C22C 19/03 (20130101) C22C 32/00 (20130101) C22C 32/0015 (20130101) C22C 32/0021 (20130101) C22C 49/02 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) Y10T 428/2991 (20150115) Y10T 428/2993 (20150115) Y10T 428/12014 (20150115) Y10T 428/12056 (20150115) |
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| US 09782871 | Suratwala et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC. (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tayyab Ishaq Suratwala (Pleasanton, California); Michael Douglas Feit (Livermore, California); William Augustus Steele (Tracy, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A polishing system configured to polish a lap includes a lap configured to contact a workpiece for polishing the workpiece; and a septum configured to contact the lap. The septum has an aperture formed therein. The radius of the aperture and radius the workpiece are substantially the same. The aperture and the workpiece have centers disposed at substantially the same radial distance from a center of the lap. The aperture is disposed along a first radial direction from the center of the lap, and the workpiece is disposed along a second radial direction from the center of the lap. The first and second radial directions may be opposite directions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/055780 |
| ART UNIT | 3723 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Machines, Devices, or Processes for Grinding or Polishing; Dressing or Conditioning of Abrading Surfaces; Feeding of Grinding, Polishing, or Lapping Agents B24B 13/00 (20130101) B24B 37/04 (20130101) B24B 37/10 (20130101) B24B 37/32 (20130101) B24B 37/042 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B24B 53/12 (20130101) B24B 53/017 (20130101) |
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| US 09783474 | Delgass et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Nicholas Delgass (West Lafayette, Indiana); Rakesh Agrawal (West Lafayette, Indiana); Fabio Henrique Ribeiro (West Lafayette, Indiana); Basudeb Saha (West Lafayette, Indiana); Sara Lynn Yohe (West Lafayette, Indiana); Mahdi M Abu-Omar (West Lafayette, Indiana); Trenton Parsell (Lafayette, Indiana); Paul James Dietrich (Naperville, Illinois); Ian Michael Klein (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are processes for one-step delignification and hydrodeoxygenation of lignin fraction a biomass feedstock. The lignin feedstock is derived from by-products of paper production and biorefineries. Additionally described is a process for converting biomass-derived oxygenates to lower oxygen-content compounds and/or hydrocarbons in the liquid or vapor phase in a reactor system containing hydrogen and a catalyst comprised of a hydrogenation function and/or an oxophilic function and/or an acid function. Finally, also described herein is a process for converting biomass-derived oxygenates to lower oxygen-content compounds and/or hydrocarbons in the liquid or vapor phase in a reactor system containing hydrogen and a catalyst comprised of a hydrogenation function and/or an oxophilic function and/or an acid function. |
| FILED | Monday, October 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/032218 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 21/18 (20130101) B01J 21/185 (20130101) B01J 23/60 (20130101) B01J 23/6525 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/22 (20130101) C07C 41/01 (20130101) C07C 41/01 (20130101) C07C 41/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 43/23 (20130101) C07C 2521/18 (20130101) C07C 2523/60 (20130101) C07C 2523/64 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/46 (20130101) C07D 307/48 (20130101) C07D 307/50 (20130101) Compounds of Unknown Constitution C07G 1/00 (20130101) Derivatives of Natural Macromolecular Compounds C08H 6/00 (20130101) C08H 8/00 (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 1/02 (20130101) C10L 1/04 (20130101) C10L 2200/0469 (20130101) Production of Cellulose by Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing Materials; Regeneration of Pulping Liquors; Apparatus Therefor D21C 3/222 (20130101) D21C 9/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09783477 | Sutton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew D. Sutton (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Ty Brooks (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Rhodri Jenkins (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Cameron Moore (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Orion Staples (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for making fuels and feedstocks from readily available alcohol starting materials. In some embodiments, the method concerns converting alcohols to carbonyl-containing compounds and then condensing such carbonyl-containing compounds together to form oligomerized species. These oligomerized species can then be reduced using by-products from the conversion of the alcohol. In some embodiments, the method further comprises converting saturated, oligomerized, carbonyl-containing compounds to aliphatic fuels. |
| FILED | Friday, July 08, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/205982 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/22 (20130101) C01B 2203/06 (20130101) C01B 2203/0277 (20130101) C01B 2203/1041 (20130101) C01B 2203/1229 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/22 (20130101) C07C 1/22 (20130101) C07C 9/15 (20130101) C07C 29/145 (20130101) C07C 45/002 (20130101) C07C 45/62 (20130101) C07C 45/72 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 2521/18 (20130101) C07C 2523/44 (20130101) C07C 2531/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09783798 | Alfonta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lital Alfonta (San Diego, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Zhiwen Zhang (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lital Alfonta (San Diego, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Zhiwen Zhang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods of producing components of protein biosynthetic machinery that include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases, which incorporate redox active amino acids into proteins are provided. Methods for identifying these orthogonal pairs are also provided along with methods of producing proteins with redox active amino acids using these orthogonal pairs. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/344436 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/93 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09783817 | Hood et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arkansas State University (State University, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arkansas State University (State University, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth E. Hood (Jonesboro, Arkansas); Sangwoong Yoon (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of expressing heterologous expansin in a plant cell is provided where a nucleic acid molecule encoding expansin is introduced into the plant cell and in an embodiment is operably linked to a promoter preferentially expressing in the seed tissue of the plant, and in another embodiment is linked to a promoter preferentially expressing in the embryo tissue of the seed. An embodiment provides the nucleic acid molecule is operably linked to a second nucleic acid molecule that directs expression to the endoplasmic reticulum, vacuole or cell wall. Plants and plant parts expressing expansin are provided. An assay for detection of expansin activity is also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/196412 |
| ART UNIT | 1662 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8242 (20130101) C12N 15/8257 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09783861 | Jansen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Virdia, Inc. (Danville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virdia, Inc. (Raceland, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Jansen (Collinsville, Illinois); Philip Travisano (Danville, Virginia); Lee Madsen (Manassas, Virginia); Neta Matis (Hod Hasharon, Israel); James Alan Lawson (Ellsworth, Maine); Noa Lapidot (Mevaseret Zion, Israel); Aharon M. Eyal (Jerusalem, Israel); Timothy Allen Bauer (Belleville, Illinois); Ziv-Vladimir Belman (Kiryat-yam, Israel); Bassem Hallac (Jerusalem, Israel); Michael Zviely (Haifa, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/537530 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 15/362 (20130101) B01D 15/1821 (20130101) B01D 15/1828 (20130101) B01D 2215/023 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 39/26 (20130101) Compounds of Unknown Constitution C07G 1/00 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/0057 (20130101) Derivatives of Natural Macromolecular Compounds C08H 6/00 (20130101) C08H 8/00 (20130101) Saccharides Obtained From Natural Sources or by Hydrolysis of Naturally Occurring Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides or Polysaccharides C13K 1/00 (20130101) C13K 1/02 (20130101) C13K 11/00 (20130101) C13K 13/00 (20130101) C13K 13/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C13K 13/007 (20130101) Production of Cellulose by Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing Materials; Regeneration of Pulping Liquors; Apparatus Therefor D21C 11/005 (20130101) D21C 11/0042 (20130101) |
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| US 09784037 | Grubb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daryl L. Grubb (Houston, Texas); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Mark S. Zediker (Caste Rock, Colorado) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Daryl L. Grubb (Houston, Texas); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Mark S. Zediker (Caste Rock, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A high power laser drilling system utilizing an electric motor laser bottom hole assembly. A high power laser beam travels within the electric motor for performing a laser operation. A system includes a down hole electrical motor having a hollow rotor for conveying a high power laser beam having a wavelength less than 1060 nm through the electrical motor. |
| FILED | Monday, June 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/746382 |
| ART UNIT | 3676 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 26/10 (20130101) B23K 26/38 (20130101) B23K 26/0093 (20130101) B23K 26/0648 (20130101) B23K 26/1464 (20130101) B23K 2203/30 (20151001) B23K 2203/50 (20151001) Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 4/04 (20130101) E21B 7/14 (20130101) E21B 7/15 (20130101) Original (OR) Class E21B 2023/008 (20130101) |
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| US 09784121 | Leininger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Frederick Leininger (Chino Hills, California); Raymond Douglas Steele (Cypress, Texas); Hsien-Chin William Yen (Sugar Land, Texas); Stephen Michael Cordes (Cypress, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A continuous slag processing system includes a rotating parallel disc pump, coupled to a motor and a brake. The rotating parallel disc pump includes opposing discs coupled to a shaft, an outlet configured to continuously receive a fluid at a first pressure, and an inlet configured to continuously discharge the fluid at a second pressure less than the first pressure. The rotating parallel disc pump is configurable in a reverse-acting pump mode and a letdown turbine mode. The motor is configured to drive the opposing discs about the shaft and against a flow of the fluid to control a difference between the first pressure and the second pressure in the reverse-acting pump mode. The brake is configured to resist rotation of the opposing discs about the shaft to control the difference between the first pressure and the second pressure in the letdown turbine mode. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/566581 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Production of Producer Gas, Water-gas, Synthesis Gas From Solid Carbonaceous Material, or Mixtures Containing These Gases; Carburetting Air or Other Gases C10J 3/485 (20130101) C10J 3/526 (20130101) C10J 3/723 (20130101) C10J 2300/1628 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 1/02 (20130101) F01D 21/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Machines or Engines for Liquids F03B 5/00 (20130101) Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 5/001 (20130101) F04D 7/04 (20130101) F04D 15/0038 (20130101) F04D 15/0066 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09784818 | Doerry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico); General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Armin W. Doerry (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Stephen Buskirk (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The various technologies presented herein relate to correcting a time-dependent phase error generated as part of the formation of a radar waveform. A waveform can be pre-distorted to facilitate correction of an error induced into the waveform by a downstream operation/component in a radar system. For example, amplifier power droop effect can engender a time-dependent phase error in a waveform as part of a radar signal generating operation. The error can be quantified and an according complimentary distortion can be applied to the waveform to facilitate negation of the error during the subsequent processing of the waveform. A time domain correction can be applied by a phase error correction look up table incorporated into a waveform phase generator. |
| FILED | Friday, October 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/045993 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/282 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09784852 | Majewski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stanislaw Majewski (Yorktown, Virginia); Andrew G. Weisenberger (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislaw Majewski (Yorktown, Virginia); Andrew G. Weisenberger (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A surgical guidance system offering different levels of imaging capability while maintaining the same hand-held convenient small size of light-weight intra-operative probes. The surgical guidance system includes a second detector, typically an imager, located behind the area of surgical interest to form a coincidence guidance system with the hand-held probe. This approach is focused on the detection of positron emitting biomarkers with gamma rays accompanying positron emissions from the radiolabeled nuclei. |
| FILED | Friday, February 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/707579 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/4208 (20130101) A61B 6/4258 (20130101) A61B 6/4266 (20130101) A61B 6/4405 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 5/103 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/161 (20130101) G01T 1/1603 (20130101) G01T 1/2008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09785031 | Mattox et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HELIOTROPE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Berkeley, California); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HELIOTROPE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Alameda, California); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tracy M. Mattox (Pleasanton, California); Bonil Koo (Walnut Creek, California); Guillermo Garcia (Oakland, California); Delia J. Milliron (Oakland, California); Luca De Trizio (Bergamo, Italy); Clayton Dahlman (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrochromic device includes a nanostructured transition metal oxide bronze layer that includes one or more transition metal oxide and one or more dopant, a solid state electrolyte, and a counter electrode. The nanostructured transition metal oxide bronze selectively modulates transmittance of near-infrared (NIR) spectrum and visible spectrum radiation as a function of an applied voltage to the device. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/671061 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/1523 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 2202/06 (20130101) G02F 2202/36 (20130101) G02F 2203/10 (20130101) |
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| 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 | Methods 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 | Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/065908 |
| 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 09786402 | Miller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING and TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Dean Miller (Kansas City, Missouri); Robert Anthony Thom (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A light shielding apparatus for blocking light from reaching an electronic device, the light shielding apparatus including left and right support assemblies, a cross member, and an opaque shroud. The support assemblies each include primary support structure, a mounting element for removably connecting the apparatus to the electronic device, and a support member depending from the primary support structure for retaining the apparatus in an upright orientation. The cross member couples the left and right support assemblies together and spaces them apart according to the size and shape of the electronic device. The shroud may be removably and adjustably connectable to the left and right support assemblies and configured to take a cylindrical dome shape so as to form a central space covered from above. The opaque shroud prevents light from entering the central space and contacting sensitive elements of the electronic device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/957388 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Protection Against X-radiation, Gamma Radiation, Corpuscular Radiation or Particle Bombardment; Treating Radioactively Contaminated Material; Decontamination Arrangements Therefor G21F 3/00 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09786464 | Lunin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (Batavia, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (Batavia, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrei Lunin (Geneva, Illinois); Timergali Khabiboulline (Geneva, Illinois); Ivan Gonin (Sugar Grove, Illinois); Vyacheslav Yakovlev (Batavia, Illinois); Alexander Zholents (Darien, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for beam deflection. The method and system for beam deflection comprises a compact superconducting RF cavity further comprising a waveguide comprising an open ended resonator volume configured to operate as a trapped dipole mode; a plurality of cells configured to provide a high operating gradient; at least two pairs of protrusions configured for lowering surface electric and magnetic fields; and a main power coupler positioned to optimize necessary coupling for an operating mode and damping lower dipole modes simultaneously. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/813811 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 23/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 25/78 (20130101) Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 1/162 (20130101) H01P 5/082 (20130101) H01P 7/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09786478 | Cooks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Graham Cooks (West Lafayette, Indiana); Michael Stanley Wleklinski (West Lafayette, Indiana); Soumabha Bag (West Lafayette, Indiana); Yafeng Li (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally relates to zero volt mass spectrometry probes and systems. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system including a mass spectrometry probe including a porous material, and a mass spectrometer (bench-top or miniature mass spectrometer). The system operates without an application of voltage to the probe. In certain embodiments, the probe is oriented such that a distal end faces an inlet of the mass spectrometer. In other embodiments, the distal end of the probe is 5 mm or less from an inlet of the mass spectrometer. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/957661 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/0013 (20130101) H01J 49/0436 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09786511 | Darling et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth B. Darling (Chicago, Illinois); Jeffrey W. Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Yu-Chih Tseng (Westmont, Illinois); Qing Peng (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A plasma etch resist material modified by an inorganic protective component via sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) and methods of preparing the modified resist material. The modified resist material is characterized by an improved resistance to a plasma etching or related process relative to the unmodified resist material, thereby allowing formation of patterned features into a substrate material, which may be high-aspect ratio features. The SIS process forms the protective component within the bulk resist material through a plurality of alternating exposures to gas phase precursors which infiltrate the resist material. The plasma etch resist material may be initially patterned using photolithography, electron-beam lithography or a block copolymer self-assembly process. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/645162 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 1/00428 (20130101) B81C 2201/0149 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (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 7/0041 (20130101) G03F 7/405 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0273 (20130101) H01L 21/0274 (20130101) H01L 21/0277 (20130101) H01L 21/0279 (20130101) H01L 21/3065 (20130101) H01L 21/3081 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/3086 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/31522 (20150401) |
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| US 09786915 | Liang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chengdu Liang (Knoxville, Tennessee); Ezhiylmurugan Rangasamy (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A solid state lithium carbon monofluoride battery includes an anode comprising Li, a solid electrolyte, and a cathode including CFx and LPS. The cathode can also include a carbon compound. The solid electrolyte can include LPS. The LPS can include β-Li3PS4. The cathode LPS can include β-Li3PS4. A method of making a battery is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/633453 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/133 (20130101) H01M 4/136 (20130101) H01M 4/382 (20130101) H01M 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/1393 (20130101) H01M 4/1397 (20130101) H01M 4/5815 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/5835 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/058 (20130101) H01M 10/0562 (20130101) H01M 2300/0068 (20130101) |
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| US 09786944 | Chiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yet-Ming Chiang (Weston, Massachusetts); W. Craig Carter (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Bryan Y. Ho (Berkeley, California); Mihai Duduta (Somerville, Massachusetts); Pimpa Limthongkul (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); 24M Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yet-Ming Chiang (Weston, Massachusetts); W. Craig Carter (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Bryan Y. Ho (Berkeley, California); Mihai Duduta (Somerville, Massachusetts); Pimpa Limthongkul (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Redox flow devices are described in which at least one of the positive electrode or negative electrode-active materials is a semi-solid or is a condensed ion-storing electroactive material, and in which at least one of the electrode-active materials is transported to and from an assembly at which the electrochemical reaction occurs, producing electrical energy. The electronic conductivity of the semi-solid is increased by the addition of conductive particles to suspensions and/or via the surface modification of the solid in semi-solids (e.g., by coating the solid with a more electron conductive coating material to increase the power of the device). High energy density and high power redox flow devices are disclosed. The redox flow devices described herein can also include one or more inventive design features. In addition, inventive chemistries for use in redox flow devices are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/970753 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| 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 11/1875 (20130101) B60L 11/1898 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/20 (20130101) H01M 8/188 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/528 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/705 (20130101) Y02T 90/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09786954 | West et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert C. West (Madison, Wisconsin); Khalil Amine (Downers Grove, Illinois); Zhengcheng Zhang (Monona, Wisconsin); Qingzheng Wang (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Nicholas A. A. Rossi (Madison, Wisconsin); Sang Young Yoon (Saugus, California); Hiroshi Nakahara (Santa Clarita, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. West (Madison, Wisconsin); Khalil Amine (Downers Grove, Illinois); Zhengcheng Zhang (Monona, Wisconsin); Qingzheng Wang (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Nicholas A. A. Rossi (Madison, Wisconsin); Sang Young Yoon (Saugus, California); Hiroshi Nakahara (Santa Clarita, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The electrolyte includes one or more salts and a silane. The silane has a silicon linked to one or more first substituents that each include a poly(alkylene oxide) moiety or a cyclic carbonate moiety. The silane can be linked to four of the first substituents. Alternately, the silane can be linked to the one or more first substituents and one or more second substituents that each exclude both a poly(alkylene oxide) moiety and a cyclic carbonate moiety. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/282328 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/15 (20130101) H01G 9/025 (20130101) H01G 9/0036 (20130101) H01G 9/2009 (20130101) H01G 11/54 (20130101) H01G 11/56 (20130101) H01G 2009/0014 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 2300/0028 (20130101) H01M 2300/0037 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7011 (20130101) |
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| US 09786955 | Burke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Burke (Framingham, Massachusetts); Satyajit Phadke (Arlington, Massachusetts); Donald R. Sadoway (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrochemical cells operating with molten electrodes and electrolyte, where the cathode is an alloy of a metal and metalloid, may be assembled in a discharged state by combining first an anodic metal with a cathodic metal to form a binary alloy. This binary alloy is then placed in a cell housing with the metalloid and the electrolyte, all in the solid state. The temperature is raised to, and maintained at, a temperature above the melting point of the highest melting component until components assembled into horizontal layers of electrolyte above a layer of a ternary alloy formed by the combination of the binary alloy and the metalloid. A charge and discharged cycle is then run through the electrochemical cell. |
| FILED | Monday, March 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/202396 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/38 (20130101) H01M 4/46 (20130101) H01M 4/381 (20130101) H01M 10/04 (20130101) H01M 10/39 (20130101) H01M 10/399 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09787247 | Wheelwright et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sharp Laboratories of America (SLA), Inc. (Camas, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. (Camas, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Wheelwright (Tucson, Arizona); Wei Pan (Vancouver, Washington); Douglas Tweet (Camas, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for using asymmetrically focused photovoltaic conversion in a hybrid parabolic trough solar power system. Light rays received in a plurality of transverse planes are concentrated towards a primary linear focus in an axial plane, orthogonal to the transverse planes. T band wavelengths of light are transmitted to the primary linear focus, while R band wavelengths of light are reflected towards a secondary linear focus in the axial plane. The light received at the primary linear focus is translated into thermal energy. The light received at the secondary linear focus is asymmetrically focused along a plurality of tertiary linear foci, orthogonal to the axial plane. The focused light in each tertiary linear focus is concentrated into a plurality of receiving areas and translated into electrical energy. Asymmetrical optical elements are used having an optical input interfaces elongated along rotatable axes, orthogonal to the axial plane. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/577842 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Producing or Use of Heat Not Otherwise Provided For F24J 2/12 (20130101) F24J 2/18 (20130101) F24J 2/085 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0543 (20141201) H01L 31/0547 (20141201) Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 40/20 (20141201) H02S 40/44 (20141201) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/42 (20130101) Y02E 10/43 (20130101) Y02E 10/52 (20130101) Y02E 10/60 (20130101) |
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| US 09788408 | Zhuikov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Boris L. Zhuikov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Nicolai A. Konyakhin (Kaluga, Russian Federation); Vladimir M. Kokhanyuk (Moscow Region, Russian Federation); Suresh C. Srivastava (Setauket, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris L. Zhuikov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Nicolai A. Konyakhin (Kaluga, Russian Federation); Vladimir M. Kokhanyuk (Moscow Region, Russian Federation); Suresh C. Srivastava (Setauket, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to nuclear technology, and to irradiation targets and their preparation. One embodiment of the present invention includes a method for preparation of a target containing intermetallic composition of antimony Ti—Sb, Al—Sb, Cu—Sb, or Ni—Sb in order to produce radionuclides (e.g., tin—117m) with a beam of accelerated particles. The intermetallic compounds of antimony can be welded by means of diffusion welding to a copper backing cooled during irradiation on the beam of accelerated particles. Another target can be encapsulated into a shell made of metallic niobium, stainless steel, nickel or titanium cooled outside by water during irradiation. Titanium shell can be plated outside by nickel to avoid interaction with the cooling water. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/611891 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 20/023 (20130101) Conversion of Chemical Elements; Radioactive Sources G21G 1/10 (20130101) Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 6/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ya-Ping Sun (Clemson, South Carolina); John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Lucia Monica Veca (Curtea de Arges, Romania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for forming carbon-based fillers as may be utilized in forming highly thermal conductive nanocomposite materials. Formation methods include treatment of an expanded graphite with an alcohol/water mixture followed by further exfoliation of the graphite to form extremely thin carbon nanosheets that are on the order of between about 2 and about 10 nanometers in thickness. Disclosed carbon nanosheets can be functionalized and/or can be incorporated in nanocomposites with extremely high thermal conductivities. Disclosed methods and materials can prove highly valuable in many technological applications including, for instance, in formation of heat management materials for protective clothing and as may be useful in space exploration or in others that require efficient yet light-weight and flexible thermal management solutions. |
| FILED | Monday, June 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/311775 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — 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) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0415 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C01B 31/0423 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/04 (20130101) C08K 5/14 (20130101) C08K 9/04 (20130101) C08K 2201/011 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 5/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09783648 | Gordon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith L. Gordon (Hampton, Virginia); Emilie J. Siochi (Newport News, Virginia); Brian W. Grimsley (Williamsburg, Virginia); Roberto J. Cano (Yorktown, Virginia); Michael W. Czabaj (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite comprising a combination of a self-healing polymer matrix and a carbon fiber reinforcement is described. In one embodiment, the matrix is a polybutadiene graft copolymer matrix, such as polybutadiene graft copolymer comprising poly(butadiene)-graft-poly(methyl acrylate-co-acrylonitrile). A method of fabricating the composite is also described, comprising the steps of manufacturing a pre-impregnated unidirectional carbon fiber preform by wetting a plurality of carbon fibers with a solution, the solution comprising a self-healing polymer and a solvent, and curing the preform. A method of repairing a structure made from the composite of the invention is described. A novel prepreg material used to manufacture the composite of the invention is described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/881899 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/28 (20130101) Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 5/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08J 5/042 (20130101) C08J 2351/04 (20130101) C08J 2351/06 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 7/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09783877 | Hofmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas C. Hofmann (Pasadena, California); Gregory Agnes (Valencia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement bulk metallic glass-based macroscale compliant mechanisms. In one embodiment, a bulk metallic glass-based macroscale compliant mechanism includes: a flexible member that is strained during the normal operation of the compliant mechanism; where the flexible member has a thickness of 0.5 mm; where the flexible member comprises a bulk metallic glass-based material; and where the bulk metallic glass-based material can survive a fatigue test that includes 1000 cycles under a bending loading mode at an applied stress to ultimate strength ratio of 0.25. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/942932 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Forging; Hammering; Pressing Metal; Riveting; Forge Furnaces B21J 1/006 (20130101) B21J 5/027 (20130101) Cutting; Details Common to Machines for Perforating, Punching, Cutting-out, Stamping-out or Severing B26D 2001/002 (20130101) Alloys C22C 1/002 (20130101) C22C 45/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C22C 45/06 (20130101) C22C 45/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09784710 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CFD Research Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CFD Research Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yi Wang (Madison, Alabama); Hongjun Song (Madison, Alabama); Kapil Pant (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | An analyte selection device can include: a body defining a fluid channel having a channel inlet and channel outlet; a bipolar electrode (BPE) between the inlet and outlet; one of an anode or cathode electrically coupled with the BPE on a channel inlet side of the BPE and the other of the anode or cathode electrically coupled with the BPE on a channel outlet side of the BPE; and an electronic system operably coupled with the anode and cathode so as to polarize the BPE. The fluid channel can have any shape or dimension. The channel inlet and channel outlet can be longitudinal or lateral with respect to the longitudinal axis of the channel. The BPE can be any metallic member, such as a flat plate on a wall or mesh as a barrier BPE. The anode and cathode can be located at a position that polarizes the BPE. |
| FILED | Monday, March 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/202105 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502753 (20130101) B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/0636 (20130101) B01L 2200/0652 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2400/0415 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields B03C 5/026 (20130101) B03C 2201/26 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/24 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/0266 (20130101) G01N 27/44769 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 30/0005 (20130101) G01N 2001/4038 (20130101) G01N 2015/0288 (20130101) G01N 2030/0065 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Louisiana Tech Research Corporation (Ruston, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Louisiana Tech Research Corporation (Ruston, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bryan Cox (Marion, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic position sensor having at least one magnetic field sensor including a solidified layer of GMR nanowire carrier fluid formed on a substrate material. The solidified layer of carrier fluid has (i) discrete GMR nanowires each having a diameter of less than about 0.5 um and a length less than about 250 um; and (ii) a concentration of GMR nanowires in the dried layer between about 0.001 and about 10 percent by weight of the solution. The position sensor further includes a detection circuit capable of detecting a change in resistance of the magnetic field sensor. |
| FILED | Monday, June 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/746352 |
| ART UNIT | 2867 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 25/00 (20130101) Measuring Not Specially Adapted for a Specific Variable; Arrangements for Measuring Two or More Variables Not Covered in a Single Other Subclass; Tariff Metering Apparatus; Measuring or Testing Not Otherwise Provided for G01D 5/16 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/0052 (20130101) G01R 33/093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/096 (20130101) G01R 33/098 (20130101) Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 1/442 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 43/08 (20130101) H01L 43/12 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09785877 | Fink et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick W. Fink (Missouri City, Texas); Gregory Y. Lin (Friendswood, Texas); Timothy F. Kennedy (Sugar Land, Texas); Phong H. Ngo (Friendswood, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, apparatuses and systems for radio frequency identification (RFID)-enabled information collection are disclosed, including an enclosure, a collector coupled to the enclosure, an interrogator, a processor, and one or more RFID field sensors, each having an individual identification, disposed within the enclosure. In operation, the interrogator transmits an incident signal to the collector, causing the collector to generate an electromagnetic field within the enclosure. The electromagnetic field is affected by one or more influences. RFID sensors respond to the electromagnetic field by transmitting reflected signals containing the individual identifications of the responding RFID sensors to the interrogator. The interrogator receives the reflected signals, measures one or more returned signal strength indications (“RSSI”) of the reflected signals and sends the RSSI measurements and identification of the responding RFID sensors to the processor to determine one or more facts about the influences. Other embodiments are also described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/065215 |
| ART UNIT | 2687 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/014 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 19/0723 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 19/07749 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09787913 | Koshti |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ajay M. Koshti (League City, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ajay M. Koshti (League City, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for converting an image contrast evolution of an object to a temperature contrast evolution and vice versa are disclosed, including methods for assessing an emissivity of the object; calculating an afterglow heat flux evolution; calculating a measurement region of interest temperature change; calculating a reference region of interest temperature change; calculating a reflection temperature change; calculating the image contrast evolution or the temperature contrast evolution; and converting the image contrast evolution to the temperature contrast evolution or vice versa, respectively. |
| FILED | Monday, June 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/727383 |
| ART UNIT | 2483 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Printing, Duplicating, Marking, or Copying Processes; Colour Printing, B41M 5/26 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 11/022 (20130101) 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 5/60 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 25/18 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 3/09 (20130101) H04N 5/32 (20130101) H04N 5/33 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 09785913 | Dearing et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen M. Dearing (Herndon, Virginia); Kuldip K. Goyal (Alexandria, Virginia); Carla F. Sherry (Annandale, Virginia); Amy B. Cradic (Reston, Virginia); C. Scot Atkins (Chantilly, Virginia); Himesh A. Patel (Centerville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 25, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/053589 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 7/1413 (20130101) G06K 7/1417 (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 10/087 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06Q 10/0833 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US D799492 | Seiss |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph B. Seiss (College Park, Maryland) |
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| FILED | Thursday, June 23, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 29/569075 |
| ART UNIT | 2911 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment D14/447 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US D799783 | Spears et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael LeRoy Spears (Chantilly, Virginia); Joel L. Dewnandan (Bladenburg, Maryland); Donald Eugene Irwin (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Joram Shenhar (Fairfax, Virginia); William Albert Tartal (Baltimore, Maryland) |
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| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 29/588571 |
| ART UNIT | 2912 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous D99/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US D799784 | Spears et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael LeRoy Spears (Chantilly, Virginia); Joel L. Dewnandan (Bladenburg, Maryland); Donald Eugene Irwin (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Joram Shenhar (Fairfax, Virginia); William Albert Tartal (Baltimore, Maryland) |
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| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 29/588576 |
| ART UNIT | 2912 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous D99/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 09784723 | Oxley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Governors for Higher Education, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Council on Postsecondary Education (Warwick, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jimmie C. Oxley (Narragansett, Rhode Island); James L. Smith (Narragansett, Rhode Island); Jonathan N. Canino (Kingston, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-detonable source of at least one of an explosive or explosive vapor is disclosed, as well as a method of preparing the explosive or explosive vapor that includes the step of mixing the explosive with at least 50% inert material which retains the explosive vapor until heat is applied. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/215768 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/227 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/10 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09786477 | Zaleski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Smiths Detection, Inc. (Edgewood, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Smiths Detection Inc. (Edgewood, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henryk Zaleski (Scarborough, Canada); Reno DeBono (Clinton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion transfer system includes an ion source coupled to an ion inlet; an ion transfer tube assembly including a concentric ion transfer tube with a porous material that is permeable to a gas, the concentric ion transfer tube coupled to the ion inlet and the ion source, where a first gas that includes an ion stream flows through the concentric ion transfer tube; and a concentric gas tube, the concentric ion transfer tube disposed within the concentric gas tube, where a second gas flows between the concentric ion transfer tube and the concentric gas tube; an ion detection device coupled to a capillary tube that is coupled to the concentric ion transfer tube, where the capillary tube transports the ion stream to the ion detection device; and a pump coupled to at least one of the concentric ion transfer tube or the concentric gas tube. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/198126 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/10 (20130101) H01J 49/24 (20130101) H01J 49/062 (20130101) H01J 49/0404 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09786848 | Zang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ling Zang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yanke Che (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ling Zang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yanke Che (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for an organic nanofiber-based heterojunction material, comprising nano fibers of an acceptor molecule, the nano fibers coated with a donor molecule, where the acceptor molecule contains a group and the donor molecule contains a companion group, wherein the group and companion group enables strong binding between the acceptor molecule and donor molecule, the strong binding providing for efficient forward electron transfer between the acceptor molecule and donor molecule, and wherein the group and companion group minimize charge carrier recombination between the acceptor molecule and the donor molecule. |
| FILED | Friday, October 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/879574 |
| ART UNIT | 1789 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/06 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0053 (20130101) H01L 51/0072 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/4246 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2938 (20150115) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09781949 | McClements et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Julian McClements (Northampton, Massachusetts); Lynne McLandsborough (Sunderland, Massachusetts); Yuhua Chang (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Julian McClements (Northampton, Massachusetts); Lynne McLandsborough (Sunderland, Massachusetts); Yuhua Chang (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is an antimicrobial delivery system comprising an electrostatic complex comprising cationic biopolymer and an anionic biopolymer, wherein the antimicrobial delivery system has antimicrobial activity in a comestible. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/433661 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/10 (20130101) A01N 37/46 (20130101) A01N 37/46 (20130101) Foods, Foodstuffs, or Non-alcoholic Beverages, Not Covered by Subclasses A23B - A23J; Their Preparation or Treatment, e.g Cooking, Modification of Nutritive Qualities, Physical Treatment; Preservation of Foods or Foodstuffs, in General A23L 3/3463 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A23L 3/3526 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP28502 | Clark et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas); The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Reuben Clark (Fayetteville, Arkansas); James N. Moore (Arlington, Texas); Arlen Draper (Payson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Description and specifications of a new and distinct blueberry cultivar named ‘Norman’ which originated from seed produced by a hand-pollinated cross of USDA blueberry selection G-566 (non-patented, unreleased genotype)בLegacy’ (non-patented, released genotype) is provided. This new blueberry cultivar can be distinguished by high fruit quality including excellent picking scar, color, firmness and flavor along with excellent plant health and vigor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/757151 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/157 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09784804 | Walsworth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ronald Walsworth (Newton, Massachusetts); Linh My Pham (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald Walsworth (Newton, Massachusetts); Linh My Pham (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Long spin coherence lifetimes are realized for ensembles of electronic spin impurities in solid state spin systems, for example NV color centers in diamond, by using spin-control RF pulse sequences to provide dynamic decoupling of the ensembles of spin impurities from environmental sources of decoherence such as dipolar and hyperfine interactions with proximal spin and other paramagnetic impurities in diamond. In this way, the measurement sensitivity of the coherent evolution of ensembles of solid state spin impurities are increased. Using the Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) pulse sequence, the spin coherence lifetimes of NV ensembles can be extended to more than 2 ms in room temperature diamond, and sensitivity of magnetometry that uses NV ensembles can be increased. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/125945 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 24/08 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/24 (20130101) G01R 33/60 (20130101) G01R 33/323 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09786954 | West et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert C. West (Madison, Wisconsin); Khalil Amine (Downers Grove, Illinois); Zhengcheng Zhang (Monona, Wisconsin); Qingzheng Wang (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Nicholas A. A. Rossi (Madison, Wisconsin); Sang Young Yoon (Saugus, California); Hiroshi Nakahara (Santa Clarita, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. West (Madison, Wisconsin); Khalil Amine (Downers Grove, Illinois); Zhengcheng Zhang (Monona, Wisconsin); Qingzheng Wang (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Nicholas A. A. Rossi (Madison, Wisconsin); Sang Young Yoon (Saugus, California); Hiroshi Nakahara (Santa Clarita, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The electrolyte includes one or more salts and a silane. The silane has a silicon linked to one or more first substituents that each include a poly(alkylene oxide) moiety or a cyclic carbonate moiety. The silane can be linked to four of the first substituents. Alternately, the silane can be linked to the one or more first substituents and one or more second substituents that each exclude both a poly(alkylene oxide) moiety and a cyclic carbonate moiety. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/282328 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 9/15 (20130101) H01G 9/025 (20130101) H01G 9/0036 (20130101) H01G 9/2009 (20130101) H01G 11/54 (20130101) H01G 11/56 (20130101) H01G 2009/0014 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 2300/0028 (20130101) H01M 2300/0037 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7011 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09785556 | Sundararaman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramacharan Sundararaman (Hillsboro, Oregon); Tracey L. Gustafson (Hudson, Massachusetts); Robert J. Safranek (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus relating to techniques for Cross-Die Interface (CDI) snoop and/or go (or completion) message ordering are described. In one embodiment, the order of a snoop message and a completion message are determined based at least on status of two bits. The snoop and completion messages are exchanged between a first integrated circuit die and a second integrated circuit die. The first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die are coupled through a first interface and a second interface and the snoop message and the completion message are exchanged over at least one of the first interface and the second interface. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/582148 |
| ART UNIT | 2138 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 12/0831 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 12/0833 (20130101) G06F 2212/621 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 60/1225 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09785755 | Riabov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anton V. Riabov (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Shirin Sohrabi Araghi (White Plains, New York); Octavian Udrea (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In at least one embodiment, a method and a system include receiving a trace into a hypotheses generator from a source a trace, translating the trace and a state transition model into a planning problem using the hypotheses generator, producing a set of plans for the trace using at least one planner, translating each plan into hypothesis using the hypotheses generator and/or the planner, and returning the hypotheses from the hypotheses generator. In a further embodiment, the trace includes at least one of a future observation and a past observation. In at least one embodiment, the system includes at least one planner that develops a set of plans, a hypothesis generator, a database, at least one analytic, and at least one sensor where the hypotheses generator and/or the at least one planner converts each plan into a respective hypothesis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/283867 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/00 (20130101) G06F 21/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/06 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 09784249 | Li et al. |
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| 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) | Na Li (Richardson, Texas); Carter S. Haines (Murphy, Texas); Marcio D. Lima (Richardson, Texas); Monica Jung De Andrade (Richardson, Texas); Shaoli Fang (Richardson, Texas); Jiyoung Oh (Richardson, Texas); Mikhail E. Kozlov (Dallas, Texas); Dongseok Suh (Plano, Texas); Ray H. Baughman (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Actuators (artificial muscles) comprising twist-spun nanofiber yarn or twist-inserted polymer fibers generate torsional and/or tensile actuation when powered electrically, photonically, chemically, thermally, by absorption, or by other means. These artificial muscles utilize non-coiled or coiled yarns and can be either neat or comprising a guest. Devices comprising these artificial muscles are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/610905 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/0007 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 6/00 (20130101) Spinning or Twisting D01H 1/10 (20130101) Crimping or Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, or Yarns; Yarns or Threads D02G 3/02 (20130101) D02G 3/26 (20130101) D02G 3/448 (20130101) Braiding or Manufacture of Lace, Including Bobbin-net or Carbonised Lace; Braiding Machines; Braid; Lace D04C 1/02 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Sublasses of Section D, Relating to Textiles D10B 2401/046 (20130101) D10B 2401/061 (20130101) D10B 2509/00 (20130101) Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electric Machines Not Otherwise Provided for H02N 10/00 (20130101) H02N 11/006 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2925 (20150115) Y10T 428/249921 (20150401) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09783321 | Bassler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher C. Bassler (Arlington, Virginia); William Scott Weidle (Boston, Massachusetts); Nicholas D. Rosenfeld (Rockville, Maryland) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher C. Bassler (Arlington, Virginia); William Scott Weidle (Boston, Massachusetts); Nicholas D. Rosenfeld (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosed invention is a passive flow control device, mounted vertically forward of the helicopter launch and recovery area on a ship flight deck. The vertical flow control device reduces the airwake effect on the ship flight deck for safer operation of helicopters during launch and recovery missions from ships. The device is retractable to reduce the ships topside signature and increase the ship's military effectiveness. It can also be modified for maximum effectiveness based on a combination of the ship's topside features, the ship's operation speeds, helicopter operations, and environmental conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/192260 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 35/50 (20130101) Ground or Aircraft-carrier-deck Installations Specially Adapted for Use in Connection With Aircraft; Designing, Manufacturing, Assembling, Cleaning, Maintaining or Repairing Aircraft, Not Otherwise Provided For; Handling, Transporting, Testing or Inspecting Aircraft Components, Not Otherwise Provided for B64F 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
You can use the Command F or Control F to find a specific patent you are interested in.
HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2017/fedinvent-patents-20171010.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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