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Patent Details for Tuesday, October 24, 2017
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| US 09795301 | Fleming et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christine Fleming (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brett Eugene Bouma (Quincy, Massachusetts); Joseph Gardecki (Marlborough, Massachusetts); Guillermo J. Tearney (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christine Fleming (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Brett Eugene Bouma (Quincy, Massachusetts); Joseph Gardecki (Marlborough, Massachusetts); Guillermo J. Tearney (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, apparatus and method can be provided for generating information for at least one structure. For example, using at least one first arrangement, it is possible to receive at least one first radiation from the at least one structure and at least one second radiation from a reference, and interfere the first and second radiations to generate at least one third radiation. Further, with at least one second arrangement, it is possible to generate spectroscopic data as a function of the at least one third radiation, and reduce at least one scattering effect in the spectroscopic data to generate the information. In addition or as an alternative, according to a further exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to classify a type of the structure based on the spectroscopic data to generate the information. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/115332 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/02007 (20130101) A61B 5/7264 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/02091 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/4795 (20130101) G01N 2021/1787 (20130101) G01N 2201/129 (20130101) G01N 2201/1293 (20130101) |
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| US 09795335 | Merfeld et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Michael Merfeld (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Shomesh Ernesto Chaudhuri (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Koeun Lim (Somerville, Massachusetts); Adrian Priesol (Boston, Massachusetts); Richard Lewis (Brookline, Massachusetts); Faisal Karmali (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The methods, systems, and computer program products described herein enable the amount of information that can be acquired during a defined period of vestibular testing to be significantly increased while also significantly reducing the time required to collect data during such vestibular testing. These objects are achieved by intelligent data collection methods and systems configured to adaptively control a motion platform in a way that increases the amount of information gleaned from each data collection event and to achieve synergies based on the different types of, and the order of, data analysis and calibration methods used. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/390923 |
| ART UNIT | 3715 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/16 (20130101) A61B 5/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0057 (20130101) A61B 5/70 (20130101) A61B 5/4023 (20130101) A61B 5/7203 (20130101) A61B 5/7221 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 5/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09795446 | DiMaio et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California); The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Simon P. DiMaio (San Carlos, California); Christopher J. Hasser (Los Altos, California); Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); David Q. Larkin (Menlo Park, California); Peter Kazanzides (Towson, Maryland); Anton Deguet (Baltimore, Maryland); Balazs Peter Vagvolgyi (Baltimore, Maryland); Joshua Leven (Astoria, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment of the invention, a method for a minimally invasive surgical system is disclosed. The method includes capturing and displaying camera images of a surgical site on at least one display device at a surgeon console; switching out of a following mode and into a masters-as-mice (MaM) mode; overlaying a graphical user interface (GUI) including an interactive graphical object onto the camera images; and rendering a pointer within the camera images for user interactive control. In the following mode, the input devices of the surgeon console may couple motion into surgical instruments. In the MaM mode, the input devices interact with the GUI and interactive graphical objects. The pointer is manipulated in three dimensions by input devices having at least three degrees of freedom. Interactive graphical objects are related to physical objects in the surgical site or a function thereof and are manipulatable by the input devices. |
| FILED | Monday, February 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/775574 |
| ART UNIT | 3779 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/00193 (20130101) A61B 8/00 (20130101) A61B 8/12 (20130101) A61B 8/4245 (20130101) A61B 19/2203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 34/25 (20160201) A61B 34/30 (20160201) A61B 34/37 (20160201) A61B 34/70 (20160201) A61B 34/71 (20160201) A61B 34/76 (20160201) A61B 90/361 (20160201) A61B 2017/00203 (20130101) A61B 2090/365 (20160201) A61B 2090/378 (20160201) |
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| US 09795471 | Bracaglia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University Of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laura Bracaglia (Herndon, Virginia); Poonam Sharma (Conshohocken, Pennsylvania); John Patrick Fisher (Kensington, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are hybrid biomaterials comprising one or more layers of cross-linked poly(propylene fumarate) and/or cross-linked copolymer comprising a plurality of cross-linked propylene fumarate moieties. The layers may further comprise a plurality of microparticles, a plurality of micropores, or both a plurality of microparticles and a plurality of micropores encapsulated within the cross-linked poly(propylene fumarate) and/or cross-linked copolymer comprising a plurality of cross-linked propylene fumarate moieties. One of the layers is disposed on a compliant matrix dense tissue substrate (e.g., a pericardium tissue substrate). The hybrid biomaterials can be used, for example, in method of repairing tissue defects. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/869193 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 2/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 2210/0004 (20130101) A61F 2210/0076 (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 27/48 (20130101) A61L 27/48 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 2420/02 (20130101) A61L 2420/08 (20130101) A61L 2430/20 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 67/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09795570 | Fan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daping Fan (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and materials that can be used to regulate macrophage activation are described. Methods can utilize emodin to bi-directionally modulate macrophage activation and return macrophage phenotype to a homeostatic center (e.g., between M1 and M2 phenotypes) in various environmental settings. Methods can target multiple pathologies within a same individual. Methods can be utilized to inhibit macrophage phenotype activation and affect downstream response to phenotype inducing stimulus, thereby altering macrophage memory. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 14, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/458560 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/122 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09795573 | Vyavahare et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Naren Vyavahare (Greenville, South Carolina); Hobey Tam (Seneca, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-step stabilization method for connective tissue is described. Stabilized tissues can exhibit increased resistance to degradation due to enzyme activity, fatigue and storage. The multi-step method includes a first step during which the tissue can be incubated with a glycosaminoglycanase inhibitor such as a sulfated oligosaccharide, one example of which being neomycin, a second step during which the tissue can be incubated with a crosslink activator such as a carbodiimide crosslink activator and/or a crosslinking agent such as a heterobifunctional crosslinking agent and/or a phenolic compound such as a tannin, examples of which include tannic acid and pentagalloylglucose, and a third step during which the tissue can be incubated with a second crosslink activator that can be the same or different as the first crosslink activator. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/495067 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — 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 1/0231 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/15 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/17 (20130101) A61K 31/17 (20130101) A61K 31/7028 (20130101) A61K 31/7028 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 35/34 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09795584 | Farese et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Vito Farese (St. Petersburg, Florida); Mini Paliyath Sajan (Wesley Chapel, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compounds, compositions, pharmaceutical formulations, methods of treating and methods of using aPKC inhibitors for treating and/or preventing of aPKC abnormalities. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/907840 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/122 (20130101) A61K 31/341 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09795587 | Ratan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajiv R. Ratan (Scarsdale, New York); Ambreena Siddiq (White Plains, New York); Juan Chavez (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for enhancing Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF) activity in a cell by contacting the cell with any one of the following compounds: 3,6-bis[2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy]-9h-xanthen-9-onedihydrochloride, 2,8-bis[dimethylaminoacetyl]dibenzofurin dihydrochloride hydrate, tilorone analog R-9536-DA, indoprofen, ciclopiroxolamine, tryptophan, ansindione, nabumetone, oxybendazole, albendazole, tropicamide, pramoxine hydrochloride, atenolol, mebendazole, carbetapentane citrate, monensin sodium, methoxyvone, hydroxyzine, phenazopyridine, clofoctol, ipraflavone, zomepirac, biochanin A, xylometazoline hydrochloride, fenbendazole, pirenzepine, triprolidine hydrochloride, daidzein, tripelennamine citrate, colchicines, aminopyridine, trimethoprim, helenine, hydroxyurea, amiodarone hydrochloride, clindamycin hydrochloride, sulfachlorpyridazine, mephenesin, semustine, clofivric acid, clofibrate, ibuprofen, hyoscyamime, nafcillin sodium, piperin, clidinium bromide, trioxsalen, hydralazine and HIF alpha protein fused to a carrier peptide. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/575387 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/24 (20130101) A61K 31/58 (20130101) A61K 31/343 (20130101) A61K 31/352 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09795606 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaodong Wang (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Jing Liu (Jersey City, New Jersey); Weihe Zhang (Vestavia, Alabama); Stephen Frye (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dmitri Kireev (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds of Formula I: wherein: one of X and X′ is N and the other of X and X′ is C, are described, along with compositions containing the same and methods of use thereof in the treatment of cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/014573 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/5377 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 487/04 (20130101) C07D 487/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09795618 | Finkelman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred D. Finkelman (Cincinnati, Ohio); Marat V. Khodoun (Mason, Ohio); Suzanne C. Morris (Mason, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for suppressing IgE-mediated anaphylaxis are provided herein, which include administering to a person in need thereof a combination of at least two therapeutic agents selected from the group consisting of an antihistamine, one or more beta-adrenergic agonists, and one or more tyrosine kinase antagonists. Also provided herein are methods of suppressing IgE-mediated anaphylaxis associated with immunotherapeutic desensitization of a subject, and pharmaceutical compositions for suppressing IgE-mediated anaphylaxis. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/633305 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/137 (20130101) A61K 31/335 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/675 (20130101) A61K 31/4439 (20130101) A61K 31/4709 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/4291 (20130101) |
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| US 09795621 | Ho et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chien Ho (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Li Liu (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Yijen Wu (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); T. Kevin Hitchens (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Qing Ye (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and materials for reducing organ transplant rejection or minimizing ischemia or ischemia/reperfusion injury in a subject are described. The methods include administering a fat emulsion before or after the organ transplant or before, at the onset of, or after the ischemic event. |
| FILED | Friday, September 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/654735 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 31/20 (20130101) A61K 31/047 (20130101) A61K 31/661 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 35/35 (20130101) |
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| US 09795624 | Auguste et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Debra Auguste (Briarcliff Manor, New York); Daxing Liu (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for treating a biological cell is disclosed. The method administers a mixture of a chemotherapeutic drug and a co-drug that facilitates delivery of the chemotherapeutic drug to the nucleus of the cell. Examples of co-drugs include cationic polymers, cationic lipids and cationic proteins. Cationic polymers include a polyethyleneimine (PEI), polylysine, a polybetaaminoester (PBAE), an ε-polylysine (EPL) including ε-poly-L-lysine (e-PLL), a polyarginine peptide, chitosan, a polyamidoamine dendrimer (PAMAM). Cationic lipids include 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane (DOTAP). Cationic proteins include protamine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/146451 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/506 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/513 (20130101) A61K 31/704 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/704 (20130101) A61K 31/785 (20130101) A61K 31/785 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 38/1706 (20130101) A61K 38/1706 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/34 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09795640 | Davies et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean S. Davies (Nashville, Tennessee); Zhongyi Chen (Nashville, Tennessee); Lilu Guo (Nashville, Tennessee); Yongqin Zhang (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for treating obesity, insulin sensitivity, and related conditions involves administering to the subject a bacterium for overexpressing a N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (NAPE) and/or a N-acylethanolamine (NAE). A composition includes a bacterium for overexpressing a N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (NAPE) and/or a N-acylethanolamine (NAE); and an ingestible vehicle in which the bacterium is provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/345906 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/4164 (20130101) A61K 31/4164 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 35/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 35/744 (20130101) A61K 35/745 (20130101) A61K 36/064 (20130101) A61K 38/14 (20130101) A61K 38/14 (20130101) A61K 38/45 (20130101) A61K 38/45 (20130101) A61K 38/465 (20130101) A61K 38/465 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09795642 | Stevens et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); J. CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE, INC. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roy H. Stevens (Conshohocken, Pennsylvania); Hongming Zhang (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Derrick E. Fouts (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Jessica DePew (Germantown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Bacteriophages are provided that infect strains of Enterococcus faecalis, an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that causes human disease. Also provided are methods of treating Enterococcus faecalis by therapeutic administration of such bacteriophages. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/779159 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| 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 63/00 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0014 (20130101) A61K 35/76 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 26/0057 (20130101) A61L 26/0066 (20130101) A61L 2300/404 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2795/00021 (20130101) C12N 2795/00032 (20130101) C12N 2795/10121 (20130101) C12N 2795/10122 (20130101) C12N 2795/10321 (20130101) C12N 2795/10322 (20130101) |
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| US 09795652 | Pennypacker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith Ronald Pennypacker (Wesley Chapel, Florida); Alison Elizabeth Willing (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith Ronald Pennypacker (Wesley Chapel, Florida); Alison Elizabeth Willing (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Oligodendrocytes (OLs), the predominant cell type found in cerebral white matter, are essential for structural integrity and proper neural signaling. Very little is known concerning stroke-induced OL dysfunction. Infusion of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells protects striatal white matter tracts in vivo and directly protects mature primary OL cultures from oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD). Microarray studies of RNA prepared from OL cultures subjected to OGD and treated with HUCB cells showed an increase in the expression of 33 genes associated with OL proliferation, survival, and repair functions, such as myelination. Immunohistochemistry showed antioxidant protein expression was upregluated in the ipsilateral white matter tracts of rats infused with HUCB cells 48 hrs after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). These results show expression of genes induced by HUCB cell therapy that could confer oligoprotection from ischemia. |
| FILED | Monday, August 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/595130 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/193 (20130101) A61K 38/193 (20130101) A61K 38/2093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/2093 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6896 (20130101) G01N 2800/2871 (20130101) |
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| US 09795657 | Cowley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aaron Cowley (Gainesville, Florida); Qing-Shan Li (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CAPTOZYME, LLC (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aaron Cowley (Gainesville, Florida); Qing-Shan Li (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention relates in one aspect to an oxalate degrading composition, which includes at least one oxalate degrading enzyme. The composition includes an enriched insoluble component of fungal bio sample, and the composition is effective to degrade oxalate at a pH of 1.9 or higher. The composition is protected from protease degradation such as pepsin, trypsin and chymotrypsin. The composition is capable of withstanding the conditions of the stomach, small intestines, and/or large intestines of a subject. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/511834 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0053 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 38/44 (20130101) A61K 38/51 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0008 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 102/03004 (20130101) C12Y 401/01002 (20130101) |
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| US 09795662 | Srinivasan 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) | Prakash Srinivasan (Germantown, Maryland); Louis Howard Miller (Cabin John, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a vaccine comprising an immunogenic composition comprising a complex of AMA1 and RON2 (or a fragment thereof), which elicits an immune response to a Plasmodium species in a subject upon administration. The resulting immune response is sufficient to impede or prevent infection by a Plasmodium species. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/902117 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/55566 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/445 (20130101) C07K 16/205 (20130101) C07K 2317/10 (20130101) C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09795665 | Bergeron et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); COLORADO SEMINARY, WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Bergeron (Atlanta, Georgia); Scott Dusan Pegan (Denver, Colorado); Stuart T. Nichol (Atlanta, Georgia); Michelle Kay Deaton (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The genetically modified nairoviruses of this invention possesses a viral ovarian tumor protease with decreased ability to remove ubiquitin (Ub) and ISG15 tags that the human organism uses to label proteins for removal. Exemplary are Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus and Erve virus. Unlike complete knockout strains, the modified virus retains enough activity for replication in a human cell line. This creates an immunogenic and non-pathogenic virus that can be used as an effective live vaccine agent for prophylaxis and treatment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421120 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/5254 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2760/12034 (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 1/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2333/175 (20130101) |
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| US 09795673 | Thorpe |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip E. Thorpe (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are the surprising discoveries that aminophospholipids, such as phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine, are stable and specific markers accessible on the luminal surface of tumor blood vessels, and that the administration of an anti-aminophospholipid antibody alone is sufficient to induce thrombosis, tumor necrosis and tumor regression in vivo. This invention therefore provides anti-aminophospholipid antibody-based methods and compositions for use in the specific destruction of tumor blood vessels and in the treatment of solid tumors. Although various antibody conjugates and combinations are thus provided, the use of naked, or unconjugated, anti-phosphatidylserine antibodies is a particularly important aspect of the invention, due to simplicity and effectiveness of the approach. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/296871 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/6849 (20170801) A61K 49/04 (20130101) A61K 49/16 (20130101) A61K 51/1027 (20130101) A61K 51/1093 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 16/2836 (20130101) C07K 2319/74 (20130101) |
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| US 09795686 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Janice Lee (Baltimore, Maryland); Jennifer H. Elisseeff (Baltimore, Maryland); Shimon A. Unterman (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel biomaterial compositions and methods having a technology to improve retention of hyaluronic acid (HA). The biomaterial compositions utilize small HA binding peptides that is tethered to synthetic biocompatible polymers. When tethered to the polymers, the peptide region allows the polymers to bind to HA. The biocompatible polymers are modified to contain a crosslinking group so that the HA can be incorporated into a scaffold and retained in place. The novel biomaterial 1 compositions can be made into hydrogel compositions and used in a variety of tissue applications, using mild crosslinking conditions and they also have the ability to be degraded with hyaluronidase if needed. Furthermore, the novel biomaterial compositions will enable enhanced interaction between the scaffold and encapsulated cells for a wide variety of tissue engineering applications. Methods of making hydrogel compositions and their use are also provided. The present invention also provides bifunctional biopolymer compositions comprising a biologically compatible polymer having at least one amine reactive moiety and at least one thiol reactive moiety and provides thiolated HA binding peptides which can be used together to coat or chemically modify cartilage or tissues having amine reactive residues with a biologically compatible polymer having HA binding peptides, which allow HA to bind to the surface of the cartilage or tissues. Methods of using same are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/372258 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/06 (20130101) A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/0024 (20130101) A61K 35/12 (20130101) A61K 47/10 (20130101) A61K 47/36 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) A61K 47/48215 (20130101) A61K 47/48338 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/26 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) A61L 27/3817 (20130101) A61L 27/3834 (20130101) A61L 2430/06 (20130101) A61L 2430/10 (20130101) A61L 2430/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09795689 | Thayumanavan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sankaran Thayumanavan (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides powerful methods and compositions for designing, selecting, fine-tuning and optimizing polymer nanogel and other supramolecular assemblies for various properties including, for example, particle size, density and morphology, guest loading capacity and encapsulation stability, and dynamic release control. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421882 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/06 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) A61K 47/48961 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 20/68 (20130101) C08F 120/24 (20130101) C08F 220/24 (20130101) C08F 220/28 (20130101) C08F 220/54 (20130101) C08F 220/60 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/385 (20130101) C08F 2220/385 (20130101) C08F 2220/606 (20130101) C08F 2220/1825 (20130101) C08F 2220/1841 (20130101) C08F 2220/1858 (20130101) C08F 2220/1875 (20130101) C08F 2220/1875 (20130101) C08F 2438/03 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 33/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09795716 | Bose et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susmita Bose (Pullman, Washington); Amit Bandyopadhyay (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Particular aspects of the present disclosure provide bio-resorbable and biocompatible compositions for bioengineering, restoring, or regenerating tissue or bone. In one embodiment, a biocompatible composition includes a three-dimensional porous or non-porous scaffold material comprising a calcium phosphate-based ceramic having at least one dopant therein selected from metal ion dopants or metal oxide dopants. The composition is sufficiently biocompatible to provide for a cell or tissue scaffold, and resorbable at a controlled resorption rate for controlled strength loss under body, body fluid or simulated body fluid conditions. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/682343 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| 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 27/10 (20130101) A61L 27/12 (20130101) A61L 27/32 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/306 (20130101) A61L 27/425 (20130101) A61L 2400/12 (20130101) A61L 2420/06 (20130101) A61L 2430/02 (20130101) A61L 2430/12 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/447 (20130101) C04B 35/6261 (20130101) C04B 2235/34 (20130101) C04B 2235/77 (20130101) C04B 2235/80 (20130101) C04B 2235/96 (20130101) C04B 2235/442 (20130101) C04B 2235/445 (20130101) C04B 2235/608 (20130101) C04B 2235/786 (20130101) C04B 2235/3201 (20130101) C04B 2235/3206 (20130101) C04B 2235/3208 (20130101) C04B 2235/3212 (20130101) C04B 2235/3213 (20130101) C04B 2235/3232 (20130101) C04B 2235/3272 (20130101) C04B 2235/3281 (20130101) C04B 2235/3284 (20130101) C04B 2235/3291 (20130101) C04B 2235/3418 (20130101) C04B 2235/5445 (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 Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Alan Horsager (Los Angeles, California); Mark S. Humayun (Glendale, California); Kelly H. McClure (Simi Valley, California); Matthew J. McMahon (Washington, District of Columbia); Peter Meilstrup (Seattle, Washington); Neha Parikh (West Hills, California); Arup Roy (Valencia, California); James D. Weiland (Valencia, California); Chunhong Zhou (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a saliency-based apparatus and methods for visual prostheses. A saliency-based component processes video data output by a digital signal processor before the video data are input to the retinal stimulator. In a saliency-based method, an intensity stream is extracted from an input image, feature maps based on the intensity stream are developed, plural most salient regions of the input image are detected and one of the regions is selected as a highest saliency region. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/748162 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 9/08 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/36046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/605 (20130101) G06K 9/4604 (20130101) G06K 9/4628 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 21/008 (20130101) |
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| US 09795965 | Italiano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. (Boston, Massachusetts); PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, Massachusetts); VILNIUS UNIVERSITY (Vilnius, Lithuania); Joseph Italiano (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Linas Mazutis (Boston, Massachusetts); Jonathan N. Thon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); David A. Weitz (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Italiano (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Linas Mazutis (Boston, Massachusetts); Jonathan N. Thon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); David A. Weitz (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided for harvesting target biological substances. The system includes a substrate and a first and second channel formed in the substrate. The channels longitudinally extending substantially parallel to each other. A series of gaps extend from the first channel to the second channel to create a fluid communication path passing between a series of columns with the columns being longitudinally separated by a predetermined separation distance. The system also includes a first source configured to selectively introduce into the first channel a first biological composition at a first channel flow rate and a second source configured to selectively introduce into the second channel a second biological composition at a second channel flow rate. The sources are configured to create a differential between the first and second channel flow rates to generate physiological shear rates along the second channel that are bounded within a predetermined range. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/758915 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502746 (20130101) B01L 3/502753 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/502776 (20130101) B01L 2200/0647 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2300/0681 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2400/086 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 23/16 (20130101) C12M 25/02 (20130101) C12M 41/40 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/86 (20130101) G01N 33/491 (20130101) G01N 2800/222 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 436/25375 (20150115) |
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| US 09796671 | Bode et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ann M. Bode (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Zigang Dong (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Kanamata Reddy (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compounds of the formula: and salts thereof that are useful as intermediates for preparing corresponding compounds of formula I: that are useful for treating conditions associated with Aurora B kinase activity (e.g. cancer). |
| FILED | Monday, February 29, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/056349 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4015 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 209/34 (20130101) C07D 209/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 405/06 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09796674 | Tanga et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (Palo Alto, California); SRI INTERNATIONAL (Menlo Park, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Mary Jean Tanga (Los Altos, California); Laura Ellen Downs Beaulieu (El Cerrito, California); Anton Wyss-Coray (Palo Alto, California); Carol Green (Portola Valley, California); Hui Zhang (Sunnyvale, California); Jian Luo (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of disorders and conditions characterized by reduced TGF-B signaling are described. In particular, the compositions and methods are useful for reducing or eliminating the pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease. The compositions include urea derivatives containing a piperidine, piperidinium, or a piperidin-4-yl methyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, and fluorobenzyl moieties. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/776313 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/452 (20130101) A61K 31/4465 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09796679 | Taylor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald K. Taylor (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Gordon W. Gribble (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds for inhibiting Type 4 Prepilin Peptidases are provided as are methods of using the compounds as anti-bacterial agents. |
| FILED | Monday, February 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/117940 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09796681 | Pagano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick J. Pagano (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Peter Wipf (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Maria E. Cifuentes-Pagano (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Erin M. Skoda (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of bridged tetrahydroisoquinolines and methods for their use in selectively inhibiting nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase 2 are disclosed. The disclosed compounds have a structure according to general formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein “ |
| FILED | Thursday, May 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/888390 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/4748 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 221/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 401/06 (20130101) C07D 405/10 (20130101) C07D 409/06 (20130101) C07D 413/06 (20130101) C07D 453/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09796692 | Horne et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | City of Hope (Duarte, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Horne (Altadena, California); Christopher Lincoln (La Canada, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are novel compounds that inhibit ribonucleotide reductase (RR) by binding to RRM2 and interfering with the activity of the RRM1/RRM2 holoenzyme, as well as methods of synthesizing these novel compounds. The compounds may be used to inhibit RR activity and to treat various conditions associated with RRM2 expression, such as for example certain cancer types, mitochondrial diseases, or degenerative diseases. |
| FILED | Friday, January 27, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/418366 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 277/46 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 417/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09796694 | Blackwell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Helen E. Blackwell (Madison, Wisconsin); Grant D. Geske (Madison, Wisconsin); Jennifer C. Campbell Butler (Wayland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds and methods for modulation of the quorum sensing of bacteria. In an embodiment, the compounds of the present invention are able to act as replacements for naturally occurring bacterial quorum sensing ligands in a ligand-protein binding system; that is, they imitate the effect of natural ligands and produce an agonistic effect. In another embodiment, the compounds of the present invention are able to act in a manner which disturbs or inhibits the naturally occurring ligand-protein binding system in quorum sensing bacteria; that is, they produce an antagonistic effect. The compounds of the present invention comprise N-acylated-homoserine lactones (AHLs) comprised of a wide range of acyl groups. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 10, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/328515 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/365 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 307/32 (20130101) C07D 307/33 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 309/30 (20130101) C07D 333/32 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) C07D 407/12 (20130101) C07D 409/12 (20130101) C07D 413/12 (20130101) C07D 417/12 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/36 (20130101) |
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| US 09796714 | Wipf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter Wipf (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Stephen D. Meriney (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Mary Liang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Wipf (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Stephen D. Meriney (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Mary Liang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of calcium channel agonists, as well as methods of making and using the calcium channel agonists, are disclosed. The disclosed calcium channel agonists and corresponding salt forms have a structure according to general formula I: wherein each bond depicted as “ |
| FILED | Monday, May 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/892184 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/52 (20130101) A61K 31/52 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/375 (20130101) A61K 31/375 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 473/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 487/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09796722 | Zlotnick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam Zlotnick (Bloomington, Indiana); Lichun Li (Bloomington, Indiana); William W. Turner, Jr. (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel virus assembly effector compounds having a therapeutic effect against Hepatitis B viral infection are disclosed. Assembly effector molecules described herein can lead to defective viral assembly and also may affect other viral activities associated with chronic HBV infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions including the disclosed compounds, methods of treatment of HBV infection, and a process to synthesize the disclosed compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, October 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/294010 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 487/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09796748 | Schaus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas E. Schaus (Brookline, Massachusetts); David Yu Zhang (Houston, Texas); Wei Sun (Brookline, Massachusetts); Peng Yin (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas E. Schaus (Brookline, Massachusetts); David Yu Zhang (Houston, Texas); Wei Sun (Brookline, Massachusetts); Peng Yin (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides systems and methods for spatial sequestration of elements in nucleic acid circuits. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/114961 |
| 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 | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (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 1/16 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 2565/519 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/795 (20130101) |
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| US 09796753 | Cushman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Stanley Cushman (West Lafayette, Indiana); Daniel Edward Beck (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | N-Substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds, and pharmaceutical formulations of N-substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds are described. Also described are processes for preparing N-substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds. Also described are methods for treating cancer in mammals using the described N-substituted indenoisoquinoline compounds or pharmaceutical formulations thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/139986 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/473 (20130101) A61K 31/4741 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 221/18 (20130101) Steroids C07J 73/003 (20130101) C07J 73/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07J 75/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09796757 | Minshall et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard D. Minshall (La Grange, Illinois); Luiza Rusu (Antioch, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A peptide, derivative or peptidomimetic that blocks binding of GNA12 to αSNAP is provided as are methods of using the same to inhibit thrombin-induced von Willebrand Factor secretion and prevent or treat thrombosis. |
| FILED | Friday, April 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/784684 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09796761 | Narimatsu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hisashi Narimatsu (Ibaraki, Japan); Jun Hirabayashi (Ibaraki, Japan); Yuzuru Ikehara (Ibaraki, Japan); Takashi Angata (Ibaraki, Japan); Hiroyuki Kaji (Ibaraki, Japan); Atsushi Kuno (Ibaraki, Japan); Takashi Ohkura (Ibaraki, Japan); Toshihide Shikanai (Ibaraki, Japan); Maki Sogabe (Ibaraki, Japan); Akira Togayachi (Ibaraki, Japan); Makoto Ochou (Ibaraki, Japan); Yasuhito Tanaka (Aichi, Japan); Masashi Mizokami (Chiba, Japan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Tokyo, Japan); PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY (Aichi, Japan); NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE (Tokyo, Japan); GLYCOBIOMARKER LEADING INNOVATION CO., LTD. (Ibaraki, Japan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hisashi Narimatsu (Ibaraki, Japan); Jun Hirabayashi (Ibaraki, Japan); Yuzuru Ikehara (Ibaraki, Japan); Takashi Angata (Ibaraki, Japan); Hiroyuki Kaji (Ibaraki, Japan); Atsushi Kuno (Ibaraki, Japan); Takashi Ohkura (Ibaraki, Japan); Toshihide Shikanai (Ibaraki, Japan); Maki Sogabe (Ibaraki, Japan); Akira Togayachi (Ibaraki, Japan); Makoto Ochou (Ibaraki, Japan); Yasuhito Tanaka (Aichi, Japan); Masashi Mizokami (Chiba, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to developing a glycan markers capable of detecting a hepatic disease, and more specifically to developing a glycan marker indicating a hepatic disease-state. Furthermore, the present invention is also directed to developing a glycan marker capable of distinguishing hepatic disease-states with the progress of hepatocarcinoma. The present inventors identified, among the serum glycoproteins, glycopeptides and glycoproteins in which a glycan structure specifically changes due to a hepatic diseases including hepatocarcinoma and provide these as novel glycan markers (glycopeptide and glycoprotein) specific to hepatic disease-states. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/384031 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/47 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57438 (20130101) G01N 33/57469 (20130101) G01N 2400/02 (20130101) G01N 2800/085 (20130101) |
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| US 09796768 | Tarran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Spyryx Biosciences, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Spryx Biosciences, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Tarran (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dale J. Christensen (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the ability of specialized non-naturally occurring peptides to bind to sodium channels and inhibit activation of the sodium channels. The invention further relates to methods for regulating of sodium absorption and fluid volume and treating disorders responsive to modulating sodium absorption by modulating the binding of specialized non-naturally occurring peptides to sodium channels. |
| FILED | Friday, April 21, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/494210 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0073 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/06026 (20130101) C07K 14/705 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09796773 | Pinter |
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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) | Abraham Pinter (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention features polypeptides, variants thereof, and fragments thereof useful in eliciting an immune response (e.g., neutralizing antibodies) against a broad spectrum of HIV-1 isolates. The polypeptides, variants, and fragments include a portion of the gp120 V2 domain of HIV-1. The polypeptides, variants, and fragments display an epitope that is recognized by at least one antibody which neutralizes at least one HIV-1 primary isolate. This invention also features nucleic acid sequences encoding those polypeptides. In addition, the invention provides methods of screening for inhibitors of HIV-1 entry into cells, as well as methods of treatment using the inhibitors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/463040 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 16/1063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/76 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2740/16063 (20130101) C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) |
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| US 09796774 | Mascola et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (New York, New York); The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE (New York, New York); THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Mascola (Rockville, Maryland); Dennis R. Burton (La Jolla, California); Wayne Koff (Stony Brook, New York); Peter Kwong (Washington, District of Columbia); Gary Nabel (Washington, District of Columbia); Sanjay K. Phogat (Edison, New Jersey); Pascal Raymond Georges Poignard (San Diego, California); Melissa Danielle De Jean St. Marcel Simek-Lemos (Brooklyn, New York); Xueling Wu (Potomac, Maryland); Tongqing Zhou (Boyds, Maryland); Zhi-Yong Yang (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application relates novel HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies. The antibodies of the present invention are further characterized by their ability to bind epitopes from the Env proteins. The invention also provides light and heavy chain variable region sequences. Compositions for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/132406 |
| 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 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/1063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/21 (20130101) C07K 2317/33 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/92 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56988 (20130101) |
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| US 09796781 | Majeti 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) | Ravindra Majeti (Palo Alto, California); Irving L. Weissman (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Markers of acute myeloid leukemia stem cells (AMLSC) are identified. The markers are differentially expressed in comparison with normal counterpart cells, and are useful as diagnostic and therapeutic targets. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/927349 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/507 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 16/30 (20130101) C07K 16/2803 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2896 (20130101) C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/73 (20130101) C07K 2317/75 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0093 (20130101) C12N 5/0694 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5011 (20130101) G01N 33/57426 (20130101) G01N 2500/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09796784 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kun Ping Lu (Newton, Massachusetts); Xiao Zhen Zhou (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features methods and compositions for the generation and use of conformation-specific antibodies or fragments thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/325013 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 14/4711 (20130101) C07K 16/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/44 (20130101) C07K 2317/14 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/573 (20130101) G01N 2333/99 (20130101) |
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| US 09796965 | Kermekchiev et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DNA Polymerase Technology Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DNA Polymerase Technology, Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Milko Kermekchiev (St. Louis, Missouri); Lyubka Kirilova (Maryland Heights, Missouri); Zhian Zhang (Ballwin, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to detection of a target nucleic acid in standard PCR, real-time PCR, RT PCR, and real-time RT PCR. One aspect of the invention provides mutant DNA polymerase enzymes that are resistant to PCR inhibitors, such as dye, blood, and soil. Another aspect of the invention provides for methods of real-time PCR assays using mutant DNA polymerase enzymes resistant to PCR inhibitors with samples containing dye, blood, and/or soil. Another aspect of the invention provides for methods of standard PCR assays using mutant DNA polymerase enzymes resistant to PCR inhibitors with samples containing blood and/or soil. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/746982 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/1241 (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 1/686 (20130101) C12Q 1/686 (20130101) C12Q 2521/101 (20130101) C12Q 2527/127 (20130101) |
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| US 09796967 | Ma et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Buyong Ma (Frederick, Maryland); David F. Nellis (Frederick, Maryland); Jianwei S. Zhu (Frederick, Maryland); David W. Wood (Dublin, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions comprising an engineered intein designed such that the self-cleaving activity of the intein can be modulated by a zinc-binding motif as well as methods and systems for making and using the compositions. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/418858 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/22 (20130101) C07K 14/4702 (20130101) C07K 2319/20 (20130101) C07K 2319/92 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/16 (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 09796980 | Ajikumar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); National University of Singapore (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); National University of Singapore (Singapore, Singapore) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Parayil K. Ajikumar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gregory Stephanopoulos (Winchester, Massachusetts); Heng Phon Too (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to recombinant expression of a taxadiene synthase enzyme and a geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS) enzyme in cells and the production of terpenoids. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 12, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/152736 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/70 (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 15/00 (20130101) C12P 17/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09796987 | Kafri |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tal Kafri (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tal Kafri (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An integration-defective retroviral vector transfer cassette lacking a functional polypurine tract (PPT) is provided. Also provided are isolated nucleic acids that include a heterologous nucleotide sequence, one or two retroviral long terminal repeats (LTRs), a packaging signal, a rev responsive element, and a eukaryotic promoter, wherein the nucleic acid lacks a functional PPT; vectors that include the disclosed isolated nucleic acids; recombinant retroviral particles and mRNAs thereof; retroviral vector kits; and methods for producing integration-defective vector particles, achieving gene expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest, and inserting a nucleotide sequence of interest into a host cell genome in a site-specific or non-specific manner. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/747076 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2740/15043 (20130101) C12N 2740/16043 (20130101) C12N 2800/24 (20130101) C12N 2800/108 (20130101) |
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| US 09797002 | Kelly et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Theresa K. Kelly (Los Angeles, California); Gangning Liang (Rowland Heights, California); Peter A. Jones (La Canada, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Theresa K. Kelly (Los Angeles, California); Gangning Liang (Rowland Heights, California); Peter A. Jones (La Canada, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods and kits for genome-wide methylation of GpC sites and for genome-wide chromatin structural determination. Specifically, the methods and kits of the present invention make possible the simultaneous determination of endogenous DNA methylation state and chromatin architecture across the entire genome. |
| FILED | Monday, June 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/169815 |
| 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 1/6813 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6813 (20130101) C12Q 2523/125 (20130101) C12Q 2527/125 (20130101) |
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| US 09797006 | Niemz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences (Claremont, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences (Claremont, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Angelika Niemz (Claremont, California); Anna Hickerson (Altadena, California); Kristina Roskos (Los Gatos, California); Hsiang-Wei Lu (Diamond Bar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A disposable and inexpensive biological diagnostic cartridge for the amplification and detection of nucleic acids includes a configuration having a reaction pouch for amplification which is compressed by a flexible pump pouch for detection of the amplified reaction. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/860453 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 3/502723 (20130101) B01L 7/00 (20130101) B01L 2300/0663 (20130101) B01L 2400/046 (20130101) B01L 2400/0421 (20130101) B01L 2400/0481 (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 1/686 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 17/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09797010 | Weitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Jeremy Agresti (Sacramento, California); Michael P. Weiner (Guilford, Connecticut); Adam R. Abate (San Francisco, California); Tony Hung (Peachtree City, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Jeremy Agresti (Sacramento, California); Michael P. Weiner (Guilford, Connecticut); Adam R. Abate (San Francisco, California); Tony Hung (Peachtree City, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to systems and methods for sequencing nucleic acids, including sequencing nucleic acids in fluidic droplets. In one set of embodiments, the method employs sequencing by hybridization using droplets such as microfluidic droplets. In some embodiments, droplets are formed which include a target nucleic acid, a nucleic acid probe, and at least one identification element, such as a fluorescent particle. The nucleic acid probes that hybridize to the target nucleic acid are determined, in some instances, by determining the at least one identification element. The nucleic acid probes that hybridize to the target nucleic acid may be used to determine the sequence of the target nucleic acid. In certain instances, the microfluidic droplets are provided with reagents that modify the nucleic acid probe. In some cases, a droplet, such as those described above, is deformed such that the components of the droplets individually pass a target area. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/809120 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 2537/143 (20130101) C12Q 2563/149 (20130101) |
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| US 09797013 | Akeson 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) | Mark A. Akeson (Santa Cruz, California); David W. Deamer (Santa Cruz, California); Roger Jinteh Arrigo Chen (Saratoga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore are provided. The devices and methods also determine (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, May 23, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/162225 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/54 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2522/101 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 3/10 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/3278 (20130101) G01N 27/4166 (20130101) G01N 33/48721 (20130101) |
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| US 09797816 | Abeytunge et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjee Abeytunge (Brooklyn, New York); Ricardo Toledeo-Crow (New York, New York); Milind Rajadhyaksha (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments of apparatus and method for facilitating an analysis of a sample(s) can be provided. For example, using a first arrangement(s), it can be possible to receive the sample(s) thereon. Further, for example, using a second arrangement(s), it can be possible to cause a force to be applied on a portion(s) of the sample(s) such that a surface(s) of the sample(s) can be flattened against a section(s) of the first arrangement(s). |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421506 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09797840 | Chiu 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) | Daniel T. Chiu (Seattle, Washington); Changfeng Wu (Seattle, Washington); Fangmao Ye (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Fluorescent nanoparticles are provided. The nanoparticles are formed from poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-(1-cyanovinylene-1,4-phenylene)]. Also provided are methods for imaging a target to which the nanoparticles are bound. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/687813 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/588 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) |
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| US 09797862 | 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) | Jente Lu (Irvine, California); Lisa A. Flanagan (Irvine, California); Abraham P. Lee (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for enriching a heterogeneous population of cells includes loading one or more sample chambers containing DEP electrodes therein with a solution containing the heterogeneous population of cells, wherein the heterogeneous population of cells comprises a first subpopulation of cells having a first crossover frequency and a second subpopulation of cells having a second, higher crossover frequency. An AC electrical field is applied to the DEP electrodes, wherein the AC electrical field has an applied frequency that is between the crossover frequency of the first subpopulation of cells and the second subpopulation of cells, wherein the first subpopulation of cells are substantially killed by the applied electrical field and the second subpopulation of cells are substantially not killed by the applied electrical field. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/318386 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0819 (20130101) B01L 2300/0877 (20130101) B01L 2400/0409 (20130101) B01L 2400/0424 (20130101) Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields B03C 5/005 (20130101) B03C 5/026 (20130101) B03C 2201/26 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/44782 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09797863 | Garaj 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) | Slaven Garaj (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features the use of graphene, a one atom thick planar sheet of bonded carbon atoms, in the formation of artificial lipid membranes. The invention also features the use of these membranes to detect the properties of polymers (e.g., the sequence of a nucleic acid) and identify transmembrane protein-interacting compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/478820 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/447 (20130101) G01N 27/453 (20130101) G01N 27/44791 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/48721 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/734 (20130101) |
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| US 09797872 | 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); Zheng Ouyang (West Lafayette, Indiana); Ryan Espy (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally relates to ion generation using modified wetted porous materials. In certain aspects, the invention generally relates to systems and methods for ion generation using a wetted porous substrate that substantially prevents diffusion of sample into the substrate. In other aspects, the invention generally relate to ion generation using a wetted porous material and a drying agent. In other aspects, the invention generally relates to ion generation using a modified wetted porous substrate in which at least a portion of the porous substrate includes a material that modifies an interaction between a sample and the substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/359031 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/91 (20130101) G01N 30/95 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/49 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/0031 (20130101) |
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| US 09797882 | Tran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Translational Genomics Research Institute (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nhan Tran (Phoenix, Arizona); Nathalie Meurice (Scottsdale, Arizona); Harshil Dhruv (Phoenix, Arizona); Hongwei Yin (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure is directed to methods of screening a compound for modulating activity at a TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) binding site on a cysteine-rich domain (CRD) of fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14). The present disclosure also provides heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and methods for the prevention, treatment, and amelioration of cell proliferative disorders with these compounds. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/904363 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/47 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) A61K 31/167 (20130101) A61K 31/422 (20130101) A61K 31/426 (20130101) A61K 31/433 (20130101) A61K 31/437 (20130101) A61K 31/498 (20130101) A61K 31/519 (20130101) A61K 31/541 (20130101) A61K 31/541 (20130101) A61K 31/542 (20130101) A61K 31/542 (20130101) A61K 31/635 (20130101) A61K 31/4045 (20130101) A61K 31/4155 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) A61K 31/4188 (20130101) A61K 31/4192 (20130101) A61K 31/4704 (20130101) A61K 31/4704 (20130101) A61K 31/4745 (20130101) A61K 31/4745 (20130101) A61K 31/5513 (20130101) A61K 33/24 (20130101) A61K 33/24 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/502 (20130101) G01N 33/5011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/5029 (20130101) G01N 2333/525 (20130101) G01N 2333/70575 (20130101) G01N 2333/90241 (20130101) G01N 2500/02 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09797906 | Tainsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Tainsky (Southfield, Michigan); Madhumita Chatterjee (Lake Orion, Michigan); Gregory Dyson (Northville, Michigan); Nancy Levin (Birmingham, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Tainsky (Southfield, Michigan); Madhumita Chatterjee (Lake Orion, Michigan); Gregory Dyson (Northville, Michigan); Nancy Levin (Birmingham, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Polypeptide marker antigens for detecting the presence of autoantibody biomarkers associated with ovarian cancer recurrence, each of the polypeptide marker antigens binding specifically to at least one autoantibody marker. An antibody binding assay for detecting the presence of autoantibody biomarkers associated with ovarian cancer recurrence, and methods for performing the assay. Methods for determining ovarian cancer recurrence in an ovarian cancer patient. A method for isolating antibodies specific for ovarian cancer by their affinity to the polypeptide marker antigens, and antibodies isolated by that method. |
| FILED | Monday, May 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/398773 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 16/32 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/564 (20130101) G01N 33/57449 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/52 (20130101) G01N 2800/54 (20130101) |
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| US 09797908 | Deiters et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Deiters (La Jolla, California); T. Ashton Cropp (Richmond, Virginia); Jason W. Chin (Cambridge, United Kingdom); J. Christopher Anderson (San Francisco, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in eukaryotic cells. The components include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases and unnatural amino acids. Proteins and methods of producing proteins with unnatural amino acids in eukaryotic cells are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/338113 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 227/22 (20130101) C07C 227/22 (20130101) C07C 229/36 (20130101) C07C 229/36 (20130101) C07C 269/06 (20130101) C07C 269/06 (20130101) C07C 271/22 (20130101) C07C 311/41 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/13 (20130101) C07K 1/1072 (20130101) C07K 14/001 (20130101) C07K 16/18 (20130101) Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 11/08 (20130101) C09B 57/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/93 (20130101) C12N 15/67 (20130101) C12N 2510/02 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 17/04 (20130101) C12P 21/02 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/532 (20130101) G01N 33/582 (20130101) G01N 33/583 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09797970 | Zhou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaohong Joe Zhou (Naperville, Illinois); Yi Sui (Waukesha, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Representative methods and systems are disclosed for reducing image distortion or increasing spatial resolution in echo planar magnetic resonance imaging. In representative embodiments, a targeted field of view (FOV) image is divided into segments, with each segment having a predetermined overlap region with an adjacent segment, such as in a phase-encoding direction. Image data is acquired for each segment, sequentially or simultaneously, using a reduced phase-encoding FOV with a 2D radiofrequency (RF) excitation pulse, and rotated and scaled magnetic field gradients. The 2D RF excitation pulse may also be modulated, such as onto a plurality of different carrier frequencies, for simultaneous acquisition of multiple segments in the same imaging plane. Using the spatial response of the 2D RF excitation pulse, the acquired image data for each segment of the plurality of segments is combined to generate a combined magnetic resonance image having the targeted field of view. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/097530 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/4836 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/5602 (20130101) G01R 33/5608 (20130101) G01R 33/5616 (20130101) |
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| US 09797974 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Y. Cheng (Stanford, California); John M. Pauly (Stanford, California); Michael Lustig (Berkeley, California); Shreyas S. Vasanawala (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for providing an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with nonrigid motion correction of an object is provided. An MRI excitation is applied to the object. A magnetic field read out from the object using a plurality of sensor coils. Spatially localized motion estimates are obtained for each sensor coil of the plurality of sensor coils. The motion estimates are used for each sensor coil to provide motion correction. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/168288 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/56509 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09798854 | Mishra et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bhubaneswar Mishra (New York, New York); Thomas Anantharaman (Poughquag, New York); Sang Lim (Tarrytown, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, computer-accessible medium, and systems for generating a genome wide probe map and/or a genome wide haplotype sequence are provided. In particular, a genome wide probe map can be generated by obtaining a plurality of detectable oligonucleotide probes hybridized to at least one double stranded nucleic acid molecule cleaved with at least one restriction enzyme, and detecting the location of the detectable oligonucleotide probes. For example, genome wide haplotype sequence can be generated by analyzing at least one genome wide restriction map in conjunction with at least one genome wide probe map to determine distances between restriction sites of the genome wide restriction map(s) and locations of detectable oligonucleotide probes of the genome wide probe map(s) and defining a consensus map indicating restriction sites based on the genome wide restriction map(s) and/or locations of detectable oligonucleotide probes based on each of the genome wide probe map(s). |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/269670 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 19/20 (20130101) G06F 19/22 (20130101) G06F 19/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09799435 | Hahn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seungyong Hahn (Tallahassee, Florida); YoungJae Kim (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John Peter Voccio (West Newton, Massachusetts); Juan Bascunan (Burlington, Massachusetts); Yukikazu Iwasa (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a superconducting partial insulation magnet and a method for providing the same. The magnet includes a coil with a non-insulated superconducting wire winding wound around a bobbin. The coil has a first wire layer, a second wire layer substantially surrounding the first layer, and a first layer of insulating material disposed between the first wire layer and the second wire layer. Each wire layer comprises a plurality of turns, and the first layer of insulating material substantially insulates the second wire layer from the first wire layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/090847 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnets; Inductances; Transformers; Selection of Materials for Their Magnetic Properties H01F 6/00 (20130101) H01F 6/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01F 41/048 (20130101) H01F 41/098 (20160101) |
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| US 09800328 | Mlekicki et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Filip Mlekicki (Brooklyn, New York); Alexey Sidelev (Mamoroneck, New York); Gamal Khalil (Redmond, Washington); Masoud Ghandehari (Rumson, New Jersey); Mohsen Hossein (Hoboken, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An oxygen sensing system comprises a substrate structured to communicate optical signals. An oxygen sensing layer is disposed on the substrate and comprises an oxygen sensing molecule in a matrix in a first unexcited state and formulated to: (a) be excited by a first optical signal to move to a second state; (b) be quenched in the second state by oxygen; and (c) emit a second optical signal corresponding to an amount of oxygen. A protective layer, disposed on the oxygen sensing layer, includes at least one of i) an oleophobic layer and ii) an anti-fouling layer. A controller is optically coupled to the substrate and structured to generate the first optical signal, receive the second optical signal and determine oxygen concentration from the second optical signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/982275 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/274 (20130101) G01N 21/278 (20130101) G01N 21/6408 (20130101) G01N 21/7703 (20130101) G01N 2021/772 (20130101) G01N 2021/773 (20130101) G01N 2021/7759 (20130101) G01N 2021/7786 (20130101) G01N 2201/1211 (20130101) Transmission H04B 10/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Applied Research Associates, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Applied Research Associates, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Douglas Meegan (Littleton, Colorado); Theodore Francis Argo (Lakewood, Colorado); Jennifer Nicole Congdon (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved hearing protection device intended to be inserted into an external auditory meatus of a user, having a housing structure, a passive tuning element, and a passive, nonlinear acoustic filter. The tuning element and the acoustic filter may be supported in series by the housing structure. The tuning element may be or include a diaphragm, a resonator, or both. The housing structure may support a diaphragm of the tuning element at its circumference, and may provide cavities on both sides of the diaphragm. In some embodiments electronic components are included in the hearing protection device to counteract insertion loss provided by the passive element, and restore natural hearing for low to moderate sound pressure levels. Communications devices may also be incorporated into the hearing protection device. The combination of a simple, low cost amplifier circuit, passive tuning element and nonlinear acoustic filter of some embodiments of the present invention achieve a low cost yet sophisticated ability to react to impulse noise without the need for a microprocessor or complex electronics. Furthermore, the configuration reduces power consumption and, therefore, increases service life or decreases battery size/capacity, and results in low electronic self-noise allowing the user to maintain situational awareness. |
| FILED | Monday, October 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/289400 |
| ART UNIT | 2652 — Videophones and Telephonic Communications |
| 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 11/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61F 2011/085 (20130101) Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 1/1083 (20130101) |
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| US 09795661 | Casares et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sofia A. Casares (Potomac, Maryland); Thomas L. Richie (Glenelg, Maryland); Teodor D. Brumeanu (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sofia A. Casares (Potomac, Maryland); Thomas L. Richie (Glenelg, Maryland); Teodor D. Brumeanu (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to recombinant chimeric molecules that are capable of providing T cell receptor (TCR) interaction and costimulation for activation and differentiation of pathogen-specific T cells toward effector T helper 1 (Th1) or T helper 2 (Th2) cells. The chimera may capable of elicit antibodies against pathogen-specific B cell epitope(s). The present invention also relates method of using these chimeric molecules in whole or as a component of a vaccine. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/914555 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/57 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/55 (20130101) C07K 14/5412 (20130101) C07K 14/5434 (20130101) C07K 14/70532 (20130101) C07K 16/2851 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09795689 | Thayumanavan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sankaran Thayumanavan (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides powerful methods and compositions for designing, selecting, fine-tuning and optimizing polymer nanogel and other supramolecular assemblies for various properties including, for example, particle size, density and morphology, guest loading capacity and encapsulation stability, and dynamic release control. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421882 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/06 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) A61K 47/48961 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 20/68 (20130101) C08F 120/24 (20130101) C08F 220/24 (20130101) C08F 220/28 (20130101) C08F 220/54 (20130101) C08F 220/60 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/385 (20130101) C08F 2220/385 (20130101) C08F 2220/606 (20130101) C08F 2220/1825 (20130101) C08F 2220/1841 (20130101) C08F 2220/1858 (20130101) C08F 2220/1875 (20130101) C08F 2220/1875 (20130101) C08F 2438/03 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 33/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09795716 | Bose et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susmita Bose (Pullman, Washington); Amit Bandyopadhyay (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Particular aspects of the present disclosure provide bio-resorbable and biocompatible compositions for bioengineering, restoring, or regenerating tissue or bone. In one embodiment, a biocompatible composition includes a three-dimensional porous or non-porous scaffold material comprising a calcium phosphate-based ceramic having at least one dopant therein selected from metal ion dopants or metal oxide dopants. The composition is sufficiently biocompatible to provide for a cell or tissue scaffold, and resorbable at a controlled resorption rate for controlled strength loss under body, body fluid or simulated body fluid conditions. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/682343 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| 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 27/10 (20130101) A61L 27/12 (20130101) A61L 27/32 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/306 (20130101) A61L 27/425 (20130101) A61L 2400/12 (20130101) A61L 2420/06 (20130101) A61L 2430/02 (20130101) A61L 2430/12 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/447 (20130101) C04B 35/6261 (20130101) C04B 2235/34 (20130101) C04B 2235/77 (20130101) C04B 2235/80 (20130101) C04B 2235/96 (20130101) C04B 2235/442 (20130101) C04B 2235/445 (20130101) C04B 2235/608 (20130101) C04B 2235/786 (20130101) C04B 2235/3201 (20130101) C04B 2235/3206 (20130101) C04B 2235/3208 (20130101) C04B 2235/3212 (20130101) C04B 2235/3213 (20130101) C04B 2235/3232 (20130101) C04B 2235/3272 (20130101) C04B 2235/3281 (20130101) C04B 2235/3284 (20130101) C04B 2235/3291 (20130101) C04B 2235/3418 (20130101) C04B 2235/5445 (20130101) |
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| US 09796019 | She et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ying She (East Hartford, Connecticut); John A. Sharon (Manchester, Connecticut); James T. Beals (West Hartford, Connecticut); Aaron T. Nardi (East Granby, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for processing a powder material includes cleaning surfaces of a powder material that has spherical metal particles, coating the cleaned surfaces with an organic bonding agent, mixing the coated particles with a dispersion that contains ceramic nanoparticles, drying the mixture to remove a carrier of the dispersion and deposit the ceramic nanoparticles with a spaced-apart distribution onto the organic bonding agent on the surfaces of the particles, and thermally removing the organic bonding agent to attach the ceramic nanoparticles to the surface of the particles. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/670623 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B22F 1/02 (20130101) B22F 1/0062 (20130101) B22F 1/0085 (20130101) B22F 1/0085 (20130101) B22F 1/0088 (20130101) B22F 3/1055 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) 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 15/0086 (20130101) B23K 15/0093 (20130101) B23K 26/0006 (20130101) B23K 26/342 (20151001) B23K 2203/02 (20130101) B23K 2203/08 (20130101) B23K 2203/10 (20130101) B23K 2203/14 (20130101) B23K 2203/52 (20151001) Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 67/0077 (20130101) Alloys C22C 32/0015 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 10/295 (20151101) |
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| US 09796082 | Choset et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carnegie Mellon University, Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University, CTTEC (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Howie Choset (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David Rollinson (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Steven Ford (Glastonbury, Connecticut); H. Ben Brown (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An example actuator is provided to be used in robots and robotic devices. The actuator includes: a first plate, a second plate, and an elastic element disposed between the first plate and the second plate and including a center portion and an edge portion, the center portion corresponding to a first thickness and the edge portion corresponding to a second thickness larger than the first thickness, a first shear stress associated with the center portion being approximately equal to a second shear stress associated with the edge portion. |
| FILED | Friday, May 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/286316 |
| ART UNIT | 3658 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B25J 9/065 (20130101) B25J 19/068 (20130101) Springs; Shock-absorbers; Means for Damping Vibration F16F 1/00 (20130101) Dynamo-electric Machines H02K 7/003 (20130101) Control or Regulation of Electric Motors, Electric Generators or Dynamo-electric Converters; Controlling Transformers, Reactors or Choke Coils H02P 21/20 (20160201) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/23 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 74/20317 (20150115) |
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| US 09796089 | Lawrence, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart Edwin Lawrence, III (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Christopher L Baker (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Christopher Randolph Baker (New Kensington, Pennsylvania); David G Galati (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Justin C Haines (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Herman Herman (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Alonzo J Kelly (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Eric Meyhofer (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Anthony Stentz (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jean-Sebastien Valois (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Andrew Strat (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention disclosed herein describes a supervised autonomy system designed to precisely model, inspect and process the surfaces of complex three-dimensional objects. The current application context for this system is laser coating removal of aircraft, but this invention is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications that require close, precise positioning and maneuvering of an inspection or processing tool over the entire surface of a physical object. For example, this system, in addition to laser coating removal, could also apply new coatings, perform fine-grained or gross inspection tasks, deliver and/or use manufacturing process tools or instruments, and/or verify the results of other manufacturing processes such as but not limited to welding, riveting, or the placement of various surface markings or fixtures. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/774731 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Details, Components, or Accessories for Machine Tools, e.g Arrangements for Copying or Controlling; Machine Tools in General Characterised by the Construction of Particular Details or Components; Combinations or Associations of Metal-working Machines, Not Directed to a Particular Result B23Q 17/2233 (20130101) Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/1671 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 11/24 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/9515 (20130101) Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 19/4099 (20130101) G05B 2219/45071 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/06 (20130101) Y10S 901/28 (20130101) Y10S 901/41 (20130101) |
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| US 09796586 | Najafi 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) | Khalil Najafi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Tal Nagourney (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jae Yoong Cho (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating three-dimensional microstructures is presented. The method includes: disposing a substantially planar reflow material between two molds; heating the reflow material while the reflow material is disposed between the two molds; and reflowing the reflow material towards the bottom surface of one of the molds by creating a pressure gradient across the reflow material. At least one of molds includes geometrics features that help to shape the reflow material and thereby form a complex three-dimensional microstructure. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/985859 |
| ART UNIT | 1741 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 23/06 (20130101) B22D 25/02 (20130101) Processes or Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture or Treatment of Microstructural Devices or Systems B81C 99/0085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B81C 2201/034 (20130101) Manufacture, Shaping, or Supplementary Processes C03B 23/02 (20130101) C03B 23/0302 (20130101) C03B 23/0352 (20130101) C03B 23/0355 (20130101) C03B 23/0357 (20130101) |
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| US 09796636 | Gorzkowski, III 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) | Edward P. Gorzkowski, III (Odenton, Maryland); Ming-Jen Pan (Springfield, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a method of: placing between a cooling element and an opposing surface a slurry of: a dielectric powder containing barium titanate, a dispersant, a binder, and water; maintaining the cooling element at a temperature below the opposing surface to cause the formation of ice platelets perpendicular to the surface of the cooling element and having the powder between the platelets; subliming the ice platelets to create voids; sintering the powder to form the dielectric material; and filling the voids with the polymeric material. The process can produce a composite having: a sintered dielectric material of barium titanate and platelets of a polymeric material embedded in the dielectric material. Each of the platelets is perpendicular to a surface of the composite. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/150612 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping Clay or Other Ceramic Compositions; Shaping Slag; Shaping Mixtures Containing Cementitious Material, e.g Plaster B28B 1/007 (20130101) B28B 1/008 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/468 (20130101) C04B 35/468 (20130101) C04B 35/4682 (20130101) C04B 35/6261 (20130101) C04B 35/62655 (20130101) C04B 38/00 (20130101) C04B 38/00 (20130101) C04B 38/00 (20130101) C04B 38/0605 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C04B 38/0605 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/009 (20130101) C04B 41/83 (20130101) C04B 41/84 (20130101) C04B 41/4853 (20130101) C04B 41/4884 (20130101) C04B 41/4961 (20130101) C04B 2111/00844 (20130101) C04B 2235/787 (20130101) C04B 2235/6562 (20130101) C04B 2235/6565 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 3/40 (20130101) H01B 3/46 (20130101) H01B 3/302 (20130101) Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 4/206 (20130101) H01G 4/1227 (20130101) |
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| US 09796748 | Schaus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas E. Schaus (Brookline, Massachusetts); David Yu Zhang (Houston, Texas); Wei Sun (Brookline, Massachusetts); Peng Yin (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas E. Schaus (Brookline, Massachusetts); David Yu Zhang (Houston, Texas); Wei Sun (Brookline, Massachusetts); Peng Yin (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides systems and methods for spatial sequestration of elements in nucleic acid circuits. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/114961 |
| 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 | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (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 1/16 (20130101) C12Q 1/6816 (20130101) C12Q 2565/519 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/795 (20130101) |
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| US 09796749 | Yin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peng Yin (Brookline, Massachusetts); Diming Wei (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peng Yin (Brookline, Massachusetts); Diming Wei (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides nucleic acid structures of controlled size and shape, comprised of a plurality of oligonucleotides, and methods for their synthesis. The structures are formed, at least in part, by the self-assembly of single stranded oligonucleotides. The location of each oligonucleotide in the resultant structure is known. Accordingly, the structures may be modified with specificity. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/237001 |
| 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 | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (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 1/68 (20130101) C12Q 1/68 (20130101) C12Q 1/68 (20130101) C12Q 2525/161 (20130101) C12Q 2525/161 (20130101) C12Q 2525/185 (20130101) C12Q 2525/185 (20130101) C12Q 2525/197 (20130101) C12Q 2525/197 (20130101) C12Q 2527/101 (20130101) C12Q 2527/101 (20130101) C12Q 2563/157 (20130101) C12Q 2565/631 (20130101) |
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| US 09796769 | Hussain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ension, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ENSION INC. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ali Hussain (Cape Coral, Florida); Patrick Cahalan (Cape Coral, Florida); Linda Cahalan (Cape Coral, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of preparing a crosslinked, collagen-based medical scaffold is provided, comprising: (a) immersing a sample of fibrous and/or non-fibrous collagen in a buffered acidic, aqueous solution comprising an alcohol; (b) contacting the collagen in solution with a catalytic component comprising 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide hydrochloride for a time at least sufficient to effect reaction between amino and carboxyl groups present on the collagen and to yield crosslinked collagen that is resistant to pronase degradation; and (c) drying the crosslinked collagen to yield a porous, crosslinked collagen article wherein the porous, crosslinked collagen article demonstrates a pore size of 10-500 microns. Also provided are bioactive collagen medical scaffolds for wound care dressings, hernia repair prosthetics, and surgical incision closure members, prepared using the method above. |
| FILED | Monday, September 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/041372 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 15/325 (20130101) A61L 15/425 (20130101) A61L 31/044 (20130101) A61L 31/146 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09796975 | Estep, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alden S. Estep, III (Middleburg, Florida); James J. Becnel (Gainesville, Florida); Neil D. Sanscrainte (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Virginia); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alden S. Estep, III (Middleburg, Florida); James J. Becnel (Gainesville, Florida); Neil D. Sanscrainte (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for use in formulations for controlling insect populations, including populations of mosquito and flies. The composition comprises one or more double-stranded constructs inhibitory to RNA transcription of ribosomal proteins. The invention also relates to method of using the compositions in formulations to inhibit insect populations. |
| FILED | Monday, November 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/935759 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 25/006 (20130101) A01N 63/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2330/51 (20130101) |
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| US 09797065 | Ariesanti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elsa Ariesanti (Watertown, Massachusetts); Douglas S. McGregor (Riley, Kansas) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Elsa Ariesanti (Watertown, Massachusetts); Douglas S. McGregor (Riley, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A crystal can be formed using vapor deposition. In one set of embodiments, the crystal can be grown such that the crystal selectively grown along a particular surface at a relatively faster rate as compared to another surface. In another embodiment, the assist material may aid in transporting or depositing the vapor species of a constituent to surfaces of the crystal. In a further set of embodiments, the crystal can be vapor grown in the presence of an assist material that is attracted to or repelled from a particular location of the crystal to increase or reduce crystal growth rate at a region adjacent to the location. The position of the relatively locally greater net charge within the assist material may affect the crystal plane to which the assist material is attracted or repelled. An as-grown crystal may be achieved that has a predetermined geometric shape. |
| FILED | Friday, August 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/572462 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 25/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C30B 25/165 (20130101) C30B 29/12 (20130101) C30B 29/48 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24 (20150115) |
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| US 09797262 | Richardson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl S. Richardson (South Berwick, Maine); Mark J. Rogers (Kennebunk, Maine); Jonathan J. Earl (Wells, Maine); Kenneth E. Carman (Kennebunk, Maine); Richard K. Hayford (Cape Neddick, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A vane cluster includes a split damped outer shroud and an inner shroud spaced from the split damped outer shroud with a multiple of stator vane airfoils that extend between the split damped outer shroud and the inner shroud. |
| FILED | Friday, May 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/286510 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 9/041 (20130101) F01D 25/06 (20130101) F01D 25/246 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/672 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49236 (20150115) |
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| US 09797268 | Lucas |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Lucas (Hamden, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a shaft of an engine of an aircraft, an oil scoop coupled to the shaft, a first portion of a sensor integrated with the oil scoop, and a second portion of the sensor coupled to a structure of the engine. In some embodiments, the first portion of the sensor comprises at least one tooth. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/671739 |
| ART UNIT | 3654 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 17/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 25/16 (20130101) F01D 25/18 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/672 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark O'Leary (Zionsville, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine blade damping system for a turbine includes a turbine blade platform and a damper recessable within a pocket defined by the platform. An underside of the platform defines a beveled surface. An outer side of the damper defines a complementary beveled surface. When the turbine spools up, centrifugal force acting on the damper forces it in an outward direction from the pocket toward a mating surface of an adjacent turbine blade platform. |
| FILED | Monday, November 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/552089 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/22 (20130101) F01D 25/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09797415 | Martinez 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) | Ramses V. Martinez (Somerville, Massachusetts); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Soft pneumatic actuators based on composites consisting of elastomers with embedded sheet or fiber structures (e.g., paper or fabric) that are flexible but not extensible are described. On pneumatic inflation, these actuators move anisotropically, based on the motions accessible by their composite structures. They are inexpensive, simple to fabricate, light in weight, and easy to actuate. This class of structure is versatile: the same principles of design lead to actuators that respond to pressurization with a wide range of motions (bending, extension, contraction, twisting, and others). Paper, when used to introduce anisotropy into elastomers, can be readily folded into three-dimensional structures following the principles of origami; these folded structures increase the stiffness and anisotropy of the elastomeric actuators, while keeping them light in weight. |
| FILED | Monday, August 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/467758 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/142 (20130101) Systems Acting by Means of Fluids in General; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g Servomotors; Details of Fluid-pressure Systems, Not Otherwise Provided for F15B 15/103 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F15B 2215/305 (20130101) Functional Features or Details of Lighting Devices or Systems Thereof; Structural Combinations of Lighting Devices With Other Articles, Not Otherwise Provided for F21V 1/12 (20130101) F21V 17/02 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/4998 (20150115) |
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| US 09797524 | 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 En-Yu Hui (Irvine, California); Siavash Ahrar (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Pneumatic devices for implementing finite state machines are provided. In some implementations, the pneumatic device comprises a state register component configured to hold one of a set of possible states. The pneumatic device also comprises a next-state logic block component configured to determine a next state for the state register component based at least in part on a current state of the state register component. A pneumatic programmable logic array (PLA) implementing a next state logic block of a finite state machine is also provided. The pneumatic PLA comprises an elastomeric membrane containing a pattern of holes and disposed between two channel layers of a pneumatic device. The PLA receives one or more input values representing a current state of a state register and one or more input values representing a user input and calculates one or more output values representing a next state for the state register. |
| FILED | Friday, September 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/852286 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 99/0001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16K 99/0015 (20130101) F16K 99/0057 (20130101) F16K 2099/0094 (20130101) |
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| US 09797535 | Statler, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | EATON CORPORATION (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Lowell Statler, III (Denver, Colorado); Clifton P. Breay (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A bonding clip is provided in combination with a fluid conduit coupling that interconnects fluid conveying members. The bonding clip conducts electrical charge across the coupling to prevent buildup of electrostatic charges in the coupling. In one aspect of the invention, it may be considered a bonding clip. In another aspect, it may be considered the combination including the bonding clip and coupler. The invention also includes a method for dissipating electrostatic charge across a coupling used to interconnect fluid conveying members. In a preferred embodiment of the bonding clip, it includes a continuous flexible wire element mounted exteriorly of the coupling. The bonding clip is formed in a shape to connect the facing flanges of adjacent fluid conveying lines connected by the coupler, and to pass over the coupler with a defined gap separating a bridge portion of the clip from exterior surfaces of the coupler. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/782615 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 23/006 (20130101) F16L 25/01 (20130101) F16L 25/0018 (20130101) F16L 37/1215 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09797693 | Patel |
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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) | Divyakant L. Patel (Woodbridge, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A low-cost, reliable and easy to use kit for neutralizing surface exposed landmine and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian demining is based on a liquid fuel and a solid/soluble fuel. Both fuels are premeasured in separate, sealed containers. The addition of a small quantity of solid/soluble fuel into the liquid creates an explosive. The resulting mixture is capable of detonating with a standard No. 8 blasting cap. The solid/soluble fuel can be in the form of a powder, tablet, or its saturated solution in water. The solid/soluble fuel is hexamethylenetetramine. The liquid fuel, nitromethane, is provided in premeasured quantities. User is provided instructions for choosing the appropriate quantity of liquid fuel, the corresponding solid/soluble fuel required, the method of mixing, placement and detonation of the kits. Also disclosed is a simple wooden stand to hold the bottle of explosive in place. A special fuel, liquid 2-ethylhexylnitrate, is provided to desensitize the mixed and sensitized explosive. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/335473 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosives or Thermic Compositions; Manufacture Thereof; Use of Single Substances as Explosives C06B 23/002 (20130101) C06B 25/00 (20130101) C06B 25/36 (20130101) C06B 47/00 (20130101) Frames, Casings or Beds of Engines, Machines or Apparatus, Not Specific to Engines, Machines or Apparatus Provided for Elsewhere; Stands; Supports F16M 11/043 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 11/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 3/00 (20130101) F42B 3/10 (20130101) F42B 3/26 (20130101) F42B 12/207 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09797946 | Alvarez-Icaza Rivera 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) | Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza Rivera (San Jose, California); John V. Arthur (Mountain View, California); Andrew S. Cassidy (San Jose, California); Bryan L. Jackson (Fremont, California); Paul A. Merolla (Palo Alto, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California); Jun Sawada (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide a scan test system for an integrated circuit comprising multiple processing elements. The system comprises at least one scan input component and at least one scan clock component. Each scan input component is configured to provide a scan input to at least two processing elements. Each scan clock component is configured to provide a scan clock signal to at least two processing elements. The system further comprises at least one scan select component for selectively enabling a scan of at least one processing element. Each processing element is configured to scan in a scan input and scan out a scan output when said the processing element is scan-enabled. The system further comprises an exclusive-OR tree comprising multiple exclusive-OR logic gates. The said exclusive-OR tree generates a parity value representing a parity of all scan outputs scanned out from all scan-enabled processing elements. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/946543 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/3172 (20130101) G01R 31/3177 (20130101) G01R 31/31703 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/31725 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marco Lanzagorta (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marco Lanzagorta (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A quantum photonic imaging device used in an underwater vehicle for stealthy detection of underwater objects includes a photon generating module that generates an entangled pair of photons that includes a signal photon and an ancilla photon, wherein the ancilla photon is retained within the device; a transmitter that transmits the signal photon towards a region of space for detecting an underwater object; a receiver that detects an incoming photon to the device; and a correlation module that distinguishes the signal photon that is reflected back to the receiver due to a presence of the object from environmental noise photons, wherein the distinguishing includes determining an entanglement correlation of the detected photon with the ancilla photon, and wherein a presence of the entanglement correlation between the detected photon and the ancilla photon indicates that the detected photon is the signal photon reflected back from the object. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/800769 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Launching, Hauling-out, or Dry-docking of Vessels; Life-saving in Water; Equipment for Dwelling or Working Under Water; Means for Salvaging or Searching for Underwater Objects B63C 11/48 (20130101) Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 8/001 (20130101) B63G 8/28 (20130101) Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 21/20 (20130101) Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/493 (20130101) G01S 15/08 (20130101) G01S 17/023 (20130101) G01S 17/026 (20130101) G01S 17/87 (20130101) G01S 17/89 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 17/93 (20130101) G01S 19/14 (20130101) G01S 19/18 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09798071 | Scripsick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael P. Scripsick (Lafayette, New Jersey); Allen Geiger (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Michael P. Scripsick (Lafayette, New Jersey); Allen Geiger (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Scripsick (Lafayette, New Jersey); Allen Geiger (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An energy generator including a material having a Curie temperature is provided. The energy generator includes a hot source at a first temperature, a cold sink at a second temperature, a means to couple the hot source to the material while the cold sink is insulated from the material, and a means to couple the cold sink to the material while the hot source is insulated from the material, wherein: the first temperature higher than the Curie temperature, and the second temperature lower than the Curie temperature. Also provided is an energy generator including elements as above, between the hot source and the cold sink. Further provided is a genset having an engine for producing electrical energy, a coolant system, an exhaust element, and an alternator, and an energy generator as above. A method for use an energy generator as above is also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, May 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/470114 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/0061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/12019 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 37/02 (20130101) Electric Machines Not Otherwise Provided for H02N 2/18 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09798219 | Pant et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mihir Pant (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dirk Robert Englund (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mikkel Heuck (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mihir Pant (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dirk Robert Englund (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Mikkel Heuck (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A photon source to deliver single photons includes a storage ring resonator to receive pump photons and generate a signal photon and an idler photon. An idler resonator is coupled to the storage resonator to couple the idler photon out of the storage resonator and into a detector. Detection of the idler photon stops the pump photons from entering the storage resonator. A signal resonator is coupled to the storage resonator to couple out the signal photon remaining in the storage resonator and delivers the signal photon to applications. The photon source can be fabricated into a photonic integrated circuit to achieve high compactness, reliability, and controllability. |
| FILED | Friday, June 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/172747 |
| 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 1/31 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 1/3501 (20130101) G02F 1/3536 (20130101) G02F 2001/3503 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09798546 | Bertran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramon Bertran (Bronx, New York); Pradip Bose (Yorktown Heights, New York); Alper Buyuktosunoglu (White Plains, New York); Timothy J. Slegel (Staatsburg, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An aspect includes pruning a design space when generating a maximum power stressmark. A multi-stage design space search process is performed. Each stage includes calculating a number of instructions per cycle (IPC) for each instruction sequence in a set of instruction sequences that place a power stress on a system under analysis, removing one or more of the instruction sequences having an IPC lower than a pruning threshold from the set, evaluating at least one power metric of the remaining instruction sequences in the set, removing one or more of the instruction sequences having at least one power metric evaluated outside of one or more pruning ranges from the set, and passing the remaining instruction sequences in the set to a next stage. A maximum power stressmark is generated based on the evaluating of the at least one power metric from a final stage. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/953722 |
| ART UNIT | 2116 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/28 (20130101) G06F 9/30083 (20130101) G06F 9/30145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 9/30181 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09798902 | Ludlow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Midé Technology Corporation (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mide Technology Corporation (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Ludlow (Melrose, Massachusetts); Stephen Hanly (Charlestown, Massachusetts); Michael Motola-Barnes (Somerville, Massachusetts); Jeffrey Court (Stow, Massachusetts); Mark Spadafora (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An anti-tampering system and method typically featuring a printed circuit board with anti-tamper protection circuitry powered by a power source. Switching circuitry is coupled between the power source and the anti-tamper protection circuitry. A transducer outputs a signal to the switching circuitry electrically connecting the power source to the anti-tamper protection circuitry in response to a tampering event. The switching circuitry otherwise disconnects the power source from the anti-tamper protection circuitry to save power. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/063299 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09798972 | Appuswamy 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) | Rathinakumar Appuswamy (San Jose, California); Steven K. Esser (San Jose, California); Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide a neurosynaptic system comprising a first set of one or more neurosynaptic core circuits configured to receive input data comprising multiple input regions, and extract a first set of features from the input data. The features of the first set are computed based on different input regions. The system further comprises a second set of one or more neurosynaptic core circuits configured to receive the first set of features, and generate a second set of features by combining the first set of features based on synaptic connectivity information of the second set of core circuits. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/322776 |
| ART UNIT | 2124 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/049 (20130101) G06N 3/063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09798982 | Lin 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) | Ching-Yung Lin (Scarsdale, New York); Wan-Yi Lin (White Plains, New York); Yinglong Xia (Rye Brook, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Determining a number of kernels within a model is provided. A number of kernels that include data samples of a majority data class of an imbalanced training data set is determined based on a set of generated artificial data samples for a minority data class of the imbalanced training data set. The number of kernels within the model is generated based on the set of generated artificial data samples. A likelihood of the set of generated artificial data samples being included in the majority data class of the imbalanced training data set is calculated. Parameters of each kernel in the number of kernels are updated based on the likelihood of the set of generated artificial data samples being included in the majority data class of the imbalanced training data set. Each kernel in the number of kernels is adjusted based on the updated parameters. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/831434 |
| ART UNIT | 2124 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/50 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 99/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09799333 | Kintzley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith Kintzley (Severna Park, Maryland); Aren Jansen (Ellicott City, Maryland); Hynek Hermansky (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth Church (Croton-on-Hudson, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith Kintzley (Severna Park, Maryland); Aren Jansen (Ellicott City, Maryland); Hynek Hermansky (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth Church (Croton-on-Hudson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided for performing speech processing. A system includes an audio detection system configured to receive a signal including speech and a memory having stored therein a database of keyword models forming an ensemble of filters associated with each keyword in the database. A processor is configured to receive the signal including speech from the audio detection system, decompose the signal including speech into a sparse set of phonetic impulses, and access the database of keywords and convolve the sparse set of phonetic impulses with the ensemble of filters. The processor is further configured to identify keywords within the signal including speech based a result of the convolution and control operation the electronic system based on the keywords identified. |
| FILED | Monday, August 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/840089 |
| ART UNIT | 2657 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding G10L 15/14 (20130101) G10L 15/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G10L 2015/085 (20130101) G10L 2015/088 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09800011 | Eden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Gary Eden (Champaign, Illinois); John Darby Hewitt (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser pumping method pumps a primary amount of energy into a laser medium to populate an intermediate level near an upper laser level. A lesser amount of energy is pumped into the laser medium to populate an excited level that lies above the upper laser level and transfers atomic or molecular population to the upper laser level by a nonradiative process. A laser device includes a laser medium supporting four levels, including a lower laser level, an upper laser level, an excited level above the laser level from which population transfers to the upper laser level via nonradiative transition, and an intermediate level within a few kT of the upper laser level. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/149396 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/095 (20130101) H01S 3/0408 (20130101) H01S 3/2207 (20130101) H01S 3/094092 (20130101) H01S 3/094096 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09800094 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Huichu Liu (State College, Pennsylvania); Ramesh Vaddi (Viziangaram, India); Vijaykrishnan Narayanan (State College, Pennsylvania); Suman Datta (Port Matilda, Pennsylvania); Moon Seok Kim (State College, Pennsylvania); Xueqing Li (State College, Pennsylvania); Alexandre Schmid (Sion, Switzerland); Mahsa Shoaran (St-Sulpice, Switzerland); Unsuk Heo (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are low power electronic devices configured to exploit the sub-threshold swing, unidirectional tunneling, and low-voltage operation of steep slope-tunnel tunnel field-effect transistors (TFET) to improve power-conversion efficiency and power-efficiency of electrical systems incorporating the TFET as an electrical component to perform energy harvesting, signal processing, and related operations. The devices include a HTFET-based rectifier having various topologies, a HTFET-based DC-DC charge pump converter, a HTFET-based amplifier having an amplifier circuit including a telescopic operational transconductance amplifier, and a HTFET-based SAR A/D converter having a HTFET-based transmission gate DFF. Any one of the devices may be used to generate a RF-powered system with improved power conversion efficiencies of power harvesters and power efficiencies of processing components within the system. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/712182 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/7391 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 5/005 (20130101) H02J 50/20 (20160201) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09800251 | Ferriss 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) | Mark Ferriss (Tarrytown, New York); Arun S. Natarajan (White Plains, New York); Benjamin D. Parker (Peekskill, New York); Alexander V. Rylyakov (Mount Kisco, New York); Jose A. Tierno (Stamford, Connecticut); Soner Yaldiz (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system are disclosed for measuring a specified parameter in a phase-locked loop frequency synthesizer (PLL). In one embodiment, the method comprises introducing multiple phase errors in the PLL, measuring a specified aspect of the introduced phase errors, and determining a value for the specified parameter using the measured aspects of the introduced phase errors. In one embodiment, the phase errors are introduced repetitively in the PLL, and these phase errors produce a modified phase difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal in the PPL. In one embodiment, crossover times, when this modified phase difference crosses over a preset value, are determined, and these crossover times are used to determine the value for the specified parameter. In an embodiment, the parameter is calculated as a mathematical function of the crossover times. The parameter may be, for example, the bandwidth of the PLL. |
| FILED | Friday, October 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/879933 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/2824 (20130101) Automatic Control, Starting, Synchronisation, or Stabilisation of Generators of Electronic Oscillations or Pulses H03L 7/18 (20130101) H03L 7/085 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03L 7/093 (20130101) H03L 7/1075 (20130101) H03L 7/1077 (20130101) H03L 2207/06 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | McAfee, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | McAfee, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Jordan (Leesburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A device, system, and method for defending a computer network are described, network communications are received by a traffic filter, which dynamically determines whether the communications include an anomaly (i.e., are “anomalous” communications), or whether the communications are normal, and do not include an anomaly. The traffic filter routes normal communications to the correct device within its network for servicing he service requested by the communications. The traffic filter routes any anomalous communications to a virtual space engine, which is configured to fake a requested service (e.g., to entice deployment of a malicious payload). Anomalous communications are analyzed using an analytical engine, which can dynamically develop rules for handling anomalous communications in-line, and the rules developed by the analytical engine can be employed by the traffic filter against future received communications. |
| FILED | Monday, September 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/486740 |
| ART UNIT | 2495 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/0227 (20130101) H04L 63/0245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/1416 (20130101) H04L 63/1491 (20130101) |
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| US 09800643 | Leong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Derek Leong (Pasadena, California); Asma Qureshi (Pasadena, California); Yunkai Wei (Pasadena, California); Tracey C. Ho (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer-based real-time streaming system under packet erasures wherein created messages can be decoded within a fixed delay form their creation is presented. Various code construction methods and corresponding hardware implementation for different cases of erasure link models are also presented. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/360926 |
| ART UNIT | 2455 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 13/23 (20130101) H03M 13/293 (20130101) H03M 13/373 (20130101) H03M 13/1515 (20130101) H03M 13/2721 (20130101) H03M 13/2921 (20130101) H03M 13/2924 (20130101) H03M 13/3723 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 65/607 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09801081 | Gil et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephanie Gil (Pomona, New York); Swarun Suresh Kumar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dina Katabi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniela Rus (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An approach to adaptively positioning a set of mobile routers to provide communication services to a set of clients makes use of estimated direction profiles of communication between routers and clients. The approach does not rely on a Euclidean model in which communication characteristics (e.g., signal strength, data rate, etc.) depend on distance between communicating nodes, and does not necessarily require sampling of communication characteristics in unproductive directions in order to move the routers to preferable locations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/923953 |
| ART UNIT | 2477 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 3/46 (20130101) G01S 13/90 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 24/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 24/08 (20130101) H04W 64/003 (20130101) |
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| US RE46584 | Dresios et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Leidos, Inc. (Reston, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Leidos, Inc. (Reston, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Dresios (Carlsbad, California); Richard Holmes Griffey (Vista, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to methods for identifying proteins or peptide motifs of intracellular, extracellular, or extracellular matrix proteins specifically exposed in wound sites, as well as compositions for treating wounds, and methods for their use. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/006882 |
| ART UNIT | 3991 — Central Reexamination Unit (Chemical) |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1271 (20130101) A61K 38/02 (20130101) A61K 38/1777 (20130101) A61K 39/44 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/48376 (20130101) A61K 47/48384 (20130101) A61K 47/48415 (20130101) A61K 47/48553 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/567 (20130101) G01N 33/5088 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chung-Yan Koh (Dublin, California); Ulrich Y. Schaff (Livermore, California); Gregory J. Sommer (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chung-Yan Koh (Dublin, California); Ulrich Y. Schaff (Livermore, California); Gregory J. Sommer (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward devices, systems, and method for conducting nucleic acid purification and quantification using sedimentation. In one example, a method includes generating complexes which bind to a plurality of beads in a fluid sample, individual ones of the complexes comprising a nucleic acid molecule such as DNA or RNA and a labeling agent. The plurality of beads including the complexes may be transported through a density media, wherein the density media has a density lower than a density of the beads and higher than a density of the fluid sample, and wherein the transporting occurs, at least in part, by sedimentation. Signal may be detected from the labeling agents of the complexes. |
| FILED | Friday, March 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/423008 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 3/502753 (20130101) B01L 2200/0668 (20130101) B01L 2200/0673 (20130101) B01L 2400/0409 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/04 (20130101) G01N 33/54313 (20130101) |
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| US 09795968 | Dugan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Dugan (Modesto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCq (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence Dugan (Modesto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A nucleic acid amplification and detection device includes an amplification cartridge with a plurality of reaction chambers for containing an amplification reagent and a visual detection reagent, and a plurality of optically transparent view ports for viewing inside the reaction chambers. The cartridge also includes a sample receiving port which is adapted to receive a fluid sample and fluidically connected to distribute the fluid sample to the reaction chamber, and in one embodiment, a plunger is carried by the cartridge for occluding fluidic communication to the reaction chambers. The device also includes a heating apparatus having a heating element which is activated by controller to generate heat when a trigger event is detected. The heating apparatus includes a cartridge-mounting section which positioned a cartridge in thermal communication with the heating element so that visual changes to the contents of the reaction chambers are viewable through the view ports. |
| FILED | Monday, April 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/257313 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50851 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 3/502738 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2300/0803 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2400/0406 (20130101) B01L 2400/0478 (20130101) B01L 2400/0655 (20130101) |
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| US 09796048 | Lacy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin Paul Lacy (Greer, South Carolina); Ariel Caesar Prepena Jacala (Travelers Rest, South Carolina); Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam (Simpsonville, South Carolina); David Edward Schick (Greenville, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An article and a process of producing an article are provided. The article includes a base material, a cooling feature arrangement positioned on the base material, the cooling feature arrangement including an additive-structured material, and a cover material. The cooling feature arrangement is between the base material and the cover material. The process of producing the article includes manufacturing a cooling feature arrangement by an additive manufacturing technique, and then positioning the cooling feature arrangement between a base material and a cover material. |
| FILED | Friday, August 29, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/472483 |
| ART UNIT | 3649 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 3/1055 (20130101) B22F 3/1055 (20130101) B22F 3/1115 (20130101) B22F 7/004 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) B22F 2999/00 (20130101) 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 26/342 (20151001) Original (OR) Class B23K 2201/001 (20130101) Shaping Clay or Other Ceramic Compositions; Shaping Slag; Shaping Mixtures Containing Cementitious Material, e.g Plaster B28B 1/001 (20130101) Additive Manufacturing, i.e Manufacturing of Three-dimensional [3-D] Objects by Additive Deposition, Additive Agglomeration or Additive Layering, e.g by 3-d Printing, Stereolithography or Selective Laser Sintering B33Y 80/00 (20141201) Alloys C22C 1/0433 (20130101) C22C 33/0285 (20130101) Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/187 (20130101) F01D 9/065 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2240/80 (20130101) F05D 2260/2212 (20130101) Details of Heat-exchange and Heat-transfer Apparatus, of General Application F28F 3/04 (20130101) F28F 3/022 (20130101) F28F 13/06 (20130101) F28F 13/08 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 10/295 (20151101) |
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| US 09796931 | Hensley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jesse Hensley (Arvada, Colorado); Daniel A. Ruddy (Lafayette, Colorado); Joshua A. Schaidle (Arvada, Colorado); Mayank Behl (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to catalysts and processes designed to convert DME and/or methanol and hydrogen (H2) to desirable liquid fuels. These catalysts produce the fuels efficiently and with a high selectivity and yield, and reduce the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons by incorporating H2 into the products. This disclosure also describes process methods to further upgrade these fuels to higher molecular weight liquid fuel mixtures, which have physical properties comparable with current commercially used liquid fuels. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 08, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/617074 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 29/7057 (20130101) B01J 29/7615 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/02 (20130101) C01B 3/22 (20130101) C01B 3/34 (20130101) C01B 2203/02 (20130101) C01B 2203/06 (20130101) C01B 2203/025 (20130101) C01B 2203/061 (20130101) C01B 2203/0216 (20130101) C01B 2203/0222 (20130101) C01B 2203/0266 (20130101) C01B 2203/0283 (20130101) C01B 2203/1241 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 29/1518 (20130101) C07C 31/04 (20130101) C07C 41/01 (20130101) C07C 43/043 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 3/49 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10G 3/50 (20130101) C10G 50/00 (20130101) Production of Producer Gas, Water-gas, Synthesis Gas From Solid Carbonaceous Material, or Mixtures Containing These Gases; Carburetting Air or Other Gases C10J 2300/1665 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 1/04 (20130101) C10L 2200/0492 (20130101) C10L 2290/02 (20130101) C10L 2290/04 (20130101) C10L 2290/42 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) Y02P 30/20 (20151101) |
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| US 09796969 | Kravit et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tethys Research LLC (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TETHYS RESEARCH LLC (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nancy G. Kravit (Bangor, Maine); Katherine A. Schmidt (Orono, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | The patent application relates to isolated polypeptides that specifically cleave non-glycosidic ether bonds between lignins or derivatives thereof and saccharides, and to cDNAs encoding the polypeptides. The patent application also relates to nucleic acid constructs, expression vectors and host cells comprising the cDNAs, as well as methods of producing and using the isolated polypeptides for treating pulp and biomass to increase soluble saccharide yield and enrich lignin fractions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/747606 |
| 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 9/88 (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 1/00 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/527 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 402/02 (20130101) Production of Cellulose by Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing Materials; Regeneration of Pulping Liquors; Apparatus Therefor D21C 5/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09796984 | Howe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregg A. Howe (East Lansing, Michigan); Hui Chen (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to genes, proteins and methods comprising molecules that alter amino acid levels. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to altering guanidino substrate hydrolysis activities in plants, arthropods and microorganisms using molecules within the arginase family and other molecules that alter an amino acid levels. In ones embodiment, the present invention relates to altering threonine substrate deamination and dehydration activities in plants, arthropods and microorganisms using molecules within the threonine deaminase family and other molecules that alter amino acid levels. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to using genes, proteins and methods comprising arginase or threonine deaminase for altering the pathophysiology of plants, arthropods and microorganisms. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to altering guanidino substrate hydrolysis activity in plants, arthropods, and microorganisms using arginase. In another preferred embodiment, the invention relates to altering threonine substrated deamination and dehydration activity in plants, arthropods, and microorganisms using threonine deaminase. In some embodiments, the invention related to overexpression and increased activity of arginase, threonine deaminase and a proteinase inhibitor. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/490457 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/78 (20130101) C12N 9/88 (20130101) C12N 15/8251 (20130101) C12N 15/8286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09796993 | Chen-Sarkanen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yi-ru Chen-Sarkanen (New Brighton, Minnesota); Simo Sarkanen (New Brighton, Minnesota); Yun-Yan Wang (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method involving degrading materials that include lignin generally includes contacting a lignin sample with a flavin-dependent monooxygenase and contacting the lignin sample with an auxiliary compound. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/364448 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/00 (20130101) C12P 19/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12P 19/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09797039 | Forrest et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Forrest (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Gregory McGraw (Ewing, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A first device is provided. The device includes a print head. The print head further includes a first nozzle hermetically sealed to a first source of gas. The first nozzle has an aperture having a smallest dimension of 0.5 to 500 microns in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the first nozzle. At a distance from the aperture into the first nozzle that is 5 times the smallest dimension of the aperture of the first nozzle, the smallest dimension perpendicular to the flow direction is at least twice the smallest dimension of the aperture of the first nozzle. |
| FILED | Friday, December 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/569129 |
| ART UNIT | 1716 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Typewriters; Selective Printing Mechanisms,, i.e Mechanisms Printing Otherwise Than From a Forme; Correction of Typographical Errors B41J 2/005 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 14/04 (20130101) C23C 14/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C23C 14/228 (20130101) |
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| US 09797259 | Marsh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan H. Marsh (Orlando, Florida); Stephen John Messmann (Charlotte, North Carolina); Carmen Andrew Scribner (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine airfoil cooling system including a low pressure cooling system and a high pressure cooling system for a turbine airfoil of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the low pressure cooling system may be an ambient air cooling system, and the high pressure cooling system may be a compressor bleed air cooling system. In at least one embodiment, the compressor bleed air cooling system in communication with a high pressure subsystem that may be a snubber cooling system positioned within a snubber. A delivery system including a movable air supply tube may be used to separate the low and high pressure cooling subsystems. The delivery system may enable high pressure cooling air to be passed to the snubber cooling system separate from low pressure cooling fluid supplied by the low pressure cooling system to other portions of the turbine airfoil cooling system. |
| FILED | Friday, March 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/200168 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 5/22 (20130101) F01D 5/081 (20130101) F01D 5/087 (20130101) F01D 5/187 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 25/14 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2240/81 (20130101) |
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| US 09797402 | Jankowski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Todd Andrew Jankowski (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Jose A Gamboa (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. (San Ramon, California); LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd Andrew Jankowski (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Jose A Gamboa (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Cooling devices for use with electric submersible pump motors include a refrigerator attached to the end of the electric submersible pump motor with the evaporator heat exchanger accepting all or a portion of the heat load from the motor. The cooling device can be a self-contained bolt-on unit, so that minimal design changes to existing motors are required. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/577926 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 13/10 (20130101) F04D 13/086 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F04D 29/5806 (20130101) Refrigeration Machines, Plants or Systems; Combined Heating and Refrigeration Systems; Heat-pump Systems F25B 1/005 (20130101) F25B 1/053 (20130101) F25B 27/00 (20130101) F25B 2339/047 (20130101) F25B 2400/071 (20130101) |
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| US 09797415 | Martinez 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) | Ramses V. Martinez (Somerville, Massachusetts); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Soft pneumatic actuators based on composites consisting of elastomers with embedded sheet or fiber structures (e.g., paper or fabric) that are flexible but not extensible are described. On pneumatic inflation, these actuators move anisotropically, based on the motions accessible by their composite structures. They are inexpensive, simple to fabricate, light in weight, and easy to actuate. This class of structure is versatile: the same principles of design lead to actuators that respond to pressurization with a wide range of motions (bending, extension, contraction, twisting, and others). Paper, when used to introduce anisotropy into elastomers, can be readily folded into three-dimensional structures following the principles of origami; these folded structures increase the stiffness and anisotropy of the elastomeric actuators, while keeping them light in weight. |
| FILED | Monday, August 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/467758 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/142 (20130101) Systems Acting by Means of Fluids in General; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g Servomotors; Details of Fluid-pressure Systems, Not Otherwise Provided for F15B 15/103 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F15B 2215/305 (20130101) Functional Features or Details of Lighting Devices or Systems Thereof; Structural Combinations of Lighting Devices With Other Articles, Not Otherwise Provided for F21V 1/12 (20130101) F21V 17/02 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/4998 (20150115) |
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| US 09797538 | Warner |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (Batavia, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (Batavia, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arden A. Warner (Oswego, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for efficient oil spill cleanup are disclosed. Inserting magnetic filings in the oil magnetizes the spilled oil. An electromagnetic boom associated with an oil spill cleanup apparatus is used to create a magnetic field proximate to the electromagnetic boom. The magnetic field draws the magnetized oil toward the boom. The magnetic field is periodically switched on and off to create a pumping effect and draws the magnetized oil to a collection apparatus. The electromagnetic boom is directed through the effected environment using a thruster on the distal end of the boom. |
| FILED | Friday, November 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/947201 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 1/484 (20130101) C02F 1/488 (20130101) C02F 1/681 (20130101) C02F 2101/32 (20130101) C02F 2103/007 (20130101) C02F 2201/48 (20130101) Hydraulic Engineering E02B 15/048 (20130101) Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 55/162 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09797594 | Siriwardane et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ranjani V. Siriwardane (Morgantown, West Virginia); Yueying Fan (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ranjani V. Siriwardane (Morgantown, West Virginia); Yueying Fan (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides a tri-metallic ferrite oxygen carrier for the chemical looping combustion of carbonaceous fuels. The tri-metallic ferrite oxygen carrier comprises CuxFeyMnzO4-δ, where CuxFeyMnzO4-δ is a chemical composition. Generally, 0.5≦x≦2.0, 0.2≦y≦2.5, and 0.2≦z≦2.5, and in some embodiments, 0.8≦x≦1.2, y≦1.2, and z≧0.8. The tri-metallic ferrite oxygen carrier may be used in various applications for the combustion of carbonaceous fuels, including as an oxygen carrier for chemical looping combustion. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/633175 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or Solid Fuel Suspended In Air F23C 10/01 (20130101) F23C 10/02 (20130101) F23C 10/20 (20130101) F23C 13/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09797812 | Hamann 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) | Hendrik F. Hamann (Yorktown Heights, New York); Levente I. Klein (Tuckahoe, New York); Dennis G. Manzer (Bedford Hills, New York); Fernando J. Marianno (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for predicting a filter lifetime include building a filter effectiveness history based on contaminant sensor information associated with a filter; determining a rate of filter consumption with a processor based on the filter effectiveness history; and determining a remaining filter lifetime based on the determined rate of filter consumption. Methods and systems for increasing filter economy include measuring contaminants in an internal and an external environment; determining a cost of a corrosion rate increase if unfiltered external air intake is increased for cooling; determining a cost of increased air pressure to filter external air; and if the cost of filtering external air exceeds the cost of the corrosion rate increase, increasing an intake of unfiltered external air. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/847255 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 46/0086 (20130101) B01D 46/429 (20130101) Measuring Force, Stress, Torque, Work, Mechanical Power, Mechanical Efficiency, or Fluid Pressure G01L 9/00 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 99/008 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 17/04 (20130101) G01N 33/0004 (20130101) |
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| US 09797836 | Sinclair et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael B. Sinclair (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Howland D. T. Jones (Rio Rancho, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A hyperspectral imaging flow cytometer can acquire high-resolution hyperspectral images of particles, such as biological cells, flowing through a microfluidic system. The hyperspectral imaging flow cytometer can provide detailed spatial maps of multiple emitting species, cell morphology information, and state of health. An optimized system can image about 20 cells per second. The hyperspectral imaging flow cytometer enables many thousands of cells to be characterized in a single session. |
| FILED | Monday, February 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/769724 |
| ART UNIT | 2486 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09797857 | Eldershaw et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig Eldershaw (Belmont, California); Saroj Sahu (Fremont, California); Sean Garner (San Francisco, California); Ranjeet Rao (Redwood City, California); Ashutosh Kole (San Francisco, California); Vedasri Vedharathinam (San Jose, California); Divyaraj Desai (San Jose, California); Jessica Louis Baker Rivest (Palo Alto, California); Richard Steele (Newark, California); Martin J. Sheridan (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is an electrochemical probe system and an electrical excitation method, configured in a handheld sorting system, and used to identify the composition of metals and alloys. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/626332 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/31 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 27/38 (20130101) G01N 27/413 (20130101) G01N 27/416 (20130101) G01N 33/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09797908 | Deiters et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Deiters (La Jolla, California); T. Ashton Cropp (Richmond, Virginia); Jason W. Chin (Cambridge, United Kingdom); J. Christopher Anderson (San Francisco, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in eukaryotic cells. The components include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases and unnatural amino acids. Proteins and methods of producing proteins with unnatural amino acids in eukaryotic cells are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/338113 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 227/22 (20130101) C07C 227/22 (20130101) C07C 229/36 (20130101) C07C 229/36 (20130101) C07C 269/06 (20130101) C07C 269/06 (20130101) C07C 271/22 (20130101) C07C 311/41 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/13 (20130101) C07K 1/1072 (20130101) C07K 14/001 (20130101) C07K 16/18 (20130101) Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 11/08 (20130101) C09B 57/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/93 (20130101) C12N 15/67 (20130101) C12N 2510/02 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 17/04 (20130101) C12P 21/02 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/532 (20130101) G01N 33/582 (20130101) G01N 33/583 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09798018 | Bryant 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) | Diane Bryant (Alameda, California); Simon A. Morton (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to beam stops. In one aspect, a device comprises a luminescent material, a beam stop plate, and an optical fiber. The luminescent material is a parallelepiped having a first side and a second side that are squares and having a third side that is a rectangle or a square. The first side and the second side are perpendicular to the third side. The beam stop plate is attached to the first side of the luminescent material. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end, with the first end of the optical fiber attached to the third side of the luminescent material. |
| FILED | Monday, March 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/069590 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/201 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01T 1/2006 (20130101) Obtaining Energy From Radioactive Sources; Applications of Radiation From Radioactive Sources, Not Otherwise Provided For; Utilising Cosmic Radiation G21H 3/02 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09798588 | Ros-Giralt |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Reservoir Labs, Inc. (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Significs And Elements, LLC (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jordi Ros-Giralt (Newport Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | For balancing load, a forwarder can selectively direct data from the forwarder to a processor according to a loading parameter. The selective direction includes forwarding the data to the processor for processing, transforming and/or forwarding the data to another node, and dropping the data. The forwarder can also adjust the loading parameter based on, at least in part, feedback received from the processor. One or more processing elements can store values associated with one or more flows into a structure without locking the structure. The stored values can be used to determine how to direct the flows, e.g., whether to process a flow or to drop it. The structure can be used within an information channel providing feedback to a processor. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/870814 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/5083 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09799415 | Almond et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip M. Almond (Martinez, Georgia); William E. Daniel (N. Augusta, South Carolina); Tracy S. Rudisill (N. Augusta, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for controlling the dissolution of a metal in an acid bath is described. The metal may comprise aluminum and the acid bath may contain a metal catalyst that causes the metal to dissolve. In order to control the rate of dissolution, the metal can be contacted with a cathodic member. In one embodiment, the process can be completely stopped even without removing the metal from the acid bath. The cathodic member provides anodic protection to the metal. In one embodiment, the cathodic member is made from a nickel-chromium-based alloy. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/723933 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for the Electrolytic Removal of Materials From Objects; Apparatus Therefor C25F 1/00 (20130101) Nuclear Reactors G21C 19/46 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management Y02W 30/883 (20150501) |
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| US 09799779 | Krein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip T. Krein (Champaign, Illinois); Katherine A. Kim (Urbana, Illinois); Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method includes a circuit for protecting a photovoltaic string. A bypass switch connects in parallel to the photovoltaic string and a hot spot protection switch connects in series with the photovoltaic string. A first control signal controls opening and closing of the bypass switch and a second control signal controls opening and closing of the hot spot protection switch. Upon detection of a hot spot condition the first control signal closes the bypass switch and after the bypass switch is closed the second control signal opens the hot spot protection switch. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/475985 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/02021 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 50/00 (20130101) H02S 50/10 (20141201) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) |
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| US 09799783 | Loscutoff et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Loscutoff (Castro Valley, California); Kahn Wu (San Francisco, California); Steven Edward Molesa (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Dopant ink compositions and methods of fabricating solar cells there from are described. A dopant ink composition may include a cross-linkable matrix precursor, a bound dopant species, and a solvent. A method of fabricating a solar cell may include delivering a dopant ink composition to a region above a substrate. The dopant ink composition includes a cross-linkable matrix precursor, a bound dopant species, and a solvent. The method also includes baking the dopant ink composition to remove a substantial portion of the solvent of the dopant ink composition, curing the baked dopant ink composition to cross-link a substantial portion of the cross-linkable matrix precursor of the dopant ink composition, and driving dopants from the cured dopant ink composition toward the substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/675194 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/0288 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/0682 (20130101) H01L 31/1804 (20130101) Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 40/44 (20141201) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/60 (20130101) Y02E 10/547 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/521 (20151101) |
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| US 09799798 | Luk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ting S. Luk (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Salvatore Campione (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael B. Sinclair (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel thermal source comprising a semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterial provides control of the emission spectrum and the angular emission pattern. These properties arise because of epsilon-near-zero conditions in the semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterial. In particular, the thermal emission is dominated by the epsilon-near-zero effect in the doped quantum wells composing the semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterial. Furthermore, different properties are observed for s and p polarizations, following the characteristics of the strong anisotropy of hyperbolic metamaterials. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/379786 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/0025 (20130101) H01L 33/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09799828 | Sharma |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Anand Sharma (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Topological insulators can be utilized in a new type of infrared photodetector that is intrinsically sensitive to the polarization of incident light and static magnetic fields. The detector isolates single topological insulator surfaces and allows light collection and exposure to static magnetic fields. The wavelength range of interest is between 750 nm and about 100 microns. This detector eliminates the need for external polarization selective optics. Polarization sensitive infrared photodetectors are useful for optoelectronics applications, such as light detection in environments with low visibility in the visible wavelength regime. |
| FILED | Monday, October 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/284102 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/032 (20130101) H01L 31/1136 (20130101) H01L 31/035281 (20130101) H01L 49/003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09799842 | Vardeny et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zeev Valentine Vardeny (Salt Lake City, Utah); Tho Duc Nguyen (Salt Lake City, Utah); Eitan Avraham Ehrenfreund (Haifa, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | Spin-polarized organic light-emitting diodes are provided. Such spin-polarized organic light-emitting diodes incorporate ferromagnetic electrodes and show considerable spin-valve magneto-electroluminescence and magneto-conductivity responses, with voltage and temperature dependencies that originate from the bipolar spin-polarized space charge limited current. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/412932 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0038 (20130101) H01L 51/52 (20130101) H01L 51/56 (20130101) H01L 51/5012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/5092 (20130101) H01L 51/5203 (20130101) H01L 51/5206 (20130101) H01L 51/5221 (20130101) |
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| US 09800167 | Aeloiza et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ABB Technology AG (Zurich, Switzerland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eddy C. Aeloiza (Apex, North Carolina); Rolando P. Burgos (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A step-down AC/AC converter for use in an electric distribution system includes at least one chopper circuit for each one of a plurality of phases of the AC power, each chopper circuit including a four-quadrant switch coupled in series between primary and secondary sides of the chopper circuit and a current-bidirectional two-quadrant switch coupled between the secondary side of the chopper circuit and a common node. Each current-bidirectional two-quadrant switch is oriented in the same direction, with respect to the secondary side of the corresponding chopper circuit and the common node. The converter further includes a control circuit configured to pulse-width-modulate control inputs of the switches, to convert a first multiphase AC voltage at the primary sides of the chopper circuits to a second multiphase AC voltage at the secondary sides of the chopper circuits, the second multiphase AC voltage being lower in voltage than the first multiphase AC voltage. |
| FILED | Friday, February 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/175461 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 5/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02M 5/293 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California); The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Simon P. DiMaio (San Carlos, California); Christopher J. Hasser (Los Altos, California); Russell H. Taylor (Severna Park, Maryland); David Q. Larkin (Menlo Park, California); Peter Kazanzides (Towson, Maryland); Anton Deguet (Baltimore, Maryland); Balazs Peter Vagvolgyi (Baltimore, Maryland); Joshua Leven (Astoria, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment of the invention, a method for a minimally invasive surgical system is disclosed. The method includes capturing and displaying camera images of a surgical site on at least one display device at a surgeon console; switching out of a following mode and into a masters-as-mice (MaM) mode; overlaying a graphical user interface (GUI) including an interactive graphical object onto the camera images; and rendering a pointer within the camera images for user interactive control. In the following mode, the input devices of the surgeon console may couple motion into surgical instruments. In the MaM mode, the input devices interact with the GUI and interactive graphical objects. The pointer is manipulated in three dimensions by input devices having at least three degrees of freedom. Interactive graphical objects are related to physical objects in the surgical site or a function thereof and are manipulatable by the input devices. |
| FILED | Monday, February 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/775574 |
| ART UNIT | 3779 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/00193 (20130101) A61B 8/00 (20130101) A61B 8/12 (20130101) A61B 8/4245 (20130101) A61B 19/2203 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 34/25 (20160201) A61B 34/30 (20160201) A61B 34/37 (20160201) A61B 34/70 (20160201) A61B 34/71 (20160201) A61B 34/76 (20160201) A61B 90/361 (20160201) A61B 2017/00203 (20130101) A61B 2090/365 (20160201) A61B 2090/378 (20160201) |
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| US 09795689 | Thayumanavan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sankaran Thayumanavan (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides powerful methods and compositions for designing, selecting, fine-tuning and optimizing polymer nanogel and other supramolecular assemblies for various properties including, for example, particle size, density and morphology, guest loading capacity and encapsulation stability, and dynamic release control. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/421882 |
| ART UNIT | 1671 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/06 (20130101) A61K 31/485 (20130101) A61K 47/42 (20130101) A61K 47/48961 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 20/68 (20130101) C08F 120/24 (20130101) C08F 220/24 (20130101) C08F 220/28 (20130101) C08F 220/54 (20130101) C08F 220/60 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/286 (20130101) C08F 2220/385 (20130101) C08F 2220/385 (20130101) C08F 2220/606 (20130101) C08F 2220/1825 (20130101) C08F 2220/1841 (20130101) C08F 2220/1858 (20130101) C08F 2220/1875 (20130101) C08F 2220/1875 (20130101) C08F 2438/03 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 33/14 (20130101) |
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| US 09795716 | Bose et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (Pullman, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susmita Bose (Pullman, Washington); Amit Bandyopadhyay (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Particular aspects of the present disclosure provide bio-resorbable and biocompatible compositions for bioengineering, restoring, or regenerating tissue or bone. In one embodiment, a biocompatible composition includes a three-dimensional porous or non-porous scaffold material comprising a calcium phosphate-based ceramic having at least one dopant therein selected from metal ion dopants or metal oxide dopants. The composition is sufficiently biocompatible to provide for a cell or tissue scaffold, and resorbable at a controlled resorption rate for controlled strength loss under body, body fluid or simulated body fluid conditions. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/682343 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| 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 27/10 (20130101) A61L 27/12 (20130101) A61L 27/32 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/56 (20130101) A61L 27/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/306 (20130101) A61L 27/425 (20130101) A61L 2400/12 (20130101) A61L 2420/06 (20130101) A61L 2430/02 (20130101) A61L 2430/12 (20130101) Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/447 (20130101) C04B 35/6261 (20130101) C04B 2235/34 (20130101) C04B 2235/77 (20130101) C04B 2235/80 (20130101) C04B 2235/96 (20130101) C04B 2235/442 (20130101) C04B 2235/445 (20130101) C04B 2235/608 (20130101) C04B 2235/786 (20130101) C04B 2235/3201 (20130101) C04B 2235/3206 (20130101) C04B 2235/3208 (20130101) C04B 2235/3212 (20130101) C04B 2235/3213 (20130101) C04B 2235/3232 (20130101) C04B 2235/3272 (20130101) C04B 2235/3281 (20130101) C04B 2235/3284 (20130101) C04B 2235/3291 (20130101) C04B 2235/3418 (20130101) C04B 2235/5445 (20130101) |
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| US 09795786 | Greenberg et al. |
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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 Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Alan Horsager (Los Angeles, California); Mark S. Humayun (Glendale, California); Kelly H. McClure (Simi Valley, California); Matthew J. McMahon (Washington, District of Columbia); Peter Meilstrup (Seattle, Washington); Neha Parikh (West Hills, California); Arup Roy (Valencia, California); James D. Weiland (Valencia, California); Chunhong Zhou (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a saliency-based apparatus and methods for visual prostheses. A saliency-based component processes video data output by a digital signal processor before the video data are input to the retinal stimulator. In a saliency-based method, an intensity stream is extracted from an input image, feature maps based on the intensity stream are developed, plural most salient regions of the input image are detected and one of the regions is selected as a highest saliency region. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/748162 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Filters Implantable into Blood Vessels; Prostheses; Devices Providing Patency To, or Preventing Collapsing Of, Tubular Structures of the Body, e.g Stents; Orthopaedic, Nursing or Contraceptive Devices; Fomentation; Treatment or Protection of Eyes or Ears; Bandages, Dressings or Absorbent Pads; First-aid Kits A61F 9/08 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/36046 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/605 (20130101) G06K 9/4604 (20130101) G06K 9/4628 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 21/008 (20130101) |
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| US 09795966 | Umbanhowar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul Umbanhowar (Evanston, Illinois); Kevin Lynch (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Umbanhowar (Evanston, Illinois); Kevin Lynch (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides apparatus and methods of simultaneously levitating a droplet above a nominally rigid surface and controlling its position and motion in a direction along the nominally rigid surface generally for use in microfluidics. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/336525 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 3/502792 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2200/0626 (20130101) B01L 2300/06 (20130101) B01L 2400/0406 (20130101) B01L 2400/0433 (20130101) B01L 2400/0493 (20130101) Transport or Storage Devices, e.g Conveyors for Loading or Tipping, shop Conveyor Systems Or pneumatic Tube Conveyors B65G 27/16 (20130101) Fluid Dynamics, i.e Methods or Means for Influencing the Flow of Gases or Liquids F15D 1/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09796660 | Gellman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel Helmer Gellman (Madison, Wisconsin); Li Guo (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania); Michael Giuliano (Derby, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compounds and methods, for example, to carry out organocatalytic Michael additions of aldehydes to cyclically constrained nitroethylene compounds catalyzed by a proline derivative to provide cyclically constrained α-substituted-γ-nitro-aldehydes. The reaction can be rendered enantioselective when a chiral pyrrolidine catalyst is used, allowing for Michael adducts in nearly optically pure form (e.g., 96 to >99% e.e.). The Michael adducts can bear a single substituent or dual substituents adjacent to the carbonyl. The Michael adducts can be efficiently converted to cyclically constrained protected γ-amino acid residues, which are essential for systematic conformational studies of γ-peptide foldamers. New methods are also provided to prepare other γ-amino acids and peptides. These new building blocks can be used to prepare foldamers, such as α/γ-peptide foldamers, that adopt specific helical conformations in solution and in the solid state. |
| FILED | Monday, June 06, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/174306 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 201/12 (20130101) C07C 205/44 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 205/55 (20130101) C07C 233/48 (20130101) C07C 237/24 (20130101) C07C 269/00 (20130101) C07C 271/24 (20130101) C07C 271/66 (20130101) C07C 2601/08 (20170501) C07C 2601/14 (20170501) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/56 (20130101) C07D 211/60 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/0205 (20130101) C07K 5/1016 (20130101) C07K 5/06078 (20130101) C07K 7/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09796676 | Woods et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Inscent, Inc. (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Inscent, Inc. (Irvine, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel F. Woods (Irvine, California); Spiros Dimitratos (Ontario, California); Robin W. Justice (Laguna Niguel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present specification discloses honeybee repellents exhibiting repellent properties similar to 2-heptanone, compositions comprising such repellents, uses to repel a honeybee from a mammal, location, plant, structure treated of such repellents, and methods of treating a mammal, location, plant, structure by applying such repellents. |
| FILED | Monday, May 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/156313 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 35/04 (20130101) A01N 35/10 (20130101) A01N 35/10 (20130101) A01N 35/10 (20130101) A01N 43/10 (20130101) A01N 43/10 (20130101) A01N 43/10 (20130101) A01N 43/12 (20130101) A01N 43/32 (20130101) A01N 43/38 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/56 (20130101) A01N 43/56 (20130101) A01N 43/56 (20130101) A01N 43/64 (20130101) A01N 43/64 (20130101) A01N 43/64 (20130101) A01N 43/66 (20130101) A01N 43/78 (20130101) A01N 43/84 (20130101) A01N 43/84 (20130101) A01N 43/84 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/90 (20130101) A01N 43/653 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/44 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 251/10 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 417/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09796714 | Wipf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter Wipf (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Stephen D. Meriney (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Mary Liang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Wipf (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Stephen D. Meriney (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Mary Liang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of calcium channel agonists, as well as methods of making and using the calcium channel agonists, are disclosed. The disclosed calcium channel agonists and corresponding salt forms have a structure according to general formula I: wherein each bond depicted as “ |
| FILED | Monday, May 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/892184 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/52 (20130101) A61K 31/52 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/53 (20130101) A61K 31/375 (20130101) A61K 31/375 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 473/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 487/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09796743 | Omary et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of North Texas (Denton, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (Denton, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad A. Omary (Denton, Texas); Iain W. H. Oswald (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Bidentate heteroleptic square planar complexes of (pyridyl)azolates possess optical and electrical properties that render them useful for a wide variety of optical and electrical devices and applications. In particular, the complexes are useful for obtaining white or monochromatic organic light-emitting diodes (“OLEDs”), including doping-free OLEDs. Preferred forms also demonstrate semiconducting behavior and may be useful in a variety of other applications. Within the general complexes of (pyridyl)azolates, the metal and the ligands may be varied to impart different optoelectronic properties. |
| FILED | Friday, November 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/536092 |
| 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 15/0093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/06 (20130101) C09K 2211/185 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/092 (20130101) |
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| US 09796969 | Kravit et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tethys Research LLC (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TETHYS RESEARCH LLC (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nancy G. Kravit (Bangor, Maine); Katherine A. Schmidt (Orono, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | The patent application relates to isolated polypeptides that specifically cleave non-glycosidic ether bonds between lignins or derivatives thereof and saccharides, and to cDNAs encoding the polypeptides. The patent application also relates to nucleic acid constructs, expression vectors and host cells comprising the cDNAs, as well as methods of producing and using the isolated polypeptides for treating pulp and biomass to increase soluble saccharide yield and enrich lignin fractions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/747606 |
| 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 9/88 (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 1/00 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/527 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 402/02 (20130101) Production of Cellulose by Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing Materials; Regeneration of Pulping Liquors; Apparatus Therefor D21C 5/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09796985 | Schaller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | G. Eric Schaller (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Hyo-Jung Kim (White River Junction, Vermont); Joseph Kieber (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes an expression cassette containing a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide; and a host cell, transgenic plant (e.g., a dicot or monocot), transformed seed, and transgenic rootstock containing said expression cassette. Methods for desensitizing a plant to endogenous cytokinin; increasing seed, embryo or cotyledon size or weight; increasing the seed yield of a plant; and/or increasing the size of the root or root meristem or formation of lateral or adventitious roots are provided. In some embodiments, expression of the polypeptide is under control of a seed-preferred, embryo-preferred or root-preferred promoter. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/777806 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8227 (20130101) C12N 15/8261 (20130101) C12N 15/8295 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09796998 | Reardon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth F. Reardon (Fort Collins, Colorado); Brian C. Heinze (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A biosensing system that measures the concentration of halogenated alkenes is disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, October 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/348426 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0069 (20130101) C12N 9/0071 (20130101) C12N 9/1088 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/26 (20130101) C12Q 1/34 (20130101) C12Q 1/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Enzymes C12Y 113/00 (20130101) C12Y 114/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) |
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| US 09797010 | Weitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Jeremy Agresti (Sacramento, California); Michael P. Weiner (Guilford, Connecticut); Adam R. Abate (San Francisco, California); Tony Hung (Peachtree City, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Jeremy Agresti (Sacramento, California); Michael P. Weiner (Guilford, Connecticut); Adam R. Abate (San Francisco, California); Tony Hung (Peachtree City, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to systems and methods for sequencing nucleic acids, including sequencing nucleic acids in fluidic droplets. In one set of embodiments, the method employs sequencing by hybridization using droplets such as microfluidic droplets. In some embodiments, droplets are formed which include a target nucleic acid, a nucleic acid probe, and at least one identification element, such as a fluorescent particle. The nucleic acid probes that hybridize to the target nucleic acid are determined, in some instances, by determining the at least one identification element. The nucleic acid probes that hybridize to the target nucleic acid may be used to determine the sequence of the target nucleic acid. In certain instances, the microfluidic droplets are provided with reagents that modify the nucleic acid probe. In some cases, a droplet, such as those described above, is deformed such that the components of the droplets individually pass a target area. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/809120 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6874 (20130101) C12Q 2537/143 (20130101) C12Q 2563/149 (20130101) |
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| US 09797415 | Martinez 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) | Ramses V. Martinez (Somerville, Massachusetts); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Soft pneumatic actuators based on composites consisting of elastomers with embedded sheet or fiber structures (e.g., paper or fabric) that are flexible but not extensible are described. On pneumatic inflation, these actuators move anisotropically, based on the motions accessible by their composite structures. They are inexpensive, simple to fabricate, light in weight, and easy to actuate. This class of structure is versatile: the same principles of design lead to actuators that respond to pressurization with a wide range of motions (bending, extension, contraction, twisting, and others). Paper, when used to introduce anisotropy into elastomers, can be readily folded into three-dimensional structures following the principles of origami; these folded structures increase the stiffness and anisotropy of the elastomeric actuators, while keeping them light in weight. |
| FILED | Monday, August 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/467758 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/142 (20130101) Systems Acting by Means of Fluids in General; Fluid-pressure Actuators, e.g Servomotors; Details of Fluid-pressure Systems, Not Otherwise Provided for F15B 15/103 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F15B 2215/305 (20130101) Functional Features or Details of Lighting Devices or Systems Thereof; Structural Combinations of Lighting Devices With Other Articles, Not Otherwise Provided for F21V 1/12 (20130101) F21V 17/02 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/4998 (20150115) |
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| US 09797524 | 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 En-Yu Hui (Irvine, California); Siavash Ahrar (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Pneumatic devices for implementing finite state machines are provided. In some implementations, the pneumatic device comprises a state register component configured to hold one of a set of possible states. The pneumatic device also comprises a next-state logic block component configured to determine a next state for the state register component based at least in part on a current state of the state register component. A pneumatic programmable logic array (PLA) implementing a next state logic block of a finite state machine is also provided. The pneumatic PLA comprises an elastomeric membrane containing a pattern of holes and disposed between two channel layers of a pneumatic device. The PLA receives one or more input values representing a current state of a state register and one or more input values representing a user input and calculates one or more output values representing a next state for the state register. |
| FILED | Friday, September 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/852286 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 99/0001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16K 99/0015 (20130101) F16K 99/0057 (20130101) F16K 2099/0094 (20130101) |
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| US 09797840 | Chiu 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) | Daniel T. Chiu (Seattle, Washington); Changfeng Wu (Seattle, Washington); Fangmao Ye (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Fluorescent nanoparticles are provided. The nanoparticles are formed from poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-(1-cyanovinylene-1,4-phenylene)]. Also provided are methods for imaging a target to which the nanoparticles are bound. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/687813 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 15/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/588 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) |
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| US 09797897 | Johnson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leah M. Johnson (Durham, North Carolina); Gabriel P. Lopez (Durham, North Carolina); Lu Gao (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Charles Wyatt Shields, IV (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Acoustically responsive particles and methods are provided for their use. Methods are provided for making and using tunable, monodisperse acoustically responsive particles and negative contrast acoustic particles, wherein the particles can contain a functional group available for covalent modification. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/388508 |
| ART UNIT | 1678 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 30/08 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 77/04 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 83/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/538 (20130101) G01N 33/545 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/585 (20130101) G01N 33/54313 (20130101) |
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| US 09797937 | Mo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yi-Lung Mo (Pearland, Texas); Rachel Howser (Houston, Texas); Hermant Dhonde (Pune, India); Gangbing Song (Pearland, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yi-Lung Mo (Pearland, Texas); Rachel Howser (Houston, Texas); Hermant Dhonde (Pune, India); Gangbing Song (Pearland, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A carbon nanofiber aggregate (CNFA) system and method provides self-sensing capabilities that can be used to detect strain, moisture, and temperature changes. The CNFA may include cement, aggregate, silica fume, high-range water reducer (HRWR), and/or carbon nanofibers. The metal meshes in the CNFA may be utilized to monitor the electric properties of the CNFA to detect strain, moisture, and temperature changes. The CNFA may be embedded in concrete structures to allow detection of strain, moisture, and temperature changes that may cause damage to structures. Several metal meshes may be embedded in the CNFA. |
| FILED | Monday, October 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/058547 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping Clay or Other Ceramic Compositions; Shaping Slag; Shaping Mixtures Containing Cementitious Material, e.g Plaster B28B 17/0072 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 5/0041 (20130101) G01M 5/0083 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/041 (20130101) G01N 33/383 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 27/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 442/10 (20150401) |
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| US 09799096 | De la Torre et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fernando De la Torre (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jeffrey F. Cohn (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Dong Huang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for real-time image and video face de-identification that removes the identity of the subject while preserving the facial behavior is described The facial features of the source face are replaced with that of the target face while preserving the facial actions of the source face on the target face. The facial actions of the source face are transferred to the target face using personalized Facial Action Transfer (FAT), and the color and illumination is adapted. Finally, the source image or video containing the target facial features is outputted for display. Alternatively, the system can run in real-time. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/794165 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Card, Board, or Roulette Games; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing Bodies; Video Games; Games Not Otherwise Provided for A63F 13/25 (20140902) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 3/0056 (20130101) G06T 3/0093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/20036 (20130101) G06T 2210/44 (20130101) |
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| US 09799825 | Bauer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Uwe Bauer (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Geoffrey S. D. Beach (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for tuning a functional property of a device. The device (210) includes a layer of a dielectric material (214) disposed over and forming an interface (216) with a layer of an electrically conductive target material (222). The dielectric material layer includes at least one ionic species having a high ion mobility. The target material is configured such that a potential difference applied to the device can cause the at least one ionic species to migrate reversibly across the interface into or out of the target material layer. The mobility of the at least one ionic species can be tuned by exposing the device to electromagnetic radiation and/or a temperature change. |
| FILED | Monday, March 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/126143 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 23/1951 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 43/02 (20130101) H01L 43/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 45/085 (20130101) H01L 45/128 (20130101) H01L 45/146 (20130101) H01L 45/1213 (20130101) H01L 45/1266 (20130101) |
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| US 09799842 | Vardeny et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zeev Valentine Vardeny (Salt Lake City, Utah); Tho Duc Nguyen (Salt Lake City, Utah); Eitan Avraham Ehrenfreund (Haifa, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | Spin-polarized organic light-emitting diodes are provided. Such spin-polarized organic light-emitting diodes incorporate ferromagnetic electrodes and show considerable spin-valve magneto-electroluminescence and magneto-conductivity responses, with voltage and temperature dependencies that originate from the bipolar spin-polarized space charge limited current. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/412932 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/0038 (20130101) H01L 51/52 (20130101) H01L 51/56 (20130101) H01L 51/5012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/5092 (20130101) H01L 51/5203 (20130101) H01L 51/5206 (20130101) H01L 51/5221 (20130101) |
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| US 09800052 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tao Li (Gainesville, Florida); Chao Li (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments relate to a method and system for power demand shaping (PDS) so as to manage power generation and use. Specific embodiments relate to data center power demand shaping to achieve high-performance low-overhead data center operation. Specific embodiments can incorporate standard (utility power) energy sources, renewable energy sources, or a combination of standard (utility power) energy sources and renewable energy sources. Embodiments of the subject PDS techniques can incorporate trimming the data center load power so as to allow DG systems to follow the power demand efficiently and/or incorporate two adaptive load tuning schemes that can boost data center performance and enable near-oracle operation during power demand trimming process. To implement a cross-layer power optimization scheme, embodiments of the subject invention relate to a power management module that can reside between front-end distributed generation and back-end computing facilities to provide a coordinated tuning between the supply and load. |
| FILED | Monday, February 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/770001 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 3/32 (20130101) H02J 3/382 (20130101) H02J 3/383 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02J 3/386 (20130101) H02J 3/387 (20130101) H02J 9/061 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 70/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09800076 | Jadidian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jouya Jadidian (Stoneham, Massachusetts); Dina Katabi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method includes determining, by a base station including a number of transmitting coils, a first number of mutual magnetic parameters, each mutual magnetic parameter being associated with one of the transmitting coils and a receiving coil of at least one receiving coil associated with at least one electronic device remotely located from and to be remotely charged by the base station, determining a plurality of control signals based on the first number of mutual magnetic parameters, each control signal being associated with a corresponding one of the transmitting coils, providing each control signal to a driving circuit coupled to the control signal's corresponding transmitting coil, and using each control signal to cause the driving circuit coupled to the control signal's corresponding transmitting coil to cause a current with a magnitude and phase determined from the control signal to flow in the corresponding transmitting coil. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/502191 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 5/005 (20130101) H02J 7/007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02J 7/025 (20130101) H02J 17/00 (20130101) H02J 2007/0096 (20130101) Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 7/217 (20130101) |
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| US 09800094 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Huichu Liu (State College, Pennsylvania); Ramesh Vaddi (Viziangaram, India); Vijaykrishnan Narayanan (State College, Pennsylvania); Suman Datta (Port Matilda, Pennsylvania); Moon Seok Kim (State College, Pennsylvania); Xueqing Li (State College, Pennsylvania); Alexandre Schmid (Sion, Switzerland); Mahsa Shoaran (St-Sulpice, Switzerland); Unsuk Heo (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are low power electronic devices configured to exploit the sub-threshold swing, unidirectional tunneling, and low-voltage operation of steep slope-tunnel tunnel field-effect transistors (TFET) to improve power-conversion efficiency and power-efficiency of electrical systems incorporating the TFET as an electrical component to perform energy harvesting, signal processing, and related operations. The devices include a HTFET-based rectifier having various topologies, a HTFET-based DC-DC charge pump converter, a HTFET-based amplifier having an amplifier circuit including a telescopic operational transconductance amplifier, and a HTFET-based SAR A/D converter having a HTFET-based transmission gate DFF. Any one of the devices may be used to generate a RF-powered system with improved power conversion efficiencies of power harvesters and power efficiencies of processing components within the system. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/712182 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/7391 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 5/005 (20130101) H02J 50/20 (20160201) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09800278 | Floyd et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina); Physical Devices, LLC (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Allan Floyd (Raleigh, North Carolina); Charley Theodore Wilson, III (Raleigh, North Carolina); Jeffrey Franklin Bonner-Stewart (Raleigh, North Carolina); Frederick Vosburgh (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Tunable filters, cancellers, and duplexers based on passive mixers. A tunable delay cell includes passive mixers electrically coupled together for receiving an input signal and outputting a delayed signal, each passive mixer comprising a plurality of mixer switches. The tunable delay includes a control circuit for providing, to each passive mixer, a respective plurality of local oscillator (LO) signals, one to each mixer switch of each passive mixer. The control circuit is configured to vary the LO signals to cause a target frequency band of the input signal to be delayed by a target delay time in propagating through the passive mixers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 06, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/257354 |
| ART UNIT | 2647 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/1036 (20130101) H04B 1/1081 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 7/0016 (20130101) |
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| US 09800862 | Johnson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of The University Of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Johnson (Forest Park, Illinois); Maxine Brown (Chicago, Illinois); Jason Leigh (Beverly, Illinois); Thomas Peterka (Hillside, Illinois); Jonas Talandis (River Forest, Illinois); Lance Long (Elgin, Illinois); Luc Renambot (Chicago, Illinois); Daniel J. Sandin (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and methods for visualizing information on a generally large scale. Certain embodiments include display elements that include a minimized border margin, 2D/3D dual functionality, and ultra-high resolution. The display elements may be positioned relative to an infrastructure element configured to permit generating a wide variety of display geometries. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/916555 |
| ART UNIT | 2696 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| 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 1/13336 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 1/1647 (20130101) G06F 3/1423 (20130101) G06F 3/1446 (20130101) Displaying; Advertising; Signs; Labels or Name-plates; Seals G09F 9/3026 (20130101) Arrangements or Circuits for Control of Indicating Devices Using Static Means to Present Variable Information G09G 2300/02 (20130101) G09G 2300/023 (20130101) G09G 2300/026 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 27/3293 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/0452 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04N 13/0456 (20130101) |
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09796676 | Woods et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Inscent, Inc. (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Inscent, Inc. (Irvine, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel F. Woods (Irvine, California); Spiros Dimitratos (Ontario, California); Robin W. Justice (Laguna Niguel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present specification discloses honeybee repellents exhibiting repellent properties similar to 2-heptanone, compositions comprising such repellents, uses to repel a honeybee from a mammal, location, plant, structure treated of such repellents, and methods of treating a mammal, location, plant, structure by applying such repellents. |
| FILED | Monday, May 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/156313 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 25/00 (20130101) A01N 35/04 (20130101) A01N 35/10 (20130101) A01N 35/10 (20130101) A01N 35/10 (20130101) A01N 43/10 (20130101) A01N 43/10 (20130101) A01N 43/10 (20130101) A01N 43/12 (20130101) A01N 43/32 (20130101) A01N 43/38 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/40 (20130101) A01N 43/56 (20130101) A01N 43/56 (20130101) A01N 43/56 (20130101) A01N 43/64 (20130101) A01N 43/64 (20130101) A01N 43/64 (20130101) A01N 43/66 (20130101) A01N 43/78 (20130101) A01N 43/84 (20130101) A01N 43/84 (20130101) A01N 43/84 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/86 (20130101) A01N 43/90 (20130101) A01N 43/653 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/40 (20130101) A01N 47/44 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 51/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) A01N 2300/00 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 213/74 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 251/10 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 417/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09797841 | Schumm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NetBio, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ANDE Corporation (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James W. Schumm (Lakewood Ranch, Florida); Richard F. Selden (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eugene Tan (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods for multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of short tandem repeat (STR) loci that can be used to rapidly generate a highly specific STR profile from target nucleic acids. The resulting STR profiles are useful for human identification purposes in law enforcement, homeland security, military, intelligence, and paternity testing applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/804881 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (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 1/6876 (20130101) C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09798071 | Scripsick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael P. Scripsick (Lafayette, New Jersey); Allen Geiger (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Michael P. Scripsick (Lafayette, New Jersey); Allen Geiger (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Scripsick (Lafayette, New Jersey); Allen Geiger (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An energy generator including a material having a Curie temperature is provided. The energy generator includes a hot source at a first temperature, a cold sink at a second temperature, a means to couple the hot source to the material while the cold sink is insulated from the material, and a means to couple the cold sink to the material while the hot source is insulated from the material, wherein: the first temperature higher than the Curie temperature, and the second temperature lower than the Curie temperature. Also provided is an energy generator including elements as above, between the hot source and the cold sink. Further provided is a genset having an engine for producing electrical energy, a coolant system, an exhaust element, and an alternator, and an energy generator as above. A method for use an energy generator as above is also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, May 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/470114 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/0061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/12019 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 37/02 (20130101) Electric Machines Not Otherwise Provided for H02N 2/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09798588 | Ros-Giralt |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Reservoir Labs, Inc. (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Significs And Elements, LLC (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jordi Ros-Giralt (Newport Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | For balancing load, a forwarder can selectively direct data from the forwarder to a processor according to a loading parameter. The selective direction includes forwarding the data to the processor for processing, transforming and/or forwarding the data to another node, and dropping the data. The forwarder can also adjust the loading parameter based on, at least in part, feedback received from the processor. One or more processing elements can store values associated with one or more flows into a structure without locking the structure. The stored values can be used to determine how to direct the flows, e.g., whether to process a flow or to drop it. The structure can be used within an information channel providing feedback to a processor. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/870814 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 9/5083 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09800328 | Mlekicki et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Filip Mlekicki (Brooklyn, New York); Alexey Sidelev (Mamoroneck, New York); Gamal Khalil (Redmond, Washington); Masoud Ghandehari (Rumson, New Jersey); Mohsen Hossein (Hoboken, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An oxygen sensing system comprises a substrate structured to communicate optical signals. An oxygen sensing layer is disposed on the substrate and comprises an oxygen sensing molecule in a matrix in a first unexcited state and formulated to: (a) be excited by a first optical signal to move to a second state; (b) be quenched in the second state by oxygen; and (c) emit a second optical signal corresponding to an amount of oxygen. A protective layer, disposed on the oxygen sensing layer, includes at least one of i) an oleophobic layer and ii) an anti-fouling layer. A controller is optically coupled to the substrate and structured to generate the first optical signal, receive the second optical signal and determine oxygen concentration from the second optical signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/982275 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/274 (20130101) G01N 21/278 (20130101) G01N 21/6408 (20130101) G01N 21/7703 (20130101) G01N 2021/772 (20130101) G01N 2021/773 (20130101) G01N 2021/7759 (20130101) G01N 2021/7786 (20130101) G01N 2201/1211 (20130101) Transmission H04B 10/07 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09795114 | Pound et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joe M. Pound (Ingram, Texas); Kimberly H. Lohmeyer (Kerrville, Texas); Gary R. Earl (Kerrville, Texas); Randy W. Ryan, Jr. (Harper, Texas); Joseph E. Johnson, Jr. (Perry, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | The automatically detachable collar pendant system is structured so that when the system receives a signal, one end of the collar is released from the rest of the collar body, thereby unfastening the collar and allowing the collar to fall off of a target animal. The “signal” may comprise a magnetic or induction heat signal. In the preferred embodiment, the signal is received (and the collar is unfastened) when the target animal feeds at a specially-equipped bait station. |
| FILED | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/719529 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 5/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01K 11/006 (20130101) A01K 13/003 (20130101) A01K 27/001 (20130101) A01K 27/009 (20130101) A01K 29/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09796975 | Estep, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alden S. Estep, III (Middleburg, Florida); James J. Becnel (Gainesville, Florida); Neil D. Sanscrainte (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Virginia); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alden S. Estep, III (Middleburg, Florida); James J. Becnel (Gainesville, Florida); Neil D. Sanscrainte (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for use in formulations for controlling insect populations, including populations of mosquito and flies. The composition comprises one or more double-stranded constructs inhibitory to RNA transcription of ribosomal proteins. The invention also relates to method of using the compositions in formulations to inhibit insect populations. |
| FILED | Monday, November 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/935759 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 25/006 (20130101) A01N 63/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2330/51 (20130101) |
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| US 09796985 | Schaller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | G. Eric Schaller (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Hyo-Jung Kim (White River Junction, Vermont); Joseph Kieber (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes an expression cassette containing a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide; and a host cell, transgenic plant (e.g., a dicot or monocot), transformed seed, and transgenic rootstock containing said expression cassette. Methods for desensitizing a plant to endogenous cytokinin; increasing seed, embryo or cotyledon size or weight; increasing the seed yield of a plant; and/or increasing the size of the root or root meristem or formation of lateral or adventitious roots are provided. In some embodiments, expression of the polypeptide is under control of a seed-preferred, embryo-preferred or root-preferred promoter. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/777806 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8227 (20130101) C12N 15/8261 (20130101) C12N 15/8295 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John J. Cho (Paia, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | A new cultivar of Colocasia plant named ‘Tropical Storm’ that is characterized by very compact, prolific basal branching and leaves which are purple-black in color except for a prominent contrasting cream-yellow central streak. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 07, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/999838 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/373 |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 09795713 | Kentner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ACell, Inc. (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ACell, Inc. (Columbia, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kimberly Kentner (Columbia, Maryland); Katherine A. Stuart (Columbia, Maryland); Abram D. Janis (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods of manufacturing bioactive gels from ECM material, i.e., gels which retain bioactivity, and can serve as scaffolds for preclinical and clinical tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches to tissue reconstruction. The manufacturing methods take advantage of a new recognition that bioactive gels from ECM material can be created by digesting particularized ECM material in an alkaline environment and neutralizing to provide bioactive gels. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/290445 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0024 (20130101) A61K 35/12 (20130101) A61K 35/22 (20130101) A61K 38/18 (20130101) A61K 38/1825 (20130101) A61K 38/1866 (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 27/22 (20130101) A61L 27/50 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 27/3633 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/3683 (20130101) A61L 27/3687 (20130101) A61L 27/3691 (20130101) A61L 2300/252 (20130101) A61L 2300/412 (20130101) A61L 2300/414 (20130101) |
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| US 09796159 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jin Ho Kang (Newport News, Virginia); Emilie J. Siochi (Newport News, Virginia); Ronald K. Penner (Hampton, Virginia); Travis L. Turner (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin Ho Kang (Newport News, Virginia); Emilie J. Siochi (Newport News, Virginia); Ronald K. Penner (Hampton, Virginia); Travis L. Turner (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is an electrically activated shape memory polymer composite capable of thermal shape reformation using electric power to heat the composite through its matrix glass transition temperature. The composite includes an adaptable polymer matrix component using a diglycidyl ether resin, at least one substantially well-dispersed conductive or magnetic nano-filler component, and at least one elastic, laminated layer. Also provided are methods of preparing the composite and methods of activating the composite. A shape reformation of the composite is triggered by applying an electric field at DC and/or at a frequency above about 1 μHz for a sufficient time. |
| FILED | Monday, April 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/447513 |
| ART UNIT | 1787 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 15/08 (20130101) B32B 15/092 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B32B 25/08 (20130101) B32B 25/20 (20130101) B32B 27/20 (20130101) B32B 27/38 (20130101) B32B 2264/102 (20130101) B32B 2264/108 (20130101) B32B 2307/20 (20130101) B32B 2307/51 (20130101) B32B 2307/102 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) B32B 2307/762 (20130101) B32B 2571/02 (20130101) B32B 2605/00 (20130101) B32B 2605/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09797601 | Cheung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert K. Cheung (East Hampton, Connecticut); James B. Hoke (Tolland, Connecticut); Randal G. McKinney (Ellington, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A combustor is provided. The combustor may include an axial fuel injection system, and a radial fuel injection system aft of the axial fuel injection system. The axial fuel injection system includes a mixer having a bluff body at an exit port of the mixer, and a fuel injector disposed within the mixer. A fuel and air mixer is also provided and comprises an outer housing with an exit port and a bluff body. The bluff body extends across the exit port of the outer housing. A fuel injection system is also provided. The systems comprise a mixer having a bluff body at an exit port of the mixer and a fuel injector disposed within the mixer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/601389 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Mixing, e.g Dissolving, Emulsifying, Dispersing B01F 3/04 (20130101) B01F 15/0274 (20130101) Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 7/22 (20130101) Supplying Combustion Engines in General With Combustible Mixtures or Constituents Thereof F02M 61/162 (20130101) Burners F23D 11/383 (20130101) Generating Combustion Products of High Pressure or High Velocity, e.g Gas-turbine Combustion Chambers F23R 3/34 (20130101) F23R 3/286 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09799785 | Ting et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Z. Ting (Arcadia, California); Alexander Soibel (South Pasadena, California); Arezou Khoshakhlagh (Pasadena, California); Sarath Gunapala (Stevenson Ranch, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Dual-band barrier infrared detectors having structures configured to reduce spectral crosstalk between spectral bands and/or enhance quantum efficiency, and methods of their manufacture are provided. In particular, dual-band device structures are provided for constructing high-performance barrier infrared detectors having reduced crosstalk and/or enhance quantum efficiency using novel multi-segmented absorber regions. The novel absorber regions may comprise both p-type and n-type absorber sections. Utilizing such multi-segmented absorbers it is possible to construct any suitable barrier infrared detector having reduced crosstalk, including npBPN, nBPN, pBPN, npBN, npBP, pBN and nBP structures. The pBPN and pBN detector structures have high quantum efficiency and suppresses dark current, but has a smaller etch depth than conventional detectors and does not require a thick bottom contact layer. |
| FILED | Monday, March 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/998990 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/109 (20130101) H01L 31/1844 (20130101) H01L 31/03046 (20130101) H01L 31/035236 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09796969 | Kravit et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tethys Research LLC (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TETHYS RESEARCH LLC (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nancy G. Kravit (Bangor, Maine); Katherine A. Schmidt (Orono, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | The patent application relates to isolated polypeptides that specifically cleave non-glycosidic ether bonds between lignins or derivatives thereof and saccharides, and to cDNAs encoding the polypeptides. The patent application also relates to nucleic acid constructs, expression vectors and host cells comprising the cDNAs, as well as methods of producing and using the isolated polypeptides for treating pulp and biomass to increase soluble saccharide yield and enrich lignin fractions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/747606 |
| 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 9/88 (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 1/00 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/527 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 402/02 (20130101) Production of Cellulose by Removing Non-cellulose Substances From Cellulose-containing Materials; Regeneration of Pulping Liquors; Apparatus Therefor D21C 5/005 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09799096 | De la Torre et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fernando De la Torre (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jeffrey F. Cohn (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Dong Huang (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for real-time image and video face de-identification that removes the identity of the subject while preserving the facial behavior is described The facial features of the source face are replaced with that of the target face while preserving the facial actions of the source face on the target face. The facial actions of the source face are transferred to the target face using personalized Facial Action Transfer (FAT), and the color and illumination is adapted. Finally, the source image or video containing the target facial features is outputted for display. Alternatively, the system can run in real-time. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/794165 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Card, Board, or Roulette Games; Indoor Games Using Small Moving Playing Bodies; Video Games; Games Not Otherwise Provided for A63F 13/25 (20140902) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 3/0056 (20130101) G06T 3/0093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/20036 (20130101) G06T 2210/44 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09795332 | Abee |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia); Catherine P. Abee (McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Catherine P. Abee (McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus for providing reliable blood oxygen (SaO2) and heart rate measurements includes a chemical energy heating source in conjunction with a harness that is adapted to secure the chemical energy heating source and a pulse oximeter probe proximate to a region of the body which is to be warmed prior to measurement. Preferably, the chemical energy heating source is in the form a mixture including a metal powder, which releases heat at a predetermined rate via oxidation of the metal powder when exposed to the atmosphere. The apparatus may be designed to be reusable or disposable and can be used in a transmission or reflectance mode, or both. |
| FILED | Monday, November 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/361047 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/1491 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/6831 (20130101) A61B 5/14551 (20130101) A61B 5/14552 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09795522 | Hansen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew H. Hansen (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Gary D. Goldish (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Eric Nickel (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A manual wheelchair including a collapsible frame having a first lateral member that is connected to first and second braces at their respective first ends. A drive wheel axel extends along a first axis of rotation and engages a drive wheel, the first brace, and a portion of a transmission. A push rim axel extends along a second axis of rotation and engages a push rim wheel, the second brace, and a portion of the transmission, which transmits rotation of the push rim to rotation of the drive wheel. The collapsible frame additionally includes a second lateral member that is connected to the first and second braces as their respective second ends. The first and second braces are configured to release the second lateral member to collapse the manual wheelchair. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/269794 |
| ART UNIT | 3618 — Videophones and Telephonic Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transport, Personal Conveyances, or Accommodation Specially Adapted for Patients or Disabled Persons; Operating Tables or Chairs; Chairs for Dentistry; Funeral Devices A61G 5/023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61G 5/026 (20130101) A61G 5/0825 (20161101) A61G 5/0875 (20161101) A61G 5/1054 (20161101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 09797841 | Schumm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NetBio, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ANDE Corporation (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James W. Schumm (Lakewood Ranch, Florida); Richard F. Selden (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eugene Tan (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods for multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of short tandem repeat (STR) loci that can be used to rapidly generate a highly specific STR profile from target nucleic acids. The resulting STR profiles are useful for human identification purposes in law enforcement, homeland security, military, intelligence, and paternity testing applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/804881 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (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 1/6876 (20130101) C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09799333 | Kintzley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith Kintzley (Severna Park, Maryland); Aren Jansen (Ellicott City, Maryland); Hynek Hermansky (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth Church (Croton-on-Hudson, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith Kintzley (Severna Park, Maryland); Aren Jansen (Ellicott City, Maryland); Hynek Hermansky (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth Church (Croton-on-Hudson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided for performing speech processing. A system includes an audio detection system configured to receive a signal including speech and a memory having stored therein a database of keyword models forming an ensemble of filters associated with each keyword in the database. A processor is configured to receive the signal including speech from the audio detection system, decompose the signal including speech into a sparse set of phonetic impulses, and access the database of keywords and convolve the sparse set of phonetic impulses with the ensemble of filters. The processor is further configured to identify keywords within the signal including speech based a result of the convolution and control operation the electronic system based on the keywords identified. |
| FILED | Monday, August 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/840089 |
| ART UNIT | 2657 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding G10L 15/14 (20130101) G10L 15/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G10L 2015/085 (20130101) G10L 2015/088 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 09795997 | 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 (Oak Hill, Virginia); Carla F. Sherry (Annandale, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems and devices for item processing. The systems can include a PASS module that can include features that receive inputs relating to an item for processing and provide those inputs to other components and/or modules of a PASS system and/or of another system. The PASS system can include a variety of modules, including the PASS module, and can collect information and/or inputs from the variety of modules of the PASS system and use that information in item processing. The methods of item processing can use the PASS system and the PASS module to perform a variety of functions including, for example, revenue protection, sorting of items, task management, sampling and data collection, redirecting if enroute items, and personnel management. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/834272 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Postal Sorting; Sorting Individual Articles, or Bulk Material Fit to be Sorted Piece-meal, e.g by Picking B07C 7/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09800437 | Kingery et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert S. Kingery (Los Angeles, California); Daniel N. Liu (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for optimizing the performance of satellite communication system receivers by using the Soft-Input Soft-Output (SISO) BCJR (Bahl, Cocke, Jelinek and Raviv) algorithm to detect a transmitted information sequence is disclosed. A Sliding Window technique is used with a plurality of reduced state sequence estimation (RSSE) equalizers to execute the BCJR algorithm in parallel. A serial data stream is converted into a plurality of data blocks using a serial-to-parallel converter. After processing in parallel by the equalizers, the output blocks are converted back to a serial data stream by a parallel-to-serial converter. A path history is determined using maximum likelihood (ML) path history calculation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/071491 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 13/41 (20130101) H03M 13/2771 (20130101) H03M 13/2792 (20130101) H03M 13/3944 (20130101) H03M 13/3955 (20130101) H03M 13/3972 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 25/03019 (20130101) H04L 25/03229 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 25/03305 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, October 24, 2017.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
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FUNDED BY
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APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
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Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
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3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
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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)
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