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Patent Details for Tuesday, November 21, 2017
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| US 09820651 | Tschirren et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa); Mark T. Garrett (, None) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juerg Tschirren (Iowa City, Iowa); Milan Sonka (Iowa City, Iowa); Joseph Reinhardt (Iowa City, Iowa); Geoffrey McLennan (Iowa City, Iowa); Eric Hoffman (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices, such as computer readable media, and methods, such as automated methods, for labeling and/or matching. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for anatomical labeling of human airway trees. Some of the devices and methods are particularly useful for matching branch-points of human airway trees from represented in two or more graphs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/987683 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/08 (20130101) A61B 5/0033 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/3437 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 2209/05 (20130101) G06K 2209/053 (20130101) G06K 2209/055 (20130101) |
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| US 09820653 | Anwar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of California (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Moshiur M. Anwar (San Francisco, California); Catherine Park (San Francisco, California); Bernard Boser (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An imager for in vivo viewing of diseased tissue by way of fluorescently conjugated molecules. A generally planar imaging surface with a microlens array. The imager may be modular, such that a plurality of generally planar imaging surfaces can be used to image various aspects of disease tissue simultaneously. Certain implementations include an angle-selective imager, wherein light from substantially perpendicular to the plane of the imager is received, while incident light is selectively eliminated. |
| FILED | Friday, March 18, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/074614 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0071 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/0084 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/0032 (20130101) A61K 49/0058 (20130101) A61K 49/0067 (20130101) |
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| US 09820655 | Ramanujam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nirmala Ramanujam (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Bing Yu (Cary, North Carolina); Jonathon Quincy Brown (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nirmala Ramanujam (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Bing Yu (Cary, North Carolina); Jonathon Quincy Brown (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for spectral analysis of a tissue mass using an instrument, an optical probe, and a Monte Carlo algorithm or a diffusion algorithm are provided. According to one method, an instrument is inserted into a tissue mass. A fiber optic probe is applied via the instrument into the tissue mass. Turbid spectral data of the tissue mass is measured using the fiber probe. The turbid spectral data is converted to absorption, scattering, and/or intrinsic fluorescence spectral data via a Monte Carlo algorithm or diffusion algorithm. Biomarker concentrations in the tissue mass are quantified using the absorption, scattering, and/or intrinsic fluorescence spectral data. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/680305 |
| ART UNIT | 3786 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0071 (20130101) A61B 5/0075 (20130101) A61B 5/0084 (20130101) A61B 5/0086 (20130101) A61B 5/0091 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/413 (20130101) A61B 5/4312 (20130101) |
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| US 09820669 | Bonmassar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Giorgio Bonmassar (Lexington, Massachusetts); Eric S. Rosenthal (Boston, Massachusetts); Michael H. Lev (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for determining brain health of a subject include or employ an electrical stimulator configured to apply a current to at least one pair of electrodes, and the electrodes are positioned on a skull of the subject to apply the current and to receive brain activity of the subject. The electrical stimulator is configured to apply a current having a waveform according to a Stochastic Gabor Function (SGF). A signal processor is configured to record the brain activity of the subject in the form of spectral electrical impedance data, and a computer system having non-transient computer readable media is programmed and configured to process the spectral electrical impedance data and indicate an impedance change within the brain of the subject. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/420148 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/053 (20130101) A61B 5/0478 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/04012 (20130101) A61B 5/6814 (20130101) A61B 5/7217 (20130101) A61B 2562/04 (20130101) A61B 2562/0214 (20130101) |
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| US 09820940 | Tam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vincent Tam (Bellaire, Texas); Diana Chow (Houston, Texas); Jie He (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Houston System (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vincent Tam (Bellaire, Texas); Diana Chow (Houston, Texas); Jie He (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel liposomal formulations of polymyxin B and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful for the treatment of bacterial infections. The liposomal formulation comprises a lipid component formed as vesicles each having a minimum size of at least 500 nm and polymyxin B encapsulated in the vesicles. The present invention also provides a drug delivery system that comprises a plurality of liposomes encapsulating a polymyxin B therein, where the liposomes have a minimum vesicular size of at least 500 nm. The liposomes comprising the drug delivery system are useful to increase efficacy of a treatment for a bacterial infection by increasing bioavailability and distribution of the polymyxin B within the subject. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/899753 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0019 (20130101) A61K 9/127 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09820951 | Torres et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raul M. Torres (Denver, Colorado); John Hartney (Arvada, Colorado); Roberta Pelanda (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (Denver, Colorado); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raul M. Torres (Denver, Colorado); John Hartney (Arvada, Colorado); Roberta Pelanda (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Treatment and diagnostic methods are provided for pulmonary disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Arhgef1, a leukocyte signaling molecule, functions normally to suppress integrin-mediated MMP production by alveolar macrophages. MMP9 production by fibronectin-stimulated monocytes and macrophages depends on autocrine thromboxane receptor signaling and this signaling pathway is attenuated by Arhgef1. Expression of ARHGEF1 by human peripheral blood monocytes varies between individuals and inversely correlates with fibronectin-mediated MMP9 production. Arhgef1 levels can function as a predictor for a pulmonary disease candidate and a thromboxane receptor antagonist can treat a pulmonary disease condition resulting from low Arhgef1 levels. |
| FILED | Friday, January 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/979410 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/18 (20130101) A61K 31/192 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/403 (20130101) A61K 31/4178 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6883 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/577 (20130101) |
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| US 09820955 | Kaufman 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) | Daniel Kaufman (Los Angeles, California); Jide Tian (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In certain embodiments methods are provided for the therapeutic or prophylactic amelioration of one or more symptoms or disorders associated with metabolic syndrome. In various embodiments the methods involve administering to a subject in need thereof, a GABA receptor agonist, in an amount sufficient to ameliorate said one or more symptoms. In certain embodiments methods are provided for the prophylaxis or treatment of type I diabetes and related pathologies that involve the use of GABA or GABA agonists in combination with certain other compounds (e.g., one more antigens (e.g., GAD) that have a therapeutic effect in type I diabetes and/or an anti-CD3 antibody, an anti-CD20 antibody, exendin-4, and/or or a pro-insulin therapeutic). |
| FILED | Friday, June 26, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/752487 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/197 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/197 (20130101) A61K 31/4465 (20130101) A61K 31/4465 (20130101) A61K 38/2013 (20130101) A61K 39/0008 (20130101) A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09820965 | Boyd et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as respresented 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) | Michael R. Boyd (Mobile, Alabama); Kirk R. Gustafson (Frederick, Maryland); Charles L. Cantrell (Longmont, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a compound of the formula (I) or (II), wherein R1 is H, alkyl, alkenyl or aryl, R2 is H, alkyl or aryl, R3 is H, a alkyl, alkenyl or aryl, R4 and R4-R8 are independently R10, C(O)R10 or SO2R10, wherein R10 is H, alkyl, alkenyl or aryl, and R9 is R9a, C(O)R9a or SO2R9a, wherein R9a is H, alkyl, alkenyl or aryl. R9a can be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more oxo(═O), OR9b, OC(O)R9b, OSO2R9b, NHR9b, NHC(O)R9b and NHSO2R9b groups. R9b is H, alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl. R9b can be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more groups such as oxo(═O), OR9c, CO2R9c, CO2R9c and OC(O)R9c. R9c is H, or a unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl. The present invention further provides a composition comprising at least one compound of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, alone or in combination with at least one additional active agent. The present invention further provides a method of treating a condition treatable by the inhibition of vacuolar-type (H+)-ATPase and a method of treating cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/849798 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/365 (20130101) A61K 31/395 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/7048 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 498/06 (20130101) C07D 498/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09820967 | Mincer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tracy Mincer (Falmouth, Massachusetts); Kristen Whalen (North Falmouth, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the invention provides a method of inhibiting an efflux pump in a bacteria, the method comprising contacting the bacteria with 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione, thereby inhibiting the efflux pump. Another aspect provides a method of inhibiting proliferation of a bacteria, the method comprising contacting the bacteria with 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione and an antibiotic, thereby inhibiting the proliferation of the bacteria. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of increasing the efficacy of an antibiotic, the method comprising contacting a bacteria with 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione and an antibiotic, thereby increasing the efficacy of the antibiotic. Another aspect provides a method of inhibiting development of antibiotic resistance in a bacteria, the method comprising contacting the bacteria with 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione and an antibiotic, thereby inhibiting development of resistance to the antibiotic. Another aspect of the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating a bacterial infection comprising an effective amount of 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. |
| FILED | Monday, July 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/797951 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/65 (20130101) A61K 31/65 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/431 (20130101) A61K 31/431 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/545 (20130101) A61K 31/545 (20130101) A61K 31/4015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4015 (20130101) A61K 31/5383 (20130101) A61K 31/5383 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 31/7052 (20130101) A61K 31/7052 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09820971 | Raines et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts); ANNOVATION BIOPHARMA, INC. (Parsippany, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts); ANNOVATION BIOPHARMA, INC. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas E. Raines (Wayland, Massachusetts); Syed Shaukat Husain (Newton, Massachusetts); John C. R. Randle (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compounds according to formula (I): Provided herein is also a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a method for providing anesthesia in a subject by administering such a pharmaceutical composition. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/348790 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/40 (20130101) A61K 31/454 (20130101) A61K 31/4174 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4178 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 233/54 (20130101) C07D 233/90 (20130101) C07D 401/06 (20130101) C07D 401/12 (20130101) C07D 405/06 (20130101) C07D 405/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09820990 | Pak et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen C. Pak (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David Hirsch Perlmutter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Gary A. Silverman (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of treatment of clinical disorders associated with protein aggregation comprising administering, to a subject, an effective amount of an anti-protein aggregate (“APA”) compound selected from the group consisting of pimozide, fluphenazine (e.g., fluphenazine hydrochloride), tamoxifen (e.g., tamoxifen citrate), taxol, cantharidin, cantharidic acid, salts thereof and their structurally related compounds. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that each of the aforelisted compounds were able to promote degradation of aggregated ATZ protein in a Caenorhabditis elegans model system. According to the invention, treatment with one or more of these APA compounds may be used to ameliorate the symptoms and signs of AT deficiency as well as other disorders marked by protein aggregation, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Huntington's Disease. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 25, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/247518 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 2217/052 (20130101) A01K 2227/703 (20130101) A01K 2267/03 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/138 (20130101) A61K 31/337 (20130101) A61K 31/366 (20130101) A61K 31/454 (20130101) A61K 31/5415 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0008 (20130101) |
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| US 09821011 | Sentman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Sentman (West Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to modified T cells, methods of making and using isolated, modified T cells, and methods of using these isolated, modified T cells to address diseases and disorders. In one embodiment, this invention broadly relates to TCR-deficient T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another embodiment of the invention, these TCR-deficient T cells are designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The invention also pertains to methods of making said TCR-deficient T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said TCR-deficient T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same. |
| FILED | Monday, December 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/383717 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2035/124 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0636 (20130101) C12N 2501/515 (20130101) C12N 2510/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09821012 | Wu 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) | Chia-Yung Wu (San Francisco, California); James Onuffer (Alameda, California); Wendell A. Lim (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides a heterodimeric, conditionally active chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), and a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the CAR. The present disclosure provides cells genetically modified to produce the CAR. A CAR of the present disclosure can be used in various methods, which are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/419729 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 47/6891 (20170801) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/705 (20130101) C07K 14/7051 (20130101) C07K 14/70521 (20130101) C07K 14/70575 (20130101) C07K 14/70578 (20130101) C07K 16/18 (20130101) C07K 16/2803 (20130101) C07K 16/2866 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/03 (20130101) C07K 2319/20 (20130101) C07K 2319/33 (20130101) C07K 2319/74 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0636 (20130101) C12N 9/14 (20130101) C12N 9/90 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 502/01008 (20130101) |
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| US 09821013 | McFetridge et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter S. McFetridge (Gainesville, Florida); Marc C. Moore (Temple Terrace, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods and compositions, including a placental extract, for inducing and/or modulating angiogenesis; methods of identifying modulators of angiogenesis, and assays for identifying modulators of angiogenesis. The present disclosure also provides methods of making a composition, including a placental extract that can induce and/or modulate angiogenesis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 02, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/243123 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/50 (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 27/3604 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/069 (20130101) C12N 5/0691 (20130101) C12N 2502/28 (20130101) C12N 2502/1347 (20130101) C12N 2503/04 (20130101) C12N 2533/92 (20130101) |
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| US 09821031 | Stoffers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Doris Stoffers (Moorestown, New Jersey); Diva D. De Leon (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Charles Stanley (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Doris Stoffers (Moorestown, New Jersey); Diva D. De Leon (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Charles Stanley (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods of treating and ameliorating congenital and neonatal hyperinsulinism and post-prandial hypoglycemia, comprising the step of administering an antagonist of the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-I) receptor, e.g. a GLP-I fragment or analogue thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/522274 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09821042 | Goosens |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ki Ann Goosens (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods of protecting against chronic stress in a subject and treating stress sensitive disorders in a subject by antagonizing ghrelin or ghrelin receptor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/932101 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1796 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/0005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/74 (20130101) G01N 2333/60 (20130101) G01N 2800/7004 (20130101) |
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| US 09821045 | Ali et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Omar Abdel-Rahman Ali (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Glenn Dranoff (Sudbury, Massachusetts); David J. Mooney (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises compositions, methods, and devices for creating an stimulating an antigen-specific dendritic cell immune response. Devices and methods provide prophylactic and therapeutic immunity to subjects against cancer and infectious agents. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/135216 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/708 (20130101) A61K 31/4745 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 38/193 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/54 (20130101) A61K 2039/6093 (20130101) A61K 2039/55516 (20130101) A61K 2039/55522 (20130101) A61K 2039/55561 (20130101) A61K 2039/55588 (20130101) |
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| US 09821050 | De Silva et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aravinda M. De Silva (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); A. Ruklanthi De Alwis (Dehiwala, Sri Lanka); Wahala M. P. B. Wahala (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Ralph S. Baric (Haw River, North Carolina); William B. Messer (Portland, Oregon); James E. Crowe, Jr. (Nashville, Tennessee); Scott A. Smith (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods of use comprising a chimeric dengue virus E glycoprotein comprising a dengue virus E glycoprotein backbone, which comprises amino acid substitutions that introduce a dengue virus E glycoprotein domain I and domain II hinge region from a dengue virus serotype that is different from the dengue virus serotype of the dengue virus E glycoprotein backbone. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/390312 |
| 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 2039/70 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2770/24023 (20130101) C12N 2770/24122 (20130101) C12N 2770/24123 (20130101) C12N 2770/24134 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56983 (20130101) G01N 2333/185 (20130101) G01N 2469/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09821071 | Murthy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia State Research Foundation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Niren Murthy (Berkeley, California); Eric Seth Gilbert (Atlanta, Georgia); Xinghai Ning (Athens, Georgia); Mark Goodman (Atlanta, Georgia); Bryan Stubblefield (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to conjugates for targeting bacteria and related uses. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of transferring a molecule of interest into bacteria comprising mixing bacteria with a non-naturally occurring conjugate under conditions such that the conjugate is transported across the bacterial cell wall. Typically, the conjugate comprises an oligosaccharide and a molecule of interest. In certain embodiments, the molecule of interest may be a tracer or an antibiotic. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/190928 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/4823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0021 (20130101) A61K 49/0032 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) A61K 51/06 (20130101) A61K 51/065 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 31/00 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 3/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09821263 | Hering et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aerosol Dynamics Inc. (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AEROSOL DYNAMICS INC. (Berkeley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susanne V. Hering (Berkeley, California); Gregory S. Lewis (Berkeley, California); Steven R. Spielman (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This technology relates to the enlargement by water condensation in a laminar flow of airborne particles with diameters of the order of a few nanometers to hundreds of nanometers to form droplets with diameters of the order of several micrometers. The technology presents several advanced designs, including the use of double-stage condensers. It has application to measuring the number concentration of particles suspended in air or other gas, to collecting these particles, or to focusing these particles. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/318126 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 5/0009 (20130101) B01D 53/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 53/1475 (20130101) B01D 2257/504 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 15/102 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/065 (20130101) G01N 2015/0038 (20130101) G01N 2015/1481 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 47/50 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/47 (20130101) |
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| US 09821285 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dohyun Kim (Rocky Point, New York); David Alexoff (Westhampton, New York); Sung Won Kim (North Potomac, Maryland); Jacob M. Hooker (Belmont, Massachusetts); Richard A. Ferrieri (Patchogue, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for providing 11C-labeled cyanides from 11C labeled oxides in a target gas stream retrieved from an irradiated high pressure gaseous target containing O2, wherein 11C labeled oxides are reduced with H2 in the presence of a nickel catalyst under a pressure and a temperature sufficient to form a product stream comprising at least about 95% 11CH4, the 11CH4 is then combined with an excess of NH3 in a carrier/reaction stream flowing at an accelerated velocity and the combined 11CH4 carrier/reaction stream is then contacted with a platinum (Pt) catalyst particulate supported on a substantially-chemically-nonreactive heat-stable support at a temperature of at least about 900° C., whereby a product stream comprising at least about 60% H11CN is provided in less than 10 minutes from retrieval of the 11C labeled oxide. |
| FILED | Monday, November 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/551141 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 8/0278 (20130101) B01J 8/0285 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 8/0492 (20130101) B01J 8/0496 (20130101) B01J 2208/024 (20130101) B01J 2208/00415 (20130101) B01J 2208/00823 (20130101) B01J 2208/00893 (20130101) Ammonia; Cyanogen; Compounds Thereof C01C 3/0212 (20130101) C01C 3/0216 (20130101) C01C 3/0229 (20130101) General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 59/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09822068 | Piomelli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California); FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (Genoa, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Technologia (Genoa, Italy) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniele Piomelli (Irvine, California); Tiziano Bandiera (Gambolo, Italy); Rita Scarpelli (Rome, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods useful for inhibiting fatty acid amide hydrolase. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 06, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/287366 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 271/56 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07C 311/29 (20130101) C07C 317/22 (20130101) C07C 2601/04 (20170501) C07C 2601/08 (20170501) C07C 2601/14 (20170501) |
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| US 09822123 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Han-Je Kim (Raleigh, North Carolina); Jonathan S. Lindsey (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a bacteriochlorin is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II to produce the bacteriochlorin, wherein R is an acetal or aldehyde group. The condensing may be carried out in an organic solvent, preferably in the presence of an acid. The bacteriochlorins are useful for a variety of purposes such as active agents in photodynamic therapy, luminescent compounds in flow cytometry, solar cells, light harvesting arrays, and molecular memory devices. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/162201 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 207/335 (20130101) C07D 487/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Organic Dyes or Closely-related Compounds for Producing Dyes; Mordants; Lakes C09B 47/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) |
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| US 09822125 | Orlow |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Seth J. Orlow (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth J. Orlow (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are benzopyran compounds of formula I, for example, pomiferin-3′,4′-dimethyl ether, and the use of such compounds and compositions thereof to modulate (e.g., inhibit) melanogenesis and pigmentation. wherein R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are described herein. Also provided are plant extracts containing a compound of formula I, and the use of such a plant extract to modulate (e.g., inhibit) melanogenesis and pigmentation. The compound or plant extract may be prepared as pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of conditions that are related to aberrant melanogenesis activity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/457634 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 8/97 (20130101) A61K 8/498 (20130101) A61K 31/352 (20130101) A61K 31/353 (20130101) A61K 31/357 (20130101) A61K 36/60 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Specific Use of Cosmetics or Similar Toilet Preparations A61Q 5/00 (20130101) A61Q 19/02 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 493/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09822135 | Sebti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc. (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Said M. Sebti (Tampa, Florida); Nicholas James Lawrence (Tampa, Florida); Harshani Rithma Lawrence (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject matter disclosed herein relates to compositions and methods of making and using the compositions. In a further aspect, the subject matter disclosed herein relates to inhibitors of STAT3 dimerization. Methods of making these compositions as well as compositions comprising these compositions are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treating or preventing certain cancers by administering to an individual in need thereof and effective amount of the compounds disclosed herein. Still further, disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting STAT3 by contacting a cell with a compound or composition as disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/435471 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/192 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 233/76 (20130101) C07C 311/18 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 211/10 (20130101) C07D 213/16 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/3834 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07F 9/3882 (20130101) C07F 9/4021 (20130101) C07F 9/4056 (20130101) |
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| US 09822154 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (Richmond, Virginia); HEALTH RESEARCH, INC. (Buffalo, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (Richmond, Virginia); HEALTH RESEARCH, INC. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiang-Yang Wang (Richmond, Virginia); Xiaofei Yu (Richmond, Virginia); John R. Subjeck (Buffalo, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A recombinant Flagrp170 protein and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Flagrp170 protein and related molecules encoding same, and cells presenting such a protein are provided. The Flagrp170 protein comprises an NF-KB-activating domain of Flagellin and an ATP-binding domain truncated Grp170. The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention can be used for the treatment or prevention of cancer or infectious disease. |
| FILED | Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/652078 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) A61K 35/761 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/0275 (20130101) A61K 2039/57 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) A61K 2039/572 (20130101) A61K 2039/585 (20130101) A61K 2039/6068 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/255 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/40 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0636 (20130101) C12N 2710/10343 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 306/03044 (20130101) |
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| US 09822161 | Suciu-Foca et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicole Suciu-Foca (New York, New York); George Vlad (Forest Hills, New York); Raffaello Cortesini (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a method for inhibiting the rejection of transplanted islet cells, comprising administering to the subject a polypeptide comprising all or a portion of the extracellular domain of ILT3, wherein the polypeptide is water soluble. This invention further provides a method of treating diabetes, by inhibiting the rejection of transplanted islet cells through the administration of the polypeptide to the subject. |
| FILED | Monday, June 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/733432 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1774 (20130101) A61K 39/001 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/70503 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09822162 | Hinrichs 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) | Christian S. Hinrichs (Bethesda, Maryland); Steven A. Rosenberg (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for an HLA-A2-restricted epitope of human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E6, E629-38. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and populations of cells are also provided. Antibodies, or an antigen binding portion thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the TCRs of the invention are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of a condition in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing a condition in a mammal, wherein the condition is cancer, HPV 16 infection, or HPV-positive premalignancy. |
| FILED | Monday, July 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/905108 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/7051 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/2809 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/566 (20130101) G01N 2333/7051 (20130101) G01N 2800/7028 (20130101) |
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| US 09822165 | Walensky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Loren D. Walensky (Newton, Massachusetts); Gregory Bird (Pelham, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loren D. Walensky (Newton, Massachusetts); Gregory Bird (Pelham, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides structurally constrained viral peptides for use as therapeutic and vaccination agents, and for the production of antibodies for use in a number of applications including as therapeutic agents. The invention further provides methods and kits for use of the structurally constrained peptides and antibodies of the instant invention. The invention is based, at least in part, on the result provided herein demonstrating that viral hydrocarbon stapled helical peptides display excellent proteolytic, acid, and thermal stability, restore the native helical structure of the peptide, are highly effective in interfering with the viral fusogenic process, and possess superior pharmacokinetic properties compared to the corresponding unmodified peptides. |
| FILED | Friday, June 18, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/378929 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/1045 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 16/1063 (20130101) C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2740/16034 (20130101) C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) |
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| US 09822166 | Marasco |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wayne A. Marasco (Wellesley, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides antibodies that neutralize flavivirus and methods of use thereof. These antibodies are derived from mAb1 1 which recognizes West Nile virus E protein and is cross-reactive with members of the flavivirus family, including Denge virus. The antibodies of the present invention prevent antibody-dependent enhancement of a viral infection by having a modified Fc region that does not bind to the Fcy receptor. The invented antibody is used to treat flaviviral infections and symptoms thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/777324 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/1081 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/24 (20130101) C07K 2317/71 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) C07K 2317/524 (20130101) C07K 2317/565 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2770/24011 (20130101) |
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| US 09822184 | Singh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pomila Singh (Galveston, Texas); Shubhashish Sarkar (Galveston, Texas); Malaney O'Connell (Galveston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pomila Singh (Galveston, Texas); Shubhashish Sarkar (Galveston, Texas); Malaney O'Connell (Galveston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments are directed to composition and methods related to DCLK1-S specific binding agents. |
| FILED | Friday, April 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/136007 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/34 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57419 (20130101) G01N 2333/91215 (20130101) |
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| US 09822202 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peisheng Xu (Chapin, South Carolina); Huacheng He (West Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymer/copper combination that can selectively target and kill cancer cells are described. Materials can include the reaction product of a biocompatible hydrophilic polymer and pyridine-2-thiol containing monomer. The copolymer reaction product can include pyridine-2-thiol side groups pendant to the backbone via a disulfide linkage. The hydrophilic component can form the polymer backbone and/or can form hydrophilic pendant groups off of the backbone. Copper ions can be associated with the copolymer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/887373 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) A61K 31/795 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 220/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 2220/282 (20130101) |
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| US 09822340 | Sentman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Sentman (West Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to modified T cells, methods of making and using isolated, modified T cells, and methods of using these isolated, modified T cells to address diseases and disorders. In one embodiment, this invention broadly relates to TCR-deficient T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another embodiment of the invention, these TCR-deficient T cells are designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The invention also pertains to methods of making said TCR-deficient T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said TCR-deficient T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same. |
| FILED | Monday, December 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/383662 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/17 (20130101) A61K 2035/124 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0636 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09822343 | Nelson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy J. Nelson (Rochester, Minnesota); Andre Terzic (Rochester, Minnesota); Almudena J. Martinez Fernandez (Rochester, Minnesota); Clifford D. Folmes (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Nelson (Rochester, Minnesota); Andre Terzic (Rochester, Minnesota); Almudena J. Martinez Fernandez (Rochester, Minnesota); Clifford D. Folmes (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | This document provides methods and materials involved obtaining induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. For example, methods and materials for increasing the efficiency for making iPS cells as well as methods and materials for selecting iPS cells are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/239980 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/04 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0696 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/63 (20130101) C12N 2500/34 (20130101) C12N 2501/602 (20130101) C12N 2501/603 (20130101) C12N 2501/604 (20130101) C12N 2501/606 (20130101) C12N 2506/00 (20130101) C12N 2506/1307 (20130101) C12N 2510/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5005 (20130101) |
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| US 09822355 | Orkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart H. Orkin (Brookline, Massachusetts); Daniel E. Bauer (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jian Xu (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods and compositions for increasing fetal hemoglobin levels in a cell by disrupting BCL11A expression at the genomic level. Also provided herein are methods and compositions relating to the treatment of hemoglobinopathies by reinduction of fetal hemoglobin levels. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/647547 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/12 (20130101) A61K 38/465 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/805 (20130101) C07K 14/4702 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/22 (20130101) C12N 15/01 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/63 (20130101) C12N 15/102 (20130101) |
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| US 09822356 | Ismagilov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SLIPCHIP CORPORATION (Chicago, Illinois); CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); SlipChip Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rustem F. Ismagilov (Altadena, California); Feng Shen (Pasadena, California); Liang Li (Pasadena, California); Yu-Hsiang Hsu (Pasadena, California); Stefano Begolo (Pasadena, California); Mikhail Karymov (San Gabriel, California); David Selck (Alhambra, California); Stephanie McCalla (Pasadena, California); Philip James Homewood (Enfield, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to fluidic devices for preparing, processing, storing, preserving, and/or analyzing samples. In particular, the devices and related systems and methods allow for preparing and/or analyzing samples (e.g., biospecimen samples) by using one or more of capture regions and/or automated analysis. |
| FILED | Monday, April 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/868028 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/52 (20130101) B01L 3/5027 (20130101) B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 3/502738 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2200/0605 (20130101) B01L 2200/0673 (20130101) B01L 2200/0678 (20130101) B01L 2300/045 (20130101) B01L 2300/0681 (20130101) B01L 2300/0803 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2300/0874 (20130101) B01L 2400/065 (20130101) B01L 2400/0406 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) B01L 2400/0644 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/525 (20130101) |
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| US 09822358 | Pandolfi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pier Paolo Pandolfi (Boston, Massachusetts); Sujung Song (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to the treatment and prevention of cancers, including blood-based cancers and breast cancers, by administering agents that inhibit the activity of microRNAs, including miR-22. Inhibitors can include oligonucleotides that are at least partially complementary to these miRNAs. In some embodiments, these inhibitors are chemically modified oligonucleotides, including locked nucleic acids (LNAs). |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/517514 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/113 (20130101) |
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| US 09822364 | Saltzman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | W. Mark Saltzman (New Haven, Connecticut); Kim Woodrow (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymeric nanoparticles encapsulating inhibitory ribonucleic acids (RNAs) and methods of their manufacture and use are provided. Advantageous properties of the nanoparticles include: 1) high encapsulation efficiency of inhibitory RNAs into the nano articles, 2) small size of the nanoparticles that increases cell internalization, and 3) sustained release of encapsulated inhibitory RNAs by the nanoparticles that allows for administration of an effective amount of inhibitory RNAs to cells or tissues over extended periods of time. Encapsulation efficiency of inhibitory RNAs into the nanoparticles is greatly increased by complexing the inhibitory RNAs to polycations prior to encapsulation. Methods of using the polymeric nanoparticles for treating or inhibiting diseases or disorders are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/977297 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0034 (20130101) A61K 9/5153 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/1137 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/32 (20130101) C12N 2330/30 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 207/11024 (20130101) |
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| US 09822370 | Musunuru et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kiran Musunuru (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Chad A. Cowan (Boston, Massachusetts); Derrick J. Rossi (Roslindale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and kits for high efficiency, site-specific genomic editing of cells. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/485288 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 48/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/63 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/907 (20130101) |
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| US 09822372 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BROAD INSTITUTE INC. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Cambridge, Massachusetts); THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Broad Institute Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Feng Zhang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); David Benjamin Turitz Cox (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Luciano Marraffini (New York, New York); David Olivier Bikard (Paris, France); Wenyan Jiang (Whitestone, New York); Neville Espi Sanjana (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR/Cas system. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 07, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/990444 |
| 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 9/22 (20130101) C12N 15/63 (20130101) C12N 15/70 (20130101) C12N 15/74 (20130101) C12N 15/85 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/746 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/907 (20130101) C12N 15/1082 (20130101) C12N 15/8509 (20130101) C12N 2310/20 (20170501) C12N 2310/531 (20130101) C12N 2310/3519 (20130101) C12N 2800/101 (20130101) |
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| US 09822376 | Vance et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Viki Bowman Vance (Columbia, South Carolina); Lewis Howard Bowman (Columbia, South Carolina); Allison Mallory (Paris, France) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Viki Bowman Vance (Columbia, South Carolina); Lewis Howard Bowman (Columbia, South Carolina); Allison Mallory (Paris, France) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for modulating nucleotide sequence expression, particularly for modulating gene expression in plants, are provided. The compositions comprise precursor RNA constructs for the expression of an RNA precursor. The precursor RNA construct comprises a promoter that is expressed in a plant cell driving the expression of a precursor RNA having a microRNA. The miRNA is complementary or partially complementary to a portion of a target gene or nucleotide sequence and function to modulate expression of the target sequence or gene. In this manner, the RNA precursor construct can be designed to modulate expression of any nucleotide sequence of interest, either an endogenous plant gene or alternatively a transgene. Transformed plants, tissues, cells and seeds are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/282680 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/821 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8216 (20130101) C12N 15/8218 (20130101) |
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| US 09822407 | Joung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Keith Joung (Winchester, Massachusetts); Shengdar Tsai (Charlestown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Unbiased, genomewide and highly sensitive methods for detecting mutations, e.g., off-target mutations, induced by engineered nucleases. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/192753 |
| 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 1/6855 (20130101) C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6869 (20130101) C12Q 2521/301 (20130101) C12Q 2525/113 (20130101) C12Q 2525/117 (20130101) C12Q 2525/191 (20130101) C12Q 2525/204 (20130101) C12Q 2535/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09822419 | Barlogie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BioVentures, LLC (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BioVentures, LLC (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bart Barlogie (Little Rock, Arkansas); Pingping Qu (Little Rock, Arkansas); Christoph Heuck (Little Rock, Arkansas); Joshua Epstein (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides, inter alia, methods of prognosing a subject with, or suspected of having, multiple myeloma. In certain embodiments, the methods entail testing the gene expression levels of enolase 1 (ENO1), fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5), thyroid hormone receptor interactor 13 (TRIP 13), transgelin 2 (TAGLN2), and replication factor C (activator 1) 4 (RFC4) in a biological sample isolated from the subject. The invention also provides methods of treatment for multiple myeloma, as well as kits, oligonucleotides, and systems for performing the methods provided by the invention. |
| FILED | Monday, May 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/892555 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/20 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Afshin S Daryoush (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Peter A Lewin (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania); Rupa Gopinath Minasamudram (Bangalore, India); Mahmoud El-Sherif (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is detecting changes in pressure in a medium, with an optical fiber having a core diameter at an immersion surface contact of the fiber of less than 10 μm; a layer of material deposited on said end of the fiber, the material being of a thickness of from about 2 nm to about 10 nm. Also disclosed is detecting pressure waves in a medium comprising: contacting the medium with a fiber optic, the fiber integrated with a light source and a detector, the fiber optic having a diameter of less than 10 μm at an immersion surface contact of the fiber; providing a thin layer of material on the immersion surface contact, wherein said thin layer of material is of a thickness in a range of from about 2 nm to about 10 nm; and detecting Fresnel back reflections from the immersion end of the fiber. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/159649 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Mechanical Vibrations or Ultrasonic, Sonic or Infrasonic Waves G01H 9/004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/262 (20130101) |
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| US 09823202 | Stutman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Stutman (Cockeysville, Maryland); Michael Finkenthal (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray illumination system, a beam splitter arranged in an optical path of the X-ray illumination system, and a detection system arranged in an optical path to detect X-rays after passing through the beam splitter. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/370280 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/40 (20130101) A61B 6/482 (20130101) A61B 6/483 (20130101) A61B 6/484 (20130101) A61B 6/505 (20130101) A61B 6/583 (20130101) A61B 6/4035 (20130101) A61B 6/4042 (20130101) A61B 6/4241 (20130101) A61B 6/4291 (20130101) A61B 6/5235 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 23/087 (20130101) G01N 23/20075 (20130101) G01N 2223/206 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/067 (20130101) G21K 2207/005 (20130101) X-ray Technique H05G 2/001 (20130101) |
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| US 09823246 | Dai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongjie Dai (Cupertino, California); Scott M. Tabakman (Palo Alto, California); Guosong Hong (Stanford, California); Bo Zhang (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are nanostructured gold films which may be produced by solution-phase depositions of gold ions onto a variety of surfaces. The resulting plasmonic gold films are used for enhanced spectroscopic-based immunoassays in multiplexed microarray format with detection mechanisms based on either surface-enhanced Raman scattering or near-infrared fluorescence enhancement. The preparation of the films and subsequent modifications of the gold film surfaces afford increased sensitivity for various microarrays. The films are discontinuous, forming gold “islands.” Sensitivity, size, shape, and density of the nanoscopic gold islands comprising the discontinuous nanostructured gold film are controlled to enhance the intensity of Raman scattering and fluorescence in the near-infrared, allowing for improved measurements in clinical diagnostic or biomedical research applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/728798 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/658 (20130101) G01N 33/553 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2610/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24851 (20150115) Y10T 428/24909 (20150115) Y10T 428/24917 (20150115) |
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| US 09823250 | Schwartz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas U. Schwartz (Brookline, Massachusetts); F. Esra Demircioglu (Boston, Massachusetts); Brian A. Sosa-Alvarado (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A protein composition including TorsinA or TorsinA mutant, LULL1, and a nanobody obtained by immunization using TorsinA and LULL1 is used to grow complex crystals, and three dimensional structures are determined using x-ray data of the crystals. A screening platform is built based on the determined three dimensional structures for designing a drug lead to cure dystonia. |
| FILED | Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/442639 |
| 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 9/14 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 306/04 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 30/02 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/20 (20130101) G01N 33/573 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/914 (20130101) G01N 2500/04 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/16 (20130101) G06F 19/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09823254 | Burkart 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) | Michael D. Burkart (San Diego, California); Nicolas M. Kosa (La Jolla, California); Robert W. Haushalter (Emeryville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein, inter alia, are methods and compositions for removing a phosphopantethiene analog moiety from an ACP-phosphopantetheine conjugate thereby providing Apo-ACP proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, March 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/657221 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 9/65616 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/37 (20130101) C07K 14/195 (20130101) C07K 19/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) C07K 2319/21 (20130101) C07K 2319/24 (20130101) C07K 2319/60 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/06 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2333/245 (20130101) |
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| US 09823364 | Barrett et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona); inviCRO, LLC (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona); Invicro, LLC (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harrison H. Barrett (Tucson, Arizona); Brian Miller (Tucson, Arizona); Yijun Ding (Tucson, Arizona); Liying Chen (Tucson, Arizona); John William Hoppin (Boston, Massachusetts); Luca Caucci (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and systems for 3D imaging of in vivo and ex vivo tissues. The disclosed systems and methods employ an autoradiographic approach where particles emitted by a radioactive composition within the tissue are detected. Once detected, a 3D representation of the source of particles within the tissue is reconstructed for viewing and analysis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/116173 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/037 (20130101) A61B 6/4258 (20130101) A61B 6/5205 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/161 (20130101) G01T 1/2942 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01T 1/2985 (20130101) |
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| US 09824874 | Ibrahim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington); Tsung-Chi Chen (Richland, Washington); Marques B. Harrer (Richland, Washington); Keqi Tang (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion funnel device is disclosed. A first pair of electrodes is positioned in a first direction. A second pair of electrodes is positioned in a second direction. The device includes an RF voltage source and a DC voltage source. A RF voltage with a superimposed DC voltage gradient is applied to the first pair of electrodes, and a DC voltage gradient is applied to the second pair of electrodes. |
| FILED | Monday, June 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/733517 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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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) | Joseph Wang (San Diego, California); Joshua Ray Windmiller (Del Mar, California); Amay Jairaj Bandodkar (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, structures, devices and systems are disclosed for fabricating and implementing electrochemical biosensors and chemical sensors. In one aspect, a method of producing an epidermal biosensor includes forming an electrode pattern onto a coated surface of a paper-based substrate to form an electrochemical sensor, the electrode pattern including an electrically conductive material and an electrically insulative material configured in a particular design layout, and attaching an adhesive sheet on a surface of the electrochemical sensor having the electrode pattern, the adhesive sheet capable of adhering to skin or a wearable item, in which the electrochemical sensor, when attached to the skin or the wearable item, is operable to detect chemical analytes within an external environment. |
| FILED | Friday, May 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/400242 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/1477 (20130101) A61B 5/1486 (20130101) A61B 5/6833 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/14517 (20130101) A61B 5/14539 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 37/1284 (20130101) B32B 38/10 (20130101) B32B 38/145 (20130101) B32B 2255/12 (20130101) B32B 2307/202 (20130101) B32B 2307/206 (20130101) B32B 2311/02 (20130101) B32B 2323/04 (20130101) B32B 2367/00 (20130101) B32B 2383/00 (20130101) B32B 2405/00 (20130101) B32B 2556/00 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 156/10 (20150115) |
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| US 09821042 | Goosens |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ki Ann Goosens (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods of protecting against chronic stress in a subject and treating stress sensitive disorders in a subject by antagonizing ghrelin or ghrelin receptor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/932101 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/1796 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 39/0005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 45/00 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/74 (20130101) G01N 2333/60 (20130101) G01N 2800/7004 (20130101) |
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| US 09821049 | Richardson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TAKEDA VACCINES, INC. (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Takeda Vaccines, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles Richardson (Bozeman, Montana); Thomas S. Vedvick (Federal Way, Washington); Thomas R. Foubert (Bozeman, Montana); Robert F. Bargatze (Bozeman, Montana); William Tino (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to vaccine compositions comprising Norovirus antigens and adjuvants, in particular, mixtures of monovalent VLPs and mixtures of multivalent VLPs, and to methods of conferring protective immunity to Norovirus infections in a human subject. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/837389 |
| 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 39/125 (20130101) A61K 2039/57 (20130101) A61K 2039/543 (20130101) A61K 2039/5258 (20130101) A61K 2039/55572 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2770/16034 (20130101) |
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| US 09821290 | Wagner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shawn Wagner (Altadena, California); Jose Agraz (Brea, California); Debiao Li (South Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention teaches devices and methods for hyperpolarization by parahydrogen induced polarization. The invention teaches several significant improvements over previous designs, including a heating block, an enhanced solenoid component, and pinch valves and tubing that provide a sterile environment for the sample. All of these advancements can be accomplished while keeping costs to produce the device relatively low. |
| FILED | Friday, September 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/426454 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 49/06 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 2219/0805 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 69/67 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/282 (20130101) G01R 33/5601 (20130101) |
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| US 09821294 | Palacci 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) | Jeremie Palacci (New York, New York); Stefano Sacanna (Brooklyn, New York); David J. Pine (New York, New York); Paul Michael Chaikin (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-assembling structure using non-equilibrium driving forces leading to “living crystals” and other maniputable particles with a complex dynamics. The dynamic self-assembly assembly results from a competition between self-propulsion of particles and an attractive interaction between the particles. As a result of non-equilibrium driving forces, the crystals form, grow, collide, anneal, repair themselves and spontaneously self-destruct, thereby enabling reconfiguration and assembly to achieve a desired property. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/759910 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/745 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/004 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 35/0033 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 49/06 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/38 (20130101) C01P 2006/42 (20130101) |
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| US 09821309 | Esch |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mandy B. Esch (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Microporous membranes formed in a microfluidic device, and methods of manufacture. A method comprises the steps of etching a plurality of pillars in a microfluidic chamber, applying a first polymer material layer, applying a photoresist layer, exposing the photoresist layer to radiation to cross-link it to the microfluidic chamber, masking the photoresist layer with a porous mask, exposing the top layer of the masked photoresist layer to radiation to form a porous membrane layer of cross-linked photoresist material, removing the non-exposed photoresist material from under the porous membrane layer, drying the porous membrane layer, and removing the first polymer material from under the porous membrane layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/409617 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2200/0647 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 23/16 (20130101) C12M 25/02 (20130101) C12M 25/14 (20130101) Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/2022 (20130101) |
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| US 09821448 | Tate et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Estabillo Tate (Chesapeake, Virginia); Curtis Wayne Gent (Sunburry, North Carolina); D. Suzanne Gregor (Norfolk, Virginia); William Andrew Harrell (Camden, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Estabillo Tate (Chesapeake, Virginia); Curtis Wayne Gent (Sunburry, North Carolina); D. Suzanne Gregor (Norfolk, Virginia); William Andrew Harrell (Camden, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The ergonomic thermoluminescent dosimeter adapter provides ergonomic design that reduces the risk of repetitive motion injury. The ergonomic thermoluminescent dosimeter adapter includes a form fitting hand trigger and a handle portion mounted on a base. The handle portion has a slot adapted to receive the TLD tool. The TLD tool inserts into the adapter and fastening devices secure the TLD tool to the adapter. In operation, the adapter base is positioned on a flat surface such as a table and adjusted to a comfortable working height until the hand trigger is in a comfortable gripping position. The adapter is held with one hand and the hand trigger is squeezed with the other hand until the targeted TLD holder opens. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/625919 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Handles for Hand Implements B25G 1/102 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Machines, Apparatus or Devices For, or Methods Of, Packaging Articles or Materials; Unpacking B65B 69/00 (20130101) Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/11 (20130101) |
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| US 09821475 | Lynn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Other Lab, LLC (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | OTHER LAB, LLC (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter S. Lynn (Oakland, California); Saul Griffith (San Francisco, California); Kevin Albert (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A robotic actuator comprises a mass manufactured bellows, wherein the mass manufactured bellows allows a volume change by localized bending, and wherein the mass manufactured bellows is formed from a material that has a higher strength in at least two axes relative to at most one other axis, and an end effector, wherein the end effector is coupled to the manufactured bellows. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/064071 |
| ART UNIT | 3658 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Manipulators; Chambers Provided With Manipulation Devices B25J 9/00 (20130101) B25J 9/142 (20130101) B25J 18/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 901/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09821789 | Shukla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oshkosh Defense, LLC (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oshkosh Defense, LLC (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deepak Shukla (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); Rongjun Zhang (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); Nader Nasr (Neenah, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A vehicle drive includes a gear set, a first motor/generator coupled to a sun gear of the gear set, a second motor/generator selectively coupled to at least one of (a) a planetary gear carrier of the gear set and (b) a ring gear of the gear set, an engine coupled to the ring gear of the gear set and selectively coupled to the second motor/generator, and a clutch configured to selectively engage the second motor/generator to the engine. The first motor/generator and the second motor/generator are electrically coupled without an energy storage device configured to at least one of (a) provide electrical energy to the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator to power the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator and (b) be charged by electrical energy from the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator. |
| FILED | Friday, June 17, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/186391 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Arrangement or Mounting of Propulsion Units or of Transmissions in Vehicles; Arrangement or Mounting of Plural Diverse Prime-movers in Vehicles; Auxiliary Drives for Vehicles; Instrumentation or Dashboards for Vehicles; Arrangements in Connection With Cooling, Air Intake, Gas Exhaust or Fuel Supply of Propulsion Units in Vehicles B60K 6/26 (20130101) B60K 6/34 (20130101) B60K 6/52 (20130101) B60K 6/365 (20130101) B60K 6/387 (20130101) B60K 6/445 (20130101) B60K 6/543 (20130101) Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 11/04 (20130101) Conjoint Control of Vehicle Sub-units of Different Type or Different Function; Control Systems Specially Adapted for Hybrid Vehicles; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems for Purposes Not Related to the Control of a Particular Sub-unit B60W 10/02 (20130101) B60W 10/06 (20130101) B60W 10/08 (20130101) B60W 20/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B60W 2510/06 (20130101) B60W 2510/08 (20130101) B60W 2510/081 (20130101) B60W 2510/0604 (20130101) B60W 2510/0638 (20130101) B60W 2520/10 (20130101) B60W 2710/06 (20130101) B60W 2710/08 (20130101) B60W 2710/021 (20130101) B60W 2710/083 (20130101) B60W 2710/0644 (20130101) B60W 2710/0677 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle Technology B60Y 2200/92 (20130101) B60Y 2300/42 (20130101) B60Y 2300/43 (20130101) B60Y 2300/60 (20130101) B60Y 2400/72 (20130101) B60Y 2400/73 (20130101) Gearing F16H 1/28 (20130101) F16H 3/72 (20130101) F16H 3/727 (20130101) F16H 3/728 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/92 (20130101) Y02T 10/6239 (20130101) Y02T 10/6286 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 903/91 (20130101) Y10S 903/93 (20130101) Y10S 903/906 (20130101) Y10S 903/914 (20130101) Y10S 903/916 (20130101) Y10S 903/918 (20130101) |
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| US 09822017 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (APG, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dajie Zhang (Baltimore, Maryland); Brendan S. DeLacy (Havre de Grace, Maryland); Zachary B Zander (Havre de Grace, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a process for preparing high aspect ratio titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanorods using a one-pot hydrothermal technique. Reaction additives of oxalic acid and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) are used to promote the conversion of titanium dioxide precursors, preferably tetraisopropoxide (TTIP), into a one-dimensional TiO2 morphology. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/151987 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 23/053 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09822040 | Martin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Curtis A. Martin (Damascus, Maryland); James A. Zaykoski (Mount Airy, Maryland); Inna G. Talmy (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis A. Martin (Damascus, Maryland); James A. Zaykoski (Mount Airy, Maryland); Inna G. Talmy (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Inventive manufacture of CrB2—Al2O3 composites is based on pressureless sintering. According to typical inventive practice, CrB2 powder and Al2O3 powder are mixed together in selected volumetric proportions so that the volume of the CrB2 does not exceed 50% of the overall volume of the CrB2—Al2O3 mixture. The CrB2—Al2O3 mixture is shaped into a green body. The green body is pressureless sintered in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a firing temperature in the approximate range between 1600° C. and 2050° C. The present invention succeeds in preparing, via pressureless sintering, a proportionality-associated range of compositions in the CrB2—Al2O3 system, which is a potentially “advanced” ceramic system. A typical inventively fabricated CrB2—Al2O3 composite is inventively configured in a complex shape, and has “advanced” material (e.g., mechanical) properties that are favorable for a contemplated application. Inventive manufacture of ceramic-ceramic composites is thus dually attributed, and uncommonly so, with complex shape-ability and advanced capability. |
| FILED | Monday, October 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/287161 |
| ART UNIT | 1741 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Lime, Magnesia; Slag; Cements; Compositions Thereof, e.g Mortars, Concrete or Like Building Materials; Artificial Stone; Ceramics; Refractories; Treatment of Natural Stone C04B 35/5805 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09822151 | Vittadello et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Foundation of The City University of New York (New York, New York); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of The City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michele Vittadello (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Kamil Woronowicz (Morris Plains, New Jersey); Manish Chhowalla (Highland Park, New Jersey); Paul G. Falkowski (Princeton, New Jersey); John W. Harrold, Jr. (Pittstown, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to graphene derivatives, as well as related devices including graphene derivatives and methods of using graphene derivatives. |
| FILED | Monday, May 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/155695 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 15/325 (20130101) B01D 15/3809 (20130101) B01D 15/3828 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/205 (20130101) B01J 20/223 (20130101) B01J 20/289 (20130101) B01J 20/3085 (20130101) B01J 20/3204 (20130101) B01J 20/3206 (20130101) B01J 20/3219 (20130101) B01J 20/3236 (20130101) B01J 20/3251 (20130101) B01J 20/3265 (20130101) B01J 20/3274 (20130101) B01J 20/3289 (20130101) B01J 39/26 (20130101) B01J 45/00 (20130101) B01J 2220/52 (20130101) B01J 2220/58 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/043 (20130101) C01B 31/0484 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 303/46 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/20 (20130101) C07K 1/22 (20130101) C07K 14/31 (20130101) C07K 14/315 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/20 (20130101) C07K 2319/21 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 11/02 (20130101) C12N 11/14 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 3/00 (20130101) C12P 7/06 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/003 (20130101) C25B 1/04 (20130101) C25B 9/16 (20130101) C25B 11/0405 (20130101) C25B 11/0415 (20130101) C25B 11/0489 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/482 (20130101) G01N 33/551 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/17 (20130101) Y02E 60/366 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/734 (20130101) Y10S 977/847 (20130101) Y10S 977/914 (20130101) |
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| US 09822233 | Sokolov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Igor Sokolov (Potsdam, New York); Gregory Slack (Canton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clarkson University (Potsdam, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor Sokolov (Potsdam, New York); Gregory Slack (Canton, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention describes the encapsulation of and self-assembly of meso (nano) porous silica particles from inorganic an inexpensive silica precursor, sodium silicate. The particles have a well defined shape, high surface area, and high uniformity of the pore size, the properties that are typically found for high quality mesoporous material synthesized from organic silica precursors. The disclosure illustrates a synthesis of hard spheres, discoids, and a mixture comprising discoids, gyroids and fibers, termed as origami. |
| FILED | Friday, May 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/387860 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 33/113 (20130101) C01B 33/185 (20130101) C01B 33/187 (20130101) C01B 33/193 (20130101) Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 3/36 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08K 7/26 (20130101) |
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| US 09822320 | Wright 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) | Michael E Wright (Ridgecrest, California); Kelvin T Higa (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A formulation and methods for making high energy organic fuels that incorporate suspended metal particles with metal particle sized ranging from 33 nm to 5 micron. The hybrid organic fuels contain superior density and/or energy content to conventional liquid organic fuels. These hybrid organic fuels used in combination with metal particle afford fuels with 5 to 80% more net heat of combustion (based on volume). These fuels should extend the distant range for jets, liquid rocket engines, SCRAM jet engines, and improve energy content in fuel-air explosive applications such as fuel-air explosives and in the Multi-Effects Weapons System (MEWS) where the fuel is used both for propulsion and explosive effects. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/674378 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosives or Thermic Compositions; Manufacture Thereof; Use of Single Substances as Explosives C06B 45/32 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 2/50 (20130101) C07C 5/22 (20130101) C07C 13/68 (20130101) C07C 2103/86 (20130101) Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 5/027 (20130101) C07F 7/0809 (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 1/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10L 1/18 (20130101) C10L 1/28 (20130101) C10L 1/30 (20130101) C10L 1/303 (20130101) C10L 1/1208 (20130101) C10L 1/1608 (20130101) C10L 2200/0204 (20130101) C10L 2200/0254 (20130101) C10L 2200/0272 (20130101) C10L 2230/22 (20130101) C10L 2250/06 (20130101) C10L 2270/04 (20130101) C10L 2290/20 (20130101) C10L 2290/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09822356 | Ismagilov et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SLIPCHIP CORPORATION (Chicago, Illinois); CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); SlipChip Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rustem F. Ismagilov (Altadena, California); Feng Shen (Pasadena, California); Liang Li (Pasadena, California); Yu-Hsiang Hsu (Pasadena, California); Stefano Begolo (Pasadena, California); Mikhail Karymov (San Gabriel, California); David Selck (Alhambra, California); Stephanie McCalla (Pasadena, California); Philip James Homewood (Enfield, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to fluidic devices for preparing, processing, storing, preserving, and/or analyzing samples. In particular, the devices and related systems and methods allow for preparing and/or analyzing samples (e.g., biospecimen samples) by using one or more of capture regions and/or automated analysis. |
| FILED | Monday, April 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/868028 |
| ART UNIT | 1798 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/52 (20130101) B01L 3/5027 (20130101) B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 3/502738 (20130101) B01L 3/502784 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) B01L 2200/027 (20130101) B01L 2200/0605 (20130101) B01L 2200/0673 (20130101) B01L 2200/0678 (20130101) B01L 2300/045 (20130101) B01L 2300/0681 (20130101) B01L 2300/0803 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2300/0874 (20130101) B01L 2400/065 (20130101) B01L 2400/0406 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) B01L 2400/0644 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/525 (20130101) |
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| US 09822430 | Kecskes et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by Sec. of 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) | Laszlo J. Kecskes (Havre de Grace, Maryland); Micah J. Gallagher (Conestoga, Pennsylvania); Anthony J. Roberts (Chesapeake City, Maryland); Kristopher A. Darling (Havre de Grace, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | High-density thermodynamically stable nanostructured copper-based metallic systems, and methods of making, are presented herein. A ternary high-density thermodynamically stable nanostructured copper-based metallic system includes: a solvent of copper (Cu) metal; that comprises 50 to 95 atomic percent (at. %) of the metallic system; a first solute metal dispersed in the solvent that comprises 0.01 to 50 at. % of the metallic system; and a second solute metal dispersed in the solvent that comprises 0.01 to 50 at. % of the metallic system. The internal grain size of the solvent is suppressed to no more than 250 nm at 98% of the melting point temperature of the solvent and the solute metals remain uniformly dispersed in the solvent at that temperature. Processes for forming these metallic systems include: subjecting powder metals to a high-energy milling process, and consolidating the resultant powder metal subjected to the milling to form a bulk material. |
| FILED | Friday, September 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/019615 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Working Metallic Powder; Manufacture of Articles From Metallic Powder; Making Metallic Powder B22F 1/0003 (20130101) B22F 1/0003 (20130101) B22F 3/02 (20130101) B22F 3/02 (20130101) B22F 3/10 (20130101) B22F 3/10 (20130101) B22F 3/10 (20130101) B22F 3/14 (20130101) B22F 3/15 (20130101) B22F 3/17 (20130101) B22F 3/20 (20130101) B22F 3/087 (20130101) B22F 9/04 (20130101) B22F 2009/041 (20130101) B22F 2009/043 (20130101) B22F 2302/45 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) B22F 2998/00 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) B22F 2998/10 (20130101) Alloys C22C 1/002 (20130101) C22C 1/0425 (20130101) C22C 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C22C 45/001 (20130101) C22C 2200/04 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 1/032 (20130101) F42B 3/28 (20130101) |
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| US 09822442 | Myers 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) | Jason D. Myers (Alexandria, Virginia); Jesse A. Frantz (Landover, Maryland); Guillermo R. Villalobos (Springfield, Virginia); Jasbinder S. Sanghera (Ashburn, Virginia); Bryan Sadowski (Falls Church, Virginia); Robel Y. Bekele (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of containing molten aluminum using non-wetting materials comprising depositing MgAl2O4, or one selected from an oxide, Al2O3, nitride, AlN, BN, carbide, and SiC, onto a crucible. An apparatus for containment of molten aluminum using non-wetting materials comprising a layer of MgAl2O4, or one selected from an oxide, Al2O3, nitride, AlN, BN, carbide, and SiC, deposited onto a crucible. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/951178 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Casting of Metals; Casting of Other Substances by the Same Processes or Devices B22D 41/02 (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 14/08 (20130101) C23C 14/35 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C23C 14/081 (20130101) C23C 14/0635 (20130101) C23C 14/0641 (20130101) C23C 14/0647 (20130101) Furnaces, Kilns, Ovens, or Retorts in General; Open Sintering or Like Apparatus F27B 14/10 (20130101) F27B 2014/104 (20130101) |
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| US 09822668 | Duguay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Duguay (Berwick, Maine); Neil L. Tatman (Brentwood, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A spring clip for a blade outer air seal (BOAS) includes a clip body defining a first end configured to operatively engage with a BOAS retaining structure on a BOAS and a second end configured to engage with at least one of a mounting hook of a BOAS and a BOAS mount. |
| FILED | Monday, April 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/696862 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 11/08 (20130101) F01D 25/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 25/246 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2220/36 (20130101) F05D 2240/55 (20130101) F05D 2260/30 (20130101) Devices for Fastening or Securing Constructional Elements or Machine Parts Together, e.g Nails, Bolts, Circlips, Clamps, Clips, Wedges, Joints or Jointing F16B 2/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09822786 | Larraza 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) | Andres Larraza (Salinas, California); David M. Wolfe (Texarkana, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a light activated rotor comprising typically a plurality of vanes affixed to a hub rotatable around the longitudinal axis of an axle. Each vane comprises a planar surface oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axle with each vane separated into a first surface and a second surface. The first and second surface are adjacent and share a common boundary generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axle. Additionally, the first and second surfaces have differing emissivities. When the light activated rotor is illuminated with a radiant flux, the differing emissivities of the first and second surfaces produce a temperature gradient across the vane and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a thermal creep force across the planar surface of the vane generates a revolution of the vane and the affixed hub around the longitudinal axis of the axle. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 07, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/093047 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Spring, Weight, Inertia or Like Motors; Mechanical-power Producing Devices or Mechanisms, Not Otherwise Provided for or Using Energy Sources Not Otherwise Provided for F03G 6/00 (20130101) F03G 7/00 (20130101) Non-positive-displacement Pumps F04D 29/023 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F04D 29/053 (20130101) F04D 29/329 (20130101) F04D 29/388 (20130101) |
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| US 09823050 | Martinez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mission Ready Services, Inc. (Kelowna, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mission Ready Services, Inc. (Kelowna, Canada); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francisco Martinez (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Robert Dilalla (Westwood, Massachusetts); Roxanne Ferreiro (Weston, Massachusetts); Yolita Nugent (West Roxbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated body armor garment for providing protection to a wearer against ballistic impacts. The garment has a body portion and a ballistic resistant armor system. The body portion can have an outer shell and an underlayer, and the armor system can be embedded within the body portion between the outer shell and the underlayer. The garment can be an upper body garment with a torso portion and left and right arm sleeves and a ballistic-resistant collar, and the armor system can be an upper torso armor system with body armor panels overlapping in a reverse shingle configuration. The armor system can have a plurality of armor panels connected by a resilient cord or other elastic suspension network. The network can be adjustable, as by a cinching of the cord, to permit the body armor panels to be adjusted in relative position. |
| FILED | Friday, June 20, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/310251 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Outerwear; Protective Garments; Accessories A41D 13/0153 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 1/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09823068 | Karvounis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRX Systems, Inc. (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TRX Systems, Inc. (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Karvounis (Bowie, Maryland); Jared Napora (Sevem, Maryland); Dan Hakim (Silver Spring, Maryland); Carole Teolis (Glenn Dale, Maryland); John Riley Miller (Hanover, Maryland); Benjamin E. Funk (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining an environmental pressure change affecting a pressure sensor within a portable device to determine an elevation of the portable device is disclosed. The method involves estimating a location of the mobile device, estimating an atmospheric pressure associated with the mobile device at a server based on data indicative of atmospheric pressure received from the mobile device, and generating the elevation of the mobile device based on the atmospheric pressure associated with the mobile device and reference data indicative of an absolute elevation reference. The absolute elevation determined may be based on the estimated location of the mobile device and elevation data obtained from a reference map. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/040996 |
| ART UNIT | 2865 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 5/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elliott R. Brown (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elliott R. Brown (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for measuring and characterizing solid-state devices or integrated circuits at RF frequencies up to 1.0 THz and beyond is provided that includes a transmitting photomixing probe structure and a receiving photomixing probe structure. The transmitting photomixing probe structure and the receiving photomixing probe structure are ac-coupled to the solid-state device or integrated circuit in a contact-free manner. |
| FILED | Monday, November 07, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/345344 |
| ART UNIT | 2867 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/3563 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/3581 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/311 (20130101) |
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| US 09823355 | Mullen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Linda Mullen (Chesapeake Beach, Maryland); Brandon Cochenour (Prince Frederick, Maryland); Derek Alley (Odenton, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Linda Mullen (Chesapeake Beach, Maryland); Brandon Cochenour (Prince Frederick, Maryland); Derek Alley (Odenton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for bistatic laser range imaging. The apparatus utilizes two light sources, two receivers, a demodulator and an image processor such that a three dimensional image is produced. The method includes generating beams of intensity modulated light, one toward a target, another toward a receiver. The light toward the target reflects from the target toward another receiver. The modulation envelopes of the beams of light are demodulated into components, the components digitized, then decimated, and a three dimensional image is constructed from the digitized components. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/848510 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 17/003 (20130101) G01S 17/89 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | STC. UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC. UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sudhakar Prasad (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical imaging system having an aperture comprised of a plurality of concentric annuli. The outer radius of each annulus is proportional to the square root of the number of annuli. Each annulus also having an azimuthally linearly increasing phase profile comprising for a given light wavelength. The system also includes a birefringent plate and the aperture and birefringent plate are adapted to jointly encode the full spatial and polarimetric degrees of freedom of a point source. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/133054 |
| ART UNIT | 2488 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 11/02 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/189 (20130101) G02B 5/3083 (20130101) G02B 21/36 (20130101) G02B 21/361 (20130101) G02B 27/26 (20130101) G02B 27/58 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 27/0075 (20130101) |
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| US 09824031 | Ganti 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) | Raghu K. Ganti (Elmsford, New York); Mudhakar Srivatsa (White Plains, New York); Dinesh C. Verma (New Castle, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In an aspect of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed including receiving first transaction data from a first trusted party that includes a first pending transaction between the first trusted party and a second trusted party and a second pending transaction between the first trusted party and an un-trusted party. The method further includes receiving second transaction data from the second trusted party that includes a third pending transaction between the second trusted party and the un-trusted party. The method further includes analyzing the first and second transaction data to determine whether more than one trusted party has a pending transaction with the same un-trusted party, determining that the first trusted party and the second trusted party each have a pending transaction with the un-trusted party, and modifying the first pending transaction, the second pending transaction, and the third pending transaction. The modification includes removing the third pending transaction. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/337751 |
| ART UNIT | 2434 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 12/1408 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09824166 | Morales 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) | Nicolas Manuel Morales (Carrboro, North Carolina); Ravish Mehra (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dinesh Manocha (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing parallel adaptive rectangular decomposition (ARD) to perform acoustic simulations are disclosed herein. According to one method, the method includes assigning, to each of a plurality of processors in a central processing unit (CPU) cluster, ARD processing responsibilities associated with one or more of a plurality of partitions of an acoustic space and determining, by each processor, pressure field data corresponding to the one or more assigned partitions. The method further includes transferring, by each processor, the pressure field data to at least one remote processor that is assigned to a partition that shares an interface with at least one partition assigned to the transferring processor and receiving, by each processor from the at least one remote processor, forcing term values that have been derived by the at least one remote processor using the pressure field data. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/743598 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding G10L 19/00 (20130101) Stereophonic Systems H04S 2420/11 (20130101) |
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| US 09824214 | Daymont |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Securisea, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SECURISEA, INC. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua M. Daymont (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention teaches a system and methods of detecting software vulnerabilities in a computer program by analyzing the compiled code and optionally the source code of the computer program. The invention models compiled software to examine both control flow and data flow properties of the target program. A comprehensive instruction model is used for each instruction of the compiled code, and is complemented by a control flow graph that includes all potential control flow paths of the instruction. A data flow model is used to record the flow of unsafe data during the execution of the program. The system analyzes the data flow model and creates a security finding corresponding to each instruction that calls an unsafe function on unsafe data. The security findings are aggregated in a security report. The system further uses precomputation to improve performance by caching 1-to-many data flow mapping for each basic block in the code. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 03, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/014309 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 11/362 (20130101) G06F 11/3608 (20130101) G06F 11/3668 (20130101) G06F 21/556 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 21/566 (20130101) G06F 21/577 (20130101) G06F 2221/033 (20130101) |
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| US 09824265 | Zhong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu Zhong (Winchester, Massachusetts); Yunbin Deng (Westford, Massachusetts); Geoffrey S. Meltzner (Natick, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for identifying individuals using inertial sensor based gait biometrics. A method for identifying individual persons using orientation and pace invariant gait dynamics images (GDIs). A method of biometric authentication using i-vectors for GDIs. |
| FILED | Monday, June 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/180532 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/46 (20130101) G06K 9/00348 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09824311 | Cruz-Albrecht et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose Cruz-Albrecht (Oak Park, California); Peter Petre (Oak Park, California); Randall White (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A liquid state machine pulse domain neural processor circuit comprising an asynchronous input filter circuit provided for, at any given time, receiving a series of analog input signals and generating in response a set of time-encoded values that depend on the series of analog input signals received at said given time and before said given time; and an asynchronous trainable readout map circuit for transforming at least a portion of said set of time encoded values into output signals. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/259314 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 3/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09824440 | Mahadevan-Jansen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anita Mahadevan-Jansen (Nashville, Tennessee); The-Quyen Nguyen (Evanston, Illinois); Xiaohong Bi (Nashville, Tennessee); Zain Gowani (Nashville, Tennessee); Ginger Holt (Nashville, Tennessee); Isaac Pence (Crestwood, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the present invention relates to a system evaluating a surgical margin of tumor tissues of a living subject. In one embodiment, the system includes a light source configured to emit a source light; at least one optical probe; a scanner; a spectrometer; and a controller coupled with the scanner and the spectrometer for operably controlling the scanner and the spectrometer. In operation, a working end of the optical probe is positioned proximate to a surface of a specimen of the tumor tissues. A source channel of the optical probe deliver the source light emitted by the light source from the working end to the surface of the specimen, and a plurality of collection channels collect from the working end diffused/reflected light generated from interaction of the source light with the specimen. The spectrometer receives the collected diffused/reflected light to evaluate a margin status of the specimen. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/085732 |
| ART UNIT | 2668 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/0071 (20130101) A61B 5/0075 (20130101) A61B 2505/05 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/65 (20130101) G01N 21/6486 (20130101) G01N 2201/0846 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/0012 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 2207/30096 (20130101) |
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| US 09824607 | Bhattacharyya et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajan Bhattacharyya (Sherman Oaks, California); Ryan M. Uhlenbrock (Calabasas, California); David W. Payton (Calabasas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A brain-machine interface for extracting user action intentions within a continuous asynchronous interactive environment is presented. A subliminal stimulus module generates contextually appropriate decision-related stimuli that are unobtrusive to a user. An altered perceptual experience module modifies a user's sensation of the interactive environment based on decision-related stimuli generated from the subliminal stimulus module. A brain monitoring module assesses the user's brain activity in response to the decision-related stimuli and to determine whether an action within the asynchronous interactive environment is intended by the user. Finally, an action is taken based on explicit user input, the user's brain activity in response to the decision-related stimuli, or a combination thereof. The decision-related stimuli can be visual stimuli, audio stimuli, tactile stimuli, or olfactory stimuli, any be a repeated signal having a start and a stop, where the start and stop are selected to minimize cognitive load on a user. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/748494 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 5/04 (20130101) Educational or Demonstration Appliances; Appliances for Teaching, or Communicating With, the Blind, Deaf or Mute; Models; Planetaria; Globes; Maps; Diagrams G09B 19/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09824683 | Cui 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) | Xiaodong Cui (White Plains, New York); Vaibhava Goel (Chappaqua, New York); Brian E. D. Kingsbury (Cortlandt Manor, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of augmenting training data includes converting a feature sequence of a source speaker determined from a plurality of utterances within a transcript to a feature sequence of a target speaker under the same transcript, training a speaker-dependent acoustic model for the target speaker for corresponding speaker-specific acoustic characteristics, estimating a mapping function between the feature sequence of the source speaker and the speaker-dependent acoustic model of the target speaker, and mapping each utterance from each speaker in a training set using the mapping function to multiple selected target speakers in the training set. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/977674 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding G10L 15/02 (20130101) G10L 15/16 (20130101) G10L 15/063 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G10L 21/0272 (20130101) |
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| US 09824785 | Hübler |
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| APPLICANT(S) | 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) | Alfred W. Hübler (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for converting kinetic energy of an energetic particle into electrical energy and for accelerating charged particles. A stack of substantially parallel conductors separated by gaps is disposed such that the conductors are substantially parallel to the surface of a cathode, with the conductors mutually electrically uncoupled. An anode is disposed at an end of the stack of conductors distal to the cathode, and a power management system applies a bias voltage between the cathode and the anode and collects charge deposited at the anode in the form of current in an external electrical circuit. |
| FILED | Monday, March 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/223180 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Obtaining Energy From Radioactive Sources; Applications of Radiation From Radioactive Sources, Not Otherwise Provided For; Utilising Cosmic Radiation G21H 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 5/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09824820 | Grote et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Gerard Grote (Yellow Springs, Ohio); Donna Marie Joyce (Beavercreek, Ohio); Fahima Ouchen (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | James Gerard Grote (Yellow Springs, Ohio); Donna Marie Joyce (Beavercreek, Ohio); Fahima Ouchen (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-layered capacitor device is provided in which the multi-layered capacitor device includes a metal or metal-oxide ground electrode, a capacitor dielectric layer, a metal or metal-oxide top electrode, a hole blocking layer and an electron blocking layer. The hole blocking layer is located at the interface of the metal or metal-oxide ground electrode and the capacitor dielectric layer to increases the effective barrier height at the interface. The electron blocking layer is located at the interface of the metal or metal-oxide top electrode and the capacitor dielectric layer to increases the effective barrier height at the interface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/754914 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Capacitors; Capacitors, Rectifiers, Detectors, Switching Devices or Light-sensitive Devices, of the Electrolytic Type H01G 4/012 (20130101) H01G 4/30 (20130101) H01G 4/0085 (20130101) H01G 4/186 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01G 4/232 (20130101) |
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| US 09824851 | Tong et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William M. Tong (San Francisco, California); Alan D. Brodie (Palo Alto, California); Jeffrey Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Anil Mane (Naperville, Illinois) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | William M. Tong (San Francisco, California); Alan D. Brodie (Palo Alto, California); Jeffrey Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Anil Mane (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method associated with a charge drain coating are disclosed. The charge drain coating may be applied to surfaces of an electron-optical device to drain electrons that come into contact with the charge drain coating so that the performance of the electron-optical device will not be hindered by electron charge build-up. The charge drain coating may include a doping material that coalesces into clusters that are embedded within a high dielectric insulating material. The charge drain coating may be deposited onto the inner surfaces of lenslets of the electron-optical device. |
| FILED | Friday, October 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/052610 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Microstructural Devices or Systems, e.g Micromechanical Devices B81B 3/0008 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/32 (20130101) C23C 16/34 (20130101) C23C 16/40 (20130101) C23C 16/402 (20130101) C23C 16/403 (20130101) C23C 16/405 (20130101) C23C 16/45529 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 37/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 37/12 (20130101) H01J 37/026 (20130101) H01J 37/3174 (20130101) H01J 2237/1205 (20130101) H01J 2237/31794 (20130101) |
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| US 09825195 | Planillo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by 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) | Jordan Rudolph Pagayanan Planillo (Camarillo, California); Michael A. Torres (Newbury Park, California); Christopher A. Foster (Oxnard, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Various emitters and emitter systems are disclosed. For instance, in various embodiments, an emitter can comprise a substrate, an insulator bonded to the substrate, a graphene layer bonded to the insulator, and a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact. The first electrical contact can be bonded over a first portion of the graphene layer, and the second electrical contact can be bonded over a second portion of the graphene layer. The graphene layer electrically couples the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact and is configured to receive the application of a pulsed input voltage between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact and to radiate radio frequency (RF) energy. An emitter system can comprise a plurality of emitters, each disposed on a single integrated circuit. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/379922 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/1606 (20130101) H01L 31/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09825349 | Chieh 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 Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jia-Chi S. Chieh (San Diego, California); Aaron Clawson (San Diego, California); Michael Civerolo (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is provided for combining multiple solid-state amplifiers using a radial combiner/divider. The system includes a coaxial input port, a coaxial output port, a first plurality of N waveguides radially disposed around a first transition, a second plurality of N waveguides radially disposed around a second transition, and a plurality of N amplifiers. A first end of each of the first plurality of waveguides is operatively connected to the coaxial input port via the first transition. A first end of each of the second plurality of waveguides is operatively connected to the coaxial output port via the second transition. A first port of each of the plurality of amplifiers is connected to a second end of one of the first plurality of waveguides and a second port of each of the plurality of amplifiers is connected to a second end of one of the second plurality of waveguides. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/183615 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Waveguides; Resonators, Lines, or Other Devices of the Waveguide Type H01P 5/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01P 5/103 (20130101) Amplifiers H03F 3/55 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Exelis Inc. (Herndon, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Sharp Smith (Triangle, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A monopatch antenna system includes a ground plane, a patch antenna arranged parallel to the ground plane and having an aperture, and a monopole antenna extending perpendicularly to the ground plane through the aperture in the patch antenna. A feed system supplies a first portion of an RF signal to the patch antenna with a substantially circular polarization and simultaneously supplies a second portion of the RF signal to the monopole antenna with a linear polarization to produce a wide-beam composite antenna beam pattern having both linear and circular polarizations of the RF signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/854630 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/48 (20130101) H01Q 9/045 (20130101) H01Q 9/0428 (20130101) H01Q 21/0006 (20130101) H01Q 21/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01Q 21/28 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric D. Manna (Moorestown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric D. Manna (Moorestown, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | According to typical inventive practice, a cable is grasped by a Kellum grip and is positioned through the topside “V”-notch of an “M”-structure. Two wires engage pulleys and a ratchet distanced from the pulleys. The pulleys are joined with a grip plate, attached at an axial end of the Kellum grip. The ratchet is joined with a ratchet plate, proximate and/or attached to the “M”-structure. The “M”-structure has joined therewith three blade wheels having cutting orientations in the same linear direction. The blade wheels are situated interiorly and perpendicularly in correspondence to the geometric sides of the inverted triangle defined by the “V”-notch. Each blade wheel is adjustable to suit the diameter of the cable positioned through the “V”-notch. Ratcheting of the wires moves the ratchet plate and hence the “M”-structure, resulting in creation via the blade wheels of three parallel slices in the cable along its axis. |
| FILED | Monday, January 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/987325 |
| ART UNIT | 3724 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 15/006 (20130101) Installation of Electric Cables or Lines, or of Combined Optical and Electric Cables or Lines H02G 1/126 (20130101) H02G 1/1217 (20130101) H02G 1/1229 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02G 1/1239 (20130101) H02G 1/1297 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 83/947 (20130101) |
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| US 09825589 | Planillo 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) | Jordan Rudolph Pagayanan Planillo (Camarillo, California); Michael A. Torres (Newbury Park, California); Christopher A. Foster (Oxnard, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Various emitters and emitter systems are disclosed. For instance, in various embodiments, an emitter can comprise a substrate, an insulator bonded to the substrate, a graphene layer bonded to the insulator, and a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact. The first electrical contact can be bonded over a first portion of the graphene layer, and the second electrical contact can be bonded over a second portion of the graphene layer. The graphene layer electrically couples the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact and is configured to receive the application of a pulsed input voltage between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact and to radiate radio frequency (RF) energy. An emitter system can comprise a plurality of emitters, each disposed on a single integrated circuit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/490551 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Generation of Oscillations, Directly or by Frequency-changing, by Circuits Employing Active Elements Which Operate in a Non-switching Manner; Generation of Noise by Such Circuits H03B 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 13/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09825659 | Robey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank C. Robey (Concord, Massachusetts); Timothy M. Hancock (Somerville, Massachusetts); Gregory B. Stahl (LaFayette, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A matching technique that may be used with electrically small antennas uses one or more digital circuit blocks connected in a feedback arrangement configured to tune the transfer function response between the antenna and an output port of the system. Each circuit block may include an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a digital filter, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). As such, tuning the transfer function may be achieved by sensing a voltage or current at various circuit nodes using one or more ADCs, filtering the measurements in response-shaping digital filters, and using one or more DACs to drive other circuit nodes in a manner that elicits a desired circuit response. Techniques are provided for allowing a matched antenna to adapt to a changing environment about the antenna. In one illustrative embodiment, the digital circuit blocks may be provided as digital non-Foster circuit blocks. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/916376 |
| ART UNIT | 2633 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 1/18 (20130101) H04B 1/1027 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04B 17/21 (20150115) H04B 17/336 (20150115) |
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| US 09825662 | Mian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Electronic Machines Corporation (Troy, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS MACHINES CORPORATION (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zahid F. Mian (Loudonville, New York); Bruce McKenney (Selkirk, New York); Ryk E. Spoor (Troy, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A solution for communicating between devices located within and outside of an effective Faraday cage volume is provided. An enclosure structure forming the effective Faraday cage volume can be used as an antenna for a transceiver of a wireless device located within the Faraday cage volume. An antenna connector of a transceiver of the wireless device can be physically connected to the conductive material of the enclosure structure using any solution. The enclosure structure can transmit wireless signals generated by the wireless device external of the enclosure structure and/or transmit external wireless signals to the transceiver of the wireless device for processing by the device. |
| FILED | Friday, April 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/695628 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 1/42 (20130101) H01Q 1/44 (20130101) H01Q 1/243 (20130101) H01Q 1/526 (20130101) Transmission H04B 1/3827 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09825926 | Kahrobaei 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) | Delaram Kahrobaei (New York, New York); Bren Cavallo (New York, New York); Vladimir Shpilrain (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for delegating a computational burden from a computationally limited party to a computationally superior party is disclosed. Computations that can be delegated include inversion and exponentiation modulo any number m. This can be then used for sending encrypted messages by a computationally limited party in a standard cryptographic framework, such as RSA. Security of delegating computation is not based on any computational hardness assumptions, but instead on the presence of numerous decoys of the actual secrets. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/794969 |
| ART UNIT | 2435 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/302 (20130101) H04L 63/061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/0428 (20130101) H04L 2209/805 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 12/02 (20130101) H04W 12/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09826153 | Pixton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce M. Pixton (Woodbridge, Virginia); Jay N. Vizgaitis (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical system that images a scene at two different fields of view, with switching between fields of view enabled by switchable mirrored surface is disclosed. A voltage change across the switchable mirror element generates a change in the reflection and transmission properties of the element, such that the element switches between a mirror state and a lens state. When nested in an annular reflective optic system of a given field of view, the switching element enables the opening of an additional optical path through the center of the reflective optics where a set of refractive optics are assembled into an imaging system for a second field of view. This dual field-of-view system changes field of view with no mechanical movement. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/972138 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 17/0657 (20130101) G02B 27/0006 (20130101) G02B 27/0081 (20130101) Devices or Arrangements, the Optical Operation of Which Is Modified by Changing the Optical Properties of the Medium of the Devices or Arrangements for the Control of the Intensity, Colour, Phase, Polarisation or Direction of Light, e.g Switching, Gating, Modulating or Demodulating; Techniques or Procedures for the Operation Thereof; Frequency-changing; Non-linear Optics; Optical Logic Elements; Optical Analogue/digital Converters G02F 1/163 (20130101) G02F 1/13306 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2254 (20130101) H04N 5/23238 (20130101) H04N 5/23245 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09826367 | Mando et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | 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) | Michael A. Mando (Madison, Alabama); Tiffany S. Yates (Madison, Alabama); Ryan Chandler (Ardmore, Alabama); Jeffrey Welch (Guyton, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The application relates to a wireless rotating instrumentation package for collecting data from a spinning rotor head of a rotary wing aircraft. The application also relates to a method of wirelessly collecting data from a spinning rotor head of a rotary wing aircraft. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 05, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/988532 |
| ART UNIT | 3665 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 27/04 (20130101) B64C 27/008 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 4/028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09826622 | Kuemmeth 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) | Ferdinand Kuemmeth (Copenhagen, Denmark); Charles M. Marcus (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | A device is disclosed to reduce noise and temperature during measurements in cryostats comprising, the device comprising any of, or a combination of, the following PC boards, each conditioning a different frequency range: a RC-PC board having a two-stage RC filter in series with a surface-mounted pi-filter; a RF-PC board having a plurality of surface-mounted pi-filters in series, each configured with different low-frequency cutoff frequencies; and a Sapphire-PC board having a sapphire substrate having high heat conductivity at low temperature with thin metal films routed in a meandering fashion. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/011176 |
| ART UNIT | 2853 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Sound-producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for G10K 11/162 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/0204 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/0306 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina); LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico); THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Birmingham, Alabama); BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico); The UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bette T. Korber (Los Alamos, New Mexico); William Fischer (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Hua-Xin Liao (Durham, North Carolina); Barton F. Haynes (Durham, North Carolina); Norman Letvin (Boston, Massachusetts); Beatrice H. Hahn (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to nucleic acids mosaic clade M HIV-1 Env polypeptides and to compositions and vectors comprising same. The nucleic acids are suitable for use in inducing an immune response to HIV-1 in a human. |
| FILED | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/689995 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/12 (20130101) A61K 39/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/53 (20130101) A61K 2039/70 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/005 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 2710/24143 (20130101) C12N 2740/16022 (20130101) C12N 2740/16034 (20130101) C12N 2740/16122 (20130101) C12N 2740/16134 (20130101) C12N 2740/16234 (20130101) C12N 2740/16334 (20130101) |
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| US 09821263 | Hering et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aerosol Dynamics Inc. (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | AEROSOL DYNAMICS INC. (Berkeley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susanne V. Hering (Berkeley, California); Gregory S. Lewis (Berkeley, California); Steven R. Spielman (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This technology relates to the enlargement by water condensation in a laminar flow of airborne particles with diameters of the order of a few nanometers to hundreds of nanometers to form droplets with diameters of the order of several micrometers. The technology presents several advanced designs, including the use of double-stage condensers. It has application to measuring the number concentration of particles suspended in air or other gas, to collecting these particles, or to focusing these particles. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/318126 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 5/0009 (20130101) B01D 53/002 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 53/1475 (20130101) B01D 2257/504 (20130101) Testing Static or Dynamic Balance of Machines or Structures; Testing of Structures or Apparatus, Not Otherwise Provided for G01M 15/102 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/065 (20130101) G01N 2015/0038 (20130101) G01N 2015/1481 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 47/50 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/47 (20130101) |
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| US 09821285 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dohyun Kim (Rocky Point, New York); David Alexoff (Westhampton, New York); Sung Won Kim (North Potomac, Maryland); Jacob M. Hooker (Belmont, Massachusetts); Richard A. Ferrieri (Patchogue, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for providing 11C-labeled cyanides from 11C labeled oxides in a target gas stream retrieved from an irradiated high pressure gaseous target containing O2, wherein 11C labeled oxides are reduced with H2 in the presence of a nickel catalyst under a pressure and a temperature sufficient to form a product stream comprising at least about 95% 11CH4, the 11CH4 is then combined with an excess of NH3 in a carrier/reaction stream flowing at an accelerated velocity and the combined 11CH4 carrier/reaction stream is then contacted with a platinum (Pt) catalyst particulate supported on a substantially-chemically-nonreactive heat-stable support at a temperature of at least about 900° C., whereby a product stream comprising at least about 60% H11CN is provided in less than 10 minutes from retrieval of the 11C labeled oxide. |
| FILED | Monday, November 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/551141 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 8/0278 (20130101) B01J 8/0285 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 8/0492 (20130101) B01J 8/0496 (20130101) B01J 2208/024 (20130101) B01J 2208/00415 (20130101) B01J 2208/00823 (20130101) B01J 2208/00893 (20130101) Ammonia; Cyanogen; Compounds Thereof C01C 3/0212 (20130101) C01C 3/0216 (20130101) C01C 3/0229 (20130101) General Methods of Organic Chemistry; Apparatus Therefor C07B 59/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09821287 | Bourcier et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William L. Bourcier (Livermore, California); Roger D. Aines (Livermore, California); Sarah E. Baker (Dublin, California); Eric B. Duoss (Dublin, California); Amitesh Maiti (San Ramon, California); Jeffery J. Roberts (Livermore, California); Christopher M. Spadaccini (Oakland, California); Joshuah K. Stolaroff (Oakland, California); John J. Vericella (Oakland, California); Jennifer A. Lewis (Cambridge, Massachusetts); James O. Hardin, IV (Nevils, Georgia); William C. Floyd, III (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California); The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William L. Bourcier (Livermore, California); Roger D. Aines (Livermore, California); Sarah E. Baker (Dublin, California); Eric B. Duoss (Dublin, California); Amitesh Maiti (San Ramon, California); Jeffery J. Roberts (Livermore, California); Christopher M. Spadaccini (Oakland, California); Joshuah K. Stolaroff (Oakland, California); John J. Vericella (Oakland, California); Jennifer A. Lewis (Cambridge, Massachusetts); James O. Hardin, IV (Nevils, Georgia); William C. Floyd, III (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Encapsulated solids are made by first encapsulating precursor materials in a polymer shell. The precursors are some combination of solids, liquids, gases, and/or gels. The precursors are then transformed into solids by emplacement of the capsule in an environment where gas or fluid transport into or out of the polymer shell causes transformation into solids. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/066503 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 13/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 13/04 (20130101) B01J 13/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09821502 | Lind et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall F. Lind (Loudon, Tennessee); Brian K. Post (Knoxville, Tennessee); Colin L. Cini (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An additive manufacturing extrusion head includes a nozzle for accepting and depositing a heated material onto a work surface and/or part. The nozzle includes a valve body and an internal poppet body moveable between positions to permit deposition of at least two bead sizes of heated material onto a work surface and/or part. |
| FILED | Friday, September 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/852188 |
| ART UNIT | 1741 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Shaping or Joining of Plastics; Shaping of Material in a Plastic State, Not Otherwise Provided For; After-treatment of the Shaped Products, e.g Repairing B29C 47/124 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B29C 64/20 (20170801) B29C 64/106 (20170801) 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 30/00 (20141201) |
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| US 09822230 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Liang Chen (Midland, Michigan); Anne M. Kelly-Rowley (Midland, Michigan); Shana P. Bunker (Midland, Michigan); Stéphane Costeux (Midland, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Prepare nanofoam by (a) providing an aqueous solution of a flame retardant dissolved in an aqueous solvent, wherein the flame retardant is a solid at 23° C. and 101 kiloPascals pressure when in neat form; (b) providing a fluid polymer composition selected from a solution of polymer dissolved in a water-miscible solvent or a latex of polymer particles in a continuous aqueous phase; (c) mixing the aqueous solution of flame retardant with the fluid polymer composition to form a mixture; (d) removing water and, if present, solvent from the mixture to produce a polymeric composition having less than 74 weight-percent flame retardant based on total polymeric composition weight; (e) compound the polymeric composition with a matrix polymer to form a matrix polymer composition; and (f) foam the matrix polymer composition into nanofoam having a porosity of at least 60 percent. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 15/109935 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Working-up; General Processes of Compounding; After-treatment Not Covered by Subclasses C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H C08J 3/215 (20130101) C08J 3/226 (20130101) C08J 9/0004 (20130101) C08J 9/0038 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08J 9/0061 (20130101) C08J 9/122 (20130101) C08J 2201/024 (20130101) C08J 2201/032 (20130101) C08J 2203/06 (20130101) C08J 2203/08 (20130101) C08J 2205/042 (20130101) C08J 2205/044 (20130101) C08J 2333/12 (20130101) C08J 2433/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09822350 | Spodsberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/146096 |
| 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 9/2437 (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 7/14 (20130101) C12P 19/02 (20130101) C12P 19/14 (20130101) C12P 2203/00 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 302/01091 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) |
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| US 09822403 | Beer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livewrmore, California); THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Neil Reginald Beer (Pleasanton, California); Abraham Lee (Irvine, California); Andrew Hatch (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-contact system for sorting monodisperse water-in-oil emulsion droplets in a microfluidic device based on the droplet's contents and their interaction with an applied electromagnetic field or by identification and sorting. |
| FILED | Monday, May 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/281699 |
| 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 | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502761 (20130101) B01L 2200/0652 (20130101) B01L 2300/0627 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2400/043 (20130101) B01L 2400/0415 (20130101) B01L 2400/0496 (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 Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2015/1081 (20130101) |
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| US 09822662 | Marsh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jan H. Marsh (Orlando, Florida); John J. Marra (Winter Springs, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan H. Marsh (Orlando, Florida); John J. Marra (Winter Springs, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A cooling system for a turbine engine for directing cooling fluids from a compressor to a turbine blade cooling fluid supply and from an ambient air source to the turbine blade cooling fluid supply to supply cooling fluids to one or more airfoils of a rotor assembly is disclosed. The cooling system may include a compressor bleed conduit extending from a compressor to the turbine blade cooling fluid supply that provides cooling fluid to at least one turbine blade. The compressor bleed conduit may include an upstream section and a downstream section whereby the upstream section exhausts compressed bleed air through an outlet into the downstream section through which ambient air passes. The outlet of the upstream section may be generally aligned with a flow of ambient air flowing in the downstream section. As such, the compressed air increases the flow of ambient air to the turbine blade cooling fluid supply. |
| FILED | Friday, November 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/075140 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 25/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Gas-turbine Plants; Air Intakes for Jet-propulsion Plants; Controlling Fuel Supply in Air-breathing Jet-propulsion Plants F02C 6/08 (20130101) F02C 7/12 (20130101) F02C 7/185 (20130101) Indexing Scheme for Aspects Relating to Non-positive-displacement Machines or Engines, Gas-turbines or Jet-propulsion Plants F05D 2220/3215 (20130101) F05D 2260/601 (20130101) |
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| US 09822671 | Madin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Michael Madin (Canton, Michigan); Christopher Donald Wicks (Allen Park, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A cam carrier assembly includes a body made of a material lighter than aluminum. The body has a first side operably coupled with a cylinder head and a second side having bearing surfaces with bearing inserts. The bearing inserts support the camshaft. A series of apertures extend between the first and second sides of the body. Lobes of the camshaft operably couple with the valves of the cylinder head through the series of apertures extending between the first and second sides of the body. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 02, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/058843 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cyclically Operating Valves for Machines or Engines F01L 1/46 (20130101) F01L 1/053 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01L 2001/0476 (20130101) F01L 2001/0537 (20130101) F01L 2101/00 (20130101) Lubricating of Machines or Engines in General; Lubricating Internal Combustion Engines; Crankcase Ventilating F01M 11/02 (20130101) Cylinders, Pistons or Casings, for Combustion Engines; Arrangements of Sealings in Combustion Engines F02F 1/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09822769 | Cohen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | PRINCETON SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. (Plainsboro, New Jersey); THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Princeton Satellite Systems (Plainsboro, New Jersey); The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel A. Cohen (Princeton, New Jersey); Gary A. Pajer (Yardley, Pennsylvania); Michael A. Paluszek (Princeton, New Jersey); Yosef S. Razin (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for producing and controlling high thrust and desirable specific impulse from a continuous fusion reaction is disclosed. The resultant relatively small rocket engine will have lower cost to develop, test, and operate that the prior art, allowing spacecraft missions throughout the planetary system and beyond. The rocket engine method and system includes a reactor chamber and a heating system for heating a stable plasma to produce fusion reactions in the stable plasma. Magnets produce a magnetic field that confines the stable plasma. A fuel injection system and a propellant injection system are included. The propellant injection system injects cold propellant into a gas box at one end of the reactor chamber, where the propellant is ionized into a plasma. The propellant and fusion products are directed out of the reactor chamber through a magnetic nozzle and are detached from the magnetic field lines producing thrust. |
| FILED | Friday, May 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/400204 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/408 (20130101) Jet-propulsion Plants F02K 9/08 (20130101) Producing a Reactive Propulsive Thrust, Not Otherwise Provided for F03H 1/0093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fusion Reactors G21B 1/052 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 30/122 (20130101) |
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| US 09823177 | Dameron 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) | Arrelaine A. Dameron (Boulder, Colorado); Matthew O. Reese (Golden, Colorado); Michael D. Kempe (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A permeation standard is provided. The permeation standard may include a substrate that is impermeable to an analyte, an orifice disposed in the substrate, and a permeable material filling the orifice. The orifice and the permeable material are configured to provide a predetermined transmission rate of the analyte through the permeation standard. Also provided herein are methods for forming the permeation standard. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/633423 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 15/0806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 15/0826 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Justin S. Baba (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Turbidity measurements are obtained by directing a polarized optical beam to a scattering sample. Scattered portions of the beam are measured in orthogonal polarization states to determine a scattering minimum and a scattering maximum. These values are used to determine a degree of polarization of the scattered portions of the beam, and concentrations of scattering materials or turbidity can be estimated using the degree of polarization. Typically, linear polarizations are used, and scattering is measured along an axis that orthogonal to the direction of propagation of the polarized optical beam. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/855307 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 4/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/21 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/51 (20130101) G01N 2021/4769 (20130101) G01N 2021/4792 (20130101) |
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| US 09823184 | Challener et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Albert Challener (Glenville, New York); Sabarni Palit (Niskayuna, New York); Jason Harris Karp (Niskayuna, New York); Ansas Matthias Kasten (Niskayuna, New York); Niloy Choudhury (Glenville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A distributed gas detection system includes one or more hollow core fibers disposed in different locations, one or more solid core fibers optically coupled with the one or more hollow core fibers and configured to receive light of one or more wavelengths from a light source, and an interrogator device configured to receive at least some of the light propagating through the one or more solid core fibers and the one or more hollow core fibers. The interrogator device is configured to identify a location of a presence of a gas-of-interest by examining absorption of at least one of the wavelengths of the light at least one of the hollow core fibers. |
| FILED | Friday, May 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/154509 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/255 (20130101) G01N 21/3103 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2201/0826 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/02 (20130101) G02B 6/02304 (20130101) |
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| US 09823202 | Stutman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Stutman (Cockeysville, Maryland); Michael Finkenthal (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray illumination system, a beam splitter arranged in an optical path of the X-ray illumination system, and a detection system arranged in an optical path to detect X-rays after passing through the beam splitter. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/370280 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 6/40 (20130101) A61B 6/482 (20130101) A61B 6/483 (20130101) A61B 6/484 (20130101) A61B 6/505 (20130101) A61B 6/583 (20130101) A61B 6/4035 (20130101) A61B 6/4042 (20130101) A61B 6/4241 (20130101) A61B 6/4291 (20130101) A61B 6/5235 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 23/087 (20130101) G01N 23/20075 (20130101) G01N 2223/206 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/067 (20130101) G21K 2207/005 (20130101) X-ray Technique H05G 2/001 (20130101) |
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| US 09823346 | Doerry 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) | Armin W. Doerry (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Douglas L. Bickel (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The various technologies presented herein relate to identification and mitigation of spurious energies or signals (aka “spurs”) in radar imaging. Spurious energy in received radar data can be a consequence of non-ideal component and circuit behavior. Such behavior can result from I/Q imbalance, nonlinear component behavior, additive interference (e.g. cross-talk, etc.), etc. The manifestation of the spurious energy in a radar image (e.g., a range-Doppler map) can be influenced by appropriate pulse-to-pulse phase modulation. Comparing multiple images which have been processed using the same data but of different signal paths and modulations enables identification of undesired spurs, with subsequent cropping or apodization of the undesired spurs from a radar image. Spurs can be identified by comparison with a threshold energy. Removal of an undesired spur enables enhanced identification of true targets in a radar image. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/560147 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 7/292 (20130101) G01S 7/414 (20130101) G01S 13/9035 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 2207/20212 (20130101) |
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| US 09823457 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tongcang Li (West Lafayette, Indiana); Sadao Ota (Tokyo, Japan); Jeongmin Kim (Berkeley, California); Yuan Wang (Albany, California); Xiang Zhang (Alamo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tongcang Li (West Lafayette, Indiana); Sadao Ota (Tokyo, Japan); Jeongmin Kim (Berkeley, California); Yuan Wang (Albany, California); Xiang Zhang (Alamo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to optical microscopy. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a sample holder, a first objective lens, a plurality of optical components, a second objective lens, and a mirror. The apparatus may directly image a cross-section of a sample oblique to or parallel to the optical axis of the first objective lens, without scanning. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 07, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/591760 |
| ART UNIT | 2487 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 21/06 (20130101) G02B 21/16 (20130101) G02B 21/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 21/361 (20130101) G02B 21/367 (20130101) |
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| US 09823497 | Skogen |
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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) | Erik J. Skogen (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An electroabsorption modulator incorporates waveguiding regions along the length of the modulator that include quantum wells where at least two of the regions have quantum wells with different bandgaps. In one embodiment of the invention, the regions are arranged such that the quantum wells have bandgaps with decreasing bandgap energy along the length of the modulator from the modulator's input to its output. The bandgap energy of the quantum wells may be decreased in discrete steps or continuously. Advantageously, such an arrangement better distributes the optical absorption as well as the carrier density along the length of the modulator. Further advantageously, the modulator may handle increased optical power as compared with prior art modulators of similar dimensions, which allows for improved link gain when the optical modulator is used in an analog optical communication link. |
| FILED | Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/095516 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — 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 1/01708 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02F 2001/0155 (20130101) G02F 2001/01766 (20130101) Transmission H04B 10/516 (20130101) |
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| US 09823910 | Horie 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) | Michihiro Horie (Saitama, Japan); Hiroshi H. Horii (Tokyo, Japan); Kiyokuni Kawachiya (Kanagawa, Japan); Mikio Takeuchi (Kanagawa, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and a system are provided. A method includes implementing a function, which a compiler for a first language does not have, using a compiler for a second language. The implementing step includes generating, by the compiler for the first language, a first abstract syntax tree. The implementing step further includes converting, by a converter, the first abstract syntax tree to a second abstract syntax tree of the compiler for the second language using a conversion table from data representation types in the first language to data representation types in the second language. When a compilation error occurs, the implementing step also includes generating a special node for error processing in the second abstract syntax tree and storing an error token in the special node. When unparsing, the implementing step additionally includes outputting the error token, in the form of source code written in the first language. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/233800 |
| ART UNIT | 2194 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 8/43 (20130101) G06F 8/427 (20130101) G06F 8/437 (20130101) G06F 8/443 (20130101) |
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| US 09824789 | Pei 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) | Qibing Pei (Calabasas, California); Zhibin Yu (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing flexible, nanoparticle-polymer composite electrodes is described. Conductive nanoparticles, preferably metal nanowires or nanotubes, are deposited on a smooth surface of a platform to produce a porous conductive layer. A second application of conductive nanoparticles or a mixture of nanoparticles can also be deposited to form a porous conductive layer. The conductive layer is then coated with at least one coating of monomers that is polymerized to form a conductive layer-polymer composite film. Optionally, a protective coating can be applied to the top of the composite film. In one embodiment, the monomer coating includes light transducing particles to reduce the total internal reflection of light through the composite film or pigments that absorb light at one wavelength and re-emit light at a longer wavelength. The resulting composite film has an active side that is smooth with surface height variations of 100 nm or less. |
| FILED | Saturday, March 02, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/783284 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 41/003 (20130101) Producing Particular Articles From Plastics or From Substances in a Plastic State B29D 11/0074 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/041 (20130101) G06F 2203/04103 (20130101) Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 1/02 (20130101) H01B 1/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/003 (20130101) H01L 51/0021 (20130101) H01L 51/5036 (20130101) H01L 51/5206 (20130101) H01L 51/5268 (20130101) H01L 2227/326 (20130101) H01L 2251/5338 (20130101) H01L 2251/5369 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24355 (20150115) |
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| US 09824874 | Ibrahim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yehia M. Ibrahim (Richland, Washington); Tsung-Chi Chen (Richland, Washington); Marques B. Harrer (Richland, Washington); Keqi Tang (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion funnel device is disclosed. A first pair of electrodes is positioned in a first direction. A second pair of electrodes is positioned in a second direction. The device includes an RF voltage source and a DC voltage source. A RF voltage with a superimposed DC voltage gradient is applied to the first pair of electrodes, and a DC voltage gradient is applied to the second pair of electrodes. |
| FILED | Monday, June 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/733517 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09824890 | Young et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC (Golden, Colorado); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Young (Golden, Colorado); Aaron Joseph Ptak (Littleton, Colorado); Thomas F. Kuech (Madison, Wisconsin); Kevin Schulte (Madison, Wisconsin); John D. Simon (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A reactor for growing or depositing semiconductor films or devices. The reactor may be designed for inline production of III-V materials grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The operating principles of the HVPE reactor can be used to provide a completely or partially inline reactor for many different materials. An exemplary design of the reactor is shown in the attached drawings. In some instances, all or many of the pieces of the reactor formed of quartz, such as welded quartz tubing, while other reactors are made from metal with appropriate corrosion resistant coatings such as quartz or other materials, e.g., corrosion resistant material, or stainless steel tubing or pipes may be used with a corrosion resistant material useful with HVPE-type reactants and gases. Using HVPE in the reactor allows use of lower-cost precursors at higher deposition rates such as in the range of 1 to 5 μm/minute. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/801551 |
| 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 25/08 (20130101) C30B 29/40 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0262 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02631 (20130101) H01L 21/02658 (20130101) |
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| US 09824932 | Wojciechowski 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) | Kenneth Wojciechowski (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Roy Olsson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Peggy J. Clews (Tijeras, New Mexico); Todd Bauer (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Thermally isolated devices may be formed by performing a series of etches on a silicon-based substrate. As a result of the series of etches, silicon material may be removed from underneath a region of an integrated circuit (IC). The removal of the silicon material from underneath the IC forms a gap between remaining substrate and the integrated circuit, though the integrated circuit remains connected to the substrate via a support bar arrangement that suspends the integrated circuit over the substrate. The creation of this gap functions to release the device from the substrate and create a thermally-isolated integrated circuit. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/234932 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/84 (20130101) H01L 21/762 (20130101) H01L 21/764 (20130101) H01L 21/02178 (20130101) H01L 21/02532 (20130101) H01L 21/02592 (20130101) H01L 21/3213 (20130101) H01L 21/30604 (20130101) H01L 21/31111 (20130101) H01L 21/823481 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 23/34 (20130101) |
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| US 09825154 | Yap |
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| APPLICANT(S) | MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Houghton, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Michigan Technological University (Houghton, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoke Khin Yap (Houghton, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The tunneling channel of a field effect transistor comprising a plurality of tunneling elements contacting a channel substrate. Applying a source-drain voltage of greater than a turn-on voltage produces a source-drain current of greater than about 10 pA. Applying a source-drain voltage of less than a turn-on voltage produces a source-drain current of less than about 10 pA. The turn-on voltage at room temperature is between about 0.1V and about 40V. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/359818 |
| ART UNIT | 2896 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 10/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 29/068 (20130101) H01L 29/127 (20130101) H01L 29/0665 (20130101) H01L 29/0673 (20130101) H01L 29/0676 (20130101) H01L 29/775 (20130101) H01L 29/1029 (20130101) H01L 29/1033 (20130101) H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 29/66977 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 49/006 (20130101) |
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| US 09825193 | Atwater et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harry A. Atwater (South Pasadena, California); Dennis Callahan (Los Angeles, California); Colton Bukowsky (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Photovoltaic structures are disclosed. The structures can comprise randomly or periodically structured layers, a dielectric layer to reduce back diffusion of charge carriers, and a metallic layer to reflect photons back towards the absorbing semiconductor layers. This design can increase efficiency of photovoltaic structures. The structures can be fabricated by nanoimprint. |
| FILED | Monday, October 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/875605 |
| ART UNIT | 1757 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/054 (20141201) H01L 31/056 (20141201) H01L 31/0749 (20130101) H01L 31/02167 (20130101) H01L 31/02363 (20130101) H01L 31/02366 (20130101) H01L 31/03923 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/52 (20130101) Y02E 10/541 (20130101) |
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| US 09825229 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Urbana, Illinois); NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Illinois); UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (Miami, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Ubana, Illinois); Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); University of Miami (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); William L. Wilson (Champaign, Illinois); Sung Hun Jin (Urbana, Illinois); Simon N. Dunham (Atlanta, Georgia); Xu Xie (Urbana, Illinois); Ahmad Islam (Beavercreek, Ohio); Frank Du (Urbana, Illinois); Yonggang Huang (Glencoe, Illinois); Jizhou Song (Hangzhou, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for purifying a layer of carbon nanotubes comprising providing a precursor layer of substantially aligned carbon nanotubes supported by a substrate, wherein the precursor layer comprises a mixture of first carbon nanotubes and second carbon nanotubes; selectively heating the first carbon nanotubes; and separating the first carbon nanotubes from the second carbon nanotubes, thereby generating a purified layer of carbon nanotubes. Devices benefiting from enhanced electrical properties enabled by the purified layer of carbon nanotubes are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 03, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/772312 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/026 (20130101) C01B 2202/22 (20130101) C01B 2202/34 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/02606 (20130101) H01L 51/0004 (20130101) H01L 51/0025 (20130101) H01L 51/0048 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09825280 | Chiang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yet-Ming Chiang (Framingham, Massachusetts); William Craig Carter (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); James C. Cross, III (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Ricardo Bazzarella (Woburn, Massachusetts); Naoki Ota (Fishers, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | 24M Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yet-Ming Chiang (Framingham, Massachusetts); William Craig Carter (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); James C. Cross, III (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Ricardo Bazzarella (Woburn, Massachusetts); Naoki Ota (Fishers, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrochemical cell includes an anode, a semi-solid cathode, and a separator disposed therebetween. The semi-solid cathode includes a porous current collector and a suspension of an active material and a conductive material disposed in a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte. The porous current collector is at least partially disposed within the suspension such that the suspension substantially encapsulates the porous current collector. |
| FILED | Friday, September 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/606986 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/76 (20130101) H01M 4/0433 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/0478 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 2004/023 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/4911 (20150115) Y10T 29/49108 (20150115) |
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| US 09825287 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zonghai Chen (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oakbrook, Illinois); Ilias Belharouak (Bolingbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An active material for an electrochemical device wherein a surface of the active material is modified by a surface modification agent, wherein the surface modification agent is an organometallic compound. |
| FILED | Friday, June 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/744433 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/13 (20130101) H01M 4/62 (20130101) H01M 4/131 (20130101) H01M 4/139 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/0416 (20130101) H01M 4/0421 (20130101) H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/505 (20130101) H01M 4/604 (20130101) H01M 4/623 (20130101) H01M 4/625 (20130101) H01M 4/1391 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 10/0567 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/122 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/54 (20151101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7011 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49115 (20150115) |
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| US 09825306 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fanglin Chen (Irmo, South Carolina); Qiang Liu (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present disclosure, a method for fabricating a symmetrical solid oxide fuel cell is described. The method includes synthesizing a composition comprising perovskite and applying the composition on an electrolyte support to form both an anode and a cathode. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/295412 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 5/12 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/90 (20130101) H01M 4/9025 (20130101) H01M 4/9033 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09825308 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Di-Jia Liu (Elmhurst, Illinois); Lina Chong (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A low platinum catalyst and method for making same. The catalyst comprises platinum-transition metal bimetallic alloy microcrystallites over a transition metal-nitrogen-carbon composite. A method of making a catalyst comprises preparation of transition metal organic frameworks, infusion of platinum, thermal treatment, and reduction to form the microcrystallites and composite. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 06, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/203083 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/921 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/926 (20130101) |
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| US 09825341 | Sloop |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven E. Sloop (Bend, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Steven E. Sloop (Bend, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven E. Sloop (Bend, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Examples are disclosed of methods to recycle positive-electrode material of a lithium-ion battery. In one example, the positive-electrode material is heated under pressure in a concentrated lithium hydroxide solution. After heating, the positive-electrode material is separated from the concentrated lithium hydroxide solution. After separating, the positive electrode material is rinsed in a basic liquid. After rinsing, the positive-electrode material is dried and sintered. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 06, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/820504 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 53/50 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 10/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 10/0525 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Wastewater Treatment or Waste Management Y02W 30/84 (20150501) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fernando Rodriguez (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An inverter includes a three-winding transformer, a DC-AC inverter electrically coupled to the first winding of the transformer, a cycloconverter electrically coupled to the second winding of the transformer, and an active filter electrically coupled to the third winding of the transformer. The DC-AC inverter is adapted to convert the input DC waveform to an AC waveform delivered to the transformer at the first winding. The cycloconverter is adapted to convert an AC waveform received at the second winding of the transformer to the output AC waveform having a grid frequency of the AC grid. The active filter is adapted to sink and source power with one or more energy storage devices based on a mismatch in power between the DC source and the AC grid. At least two of the DC-AC inverter, the cycloconverter, or the active filter are electrically coupled via a common reference electrical interconnect. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 24, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/080142 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 7/34 (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 1/12 (20130101) H02M 1/15 (20130101) H02M 5/16 (20130101) H02M 5/458 (20130101) H02M 7/493 (20130101) H02M 7/797 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02M 7/4807 (20130101) H02M 7/5387 (20130101) H02M 2001/007 (20130101) H02M 2001/123 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 70/1441 (20130101) |
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| US 09825827 | Andrade Costa 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) | Carlos H. Andrade Costa (White Plains, New York); Chen-Yong Cher (Port Chester, New York); Yoonho Park (Chappaqua, New York); Bryan S. Rosenburg (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Kyung D. Ryu (New City, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for managing a network queue memory includes receiving sensor information about the network queue memory, predicting a memory failure in the network queue memory based on the sensor information, and outputting a notification through a plurality of nodes forming a network and using the network queue memory, the notification configuring communications between the nodes. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 07, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/453879 |
| ART UNIT | 2124 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 41/147 (20130101) H04L 41/0663 (20130101) H04L 43/0817 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09825979 | Neil et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua Charles Neil (Jemez Springs, New Mexico); Michael Edward Fisk (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Alexander William Brugh (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Curtis Lee Hash (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Curtis Byron Storlie (Jemez Springs, New Mexico); Benjamin Uphoff (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Alexander Kent (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method are provided for detecting anomalous behavior in a network. Historical parameters of the network are determined in order to determine normal activity levels. A plurality of paths in the network are enumerated as part of a graph representing the network, where each computing system in the network may be a node in the graph and the sequence of connections between two computing systems may be a directed edge in the graph. A statistical model is applied to the plurality of paths in the graph on a sliding window basis to detect anomalous behavior. Data collected by a Unified Host Collection Agent (“UHCA”) may also be used to detect anomalous behavior. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/419673 |
| ART UNIT | 2433 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 7/005 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/1416 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09826666 | France et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David M. France (Lombard, Illinois); Wenhua Yu (Darien, Illinois); Dileep Singh (Naperville, Illinois); Weihuan Zhao (Woodridge, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. France (Lombard, Illinois); Wenhua Yu (Darien, Illinois); Dileep Singh (Naperville, Illinois); Weihuan Zhao (Woodridge, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a single radiator cooling system for use in hybrid electric vehicles, the system comprising a surface in thermal communication with electronics, and subcooled boiling fluid contacting the surface. The invention also provides a single radiator method for simultaneously cooling electronics and an internal combustion engine in a hybrid electric vehicle, the method comprising separating a coolant fluid into a first portion and a second portion; directing the first portion to the electronics and the second portion to the internal combustion engine for a time sufficient to maintain the temperature of the electronics at or below 175° C.; combining the first and second portion to reestablish the coolant fluid; and treating the reestablished coolant fluid to the single radiator for a time sufficient to decrease the temperature of the reestablished coolant fluid to the temperature it had before separation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/596415 |
| ART UNIT | 3618 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Cooling of Machines or Engines in General; Cooling of Internal-combustion Engines F01P 2003/008 (20130101) F01P 2050/24 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/36 (20130101) H01L 23/427 (20130101) H01L 23/473 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 7/20936 (20130101) H05K 7/20945 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tracy Mincer (Falmouth, Massachusetts); Kristen Whalen (North Falmouth, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the invention provides a method of inhibiting an efflux pump in a bacteria, the method comprising contacting the bacteria with 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione, thereby inhibiting the efflux pump. Another aspect provides a method of inhibiting proliferation of a bacteria, the method comprising contacting the bacteria with 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione and an antibiotic, thereby inhibiting the proliferation of the bacteria. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of increasing the efficacy of an antibiotic, the method comprising contacting a bacteria with 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione and an antibiotic, thereby increasing the efficacy of the antibiotic. Another aspect provides a method of inhibiting development of antibiotic resistance in a bacteria, the method comprising contacting the bacteria with 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione and an antibiotic, thereby inhibiting development of resistance to the antibiotic. Another aspect of the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating a bacterial infection comprising an effective amount of 3,4-dibromopyrrole-2,5-dione in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. |
| FILED | Monday, July 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/797951 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/65 (20130101) A61K 31/65 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/165 (20130101) A61K 31/431 (20130101) A61K 31/431 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 31/545 (20130101) A61K 31/545 (20130101) A61K 31/4015 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/4015 (20130101) A61K 31/5383 (20130101) A61K 31/5383 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 31/7036 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 31/7048 (20130101) A61K 31/7052 (20130101) A61K 31/7052 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09821071 | Murthy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia State Research Foundation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Niren Murthy (Berkeley, California); Eric Seth Gilbert (Atlanta, Georgia); Xinghai Ning (Athens, Georgia); Mark Goodman (Atlanta, Georgia); Bryan Stubblefield (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to conjugates for targeting bacteria and related uses. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of transferring a molecule of interest into bacteria comprising mixing bacteria with a non-naturally occurring conjugate under conditions such that the conjugate is transported across the bacterial cell wall. Typically, the conjugate comprises an oligosaccharide and a molecule of interest. In certain embodiments, the molecule of interest may be a tracer or an antibiotic. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/190928 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/496 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/4823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0021 (20130101) A61K 49/0032 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) A61K 51/06 (20130101) A61K 51/065 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 31/00 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 3/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09821294 | Palacci 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) | Jeremie Palacci (New York, New York); Stefano Sacanna (Brooklyn, New York); David J. Pine (New York, New York); Paul Michael Chaikin (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-assembling structure using non-equilibrium driving forces leading to “living crystals” and other maniputable particles with a complex dynamics. The dynamic self-assembly assembly results from a competition between self-propulsion of particles and an attractive interaction between the particles. As a result of non-equilibrium driving forces, the crystals form, grow, collide, anneal, repair themselves and spontaneously self-destruct, thereby enabling reconfiguration and assembly to achieve a desired property. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/759910 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/745 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/004 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 35/0033 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 49/06 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/38 (20130101) C01P 2006/42 (20130101) |
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| US 09821309 | Esch |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mandy B. Esch (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Microporous membranes formed in a microfluidic device, and methods of manufacture. A method comprises the steps of etching a plurality of pillars in a microfluidic chamber, applying a first polymer material layer, applying a photoresist layer, exposing the photoresist layer to radiation to cross-link it to the microfluidic chamber, masking the photoresist layer with a porous mask, exposing the top layer of the masked photoresist layer to radiation to form a porous membrane layer of cross-linked photoresist material, removing the non-exposed photoresist material from under the porous membrane layer, drying the porous membrane layer, and removing the first polymer material from under the porous membrane layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/409617 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502707 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/12 (20130101) B01L 2200/0647 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 23/16 (20130101) C12M 25/02 (20130101) C12M 25/14 (20130101) Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/2022 (20130101) |
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| US 09821310 | Guldiken et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rasim Oytun Guldiken (Tampa, Florida); Myeong Chan Jo (Tampa, Florida); Jiang Zhe (Akron, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Akron (Akron, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rasim Oytun Guldiken (Tampa, Florida); Myeong Chan Jo (Tampa, Florida); Jiang Zhe (Akron, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide for two-stage microfluidic devices using surface acoustic waves, methods of use thereof, methods of making, methods of focusing and separating particles, and the like. |
| FILED | Friday, March 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/007483 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502761 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/0636 (20130101) B01L 2200/0652 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/0864 (20130101) B01L 2400/0436 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/574 (20130101) G01N 33/5005 (20130101) G01N 33/5044 (20130101) G01N 2015/142 (20130101) |
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| US 09821314 | Erickson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Erickson (Ithaca, New York); Li Jiang (Ithaca, New York); Matthew Mancuso (Bohemia, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods and apparatus for solar-thermal microfluidic polymerase chain reaction. A device comprises a microfluidic chip including at least one PCR region, an energy absorption layer disposed adjacent to the microfluidic chip, a solar energy concentrator adapted to produce a plurality of temperature profiles on the microfluidic chip adapted to facilitate PCR, and a photomask disposed between the solar energy concentrator and the microfluidic chip. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/429407 |
| 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 | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/5027 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 7/52 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 7/5255 (20130101) B01L 2300/12 (20130101) B01L 2300/168 (20130101) B01L 2300/0803 (20130101) B01L 2300/0816 (20130101) B01L 2300/1861 (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) C12Q 1/686 (20130101) C12Q 2565/629 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2035/00158 (20130101) |
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| US 09821325 | Weierstall et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS on behalf of ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Uwe Weierstall (Phoenix, Arizona); John Spence (Tempe, Arizona); R. Bruce Doak (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An injector apparatus and methods for use, where the injector apparatus comprises: (a) hydraulic stage having first and second ends and including a housing defining a cavity, a primary plunger disposed in the cavity and a secondary plunger, (b) a pressurization system coupled to the hydraulic stage's first end, where the primary plunger is in fluid communication with the pressurization system and is in mechanical communication with the secondary plunger, (c) a reservoir bore defined in the hydraulic stage housing and configured to receive the primary plunger's second end, where the secondary plunger is disposed within the reservoir bore and (d) a nozzle assembly including a housing, a gas tube and a nozzle capillary, where the nozzle capillary is partially disposed in and is substantially coaxial with the gas tube, where the nozzle capillary's first end is in fluid communication with the reservoir bore's second end. |
| FILED | Monday, April 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/780766 |
| ART UNIT | 3649 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Spraying Apparatus; Atomising Apparatus; Nozzles B05B 1/02 (20130101) B05B 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B05B 7/08 (20130101) B05B 7/24 (20130101) B05B 7/064 (20130101) B05B 7/066 (20130101) 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 7/00 (20130101) C30B 7/02 (20130101) C30B 29/58 (20130101) |
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| US 09822151 | Vittadello et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Research Foundation of The City University of New York (New York, New York); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of The City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michele Vittadello (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Kamil Woronowicz (Morris Plains, New Jersey); Manish Chhowalla (Highland Park, New Jersey); Paul G. Falkowski (Princeton, New Jersey); John W. Harrold, Jr. (Pittstown, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to graphene derivatives, as well as related devices including graphene derivatives and methods of using graphene derivatives. |
| FILED | Monday, May 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/155695 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 15/325 (20130101) B01D 15/3809 (20130101) B01D 15/3828 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 20/205 (20130101) B01J 20/223 (20130101) B01J 20/289 (20130101) B01J 20/3085 (20130101) B01J 20/3204 (20130101) B01J 20/3206 (20130101) B01J 20/3219 (20130101) B01J 20/3236 (20130101) B01J 20/3251 (20130101) B01J 20/3265 (20130101) B01J 20/3274 (20130101) B01J 20/3289 (20130101) B01J 39/26 (20130101) B01J 45/00 (20130101) B01J 2220/52 (20130101) B01J 2220/58 (20130101) Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 5/00 (20130101) B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/043 (20130101) C01B 31/0484 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 303/46 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/20 (20130101) C07K 1/22 (20130101) C07K 14/31 (20130101) C07K 14/315 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2319/20 (20130101) C07K 2319/21 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 11/02 (20130101) C12N 11/14 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 3/00 (20130101) C12P 7/06 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/003 (20130101) C25B 1/04 (20130101) C25B 9/16 (20130101) C25B 11/0405 (20130101) C25B 11/0415 (20130101) C25B 11/0489 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 30/482 (20130101) G01N 33/551 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/17 (20130101) Y02E 60/366 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/734 (20130101) Y10S 977/847 (20130101) Y10S 977/914 (20130101) |
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| US 09822216 | Mahanthappa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahesh Kalyana Mahanthappa (Edina, Minnesota); Frank W. Speetjens (Lihue, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are microphase-separated materials including a plurality of block copolymers tethered together at their A-B junction points. The tethered-together block copolymers, referred to as a block copolymer bottlebrush, provide microphase-separated materials having smaller domain spacing than previously achievable using block copolymer systems. |
| FILED | Friday, July 24, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/809076 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 212/08 (20130101) C08F 290/061 (20130101) C08F 290/061 (20130101) C08F 293/005 (20130101) C08F 2438/01 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 63/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09822333 | Lipkens et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | FloDesign Sonics, Inc. (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FloDesign Sonics, Inc. (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bart Lipkens (Hampden, Maryland); Erik Miller (Belchertown, Massachusetts); Benjamin Ross-Johnsrud (Wilbraham, Massachusetts); Walter M. Presz, Jr. (Wilbraham, Massachusetts); Kedar Chitale (West Hartford, Connecticut); Thomas J. Kennedy, III (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Acoustic perfusion devices for separating biological cells from other material in a fluid medium are disclosed. The devices include an inlet port, an outlet port, and a collection port that are connected to an acoustic chamber. An ultrasonic transducer creates an acoustic standing wave in the acoustic chamber that permits a continuous flow of fluid to be recovered through the collection port while keeping the biological cells within the acoustic chamber to be returned to the bioreactor from which the fluid medium is being drawn. |
| FILED | Friday, December 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/975307 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 17/04 (20130101) B01D 17/06 (20130101) B01D 21/283 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Generating or Transmitting Mechanical Vibrations of Infrasonic, Sonic, or Ultrasonic Frequency, for Performing Mechanical Work in General B06B 1/0644 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 29/10 (20130101) C12M 29/18 (20130101) C12M 33/08 (20130101) C12M 35/04 (20130101) C12M 47/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 13/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 41/0973 (20130101) |
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| US 09822371 | Brune et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board Of Trustees Of The University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas); University Of Pittsburgh Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas); University of Pittsburgh Of The Commonwealth Systems of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ellen M. Brune (Little Rock, Arkansas); Robert R. Beitle (Little Rock, Arkansas); Mohammad M. Ataai (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Patrick R. Bartlow (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Ralph L. Henry (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a separatome-based peptide, polypeptide, and protein expression and purification platform based on the juxtaposition of the binding properties of host cell genomic peptides, polypeptides, and proteins with the characteristics and location of the corresponding genes on the host cell chromosome of E. coli. The separatome-based protein expression and purification platform quantitatively describes and identifies priority deletions, modifications, or inhibitions of certain gene products to increase chromatographic separation efficiency, defined as an increase in column capacity, column selectivity, or both, with emphasis on the former. Moreover, the separatome-based protein expression and purification platform provides a computerized knowledge tool that, given separatome data, and a target recombinant peptide, polypeptide, or protein, intuitively suggests strategies facilitating efficient product purification. The separatome-based protein expression and purification platform is an efficient bioseparation system that intertwines host cell expression systems and chromatography. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/022852 |
| 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 9/00 (20130101) 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 21/00 (20130101) C12P 21/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09822392 | Xiao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jie Xiao (Baltimore, Maryland); Zachary Hensel (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for measuring expression of autoregulatory molecules within living cells is provided. An autoregulatory molecule and marker construct is expressed in vivo, where the marker is cleaved from the construct during translation. The method comprises the expression of a construct having an autoregulatory molecule bound to a measurable expression marker by a cleavable linker. The cleavable linker is the substrate of a protease, which acts on its substrate in vivo during translation. Cleavage during translation, allows the autoregulatory molecule to fold normally as it would in its native form. The measurable marker is released and available for detection upon cleavage by the protease. As a result, the concentration of the measurable marker is directly related to the level of expression of the autoregulatory molecule. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/317631 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 2319/50 (20130101) C07K 2319/60 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/37 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09822446 | Winter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (Detroit, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles H. Winter (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan); Thomas J. Knisley (Monroe, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a thin film on a substrate which includes a step of contacting a surface with a precursor compound having a transition metal and one or more alkyl-1,3-diazabutadiene ligands is provided. The resulting modified surface is then contacted with an activating compound. |
| FILED | Friday, February 05, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/017105 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 11/005 (20130101) C07F 13/005 (20130101) C07F 15/025 (20130101) C07F 15/045 (20130101) C07F 15/065 (20130101) Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/45527 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09823127 | Wax et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam Wax (Druham, North Carolina); Howard Levinson (San Diego, California); William J. Brown (Durham, North Carolina); Thomas Matthews (Durham, North Carolina); Manuel Medina (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are systems and methods for deep spectroscopic imaging of a biological sample. In an aspect, a system includes a broad bandwidth light source configured to generate an illumination beam, an interferometer, and a spectrometer. The interferometer includes a first beam splitter configured to split the illumination beam into an incident beam and a reference beam; an optical lens directs the incident beam onto a biological sample at a predefined offset from corresponding optical axis, and receive a beam scattered from the biological sample. The beams are configured to intersect with each other within a focal zone of the optical lens. Photons of the incident beam undergo multiple forward scattering within the biological sample. A second beam splitter configured to receive and superimpose the scattered and reference beams, to generate an interference beam. The spectrometer uses a spectral domain detection technique to assess tissue properties of the biological sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/683066 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/445 (20130101) Measuring Length, Thickness or Similar Linear Dimensions; Measuring Angles; Measuring Areas; Measuring Irregularities of Surfaces or Contours G01B 9/02044 (20130101) G01B 9/02091 (20130101) Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/0218 (20130101) G01J 3/453 (20130101) G01J 3/2823 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 3/4531 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/45 (20130101) G01N 21/4795 (20130101) |
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| US 09823193 | Zang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ling Zang (Salt Lake City, Utah); Yanke Che (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensory material with high sensitivity, selectivity, and photostability has been developed for vapor probing of organic amines. The sensory material is a perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxyl compound having amine binding groups and the following formula where A and A′ are independently chosen from N—R1, N—R2, and O such that both A and A′ are not O, and R1 through R10 are amine binding moieties, solubility enhancing groups, or hydrogen such that at least one of R1 through R10 is an amine binding moiety. This perylene compound can be formed into well-defined nanofibers. Upon deposition onto a substrate, the entangled nanofibers form a meshlike, highly porous film, which enables expedient diffusion of gaseous analyte molecules within the film matrix, leading to a milliseconds response for vapor sensing. |
| FILED | Monday, July 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/942219 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 471/06 (20130101) C07D 491/06 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 11/06 (20130101) C09K 2211/1011 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6428 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/6432 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/298 (20150115) Y10T 428/2973 (20150115) Y10T 436/173845 (20150115) |
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| US 09823451 | Rowlette |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS INC. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Daylight Solutions, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy Rowlette (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A mid-infrared objective lens assembly (10) includes a plurality of spaced apart, refractive lens elements (20) that operate in the mid-infrared spectral range, the plurality of lens elements (20) including an aplanatic first lens element (26) that is closest to an object (14) to be observed. The first lens element (26) has a forward surface (36) that faces the object (14) and a rearward surface (38) that faces away from the object (14). The forward surface (36) can have a radius of curvature that is negative. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/773054 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 9/60 (20130101) G02B 13/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 21/02 (20130101) G02B 21/26 (20130101) G02B 27/0062 (20130101) |
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| US 09823465 | Kim 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) | Seok Kim (Champaign, Illinois); Zining Yang (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A hybrid organic-inorganic micromirror device includes a micromirror comprising an inorganic material positioned above an elastomeric substrate. The micromirror is supported on an underside thereof by a conductive elastomeric support protruding from the elastomeric substrate. The conductive elastomeric support may function as a universal joint and is rendered electrically conductive by an electrically conductive coating thereon. A plurality of electrodes are disposed on the elastomeric substrate under the micromirror. The electrodes are spaced apart from each other and from the micromirror and are arranged around the conductive elastomeric support. Each electrode comprises an inorganic material and is in electrical contact with an elastomeric contact region protruding from the elastomeric substrate. When a voltage bias is applied between the micromirror and one or more of the electrodes, the micromirror is electrostatically actuated to move in a predetermined direction. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/015240 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | 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 39/025 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29B, B29C or B29D, Relating to Moulding Materials or to Materials for Reinforcements, Fillers or Preformed Parts, e.g Inserts B29K 2083/00 (20130101) B29K 2105/0058 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29C, Relating to Particular Articles B29L 2011/0058 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 1/02 (20130101) G02B 26/0841 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09823564 | Stowers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Inpria Corporation (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Inpria Corporation (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason K. Stowers (Corvallis, Oregon); Alan J. Telecky (Albany, Oregon); Douglas A. Keszler (Corvallis, Oregon); Andrew Grenville (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Stabilized precursor solutions can be used to form radiation inorganic coating materials. The precursor solutions generally comprise metal suboxide cations, peroxide-based ligands and polyatomic anions. Design of the precursor solutions can be performed to achieve a high level of stability of the precursor solutions. The resulting coating materials can be designed for patterning with a selected radiation, such as ultraviolet light, x-ray radiation or electron beam radiation. The radiation patterned coating material can have a high contrast with respect to material properties, such that development of a latent image can be successful to form lines with very low line-width roughness and adjacent structures with a very small pitch. |
| FILED | Friday, September 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/858612 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Photomechanical Production of Textured or Patterned Surfaces, e.g for Printing, for Processing of Semiconductor Devices; Materials Therefor; Originals Therefor; Apparatus Specially Adapted Therefor; G03F 7/20 (20130101) G03F 7/0042 (20130101) G03F 7/0043 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G03F 7/327 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/24355 (20150115) |
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| US 09823842 | Gopalan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kartik Gopalan (Vestal, New York); Umesh Deshpande (Binghamton, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Gang migration refers to the simultaneous live migration of multiple Virtual Machines (VMs) from one set of physical machines to another in response to events such as load spikes and imminent failures. Gang migration generates a large volume of network traffic and can overload the core network links and switches in a datacenter. In this paper, we present an approach to reduce the network overhead of gang migration using global deduplication (GMGD). GMGD identifies and eliminates the retransmission of duplicate memory pages among VMs running on multiple physical machines in the cluster. The design, implementation and evaluation of a GMGD prototype is described using QEMU/KVM VMs. Evaluations on a 30-node Gigabit Ethernet cluster having 10 GigE core links shows that GMGD can reduce the network traffic on core links by up to 65% and the total migration time of VMs by up to 42% when compared to the default migration technique in QEMU/KVM. Furthermore, GMGD has a smaller adverse performance impact on network-bound applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/709957 |
| ART UNIT | 2133 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 3/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 3/065 (20130101) G06F 3/067 (20130101) G06F 3/0619 (20130101) G06F 3/0641 (20130101) G06F 9/455 (20130101) G06F 9/5027 (20130101) G06F 9/5088 (20130101) G06F 11/1453 (20130101) |
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| US 09824166 | Morales 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) | Nicolas Manuel Morales (Carrboro, North Carolina); Ravish Mehra (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dinesh Manocha (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing parallel adaptive rectangular decomposition (ARD) to perform acoustic simulations are disclosed herein. According to one method, the method includes assigning, to each of a plurality of processors in a central processing unit (CPU) cluster, ARD processing responsibilities associated with one or more of a plurality of partitions of an acoustic space and determining, by each processor, pressure field data corresponding to the one or more assigned partitions. The method further includes transferring, by each processor, the pressure field data to at least one remote processor that is assigned to a partition that shares an interface with at least one partition assigned to the transferring processor and receiving, by each processor from the at least one remote processor, forcing term values that have been derived by the at least one remote processor using the pressure field data. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/743598 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5009 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Speech Analysis or Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding G10L 19/00 (20130101) Stereophonic Systems H04S 2420/11 (20130101) |
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| US 09825306 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fanglin Chen (Irmo, South Carolina); Qiang Liu (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present disclosure, a method for fabricating a symmetrical solid oxide fuel cell is described. The method includes synthesizing a composition comprising perovskite and applying the composition on an electrolyte support to form both an anode and a cathode. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 04, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/295412 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes for Applying Fluent Materials to Surfaces, in General B05D 5/12 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/90 (20130101) H01M 4/9025 (20130101) H01M 4/9033 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09825309 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hong Liu (Corvallis, Oregon); Yanzhen Fan (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Microbial fuel cells capable of generating energy from an organic-based fuel are described. The microbial fuel cells can include an anode component, a cathode component, and a separator component selected to reduce spacing between the anode and the cathode thereby improving performance of the microbial fuel cell. Cathode components including particular components that improve the lifetime, performance, and production of the cathode component at reduced cost also are described, as well as a method of using the microbial fuel cells. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/650251 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Treatment of Water, Waste Water, Sewage, or Sludge C02F 3/005 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/96 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/8652 (20130101) H01M 4/8657 (20130101) H01M 4/8668 (20130101) H01M 4/8673 (20130101) H01M 8/16 (20130101) H01M 8/0239 (20130101) H01M 8/0243 (20130101) H01M 8/2455 (20130101) H01M 2250/10 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 90/14 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/527 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 70/56 (20151101) |
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| US 09825321 | Li 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) | Yat Li (Santa Cruz, California); Hanyu Wang (Santa Cruz, California); Gongming Wang (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A hybrid photoelectrochemical and microbial fuel cell device is provided that includes a single-chamber photoelectrochemical device having an n-type TiO2 photoanode and a Pt counter electrode in an aqueous electrolyte solution, and a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell having an anode chamber and a cathode chamber separated by a cation exchange membrane, where the anode chamber includes a carbon anode and microorganisms and the cathode chamber includes Pt-loaded carbon cathode, the carbon anode is electrically connected to the Pt counter electrode, the carbon cathode is electrically connected to the TiO2 photoanode, a light source creates photoexcited electron-hole pairs at the photoanode, the holes oxidize water into oxygen, where dissolved oxygen in the cathode chamber is reduced, the microorganisms oxidize and produce bioelectrons, where the bioelectrons are transferred to the Pt electrode and reduce protons to form hydrogen gas. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/896745 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/02 (20130101) H01M 8/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 14/005 (20130101) |
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| US 09825926 | Kahrobaei 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) | Delaram Kahrobaei (New York, New York); Bren Cavallo (New York, New York); Vladimir Shpilrain (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for delegating a computational burden from a computationally limited party to a computationally superior party is disclosed. Computations that can be delegated include inversion and exponentiation modulo any number m. This can be then used for sending encrypted messages by a computationally limited party in a standard cryptographic framework, such as RSA. Security of delegating computation is not based on any computational hardness assumptions, but instead on the presence of numerous decoys of the actual secrets. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/794969 |
| ART UNIT | 2435 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 9/302 (20130101) H04L 63/061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04L 63/0428 (20130101) H04L 2209/805 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 12/02 (20130101) H04W 12/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09826541 | Gitlin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard Dennis Gitlin (Tampa, Florida); Zygmunt J. Haas (Richardson, Texas); Huseyin Arslan (Tampa, Florida); Gabriel Eduardo Arrobo (Emeryville, California); Chao He (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida); Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Dennis Gitlin (Tampa, Florida); Zygmunt J. Haas (Richardson, Texas); Huseyin Arslan (Tampa, Florida); Gabriel Eduardo Arrobo (Emeryville, California); Chao He (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel rate adaptation algorithm and QoS-aware MAC scheduling system and method that either maximizes user satisfaction or maximizes spectrum utilization while maintaining user satisfaction by trading off the spectral resource allocations of connections for the application-level QoS based on the user-specific requirements. An adaptive scheduler is presented that incorporates user specific QoS requirements in the spectral allocation of resources. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 30, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/755841 |
| ART UNIT | 2478 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Wireless Communication Networks H04W 24/02 (20130101) H04W 72/1236 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 88/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09826622 | Kuemmeth 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) | Ferdinand Kuemmeth (Copenhagen, Denmark); Charles M. Marcus (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | A device is disclosed to reduce noise and temperature during measurements in cryostats comprising, the device comprising any of, or a combination of, the following PC boards, each conditioning a different frequency range: a RC-PC board having a two-stage RC filter in series with a surface-mounted pi-filter; a RF-PC board having a plurality of surface-mounted pi-filters in series, each configured with different low-frequency cutoff frequencies; and a Sapphire-PC board having a sapphire substrate having high heat conductivity at low temperature with thin metal films routed in a meandering fashion. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/011176 |
| ART UNIT | 2853 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Sound-producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for G10K 11/162 (20130101) Printed Circuits; Casings or Constructional Details of Electric Apparatus; Manufacture of Assemblages of Electrical Components H05K 1/0204 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H05K 1/0306 (20130101) |
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| US 09821294 | Palacci 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) | Jeremie Palacci (New York, New York); Stefano Sacanna (Brooklyn, New York); David J. Pine (New York, New York); Paul Michael Chaikin (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-assembling structure using non-equilibrium driving forces leading to “living crystals” and other maniputable particles with a complex dynamics. The dynamic self-assembly assembly results from a competition between self-propulsion of particles and an attractive interaction between the particles. As a result of non-equilibrium driving forces, the crystals form, grow, collide, anneal, repair themselves and spontaneously self-destruct, thereby enabling reconfiguration and assembly to achieve a desired property. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/759910 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/745 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/004 (20130101) B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 35/0033 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 49/06 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/38 (20130101) C01P 2006/42 (20130101) |
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| US 09822007 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Cheol Park (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanically robust, binder-free, inexpensive target for laser synthesis of carbon nanotubes and a method for making same, comprising the steps of mixing prismatic edge natural flake graphite with a metal powder catalyst and pressing the graphite and metal powder mixture into a mold having a desired target shape. |
| FILED | Monday, September 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/853333 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/0233 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09822088 | Wohl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher J. Wohl (Portsmouth, Virginia); John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Emilie J. Siochi (Newport News, Virginia); Joseph G. Smith (Smithfield, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Wohl (Portsmouth, Virginia); John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Emilie J. Siochi (Newport News, Virginia); Joseph G. Smith (Smithfield, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Copoly(imide oxetane) materials are disclosed that can exhibit a low surface energy while possessing the mechanical, thermal, chemical and optical properties associated with polyimides. The copoly(imide oxetane)s are prepared using a minor amount of fluorinated oxetane-derived oligomer with sufficient fluorine-containing segments of the copoly(imide oxetane)s that migrate to the exterior surface of the polymeric material to yield low surface energies. Thus the coatings and articles of manufacture made with the copoly(imide oxetane)s of this invention are characterized as having an anisotropic fluorine composition. The low surface energies can be achieved with very low content of fluorinated oxetane-derived oligomer. The copolymers of this invention can enhance the viability of polyimides for many applications and may be acceptable where homopolyimide materials have been unacceptable. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/286715 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 305/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 65/18 (20130101) C08G 65/322 (20130101) C08G 65/33389 (20130101) C08G 73/105 (20130101) C08G 73/1042 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 179/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09823137 | Black et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard James Black (Menlo Park, California); Joannes M. Costa (Rancho La Costa, California); Behzad Moslehi (Los Altos, California); Livia Zarnescu (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard James Black (Menlo Park, California); Joannes M. Costa (Rancho La Costa, California); Behzad Moslehi (Los Altos, California); Livia Zarnescu (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermal protection system (TPS) test plug has optical fibers with FBGs embedded in the optical fiber arranged in a helix, an axial fiber, and a combination of the two. Optionally, one of the optical fibers is a sapphire FBG for measurement of the highest temperatures in the TPS plug. The test plug may include an ablating surface and a non-ablating surface, with an engagement surface with threads formed, the threads having a groove for placement of the optical fiber. The test plug may also include an optical connector positioned at the non-ablating surface for protection of the optical fiber during insertion and removal. |
| FILED | Saturday, November 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/093461 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for G01K 11/32 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09824128 | Maluf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Maluf (Mountain View, California); Mohana M. Gurram (Sunnyvale, California); Christopher D. Knight (Santa Clara, California); Takeshi Okimura (San Jose, California); Vu Hoang Tran (San Jose, California); Anh Ngoc Trinh (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a distributed computer system of heterogeneous databases joined in an information grid and configured with an Application Programming Interface hardware which includes a search engine component for performing user-structured queries on multiple heterogeneous databases in real time. This invention reduces overhead associated with the impedance mismatch that commonly occurs in heterogeneous database queries. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/956929 |
| ART UNIT | 2167 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/2705 (20130101) G06F 17/30554 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09824870 | Straume et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tore Straume (Rocklin, California); David J. Loftus (Palo Alto, California); Jing Li (San Jose, California); Cristina E. Davis (Davis, California); Anup K. Singh (Livermore, California); Matthew A. Coleman (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system that integrates several technologies into a single, portable medical diagnostic apparatus for analyzing a sample body fluid (liquid and/or gas): (1) a mechanism to capture airborne microdroplets and to separate the body fluid into a first fluid component (primarily gas) and a second fluid component (primarily liquid); (2) a volatilizer to convert a portion of the second fluid component into a third fluid component that is primarily a gas; (3) a functionalized nanostructure (NS) array configured to receive, identify, and estimate concentration of at least one constituent in the first and/or third fluid components; (4) a miniaturized differential mobility spectrometer (DMS) module; and (5) a biomarker sensor, to detect volatile and non-volatile molecules in a sample fluid, which may contain one or more components of blood, breath, perspiration, saliva, and urine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/700019 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/622 (20130101) G01N 33/483 (20130101) Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/0031 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09824885 | Park et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Unites States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yeonjoon Park (Yorktown, Virginia); Sang Hyouk Choi (Poquoson, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the present invention is a double sided hybrid crystal structure including a trigonal Sapphire wafer containing a (0001) C-plane and having front and rear sides. The Sapphire wafer is substantially transparent to light in the visible and infrared spectra, and also provides insulation with respect to electromagnetic radio frequency noise. A layer of crystalline Si material having a cubic diamond structure aligned with the cubic <111> direction on the (0001) C-plane and strained as rhombohedron to thereby enable continuous integration of a selected (SiGe) device onto the rear side of the Sapphire wafer. The double sided hybrid crystal structure further includes an integrated III-Nitride crystalline layer on the front side of the Sapphire wafer that enables continuous integration of a selected III-Nitride device on the front side of the Sapphire wafer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 13, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/264034 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0242 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/0254 (20130101) H01L 21/2011 (20130101) H01L 21/2053 (20130101) H01L 21/2056 (20130101) H01L 21/02433 (20130101) H01L 21/02529 (20130101) H01L 21/02532 (20130101) H01L 21/02554 (20130101) H01L 25/167 (20130101) H01L 27/15 (20130101) H01L 29/267 (20130101) H01L 31/028 (20130101) H01L 31/125 (20130101) H01L 31/0336 (20130101) H01L 31/1804 (20130101) H01L 31/1812 (20130101) H01L 31/1848 (20130101) H01L 31/1852 (20130101) H01L 31/03682 (20130101) H01L 33/007 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/544 (20130101) Y02E 10/546 (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 09825641 | Alhorn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dean C. Alhorn (Huntsville, Alabama); Kenneth R. Dutton (Athens, Alabama); David E. Howard (Hazel Green, Alabama); Dennis A. Smith (Athens, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A reconfigurable sensor monitoring system includes software tunable filters, each of which is programmable to condition one type of analog signal. A processor coupled to the software tunable filters receives each type of analog signal so-conditioned. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/485193 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/624 (20130101) Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 21/0012 (20130101) Coding; Decoding; Code Conversion in General H03M 1/089 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randall S. Prather (Rocheport, Missouri); Kevin D. Wells (Columbia, Missouri); Kristin M. Whitworth (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall S. Prather (Rocheport, Missouri); Kevin D. Wells (Columbia, Missouri); Kristin M. Whitworth (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to genetically modified swine wherein at least one allele of a SIGLEC1 gene has been inactivated and/or at least one allele of a CD163 gene has been inactivated. Genetically modified swine having both alleles of the SIGLEC1 gene and/or both alleles CD 163 gene inactivated are resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). Methods for producing such transgenic swine are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/117943 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal Husbandry; Care of Birds, Fishes, Insects; Fishing; Rearing or Breeding Animals, Not Otherwise Provided For; New Breeds of Animals A01K 67/0276 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A01K 2217/15 (20130101) A01K 2217/075 (20130101) A01K 2227/108 (20130101) A01K 2267/02 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/7056 (20130101) C07K 14/70596 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/8509 (20130101) |
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| US 09821029 | Cook et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Madison, Wisconsin); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Eric Cook (Madison, Wisconsin); Jordan Marshall Sand (Madison, Wisconsin); Mike H. Kogut (College Station, Texas); Christina L. Swaggerty (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are methods of reducing Salmonella in the intestines of poultry in need thereof by administering to a poultry bird an effective amount of an interleukin-10 peptide or an isolated antibody that specifically binds an interleukin-10 peptide. Administering may be performed within 1 to 4 weeks of harvest of the poultry in order to reduce Salmonella transmission to human consumers. Also included herein are finishing feeds that include an interleukin-10 peptide or an isolated antibody that specifically binds an interleukin-10 peptide. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/801160 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Fodder A23K 20/147 (20160501) A23K 20/195 (20160501) A23K 50/75 (20160501) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/2066 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2039/542 (20130101) A61K 2039/545 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/244 (20130101) C07K 2317/10 (20130101) C07K 2317/11 (20130101) |
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| US 09822376 | Vance et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Viki Bowman Vance (Columbia, South Carolina); Lewis Howard Bowman (Columbia, South Carolina); Allison Mallory (Paris, France) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Viki Bowman Vance (Columbia, South Carolina); Lewis Howard Bowman (Columbia, South Carolina); Allison Mallory (Paris, France) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for modulating nucleotide sequence expression, particularly for modulating gene expression in plants, are provided. The compositions comprise precursor RNA constructs for the expression of an RNA precursor. The precursor RNA construct comprises a promoter that is expressed in a plant cell driving the expression of a precursor RNA having a microRNA. The miRNA is complementary or partially complementary to a portion of a target gene or nucleotide sequence and function to modulate expression of the target sequence or gene. In this manner, the RNA precursor construct can be designed to modulate expression of any nucleotide sequence of interest, either an endogenous plant gene or alternatively a transgene. Transformed plants, tissues, cells and seeds are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/282680 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/821 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8216 (20130101) C12N 15/8218 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP28665 | NeSmith |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. Scott NeSmith (Molena, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The new variety ‘TO-1319’ has fruit that ripens around late May in southern Georgia and mid-late June in middle Georgia. The fruit of the new variety ‘TO-1319’ are light-blue, medium size, and firm, with a mild flavor. The new variety ‘TO-1319’ is vigorous with an estimated chilling requirement of about 400 to 500 hours at or below approximately 45° C. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/998663 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/157 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP28666 | Finn |
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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) | Chad E. Finn (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct red raspberry cultivar distinguished by its moderate to high yields of large, bright-red-colored, firm, conic, sweet, flavorful fruit with excellent fresh fruit quality borne on primocanes in late summer |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/999027 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/204 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09822205 | Emrick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd Emrick (South Deerfield, Massachusetts); E. Bryan Coughlin (Amherst, Massachusetts); Thangamani Ranganathan (San Jose, California); Michael Beaulieu (Chicopee, Massachusetts); Richard Farris (Leeds, Massachusetts); Bon-Cheol Ku (Wanju-gun, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides novel flame-retardant polymers and materials, their synthesis and use. More particularly, the flame-retardant polymers are deoxybenzoin-derived polymers. |
| FILED | Sunday, September 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/859336 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 12/22 (20130101) C08F 12/32 (20130101) C08F 20/18 (20130101) C08F 212/08 (20130101) C08F 212/08 (20130101) C08F 212/14 (20130101) C08F 212/14 (20130101) C08F 212/32 (20130101) C08F 212/32 (20130101) C08F 222/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 2220/302 (20130101) C08F 2222/205 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 18/10 (20130101) C08G 18/10 (20130101) C08G 18/771 (20130101) C08G 18/3215 (20130101) C08G 18/6674 (20130101) C08G 18/7614 (20130101) C08G 18/7621 (20130101) C08G 18/7671 (20130101) C08G 59/04 (20130101) C08G 59/06 (20130101) C08G 59/50 (20130101) C08G 59/504 (20130101) C08G 61/04 (20130101) C08G 63/00 (20130101) C08G 2101/0008 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09822504 | Puppala et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anand Puppala (Southlake, Texas); Xiong Yu (Beachwood, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of assessing soil heave includes providing a plurality of determined values of a shear modulus of soil, the determined values being values of the shear modulus of the soil at different times; and determining a change over time in the shear modulus of the soil, based on the plurality of determined values of the shear modulus of the soil. The soil may have been treated by adding a stabilizer to the soil. The soil may be hydrated. A system for assessing soil heave includes a bender element disposed in soil, for determining a change over time of a shear modulus of the soil, and a time domain reflectometer probe disposed in the soil, for determining a change over time of moisture content of the soil. The determined change over time of the shear modulus and the determined change over time of the moisture content are used to assess heaving of the soil. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/595189 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Foundations; Excavations; Embankments; Underground or Underwater Structures E02D 1/022 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/048 (20130101) G01N 33/24 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09823179 | Denenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jentek Sensors, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jentek Sensors, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott A. Denenberg (Boston, Massachusetts); Todd M. Dunford (Amherst, Massachusetts); Neil J. Goldfine (Newton, Massachusetts); Yanko K. Sheiretov (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Detection of corrosion and other defects in piping is needed to prevent catastrophic pipeline failure. Sensors, systems and methods are provided to enable detection of such defects. These apparatus and methods are configured to characterize pipe protected by insulation and conductive weather protection. The sensors may utilize inductive and/or solid state sensing element arrays operated in a magnetic field generated in part by a drive winding of the sensor. Multiple excitation frequencies are used to generate the magnetic field and record corresponding sensing element responses. Relatively high excitation frequencies may be used to estimate the properties of the weather protection and sensor lift-off while lower frequencies may be used to detect internal and external pipe damage. Linear arrays may be moved to generate damage images of the pipe providing size and location information for defects. Two dimensional sensor arrays may be used to provide imaging without moving the sensor. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/003483 |
| ART UNIT | 2864 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 17/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 27/902 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/00 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09823237 | Martin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc. (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc. (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hans Göran Evald Martin (Delsbo, Sweden); Henrik Rödjegård (Nasviken, Sweden); Jan-Åke Henning (Hudiksvall, Sweden); Pavel Zyrianov (Delsbo, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, apparatus and methods determine the presence of a volatile substance in expired breath. Alcohol concentrations can be determined from expired breath through the use of electromagnetic detection. The systems, apparatus and methods allow measurements of volatile substances to be done accurately and quickly over a wide range of temperatures, and are easily incorporated into vehicles. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/090948 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/031 (20130101) G01N 21/314 (20130101) G01N 21/0332 (20130101) G01N 21/3504 (20130101) G01N 33/004 (20130101) G01N 33/0026 (20130101) G01N 33/4972 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2021/158 (20130101) G01N 2021/3196 (20130101) G01N 2201/068 (20130101) G01N 2201/128 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09824277 | Edmondson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc. (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc. (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard P. Edmondson (Huntsville, Alabama); Jonathan B. Hanks (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for monitoring vehicle traffic and collecting data indicative of pedestrian right of way violations by vehicles is provided. The system comprises memory and logic for monitoring traffic intersections and recording evidence indicating that vehicles have violated pedestrian right of way. Two sensor modalities collecting video data and radar data of the intersection under observation are employed in one embodiment of the system. The violation evidence can be accessed remotely by a traffic official for issuing of traffic citations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 23, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/244712 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00718 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06K 9/00765 (20130101) G06K 9/00771 (20130101) G06K 9/00778 (20130101) G06K 9/00785 (20130101) G06K 9/6277 (20130101) G06K 9/6293 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/20 (20130101) G06T 2207/30236 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 09823134 | Srinivas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TDA Research, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TDA Research, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Girish Srinivas (Broomfield, Colorado); Michael Karpuk (Boulder, Colorado); Steven Gebhard (Golden, Colorado); Joe Fredrickson (Brighton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A decoupling radiant and convective heat sensing device, and a decoupling radiant and convective heat sensing device with a means for performing calculations and then determining a heat flux and an ambient temperature using formulas or reference tables, and also with a means for alerting a person of hazardous fire conditions based on a calculated heat flux and ambient temperature. |
| FILED | Friday, October 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/523516 |
| ART UNIT | 2864 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 5/02 (20130101) Measuring Temperature; Measuring Quantity of Heat; Thermally-sensitive Elements Not Otherwise Provided for G01K 7/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09824468 | Luo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiajia Luo (Schenectady, New York); Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man (Clifton Park, New York); Ali Can (Niskayuna, New York); Eri Haneda (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A computationally efficient dictionary learning-based term is employed in an iterative reconstruction framework to keep more spatial information than two-dimensional dictionary learning and require less computational cost than three-dimensional dictionary learning. In one such implementation, a non-local regularization algorithm is employed in an MBIR context (such as in a low dose CT image reconstruction context) based on dictionary learning in which dictionaries from different directions (e.g., x,y-plane, y,z-plane, x,z-plane) are employed and the sparse coefficients calculated accordingly. In this manner, spatial information from all three directions is retained and computational cost is constrained. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/985702 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/6255 (20130101) G06K 9/6256 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 11/006 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 11/008 (20130101) G06T 2210/41 (20130101) G06T 2211/421 (20130101) G06T 2211/424 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 09822205 | Emrick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd Emrick (South Deerfield, Massachusetts); E. Bryan Coughlin (Amherst, Massachusetts); Thangamani Ranganathan (San Jose, California); Michael Beaulieu (Chicopee, Massachusetts); Richard Farris (Leeds, Massachusetts); Bon-Cheol Ku (Wanju-gun, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides novel flame-retardant polymers and materials, their synthesis and use. More particularly, the flame-retardant polymers are deoxybenzoin-derived polymers. |
| FILED | Sunday, September 20, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/859336 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 12/22 (20130101) C08F 12/32 (20130101) C08F 20/18 (20130101) C08F 212/08 (20130101) C08F 212/08 (20130101) C08F 212/14 (20130101) C08F 212/14 (20130101) C08F 212/32 (20130101) C08F 212/32 (20130101) C08F 222/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C08F 2220/302 (20130101) C08F 2222/205 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 18/10 (20130101) C08G 18/10 (20130101) C08G 18/771 (20130101) C08G 18/3215 (20130101) C08G 18/6674 (20130101) C08G 18/7614 (20130101) C08G 18/7621 (20130101) C08G 18/7671 (20130101) C08G 59/04 (20130101) C08G 59/06 (20130101) C08G 59/50 (20130101) C08G 59/504 (20130101) C08G 61/04 (20130101) C08G 63/00 (20130101) C08G 2101/0008 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09822359 | Cooper et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Denise R. Cooper (St. Petersburg, Florida); Cesario Borlongan (Tampa, Florida); Paula Cole Bickford (Ruskin, Florida); Niketa A. Patel (Land O'Lakes, Florida); Lisa Gould (Warwick, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Denise R. Cooper (St. Petersburg, Florida); Cesario Borlongan (Tampa, Florida); Paula Cole Bickford (Ruskin, Florida); Niketa A. Patel (Land O'Lakes, Florida); Lisa Gould (Warwick, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other neurological disorders is presented herein. Both conditioned media (CM) containing long non-coding RNAs such as NEAT1 (nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1) and MALAT1 (metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1) as well as human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) themselves (Tx), when administered at least 3 hours post injury, were found to significantly ameliorate motor and cognitive functions in young, but not aged, mice undergoing TBI. Significant reduction in cortical damage and hippocampal cell loss was observed in both Tx and CM groups in young rats, whereas less neuroprotection was detected in the aged rats and mainly in the Tx group but not the CM group, which may in part result from decreased homing of the cells to the spleen. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 22, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/602945 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/35 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 09823169 | Witt, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Emitt C. Witt, III (Rolla, Missouri); David J. Wronkiewicz (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emitt C. Witt, III (Rolla, Missouri); David J. Wronkiewicz (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A dust sampling system including a dust sampler and a vehicle on which the dust sampler is placed. The dust sampler has a suction unit, a cyclone, a dust collection container, and an air intake conduit. The suction unit draws in air containing dust particles. The cyclone centrifugally separates the dust particles from the drawn-in air. The cyclone has an air input port, a particle discharge end, and an air output port connected to the suction unit. A dust collection container is positioned underneath the cyclone to receive the separated dust particles from the cyclone. The air intake conduit has an air inlet and an air outlet connected to the air input port of the cyclone. The suction unit draws in the air containing the dust particles into the air inlet of the air intake conduit while the vehicle moves to collect samples of fugitive dust from a road. |
| FILED | Monday, April 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/257092 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus Using Free Vortex Flow, e.g Cyclones B04C 2009/002 (20130101) B04C 2009/008 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 09822504 | Puppala et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anand Puppala (Southlake, Texas); Xiong Yu (Beachwood, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of assessing soil heave includes providing a plurality of determined values of a shear modulus of soil, the determined values being values of the shear modulus of the soil at different times; and determining a change over time in the shear modulus of the soil, based on the plurality of determined values of the shear modulus of the soil. The soil may have been treated by adding a stabilizer to the soil. The soil may be hydrated. A system for assessing soil heave includes a bender element disposed in soil, for determining a change over time of a shear modulus of the soil, and a time domain reflectometer probe disposed in the soil, for determining a change over time of moisture content of the soil. The determined change over time of the shear modulus and the determined change over time of the moisture content are used to assess heaving of the soil. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/595189 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Foundations; Excavations; Embankments; Underground or Underwater Structures E02D 1/022 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/048 (20130101) G01N 33/24 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09823451 | Rowlette |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS INC. (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Daylight Solutions, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy Rowlette (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A mid-infrared objective lens assembly (10) includes a plurality of spaced apart, refractive lens elements (20) that operate in the mid-infrared spectral range, the plurality of lens elements (20) including an aplanatic first lens element (26) that is closest to an object (14) to be observed. The first lens element (26) has a forward surface (36) that faces the object (14) and a rearward surface (38) that faces away from the object (14). The forward surface (36) can have a radius of curvature that is negative. |
| FILED | Friday, April 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/773054 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 9/60 (20130101) G02B 13/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 21/02 (20130101) G02B 21/26 (20130101) G02B 27/0062 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 09825693 | Siegrist 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) | Scott Siegrist (Hermosa Beach, California); John M. Trippett (Torrance, California); Yenming Chen (Torrance, California); Meina Xu (Temple City, California); Christopher W. Walker (Rancho Palos Verdes, California); Brandon Rigg (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system of symbol measurement and combining (SMaC) provides near-optimal performance for each user independently by relying on rapid digital beamforming with near-ideal convergence properties. This approach is also provides near-ideal performance without any knowledge of user/jammer location and adapts instantly as those locations change. An iterative joint estimation method is used to determine a covariance matrix RXX, and a user beamsteering vector, α. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/468560 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 7/0617 (20130101) H04B 7/0854 (20130101) H04B 7/18513 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Secret Communication; Jamming of Communication H04K 3/20 (20130101) H04K 2203/32 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
You can use the Command F or Control F to find a specific patent you are interested in.
HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2017/fedinvent-patents-20171121.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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