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Patent Details for Tuesday, January 23, 2018
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| US 09872606 | Yeoh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ivan L. Yeoh (Fort Lauderdale, Florida); Per G. Reinhall (Seattle, Washington); Eric J. Seibel (Seattle, Washington); Matthew J. Kundrat (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved systems, methods, and devices relating to optical fiber scanners are provided. In one aspect, a scanning apparatus includes an optical fiber and a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the optical fiber to deflect a distal end of the optical fiber in a scanning pattern. The apparatus can include drive circuitry coupled to the piezoelectric actuator, sense circuitry electrically coupled to the piezoelectric actuator and the drive circuitry to determine displacement of the piezoelectric actuator, and a processor coupled to the drive circuitry and the sense circuitry to drive the piezoelectric actuator in response to the displacement. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/107894 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 1/00006 (20130101) A61B 1/07 (20130101) A61B 1/042 (20130101) A61B 1/00165 (20130101) A61B 1/00172 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 2005/063 (20130101) Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 26/103 (20130101) |
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| US 09872692 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin U. Kang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Peter L. Gehlbach (Monkton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A motion-compensated micro-forceps system, including a manually-operable micro-forceps assembly having a plurality of moveable grasping elements; a motor assembly operatively connected to the plurality of moveable grasping elements; an optical detection system having an optical fiber attached to the manually-operable micro-forceps assembly at a fixed axial distance relative to a distal-most end of the plurality of moveable grasping elements; and a motor controller configured to communicate with the optical detection system and the motor assembly to provide motion compensation of the plurality of moveable grasping elements of the manually-operable micro-forceps, wherein the optical detection system is configured to output a signal for the determination of a distance of the plurality of moveable grasping elements of the micro-forceps to a target during operation, and wherein the motor controller is configured to provide feedback control signals to the motor assembly for motion compensation for both hand tremor and for hand-action-induced motions. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/261264 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/102 (20130101) A61B 17/28 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 17/30 (20130101) A61B 34/70 (20160201) A61B 34/75 (20160201) A61B 34/76 (20160201) A61B 2017/305 (20130101) A61B 2017/2918 (20130101) A61B 2090/3735 (20160201) |
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| US 09872839 | Wang 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) | Zhenjia Wang (Spokane, Washington); Jaehyung Cho (Western Springs, Illinois); Asrar Malik (Hinsdale, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are nanoparticle compositions comprising nanoparticles prepared from denatured, cross-linked albumin and a therapeutic agent for treating a neutrophil-mediated inflammation, and methods of treating neutrophil-mediated inflammation using the compositions. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/425528 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — 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 9/1658 (20130101) A61K 9/5169 (20130101) A61K 31/05 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/573 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5005 (20130101) G01N 2800/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09872849 | Baker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bill J. Baker (Tampa, Florida); Christopher G. Witowski (Clearwater, Florida); John Alan Maschek (Salt Lake City, Utah); Brian Vesely (Tampa, Florida); Dennis E. Kyle (Lithia, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bill J. Baker (Tampa, Florida); Christopher G. Witowski (Clearwater, Florida); John Alan Maschek (Salt Lake City, Utah); Brian Vesely (Tampa, Florida); Dennis E. Kyle (Lithia, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In a screening program, the Antarctic sponge Dendrilla membranosa was found to produce diterpenoid secondary metabolites with activity against the leishmaniasis-causing parasite Leishmania donovani. The present invention concerns compositions useful for control of Leishmania spp. parasites in vitro and in vivo and treatment of leishmaniasis; methods for treatment of leishmaniasis; and methods for controlling Leishmania spp. parasites in vitro and in vivo. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/811341 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/343 (20130101) A61K 31/343 (20130101) A61K 31/365 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/365 (20130101) A61K 31/366 (20130101) A61K 31/366 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09872857 | Tran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Phoenix, Arizona); MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Translational Genomics Research Institutet (Phoenix, Arizona); Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nhan Tran (Phoenix, Arizona); Joseph C. Loftus (Scottsdale, Arizona); Harshil Dhruv (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention encompasses methods of treating a patient with cancer, such as glioblastoma. The methods may include the administration of one or more pharmaceutical compositions that are capable of inhibiting TROY to treat the patient with cancer. |
| FILED | Monday, March 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/068890 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/00 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 31/495 (20130101) A61K 31/522 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/522 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/57411 (20130101) G01N 2800/52 (20130101) G01N 2800/54 (20130101) |
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| US 09872863 | Sun |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yang Sun (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for reducing intraocular pressure and treating glaucoma are disclosed. The methods include administering to an individual a composition comprising a TRPV4 agonist. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/199209 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 31/55 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/381 (20130101) A61K 31/496 (20130101) |
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| US 09872866 | Ding et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California); The University of Sydney (Darlington, NSW, Australia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Salk Institute for Biological Studies (San Diego, California); The University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ning Ding (Riverside, California); Michael Downes (San Diego, California); Christopher Liddle (Chertswood, Australia); Ronald M. Evans (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides compositions that include a nanoparticle and a compound that increases the biological activity of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) (e.g., a VDR agonist), and methods of using such compounds to increase retention or storage of vitamin A, vitamin D, and/or lipids by a cell, such as an epithelial or stellate cell. Such methods can be used to treat or prevent fibrosis. |
| FILED | Friday, October 23, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/921230 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/167 (20130101) A61K 31/07 (20130101) A61K 31/07 (20130101) A61K 31/59 (20130101) A61K 31/59 (20130101) A61K 31/592 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/592 (20130101) A61K 31/593 (20130101) A61K 31/593 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 47/62 (20170801) A61K 47/542 (20170801) A61K 47/6929 (20170801) A61K 47/6931 (20170801) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/82 (20130101) G01N 33/5058 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) G01N 2800/085 (20130101) |
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| US 09872889 | Wells et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan H. Wells (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Cecelia C. Yates-Binder (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Joel S. Schuman (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure describes methods of treating angiogenic disorders of the eye, such as macular degeneration, restenosis following glaucoma treatment or diabetic retinopathy, by administering an activator of C-X-C chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3). In some embodiments, the activator of CXCR3 is interferon-γ-inducible 10 kDa protein (IP-10) or a fragment or variant thereof, such as a fragment comprising or consisting of the C-terminal α-helix of IP-10. In other embodiments, the activator of CXCR3 is platelet factor 4 (PF4) or a fragment or variant thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 24, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/245502 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/0048 (20130101) A61K 38/195 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/217 (20130101) |
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| US 09872895 | Gewirtz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew T. Gewirtz (Smyrna, Georgia); Benyue Zhang (Liburn, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew T. Gewirtz (Smyrna, Georgia); Benyue Zhang (Liburn, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to antiviral therapeutic methods and related compositions. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing a viral infection by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a TLR5 ligand, such as a flagellin, to a subject in need thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/825349 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/21 (20130101) A61K 38/21 (20130101) A61K 38/164 (20130101) A61K 38/164 (20130101) A61K 39/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 39/39 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/58 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 2720/12371 (20130101) |
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| US 09872905 | Von Andrian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ulrich Von Andrian (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Silke Paust (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ulrich Von Andrian (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Silke Paust (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The instant invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that CXCR6 plays a critical role in antigen-specific effector function of NK cells. Accordingly, the invention provides, among other things, methods for modulation of antigen-specific NK cell effector function, methods for identifying modulators of antigen-specific NK cell effector function. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/512754 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/177 (20130101) A61K 38/195 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2866 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/025 (20130101) |
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| US 09872911 | Vegas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arturo Jose Vegas (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kathryn Ann Whitehead (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Daniel Griffith Anderson (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Joseph R. Dorkin (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | α-Aminoamidine polymers and methods of preparing a-aminoamidine polymers by reacting by reacting one or more amines with one or more isocyanides and one or more aldehydes are described. Methods of preparing a-aminoamidine polymers from commercially available starting materials are also provided, wherein the starting materials are racemic or stereochemically pure. a-Aminoamidine polymers or salt forms thereof are preferably biodegradable and biocompatible and may be used in a variety of drug delivery systems and for other purposes as well such as, for example, coatings, additives, excipients, plastics, and materials, etc. Given the amino moiety of these α-aminoamidine polymers, they are particularly suited for the delivery of polynucleotides. Complexes, micelles, liposomes or particles containing the inventive α-aminoamidine polymers and polynucleotides can be prepared. The inventive α-aminoamidine polymers may also be used in preparing microparticles for drug delivery. They are particularly useful in delivering labile agents given their ability to buffer the pH of their surroundings. |
| FILED | Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/364028 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/1271 (20130101) A61K 9/5146 (20130101) A61K 31/713 (20130101) A61K 33/00 (20130101) A61K 38/16 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) A61K 47/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained Otherwise Than by Reactions Only Involving Unsaturated Carbon-to-carbon Bonds C08G 12/06 (20130101) C08G 12/34 (20130101) C08G 73/00 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 79/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) |
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| US 09872919 | Ueki et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nobuhide Ueki (Forest Hills, New York); Michael J. Hayman (Patchogue, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nobuhide Ueki (Forest Hills, New York); Michael J. Hayman (Patchogue, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein X is a therapeutic agent containing at least one amine nitrogen and the amine nitrogen on the therapeutic agent covalently bonds directly to carbon α; Z is CH3 or CF3; R1 is —H, —NR2R3, —NH—C(═O)—R4, —NH—C(═O)—OR4, —CH2—C(═O)—NR5R6, —OR7, —CO2R7, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each, independently, —H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, alkylaryl, heteroaryl, alkylheteroaryl, an amino acid or an oligopeptide; wherein an amine of the amino acid or oligopeptide is substituted or unsubstituted; and n is an integer from 0 to 6; or a diastereomer, enantiomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/428501 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7068 (20130101) A61K 31/7076 (20130101) A61K 47/54 (20170801) A61K 47/64 (20170801) A61K 47/542 (20170801) A61K 47/48246 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 19/06 (20130101) C07H 19/09 (20130101) C07H 19/16 (20130101) C07H 19/067 (20130101) C07H 19/073 (20130101) Peptides C07K 5/0215 (20130101) C07K 5/0817 (20130101) C07K 5/1019 (20130101) C07K 5/06008 (20130101) C07K 5/06086 (20130101) |
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| US 09872921 | Moe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL and RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory R. Moe (Alameda, California); Charles Paul Plested (Walnut Creek, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally provides compositions methods and composition relating to the diagnosis and/or treatment of cancers having a cell surface de-N-acetylated sialic acid antigen, e.g., an at least partially de-N-acetylated ganglioside and/or a de-N-acetylated sialic acid-modified cell surface protein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/742526 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/715 (20130101) A61K 39/0011 (20130101) A61K 39/40 (20130101) A61K 39/44 (20130101) A61K 39/095 (20130101) A61K 39/0258 (20130101) A61K 39/395 (20130101) A61K 39/39558 (20130101) A61K 47/6851 (20170801) A61K 47/48569 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 2039/6012 (20130101) A61K 2039/6037 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/28 (20130101) C07K 16/1217 (20130101) C07K 16/3076 (20130101) C07K 16/3084 (20130101) C07K 19/00 (20130101) C07K 2317/14 (20130101) C07K 2317/30 (20130101) C07K 2317/31 (20130101) C07K 2317/33 (20130101) C07K 2317/40 (20130101) C07K 2317/56 (20130101) C07K 2317/73 (20130101) C07K 2317/565 (20130101) C07K 2317/622 (20130101) C07K 2319/00 (20130101) Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 37/0063 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 5/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09872926 | Gao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jinming Gao (Dallas, Texas); Kejin Zhou (Dallas, Texas); Baran D. Sumer (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to pH-tunable, highly activatable multicolored fluorescent nanoplatforms and methods of using the nanoplatforms in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, investigating fundamental cell physiological processes such as pH regulation in endocytic vesicles, endosome/lysosome maturation, and effect of pH on receptor cycling and trafficking of subcellular organelles. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/297862 |
| 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 49/0032 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 49/0082 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/6486 (20130101) G01N 33/502 (20130101) |
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| US 09872953 | Hofler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lajos Hofler (Oxford, United Kingdom); Mark E. Meyerhoff (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dipankar Koley (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A nitric oxide delivery device includes a housing that is permeable to nitric oxide. A working electrode (which is a copper-containing conductive material or a base material coated with a copper-containing conductive material) is positioned inside of the housing. A conductive lead is electrically connected to the working electrode and extends outside of the housing. A reference electrode and/or a counter electrode is electrically isolated from the working electrode. The reference electrode and/or the counter electrode has a first portion that is inside of the housing and a second conductive portion that is outside of the housing. A source of nitrite ions is to be contained within the housing such that it is in contact with the working electrode. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/388482 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 33/00 (20130101) Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 5/14 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61M 25/00 (20130101) A61M 25/0043 (20130101) A61M 2025/0057 (20130101) A61M 2202/0275 (20130101) A61M 2205/0233 (20130101) A61M 2205/0272 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 21/24 (20130101) |
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| US 09872982 | Weber et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Weber (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Amir H. Faraji (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Yifat Guy (Newtown Square, Pennsylvania); Andrea Jaquins-Gerstl (Oakdale, Pennsylvania); Alec C. Valenta (South Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatuses and methods for electrokinetic transport of fluids to patients. Drug-containing solutions may be placed in vial-like reservoir, which is connected to an apparatus such as a traditional catheter or other device capable of holding a drug-containing solution. Instead of a vial-like reservoir, a doped infusion pad or a gel may be used as a source of the drug-containing solution. The reservoir and apparatus may thus be the same component. The methods and apparatuses disclosed herein may also be used to transport fluid alone to achieve a clinical effect. The apparatus is placed at the point of drug delivery. The counter-electrode may be placed in or on a patient. Current is passed from the reservoir to the counter-electrode. Through electrokinetic transport, drug-containing solution is delivered along a current path from the drug source to the counter-electrode. A hollow fiber catheter for use in electrokinetic transport is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/738720 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 37/00 (20130101) A61M 2037/0007 (20130101) Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/306 (20130101) A61N 1/325 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09872989 | Jung |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ranu Jung (Coral Gables, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ranu Jung (Coral Gables, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Adaptive systems and methods for automatically determining and continuously updating stimulation parameters for adjusting ventilation to accommodate a patient's specific physiology, metabolic needs, and muscle state are disclosed herein. Having a closed loop implementation, the system may comprise a controller including a neuromorphic controlled adaptive feed-forward Pattern Generator/Pattern Shaper (PG/PS) assembly, which controls respiratory muscle movement using electrical stimulation. This PG/PS assembly comprises a biomimetic design where the pattern generator includes a neural network mimicking the simplified connectivity pattern of respiratory related neurons in the brain stem to produce a rhythmic breathing pattern frequency and the pattern shaper includes a neural network mimicking the simplified connectivity pattern of neurons to produce a stimulus control signal. This biomimetic design for the controller automatically customizes and continually updates stimulation parameters to achieve a desired breathing pattern and, thereby, slow the development of muscle fatigue. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 02, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/676986 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/3601 (20130101) A61N 1/3611 (20130101) A61N 1/36139 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61N 1/37217 (20130101) |
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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) | Leidong Mao (Athens, Georgia); Taotao Zhu (Athens, Georgia); Mark A. Eiteman (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for devices, methods for separating particles, and the like. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/290700 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Magnetic or Electrostatic Separation of Solid Materials From Solid Materials or Fluids; Separation by High-voltage Electric Fields B03C 1/32 (20130101) B03C 1/288 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B03C 2201/18 (20130101) B03C 2201/26 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 13/00 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/74 (20130101) |
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| US 09873661 | Cardozo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (New York, New York); THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York); The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Cardozo (New York, New York); Jürgen Bosch (Pikesville, Maryland); Sondra Maureen Nemetski (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method of identifying compounds useful in modifying the activity of Aldolase. The method includes providing a first model comprising Aldolase or residues of the amino acid sequence corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 1 said residues being at amino acid positions selected from the group consisting of 10-13, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 51, 52, 60, 63, 66, 79, 84, 85, 92, 93, 103, 106-109, 112-117, 138, 142, 146, 148, 151, 153, 179, 182, 183, 185, 186, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 208, 226-228, 231-269, 270, 272, 277-283, 285-289, 294, 295, 297-299, 301-304, 306-310, 312, 313, 316, 317, 319, 321, 323, 326, 330, 344, 345, and 347, providing one or more candidate compounds, evaluating contact between the candidate compounds and the first model to determine which of the one or more candidate compounds have an ability to bind to and/or fit in the first model, and identifying compounds which, based on said evaluating, have the ability to bind to and/or fit in the first model as compounds potentially useful for modifying the activity of Aldolase. The present invention also discloses compounds and compositions which modify the activity of Aldolase, or a complex between Aldolase and TRAP. Methods of treating or preventing malaria, or an infection by apicomplexan organisms are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/353438 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 235/78 (20130101) C07C 243/18 (20130101) C07C 249/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 207/337 (20130101) C07D 215/14 (20130101) C07D 239/46 (20130101) C07D 239/47 (20130101) C07D 239/54 (20130101) C07D 271/12 (20130101) C07D 277/34 (20130101) C07D 333/24 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/527 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 2333/44 (20130101) G01N 2333/445 (20130101) G01N 2500/04 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/12 (20130101) G06F 19/16 (20130101) |
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| US 09873670 | Watt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David S. Watt (Lexington, Kentucky); Chunming Liu (Lexington, Kentucky); Vivek Rangnekar (Nicholasville, Kentucky); Vitaliy M. Sviripa (Lexington, Kentucky); Ravshan Burikhanov (Lexington, Kentucky); Wen Zhang (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject technology relates to arylquinoline compounds and their use for treating cancer or cancer metastasis. The compounds of the subject technology promote cells to secrete a pro-apoptotic tumor suppressor, i.e., prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4), which in turn promote apoptosis in cancer cells or metastatic cells. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 15/036916 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/47 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 215/06 (20130101) C07D 215/36 (20130101) C07D 215/38 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07D 215/227 (20130101) C07D 495/04 (20130101) |
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| US 09873674 | Liou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hsiou-Chi Liou (New York, New York); Mei-Ling Liou (Germantown, Maryland); Samedy Ouk (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds having a c-Rel inhibiting property according to the formula: (1) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon groups having at least one and up to thirty carbon atoms and optionally substituted with one or more heteroatoms selected from halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; R3 is selected from hydrocarbon groups having at least one and up to thirty carbon atoms and optionally substituted with one or more heteroatoms selected from halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; and X1, X2, and X3 are each independently selected from oxygen and sulfur atoms. Methods for treating diseases and conditions associated with c-Rel overexpression by administering compounds of Formula (1) or a pharmaceutical composition thereof to a subject afflicted with such a disease or condition are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/429874 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/515 (20130101) Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 239/62 (20130101) C07D 239/66 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09873702 | Ananthan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Subramaniam Ananthan (Birmingham, Alabama); Richard B. Rothman (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern Research Institute (Birmingham, Alabama); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Subramaniam Ananthan (Birmingham, Alabama); Richard B. Rothman (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to certain amine derivatives of fused bicyclic heterocycles that inhibit the amine reuptake function of the biogenic amine transporters, dopamine transporter (DAT), serotonin transporter (SERT) and norepinephrine transporter (NET). Compounds of the present disclosure are potent inhibitors of the reuptake of dopamine (DA), serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) with full or partial maximal efficacy. The compounds with partial maximal efficacy in inhibiting reuptake of all three biogenic amines are herein referred to as partial triple uptake inhibitors (PTRIs). Compounds of the present disclosure are useful for treating depression, pain and substance abuse and relapse to substance abuse and addiction to substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine, nicotine and alcohol. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, December 04, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/960012 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heterocyclic Compounds C07D 239/95 (20130101) C07D 401/04 (20130101) C07D 401/14 (20130101) C07D 403/04 (20130101) C07D 409/04 (20130101) C07D 471/04 (20130101) C07D 473/00 (20130101) C07D 487/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09873727 | Sullenger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | DUKE UNIVERSITY (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce A. Sullenger (Durham, North Carolina); Shahid Nimjee (Durham, North Carolina); Sabah Oney (Durham, North Carolina); Nanette Que-Gewirth (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates, in general, to receptors and to platelet aggregation and, in particular, to a method of inhibiting platelet aggregation using an aptamer that binds to and inhibits the activity of a receptor, such as glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (gpIIb/IIIa), and to aptamers suitable for use in such a method. The invention also relates to antidotes to antiplatelet agents and to methods of using such antidotes to reverse aptamer-induced platelet inhibition. The invention further relates to von Willebrand Factor (VWF) inhibitors, and antidotes therefore, and to methods of using same. |
| FILED | Monday, July 28, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/444431 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/711 (20130101) A61K 31/7088 (20130101) Sugars; Derivatives Thereof; Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleic Acids C07H 21/00 (20130101) C07H 21/04 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/70557 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/113 (20130101) C12N 15/115 (20130101) C12N 2310/16 (20130101) C12N 2310/113 (20130101) C12N 2310/322 (20130101) C12N 2310/3533 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ikaika Therapeutics, LLC (Oak Park, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ikaika Therapeutics, LLC (Oak Park, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth McNally (Oak Park, Illinois); Ahlke Heydemann (Oak Park, Illinois); Ermelinda Ceco (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to compositions and methods of mitigating tissue damage and fibrosis in a patient by modulating latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein (LTBP4)-induced proteolysis of a Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGFβ) superfamily protein. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/957100 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 39/3955 (20130101) A61K 39/39533 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/18 (20130101) C07K 16/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/34 (20130101) C07K 2317/76 (20130101) |
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| US 09873744 | Croft et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Croft (San Diego, California); Shahram Salek-Ardakani (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | T cell memory can persist in the absence of antigen. However, some memory cells by default are subject to signals accompanying periodic antigen exposure. OX40 is essential to the extent and persistence of Th2 memory when antigen is re-encountered. In an animal model of allergic asthma, inhibiting OX40/OX40L signaling during the secondary response to inhaled antigen suppressed lung inflammation. Inhibiting OX40 at the time of memory cell reactivation reduced the longevity of memory with further inflammation prevented upon tertiary encounter with antigen. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/595668 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/2875 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/76 (20130101) |
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| US 09873862 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiao-Dong Chen (San Antonio, Texas); Robert L. Jilka (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments of the present invention include compositions, materials and methods for maintaining and propagating mammalian mesenchymal stem cells in an undifferentiated state in the absence of feeder cells and applications of the same. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/596777 |
| 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 35/28 (20130101) A61K 2035/124 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 21/08 (20130101) C12M 25/14 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0662 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0663 (20130101) C12N 5/0668 (20130101) C12N 2513/00 (20130101) C12N 2533/90 (20130101) |
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| US 09873875 | Rossi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California); INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Coralville, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, California); INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Coralville, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John J Rossi (Azusa, California); Mark A. Behlke (Coralville, Iowa); Dongho Kim (Beverly Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to compositions and methods for selectively reducing the expression of a gene product from a desired target gene in a cell, as well as for treating diseases caused by the expression of the gene. More particularly, the invention is directed to compositions that contain double stranded RNA (“dsRNA”), and methods for preparing them, that are capable of reducing the expression of target genes in eukaryotic cells. The dsRNA has a first oligonucleotide sequence that is between 25 and about 30 nucleotides in length and a second oligonucleotide sequence that anneals to the first sequence under biological conditions. In addition, a region of one of the sequences of the dsRNA having a sequence length of at least 19 nucleotides is sufficiently complementary to a nucleotide sequence of the RNA produced from the target gene to trigger the destruction of the target RNA by the RNAi machinery. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 08, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/259174 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/113 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/33 (20130101) C12N 2310/53 (20130101) C12N 2310/533 (20130101) C12N 2320/35 (20130101) C12N 2320/51 (20130101) |
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| US 09873878 | Bodduluri et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Haribabu Bodduluri (Louisville, Kentucky); Shuchismita R. Satpathy (Louisville, Kentucky); Venkatakrishna R. Jala (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for treating an inflammatory disease is provided. The method comprises administering an effective amount of a BLT1 inhibitor to a subject in need thereof. The BLT1 inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of a BLT1 receptor antagonist, a small molecule, a polypeptide, an siRNA, or a combination thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 30, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/085359 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/1138 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2320/30 (20130101) |
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| US 09873893 | Sieving et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by THE SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Albert Sieving (Bethesda, Maryland); Ronald Avery Bush (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Peter C. Colosi (San Anselmo, California); Yong Zeng (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Expression vectors and therapeutic methods of using such vectors in the treatment of diseases of the eye resulting from failure to produce a specific protein in the eye, or the production of a non-functional protein in the eye. |
| FILED | Friday, February 14, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/766842 |
| 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 9/0046 (20130101) A61K 38/1709 (20130101) A61K 48/00 (20130101) A61K 48/0058 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/47 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 7/00 (20130101) C12N 15/86 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2750/14143 (20130101) C12N 2830/008 (20130101) C12N 2830/42 (20130101) |
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| US 09873900 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cheng-Hsien Wu (Madison, Wisconsin); Lloyd Smith (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods and materials for RNA-mediated gene assembly from oligonucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the oligonucleotides used for gene assembly are provided in an array format. An RNA polymerase promoter is appended to surface-bound oligonucleotides and a plurality of RNA copies of each oligonucleotide are then produced with an RNA polymerase. These RNA molecules self-assemble into a desired full-length RNA transcript by hybridization and ligation. The resulting RNA transcript may then be converted into double strand DNA useful in a variety of applications including protein expression. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/763009 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/10 (20130101) C12N 15/66 (20130101) C12N 15/1031 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 19/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 40/08 (20130101) C40B 50/06 (20130101) |
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| US 09873915 | Mirza et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mana Mirza (Jazan, Saudi Arabia); Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Cincinnati, Ohio); Georg F. Weber (Cincinnati, Ohio); John K. Hurley (Tucson, Arizona); Kristie A. Vanpatten (Oro Valley, Arizona); Gary Pestano (Oro Valley, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Tucson, Arizona); University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mana Mirza (Jazan, Saudi Arabia); Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Cincinnati, Ohio); Georg F. Weber (Cincinnati, Ohio); John K. Hurley (Tucson, Arizona); Kristie A. Vanpatten (Oro Valley, Arizona); Gary Pestano (Oro Valley, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods and kits that can be used to determine the grade or stage of a breast or other cancer, such as a ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). By determining the grade, stage, or aggressiveness of a cancer, appropriate therapeutic regiments can be selected and administered to the patient with the cancer. The method includes detecting osteopontin-c (OPN-c), wherein the presence of high amounts of OPN-c in the cancer sample indicates that the subject has a more aggressive form of cancer (e.g., grade 3). |
| FILED | Thursday, October 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/682310 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/6855 (20170801) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09873917 | Vogelstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); Chetan Bettegowda (Perry Hall, Maryland); Nishant Agrawal (Baltimore, Maryland); Nickolas Papadopoulos (Towson, Maryland); Darell Bigner (Mebane, North Carolina); Hai Yan (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Roger McLendon (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland); Kenneth W. Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); Chetan Bettegowda (Perry Hall, Maryland); Nishant Agrawal (Baltimore, Maryland); Nickolas Papadopoulos (Towson, Maryland); Darell Bigner (Mebane, North Carolina); Hai Yan (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Roger McLendon (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Oligodendrogliomas are the second most common malignant brain tumor in adults. These tumors often contain a chromosomal abnormality involving a pericentromeric fusion of chromosomes 1 and 19, resulting in losses of the entire short arm of the former and the long arm of the latter. To identify the molecular genetic basis for this alteration, we performed exomic sequencing of seven anaplastic oligodendrogliomas with chromosome 1p and 19q losses. Among other changes, we found that that CIC (homolog of the Drosophila gene capicua) on chromosome 19q was somatically mutated in six of the seven cases and that FUBP1 (far upstream element (FUSE) binding protein) on chromosome 1p was somatically mutated in two of the seven cases. Examination of 27 additional oligodendrogliomas revealed 12 and 3 more tumors with mutations of CIC and FUBP1, respectively, 58% of which were predicted to result in truncations of the encoded proteins. These results suggest a critical role for these genes in the biology and pathology of oligodendrocytes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/233296 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/156 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09873918 | Steidl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ulrich G. Steidl (New Rochelle, New York); Laura Barreyro De Pujato (Bronx, New York); Britta Will (Bronx, New York); Amit Verma (Bronxville, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc. (Bronx, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ulrich G. Steidl (New Rochelle, New York); Laura Barreyro De Pujato (Bronx, New York); Britta Will (Bronx, New York); Amit Verma (Bronxville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are disclosed for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes using interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein and other targets. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/236118 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/7088 (20130101) A61K 35/15 (20130101) A61K 39/395 (20130101) A61K 47/48538 (20130101) A61K 47/48546 (20130101) A61K 47/48561 (20130101) A61K 51/1018 (20130101) A61K 51/1021 (20130101) A61K 51/1027 (20130101) A61K 51/1033 (20130101) A61K 2039/505 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/5421 (20130101) C07K 16/244 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/16 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/118 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/6869 (20130101) G01N 2333/914 (20130101) G01N 2333/7155 (20130101) G01N 2500/10 (20130101) |
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| US 09874285 | Block, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank E. Block, III (Nashville, Tennessee); Philip C. Samson (Nashville, Tennessee); Erik M. Werner (Nashville, Tennessee); Dmitry A. Markov (Nashville, Tennessee); Ronald S. Reiserer (Nashville, Tennessee); Jennifer R. Mckenzie (Antioch, Tennessee); David E. Cliffel (Nashville, Tennessee); William J. Matloff (Paradise Valley, Arizona); Frank E. Block, Jr. (Nashville, Tennessee); Joseph R. Scherrer (Nashville, Tennessee); W. Hunter Tidwell (Nashville, Tennessee); John P. Wikswo (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A platform for cultivation, maintenance, and/or analysis of one or more bio-objects includes one or more integrated bio-object microfluidics modules. Each integrated bio-object microfluidics module is configured to cultivate, maintain, analyze and/or mimic functionalities of a respective bio-object, and includes one or more on-chip pumps; a plurality of fluidic switches; and a microfluidic chip in fluid communication with the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches, having at least one chamber for accommodating the bio-object and a plurality of fluidic paths connecting the at least one chamber, the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches, and a power and control unit adapted for selectively and individually controlling the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches for performing bio-object microfluidics functions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/646300 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/18 (20130101) B01L 2200/028 (20130101) B01L 2200/0684 (20130101) B01L 2300/123 (20130101) B01L 2300/0819 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2400/0644 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 21/08 (20130101) C12M 23/16 (20130101) C12M 23/44 (20130101) C12M 23/52 (20130101) C12M 29/00 (20130101) C12M 29/10 (20130101) C12M 29/20 (20130101) Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 43/12 (20130101) F04B 43/1269 (20130101) F04B 43/1292 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 11/163 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (Newark, Delaware) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan Zurakowski (Newark, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a novel method for detecting efficient cryptic HIV replication in a patient who receives a suppressive antiviral therapy followed by administration of the HIV integrase inhibitor in an effective amount for intensifying the suppressive antiviral therapy, and has undetectable plasma viremia prior to the administration of the HIV integrase inhibitor. The method comprises making a pre-intensification measurement and one or more post-intensification measurements of the concentration of an episomal artifact in samples from the patient, and computing a pre-intensification HIV infection success ratio (R). A pre-intensification HIV infection success ratio (R) sufficiently close to 1 indicates that the patient has the efficient cryptic HIV replication. The method may further comprise quantifying the efficient cryptic HIV replication. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/382568 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — 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 1/703 (20130101) C12Q 2600/136 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/56988 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 2800/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09874564 | Weissleder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ralph Weissleder (Peabody, Massachusetts); Hakho Lee (Acton, Massachusetts); David Issadore (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph Weissleder (Peabody, Massachusetts); Hakho Lee (Acton, Massachusetts); David Issadore (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A portable magnetic resonance system includes a permanent magnet, a nuclear magnetic resonance probe, and control electronics. The control electronics are configured to transmit to the probe a magnetic resonance excitation signal having an excitation frequency f, receive from the probe a magnetic resonance measurement signal, detect in the magnetic resonance measurement signal a magnetic resonance frequency f0, and automatically adjust the excitation frequency f until the difference between the excitation frequency and the magnetic resonance frequency is approximately equal to a target offset. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/006389 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 24/088 (20130101) G01N 33/574 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/57484 (20130101) G01N 2333/71 (20130101) G01N 2333/485 (20130101) G01N 2333/4725 (20130101) G01N 2333/70596 (20130101) |
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| US 09874566 | Brayman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Brayman (Charlottesville, Virginia); Daniel Bowers (Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania); Cassandra L. Fraser (Charlottesville, Virginia); Edward A. Botchwey, III (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | To address the need for scaffold-based oxygen concentration monitoring, a single-component, self-referenced oxygen sensor was made into nanofibers. Electrospinning process parameters were tuned to produce a biomaterial scaffold with specific morphological features. The ratio of an oxygen sensitive phosphorescence signal to an oxygen insensitive fluorescence signal was calculated at each image pixel to determine an oxygenation value. A single component boron dye-polymer conjugate was chosen for additional investigation due to improved resistance to degradation in aqueous media compared to a dye polymer blend. Standardization curves show that in fully supplemented media, the fibers are responsive to dissolved oxygen concentrations less than 15 parts per million. Spatial and temporal ratiometric gradients were observed in vitro radiating outward from the center of a dense adherent cell grouping. Sensor activation in ischemia and cell transplant models in vivo show oxygenation decreases on the scale of minutes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/818980 |
| 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 49/0015 (20130101) A61K 49/0021 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) A61K 49/0095 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/84 (20130101) G01N 33/582 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/583 (20130101) G01N 2800/7038 (20130101) |
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| US 09874615 | Wiggins 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) | Graham Charles Wiggins (New York, New York); Bei Zhang (Hartsdale, New York); Riccardo Lattanzi (New York, New York); Daniel Sodickson (Larchmont, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus can be provided that can include a plurality of electric dipole antenna arrangements, and a processing arrangement configured to receive a signal(s) from the electric dipole antenna arrangements, and generate a magnetic resonance image based on the signal(s). Each of the electric dipole antenna arrangements can have at least two poles extending in opposite directions from each other. One of the poles can have a curved shape, which can bifurcate and follow two mirror symmetric S-shapes. |
| FILED | Friday, April 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/395549 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/34 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/56 (20130101) Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 7/00 (20130101) H01Q 9/16 (20130101) H01Q 9/26 (20130101) H01Q 21/00 (20130101) H01Q 21/20 (20130101) |
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| US 09874616 | Han et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hui Han (Ithaca, New York); Trong-Kha Truong (Durham, North Carolina); Allen W. Song (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods and devices are configured for integrated parallel reception, excitation, and shimming (iPRES). Parallel transmit/receive (which can include B?1#191 shimming and/or parallel imaging capabilities) and B1 shimming employ the same set of localized coils or transverse electromagnetic (TEM) coil elements, with each coil or TEM element working in both an RF mode (for transmit/receive and B1 shimming) and a direct current (DC) mode (for B0 shimming) simultaneously. Both an RF and a DC current can flow in the same coil simultaneously but independently with no electromagnetic interference between the two modes. This invention is not only applicable when the same coil array is used for parallel transmit, receive and shim, but also when two separate coil arrays are used. In that case, the B0 shimming capability can be integrated into one of the coil arrays (i.e. a transmit array with B1 shimming capability or a receive array), thereby increasing the flexibility and practical utility of the iPRES technology. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/409328 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/341 (20130101) G01R 33/3453 (20130101) G01R 33/3628 (20130101) G01R 33/3635 (20130101) G01R 33/3642 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 33/3657 (20130101) G01R 33/3875 (20130101) G01R 33/5659 (20130101) |
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| US 09874622 | Skloss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York); The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy William Skloss (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Jonathan Alan Murray (Dousman, Wisconsin); Jan Henrik Ardenkjaer-Larsen (Frederiksberg C, Denmark); Murali K. Cherukuri (Potomac, Maryland); Marcelino Bernardo (Germantown, Maryland); Nallathamby Devasahayam (Germantown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for transporting a hyperpolarized substance is disclosed. A transport vessel for transporting such a hyperpolarized substance includes a vessel housing, a chamber formed within the vessel housing that is configured to receive a container holding a hyperpolarized substance, and an electromagnet configured to generate a magnetic containment field about the chamber when a current is supplied thereto, the magnetic containment field comprising a homogeneous magnetic field. The transport vessel also includes a non-magnetic power source to supply the current to the electromagnet and a control circuit configured to selectively interrupt the supply of current to the electromagnet so as to control generation of the magnetic containment field, with the transport vessel being magnetically inert when the supply of current to the electromagnet is interrupted by the control circuit. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/038948 |
| ART UNIT | 2852 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/055 (20130101) A61B 2560/06 (20130101) Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/282 (20130101) G01R 33/5601 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09874623 | Fielden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel W. Fielden (Charlottesville, Virginia); Craig H. Meyer (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using side information for improved reconstruction are disclosed. In one aspect, in accordance with one example embodiment, images obtained using heteronuclei, such as Fluorine-19 (19F), can be reconstructed using one or more methods to provide improved resolution and detail. The system can use anatomical proton MRI scans. The system can use multiple smoothing techniques to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The system can also use weighted smoothing using information from anatomical proton MRI scans to improve resolution. |
| FILED | Monday, April 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/867885 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/5608 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09874736 | Cutrale 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) | Francesco Cutrale (Irvine, California); Enrico Gratton (San Clemente, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for inclined single plane Illumination microscopy of a sample includes a laser for launching excitation light beams at a plurality of wavelengths, a laser beam expander, an injection arm optically coupled to the laser beam expander, a conventional back-to-back microscope system, a universal dichroic mirror optically coupled to the injection arm to direct the excitation light beams into the conventional back-to-back microscope onto a sample plane in an imaging plane, and to receive fluorescence light from the sample, a universal optical adaptor optically coupled to the universal dichroic mirror, a re-imaging component optically coupled to the universal optical adaptor; and a camera output connector optically coupled to the re-imaging component, where the laser beam expander, injection arm, universal optical adapter, re-imaging component, and camera are combined in a modular unit which is arranged and configured to be coupled to the conventional back-to-back microscope. |
| FILED | Monday, April 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/873159 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 21/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 2207/113 (20130101) |
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| US 09875541 | Nozato et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Tokyo, Japan); University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, Japan); University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Koji Nozato (Rochester, New York); Kenichi Saito (Yokohama, Japan); Qiang Yang (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, controller, and non-transitory medium for obtaining images of a moving subject. Estimating changes in position of the subject based on the images. Calculating a quality metric of the estimation of the change. Comparing the quality metric to a threshold. In a first case in which the quality metric is less than the threshold, adjusting position of the scanning area based on the estimated change in position. In a second case in which the quality metric is not less than the threshold, obtaining a new second image. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 14, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/996111 |
| ART UNIT | 2485 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 3/14 (20130101) A61B 3/0025 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/0061 (20130101) G06K 9/00335 (20130101) G06K 9/6201 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 7/004 (20130101) G06T 7/0016 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06T 7/20 (20130101) G06T 2207/30041 (20130101) G06T 2207/30196 (20130101) |
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| US 09876255 | Wessells et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alveo Energy, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Natron Energy, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Colin Deane Wessells (Palo Alto, California); Ali Firouzi (Saratoga, California); Shahrokh Motallebi (Los Gatos, California); Sven Strohband (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for stabilizing electrodes against dissolution and/or hydrolysis including use of cosolvents in liquid electrolyte batteries for three purposes: the extension of the calendar and cycle life time of electrodes that are partially soluble in liquid electrolytes, the purpose of limiting the rate of electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen as a side reaction during battery operation, and for the purpose of cost reduction. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 02, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/013922 |
| 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 4/36 (20130101) H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/60 (20130101) H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/505 (20130101) H01M 4/9008 (20130101) H01M 8/188 (20130101) H01M 10/08 (20130101) H01M 10/36 (20130101) H01M 10/345 (20130101) H01M 10/0568 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 2004/027 (20130101) H01M 2220/10 (20130101) H01M 2220/20 (20130101) H01M 2250/10 (20130101) H01M 2250/20 (20130101) H01M 2300/0002 (20130101) H01M 2300/004 (20130101) H01M 2300/0025 (20130101) H01M 2300/0028 (20130101) H01M 2300/0037 (20130101) H01M 2300/0091 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 90/14 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 90/32 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Sabin (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A hearing assistance device may be a hearing aid worn on a person or a mobile device. The hearing assistance device may perform a hearing assistance algorithm based on signal processing parameters. A set of audiological values for a population may be identified. The set of audiological values has a first number of dimensions. The set of audiological values is converted to a reduced data set. The reduced data has set has a second number of dimensions less than the first number of dimensions. A processor calculates a trajectory for the reduced data set. The trajectory provides signal processing parameters for the hearing assistance device. |
| FILED | Monday, June 19, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/627106 |
| ART UNIT | 2652 — Videophones and Telephonic Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 25/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04R 25/70 (20130101) H04R 2225/55 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Connecticut (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Connecticut (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seyed M. A. Salehizadeh (Coventry, Connecticut); Ki H. Chon (Mansfield Center, Connecticut); Yeonsik Noh (Willington, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and corresponding apparatus employ a time-varying spectral analysis approach for reconstructing an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal that includes motion artifacts. The motion artifacts are produced by motion of an ECG sensor relative to a sensing location. The time-varying spectral analysis based approach enables the ECG signal to be reconstructed with accuracy by suppressing the motion artifacts. Example applications for the method and corresponding apparatus include ECG-based heart rate monitoring in wearable devices for fitness tracking and health monitoring even during intense physical activities. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 09, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/178218 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Diagnosis; Surgery; Identification A61B 5/046 (20130101) A61B 5/0077 (20130101) A61B 5/0205 (20130101) A61B 5/0245 (20130101) A61B 5/0464 (20130101) A61B 5/721 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61B 5/725 (20130101) A61B 5/1102 (20130101) A61B 5/02405 (20130101) A61B 5/02416 (20130101) A61B 5/02427 (20130101) A61B 5/02438 (20130101) A61B 5/04012 (20130101) A61B 5/6824 (20130101) A61B 5/7239 (20130101) A61B 5/7253 (20130101) A61B 5/7275 (20130101) A61B 5/14552 (20130101) A61B 2503/10 (20130101) A61B 2505/07 (20130101) A61B 2505/09 (20130101) A61B 2562/0219 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel C. Nelson (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing a bacterial disease or infection, antibacterial compositions, and antibacterial surfaces, including isolated endolysin polypeptides from bacteriophage GRCS. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 08, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/794186 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/12 (20130101) A61K 38/12 (20130101) A61K 38/14 (20130101) A61K 38/14 (20130101) A61K 38/47 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/47 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/80 (20130101) C12N 9/2462 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 305/01028 (20130101) |
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| US 09872943 | Hall et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Hall (Gulfport, Mississippi); Hampton L McClendon (Niceville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A pistol grip suction device comprises a hollow body member having first leg joining second leg at elbow, the legs being generally tubular and disposed approximately 90 degrees apart; a push rod extending through push rod aperture at elbow, the push rod extending into hollow second leg, the push rod having a button on proximal end outside the body, and valve on distal end inside the body; a valve seat disposed within second leg around push rod; valve mounted on the push rod through the valve seat, the suction port having a diameter at least two times the diameter of push rod through suction port; a spring biasing push rod into extended position with respect to second leg such that valve bears against valve seat and closes suction port, wherein a force against button greater than biasing force of spring displaces valve from valve seat and opens suction port. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/386323 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 1/0035 (20140204) Original (OR) Class A61M 1/0041 (20130101) A61M 1/0062 (20130101) A61M 1/0064 (20130101) |
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| US 09873119 | Eshoo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | IBIS BIOSCIENCES, INC. (Carlsbad, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | IBIS BIOSCIENCES, INC. (Carlsbad, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark W. Eshoo (San Diego, California); John Picuri (Carlsbad, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are systems and methods for performing complex chemical, physical and biological assays. In particular, provided herein are systems and methods for performing microfluidic assays. |
| FILED | Friday, December 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 14/369632 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/502769 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01L 7/00 (20130101) B01L 2200/06 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/54366 (20130101) G01N 2035/00158 (20130101) |
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| US 09873516 | Burton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brett Burton (Columbus, Ohio); Andrew Cox (Columb, Ohio); Darren Wolfe (Hilliard, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A low profile pass-through electrical connector is designed for aerospace applications. The connector allows voltage and current to pass-thru a conductive wing surface, while maintaining a low profile height for aerodynamic performance considerations. Examples of applications of the electrical connector include power for thin film heaters and communication antennae applications. |
| FILED | Monday, June 03, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/908885 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeroplanes; Helicopters B64C 1/36 (20130101) Equipment for Fitting in or to Aircraft; Flying Suits; Parachutes; Arrangements or Mounting of Power Plants or Propulsion Transmissions in Aircraft B64D 15/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Cables; Conductors; Insulators; Selection of Materials for Their Conductive, Insulating or Dielectric Properties H01B 7/00 (20130101) Electrically-conductive Connections; Structural Associations of a Plurality of Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting Elements; Coupling Devices; Current Collectors H01R 2201/02 (20130101) Electric Heating; Electric Lighting Not Otherwise Provided for H05B 3/02 (20130101) H05B 2203/016 (20130101) H05B 2214/02 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49016 (20150115) Y10T 29/49083 (20150115) Y10T 29/49826 (20150115) |
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| US 09873915 | Mirza et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mana Mirza (Jazan, Saudi Arabia); Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Cincinnati, Ohio); Georg F. Weber (Cincinnati, Ohio); John K. Hurley (Tucson, Arizona); Kristie A. Vanpatten (Oro Valley, Arizona); Gary Pestano (Oro Valley, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Tucson, Arizona); University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mana Mirza (Jazan, Saudi Arabia); Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Cincinnati, Ohio); Georg F. Weber (Cincinnati, Ohio); John K. Hurley (Tucson, Arizona); Kristie A. Vanpatten (Oro Valley, Arizona); Gary Pestano (Oro Valley, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods and kits that can be used to determine the grade or stage of a breast or other cancer, such as a ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). By determining the grade, stage, or aggressiveness of a cancer, appropriate therapeutic regiments can be selected and administered to the patient with the cancer. The method includes detecting osteopontin-c (OPN-c), wherein the presence of high amounts of OPN-c in the cancer sample indicates that the subject has a more aggressive form of cancer (e.g., grade 3). |
| FILED | Thursday, October 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/682310 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 47/6855 (20170801) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/106 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) |
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| US 09874111 | Stevens et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael S. Stevens (Alfred, Maine); Ken F. Blaney (Middleton, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas turbine engine includes a tangential on-board injector (TOBI) fluidly connected to a compressor section. A diffuser case structurally supports a combustor section and the tangential on-board injector via at least one low thermal mass joint. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/477964 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Non-positive Displacement Machines or Engines, e.g Steam Turbines F01D 9/041 (20130101) F01D 25/08 (20130101) F01D 25/243 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F01D 25/246 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 50/671 (20130101) |
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| US 09874244 | Grillo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Grillo (Bloomfield, Connecticut); Kevin Duffy (Somers, Connecticut); Ronnie K. Kovacik (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An oil delivery system is provided. The system may comprise a bearing housing comprising an oil delivery cavity. A bearing may be pressed against the bearing housing. The bearing may comprise an outer ring with a passage formed through the outer ring. A bearing is also provided. The bearing may include an outer ring, and a passage formed through the outer ring. |
| FILED | Friday, February 13, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/621986 |
| ART UNIT | 3656 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Shafts; Flexible Shafts; Elements or Crankshaft Mechanisms; Rotary Bodies Other Than Gearing Elements; Bearings F16C 33/586 (20130101) F16C 33/1045 (20130101) F16C 33/1065 (20130101) F16C 33/6659 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F16C 33/6681 (20130101) F16C 37/007 (20130101) F16C 2360/23 (20130101) |
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| US 09874285 | Block, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank E. Block, III (Nashville, Tennessee); Philip C. Samson (Nashville, Tennessee); Erik M. Werner (Nashville, Tennessee); Dmitry A. Markov (Nashville, Tennessee); Ronald S. Reiserer (Nashville, Tennessee); Jennifer R. Mckenzie (Antioch, Tennessee); David E. Cliffel (Nashville, Tennessee); William J. Matloff (Paradise Valley, Arizona); Frank E. Block, Jr. (Nashville, Tennessee); Joseph R. Scherrer (Nashville, Tennessee); W. Hunter Tidwell (Nashville, Tennessee); John P. Wikswo (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A platform for cultivation, maintenance, and/or analysis of one or more bio-objects includes one or more integrated bio-object microfluidics modules. Each integrated bio-object microfluidics module is configured to cultivate, maintain, analyze and/or mimic functionalities of a respective bio-object, and includes one or more on-chip pumps; a plurality of fluidic switches; and a microfluidic chip in fluid communication with the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches, having at least one chamber for accommodating the bio-object and a plurality of fluidic paths connecting the at least one chamber, the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches, and a power and control unit adapted for selectively and individually controlling the one or more on-chip pumps and the plurality of fluidic switches for performing bio-object microfluidics functions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/646300 |
| ART UNIT | 1799 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 2200/10 (20130101) B01L 2200/18 (20130101) B01L 2200/028 (20130101) B01L 2200/0684 (20130101) B01L 2300/123 (20130101) B01L 2300/0819 (20130101) B01L 2300/0867 (20130101) B01L 2400/0644 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 21/08 (20130101) C12M 23/16 (20130101) C12M 23/44 (20130101) C12M 23/52 (20130101) C12M 29/00 (20130101) C12M 29/10 (20130101) C12M 29/20 (20130101) Positive-displacement Machines for Liquids; Pumps F04B 43/12 (20130101) F04B 43/1269 (20130101) F04B 43/1292 (20130101) Valves; Taps; Cocks; Actuating-floats; Devices for Venting or Aerating F16K 11/163 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09874459 | Najafi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Khalil Najafi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ethem Aktakka (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro-system with integrated multi-axis actuation and sensing capabilities for in-situ calibration of long-term scale-factor drifts in the output signal of attached or monolithically integrated inertial sensors. The micro-system comprises a piezoelectric actuator, integrated position sensors, and a controller. The controller provides the electrical excitation signals to the actuator and receives and processes signals from the inertial sensors and the position sensors. The electrical excitation signals are adjusted to reduce undesired off-axis motion resulting from environmental vibration during operation or from misalignment and digressions from the process tolerance during fabrication. Capacitive position sensors allow for determination of the trajectory of the piezoelectric actuator and for electrostatic pull-down and lock-down of an actuation plate. Piezoelectric signals and piezoresistive signals are used to improve position sensing precision. The actuator trajectory and the corresponding output of the inertial sensors are used by the controller to determine the device parameters of the inertial sensors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 24, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/051752 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Distances, Levels or Bearings; Surveying; Navigation; Gyroscopic Instruments; Photogrammetry or Videogrammetry G01C 19/5783 (20130101) G01C 25/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09874553 | Dasgupta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ramanuj Dasgupta (New York, New York); Foster Gonsalves (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramanuj Dasgupta (New York, New York); Foster Gonsalves (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel method which integrates a “sensitized” chemical genetic high-throughput screen (HTS) with RNA interference (RNAi) screening technology is described herein. The present inventors used this method to identify specific small molecule inhibitors and activators of the Wnt pathway. More particularly, the screening method of the present invention may be used to identify small molecule inhibitors and activators that specifically target the activity of a stabilized pool of β-catenin. A number of compounds identified using the instant method, are shown herein to be small molecule inhibitors of the Wnt pathway that specifically target the activity of the stabilized pool of β-cat. The inhibitors identified by the present method may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, cancer, and others. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/998004 |
| 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 1/6897 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5041 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09874601 | Chen 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) | Jifeng Chen (Willimantic, Connecticut); Dirk Pfeiffer (Croton on Hudson, New York); Thomas M. Shaw (Peekskill, New York); Peilin Song (Lagrangeville, New York); Franco Stellari (Waldwick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems for reliability testing include a picometer configured to measure a leakage current across a device under test (DUT); a camera configured to measure optical emissions from the DUT based on a timing of the measurement of the leakage current; and a test system configured to apply a stress voltage to the DUT and to correlate the leakage current with the optical emissions using a processor to determine a time and location of a defect occurrence within the DUT by locating instances of increased noise in the leakage current that correspond in time with instances of increased optical emissions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 07, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/258535 |
| ART UNIT | 2865 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/281 (20130101) G01R 31/311 (20130101) G01R 31/2817 (20130101) G01R 31/2855 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/2858 (20130101) G01R 31/2879 (20130101) |
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| US 09874625 | Miller |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gerald F. Miller (Bedford, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerald F. Miller (Bedford, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An electromagnetic radiation source locating system including an electromagnetic radiation sensor including an antenna configured to detect a radiant energy transmission. A position detector is in communication with the controller and is configured to detect the position of the antenna relative to a reference coordinate system, while an orientation sensor is in communication with the controller and is configured to detect the orientation of the antenna and provide an orientation signal to the controller. A range sensor is configured to detect the distance to an aligned object in the path of a directional vector and provide a distance signal indicative thereof to the controller. An aerial vehicle may be in communication with the controller and configured to drop a marker for guiding navigators to the source of the radiant energy transmission. |
| FILED | Monday, September 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/608588 |
| ART UNIT | 3648 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 5/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01S 5/16 (20130101) G01S 11/04 (20130101) G01S 17/08 (20130101) G01S 17/10 (20130101) G01S 17/023 (20130101) G01S 17/026 (20130101) G01S 19/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09874693 | Baiocco et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Baiocco (Newburgh, New York); Douglas Coolbaugh (Highland, New York); Gerald Leake (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Baiocco (Newburgh, New York); Douglas Coolbaugh (Highland, New York); Gerald Leake (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A semiconductor structure can include an active device FET region having a FET and a photonics region having a photonic device including a waveguide. A semiconductor structure can include an active device FET region having a FET and a trench isolation region having a photonic device that includes a waveguide. A method can include forming a FET at an active device FET region of a semiconductor structure. A method can include forming a photonic device at a trench isolation region of a semiconductor structure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/735622 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 6/13 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 6/124 (20130101) G02B 6/136 (20130101) G02B 6/1347 (20130101) G02B 6/12004 (20130101) G02B 2006/121 (20130101) G02B 2006/12169 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/762 (20130101) H01L 21/26506 (20130101) H01L 29/665 (20130101) H01L 29/6656 (20130101) H01L 29/6659 (20130101) H01L 29/7833 (20130101) H01L 29/66537 (20130101) |
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| US 09874752 | Gao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Magic Leap, Inc. (Plantation, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Magic Leap, Inc. (Plantation, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chunyu Gao (Tuscon, Arizona); Yuxiang Lin (Tuscon, Arizona); Hong Hua (Tuscon, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises a compact optical see-through head-mounted display capable of combining, a see-through image path with a virtual image path such that the opaqueness of the see-through image path can be modulated and the virtual image occludes parts of the see-through image and vice versa. |
| FILED | Friday, May 26, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/607335 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/04 (20130101) G02B 13/06 (20130101) G02B 25/001 (20130101) G02B 27/144 (20130101) G02B 27/0172 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 27/283 (20130101) G02B 27/1066 (20130101) G02B 2027/015 (20130101) G02B 2027/0118 (20130101) G02B 2027/0145 (20130101) Apparatus or Arrangements for Taking Photographs or for Projecting or Viewing Them; Apparatus or Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Accessories Therefor G03B 37/02 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 19/006 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2258 (20130101) H04N 5/23238 (20130101) |
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| US 09874858 | Emerson |
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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) | David R. Emerson (Ellettsville, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for controlling lab equipment such as transmitters are provided that includes a mini automation controller (MAC). The system provides a control system, user interface, and interfaces, including network interfaces usable for interfacing equipment, MAC, and user interfaces over a network, which provide a variety of functions including automation and monitoring of transmission sequences and receiver events. An exemplary MAC may include an Ethernet controller capable of converting an Ethernet signal to a serial signal. The MAC may also include a receiver monitor section comprising a fiber optic receiver input, a copper cable receiver input, and a monostable multivibrator. In addition to the receiver monitor section, the MAC may have a transmitter control section including a transmitter control pulse and a power output. An exemplary MAC may have a microcontroller coupled to the Ethernet controller, the receiver monitor section, and the transmitter control section. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/644651 |
| ART UNIT | 2127 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 11/01 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 69/08 (20130101) |
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| US 09875398 | Young |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shiqiong Susan Young (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shiqiong Susan Young (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system in which facial image representations stored in a database are defined by facial coordinates in a plane common to other images in the database in order to facilitate comparison or likeness of the facial images by comparing the common plane facial coordinates, the common plane being determined by the locations of the eyes and mouth corners; at least one input operatively connected to the at least one processor and configured to input the corners of the eyes and mouth coordinates; the at least one processor configured to convert inputted coordinates for the corners of the eyes and mouth into estimated common plane coordinates by minimizing the error between the inputted corners of the eyes and mouth coordinates and the estimated coordinates corners of the eyes and mouth obtained from the least square estimation model of the common plane coordinates of the corners of eyes and mouth. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/198344 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30256 (20130101) Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/00248 (20130101) G06K 9/00255 (20130101) G06K 9/00281 (20130101) G06K 9/00288 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09875445 | Amer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohamed R. Amer (New York, New York); Behjat Siddiquie (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Ajay Divakaran (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey); Colleen Richey (Cupertino, California); Saad Khan (Hamilton, New Jersey); Hapreet S. Sawhney (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); Timothy J. Shields (Lumberton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Technologies for analyzing temporal components of multimodal data to detect short-term multimodal events, determine relationships between short-term multimodal events, and recognize long-term multimodal events, using a deep learning architecture, are disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 25, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/631124 |
| ART UNIT | 2124 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/6296 (20130101) Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 7/005 (20130101) G06N 99/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09875875 | Lozano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paulo C. Lozano (Arlington, Massachusetts); Steven Mark Arestie (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The body can be formed of a porous material compatible with at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt. The body can have a pore size gradient that decreases from the base of the body to the tip of the body, such that the at least one of an ionic liquid or room-temperature molten salt is capable of being transported through capillarity from the base to the tip. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/272574 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 37/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01J 2237/317 (20130101) |
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| US 09875953 | Chainer 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) | Timothy J. Chainer (Putnam Valley, New York); Pritish R. Parida (Fishkill, New York); Mark D. Schultz (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated circuit (IC) can be cooled by using a structure that includes two elements, such as integrated circuits (ICs) or electronic packages, in a stacked arrangement, with the elements having surfaces that face each other. The structure also includes a pair of fluidic channel boundaries, between the facing surfaces, where each fluidic channel boundary is formed by an arrangement of adjacent discrete connecting structures. The primary and secondary fluidic channel boundaries and the facing surfaces define a fluidic channel that is useful for promoting boiling of and directing the flow of a refrigerant between the two surfaces. |
| FILED | Friday, June 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/744944 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 23/427 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 23/473 (20130101) H01L 23/3735 (20130101) H01L 2924/00 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09875974 | Rogers 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) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); SukWon Hwang (Urbana, Illinois); Xian Huang (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods of making a transient electronic device by fabricating one or more inorganic semiconductor components, one or more metallic conductor components or one or more inorganic semiconductor components and one or more metallic conductor components supported by a mother substrate. The components may independently comprise a selectively transformable material and, optionally, further have a preselected transience profile. The components are transfer printed, thereby decoupling the component fabrication step from additional processing to provide desired device functionality and transient properties. A substrate layer is provided on top of the components and used to facilitate handling, processing, and/or device functionality. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/772354 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/22 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/28 (20130101) H01L 21/78 (20130101) H01L 21/84 (20130101) H01L 21/561 (20130101) H01L 21/768 (20130101) H01L 21/6835 (20130101) H01L 21/8238 (20130101) H01L 21/30604 (20130101) H01L 23/564 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 23/53257 (20130101) H01L 24/96 (20130101) H01L 25/16 (20130101) H01L 25/50 (20130101) H01L 25/0655 (20130101) H01L 2221/68368 (20130101) H01L 2221/68372 (20130101) H01L 2221/68381 (20130101) H01L 2924/0103 (20130101) H01L 2924/01012 (20130101) H01L 2924/01026 (20130101) H01L 2924/01042 (20130101) H01L 2924/01074 (20130101) H01L 2924/1203 (20130101) H01L 2924/1205 (20130101) H01L 2924/12043 (20130101) H01L 2924/13091 (20130101) |
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| US 09876081 | Meyer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David J. Meyer (Fairfax, Virginia); Brian P. Downey (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Meyer (Fairfax, Virginia); Brian P. Downey (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to remove epitaxial semiconductor layers from a substrate by growing an epitaxial sacrificial layer on the substrate where the sacrificial layer is a transition metal nitride (TMN) or a TMN ternary compound, growing one or more epitaxial device layers on the sacrificial layer, and separating the device layers from the substrate by etching the sacrificial layer to completely remove the sacrificial layer without damaging or consuming the substrate or any device layer. Also disclosed are the related semiconductor materials made by this method. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/331440 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/6835 (20130101) H01L 21/7806 (20130101) H01L 21/7813 (20130101) H01L 21/32134 (20130101) H01L 21/32135 (20130101) H01L 21/76256 (20130101) H01L 29/1608 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/2003 (20130101) H01L 2221/68368 (20130101) H01L 2924/0002 (20130101) |
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| US 09876183 | Facchetti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Polyera Corporation (Skokie, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Flexterra, Inc. (Skokie, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Xinge Yu (Chicago, Illinois); William Christopher Sheets (Chicago, Illinois); Wei Huang (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present teachings relate to charge-transporting metal oxide-polymer blend thin films which can be incorporated as the semiconductor component or one of the conductor components of a thin film transistor. Generally, the present charge-transporting metal oxide-polymer blend thin film includes a semiconducting or conducting metal oxide lattice and an electrically insulating polymer dispersed within the lattice. The electrically insulating polymer is present at about 20% or less by weight of the metal oxide. |
| FILED | Monday, February 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/012770 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/055 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0097 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) H01L 2251/303 (20130101) H01L 2251/306 (20130101) H01L 2251/308 (20130101) |
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| US 09876283 | Crockett, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Crockett, Jr. (Anaheim, California); David W. Francel (Hawthorne, California); Amanda N. Berkes (Los Alamitos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An antenna is provided and includes a plate and an aperture assembly attached to the plate. The aperture assembly includes sticks that respectively include a spacer, a carrier formed separately from the spacer and on which circulators are disposed, a base defining recesses from which bosses interleaved with the recesses protrude and fasteners disposed to fasten the spacer to the base at boss locations with the carrier interposed between the spacer and the base and the circulators aligned with the recesses. The aperture assembly further includes conductive elements extending through the plate and the base for electric coupling to the circulators. Adjacent sticks define a slot extending forwardly from the plate. The slot is notched at a corresponding circulator and rounded forwardly from the corresponding circulator. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/309339 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 3/24 (20130101) H01Q 13/085 (20130101) H01Q 21/061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01Q 21/064 (20130101) H01Q 21/0087 (20130101) |
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| US 09876442 | Sanfelice 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) | Ricardo G. Sanfelice (Santa Cruz, California); Jun Chai (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A single-phase DC/AC inverter has a single-phase inverter bridge with binary switches connected to an RLC low-pass filter. Digital control logic in a control circuit (or in a microcontroller) determines and controls a logic state q determining the position of the switches in the inverter bridge from sensed iL, vC values from the RLC filter. The control logic selects one of multiple possible logic states q based on whether the sensed iL, vC values belongs one of multiple boundary regions of a tracking band in an iL, vC state space. |
| FILED | Friday, October 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/879630 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 7/53871 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09876505 | Dai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Haitao O. Dai (North Wales, Pennsylvania); Quentin P. Herr (Ellicott City, Maryland); Steven B. Shauck (Crofton, Maryland); Anna Y. Herr (Ellicott City, Maryland); Randall M. Burnett (Catonsville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Haitao O. Dai (North Wales, Pennsylvania); Quentin P. Herr (Ellicott City, Maryland); Steven B. Shauck (Crofton, Maryland); Anna Y. Herr (Ellicott City, Maryland); Randall M. Burnett (Catonsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An isochronous receiver system is provided and includes a single flux quantum (SFQ) receiver to receive a data signal from a transmission line. The single flux quantum receiver then converts the data signal to an SFQ signal. The system also includes a converter system to convert the SFQ signal to a reciprocal quantum logic (RQL) signal and to phase-align the RQL signal with a sampling phase of an AC clock signal. |
| FILED | Friday, September 02, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/256213 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer Systems Based on Specific Computational Models G06N 99/002 (20130101) Pulse Technique H03K 19/195 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission H04B 1/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09876518 | Kim 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) | Chul Kim (La Jolla, California); Chris Michael Thomas (San Diego, California); Gert Cauwenberghs (San Diego, California); Lawrence E. Larson (Providence, Rhode Island); Siddharth Joshi (La Jolla, California); Sohmyung Ha (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are provided for capacitive passive mixer baseband receivers with broadband harmonic rejection. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive an input signal and generate, based on the input signal, an in-phase portion and a quadrature phase portion. The apparatus further includes a harmonic rejection mixer comprising a plurality of capacitors, the plurality of capacitors encoded with a plurality of capacitance values, the harmonic rejection mixer configured to reduce harmonics in the input signal based on applying a quantity of the plurality of capacitance values to the input signal. The apparatus further includes a plurality of switches configured to activate the plurality of capacitors, the quantity of the plurality of predetermined capacitance values applied to the input signal based on a quantity of the plurality of capacitors that are active. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/273536 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Impedance Networks, e.g Resonant Circuits; Resonators H03H 7/0138 (20130101) Transmission H04B 1/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 27/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09876556 | Gandy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Applied Minds, LLC (Burbank, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Applied Minds, LLC (Burbank, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Gandy (Annapolis, Maryland); Clinton Blake Hope (Los Angeles, California); Edward Francis Adams (Los Angeles, California); Donald Gregory Lariviere (Glendale, California); Houstin L. Lichtenwalner (Macungie, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are passive reflector radio communications systems, such as for UHF frequencies or greater than UHF frequencies, and related deployment systems and devices that provide underground communications. Embodiments of the system include reflector elements to provide passive radio communications, structural frameworks to support and orient the reflector elements, methods for calculating reflector size, shape, and position corresponding to a desired wavelength, and deployment methods and devices to install the communication system at a desired location. The passive reflectors can be placed in a folded or otherwise compact mode, for transport into underground tunnels. Once at the desired installation location, the system can be installed, with the reflectors positioned appropriately for the radio frequencies used at the location. Some of the embodiments include any of vertical or horizontal foldable reflector poles, reflective sheets, reflective mesh sheets and/or ropes, inflatable reflective pucks, and rapid deployment systems and methods. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 22, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/439761 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission H04B 7/145 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 67/12 (20130101) |
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| US 09876686 | Cheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Leidos, Inc. (Reston, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Leidos, Inc. (Reston, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ana M. Cheng (Odessa, Florida); Norbert J. Riviere (Seminole, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a set of mechanisms by which a wireless mobile mesh node equipped with a directional antenna may self form and self adapt its steady-state communications schedule. A link establishment handshake is carried out over an ongoing subtemplate-based discovery scan. During time not reserved for steady-state communications with previously discovered neighbors, nodes continue to search for an establish links with new neighbors. Initial and subsequent bandwidth allocation protocols may be utilized to allow peer nodes to coordinate communication opportunities between the peer nodes without impacting or having knowledge about reservations for communications with other peers. The link establishment and initial bandwidth allocation protocols may be piggy-backed for readily establishing an initial steady-state schedule with a peer upon link establishment without impact on previous steady state reservations by other nodes or on ongoing link establishment attempts elsewhere. |
| FILED | Monday, January 04, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 14/987273 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 41/12 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Wireless Communication Networks H04W 72/044 (20130101) H04W 72/046 (20130101) H04W 72/0446 (20130101) H04W 72/0486 (20130101) H04W 84/18 (20130101) |
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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) | Peter Marandos (Bloomington, Indiana); Grady Patterson (Greer, South Carolina); Kenneth Leeson (Edgewood, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for characterization of a directed beam of electromagnetic radiation is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the invention can include an apparatus and measuring technique method which uses a model for blackbody radiation that includes consideration all the degrees of freedom due to translation, vibration, and rotation of molecules or atoms that make up the absorber and a heat transfer term which averages the behavior of all the atoms of the material as a function of temperature. This apparatus and method provides an advantage of increased accuracy, substantial reductions of time required for processing, simplification of measuring processes, and reduction required equipment. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/040580 |
| ART UNIT | 2484 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 5/0003 (20130101) G01J 5/58 (20130101) G01J 2005/0077 (20130101) G01J 2005/0085 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/33 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 29/49002 (20150115) |
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| US 09877208 | Wieneke 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) | Garry Wieneke (Montgomery, Indiana); Gerry Miller (Bedford, Indiana); Ameer Beitvashahi (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary apparatuses and methods are provided associated with an unobtrusive router/relay system (URRS) configured to communicate with a plurality of radio frequency (RF) systems including a first radio frequency (RF) system (e.g. a cell phone, RF system carried or used by an individual or team, etc.), other URRS systems (which each include a second RF receiver/transmitter), and an RF communication's hub (e.g. cell tower, tethered UAV, control center, etc.). Locations are identified for a specific location or number of locations along a transit path where the RF communication's hub lacks transmit/receive coverage with the first RF system. URRS are positioned in the locations or transit path lacking RF communication hub transmit/receive coverage. The exemplary URRS are configured to route/relay the first RF system's signals to the RF communications' hub directly or through one or more other URRS systems. URRS are designed to blend with their surroundings. |
| FILED | Monday, May 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/155672 |
| ART UNIT | 2648 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| 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 5/02 (20130101) Generation of Electric Power by Conversion of Infra-red Radiation, Visible Light or Ultraviolet Light, e.g Using Photovoltaic [PV] Modules H02S 20/32 (20141201) Transmission H04B 7/2606 (20130101) H04B 7/18504 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 16/26 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 52/0235 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 60/50 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Minji Kim (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Muriel Medard (Belmont, Massachusetts); Ali Parandehgheibi (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Minji Kim (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Muriel Medard (Belmont, Massachusetts); Ali Parandehgheibi (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A coding approach for a robust and flexible network communication protocol is described. By using coding, it is possible to eliminate the need to track packet identities, and hence, it is possible to reduce coordination overhead associated with many conventional protocols. The method and system described herein takes advantage of multiple paths, interfaces, mediums, servers, and storage locations available in a network. The proposed protocol allows quick response to congestion by load balancing over different network resources. The method also enables soft vertical hand-overs across heterogeneous networks. In one embodiment, a media file is divided into chunks and transmitted using a transport protocol tailored to meet delay requirements of media streaming applications. Also described are different coding strategies for chunk delivery based upon an urgency level of each chunk. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 05, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/297090 |
| ART UNIT | 2465 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 15/16 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 45/16 (20130101) H04L 67/1002 (20130101) H04L 69/14 (20130101) Wireless Communication Networks H04W 4/00 (20130101) H04W 28/02 (20130101) H04W 28/08 (20130101) H04W 28/065 (20130101) H04W 40/00 (20130101) H04W 40/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04W 48/02 (20130101) H04W 84/12 (20130101) H04W 88/08 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tao Hong (Knoxville, Tennessee); Sabornie Chatterjee (Knoxville, Tennessee); Shannon Mark Mahurin (Lenoir City, Tennessee); Brian Keith Long (Knoxville, Tennessee); De-en Jiang (Riverside, California); Jimmy Wayne Mays (Knoxville, Tennessee); Alexei P. Sokolov (Knoxville, Tennessee); Tomonori Saito (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A membrane useful in gas separation, the membrane comprising a cross-linked polysiloxane structure having a cross-link density of about 0.1×10−5 mol/cm3 to about 6×10−5 mol/cm3, where, in particular embodiments, the cross-linked polysiloxane structure has the following general structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently selected from hydrocarbon groups having at least 1 and up to 6 carbon atoms; A1 and A2 are independently selected from cyclic hydrocarbon groups; L1 and L2 are linking groups or covalent bonds; n is an integer of at least 1; r and s are independently selected from integers of at least 1; and p is an integer of at least 10. The invention also includes methods for making and using the above-described membranes for gas separation. |
| FILED | Friday, August 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/826338 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 53/228 (20130101) B01D 67/0006 (20130101) B01D 71/70 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 2323/30 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 136/14 (20130101) C08F 2500/25 (20130101) |
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| US 09873102 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ming Liu (Riverside, California); Xiang Zhang (Alamo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ming Liu (Riverside, California); Xiang Zhang (Alamo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to catalytic devices. In one aspect, a device includes a substrate, an electrically insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a layer of material disposed on the electrically insulating layer, and a catalyst disposed on the layer of material. The substrate comprises an electrically conductive material. The substrate and the layer of material are electrically coupled to one another and configured to have a voltage applied across them. |
| FILED | Monday, January 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/589620 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/087 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 21/08 (20130101) B01J 23/40 (20130101) B01J 23/42 (20130101) B01J 23/70 (20130101) B01J 23/72 (20130101) B01J 37/0223 (20130101) B01J 37/0225 (20130101) B01J 2219/0803 (20130101) B01J 2219/0875 (20130101) B01J 2219/0892 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 11/0473 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlos A. Fernandez (Kennewick, Washington); David J. Heldebrant (Richland, Washington); Alain Bonneville (Richland, Washington); Hun Bok Jung (Richland, Washington); Kenneth C. Carroll (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrophilic acid gas-reactive fracturing fluid, proppant, and process are detailed. The fluid expands in volume to provide rapid and controlled increases in pressure that enhances fracturing in subterranean bedrock for recovery of energy-producing materials. The proppant stabilizes fracture openings in the bedrock to enhance recovery of energy-producing materials. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/239637 |
| ART UNIT | 1768 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 8/68 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C09K 8/805 (20130101) Earth Drilling, e.g Deep Drilling; Obtaining Oil, Gas, Water, Soluble or Meltable Materials or a Slurry of Minerals From Wells E21B 43/26 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former US Classification Y10T 428/2982 (20150115) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Virent, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virent, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ming Qiao (Pewaukee, Wisconsin); Elizabeth Woods (Middleton, Wisconsin); Paul Myren (Madison, Wisconsin); Randy Cortright (Madison, Wisconsin); John Kania (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, reactor systems, and catalysts are provided for converting in a continuous process biomass to fuels and chemicals, including methods of converting the water insoluble components of biomass, such as hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, to volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates, such as alcohols, ketones, cyclic ethers, esters, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof. In certain applications, the volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates can be collected and used as a final chemical product, or used in downstream processes to produce liquid fuels, chemicals and other products. |
| FILED | Monday, December 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/968344 |
| ART UNIT | 3649 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/24 (20130101) Cracking Hydrocarbon Oils; Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixtures, e.g by Destructive Hydrogenation, Oligomerisation, Polymerisation; Recovery of Hydrocarbon Oils From Oil-shale, Oil-sand, or Gases; Refining Mixtures Mainly Consisting of Hydrocarbons; Reforming of Naphtha; Mineral Waxes C10G 1/065 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C10G 3/42 (20130101) C10G 3/44 (20130101) C10G 3/48 (20130101) C10G 3/49 (20130101) C10G 3/52 (20130101) C10G 3/62 (20130101) C10G 2300/44 (20130101) C10G 2300/301 (20130101) C10G 2300/302 (20130101) C10G 2300/305 (20130101) C10G 2300/308 (20130101) C10G 2300/1014 (20130101) C10G 2400/02 (20130101) C10G 2400/04 (20130101) C10G 2400/08 (20130101) C10G 2400/30 (20130101) Fuels Not Otherwise Provided for; Natural Gas; Synthetic Natural Gas Obtained by Processes Not Covered by Subclasses C10G, C10K; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Adding Materials to Fuels or Fires to Reduce Smoke or Undesirable Deposits or to Facilitate Soot Removal; Firelighters C10L 1/04 (20130101) C10L 1/06 (20130101) C10L 1/08 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/13 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 30/20 (20151101) |
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| US 09873889 | Gan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susheng Gan (Ithaca, New York); Kewei Zhang (Zhejiang, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a transgenic plant having an altered level of salicylic acid 3-hydroxylase (“S3H”) protein, compared to that of a non-transgenic plant, where the transgenic plant displays an altered leaf senescence phenotype, relative to a non-transgenic plant. The present invention relates to a mutant plant comprising an inactivated gene encoding S3H protein, where the mutant plant displays a premature or precocious leaf senescence phenotype, relative to a non-mutant plant. The present invention also relates to methods for promoting premature or precocious leaf senescence in a plant, delaying leaf senescence in a plant, and making a mutant plant having a decreased level of S3H protein compared to that of a non-mutant plant, where the mutant plant displays a premature or precocious leaf senescence phenotype relative to a non-mutant plant. The present invention also relates to inducing or promoting pathogen resistance in plants. |
| FILED | Friday, August 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/909641 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0073 (20130101) C12N 15/8266 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8279 (20130101) C12N 15/8281 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 114/13 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | LG FUEL CELL SYSTEMS INC. (North canton, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | LG FUEL CELL SYSTEMS, INC (North Canton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Vincent Scotto (Uniontown, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for operating an engine. Another embodiment is a unique engine system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for engines and engine systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. |
| FILED | Friday, July 31, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/815469 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion Piston Engines; Combustion Engines in General F02B 19/16 (20130101) F02B 47/06 (20130101) Controlling Combustion Engines F02D 19/081 (20130101) F02D 19/0644 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F02D 19/0671 (20130101) F02D 2200/0606 (20130101) Supplying Combustion Engines in General With Combustible Mixtures or Constituents Thereof F02M 25/12 (20130101) F02M 27/02 (20130101) F02M 31/20 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/0637 (20130101) H01M 8/04231 (20130101) H01M 8/04268 (20130101) H01M 8/04455 (20130101) H01M 8/04708 (20130101) H01M 8/04738 (20130101) H01M 8/04753 (20130101) H01M 8/04776 (20130101) H01M 8/04798 (20130101) H01M 2008/1293 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/566 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/36 (20130101) Y02T 10/121 (20130101) Y02T 10/125 (20130101) Y02T 10/126 (20130101) |
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| US 09874512 | Delgado et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California); National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gildardo Delgado (Livermore, California); Terry Johnson (Livermore, California); Marco Arienti (Livermore, California); Salam Harb (Los Gatos, California); Lennie Klebanoff (Dublin, California); Rudy Garcia (Union City, California); Mohammed Tahmassebpur (San Ramon, California); Sarah Scott (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer-implemented method for determining an optimized purge gas flow in a semi-conductor inspection metrology or lithography apparatus, comprising receiving a permissible contaminant mole fraction, a contaminant outgassing flow rate associated with a contaminant, a contaminant mass diffusivity, an outgassing surface length, a pressure, a temperature, a channel height, and a molecular weight of a purge gas, calculating a flow factor based on the permissible contaminant mole fraction, the contaminant outgassing flow rate, the channel height, and the outgassing surface length, comparing the flow factor to a predefined maximum flow factor value, calculating a minimum purge gas velocity and a purge gas mass flow rate from the flow factor, the contaminant mass diffusivity, the pressure, the temperature, and the molecular weight of the purge gas, and introducing the purge gas into the semi-conductor inspection metrology or lithography apparatus with the minimum purge gas velocity and the purge gas flow rate. |
| FILED | Friday, August 22, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/466516 |
| ART UNIT | 2864 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/15 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 21/9501 (20130101) G01N 2021/151 (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 7/70933 (20130101) |
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| US 09874593 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | ABB Inc. (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ABB Inc. (Cary, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ning Kang (Cary, North Carolina); Mirrasoul Mousavi (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A decision support system is provided for utility operations to assist with crew dispatch and restoration activities following the occurrence of a disturbance in a multiphase power distribution network, by providing a real-time visualization of possible location(s). The system covers faults that occur on fuse-protected laterals. The system uses real-time data from intelligent electronics devices coupled with other data sources such as static feeder maps to provide a complete picture of the disturbance event, guiding the utility crew to the most probable location(s). This information is provided in real-time, reducing restoration time and avoiding more costly and laborious fault location finding practices. |
| FILED | Friday, July 11, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/329164 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/08 (20130101) G01R 31/021 (20130101) G01R 31/086 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01R 31/088 (20130101) Emergency Protective Circuit Arrangements H02H 3/042 (20130101) H02H 7/26 (20130101) |
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| US 09874597 | McCord et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION (Milpitas, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KLA-Tenor Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark McCord (Los Gatos, California); Alan Brodie (Palo Alto, California); James George (Berkeley, California); Yu Guan (Pleasanton, California); Ralph Nyffenegger (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Light-emitting devices, such as LEDs, are tested using a photometric unit. The photometric unit, which may be an integrating sphere, can measure flux, color, or other properties of the devices. The photometric unit may have a single port or both an inlet and outlet. Light loss through the port, inlet, or outlet can be reduced or calibrated for. These testing systems can provide increased reliability, improved throughput, and/or improved measurement accuracy. |
| FILED | Monday, April 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/696891 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 31/2601 (20130101) G01R 31/2635 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09874735 | Giebink et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Noel Christopher Giebink (Downers Grove, Illinois); Gary P. Wiederrecht (Elmhurst, Illinois); Michael R. Wasielewski (Glenview, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical system and method to overcome luminescent solar concentrator inefficiencies by resonance-shifting, in which sharply directed emission from a bi-layer cavity into a glass substrate returns to interact with the cavity off-resonance at each subsequent reflection, significantly reducing reabsorption loss en route to the edges. In one embodiment, the system comprises a luminescent solar concentrator comprising a transparent substrate, a luminescent film having a variable thickness; and a low refractive index layer disposed between the transparent substrate and the luminescent film. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/457590 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 19/0028 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 19/0042 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/055 (20130101) H01L 31/1892 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/50 (20130101) Y02E 10/52 (20130101) |
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| US 09874885 | Shetty et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pradeep Shetty (Karnataka, India); Wendy Foslien Graber (Woodbury, Minnesota); Purnaprajna R. Mangsuli (Morristown, New Jersey); Soumitri N. Kolavennu (Blaine, Minnesota); Keith L. Curtner (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pradeep Shetty (Karnataka, India); Wendy Foslien Graber (Woodbury, Minnesota); Purnaprajna R. Mangsuli (Morristown, New Jersey); Soumitri N. Kolavennu (Blaine, Minnesota); Keith L. Curtner (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A controller for controlling energy consumption in a home includes a constraints engine to define variables for multiple appliances in the home corresponding to various home modes and persona of an occupant of the home. A modeling engine models multiple paths of energy utilization of the multiple appliances to place the home into a desired state from a current context. An optimal scheduler receives the multiple paths of energy utilization and generates a schedule as a function of the multiple paths and a selected persona to place the home in a desired state. |
| FILED | Monday, December 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/323451 |
| ART UNIT | 2126 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 23/1923 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G05D 23/1924 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 3/382 (20130101) H02J 13/0079 (20130101) H02J 2003/003 (20130101) H02J 2003/007 (20130101) Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 12/2823 (20130101) H04L 12/2827 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 70/325 (20130101) Y02B 70/3275 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 40/72 (20130101) Y02E 60/76 (20130101) Systems Integrating Technologies Related to Power Network Operation, Communication or Information Technologies for Improving the Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Management or Usage, i.e Smart Grids Y04S 10/54 (20130101) Y04S 10/123 (20130101) Y04S 20/228 (20130101) Y04S 20/244 (20130101) Y04S 40/22 (20130101) |
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| US 09875089 | Bertolli 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) | Carlo Bertolli (Dobbs Ferry, New York); John K. O'Brien (South Salem, New York); Olivier H. Sallenave (Baldwin Place, New York); Zehra N. Sura (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving source code to be compiled into an executable file for an unaligned instruction set architecture (ISA). Aligned assembled code is generated, by a computer processor. The aligned assembled code complies with an aligned ISA and includes aligned processor code for a processor and aligned accelerator code for an accelerator. A first linking pass is performed on the aligned assembled code, including relocating a first relocation target in the aligned accelerator code that refers to a first object outside the aligned accelerator code. Unaligned assembled code is generated in accordance with the unaligned ISA and includes unaligned accelerator code for the accelerator and unaligned processor code for the processor. A second linking pass is performed on the unaligned assembled code, including relocating a second relocation target outside the unaligned accelerator code that refers to an object in the unaligned accelerator code. |
| FILED | Friday, June 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/744047 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 8/54 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 8/445 (20130101) G06F 9/3001 (20130101) G06F 9/3012 (20130101) |
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| US 09875817 | Edwards et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Babcock and Wilcox mPower, Inc. (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BWXT mPower, Inc. (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tyler A Edwards (Lynchburg, Virginia); Michael J Edwards (Forest, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A nuclear reactor including a lateral seismic restraint with a vertically oriented pin attached to the lower vessel head and a mating pin socket attached to the floor. Thermally insulating materials are disposed alongside the exterior surface of a lower portion of the reactor pressure vessel including at least the lower vessel head. |
| FILED | Monday, June 09, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/299268 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Nuclear Reactors G21C 5/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G21C 9/016 (20130101) G21C 13/024 (20130101) G21C 15/18 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 30/40 (20130101) |
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| US 09875818 | Nygaard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. (Lynchburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BWX Technologies, Inc. (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erik T Nygaard (Lynchburg, Virginia); Peter L Angelo (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Scott B Aase (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to the field of compensation methods for nuclear reactors and, in particular to a method for fail-safe reactivity compensation in solution-type nuclear reactors. In one embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention augments other control methods for a nuclear reactor. In still another embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention permits one to control a nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor through a method that does not rely on moving components into or out of a reactor core, nor does the method of the present invention rely on the constant repositioning of control rods within a nuclear reactor in order to maintain a critical state. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/649419 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Nuclear Reactors G21C 1/24 (20130101) G21C 3/24 (20130101) G21C 7/30 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 30/39 (20130101) |
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| US 09875821 | Sinsheimer 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) | John Jay Sinsheimer (Farmingville, New York); Raymond P. Conley (Naperville, Illinois); Nathalie C. D. Bouet (Wading River, New York); Eric Dooryhee (Manorville, New York); Sanjit Ghose (Stony Brook, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Technologies are described for apparatus, methods and systems effective for filtering. The filters may comprise a first plate. The first plate may include an x-ray absorbing material and walls defining first slits. The first slits may include arc shaped openings through the first plate. The walls of the first plate may be configured to absorb at least some of first x-rays when the first x-rays are incident on the x-ray absorbing material, and to output second x-rays. The filters may comprise a second plate spaced from the first plate. The second plate may include the x-ray absorbing material and walls defining second slits. The second slits may include arc shaped openings through the second plate. The walls of the second plate may be configured to absorb at least some of second x-rays and to output third x-rays. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 01, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/955404 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 23/20008 (20130101) Techniques for Handling Particles or Ionising Radiation Not Otherwise Provided For; Irradiation Devices; Gamma Ray or X-ray Microscopes G21K 1/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 09875894 | Sumant et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anirudha V. Sumant (Plainfield, Illinois); Diana Berman (Darien, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for forming graphene layers on a substrate. The system and methods include direct growth of graphene on diamond and low temperature growth of graphene using a solid carbon source. |
| FILED | Monday, December 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/563201 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/0262 (20130101) H01L 21/02376 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 21/02381 (20130101) H01L 21/02444 (20130101) H01L 21/02488 (20130101) H01L 21/02491 (20130101) H01L 21/02527 (20130101) H01L 21/02612 (20130101) |
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| US 09876104 | Matocha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Monolith Semiconductor Inc. (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Monolith Semiconductor Inc. (Round Rock, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Matocha (Round Rock, Texas); Kiran Chatty (Round Rock, Texas); Sujit Banerjee (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-cell MOSFET device including a MOSFET cell with an integrated Schottky diode is provided. The MOSFET includes n-type source regions formed in p-type well regions which are formed in an n-type drift layer. A p-type body contact region is formed on the periphery of the MOSFET. The source metallization of the device forms a Schottky contact with an n-type semiconductor region adjacent the p-type body contact region of the device. Vias can be formed through a dielectric material covering the source ohmic contacts and/or Schottky region of the device and the source metallization can be formed in the vias. The n-type semiconductor region forming the Schottky contact and/or the n-type source regions can be a single continuous region or a plurality of discontinuous regions alternating with discontinuous p-type body contact regions. The device can be a SiC device. Methods of making the device are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, January 23, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/412462 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/046 (20130101) H01L 21/8213 (20130101) H01L 27/0629 (20130101) H01L 27/0727 (20130101) H01L 29/0696 (20130101) H01L 29/872 (20130101) H01L 29/1095 (20130101) H01L 29/1608 (20130101) H01L 29/7806 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 29/66068 (20130101) |
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| US 09876130 | Gershon 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) | Talia S. Gershon (White Plains, New York); Oki Gunawan (Westwood, New Jersey); Yun S. Lee (White Plains, New York); Ravin Mankad (Yonkers, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | After forming a layer of a Cu-deficient kesterite compound having the formula Cu2-xZn1+xSn(SySe1-y)4, wherein 0<x<1, and 0≦y≦1, on a substrate and forming a Ag layer on the Cu-deficient kesterite compound layer, the Cu-deficient kesterite compound layer and Ag layer are annealed in a S- and/or Se-rich ambient to provide a film containing a Ag—Cu mixed kesterite compound having the formula AgxCu2-xZnSn(SySe1-y)4, wherein 0<x<2, and 0≦y≦1. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/336427 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 31/18 (20130101) H01L 31/072 (20130101) H01L 31/0326 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 31/02168 (20130101) H01L 31/022441 (20130101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Amprius, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amprius, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tianyue Yu (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are nanostructure networks having high energy storage, electrochemically active electrode materials including nanostructure networks having high energy storage, as well as electrodes and batteries including the nanostructure networks having high energy storage. According to various implementations, the nanostructure networks have high energy density as well as long cycle life. In some implementations, the nanostructure networks include a conductive network embedded with electrochemically active material. In some implementations, silicon is used as the electrochemically active material. The conductive network may be a metal network such as a copper nanostructure network. Methods of manufacturing the nanostructure networks and electrodes are provided. In some implementations, metal nanostructures can be synthesized in a solution that contains silicon powder to make a composite network structure that contains both. The metal nanostructure growth can nucleate in solution and on silicon nanostructure surfaces. |
| FILED | Friday, March 11, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/068388 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 30/00 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 4/38 (20130101) H01M 4/134 (20130101) H01M 4/366 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 4/386 (20130101) H01M 4/387 (20130101) H01M 4/483 (20130101) H01M 4/622 (20130101) H01M 4/624 (20130101) H01M 4/626 (20130101) H01M 4/1395 (20130101) H01M 10/052 (20130101) H01M 10/0525 (20130101) H01M 2004/021 (20130101) |
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| US 09876246 | Pintauro et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter N. Pintauro (Brentwood, Tennessee); Jason Ballengee (Nashville, Tennessee); Matthew Brodt (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating a fuel cell membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA) having an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a membrane disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, includes fabricating each of the anode electrode, the cathode electrode, and the membrane separately by electrospinning; and placing the membrane between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, and pressing then together to form the fuel cell MEA. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/964220 |
| ART UNIT | 1721 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| 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 47/0019 (20130101) B29C 47/0064 (20130101) B29C 47/065 (20130101) B29C 47/0076 (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 2027/18 (20130101) B29K 2105/0014 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29C, Relating to Particular Articles B29L 2031/3468 (20130101) Layered Products, i.e Products Built-up of Strata of Flat or Non-flat, e.g Cellular or Honeycomb, Form B32B 5/08 (20130101) B32B 5/022 (20130101) B32B 37/10 (20130101) B32B 37/18 (20130101) B32B 2250/03 (20130101) B32B 2262/0238 (20130101) B32B 2327/18 (20130101) B32B 2457/18 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/1004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/521 (20130101) |
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| US 09876255 | Wessells et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alveo Energy, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Natron Energy, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Colin Deane Wessells (Palo Alto, California); Ali Firouzi (Saratoga, California); Shahrokh Motallebi (Los Gatos, California); Sven Strohband (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for stabilizing electrodes against dissolution and/or hydrolysis including use of cosolvents in liquid electrolyte batteries for three purposes: the extension of the calendar and cycle life time of electrodes that are partially soluble in liquid electrolytes, the purpose of limiting the rate of electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen as a side reaction during battery operation, and for the purpose of cost reduction. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 02, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/013922 |
| 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 4/36 (20130101) H01M 4/58 (20130101) H01M 4/60 (20130101) H01M 4/485 (20130101) H01M 4/505 (20130101) H01M 4/9008 (20130101) H01M 8/188 (20130101) H01M 10/08 (20130101) H01M 10/36 (20130101) H01M 10/345 (20130101) H01M 10/0568 (20130101) H01M 10/0569 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 2004/027 (20130101) H01M 2220/10 (20130101) H01M 2220/20 (20130101) H01M 2250/10 (20130101) H01M 2250/20 (20130101) H01M 2300/0002 (20130101) H01M 2300/004 (20130101) H01M 2300/0025 (20130101) H01M 2300/0028 (20130101) H01M 2300/0037 (20130101) H01M 2300/0091 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Buildings, e.g Housing, House Appliances or Related End-user Applications Y02B 90/14 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 90/32 (20130101) |
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| US 09872849 | Baker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bill J. Baker (Tampa, Florida); Christopher G. Witowski (Clearwater, Florida); John Alan Maschek (Salt Lake City, Utah); Brian Vesely (Tampa, Florida); Dennis E. Kyle (Lithia, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bill J. Baker (Tampa, Florida); Christopher G. Witowski (Clearwater, Florida); John Alan Maschek (Salt Lake City, Utah); Brian Vesely (Tampa, Florida); Dennis E. Kyle (Lithia, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In a screening program, the Antarctic sponge Dendrilla membranosa was found to produce diterpenoid secondary metabolites with activity against the leishmaniasis-causing parasite Leishmania donovani. The present invention concerns compositions useful for control of Leishmania spp. parasites in vitro and in vivo and treatment of leishmaniasis; methods for treatment of leishmaniasis; and methods for controlling Leishmania spp. parasites in vitro and in vivo. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 28, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/811341 |
| ART UNIT | 1673 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/343 (20130101) A61K 31/343 (20130101) A61K 31/365 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/365 (20130101) A61K 31/366 (20130101) A61K 31/366 (20130101) A61K 45/06 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) A61K 2300/00 (20130101) |
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| US 09872917 | Tang 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) | Chuanbing Tang (Columbia, South Carolina); Jiuyang Zhang (West Columbia, South Carolina); Yung-Pin Chen (Columbia, South Carolina); Alan W. Decho (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Anion-paired metallocene-containing compounds are generally provided, along with methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the anion-paired metallocene-containing compound includes a cationic metallocene moiety covalently connected to an organic functional group, and an anion paired to the cationic metallocene moiety. Generally, the cationic metallocene moiety comprises two cyclopentadienyl anions bound to a metal center in the oxidation state I. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 28, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/194724 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 37/12 (20130101) A01N 37/12 (20130101) A01N 43/18 (20130101) A01N 43/90 (20130101) A01N 55/02 (20130101) Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/546 (20130101) A61K 47/48176 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 220/28 (20130101) C08F 2220/282 (20130101) |
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| US 09872936 | Grinstaff et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Grinstaff (Brookline, Massachusetts); Benjamin Goldman Cooper (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides polymers which can be used as tissue supplements or lubricants in vivo. The inventive polymers can be used as tissue-interpenetrating hydrogel supplements, viscosupplements, tribosupplements, viscoelastics, tissue space fillers, and/or anti-adhesive agents. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive polymers and methods of using them including, for example, in the treatment of arthritic and injured synovial joints; in reconstruction or cosmetic procedures, intervertebral disc repair, treatment of vocal cord problems, treatment of urinary incontinence, and prevention of adhesion formation following abdominal or gynecological surgery or malfunction of naturally lubricious mucosal tissue. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/159184 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 9/06 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/18 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/50 (20130101) A61L 27/52 (20130101) A61L 27/54 (20130101) A61L 2400/06 (20130101) A61L 2400/10 (20130101) A61L 2430/06 (20130101) A61L 2430/34 (20130101) Macromolecular Compounds Obtained by Reactions Only Involving Carbon-to-carbon Unsaturated Bonds C08F 220/28 (20130101) C08F 230/02 (20130101) C08F 230/02 (20130101) C08F 230/02 (20130101) C08F 2220/387 (20130101) C08F 2222/1013 (20130101) C08F 2222/1013 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 43/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09873090 | Siwy 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) | Zuzanna S. Siwy (Irvine, California); Ivan V. Vlassiouk (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Pavel Yu Apel (Moscow Region, Russian Federation); Sergey N. Dmitriev (Moscow Region, Russian Federation) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating isolated pores in an inorganic membrane includes the steps of patterning the inorganic membrane to selectively expose a portion of the membrane, forming a plurality of tracks of material damage in the exposed portion of the inorganic membrane by irradiation with energetic ions, and chemically etching the track damaged material to define the pores through the inorganic membrane with a predetermined geometrically defined cross sectional shape and with a controlled diameter range from less than 1 nanometer and up to micrometer scale. |
| FILED | Friday, August 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/968833 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 61/14 (20130101) B01D 61/18 (20130101) B01D 67/0062 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01D 71/02 (20130101) |
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| US 09873101 | Hartvigsen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CERAMATEC, INC. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CERAMATEC, INC. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph J. Hartvigsen (Kaysville, Utah); Balakrishnan Nair (Sandy, Utah); Merrill Wilson (West Jordan, Utah); Akash Akash (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for enhancing the yield and purity of hydrogen when reforming hydrocarbons is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including receiving a hydrocarbon feedstock fuel (e.g., methane, vaporized methanol, natural gas, vaporized diesel, etc.) and steam at a reaction zone and reacting the hydrocarbon feedstock fuel and steam in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is selectively removed from the reaction zone while the reaction is occurring by selectively diffusing the hydrogen gas through a porous ceramic membrane. The selective removal of hydrogen changes the equilibrium of the reaction and increases the amount of hydrogen that is extracted from the hydrocarbon feedstock fuel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 27, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/606847 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Separation B01D 67/0044 (20130101) B01D 71/024 (20130101) B01D 2325/22 (20130101) B01D 2325/30 (20130101) Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 19/0093 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 2219/00783 (20130101) B01J 2219/00824 (20130101) B01J 2219/00835 (20130101) B01J 2219/00873 (20130101) B01J 2219/00907 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/40 (20130101) C01B 3/48 (20130101) C01B 3/323 (20130101) C01B 3/384 (20130101) C01B 3/503 (20130101) C01B 2203/041 (20130101) C01B 2203/047 (20130101) C01B 2203/048 (20130101) C01B 2203/82 (20130101) C01B 2203/141 (20130101) C01B 2203/145 (20130101) C01B 2203/0233 (20130101) C01B 2203/0283 (20130101) C01B 2203/0475 (20130101) C01B 2203/0495 (20130101) C01B 2203/0811 (20130101) C01B 2203/0822 (20130101) C01B 2203/0827 (20130101) C01B 2203/1023 (20130101) C01B 2203/1058 (20130101) C01B 2203/1223 (20130101) C01B 2203/1241 (20130101) C01B 2203/1247 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/324 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/128 (20151101) |
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| US 09873109 | Yamazaki et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (Saitama, Japan); CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California); JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (Saitama, Japan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshihiro Yamazaki (Pasadena, California); Sossina M. Haile (Pasadena, California); Chih-Kai Yang (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | To provide a catalyst, which is formed from a perovskite oxide, for thermochemical fuel production, and a method of producing fuel using thermochemical fuel production that is capable of allowing a fuel to be produced in a thermochemical manner. Provided is a catalyst for thermochemical fuel production, which is used for producing the fuel from thermal energy by using a two-step thermochemical cycle of a first temperature and a second temperature that is equal to or lower than the first temperature, wherein the catalyst is formed from a perovskite oxide having a compositional formula of AXO3±δ (provided that, 0≦δ≦1). Here, A represents one or more of a rare-earth element (excluding Ce), an alkaline earth metal element, and an alkali metal element, X represents one or more of a transition metal element and a metalloid element, and O represents oxygen. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/595130 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Processes, e.g Catalysis or Colloid Chemistry; Their Relevant Apparatus B01J 23/002 (20130101) B01J 23/26 (20130101) B01J 23/34 (20130101) B01J 23/83 (20130101) B01J 23/8892 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/002 (20130101) B01J 37/08 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/00 (20130101) B01J 2523/22 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/24 (20130101) B01J 2523/47 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/72 (20130101) B01J 2523/842 (20130101) B01J 2523/847 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) B01J 2523/3706 (20130101) Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 3/045 (20130101) C01B 3/063 (20130101) C01B 13/024 (20130101) C01B 2203/0277 (20130101) C01B 2203/0805 (20130101) C01B 2203/1088 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 1/20 (20130101) C07C 29/159 (20130101) C07C 29/159 (20130101) C07C 31/04 (20130101) C07C 2523/26 (20130101) C07C 2523/34 (20130101) C07C 2523/889 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/364 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/52 (20151101) Y02P 20/129 (20151101) Y02P 20/134 (20151101) |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE (Denver, Colorado); Prashant Nagpal (Lafayette, Colorado); Vivek Singh (Boulder, Colorado); Ignacio Castellanos Beltran (Boulder, Colorado); Yahya Alivov (Boulder, Colorado); Yuchen Ding (Boulder, Colorado); Logan Jerome Cerkovnik (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prashant Nagpal (Lafayette, Colorado); Vivek Singh (Boulder, Colorado); Ignacio Castellanos Beltran (Boulder, Colorado); Yahya Alivov (Boulder, Colorado); Yuchen Ding (Boulder, Colorado); Logan Jerome Cerkovnik (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Photocatalysts for reduction of carbon dioxide and water are provided that can be tuned to produce certain reaction products, including hydrogen, alcohol, aldehyde, and/or hydrocarbon products. These photocatalysts can form artificial photosystems and can be incorporated into devices that reduce carbon dioxide and water for production of various fuels. Doped wide-bandgap semiconductor nanotubes are provided along with synthesis methods. A variety of optical, electronic and magnetic dopants (substitutional and interstitial, energetically shallow and deep) are incorporated into hollow nanotubes, ranging from a few dopants to heavily-doped semiconductors. The resulting wide-bandgap nanotubes, with desired electronic (p- or n-doped), optical (ultraviolet bandgap to infrared absorption in co-doped nanotubes), and magnetic (from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic) properties, can be used in photovoltaics, display technologies, photocatalysis, and spintronic applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/902725 |
| 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 23/72 (20130101) B01J 27/04 (20130101) B01J 27/047 (20130101) B01J 27/051 (20130101) B01J 27/0573 (20130101) B01J 35/004 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B01J 35/0013 (20130101) B01J 35/023 (20130101) Compounds Containing Metals Not Covered by Subclasses C01D or C01F C01G 11/02 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Relating to Structural and Physical Aspects of Solid Inorganic Compounds C01P 2004/16 (20130101) C01P 2004/51 (20130101) Electrolytic or Electrophoretic Processes for the Production of Compounds or Non-metals; Apparatus Therefor C25B 1/04 (20130101) C25B 3/04 (20130101) C25B 11/0478 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/366 (20130101) Climate Change Mitigation Technologies in the Production or Processing of Goods Y02P 20/133 (20151101) |
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| US 09873718 | Eisenberg 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) | David S. Eisenberg (Los Angeles, California); Alice Soragni (Los Angeles, California); Lin Jiang (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates, e.g., to an inhibitory peptide or CPP inhibitor which specifically binds to p53 having an aberrant conformation (e.g., is aggregated or misfolded) and inhibits p53 amyloidogenic aggregation or restores proper folding of the misfolded protein. Methods of using the inhibitory peptide or CPP inhibitor (e.g. to treat subjects having tumors that comprise aggregated p53) are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 08, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/889604 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 7/06 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 14/4711 (20130101) C07K 14/4746 (20130101) C07K 2319/10 (20130101) C07K 2319/33 (20130101) C07K 2319/70 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/16 (20130101) G06F 19/18 (20130101) |
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| US 09873889 | Gan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CORNELL UNIVERSITY (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susheng Gan (Ithaca, New York); Kewei Zhang (Zhejiang, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a transgenic plant having an altered level of salicylic acid 3-hydroxylase (“S3H”) protein, compared to that of a non-transgenic plant, where the transgenic plant displays an altered leaf senescence phenotype, relative to a non-transgenic plant. The present invention relates to a mutant plant comprising an inactivated gene encoding S3H protein, where the mutant plant displays a premature or precocious leaf senescence phenotype, relative to a non-mutant plant. The present invention also relates to methods for promoting premature or precocious leaf senescence in a plant, delaying leaf senescence in a plant, and making a mutant plant having a decreased level of S3H protein compared to that of a non-mutant plant, where the mutant plant displays a premature or precocious leaf senescence phenotype relative to a non-mutant plant. The present invention also relates to inducing or promoting pathogen resistance in plants. |
| FILED | Friday, August 01, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/909641 |
| ART UNIT | 1663 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/0073 (20130101) C12N 15/8266 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 15/8279 (20130101) C12N 15/8281 (20130101) Enzymes C12Y 114/13 (20130101) |
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| US 09874566 | Brayman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Brayman (Charlottesville, Virginia); Daniel Bowers (Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania); Cassandra L. Fraser (Charlottesville, Virginia); Edward A. Botchwey, III (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | To address the need for scaffold-based oxygen concentration monitoring, a single-component, self-referenced oxygen sensor was made into nanofibers. Electrospinning process parameters were tuned to produce a biomaterial scaffold with specific morphological features. The ratio of an oxygen sensitive phosphorescence signal to an oxygen insensitive fluorescence signal was calculated at each image pixel to determine an oxygenation value. A single component boron dye-polymer conjugate was chosen for additional investigation due to improved resistance to degradation in aqueous media compared to a dye polymer blend. Standardization curves show that in fully supplemented media, the fibers are responsive to dissolved oxygen concentrations less than 15 parts per million. Spatial and temporal ratiometric gradients were observed in vitro radiating outward from the center of a dense adherent cell grouping. Sensor activation in ischemia and cell transplant models in vivo show oxygenation decreases on the scale of minutes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/818980 |
| 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 49/0015 (20130101) A61K 49/0021 (20130101) A61K 49/0054 (20130101) A61K 49/0095 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/84 (20130101) G01N 33/582 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/583 (20130101) G01N 2800/7038 (20130101) |
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| US 09874760 | Hua et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona); Xinda Hu (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to stereoscopic displays, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to stereoscopic displays with addressable focus cues. A stereoscopic display system with the addressable focus cues, comprises: a microdisplay for providing a virtual image for display to a user; a reflective active optical element configured to provide a variable optical power; a relay lens disposed along an optical path between the microdisplay and the active optical element, the relay lens positioned therebetween such that the microdisplay and the active optical element are disposed at conjugate planes of the relay lens; a beamsplitter disposed along the optical path between the microdisplay and the active optical element at an orientation to receive optical radiation from the active optical element; and a see-through eyepiece comprising a selected surface configured to receive optical radiation from the beamsplitter and reflect the received radiation to an exit pupil of the system to provide a virtual display path, the selected surface also configured to receive optical radiation from a source other than the microdisplay and to transmit such optical radiation to the exit pupil to provide a see-through optical path. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/435328 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 17/086 (20130101) G02B 27/22 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 27/0101 (20130101) G02B 27/106 (20130101) G02B 27/0172 (20130101) G02B 2027/011 (20130101) G02B 2027/0132 (20130101) G02B 2027/0134 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 13/044 (20130101) H04N 13/0436 (20130101) |
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| US 09875974 | Rogers 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) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); SukWon Hwang (Urbana, Illinois); Xian Huang (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods of making a transient electronic device by fabricating one or more inorganic semiconductor components, one or more metallic conductor components or one or more inorganic semiconductor components and one or more metallic conductor components supported by a mother substrate. The components may independently comprise a selectively transformable material and, optionally, further have a preselected transience profile. The components are transfer printed, thereby decoupling the component fabrication step from additional processing to provide desired device functionality and transient properties. A substrate layer is provided on top of the components and used to facilitate handling, processing, and/or device functionality. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/772354 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 27/22 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 21/28 (20130101) H01L 21/78 (20130101) H01L 21/84 (20130101) H01L 21/561 (20130101) H01L 21/768 (20130101) H01L 21/6835 (20130101) H01L 21/8238 (20130101) H01L 21/30604 (20130101) H01L 23/564 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 23/53257 (20130101) H01L 24/96 (20130101) H01L 25/16 (20130101) H01L 25/50 (20130101) H01L 25/0655 (20130101) H01L 2221/68368 (20130101) H01L 2221/68372 (20130101) H01L 2221/68381 (20130101) H01L 2924/0103 (20130101) H01L 2924/01012 (20130101) H01L 2924/01026 (20130101) H01L 2924/01042 (20130101) H01L 2924/01074 (20130101) H01L 2924/1203 (20130101) H01L 2924/1205 (20130101) H01L 2924/12043 (20130101) H01L 2924/13091 (20130101) |
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| US 09876182 | Haley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael M. Haley (Eugene, Oregon); Aaron G. Fix (Florence, Arizona); Gabriel E. Rudebusch (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are embodiments of thieno-containing compounds suitable for use in electrical devices and/or electrooptical device. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the disclosed compounds, with particular embodiments of the method concerning a novel dione intermediate that may be used to make particular embodiments of the thieno-containing compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, July 25, 2014 |
| APPL NO | 14/907525 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic, Carbocyclic or Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium or Tellurium C07F 7/0812 (20130101) Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/42 (20130101) H01L 51/0074 (20130101) H01L 51/0094 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0558 (20130101) H01L 51/5056 (20130101) H01L 51/5088 (20130101) H01L 51/5096 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 10/549 (20130101) |
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| US 09876183 | Facchetti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Polyera Corporation (Skokie, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Flexterra, Inc. (Skokie, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Xinge Yu (Chicago, Illinois); William Christopher Sheets (Chicago, Illinois); Wei Huang (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present teachings relate to charge-transporting metal oxide-polymer blend thin films which can be incorporated as the semiconductor component or one of the conductor components of a thin film transistor. Generally, the present charge-transporting metal oxide-polymer blend thin film includes a semiconducting or conducting metal oxide lattice and an electrically insulating polymer dispersed within the lattice. The electrically insulating polymer is present at about 20% or less by weight of the metal oxide. |
| FILED | Monday, February 01, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/012770 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 51/055 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 51/0097 (20130101) H01L 51/0558 (20130101) H01L 2251/303 (20130101) H01L 2251/306 (20130101) H01L 2251/308 (20130101) |
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| US 09876442 | Sanfelice 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) | Ricardo G. Sanfelice (Santa Cruz, California); Jun Chai (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A single-phase DC/AC inverter has a single-phase inverter bridge with binary switches connected to an RLC low-pass filter. Digital control logic in a control circuit (or in a microcontroller) determines and controls a logic state q determining the position of the switches in the inverter bridge from sensed iL, vC values from the RLC filter. The control logic selects one of multiple possible logic states q based on whether the sensed iL, vC values belongs one of multiple boundary regions of a tracking band in an iL, vC state space. |
| FILED | Friday, October 09, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/879630 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 7/53871 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09876503 | Vrudhula et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sarma Vrudhula (Chandler, Arizona); Aykut Dengi (Tempe, Arizona); Niranjan Kulkarni (Tempe, Arizona); Joseph Davis (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arixona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sarma Vrudhula (Chandler, Arizona); Aykut Dengi (Tempe, Arizona); Niranjan Kulkarni (Tempe, Arizona); Joseph Davis (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A threshold logic element (TLE) is disclosed. The TLE includes a first input gate network, a second input gate network, and a differential sense amplifier. The first input gate network is configured to receive a first set of logical signals and the second input gate network configured to receive a second set of logical signals. The differential sense amplifier is operably associated with the first input gate network and the second input gate network such that the differential sense amplifier is configured to generate a differential logical output in accordance with a threshold logic function. To obfuscate the TLE, any number of obfuscated transmission gates can be provided in one or both of the input gate networks. The obfuscated transmission gates are obfuscated such that obfuscated transmission gates are incapable of effecting the threshold logic function of the TLE and thus hide the functionality of the TLE. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/390970 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse Technique H03K 19/21 (20130101) H03K 19/0813 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H03K 19/0963 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 09873495 | Stone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Piedra-Sombra Corporation, Inc. (Del Valle, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stone Aerospace, Inc. (Del Valle, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William C. Stone (Del Valle, Texas); Evan Clark (Pasadena, California); Kristof Richmond (Miami, Florida); Jeremy Paulus (Santa Clara, California); Jason Kapit (Pocasset, Massachusetts); Mark Scully (Portland, Oregon); Peter Kimball (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for automated rendezvous, docking, and capture of autonomous underwater vehicles at the conclusion of a mission comprising of comprised of a docking rod having lighted, pulsating (in both frequency and light intensity) series of LED light strips thereon, with the LEDs at a known spacing, and the autonomous underwater vehicle specially designed to detect and capture the docking rod and then be lifted structurally by a spherical end strop about which the vehicle can be pivoted and hoisted up (e.g., onto a ship). The method of recovery allows for very routine and reliable automated recovery of an unmanned underwater asset. |
| FILED | Monday, October 19, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/887262 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships or Other Waterborne Vessels; Equipment for Shipping B63B 2027/165 (20130101) B63B 2231/76 (20130101) B63B 2702/12 (20130101) Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 8/001 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B63G 2008/004 (20130101) B63G 2008/008 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09874202 | Goebel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dan Michael Goebel (Tarzana, California); Richard Robert Hofer (Monrovia, California); Ioannis G. Mikellides (Valencia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A Hall thruster apparatus having walls constructed from a conductive material, such as graphite, and having magnetic shielding of the walls from the ionized plasma has been demonstrated to operate with nearly the same efficiency as a conventional nonmagnetically shielded design using insulators as wall components. The new design is believed to provide the potential of higher power and uniform operation over the operating life of a thruster device. |
| FILED | Monday, July 25, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/218682 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Cosmonautics; Vehicles or Equipment Therefor B64G 1/40 (20130101) B64G 1/405 (20130101) Producing a Reactive Propulsive Thrust, Not Otherwise Provided for F03H 1/00 (20130101) F03H 1/0012 (20130101) F03H 1/0037 (20130101) F03H 1/0062 (20130101) F03H 1/0068 (20130101) F03H 1/0075 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F03H 1/0081 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 09874752 | Gao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Magic Leap, Inc. (Plantation, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Magic Leap, Inc. (Plantation, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chunyu Gao (Tuscon, Arizona); Yuxiang Lin (Tuscon, Arizona); Hong Hua (Tuscon, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises a compact optical see-through head-mounted display capable of combining, a see-through image path with a virtual image path such that the opaqueness of the see-through image path can be modulated and the virtual image occludes parts of the see-through image and vice versa. |
| FILED | Friday, May 26, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/607335 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical Elements, Systems, or Apparatus G02B 5/04 (20130101) G02B 13/06 (20130101) G02B 25/001 (20130101) G02B 27/144 (20130101) G02B 27/0172 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G02B 27/283 (20130101) G02B 27/1066 (20130101) G02B 2027/015 (20130101) G02B 2027/0118 (20130101) G02B 2027/0145 (20130101) Apparatus or Arrangements for Taking Photographs or for Projecting or Viewing Them; Apparatus or Arrangements Employing Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Accessories Therefor G03B 37/02 (20130101) Image Data Processing or Generation, in General G06T 19/006 (20130101) Pictorial Communication, e.g Television H04N 5/2258 (20130101) H04N 5/23238 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 09877117 | Sabin |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Sabin (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A hearing assistance device may be a hearing aid worn on a person or a mobile device. The hearing assistance device may perform a hearing assistance algorithm based on signal processing parameters. A set of audiological values for a population may be identified. The set of audiological values has a first number of dimensions. The set of audiological values is converted to a reduced data set. The reduced data has set has a second number of dimensions less than the first number of dimensions. A processor calculates a trajectory for the reduced data set. The trajectory provides signal processing parameters for the hearing assistance device. |
| FILED | Monday, June 19, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/627106 |
| ART UNIT | 2652 — Videophones and Telephonic Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Loudspeakers, Microphones, Gramophone Pick-ups or Like Acoustic Electromechanical Transducers; Deaf-aid Sets; Public Address Systems H04R 25/50 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H04R 25/70 (20130101) H04R 2225/55 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 09873896 | Slininger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia); Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia); Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patricia J. Slininger (Metamora, Illinois); Stephanie R. Thompson (Pekin, Illinois); Venkatesh Balan (Sugar Land, Texas); Leonardo Da Costa Sousa (Lansing, Michigan); Bruce E. Dale (Mason, Michigan); Maureen A. Shea Andersh (Peoria, Illinois); Bruce S. Dien (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Several mutated strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis are generated by repetitive culturing of the parent strain on two types of concentrated hydrolyzates and with ethanol-challenged xylose-fed continuous culture. Isolates collected from various enriched populations are screened and ranked based on relative xylose uptake rate and ethanol yield. Ranking on hydrolyzates with and without nutritional supplementation is used to identify those isolates with best performance across diverse conditions. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 15/047195 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/14 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 7/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12C - C12Q, Relating to Microorganisms C12R 1/84 (20130101) Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 50/16 (20130101) Y02E 50/17 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 09876238 | O'Neill et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan Daniel O'Neill (Manchester, Connecticut); Timothy W. Patterson (West Hartford, Connecticut); Christopher John Carnevale (Vernon, Connecticut); Roopnarine Sukhram (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Daniel O'Neill (Manchester, Connecticut); Timothy W. Patterson (West Hartford, Connecticut); Christopher John Carnevale (Vernon, Connecticut); Roopnarine Sukhram (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An example fuel cell assembly includes a plate having channels configured to facilitate movement of a fuel cell fluid near an area of active flow of fuel cell. The channels include portions having a varying depth that extend laterally outside of the area of active flow. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/489452 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/026 (20130101) H01M 8/0265 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01M 8/0267 (20130101) H01M 8/04029 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 09873862 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Arkansas); THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiao-Dong Chen (San Antonio, Texas); Robert L. Jilka (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments of the present invention include compositions, materials and methods for maintaining and propagating mammalian mesenchymal stem cells in an undifferentiated state in the absence of feeder cells and applications of the same. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
| APPL NO | 14/596777 |
| 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 35/28 (20130101) A61K 2035/124 (20130101) Apparatus for Enzymology or Microbiology; C12M 21/08 (20130101) C12M 25/14 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0662 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0663 (20130101) C12N 5/0668 (20130101) C12N 2513/00 (20130101) C12N 2533/90 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 09876667 | Dickson 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) | Timothy O. Dickson (Danbury, Connecticut); Bongjin Kim (Falcon Heights, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A four-level pulse amplitude modulation transmitter and corresponding method are provided. The transmitter includes a most significant bit processing section and a least significant bit processing section. The transmitter further includes at least one termination resistor connected to respective outputs of the processing sections to provide a transmitter output. Each of the processing sections include a set of retiming latches arranged in a parallel for aligning input parallel data and providing parallel aligned latched outputs responsive to one phase of a quarter-rate four-phase quadrature clock. Each of the processing sections further includes a serializer for serializing the parallel aligned latched outputs to provide a serialized output using quarter-rates of the quarter-rate four-phase quadrature clock. Each of the processing sections also include an output driver for driving the serialized output. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 05, 2017 |
| APPL NO | 15/479423 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 25/03878 (20130101) H04L 27/01 (20130101) H04L 27/364 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US D808258 | Lee |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jim E. Lee (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2016 |
| APPL NO | 29/568253 |
| ART UNIT | 2924 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Packages and containers for goods D9/431 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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